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Books > History > World history > From 1900
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This highly praised study traces the province's history from
partition in 1921 to today's peace process. Widely acknowledged as
the best informed academic observers of Northern Irish politics,
the authors look behind the handshakes on the White House lawn and
provide a fascinating insight into history as it unfolds in the
headlines and on news bulletins.
In a gripping, moment-by-moment narrative based on a wealth of
recently declassified documents and in-depth interviews, Bob Drury
and Tom Clavin tell the remarkable drama that unfolded over the
final, heroic hours of the Vietnam War. This closing chapter of the
war would become the largest-scale evacuation ever carried out, as
improvised by a small unit of Marines, a vast fleet of helicopter
pilots flying nonstop missions beyond regulation, and a Marine
general who vowed to arrest any officer who ordered his choppers
grounded while his men were still on the ground.
Drury and Clavin focus on the story of the eleven young Marines who
were the last men to leave, rescued from the U.S. Embassy roof just
moments before capture, having voted to make an Alamo-like last
stand. As politicians in Washington struggled to put the best face
on disaster and the American ambassador refused to acknowledge that
the end had come, these courageous men held their ground and helped
save thousands of lives. Drury and Clavin deliver a taut and
stirring account of a turning point in American history that
unfolds with the heartstopping urgency of the best thrillers--a
riveting true story finally told, in full, by those who lived it.
Illustrated with colourful artworks of carrier aircraft and their
markings, Allied Carrier Aircraft of World War II is a detailed
guide to all the aircraft deployed by the Allied navies from 1939
to 1945. Organised chronologically by type and nationality, this
book includes fighters, fighter-bombers, torpedo bombers,
dive-bombers, reconnaissance aircraft, floatplanes and flying
boats. All the best-known types are featured, such as the Grumman
F4F Wildcat, Douglas TBD Devastator and Douglas SBD Dauntless that
fought at the battle of Midway in 1942, as well as the Fairey
Swordfish torpedo bomber that proved so effective at the Battle of
Taranto in 1940 and helped sink the German battleship Bismarck in
1941. The entries are accompanied by exhaustive captions and
specifications. The guide is illustrated with profile artworks,
three-views, and special cutaway artworks of the more famous
aircraft in service, such as the Blackburn Skua torpedo bomber,
Curtiss SB2 Helldiver dive-bomber and the Vought F4U Corsair heavy
fighter. Illustrated with more than 100 artworks, Allied Carrier
Aircraft of World War II is an essential reference guide for
modellers and enthusiasts of military aircraft of World War II.
In 1944 the British War Office distributed a handbook to British
soldiers informing them what to expect and how to behave in a
newly-liberated France. Containing candid descriptions of this
war-ravaged society (widespread malnourishment, rampant
tuberculosis) as well as useful phrases and a pronunciation guide
(Bonjewer, commont-allay-voo), it was an indispensable guide to
everyday life. This small, unassuming publication had a deeper
purpose: to bring together two allies who did not enjoy ideal
relations in 1944. The book attempts to reconcile differences by
stressing a shared history and the common aim - defeating Hitler.
It also tried to dispel misapprehensions: 'There is a fairly
widespread belief among people in Britain that the French are a
particularly gay, frivolous people with no morals and few
convictions.' Often unintentionally hilarious in its expression of
these false impressions, the book is also a guide for avoiding
social embarrassment: 'If you should happen to imagine that the
first pretty French girl who smiles at you intends to dance the
can-can or take you to bed, you will risk stirring up a lot of
trouble for yourself - and for our relations with the French.' Many
of its observations still ring true today. For example, 'The French
are more polite than most of us. Remember to call them "Monsieur,
Madame, Mademoiselle," not just "Oy!"' Others remind us of how we
recently we have adopted French customs: 'Don't drink yourself
silly. If you get the chance to drink wine, learn to "'take it".'
Anyone with an interest in Britain, France or World War II will
find this an irresistible insight into British attitudes towards
the French and an interesting, timeless commentary on Anglo-French
relations.
In this tribute to the late Diana, Princess of Wales, Karl-Werner
Antrack looks at her life and those that affected it. He looks in
detail at the many conspiracy theories surrounding her death, and
how it has affected those that Diana left behind, and the
'revelations' revealed by those she is said to have trusted while
alive. The state of the world post-Diana is also looked at
including the war on Iraq, and Britain's relations with the US.
Altogether, this book is a useful compilation of much of the hype
which has surrounded the death of Princess Diana, but at the heart
of it we must remember she was a loving mother who cared for all
those less fortunate than herself, and it is hopefully this memory
that shall live on...
This volume offers a new perspective on the political history of
the socialist, communist and alternative political Lefts, focusing
on the role of networks and transnational connections. Embedding
the history of left-wing internationalism into a new political
history approach, it accounts for global and transnational turns in
the study of left-wing politics. The essays in this collection
study a range of examples of international engagement and
transnational cooperation in which left-wing actors were involved,
and explore how these interactions shaped the globalization of
politics throughout the 20th century. In taking a multi-archival
and methodological approach, this book challenges two conventional
views - that the left gradually abandoned its original
international to focus exclusively on the national framework, and
that internationalism survived merely as a rhetorical device.
Instead, this collection highlights how different currents of the
Left developed their own versions of internationalism in order to
adapt to the transformation of politics in the interdependent
20th-century world. Demonstrating the importance of political
convergence, alliance-formation, network construction and knowledge
circulation within and between the socialist and communist
movements, it shows that the influence of internationalism is
central to understanding the foreign policy of various left-wing
parties and movements.
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