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Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman

Few naval careers encompassed more dramatic and fundamental change than that of Sir Francis Bridgeman (1848-1929), one of the most able and respected naval men of his day. Trained in sail and cutlass, he rose to fly his flag in the revolutionary Dreadnought and play a crucial role in the creation of the Grand Fleet of World War I.

In this most readable biography, Stewart Ross explains how the Bridgeman-Churchill confrontation was less about medical opinion than a clash of personality, of style, of generation, even of morality, in which the ruthless political genius sank the officer and gentleman almost without trace.

To order a copy, please call 01223 350555.

Baily's Hunting Companion

This definitive book argues the case for hunting. It gives an insight into the complexities of running the sport and reports on the diversity of hunting worldwide. Some of the writers are well-known authorities, some are ordinary people involved in hunting. But all are bound by their love and enthusiasm for hunting.

Baily's Hunting Directory (back issues)

Since 1895... the world’s leading authority on hunts and hunting Baily’s Hunting Directory remains widely recognised as the only truly comprehensive source of information on hunts and hunting worldwide. Beautifully presented, these handsome volumes should grace the shelves of every true hunting man or woman.

• Specially commissioned articles
• Reports on each year’s hunting
• Details of over 770 hunts worldwide
• Hunt country descriptions
• Colour photographs
• Major hound show results
• Detailed indexes
• Hirelings listings.

Field Sports and the Countryside

This is a tour de force of British field sports and country activities – a delightful eye-opener for countless city-dwellers and an absolute treat for country folk everywhere. The authors pull no punches about the threats – political and ecological – which menace so much of our sporting heritage, but combine their stark warnings with happy and detailed narrative style. With beautifully illustrated chapters on fishing, shooting, hunting, coursing and falconry, amongst others, this book is a must for anyone with an interest in the rich countryside of Britain.

Our Countryside

Our countryside is under threat. This book gives you the information to help counter that threat and does so with beauty and charm. Illustrating the pleasures and strengths of the British countryside, it represents a cross-section of interests and is important because it puts the case for field sports differently. It points out that if you want to preserve our countryside and its unique way of life then you have to realise that it is a complicated, delicate and indivisible whole which has been developed over 2000 years. Without its constituent parts, the rural way of life will perish.