Philip McBride

The story of the Callahan Expedition has slept in a dusty corner of Texas Ranger history for over 160 years . Until now, until this novel-A Different Country Entirely. In 1855, across the southwest edge of Texas, settlers live in daily fear of the savage raids by Apache warriors. After their depredations, the Apaches outrun their pursuers to cross the Rio Grande River to the safe haven of Mexico, where the U. S. Army and the Texas Rangers are forbidden. In October, Captain James Callahan and 115 Rangers ignore the international border to follow the Apache band that killed the young son of a Methodist preacher. Forewarned of the Texan invaders, the Mexican army waits by the Rio Escondido. Undeterred, Callahan's outnumbered mounted Rangers charge the Mexican cavalry, lances against Colt revolvers. After the bloody clash, pursuers become the prey. Hear the voices of Caroline, a ravaged woman taken by the Apaches; a runaway slave named Thompson; Texas Rangers McKean and Gunn; Mexican Colonel Menchaca; and Captain Callahan himself. Their tale is sometimes brutal, sometimes poignant, and compelling to the last word.

The Texans from Hood's Texas Brigade and other regiments who fought at Antietam on 16-17 September 1862 described their experiences of the battle in personal diaries, interviews, newspaper articles, letters, and speeches. Their reminiscences provide a fascinating and harrowing account of the battle as they fought the Army of the Potomac. This book collates their writings alongside speeches that were given in the decades after the battle, during the annual reunions of Hood's Brigade Association and the dedication of the Hood's Brigade Monument at the state capital in Austin, Texas. These accounts describe their actions at the East Woods, Dunker's Church and Miller's Cornfield, and other areas during the battle. For the first time ever, their experiences are compiled in Texans at Antietam: A Terrible Clash of Arms, 16-17 September 1862.

Managing Quality will help you understand the role of TQM within your organization and how you can best implement it. The authors show you: *how to understand quality management systems, tools and techniques *how to use them *how to assess the cost of quality *how to promote quality amongst your team members *how to lead and motivate your team *how to measure progress towards total quality. It is based upon the Management Charter Initiative's Occupational Standards for Management NVQs and SVQs at Levels 4 & 5. It is particularly suitable also for managers on Certificate and Diploma in Management programmes, including those accredited by BTEC.

Captain John McBee's war in 1863 starts on an icy road in Virginia and reaches through four states to end brutally in the frozen mountains of southeastern Kentucky. In January, three dozen new recruits arrive to northern Virginia, green as grass, needing a firm hand at drill. Meanwhile, a hundred miles away in Lexington, Faith Samuelson is an uninvited houseguest about to give birth to twins. After General Stonewall Jackson's tragic death in May, his burial brings thousands of mourners to Lexington, including Captain McBee and the Confederate officer who is Faith's other husband. In the shadow of the funeral procession, violence and death result. John McBee leaves Lexington burdened with the conflicting duties of commanding men at war and protecting his threatened family. Finding unexpected help in his own army camp, the captain shoves aside his personal trials as Lee's army invades Pennsylvania in June. At Gettysburg, for the first time, the Texans are beaten back, unable to fight their way up among the boulders and drive the Union infantry off the crest of Little Round Top. While the army is recovering from its defeat at Gettysburg, Captain McBee's chance afternoon encounter on a train with the Confederacy's Secretary of State, Judah Benjamin, turns into a frenzied night of fight and flight. On loan to General Bragg's Army of Tennessee, General Longstreet's Corps, including the 'Bloody Fifth' Texas Infantry, takes a nine-day train ride, ending in Georgia at Chickamauga Station. There the Texas Brigade is again thrown into battle, offered the chance to redeem themselves as Lee's Grenadiers. As snow falls, intrigue hounds Captain McBee and Faith when a Union spy master matches wits with Secretary Benjamin. The couple becomes ensnared in a web of deceit and killing during Confederate partisan leader Champ Ferguson's winter war in southern Kentucky. Redeeming Honor is the second book in the Captain McBee Civil War trilogy.

Managing Quality will help you understand the role of TQM within your organization and how you can best implement it. The authors show you: *how to understand quality management systems, tools and techniques *how to use them *how to assess the cost of quality *how to promote quality amongst your team members *how to lead and motivate your team *how to measure progress towards total quality. It is based upon the Management Charter Initiative's Occupational Standards for Management NVQs and SVQs at Levels 4 & 5. It is particularly suitable also for managers on Certificate and Diploma in Management programmes, including those accredited by BTEC.