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.Supporting Physical Development and Physical Education in the Early Years (Supporting Early Learning)

by: Jonathan Doherty, Richard Bailey

November 01, 2002

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.The Siege of Derry, 1689: The Military History

by: Richard Doherty

June 16, 2008
What a delightful book. This makes very good reading in addition to being very good history. The author combines first-rate research skills with a fluent pen and the result is that relative rarum avis, a highly readable history book. It also benefits from a mass of clear illustrations and some very good maps, although I think that Wexford is shown in the wrong place.
Having read this book I will certainly be making a trip to the siege city to walk the walls, visit the cathedral and drink in some of the atmosphere that comes across so well from these pages.
Spellmount books are always good quality. This is no exception from the eyecatching jacket design to the paper used throughout.
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.None Bolder: The History of the 51st (Highland) Division in the Second World War

by: Richard Doherty

January 01, 2006
This is the book that the Highland Division deserved. They were outstanding soldiers, probably the best British infantry division of the Second World War, and the author has done them full justice in this excellent account.

As well as being very well researched - look at the many notes to each chapter - None Bolder is also very well written. Doherty has a flair for good writing and it shows throughout this book.

I recommend wholeheartedly this volume to anyone with an interest in the British Army of the Second World War. My only problem with it is actually finding a copy in Ireland - mine was bought in London. But there were many Irishmen in the division and there should be a market here as well.
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.The British Reconnaissance Corps in World War II (Elite)

by: Richard Doherty

March 10, 2007
This is the book that the Highland Division deserved. They were outstanding soldiers, probably the best British infantry division of the Second World War, and the author has done them full justice in this excellent account.

As well as being very well researched - look at the many notes to each chapter - None Bolder is also very well written. Doherty has a flair for good writing and it shows throughout this book.

I recommend wholeheartedly this volume to anyone with an interest in the British Army of the Second World War. My only problem with it is actually finding a copy in Ireland - mine was bought in London. But there were many Irishmen in the division and there should be a market here as well.
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.Normandy 1944: The Road to Victory

by: Richard Doherty

June 21, 2004
This book is really badly titled. It should be 'Normandy 1944 - The British, Irish and Canadian campaign'. If the fighting of those later armies is thoroughly described, mention of Omaha, Utah, the 101st airborne, etc. is scarce. I think it is only fair if D-Day by S. E. Ambrose gets only 1 star for failing to acknowledge the British contribution to the campaign to give also 1 star to this book for making the same mistake (only the other way round).
I paid some hard earned cash to read about the whole campaign. I did not buy Ambrose's book because of the reviews of unfair treatment but those for that book made me waste my money.
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.Eighth Army in Italy 1943-45: The Long Hard Slog

by: Richard Doherty

October 18, 2007
Typical of this author, this book is exceptionally well written and exhaustively researched. It tells the story of Britain's most famous field army of the 20th century in the Italian campaign that lasted from September 1943 until May 1945. There's no doubt that Doherty knows the British Army of the Second World War as well as anybody and he seems to have a special affinity with the Italian campaign. This book is enlightening on the difficulties of the campaign, so different from that in the Desert where Eighth Army was born, and of the qualities of the generals who commanded the Army. Montgomery was the best known but the author argues that the best of the three commanders in Italy was the last, Sir Richard McCreery. Having read this book I'm inclined ... Read More:
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.The Sound of History: El Alamein (Kampfraum Series): El Alamein (Kampfraum Series)

by: Richard Doherty

September 23, 2002
The Sound of History has appeared in time to mark the sixthieth anniversary of the Battle of El Alamein and is a welcome reminder to us of the importance of that battle to the outcome of the Second World War.
The author sets the scene by telling us why European nations were fighting in North Africa and summarising the campaign until the summer of 1942. He provides a succinct but vivid description of the battles fought on the retreat to El Alamein as well as those fought on the El Alamein line before moving on to outline the preparations that were made for the final battle on that line.
Here is a good and objective view of the events that saw Auchinleck removed from his post and brought in both Alexander and Montgomery. But, the author argues, ... Read More:
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.The Thin Green Line: The History of the Royal Ulster Constabulary GC 1922-2001

by: Richard Doherty

2004-11
I read this book at one sitting. It is that good!!!! This is a story of courage and dedication unmatched in these islands outside wartime and the author brings to life vividly the eighty years of the RUC GC's existence. By reading this book one can appreciate the sacrifice made by the RUC GC's officers and feel undying respect for those fine men and women.
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.A Noble Crusade: The History of the Eighth Army, 1941-45

by: Richard Doherty

April 19, 1999
I read this book at one sitting. It is that good!!!! This is a story of courage and dedication unmatched in these islands outside wartime and the author brings to life vividly the eighty years of the RUC GC's existence. By reading this book one can appreciate the sacrifice made by the RUC GC's officers and feel undying respect for those fine men and women.
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.The North Irish Horse: A Hundred Years of Service

by: Richard Doherty

February 17, 2003
This is an excellent book. To anyone interested in the history of the Second World War, which is my main area of interest, I say 'buy it'. It's excellent on the Italian campaign on which the author is an authority. The regiment also served in Tunisia and this section is especially good.

During the Great War this unit saw a variety of service. It was a divisional, then corps, cavalry regiment and was later converted to a cyclist unit, which placed it in a recce role. There's much facintating information on this period.

The book also includes the story of the regiment between the wars and since 1947 when it was re-formed in the TA.

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