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ÆTHELRED THE UNREADY LEVI ROACH Title : ÆTHELRED THE UNREADY  Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Yale University Press (2 Sept. 2016) Language: English ISBN-10: 0300196296 ISBN-13: 978-0300196290 Description :  An imaginative reassessment of Aethelred 'the Unready', one of medieval England's most maligned kings and a major Anglo-Saxon figure The Anglo-Saxon king Aethelred 'the Unready' (978-1016) has long been considered to be inscrutable, irrational, and poorly advised. Infamous for his domestic and international failures, Aethelred was unable to fend off successive Viking raids, leading to the notorious St. Brice's Day Massacre in 1002, during which Danes in England were slaughtered on his orders. Though Aethelred's posthumous standing is dominated by his unsuccessful military leadership, his seemingly blind trust in disloyal associates, and his harsh treatment of political opponents, Roach suggests that Aethelred has been wrongly mali...

472 Days Captive of the Abu Sayyaf The Survival Title : 472 Days Captive of the Abu Sayyaf The Survival Print Length: 195 pages Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited Publication Date: December 15, 2014 Language: English ASIN: B00R1ZXD7O Description :  Kidnap and release of an Australian by the Philippine terrorist group Abu Sayyaf In December 2011, the Australian world traveller, ex-member of the Australian Regular Army and university teacher Warren Richard Rodwell was kidnapped for ransom in the Mindanao region of the southern Philippines by a group of criminals claiming to be members of the notorious terrorist/insurgent organisation the Abu Sayyaf Group. This particular group had loose ties with other insurgent groups that were indulging in similar criminal activity in the greater Sulu Archipelago area including the Zamboanga peninsular – where Rodwell was abducted. Rodwell was kept prisoner for a total of 472 days making him the longest held Australian capt...