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Author: Edward Hallett
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2019-07-15
Total Pages: 223
ISBN-13: 1445688956
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA colourful survey of the uniforms and accoutrements of British Empire forces between the wars from 1919 to 1939.
Author: Martin Brayley
Publisher: Crowood Press UK
Published: 2009-07-15
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781847971098
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe new paperback edition of Khaki Drill & Jungle Green offers the most detailed examination ever published of the tropical uniforms issued to all three services in the Mediterranean theatre and in South-East Asia during World War II. The evolution of tropical uniforms under the pressure of campaign experience between 1939 and 1945 is traced in Martin Brayley's nearly 300 striking color photographs, showing live models wearing rare original uniforms and equipment, and carrying period weapons, in authentic settings.
Author: Great Britain. Foreign Office
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Published: 1958
Total Pages: 784
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Phillip Alfred Buckner
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 019927164X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCanada and the British Empire traces the evolution of Canada, placing it within the wider context of British imperial history. Beginning with a broad chronological narrative, the volume surveys the country's history from the foundation of the first British bases in Canada in the early seventeenth century, until the patriation of the Canadian constitution in 1982. Historians approach the subject thematically, analysing subjects such as British migration to Canada, the role played by gender in the construction of imperial identities, and the economic relationship between Canada and Britain. Other important chapters examine the history of Newfoundland, the history and legacy of imperial law, and the attitudes of French Canadians and Canada's aboriginal peoples to the imperial relationship. The overall focus of the book is on emphasising the part that Canada played in the British Empire, and on understanding the Canadian response towards imperialism. With contributions from leading scholars in the field, it is essential reading for anyone interested either in the history of Canada or in the history of the British Empire.
Author: Great Britain. Foreign Office
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Published: 1958
Total Pages: 786
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Keith Robbins
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 962
ISBN-13: 9780198224969
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContaining over 25,000 entries, this unique volume will be absolutely indispensable for all those with an interest in Britain in the twentieth century. Accessibly arranged by theme, with helpful introductions to each chapter, a huge range of topics is covered. There is a comprehensiveindex.
Author: Anthony Clayton
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Published: 1986
Total Pages: 580
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Barry Renfrew
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2015-12-10
Total Pages: 394
ISBN-13: 0750966890
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAt the end of the First World War, British power in the colonies was at an all-time low. That was until a ragtag band of visionaries, including Winston Churchill and T.E. Lawrence, proposed that the aeroplane, the wonder weapon of the age, could save the empire. Using the radical strategy of air control, the RAF tried to subdue vast swathes of the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Wings of Empire is a compelling account of the colonial air campaigns that saw a generation of young airmen take to the skies to battle against warlords, jihadists and hostile tribes. For the first time ever, this book chronicles the full story of the RAF's most extraordinary conflict.
Author: Robert Macey Rayner
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Published: 1943
Total Pages: 264
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: René Chartrand
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2018-08-23
Total Pages: 50
ISBN-13: 1472826175
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrance's colonial wars in sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia were very largely fought by an organization completely separate from both the home-defence Metropolitan Army and the Armée d'Afrique in Algeria. The Naval Troops (Troupes de la Marine) were volunteers, and earned a reputation for greater toughness and hardiness than the conscripted Metropolitan Army. Spread throughout the French Empire, Naval Troops in this period were characterized by very large infantry and artillery regiments based in France, mixed race regiments (Régiments Mixtes), and entire native regiments raised in West Africa, Madagascar and Indochina. The latter, the so-called 'Tirailleurs' were organized and led by officers and cadres from the Naval Troops, and wore very varied and colourful uniforms based on formalized versions of traditional local costumes. French Naval & Colonial Troops 1872–1914 uses rich and detailed full colour plates as well as thorough analysis to detail the story of these tough colonial units which bore the brunt of French colonial campaigns in Africa and Vietnam.
