Welsh troops fought with great courage in every theatre of war - the Western Front, Aden, China, Gallipoli, Egypt, India, Italy, Salonika and in Palestine, as well as suffering casualties during these campaigns, many men gain recognition for acts of gallantry. The book chronicles the events and battles they took part in together with stories of many individual casualties and compelling photographs of the men and their last resting places. The book records the stories of the Welsh troops involved in the Third Battalion of Ypres, from the Welsh Battalions of the 19th (Western) Division at Messines Ridge, through the storming of the Pilckem Ridge by the 38th (Welsh) Division and the Guards Division, and the Welsh troops who fought in the final offensives at Passchendaele Ridge. The actions of Welsh troops during the Battle of Cambrai carry through to the final winter of the war and the volume records the suffering of Welsh troops during the desperate German Kaiserschlacht offensives of the spring of 1918, and carries through the summer of 1918 when the 38th (Welsh) Division moved back to the Somme, to the actions of Welsh troops during the 100 Days Offensive that finally ended the First World War. The volume covers the stories of the final battles in Italy, Salonika and Palestine which saw Welsh troops play a large role. The units cover include regular regiments the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, South Wales Borderers, Welsh Regiment and Welsh Guards, as well as the Territorial Monmouthshire Regiment, the Yeomanry Regiments - the Denbighshire Hussars, Pembroke Yeomanry, Montgomeryshire Yeomanry, Glamorgan Yeomanry and Welsh Horse Yeomanry - and their amalgamation into service battalions for the regular regiments during 1917. A heavyweight Pen & Sword publication packed with archive illustrations reproduced as best as possible and maps. 328pp.

The Life of Captain Aidan Liddell VC, MC who won the fourth Air VC in the summer of 1915. Scholar, scientist, naturalist, astronomer, musician, aviator, photographer and diarist, Aidan Liddell embraced the challenges of a new century with enthusiasm. And thankfully his words live on. Daybell draws extensively on Captain Liddell's own letters and diaries, compelling and moving words supported by other contemporary documents to provide a vivid picture of the squalor and danger of war, the backbreaking hardship of trench life, and the challenges of pioneer air fighting. It is also a story of growing up in a devout and prosperous family, of a Jesuit education at Stonyhurst College, and of Edwardian Oxford before the Great War. It is about a very closeknit and patriotic family dealing with the adversity of war. Aidan Liddell was a decent, brave and intensely likeable young man and his story deserves to be told for the sake of countless others like him who fought bravely for King and Empire with a fervour that is difficult to imagine today. He served with the 3rd Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and Royal Flying Corps. 'Talk of dirt and unshaveness. It's now one month and twelve days since I had a bath and have been in the trenches now for 24 days with one solitary attempt to wash about ten days ago.' (November 1914). One month later: 'It's a war with no glamour or glory... modern weapons are too deadly, and the whole art of war, and all tactics is laid down in our books, and the German dittoes, has been quite altered...' 'I thought at first a shell had hit us and knocked the tail off, a piece getting me in the process.' - 3rd August 1915. Riveting, ghastly, this gentleman was awarded the VC, the highest military award for the British Empire and seemingly cheated almost certain death. He lived on to be proclaimed a hero lying on a stretcher, cigarette in hand, smiling and waving for the camera yet despite rallying bravely, he died of his wounds a month after the action. A Pen & Sword publication, originally 2005 and here in facsimile reprint of the original. 300 pages, well illustrated.

