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"History is about stories. I find them fascinating but many books can be very dry, so I try to focus on the story, the people and the challenges.These are written as introductions. Entire books could be (and have been) written on these topics, so if one of my essays piques your interest, there are many more resources out there to tell the whole story with far more detail." C.PriceBooks:
Ebook Price: Free! 3260 words. Non-Fiction by Ciamar Price and published by Ragged Angel Ltd on September 8, 2011
A short introduction to two stories of navy heroism in World War Two. At the start of the war, HMS Glowworm took on the much larger German Battleship Admiral Hipper. HMS Jervis Bay, a converted liner, was the convoy escort for convoy HX84, which was ambushed by the Pocket Battleship Admiral Scheer.
Both actions were awarded the Victoria Cross for extreme valour.
Ebook Price: Free! 4220 words. Non-Fiction by Ciamar Price and published by Ragged Angel Ltd on January 13, 2011
This is a set of short pieces about unusual early railways. The Surrey Iron Railway the first public railway, the South Devon atmospheric railway, and the North Star, the first broad gauge engine which outlived the rails it ran on. It concludes with a selection of other steam engines, as ideas for projects and further research.
Ebook Price: Free! 3180 words. Non-Fiction by Ciamar Price and published by Ragged Angel Ltd on January 13, 2011
During his career, Isambard Kingdom Brunel built three ships. Each was the largest vessel of their time when launched, and each represented a technological leap forward in ship design.
These pieces were originally written for learning packs about historic engineering, and designed as a summary and introduction to the ships.
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