Böcker av Stuart Reid

Britain was rapidly emerging as the most powerful European nation, a position France long believed to be her own. Yet with France still commanding the largest continental army, Britain saw its best opportunities for expansion lay in the East.

Describes the events leading up to the French invasion of Egypt, and the disastrous Battle of the Nile.

Long stories, short stories, tall stories, funny stories.Yucky stories, lucky stories and even some mucky stories. Stories good enough to grace any book.Stories gross enough to make you want to puke.There are scary tales. There are hairy tales. There are even some scary, hairy fairytales!Some stories will make you smile. Some stories might make you smell.But which one does what; you can't tell.(Until it's too late)Crayon Kenny, Grandpa Jock and Allison join the not-so-Gorgeous George in his sixth book and his first collection of tall tales, short stories and poems about pooping, puking, pumping and parping.Grandpa Jock chases aliens onto a UFO near Area 51. Allison Wonderland chases a green rabbit down a rabbit-hole and Crayon Kenny chases peanuts and jelly babies around his bedroom floor until he sniffs them up both nostrils (don't ask!).There are stories about zombies, stories about ghosts and even stories about old people falling in love (bleugh). The longest short story is this book has 16 pages, so easy to read at bedtime. The shortest short story in this book has just 8 words, so you can read that one on the toilet!And if you haven't guessed already, this book is cheeky. Some grannies might think this book is a little bit rude (like the lady from Inverness who was so shocked she nearly wet herself). I promised her that my next book would carry a WARNING, so here goes…WARNING: This book contains words like BUM, POO, BARF and WEE.Do NOT read this book if you are easily offended. Please do not wet yourself - You have been warned!Gorgeous George and his Stupid, Stinky Stories is the sixth book is the Gorgeous George series.

A contemporary account written as the war was being fought of Wellington's army.

Pirates, parrots, pyramids and pants full of poo! Beans, boats and big bottom burps. Have you ever wanted a book so exciting it keeps you up past your bedtime? A story so mad that you're scared to put it down in case the adventure goes on inside the pages, on its own, even after you've stopped reading? Well, you've found it. Grandpa Jock has made one of his world-famous killer curries using the magic beans that his grandson George swapped for a cow costume with a small leprechaun. Mad enough for you yet? But now their bottoms are about to blow and these time travelling trouser trumpets just might transport Gorgeous George and Grandpa Jock anywhere. Or any when! This book is a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey stuff - Who said that? - as the story loops and swoops and poops, and pops out to the shops, then meets itself coming back again. Crayon Kenny and Allison are tracking down that mad leprechaun, there's a talking parrot who never shuts up, and of course, there are two cute, fluffy, evil little kittens. And bottom burps. Lots and lots of big bottom burps. So much wind that you'll be glad that this is NOT a scratch and sniff book!

Killiecrankie pitted Scot against Scot in the last bloody act of the bitter religious struggle known as 'The Killing Times'.

The very word 'statisticsa is enough to induce panic or cynicism in most peoplea s hearts. The necessity of studying statistics is often regarded by students as a test of endurance rather than an educational opportunity. Working With Statistics is aimed to show such an audience that studying statistics can be both involving and even pleasurable.

Tells the story of Bonnie Prince Charlie's army at Culloden. Beginning with initial recruitment, this book aims to expose the realities of life in the Jacobite rebellion army, a force which included volunteers, 'pressed men', mercenaries and French forces, sent over to assist as part of the 'Auld Alliance'.

When Charles Stuart was crowned King of Scotland, Cromwell led the English army north to counter the threat he now posed. Their march on Edinburgh was opposed by Leslie's Scottish army who forced them back as far as Dunbar. Battle ensued, and the Scots fought with determination until Cromwell led his cavalry against their right wing.

For 10 years following its successful revolution and independence from Mexico, Texas was a sovereign republic with its own army and navy. This work tells the story of the armies of the Texan revolution and the independent Republic of Texas.