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The narrative follows Joseph Marsden's journey from a Liverpool dockworker to a Royal Navy sailor during World War II. After surviving a devastating air raid and losing family members, he volunteers for service on his eighteenth birthday. Marsden experiences intense action aboard HMS Woodpecker, which is eventually sunk. After a period of rest, he returns to sea on HMS Empress, participating in significant operations in the Far East and witnessing Kamikaze attacks. His story culminates with his transfer to HMS Zealous in post-war Germany, reflecting on the war's destruction.

Just three months after Napoleon had expelled the British from Spain in January 1809, a second expeditionary force, under the command of Sir Arthur Wellesley, set sail for Lisbon to re-establish a British presence on the Iberian Peninsula.

This is the story of how, in 1808, the Royal Navy used its dominance in the Baltic to rescue the Spanish Army of the Marques de La Romana.

Exploring Manchester's city centre reveals a stark contrast to the nineteenth century when graveyards were prevalent and easily accessible. The book delves into the historical significance of these burial grounds, highlighting how they have been largely erased from the urban landscape, prompting reflection on the city's past and the changes over time.

The ultimate "get off your bum and do it" book, Everything I Know About Writing will motivate anyone to write. It's a lively funny guide to writing, as readable as a novel, but packed front to back with ideas and insights. And this new edition has one other great feature: 600 extraordinary topics, guaranteed to have you or your students writing before you know it. John Marsden is not just one of Australia's most successful writers of all time; he's also one of our best teachers of writing. Everything I Know About Writing is the most painless way into writing - ever.

A daring retelling of Shakespeare's tragedy vividly brings Hamlet to life, exploring his rage at his mother's infidelities, his greed for the sensual Ophelia, and his dead father's call to revenge a "murder most foul."

After the war ends, Ellie must care for her troublesome ward, Gavin, while fending off raiding parties and wishing to return to normal life.

Even though the war is over and she is back on her family's farm, Ellie Linton is haunted by the memories and now must discover how to find the enemy within herself in order to move on with her life.

Investigates Somerled of Argyll's emergence in the forefront of the Gaelic- Norse aristocracy of the western seaboard, his part in Gaeldom's challenge to the Canmore kings of Scots, his war on the Manx king of the Isles, his importance for the church on Iona, and his invasion of the Clyde which was cut short by his death at Renfrew in 1164.

After the war, Ellie faces ongoing challenges as border clashes intensify and the Liberation Front grows bolder, all while trying to protect her troubled young ward, Gavin, from danger.