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Book 100 Days of Jingo War

Download or read book 100 Days of Jingo War written by Zelotas B. Gatehurst and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Anglo Boer War 1899 1902  963 Days

Download or read book The Anglo Boer War 1899 1902 963 Days written by Pieter G Cloete and published by African Sun Media. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the start of the Anglo-Boer War today 120 years ago thousands of publications, written or typed reports and other creations have been produced to narrate the war events, express opinions on its origins, causes, course, results and legacy and on participants in the struggle. This process is ongoing, since the debate amongst both professional historians and interested amateurs on exactly what happened and why is still raging and new information on the war still crops up. The history of the Anglo-Boer War is truly a neverending discourse. As the author of a number of books on the war, I have consulted hundreds of both published and unpublished sources. Some were of limited value, but a small percentage of the published books were of such high value that they formed part of a small stack of books that found a permanent home on my desktop while I was in the writing process. Pieter Cloete’s The Anglo-Boer War – A Chronology, both the original English version and the enlarged Afrikaans version published in 2010, was always part of that stack. It is to me a privilege to write a foreword for the user-friendly and meticulously researched book. It not only contains a wealth of information but a detailed source list and an extensive index. There are few, if any, more helpful reference books on the war and thus represents an essential resource to anyone with a more than superficial interest in the Anglo-Boer War. DR JACKIE GROBLER Historian and author Recently retired after 40 years at the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies, The University of Pretoria.

Book Boxed set  The Anglo Boer War 963 Days   The Anglo Boer War Maps  Stats   Facts

Download or read book Boxed set The Anglo Boer War 963 Days The Anglo Boer War Maps Stats Facts written by Pieter G Cloete and published by African Sun Media. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bundle e-book volume contains both 'The Anglo-Boer War' and the accompanying 'Maps, Stats & Facts' volume from Pieter G Cloete.

Book When the Old Left Was Young

Download or read book When the Old Left Was Young written by Robert Cohen and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1993-04-29 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Depression era saw the first mass student movement in American history. The crusade, led in large part by young Communists, was both an anti-war campaign and a movement championing a broader and more egalitarian vision of the welfare state than that of the New Dealers. The movement arose from a massive political awakening on campus, caused by the economic crisis of the 1930s, the escalating international tensions, and threat of world war wrought by fascism. At its peak, in the late 1930s, the movement mobilized at least a half million collegians in annual strikes against war. Never before, and not again until the 1960s, were so many undergraduates mobilized for political protest in the United States. The movement lost nearly all its momentum in 1939, when the signing of the Hitler-Stalin pact served to discredit the student Communist leaders. Adding to the emerging portrait of political life in the 1930s, this book is the result of an extraordinary amount of research, has fascinating individual stories to tell, and offers the first comprehensive history of this student insurgency.

Book The Indian Review

    Book Details:
  • Author : G.A. Natesan
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1915
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 1570 pages

Download or read book The Indian Review written by G.A. Natesan and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 1570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Jingo

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  • Author : Terry Pratchett
  • Publisher : A&C Black
  • Release : 2013-10-21
  • ISBN : 1408141825
  • Pages : 125 pages

Download or read book Jingo written by Terry Pratchett and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-10-21 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discworld goes to war! Somewhere in the Circle Sea between Ankh-Morpork and Al-Khali, the Lost Kingdom of Leshp has emerged after hundreds of years beneath the waves. And so with no ships, no army and no money, Ankh-Morpork goes to war against the Klatchian army claiming the rock as their own. Undaunted by the prospect of being tortured to death by vastly superior numbers of enemy troops, a small band of intrepid men and a very thick troll set out under the command of Sir Samuel Vimes of the City Watch. If they can survive long enough, maybe they can arrest an entire army for breach of the peace...

Book Keynes s Economic Consequences of the Peace after 100 Years

Download or read book Keynes s Economic Consequences of the Peace after 100 Years written by Patricia Clavin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-10-31 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keynes's controversial book The Economic Consequences of the Peace set policy debates that endure to this day. This volume's survey will interest scholars and students of economics, international relations, and policymakers. Its accessible style speaks to members of the general public who follow debates over the global economy and world affairs.

Book Our Day

Download or read book Our Day written by and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 1034 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Gunner Jingo s Jubilee

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  • Author : Thomas Bland Strange
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1893
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 590 pages

Download or read book Gunner Jingo s Jubilee written by Thomas Bland Strange and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Gunner Jingo s Jubilee

Download or read book Gunner Jingo s Jubilee written by Thomas Bland Strange and published by University of Alberta. This book was released on 1988 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1893, Thomas Bland Strange's autobiography is more entertaining than most military memoirs because Strange writes vividly and makes no effort to conceal his prejudices and eccentricities. This is one of the best sources for the history of the North West Rebellion and especially the Alberta Force Field.

Book Mobilization Day

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  • Author : Roger Possner
  • Publisher : Algora Publishing
  • Release : 2019-05-01
  • ISBN : 162894403X
  • Pages : 279 pages

Download or read book Mobilization Day written by Roger Possner and published by Algora Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who are we and where on earth do we come from? Scientists have traced back human ancestry to tropical Africa and small primates living in trees. But what happened after that has been hotly debated, and the accepted explanations have led down blind alleys. By putting aside theories anchored in religion and perceived political imperatives anchored in post-World War II guilt, we can hope to obtain a more accurate understanding of human origins. That is the goal of this book. The story starts 6 million years ago, when the small and timid animal that was our forerunner (and the chimpanzee’s) still existed. The narrative follows the evolution of our ancestors from then, through their great achievements, such as learning to walk on two legs, finding a profitable use for the two hands, learning to communicate and then actually talk. As our tools evolved, so did our bodies. Then 1.8 million years ago, some of these early ‘people’ strayed into Europe, surviving in a freezing world and encountering challenges hitherto unknown. This is the incredible story of how Europeans evolved and populated Eurasia and onwards to the Americas. The story brings the reader to the Mesolithic when cultures, towns and trades that we are familiar with today started to emerge. Anyone interested in European, Eurasian or Native American ancestry should read this book to discover how we really came to be who we are: a story as gripping as traditional versions such as Adam and Eve, Popul Vuh and Gaia.