Another quality title from Search Press, the family run publishing house with over 30 years? experience, this time in conjunction with Woman's Weekly magazine. If you can't get to a beading class or workshop close to home, this skill-building book is the next best thing for the beginner and the improver. It features hundreds of detailed how-to photographs and is carefully annotated so it is easy for you to see what you should be looking at. Guest designers share some of their favourite patterns. Quick-start projects for beginners who are impatient to try out their skills don't need much in the way of materials or time. Beading clinics troubleshoot the most common dilemmas. Jean Power explains all the basics including stringing, beadwork and using wire to stunning effect. There are colours and 3D in such beautiful designs as a trellis bracelet with an open lattice constructed in cubic right-angle weave and accented with Swarovski pearls and crystals, turning cabochons into beautiful pendants, centrepieces and eye catching jewellery - easy once you know the basics of bezeling which holds your gemstone firmly in place using different stitches for the odd-shaped cabochons. For those you can use raw and peyote or tubular peyote stitch. Loom work is the only beading work technique that requires a piece of equipment and straight strips are ideal for bracelets and you can widen or narrow by changing the number of warp threads you use and the colour and patterns are endless. A Gritty Tweed Bracelet by Norma Jean Dell combines two-hole Super Duo beads with seed beads in a modified raw stitch and a piece of raw can be bent and folded in any direction, making these pieces very comfortable to wear. Square stitch, herringbone, brick, ladder and all about increasing and decreasing, not only jewellery but a small beaded purse or bag, the possibilities are endless. Guest designer Abby Hook uses woven wire to secure and embellish a drop stone with Celtic-inspired flowing design named a Mermaid's Teardrop Necklace and Kristin Smith Ornate Frame Earrings adding spirals and sparkling briolettes for a touch of elegance. All about hammering, making coils, measuring, cutting and fitting, wrapped and turned loops and using chains, multi-strand magic, pearl knotting, crimping and stringing, using elastic and throughout essential tools and supplies and guest tips. 160 page large softback, colour photos.

From the superb 'I Love Cross Stitch' series from the famous Devon publisher David & Charles, bring a little timeless wisdom into your home. These cross stitch patterns feature special messages for every occasion from Home Sweet Home, 'He who plants a garden plants happiness' for the gardener, Native American wall hangings with wise and gentle words to guide and encourage people, angels in a colourful banner, Celtic and Irish culture rich with blessings and benevolent proverbs and wishes, Wisdom of the East in a lovely sampler of Asian culture, a delicate peony blossom and the shimmer of a dragonfly carry words of joy across a beautiful greetings card and there also wall hangings and more in the 12 designs featured including a Clarice Cliff. Clear full colour cross stitch charts and easy-to-follow sewing instructions to help you get started. 32 page very large softback.

Reminiscent of the expensive trademark Plasticine, get creative and keep your fingers agile and nimble by moulding and shaping this rainbow array of different colours from dark blue through sky blue, lime green, fluorescent pink, purple to reds and yellows. Each piece of clay measures 10 x 1.8 x 0.5cm and comes packed in a box of 12. Suitable for children and adults and for all exciting craft activities.

Bring out your inner Sherlock Holmes with this bargain priced set of two magnifying glasses, one half the size of the other. Each has two times magnification, one pocket sized and one larger for all your reading small type, hobbies, stamp collecting and crafts, reading the cereal packets, your medication packaging and more. The larger black rimmed glass measures 21.5 x 11 x 1.5cm. Ideal for popping into your pocket or bag.

CREPE PAPER DARK BLUE 50 x 250cm

Weighing approximately 0.5 kilos and boxed 38 x 17 x 19cm, this is a very sturdy, soft-to-the-touch, black plastic Sellotape dispenser with two pads beneath, a sharp blade at the front, and an easy lifting plastic central roll onto which to slot your sticky tape. Thankfully our lovely suppliers have for sale a pack of six suitable Chinese made slimline rolls of sticky tape code 93190. Bargain price.

A beautiful and bountiful mixed border of bright orange, purple, pink and bright red poppy flowers from Gustav Klimt's Flower Garden is one of the four images chosen and used on the cover of this big notecard wallet. Five each of the four designs the others are his Field of Poppies, Church In Cassone in delicate blues against a water scene, and Beech Grove where the perspective really draws the eye into the autumnal forest scene. With 20 white envelopes, resealable wallet, a quality product at a bargain price.

This series has proved so popular that we have chosen skill level 3 (Challenging) for people aged eight to adult to construct a Meccano compatible Hurricane Fighter complete with twirling propeller and retractable wheels on the landing gear. The propeller and wingtips are silver, the bodywork authentic green and the stickers in RAF colours for the wingtips, fuselage and tailfin, and all the tools, parts and assembly instructions needed are included in this large box set. Made from sturdy metal plate, learn basic engineering concepts while having fun, keeping your hands nimble and using your problem solving skills.