The Human Tradition in Modern Britain
Title | The Human Tradition in Modern Britain PDF eBook |
Author | C. J. Litzenberger |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | 280 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780742537354 |
This engaging book provides a gateway to larger themes in modern British history through a set of fascinating portraits of individuals that explore important events and movements from the perspective of the people involved. As a rich and humanized supplement to traditional survey texts, this book offers readers a deeper understanding of key facets of British life in the early modern and modern periods.
Raiders Overhead
Title | Raiders Overhead PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara Marion Nixon |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 166 |
Release | 1943 |
Genre | Air raid wardens |
ISBN |
Raiders Overhead
Title | Raiders Overhead PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara Marion Nixon |
Publisher | Scolar Press |
Total Pages | 186 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Air raid wardens |
ISBN |
British Civilians in the Front Line
Title | British Civilians in the Front Line PDF eBook |
Author | Helen Jones |
Publisher | Manchester University Press |
Total Pages | 244 |
Release | 2006-04-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780719072901 |
"By drawing on a range of sources, including secret government documents, newspapers, national and local records, feature films, as well as interviews with those who worked during air raids, this book provides an analysis of private meanings and public media representations of civilians 'in the front line'. It will be enjoyed by historians of the Second World War and those seeking to understand better ways in which civilians have experienced war in the twentieth century."--Jacket.
The Battle of London 1939-45
Title | The Battle of London 1939-45 PDF eBook |
Author | Jerry White |
Publisher | Random House |
Total Pages | 351 |
Release | 2021-11-04 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1448191807 |
'Endlessly fascinating. . . White is such a brilliant historian' Mail on Sunday Lasting for six long years, the Blitz transformed life in the capital beyond recognition, marking a time of almost constant anxiety, disruption, deprivation and sacrifice for Londoners. With the capital the nation's frontline during the Second World War, by its end, 30,000 inhabitants had lost their lives. While much has been written about 'the Myth of the Blitz', its riveting social history has often been overlooked. Unearthing what it was actually like for those living through those tempestuous years, Jerry White paints a fascinating portrait of the daily lives of ordinary Londoners, telling the story through their own voices. 'As a history of the capital in wartime, it is probably unsurpassable' Sunday Telegraph 'An impressive history of the capital at war. . . White, an accomplished chronicler of London's history, tells it with brio and a confident mastery of the sources' Literary Review
Flight
Title | Flight PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 408 |
Release | 1928 |
Genre | Aeronautics |
ISBN |
The First Day of the Blitz
Title | The First Day of the Blitz PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Stansky |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Total Pages | 236 |
Release | 2007-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780300125566 |
On September 7, 1940, the Blitz began. The bombing of London, by over one thousand planes on that night alone, was recognised at the time as being a direct measure to break the country's resistance. This book tells of the impact that this terror from the skies had on British people and the course of war.