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Few people hunting today are really aware of the history of their sport. Most accounts of the subject tend to be somewhat dry and academic. So, in an easy and entertaining manner, here is a concise version of how this much-misunderstood sport has survived and flourished through centuries of change, to the benefit of the fox and its environment.* Concise chapters gallop through the history of hunting from 1066 to the present day, interspersed with snippets of hunting verse and song* Index of foxhunting packs in the UK and US* Specially-commissioned line illustrations of hunting scenes by Alistair Jackson

By the mid-1980s, football hooliganism in the UK was endemic. The thugs were rampant, crowds were falling and the Government was near despair. Among the worst gangs in the country was a crew of thieves and thugs who followed Birmingham City FC. They looted shops, ransacked pubs and butchered rival fans. They called themselves the Zulu Warriors. In 1987, West Midlands Police set up a secret unit to infiltrate the gang and bring them down. Operation Red Card was born.

The history of Britain's first police dog unit and their brave exploits.

Hardback book with dust jacket titled THE A Modern Guide to Foxhunting by Michael Clayton. Published by Stanley Paul in 1981. Illustrated with drawings and photographs. Bookseller since 1995 (LL-Base2-BS-2-TS-down) rareviewbooks

Set against a backdrop of centuries-old Native American curses, the story unfolds in Juniper, a town rife with unexplained deaths and political corruption. It weaves a complex narrative featuring a torrid love affair, an old friend escaping the mob, and a diverse cast of eccentric locals. Themes of gender and racial bigotry intertwine with international crime and terrorism, while whispers of organ harvesting and an ancient superstition about a werewolf add an eerie tension to the unfolding drama.

Through personal stories and scriptural insights, the book illustrates how individuals can discover their divine calling by relying on Jesus and the Word. It emphasizes the importance of God's mercy, power, and truth in nurturing a strong faith, especially during life's most challenging moments. The narrative encourages readers to embrace their spiritual journey with confidence and resilience.

Explore the history of football violence on the UK's rail network.

Michael Clayton enjoyed a fascinating career as a professional journalist on Fleet Street. However, the highlight of his career was his work as an editor and journalist in the field of horses, and with hunting horses in particular. This is his autobiography in horses: his boyhood work in local stables, his first post as a cub reporter, leading eventually to his appointment as editor of Horse and Hound magazine. Here he talks frankly about his involvement with the Royal family and their horses, his roving hunting brief, the development of new safety standards in riding, and all the key characters of the equine world whom he got to know first-hand. He worked as a reporter of horse-racing, show-jumping, carriage driving (disastrous!) and with almost all the hunts of Britain, Ireland and the USA. Michael also recalls the time of the hunting ban, among other key moments

The inside story of Birmingham CID's fight against crime in the '70s and '80s.

When a rare opportunity to buy some unique diaries at auction arose recently, a hunting enthusiast seized on the opportunity. By now offering them up for publication, he has opened up, via the diarist, a whole world of hunting and its characters from 1930 for the next half century. Daphne Moore is known to many in the hounds fraternity for her expert reports in Horse and Hound magazine over many decades. Aristocratically turned out and well-spoken, her appearance belied her circumstances. She lived on a shoe-string off her reporting, followed the pack on foot and in her younger days even cycled many miles to get there and back. Remarkably, after producing a professional report of each days' hunting, she then turned to writing up - and illustrating in charming watercolours - her own diaries.