Name: Men Of History: Edited by William Nimmo
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Men Of History: Edited by William NimmoThis edition, 1866 (!) is a volume that contains 'views of the characters of the world's greatest men and to present these views in thebest words of the best authors.' One can only imagine how differently some of the greats herein may be viewed today, over a century later; would Lorenzo de Medici, for instance, be remembered as a patron of the arts or as a member of a family of notorious poisoners? In this compendium: Kings and Conquerors: Alexander

Requiem for a Noun

a Vietnam Vet who finds he can rise above crippling injuries

A selection from Frank Clarke's weekly history radio quiz and discussion programme

Archaeologist Brandon Thackery and his rival Miles 'Klicks' Jordan fulfill a dinosaur lover's dream with history's first time-travel jaunt to the late Mesozoic

He turns down an offer from an armament firm Pilling-Henries and gets a rise when Rawdon gets an order for their new two-seater fighter from Denmark

can you dodge the traps of these tricky games and enigmas

Charlie Company gets there weeks ahead of the Army heavy forces and in a matter of days

Earth lies on the edge of a second ice age

could leave them to a grim fate

widowed landlady Mrs Vizzard is feeling girlish heart-flutters over her new lodger

Frazer attempted to define the shared elements of religious belief and scientific thought

a home on a stony cliffside called "Granite House"

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