Book Semi detached Idealists

Download or read book Semi detached Idealists written by Martin Ceadel and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2000 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on his previous authoritative work on the British peace movement, Ceadel has produced a definitive historical analysis of its era of maturity - from the Crimean War to the Second World War.

Book The Darkest Days

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  • Author : Douglas Newton
  • Publisher : Verso Books
  • Release : 2014-08-12
  • ISBN : 1781683514
  • Pages : 417 pages

Download or read book The Darkest Days written by Douglas Newton and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2014-08-12 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The centenary of the outbreak of the First World War may be commemorated by some as a great moment of national history. But the standard history of Britain’s choice for war is far from the truth. Using a wide range of sources, including the personal papers of many of the key figures, some for the first time, historian Douglas Newton presents a new, dramatic narrative. He interleaves the story of those pressing for a choice for war with the story of those resisting Britain’s descent into calamity. He shows how the decision to go to war was rushed, in the face of vehement opposition, in the Cabinet and Parliament, in the Liberal and Labour press, and in the streets. There was no democratic decision for war. The history of this opposition has been largely erased from the record, yet it was crucial to what actually happened in August 1914. Two days before the declaration of war four members of the Cabinet resigned in protest at the war party’s manipulation of the crisis. The government almost disintegrated. Meanwhile large crowds gathered in Trafalgar Square to hear the case for neutrality and peace. Yet this cry was ignored by the government. Meanwhile, elements of the press, the Foreign Office, and the Tory Opposition sought to browbeat the government into a quick decision. Belgium had little to do with it. The key decision to enter the war was made before Belgium was invaded. Those bellowing for hostilities were eager for Britain to enter any war in solidarity with Russia and France – for the future safety of the British Empire. In particular Newton shows how Prime Minister H. H. Asquith, Foreign Minister Sir Edward Grey, and First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill colluded to pre-empt the decisions of Cabinet, to manipulate the parliament, and to hurry the nation toward intervention by any means necessary.

Book The 100 Worst Military Disasters in History

Download or read book The 100 Worst Military Disasters in History written by John T. Kuehn and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2020-01-16 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 100 Worst Military Disasters in History is a fascinating collection that educators, students, and historians will all find useful in helping them understand the causes and consequences of the most infamous military failures in history. The dynamics of military disaster are equally, if not more, important as understanding how to achieve success on the battlefield. This comprehensive book covers the complete gamut of human history as it tells the compelling stories of the worst military debacles of all time. It covers battles, campaigns, and wars, starting with the ancient Persians and Greeks and finishing with the U.S. conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Not limited to land warfare, however, the book also includes a number of the most disastrous naval engagements and campaigns in world history. The 100 Worst Military Disasters in History opens with a detailed introduction illuminating the role military strategy and politics played in some of the worst battlefield failures throughout history. The entries are augmented with several engaging sidebars related to various military disasters. This eclectic collection includes coverage of many lesser known military disasters such as the Taiping Rebellion, during which 20 times more Chinese died than the number of people killed in the American Civil War.

Book The 100 Greatest Heroes

Download or read book The 100 Greatest Heroes written by Harry Paul Jeffers and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains profiles, ranked in order of significance, of the world's most influential heroes of all time.

Book E  Phillips Oppenheim  72 Novels   100  Short Stories  Illustrated Edition

Download or read book E Phillips Oppenheim 72 Novels 100 Short Stories Illustrated Edition written by E. Phillips Oppenheim and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-07 with total page 10722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully edited collection of E. Phillips Oppenheim has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Table of Contents: NOVELS The Great Impersonation The Double Traitor The Yellow House The Black Box The Devil's Paw A Maker Of History The New Tenant Mr. Grex Of Monte Carlo A Monk Of Cruta The Cinema Murder A Modern Prometheus Berenice The Box With Broken Seals Expiation The Ghosts Of Society The Yellow Crayon The Golden Beast The Peer And The Woman To Win The Love He Sought False Evidence Mr. Marx's Secret The Great Secret The Double Life Of Mr Alfred Burton The Amazing Judgment The Postmaster Of Market Deignton Mysterious Mr. Sabin A Millionaire Of Yesterday The World's Great Snare Enoch Strone; Or Master Of Men The Great Awakening; Or A Sleeping Memory The Survivor The Traitor A Prince Of Sinners Anna The Adventuress The Master Mummer The Betrayal The Malefactor A Lost Leader . . . SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS Peter Ruff And The Double Four Michael's Evil Deeds False Gods The Money-Spider The Girl From Manchester The Road To Liberty One Luckless Hour One Shall Be Taken A Prince Of Gamblers The Little Grey Lady The Restless Traveller The Three Thieves The Amazing Partnership As Far As They Had Got "Darton's Successor" The Outcast The Reformation of Circe Master Of Men The Two Ambassadors The Sovereign In The Gutter John Garland—The Deliverer The Subjection Of Louise... E. Phillips Oppenheim, the Prince of Storytellers (1866-1946) was an internationally renowned author of mystery and espionage thrillers. His novels and short stories have all the elements of blood-racing adventure and intrigue and are precursors of modern-day spy fictions.