The Three Nights' Blitz
Author: J. R. Alban
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Published: 1994
Total Pages: 179
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Author: J. R. Alban
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Published: 1994
Total Pages: 179
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: South Wales Evening Post
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Published: 2001
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: J. R. Alban
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Published: 1994
Total Pages: 200
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: David Roberts
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Published: 2011
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781905900213
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: W. Rhys Nicholas
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Published: 2015
Total Pages: 20
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Ray
Publisher: eBook Partnership
Published: 2012-12-08
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 1909270768
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSeptember 1940: defeated in the Battle of Britain, despite their superior numbers and better equipped aircraft, the Luftwaffe launched a new campaign of attack, their target this time the civilian population. For eight months, with hardly a night's break, Luftwaffe bombers pounded industrial cities and seaports in a concentrated attempt to smash Britain's war economy and destroy civilian morale. It was the first time a civilian population had been subject to mass attack, night after night, and important lessons were to be learned on both sides. If this campaign failed - as it did - then surely Britain could win the war.In this finely structured and consistently fascinating study of the campaign, Second World War historian John Ray assesses the strategies, weapons and defence tactics employed throughout the Night Blitz. He graphically recalls the effects of the Blitz on British cities, industry and people, month by month. This was the war at home, when terror fell indiscriminately from the skies. Yet despite all the death and destruction, the spirit of the British people remained undaunted even in their darkest hours.
Author: South Wales Evening Post
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Published: 2016
Total Pages: 48
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: David Gwynn
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2021-01-18
Total Pages: 173
ISBN-13: 0750995866
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMuch has changed in Swansea over the years and this short but comprehensive history chronicles the development of the city from the earliest times to today. The Little History of Swansea traces the growth of the medieval town, the rise of the Port of Swansea, the industrial heritage of the area and the fate that befell the town during the Second World War. Here you can read about the odd and unusual happenings, as well as the more traditional history that has made the city what it is today.
Author: Mark Clapson
Publisher: University of Westminster Press
Published: 2019-04-02
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 1911534491
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Blitz Companion offers a unique overview of a century of aerial warfare, its impact on cities and the people who lived in them. It tells the story of aerial warfare from the earliest bombing raids and in World War 1 through to the London Blitz and Allied bombings of Europe and Japan. These are compared with more recent American air campaigns over Cambodia and Vietnam in the 1960s and 1970s, the NATO bombings during the Balkan Wars of the 1990s, and subsequent bombings in the aftermath of 9/11. Beginning with the premonitions and predictions of air warfare and its terrible consequences, the book focuses on air raids precautions, evacuation and preparations for total war, and resilience, both of citizens and of cities. The legacies of air raids, from reconstruction to commemoration, are also discussed. While a key theme of the book is the futility of many air campaigns, care is taken to situate them in their historical context. The Blitz Companion also includes a guide to documentary and visual resources for students and general readers. Uniquely accessible, comparative and broad in scope this book draws key conclusions about civilian experience in the twentieth century and what these might mean for military engagement and civil reconstruction processes once conflicts have been resolved.
Author: Robert Bartlett
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2006-04-02
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 0691126046
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSeven hundred years ago, executioners led a Welsh rebel named William Cragh to a wintry hill to be hanged. They placed a noose around his neck, dropped him from the gallows, and later pronounced him dead. But was he dead? While no less than nine eyewitnesses attested to his demise, Cragh later proved to be very much alive, his resurrection attributed to the saintly entreaties of the defunct Bishop Thomas de Cantilupe. The Hanged Man tells the story of this putative miracle--why it happened, what it meant, and how we know about it. The nine eyewitness accounts live on in the transcripts of de Cantilupe's canonization hearings, and these previously unexamined documents contribute not only to an enthralling mystery, but to an unprecedented glimpse into the day-to-day workings of medieval society. While unraveling the haunting tale of the hanged man, Robert Bartlett leads us deeply into the world of lords, rebels, churchmen, papal inquisitors, and other individuals living at the time of conflict and conquest in Wales. In the process, he reconstructs voices that others have failed to find. We hear from the lady of the castle where the hanged man was imprisoned, the laborer who watched the execution, the French bishop charged with investigating the case, and scores of other members of the medieval citizenry. Brimming with the intrigue of a detective novel, The Hanged Man will appeal to both scholars of medieval history and general readers alike.