Download or read book Younghusband written by Patrick French and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2016-06-21 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soldier, explorer, mystic, guru, and spy, Francis Younghusband began his colonial career as a military adventurer and became a radical visionary who preached free love to his followers. Patrick French’s award-winning biography traces the unpredictable life of the maverick with the “damned rum name,” who single-handedly led the 190 British invasion of Tibet, discovered a new route from China to India, organized the first expeditions up Mount Everest and attempted to start a new world religion. Following in Younghusband’s footsteps, from Calcutta to the snows of the Himalayas, French pieces together the story of a man who embodies all the romance and folly of Britain’s lost imperial dream.
Download or read book India and Tibet written by Sir Francis Younghusband and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2014-11-18 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the last great imperial adventurers, Sir Francis Younghusband (1863–1942) was a British army officer whose explorations yielded major contributions to geographical research. In addition to charting a new route across the Gobi Desert, Younghusband was among the first Britons to enter the forbidden Tibetan city of Lhasa, where he headed a 1904 civil and military campaign. Younghusband's expedition forms a landmark in British exploration, the culmination of more than 140 years of attempts to establish good diplomatic terms with Tibet. This survey offers an in-depth examination of relations between India and Tibet from 1772 through 1910, the year Tibet was invaded by China. The account focuses particularly on Younghusband's firsthand observations on the 1904 mission and the treaty negotiations between Great Britain and Tibet.
Download or read book Kashmir written by Sir Francis Edward Younghusband and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Heart of a Continent written by Sir Francis Edward Younghusband and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Duel in the Snows written by Charles Allen and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2015-11-19 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In December 1903 a British army marched over the Himalayas to counter a non-existent Russian threat and was confronted by a medieval Tibetan army ordered to stop it by non-violent means. It was a clash between the mightiest political power in the world and the weakest. Leading the mission was the charismatic Francis Younghusband. Commanding the army escort was an officer determined to do things by the book: General James Macdonald. The result was conflict at every level. Drawing on diaries, letters and unpublished first-hand accounts, Charles Allen reveals not only the true character of one of Britain's great imperial heroes but also the calamitous outcome for the Tibetan people of Britain's last attempt at empire-building.
Download or read book The Relief of Chitral written by George John Younghusband and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book One Woman s War written by Eileen Younghusband and published by Candy Jar Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Epic of Mount Everest written by Sir Francis Edward Younghusband and published by New York : Longmans, Green ; London : E. Arnold. This book was released on 1926 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Separate descriptions of the three mount Everest expeditions have already been written by those who took part in them, and have been published in the three books, mount Everest: the reconnaissance, 1921; The asault on mount Everest, 1922; and The fight for Everest, 1924. The present volume purports to be a condensed description of the three expeditions. It is ... based on the above-named publications."--Pref.
Download or read book Francis Younghusband and the Great Game written by Anthony Verrier and published by Jonathan Cape. This book was released on 1991 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the post-graduate research of Professor Anthony Verrier, this book proposes a radical departure from the previously accepted history behind the 19th century cold war between Russia and Britain. The author wrote Through the Looking Glass: British Foreign Policy in the Age of Illusions
Download or read book Social Work and Social Change written by Eileen Younghusband and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-11-07 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1964, this book studies social work in relation to the evolving role of social workers in the social services and to their training at the time. Dr Younghusband considers past discoveries and setbacks insofar as they bear upon the present position, and she studies the present for the light it casts on the future. Her emphasis is upon the new situation created as knowledge advances and the social services become increasingly aware of personal problems and social disabilities. The contribution of social work to mental health is indeed a continuing theme throughout this book. There are chapters on the juvenile courts; and a section on international aspects in which the philosophy of social work and its contribution to social change are discussed. At the time of publication the author was Adviser on Social Work Training at the National Institute for Social Work Training, and President of the International Association of Schools for Social Work. She had also been for some twenty-five years chairman of a London Juvenile Court and was chairman of the Working Party on Social Workers in the Local Authority Health and Welfare Services (Ministry of Health). She had been from time to time a Social Affairs Consultant to the United Nations and was a lecturer at the London School of Economics. To social workers, whether active at the time, or in training, she would have needed no introduction and they will have welcomed a book incorporating her immense experience and all the originality and clarity of thought they had learned to expect from her.
Download or read book On Younghusband s Path written by Tom Broadbent and published by Head-Hunter Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Broadbent, a schoolteacher and great-grandson of,explorer and adventurer Sir Francis Younghusband,follows in his forebear's footsteps. By bike,camel, donkey and on foot, he fulfills a romantic,dream in which his exploits put him on a par with,the great man himself. Tom describes in great,detail his epic journey across the plains of,China, around the deserts of Central Asia and,across the Himalayas on the exact centenary of,his ancestor's journey. Part history, part,travelogue and biography, it all adds up to a,unique picture of the heart of Asia.
Download or read book Salamanca 1812 written by Ian Fletcher and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-20 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Salamanca was the most decisive battle of the entire Peninsular War. This detailed, illustrated volume recounts its progression, alongside full-colour maps and illustrations. Wellington smashed Marmont's French Army and his pursuit of its shattered remnants led to the famous cavalry charge of the King's German Legion at Garcia Hernandez. There would be two more years of sieges and hard fighting before the Iron Duke crossed the Pyrenees into France but from Salamanca the British and their Portuguese and Spanish allies always had the upper hand. Ian Fletcher examines this important battle in detail and also discusses the campaign which led up to it.
Download or read book A History of Northumberland Issued Under the Direction of the Northumberland County History Committee written by and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Man Makes His Own Luck written by Daniel Younghusband and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is the next step in a lifelong journey towards achievement and big goals. In spite of being legally blind, a Type 1 diabetic, and being born with a rare form of dwarfism, Daniel has led a full life; from growing up in Africa with plenty of adventures in the bush, to immigrating to New Zealand at the age of 18 with his family. He doesn't believe 'disabilities' should hinder anyone from achieving their goals or ambitions, and he hopes this collection of his own life lessons and overcoming obstacles will inspire others to push themselves and make their own luck in life."--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Writes of Passage written by James Duncan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-01-31 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writes of Passage explores the interplay between a system of "othering" which travelers bring to a place, and the "real" geographical difference they discover upon arrival. Exposing the tensions between the imaginary and real, Duncan and Gregory and a team of leading internationa contributors focus primarily upon travelers from the 18th and 19th Centuries to pin down the imaginary within the context of imperial power. The contributors focus on travel to three main regions: Africa, South Asia, and Europe - wit the European examples being drawn from Britain, France and Greece.
Download or read book The British Empire and Tibet 1900 1922 written by Wendy Palace and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In August 1904 Sir Francis Younghusband's invasion force reached the forbidden city of Lhasa. The British invasion of Tibet in 1903 acted as a catalyst for change in a world transformed by revolution, war and the rise of a new order. Using unofficial government sources, private papers and the diaries and memoirs of those involved, this book examines the impact of Younghusband's invasion and its aftermath inside Tibet.
Download or read book Genealogist written by and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
