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Victoria S Wars
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Author : Ian Frederick William Beckett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
Victoria S Wars written by Ian Frederick William Beckett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Great Britain categories.
Victoria S Wars
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Author : Ian F. Beckett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990-01-01
Victoria S Wars written by Ian F. Beckett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-01-01 with categories.
Queen Victoria S Wars
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Author : Stephen M. Miller
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-06-17
Queen Victoria S Wars written by Stephen M. Miller and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-17 with History categories.
Offers a revised and updated history of thirteen of the most significant British conflicts during the Victorian period.
Victoria S Wars
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Author : I.F.W. Beckett
language : en
Publisher: Shire Publications
Release Date : 2008-03-04
Victoria S Wars written by I.F.W. Beckett and has been published by Shire Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-04 with History categories.
This selection of campaign photographs shows the Victorian army in a variety of climes and conditions over 50 years from Burma in 1852 to Tibet in 1904. It also records the vital yet often neglected role played by the army in the great Victorian imperial adventure. About the author Ian Beckett, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, is Major General Matthew C. Horner Professor of Military Theory at the US Marine Corps University, Quantico, Virginia, USA. Other titles for Shire by this author are: Buckinghamshire Discovering British Regimental Traditions Discovering English County Regiments
Victoria S Wars
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Author : Saul David
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2006-05-04
Victoria S Wars written by Saul David and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-05-04 with History categories.
In the early part of Queen Victoria's reign, the British Empire almost quintupled in size. It was well on the way to becoming the greatest empire the world had ever seen. This is the story of how it happened and the people who made it happen. In a fast-moving narrative that ranges from London to the harsh terrain of India, Russia and the Far East, Saul David shows how Britain ruthlessly exploited her position as the world's only superpower to expand her empire. Yet little of this territorial acquisition was planned or sanctioned by the home government. Instead it was largely the work of the men on the ground, and to those at home it really did seem that the empire was acquired in a 'fit of absence of mind'. Saul David creates a vivid portrait of life on the violent fringes of empire, and of the seemingly endless and brutal wars that were fought in the name of trade, civilization and the balance of power.
Queen Victoria S Little Wars
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Author : Byron Farwell
language : en
Publisher: London : Allen Lane
Release Date : 1973
Queen Victoria S Little Wars written by Byron Farwell and has been published by London : Allen Lane this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Victoria S War
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Author : Catherine A. Hamilton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Victoria S War written by Catherine A. Hamilton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Slave labor categories.
"Victoria's War is a work of historical fiction about 19-year-old Victoria Darski, a Polish Catholic woman sold into slavery during the Nazi occupation of Europe, and Etta Tod, the 20-year-old deaf daughter of a German baker who buys Victoria. Poland, 1939: Eager to study literature at the University of Warsaw, Victoria waits with bags packed. But Hitler invades Poland and classes are canceled. German officers burst into her family's home in Lagody, shoot and kill Victoria's sister when she cries, and take Victoria and her mother to work in a sewing factory commandeered by Nazis. Making military shirts, Victoria sews a straight pin inside the collar in defiance. At a secret resistance meeting with her friend Sylvia, Victoria is captured and sold as a slave, with thousands of other women. Germany, 1941: When Victoria is purchased to work in a family bakery, Etta tries to protect Victoria from the brutality of her family, bringing food and companionship to the attic where Victoria is held. Etta is caught and sent to Hadamar Institute, where she is killed. This spurs Victoria to help rescue a group of mothers and babies from starvation. One of those women is her friend Sylvia from the sewing factory. Victoria's War is a World War II story that has not been told before, giving a voice to the Polish women who were kidnapped into the Nazi slave labor operation. This lost chapter of history revealing wartime slavery is not to be forgotten."--
The Victoria Cross Wars
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Author : Brian Best
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2017-03-30
The Victoria Cross Wars written by Brian Best and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-30 with History categories.
The British Empire at its height stretched around the globe. From Asia to the Americas, scores of countries were conquered or assimilated into the greatest commonwealth of nations in history. Many of these countries were won, and held, at the point of the bayonet, and British soldiers and sailors fought long and hard campaigns in deserts, mountains and jungles to maintain and expand the Empire. Fighting, though, means bloodshed; it also means bravery. Victoria Crosses were awarded in operations against Persia, Abyssinia and China, in New Zealand, Burma and Sudan, in the Perak War, the Andaman Islands Expedition and the Mashona Rebellion to name but a few of the forty-four different campaigns of the colonial era.The Victoria Cross Wars explains Britains involvement in these little-known and forgotten campaigns and details the battles and engagements that resulted in the granting of the most highly regarded award for valor in the face of the enemy. The greater conflicts of the twentieth century receive due treatment as do more recent operations in the troubled parts of the world.A total of 1,358 VCs have been awarded since the cross of valor was first instituted in 1855, the latest of which was announced in February 2015. The stories behind the awarding of these medals have been repeated in countless anthologies but The Victoria Cross Wars explains not just what the men did, but why they were there and what they were fighting for.
Zen At War
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Author : Brian Daizen Victoria
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Release Date : 2006-06-22
Zen At War written by Brian Daizen Victoria and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-22 with History categories.
A compelling history of the contradictory, often militaristic, role of Zen Buddhism, this book meticulously documents the close and previously unknown support of a supposedly peaceful religion for Japanese militarism throughout World War II. Drawing on the writings and speeches of leading Zen masters and scholars, Brian Victoria shows that Zen served as a powerful foundation for the fanatical and suicidal spirit displayed by the imperial Japanese military. At the same time, the author recounts the dramatic and tragic stories of the handful of Buddhist organizations and individuals that dared to oppose Japan's march to war. He follows this history up through recent apologies by several Zen sects for their support of the war and the way support for militarism was transformed into 'corporate Zen' in postwar Japan. The second edition includes a substantive new chapter on the roots of Zen militarism and an epilogue that explores the potentially volatile mix of religion and war. With the increasing interest in Buddhism in the West, this book is as timely as it is certain to be controversial.
The First Vcs
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Author : John Grehan
language : en
Publisher: Frontline Books
Release Date : 2016
The First Vcs written by John Grehan and has been published by Frontline Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Crimean War, 1853-1856 categories.
Officers led and men followed; all were expected to do their duty without thought of reward. Enlisted men rarely penetrated the officer ranks and promotion owed more to money than merit. Then came the Crimean War. The incompetence and ineffectiveness of the senior officers contrasted sharply with the bravery of the lower ranks. Fueled by the reports from the first-ever war correspondents which were read by an increasingly literate public, the mumblings of discontent rapidly grew into a national outcry. Questions were asked in Parliament, answers were demanded by the press - why were the heroes of the Alma, Inkerman and the Charge of the Light Brigade not being recognized? Something had be done. That something was the introduction of an award that would be of such prestige it would be sought by all men from the private to the Field Marshal. It would be the highest possible award for valor in the face of the enemy and it bore the name of the Queen for whom the men fought. This is the story of how the first Victoria Crosses were attained in the heat of the most deadly conflict of the nineteenth century. It is also an examination of how the definition of courage, as recognized by the awarding of VCs, evolved, from saving the regimental colors at the Alma to saving a comrade in the No Man's Land before Sevastopol.