Twentieth Century Coventry
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Twentieth Century Coventry
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Author : Kenneth Richardson
language : en
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Release Date : 1972
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Life And Labour In A Twentieth Century City
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Author : Tony Mason
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
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Twentieth Century Coventry Assisted By W E Harris
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Author : Kenneth E. Richardson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
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The City Of Coventry
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Author : Adrian Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
The City Of Coventry written by Adrian Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Coventry (England) categories.
"The image of Coventry in flames was one of the most haunting of the Second World War. Yet the excitement and optimism of the 1950s and 1960s were succeeded by a quarter century of urban blight and economic slump. The collapse of manufacturing industry - machine tools, aeroplanes, cars - left a proud community adrift and demoralised. Today a revitalised twenty-first century city, Coventry has embraced the new millennium and evolved from bleak post-industrial desert to vibrant cultural oasis, in the process rediscovering a sense of purpose and a vision for the future. "The City of Coventry" tells the story of an experiment in social democracy carried out by a Labour-controlled council which envisaged the bomb shattered city as a model of urban regeneration and imaginative planning. Post-war reconstruction could be a striking success, as in the pedestrian-friendly Precinct and the bold new cathedral, or a notable failure as in the ever more intrusive ring roads and grim high-rise flats. In offering a fresh perspective on the city, this innovative volume of essays rediscovers Coventry as an inspiration for poets and painters such as Philip Larkin and Terry Frost, musicians as varied as Benjamin Britten and The Specials, and film-makers such as Humphrey Jennings, whose "Heart of Britain" was shot in the immediate aftermath of the Blitz. Adrian Smith skilfully mixes memoir, family history and meticulous scholarship to paint a complete and incisive portrait of Coventry. Drawing on new research into topics as diverse as the place of Surrealism in West Midlands culture and the shadowy presence of rugby league in a union bastion, Smith brings a unique insight into the recent history of his native city. Attractively presented, highly readable and with broad appeal, "The City of Coventry" is a lively re-examination of an iconic city of the twentieth century illuminating the profound changes that engulfed industrial England during and after the Second World War."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
City Of Coventry
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Author : Adrian Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
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Keeping The Balance
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language : en
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Release Date : 2001
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Redressing The Balance
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Author : Womens' Research Group Staff
language : en
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Release Date : 1999-08-01
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A Century Of Coventry
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Author : David McGrory
language : en
Publisher: Sutton Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2007-09
A Century Of Coventry written by David McGrory and has been published by Sutton Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09 with Coventry (England) categories.
This fascinating selection of photographs illustrates the extraordinary transformation that has taken place in Coventry during the 20th century. The book offers an insight into the daily lives and living conditions of local people and gives the reader glimpses and details of familiar places during this century of unprecedented change. Many aspects of Coventry's recent history are covered, famous occasions and individuals are remembered and the impact of national and international events is witnessed. The book provides a striking account of the changes that have so altered Coventry's appearance and records the process of transformation.Drawing on detailed local knowledge of the community, and illustrated with a wealth of black-and-white photographs, this book recalls what Coventry has lost in terms of buildings, traditions and ways of life. It also acknowledges the regeneration that has taken place and celebrates the character and energy of local people as they move through the first years of this century.
Hurdy Gurdy Days
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Author : Beatrice Callow
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
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Coventry
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Author : Frederick Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2015-10-22
Coventry written by Frederick Taylor and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-22 with History categories.
At a few minutes past seven on the evening of Thursday, 14 November 1940, the historic industrial city of Coventry was subjected to the longest, most devastating air raid Britain had yet experienced. Only after eleven hours of continual bombardment by the German Luftwaffe could its people emerge from their half-sunk Anderson shelters and their cellars, from under their stairs or kitchen tables, to venture up into their wounded city. That long night of destruction marked a critical moment in the Second World War. It heralded a new kind of air warfare, one which abandoned the pursuit of immediate military goals and instead focused on obliterating all aspects of city life. It also provided the push America needed to join Britain in the war. But while the Coventry raid was furiously condemned publically, such effective enemy tactics provided Britain's politicians and military establishment with a 'blueprint for obliteration', to be adapted and turned against Germany. A merciless four-year war of attrition had begun. In this important work of history Frederick Taylor draws upon numerous sources, including eye witness interviews from the archives of the BBC which are published here for the first time, to reveal the true repercussions of the bombing of Coventry in 1940. He teases out the truth behind the persistent rumours and conspiracy theories that Churchill knew the raid was coming, assesses this significant turning point in modern warfare, looks at how it affected Britain's status in the war, and considers finally whether this attack really could provide justification for the horror of Dresden, 1945.