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Author: David Smurthwaite
Publisher:
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is about all of the major battles fought on British soil. Lets the reader visit the country, in effect, and the scene of the struggle.
Author: Peter Snow
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 0563487895
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"For much of its long history, Britain has been bloodily ravaged by war and internal strife- foreign invasions have devastated British society, bitter battles have been fought over social and political rights, and brutal warlords have torn the country apart in their struggles for dominance. In Battlefield Britain , father and son team Peter and Dan Snow tell the story of eight decisive battles that have done much to shape the Britain we know today- Boudiccas revolt against Rome (AD 601); the Battle of Hastings (1066); the Battle for Wales (140010); the Spanish Armada (1588); the Battle of Naseby (1645); the Battle of the Boyne (1690); the Battle of Culloden (1746) and the Battle of Britain (1940). For the first time, ground-breaking computer graphics are used to recreate the ebb and flow of these famous battles in dramatic and vivid detail. Peter Snow, as well known for his strategic analysis as his swingometer, and Dan, a young military historian, combine their skills to form a unique writing team. In addition to explaining the battleplans of the great military commanders they also reveal what it was like to be an ordinary soldier on the front line, where the battle was at its
Author: Martin Hackett
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2005-10-20
Total Pages: 223
ISBN-13: 0750954108
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe British Isles have witnessed hundreds of battles, both great and small, in their two thousand years of recorded history, but not all are widely remembered today. Many of these battles are well known, due to their far-reaching consequences, their sheer scale or the involvement of famous protagonists. Even so, many battles have never been properly investigated, perhaps because their importance was never understood or because they have never been included in previous books on British battlefields. In this book, Martin Hackett examines ten forgotten British battles, covering the length and breadth of Britain and some 900 years of warfare. For each, he provides a concise account of the battle itself and analyses its military, archaeological and political significance. Each entry is accompanied by current photographs of the location, a modern map of the battlefield with suggested tours and information on exploring the site today.
Author: Alfred H. Burne
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2005-01-01
Total Pages: 473
ISBN-13: 1473819024
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEngland's battlefields bear witness to dramatic turning-points in the country's history. At Hastings, Bosworth Field, Flodden and Naseby, the battles fought were to have an enormous effect on English life. This double volume, containing Burne's famous "Battlefields of England" and "More Battlefields of England" make it possible for readers to follow the course of 39 battles from AD 51 to 1685, as if they were on the battlefields themselves.
Author: Quentin Reynolds
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Published: 1963-11
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780394905105
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: James Holland
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2011-03-15
Total Pages: 736
ISBN-13: 0312675003
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Author: John Clarke
Publisher: Policy Press
Published: 2023-05-24
Total Pages: 253
ISBN-13: 1529227704
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book addresses the social, political and economic turbulence in which the UK is embroiled. Drawing on Cultural Studies, it explores proliferating crises and conflicts, from the multiplying varieties of social dissent through the stagnation of rentier capitalism to the looming climate catastrophe. Examining arguments about Brexit, class and ‘race’, and the changing character of the state, the book is underpinned by a transnational and relational conception of the UK. It traces the entangled dynamics of time and space that have shaped the current conjuncture. Questioning whether increasingly anti-democratic and authoritarian strategies can provide a resolution to these troubles, it explores how the accumulating crises and conflicts have produced a deepening ‘crisis of authority’ that forms the terrain of the Battle for Britain.
Author: Francis K. Mason
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 548
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Stephen Bungay
Publisher: Aurum
Published: 2010-09-25
Total Pages: 542
ISBN-13: 1845136500
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStephen Bungay’s magisterial history is acclaimed as the account of the Battle of Britain. Unrivalled for its synthesis of all previous historical accounts, for the quality of its strategic analysis and its truly compulsive narrative, this is a book ultimately distinguished by its conclusions – that it was the British in the Battle who displayed all the virtues of efficiency, organisation and even ruthlessness we habitually attribute to the Germans, and they who fell short in their amateurism, ill-preparedness, poor engineering and even in their old-fashioned notions of gallantry. An engrossing read for the military scholar and the general reader alike, this is a classic of military history that looks beyond the mythology, to explore all the tragedy and comedy; the brutality and compassion of war.
Author: SIMON. PARRY
Publisher:
Published: 2022
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781906592851
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