Martin Collins

It has often been said, ‘To see London, look up!’ At street level what ones sees is often just the mundane, but above can be seen a galaxy of fascinating features. This guide introduces the readers to the architecture of London through four bus journeys: two through the City of London and two through the City of Westminster. It describes what is progressively seen, including churches, pubs theatres, and sculptures. The reader is introduced to architectural terms used in describing buildings with a glossary and the derivation of street names. Much more is also included within these pages. The book is also peppered with interesting anecdotes that the author has collected from many sources and over many years. While primarily focused on what can be seen from the top of the buses, this book will be of interest to those walking the routes on foot and to all who have an interest in London, its history and its architecture.

Keep 'em rollin', keep 'em shootin', keep 'em supplied was the motto of the U. S. Supply depot G-25, which was situated in Ashchurch, Gloucestershire during World War II. Its role was to supply U. S. troops in the U. K. and Europe with vehicles and armaments from 1942 until the end of the war. The depot, which had originally been a British Army supply depot, was entrusted to the U. S. forces as part of an agreement between British and American planning committees. G-25 soon became the largest U. S. military supply depot in the U. K. In 1943, as a result of British production plants being unable to assemble enough military vehicles for the U. S. forces imminently expected in the U. K. as part of Operation Bolero, a military vehicle assembly plant was established at the base. After D. Day, the demand for military vehicles declined and by mid-1945, the depot's main mission was to pack and return U. S. military equipment to the U. S. with a work-force consisting mainly of German P. O. W.s and civilian workers. In May 1946, the depot was handed back to the British Army. This book chronicles the wartime activities of G-25 and its satellite camps using archive materials and photos as well as stories from local people and G. I.s who served there. It also looks into the impact the soldiers (both white and black) had on the area around Tewkesbury.

In a post–Cold War world, the Iridium satellite network revealed a new age of globalization. Winner of the William and Joyce Middleton Electrical Engineering History Award by the IEEEIn June 1990, Motorola publicly announced an ambitious business venture called Iridium. The project’s signature feature was a constellation of 77 satellites in low-Earth orbit which served as the equivalent of cellular towers, connecting to mobile customers below using wireless hand-held phones. As one of the founding engineers noted, the constellation “bathed the planet in radiation,” enabling a completely global communications system. Focusing on the Iridium venture, this book explores the story of globalization at a crucial period in US and international history. As the Cold War waned, corporations and nations reoriented toward a new global order in which markets, neoliberal ideology, and the ideal of a borderless world predominated. As a planetary-scale technological system, the project became emblematic of this shift and of the role of the United States as geopolitical superpower. In its ambition, scope, challenges, and organizing ideas, the rise of Iridium provides telling insight into how this new global condition stimulated a re-thinking of corporate practices—on the factory floor, in culture and knowledge, and in international relations. Combining oral history interviews with research in corporate records, Martin Collins opens up new angles on what global meant in the years just before and after the end of the Cold War. The first book to tell the story of Iridium in this context, A Telephone for the World is a fascinating look at how people, nations, and corporations across the world grappled in different ways with the meaning of a new historical era.

If you've always wondered how to meditate but had no clue, then Practical Meditation for Beginners is the book that will send you on your path to mindfulness and meditationIn today's stressful environment, it is very advantageous to build a solid meditation practice. Even if you have never meditated in your life, and have no inclination to self help or mindfulness practices, you will definitely find that the simple meditation practices included in Practical Meditation for Beginners are super easy and simple, and will help you understand what you can do each day. You can use this book if you have always sought after the question, "How To Relax?". The answer is simple - use practical meditation. Written by Martin Collins, the pen name of an inspiring self help author with years of mediaition experience under his belt, Practical Meditation for Beginners offers a precise routine that anyone can start using today. You can forget about: Buying expensive gear. Purchasing special "yoga pants" or mattresses. Reading for hours on end. Believing in anything in particular. The simple techniques outlines in this book are so easy, you can teach anyone in your family to meditate alongside with you. Newcomers and experienced meditators alike will enjoy the simplicity and elegance found in Practical Meditation for Beginners. Inside Practical Meditation for Beginners you'll find: Logical Outline that sets a daily structure for building your meditation practice. Simple, outlined Step-by-step instructions to help you meditate with ease. Special Tricks for your Meditation practice that make it so much more enjotable& More With this simple book, Practical Meditation for Beginners is the BEST "how-to meditate" guide that will inspire you to meditate starting today . Available on Kindle, Paperback and audio - grab your favorite and start learning to meditate. Grab your copy of "Practical Meditation for Beginners" now. by clicking the buy now button on top

During its history the Herefordshire market town had been no stranger to invasions from across the Welsh border, but in 1943 it was to encounter an incursion of another type. This book relates the activities of a number of American units based in Leominster during World War II.

This title tells the story of the U. S. Replacement Depot at Pheasey Farms Estate in Great Barr, Birmingham during World War II. Part of the half-built housing estate was requisitioned by the British forces at the outbreak of war and in 1942 the first group of American soldiers moved in.