Название: Your Towns and Cities in the Great War - Bury St Edmunds in the Great War Автор: Glynis Cooper Издательство: Pen & Sword ISBN: 1473834015 Год: 2017 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 144 Размер: 6,6 МБ Язык: Английский
The Great War came as a shock to the citizens of Bury St Edmunds, a rural Suffolk town. One day they were celebrating a beautiful, hot August bank holiday at a large well-attended country fête; the next they were plunged into the deadliest war in history.
Название: Pirates of Colonial Newport Автор: Gloria Merchant Издательство: The History Press ISBN: 1540222551 Год: 2014 Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv) Страниц: 162 Размер: 13,7 МБ Язык: Английский
The story of Newport, Rhode Island's pirates began with war, ended with revolution and inspired swashbuckling legends for generations to come. From 1690 to the American Revolution, many of Newport's fathers, husbands and sons sailed under the black flag. They would return home from plundering the high seas to attend church and serve in public offices.
Название: Command and Morale: The British Army on the Western Front 1914-18 Автор: Gary Sheffield Издательство: Pen & Sword ISBN: 1781590214 Год: 2014 Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv) Страниц: 256 Размер: 15,1 МБ Язык: Английский
Gary Sheffield is one of the most versatile and stimulating of military historians at work today. For 25 years, in a series of perceptive books and articles, he has examined the First World War from many angles - from the point of view of the politicians and the high command through to the junior officers and other ranks in the front line.
Название: The Second Line of Defense: American Women and World War I Автор: Lynn Dumenil Издательство: The University of North Carolina Press ISBN: 1469652064 Год: 2019 Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv) Страниц: 356 Размер: 14,4 МБ Язык: Английский
In tracing the rise of the modern idea of the American "new woman," Lynn Dumenil examines World War I's surprising impact on women and, in turn, women's impact on the war. Telling the stories of a diverse group of women, including African Americans, dissidents, pacifists, reformers, and industrial workers, Dumenil analyzes both the roadblocks and opportunities they faced.
Название: A Field Marshal in the Family Автор: Brian Montgomery Издательство: Pen and Sword ISBN: 1848844255 Год: 2011 Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv) Страниц: 371 Размер: 14,5 МБ Язык: Английский
Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein has attracted the attention of countless historians over the last 70 years but, despite this coverage, views of his character remain controversial and contradictory. His younger brother Brian, himself a successful soldier, enters the fray with this charming and revealing book examining the background of this legendary military commander.
Название: Amiens 1918: Victory from Disaster Автор: Gregory Blaxland Издательство: Pen and Sword ISBN: 1526735199 Год: 2018 Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv) Страниц: 288 Размер: 14,2 МБ Язык: Английский
Gregory Blaxland has written a superb account of 1918, the final year of the war when the balance of advantage between the combatants changed so dramatically in a matter of weeks that summer.
Название: Story of Sheffield at War 1939 to 1945 Автор: Margaret Drinkall Издательство: Pen & Sword ISBN: 1473833612 Год: 2016 Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv) Страниц: 204 Размер: 14,4 МБ Язык: Английский
This is a unique account of the impact that the Second World War had on the city of Sheffield. Soon after the declaration of war, the government and the people of Sheffield realised that the Germans would make the city one of their prime targets, due to the importance of the steel industry.
Название: Cromwell in Ireland: A History of Cromwell’s Irish Campaign Автор: Rev. Denis Murphy Издательство: Borodino Books ISBN: 1361656751 Год: 2016 Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv) Страниц: 270 Размер: 16,9 МБ Язык: Английский
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible.
Название: Reckless Fellows: The Gentlemen of the Royal Flying Corps Автор: Edward Bujak Издательство: I.B. Tauris ISBN: 1784534420 Год: 2015 Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv) Страниц: 224 Размер: 14,6 МБ Язык: Английский
The Royal Flying Corps, later the Royal Air Force, was formed in 1912 and went to war in 1914 where it played a vital role in reconnaissance, supporting the British Expeditionary Force as 'air cavalry' and also in combat, establishing air superiority over the Imperial German Air Force. Edward Bujak here combines the history of the air war, including details of strategy, tactics, technical issues and combat, with a social and cultural history.
Название: Your Towns and Cities in the Great War - Leeds in the Great War Автор: Stephen Wade Издательство: Pen and Sword ISBN: 1473861543 Год: 2016 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 109 Размер: 6,6 МБ Язык: Английский
In 1914, when the call came for Kitchener's new army to be recruited, Leeds was at the heart of the West Riding conurbation, where many men joined the Pals' Battalions. However, the city was to participate in the war effort in so many other ways.
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