War Under The Red Ensign

Author : Doddy Hay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015039438588

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War Under the Red Ensign by Doddy Hay Pdf

Author : Doddy Hay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0919614809

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War Under the Red Ensign by Doddy Hay Pdf

Author : Bernard Edwards
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781844684861

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War Under the Red Ensign, 1914–1918 by Bernard Edwards Pdf

he Kaisers determination to starve Britain into surrender and the development of his Navy and the U-boats in particular meant that Britains merchant navy was in the front line throughout the Great War.This book charts the progress of the war at sea which began with the sinking of the oil tanker San Wilfrido off Cuxhaven only eight hours after the official declaration of war. The merchantman Glitra was the first victim of a German U-boat (U–17) on 20 October 1914 she was to be joined by many, many more. As the war on land intensified so the naval struggle grew ever more bitter. As vividly described there were many incidents of atrocious behavior, amounting to war crimes, by the attackers against their hapless victims; sinking of lifeboats, machine-gunning of survivors, attacks without any warning designed to cause maximum casualties.We learn of instances where the weak gallantly fought back such as the duel between Captain Bissett-Smiths Otaki (with one gun) and the heavily armed German surface raider Mwe. Although he went down with his ship, Captain Smith was posthumously awarded the VC, and remains the only merchant seaman so honored.War under the Red Ensign contains many inspiring and shocking accounts of war at sea and is a gripping read.

Author : Henry Major Tomlinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1932
Category : Merchant marine
ISBN : UCAL:$B308196

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Under the Red Ensign by Henry Major Tomlinson Pdf

Author : Robert Kershaw
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848945784

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Never Surrender by Robert Kershaw Pdf

In Never Surrender Robert Kershaw captures the authentic voices of the ordinary heroes of the Second World War, from the soldiers fighting abroad to those battling on the home front, and creates an extraordinary portrait of a generation fighting for survival. Beginning with first-hand accounts of the reaction to Chamberlain's declaration of war in 1939, Kershaw portrays the many aspects of war through the words of those who were there, from the sailors of the little ships of Dunkirk to German soldiers preparing for Operation 'Sea Lion'. He takes us from the nightly horrors of the Blitz to battles in the limitless desert of North Africa, and from jungle war in Burma to Lancaster bombers over Germany and the beaches of Normandy. Featuring new interviews with veterans and civilians from Britain, the Commonwealth and Germany as well as diaries, letters, and first-hand accounts, this is a testimony to the remarkable men and women who lived through the Second World War -- whose refusal to surrender changed them, and Britain, forever.

Author : Tony Lane
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Armed merchant ships
ISBN : 0719023971

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The Merchant Seamen's War by Tony Lane Pdf

Author : José E. Igartua
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780774840675

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The Other Quiet Revolution by José E. Igartua Pdf

The Other Quiet Revolution traces the under-examined cultural transformation woven through key developments in the formation of Canadian nationhood, from the 1946 Citizenship Act and the 1956 Suez crisis to the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism (1963-70) and the adoption of the federal multiculturalism policy in 1971. Jos� Igartua analyzes editorial opinion, political rhetoric, history textbooks, and public opinion polls to show how Canada's self-conception as a British country dissolved as struggles with bilingualism and biculturalism, as well as Quebec's constitutional demands, helped to fashion new representations of national identity in English-speaking Canada based on the civic principle of equality.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1860
Category : Art
ISBN : UIUC:30112118716163

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The Art Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ha Jin
Publisher : Steerforth
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Fiction
ISBN : PSU:000048621151

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Under the Red Flag by Ha Jin Pdf

Set in the northern Chinese provincial town of Dismount Fort, these 12 stories offer a fascinating glimpse of the lives of peasants, soldiers, workers, and party officials during the Great Cultural Revolution.

Author : Keith Robbins,American Historical Association,Royal Historical Society (Great Britain)
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 962 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0198224966

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A Bibliography of British History, 1914-1989 by Keith Robbins,American Historical Association,Royal Historical Society (Great Britain) Pdf

Containing 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 : Richard Woodman
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526714268

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Arctic Convoys, 1941–1945 by Richard Woodman Pdf

The story of Allied merchant ships and crews who braved the frigid far north to extend a lifeline to Russia, filled with “sheer heroism and brazen drama” (Literary Review). During the last four years of the Second World War, the Western Allies secured Russian defenses against Germany by supplying vital food and arms. The plight of those in Murmansk and Archangel who benefited is now well known, but few are aware of the courage, determination, and sacrifice of Allied merchant ships, which withstood unremitting U-boat attacks and aerial bombardment to maintain the lifeline to Russia. In the storms, fog, and numbing cold of the Arctic, where the sinking of a ten thousand–ton freighter was equal to a land battle in terms of destruction, the losses sustained were huge. Told from the perspective of their crews, this is the inspiring story of the long-suffering merchant ships without which Russia would almost certainly have fallen to Nazi Germany.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1860
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10212040

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The art journal London by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1937
Category : Spain
ISBN : IND:30000124001573

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Spain by Anonim Pdf

Author : David Priestland
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Page : 567 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780802189790

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The Red Flag by David Priestland Pdf

“The best and the most accessible one-volume history of communism now available . . . A far-reaching, vividly written account.” —Foreign Affairs In The Red Flag, Oxford professor David Priestland tells the epic story of a movement that has taken root in dozens of countries across two hundred years, from its birth after the French Revolution to its ideological maturity in nineteenth-century Germany to its rise to dominance (and subsequent fall) in the twentieth century. Beginning with the first modern Communists in the age of Robespierre, Priestland examines the motives of thinkers and leaders including Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin, Castro, Che Guevara, Mao, Ho Chi Minh, Gorbachev, and many others. Priestland also shows how Communism, in all its varieties, appealed to different societies for different reasons, in some as a response to inequalities and in others more out of a desire to catch up with the West. But paradoxically, while destroying one web of inequality, Communist leaders were simultaneously weaving another. It was this dynamic, together with widespread economic failure and an escalating loss of faith in the system, that ultimately destroyed Soviet Communism itself. At a time when global capitalism is in crisis and powerful new political forces have arisen to confront Western democracy, The Red Flag is essential reading if we are to apply the lessons of the past to navigating the future. “Detailed and scholarly but written in lively prose, this is a rich, satisfying account of the most successful utopian political movement in history.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

Author : Benerson Little
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2007-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781574889116

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The Sea Rover's Practice by Benerson Little Pdf

Describes in detail how privateers, buccaneers, and pirates plied their trade during the piracy's "golden age."