Heligoland Past And Present
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Heligoland Past And Present
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Author : Alex Ritsema
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2006-04-13
Heligoland Past And Present written by Alex Ritsema and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-04-13 with Travel categories.
Heligoland (spelled “Helgoland†in German) consists of two small German islands in the southeast of the North Sea, some 50 kilometres from the German mainland. The main – and the only inhabited - island has a length of less than two kilometres but it is one of the top-tourist destinations of northwest Germany. This book contains the first comprehensive history of Heligoland in the English language, including: its unique geology (with its cliffs and fossils); its seals, birds and plants; its legends of saints and pirates; its wreckers, fishermen, hunters and pilots; its turbulent military history, from the Middle Ages to the Nazis; accounts of eyewitnesses from various centuries; many line drawings, some historic ones and some made by the Dutch artist Anneke de Vries.
Heligoland
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Author : Jan Rüger
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017
Heligoland written by Jan Rüger and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with History categories.
On 18 April 1947, British forces set off the largest non-nuclear explosion in history. The target was a small island in the North Sea, fifty miles off the German coast, which for generations had stood as a symbol of Anglo-German conflict: Heligoland. A long tradition of rivalry was to come to an end here, in the ruins of Hitler's island fortress. Pressed as to why it was not prepared to give Heligoland back, the British government declared that the island represented everything that was wrong with the Germans: 'If any tradition was worth breaking, and if any sentiment was worth changing, then the German sentiment about Heligoland was such a one'. Drawing on a wide range of archival material, Jan Ruger explores how Britain and Germany have collided and collaborated in this North Sea enclave. For much of the nineteenth century, this was Britain's smallest colony, an inconvenient and notoriously discontented outpost at the edge of Europe. Situated at the fault line between imperial and national histories, the island became a metaphor for Anglo-German rivalry once Germany had acquired it in 1890. Turned into a naval stronghold under the Kaiser and again under Hitler, it was fought over in both world wars. Heavy bombardment by the Allies reduced it to ruins, until the Royal Navy re-took it in May 1945. Returned to West Germany in 1952, it became a showpiece of reconciliation, but one that continues to wear the scars of the twentieth century. Tracing this rich history of contact and conflict from the Napoleonic Wars to the Cold War, Heligoland brings to life a fascinating microcosm of the Anglo-German relationship. For generations this cliff-bound island expressed a German will to bully and battle Britain; and it mirrored a British determination to prevent Germany from establishing hegemony on the Continent. Caught in between were the Heligolanders and those involved with them: spies and smugglers, poets and painters, sailors and soldiers. Far more than just the history of a small island in the North Sea, this is the compelling story of a relationship which has defined modern Europe.
Heligoland
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Author : George Drower
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2011-10-21
Heligoland written by George Drower and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-21 with History categories.
In 1956 sea area Heligoland became German Bight. But why did the North Sea island, which for nearly a century had demonstrated its loyalty to Britain, lose its identity? How had this once peaceful haven become, as Admiral Jacky Fisher exclaimed 'a dagger pointed at England's heart'? Behind the renaming of Heligoland lies a catalogue of deceit, political ambition, blunder and daring. Heligoland came under British rule in the nineteenth century, a 'Gibraltar' of the North Sea. Then, in 1890, despite the islanders' wishes, Lord Salisbury announced his intention to swap it for Germany's presence in Zanzibar. The Prime Minister's decision unleashed a storm of controversy. Queen Victoria telegrammed from Balmoral to register her fury. During both world wars, it was used by Germany to control the North Sea, and RAF planes bombed the once-British territory. The story of Heligoland is more than an obscure footnote to the British Empire - it shows the significance of territory throughout history.
Heligoland
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Author : Miss M. L'Estrange
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1850
Heligoland written by Miss M. L'Estrange and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1850 with categories.
Heligoland As An Ornithological Observatory
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Author : Heinrich Gätke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
Heligoland As An Ornithological Observatory written by Heinrich Gätke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1895 with Birds categories.
The Sea Girt Fortress
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Author : Percy F. Westerman
language : en
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Release Date : 2023-08-05
The Sea Girt Fortress written by Percy F. Westerman and has been published by Alpha Edition this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-05 with categories.
The Sea-girt Fortress: A Story of Heligoland, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
Heligoland
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Author : M L'Estrange
language : en
Publisher: Andesite Press
Release Date : 2015-08-08
Heligoland written by M L'Estrange and has been published by Andesite Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-08 with categories.
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General Report Of The Colonial Land And Emigration Commissioners
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Author : Great Britain. Emigration Commission
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1846
General Report Of The Colonial Land And Emigration Commissioners written by Great Britain. Emigration Commission and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1846 with Great Britain categories.
Rspb Migration Hotspots
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Author : Tim Harris
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2016-01-28
Rspb Migration Hotspots written by Tim Harris and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-28 with Nature categories.
Migration Hotspots brings the spectacle and excitement of amazing bird migrations to the general reader. Each spring and autumn hundreds of millions of birds - wildfowl, shorebirds, raptors, and passerines - migrate between higher and lower latitudes, or in some cases between high latitudes in the northern hemisphere and high latitudes in the southern hemisphere. In a handful of places around the world, a combination of geography, topography and climate combine to funnel migrant birds into narrow fronts, leading to migration hotspots, places where, for a few days each year, birds seem to be everywhere. The sight of thousands upon thousands of birds is one of nature's greatest wildlife spectacles. Migration Hotspots takes a look at 30 of the locations where the planet's most dramatic bird migration can be witnessed, from raptor bottlenecks such as Veracruz (Mexico) and the Strait of Messina (Italy) to places like Point Pelée (Canada) and Beidaihe (China) where spectacular falls of songbirds can take place. And from wetlands where huge numbers of waders stop over each spring and autumn to the great rarity islands of Scilly and Heligoland. The book covers each of the world's major avian flyways and features stunning photography throughout. The geographical reasons for the importance of each hotspot are explained, with a summary of the different birds that pass through and the best times of year to see them, and an introductory chapter summarises birds' migration strategies.
Parliamentary Papers
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Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1843
Parliamentary Papers written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1843 with Bills, Legislative categories.