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What was successively titled the 4th Bomb Wing, 3rd Bomb Division and finally 3rd Air Division entered combat with the VIII Bomber Command in May 1943. Under the charismatic leadership of Gen. Curtis LeMay, the Force's crews in their B-17s forged the...

The first comprehensive account of the cultural and racial origins of the imperial security partnership between Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Drawing on research from every corner of the globe, John C. Mitcham merges studies...

The Lady of Sudeley was Emma Brocklehurst who in 1847 married John Coucher Dent and spent nearly 50 years of her life as the chatelaine of Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire. A remarkable woman with wide-ranging interests and prodigious energy Emma Dent...

The atrocities and mass murders committed by Josip Broz Tito's Partisan units of the Yugoslav Army immediately after the Second World War had no place in the conscience of Socialist Yugoslavia. More than once, the annual Croatian commemoration of the...

In this book, Gail Orgelfinger examines the ways in which English historians and illustrators depicted Joan of Arc over a period of four hundred years, from her capture in 1429 to the early nineteenth century.The variety of epithets attached to Joan of...

Few subjects bring out so well the differences between ourselves and our ancestors as the history of Christian charity. In an increasingly mobile and materialist world, in which culture has grown more national, indeed global, we no longer relate to the...

Of all the theatrical genres most prized by the Victorians, pantomime is the only one to have survived continuously into the twenty-first century. It remains as true today as it was in the 1830s, that a visit to the pantomime constitutes the first...

This book explores Irish experiences of medicine and health during the First and Second World Wars, the War of Independence and the Civil War. It examines the physical, mental and emotional impact of conflict on Irish political and social life, as well...

Scholars have only recently discovered that the human body itself has a history. Not only has it been perceived, interpreted, and represented differently in different epochs, but it has also been lived differently, brought into being within widely...

Britain's relationship with the Gulf region remains one of the few unexplored episodes in the study of British decolonization. The decision, announced in 1968, to leave the Gulf within three years represented an explicit recognition by Britain that its...

This compelling ethnographic study describes how two groups of Romanian industrial workers have fared since the end of socialism. Once labor's elite, the celebrated coal miners of the Jiu Valley and the chemical workers of the Fagaras region had many...

The Hungarian defeat to the Ottoman army at the pivotal Battle of Mohacs in 1526 led to the division of the Kingdom of Hungary into three parts, altering both the shape and the ethnic composition of Central Europe for centuries to come. Hungary thus...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780806351285Author RasmussenFormat HardbackPage Count 404Imprint ClearfieldPublisher ClearfieldWeight(grams) 634g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983207856Author E Claudette FreemanFormat PaperbackImprint Emily C. Freeman Holdings LLCPublisher Emily C. Freeman Holdings LLCWeight(grams) 150g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781528950589Author Alan R CableFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley PublishersWeight(grams) 156g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780906681091Author Jim HerrickFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Weight(grams) 140g

In the period between 1575 and 1625, civic peace in England, Scotland, and Ireland was persistently threatened by various kinds of religiously inspired violence, involving conspiracies, rebellions, and foreign invasions. Religious divisions divided local...

R.H. Charles: A Biography first situates Charles's work in the history of biblical scholarship. The remainder of the book is divided into three parts that draw on material stored in several archives and other sources. The first provides an account of his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800162303Author Laura FlechaFormat PaperbackPage Count 201Imprint Vanguard PressPublisher Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie PublishersWeight(grams) 130g

At a time when architectural and urban studies are moving towards seeking to accept and understand informal neighbourhoods rather than ignoring or eradicating them, the need for experiments on the ground is becoming increasingly urgent. In recent years,...

Take a look at the materials around your home. Did you know you can reuse the materials around your home and turn them into something new? But why is this important? There are lots of changes happening around our world and we need to do our best to help!...

For over 20 years, an extremely lively and outstanding architectural scene has been thriving in South Tyrol. Gerd Bergmeister and Michaela Wolf have been one of its main protagonists from the very beginning. Their buildings are surprising, imaginative...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782742016334Author Alexis ArzimanoglouFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint John Libbey EurotextPublisher John Libbey EurotextWeight(grams) 170g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839278587Author Louise NelsonFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint BookLife PublishingPublisher BookLife PublishingWeight(grams) 373gDimensions(mm) 260mm *...

Planet Earth is in trouble... it's time to Take Action! But what can you do - you're just a kid, right? Wrong! The future of the planet is in the hands of young activists like you - and there is plenty you can do to help! From getting your hands dirty...

The art of people-watching is one we all engage in, and in Streetwise these observations, suffused with the many ways we imagine the lives of others, take on depth and focus as poet and passers-by interact without a word needing to be said. In nuanced...

This title explores the role of Burmese pythons in introduced environments, how humans helped spread the species, the threats they pose to ecosystems, and efforts being taken to manage them. This book also includes a table of contents, two infographics,...

Letters & Sounds (2021): Phase 5 Scholastic Set: 12 Title: Paul's Dressing-up Box Focus: au (as in 'sauce'), oor (as in 'door'), al (as in 'talked'), ture (as in 'adventure'), a (as in 'can't'), a (as in 'was'), ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780190822613Author Hiuling NgFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Oxford University Press,China LtdPublisher Oxford University Press,China LtdWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780190822033Author Hiuling NgFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Oxford University Press,China LtdPublisher Oxford University Press,China Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780190821562Author Howchung LeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Oxford University Press,China LtdPublisher Oxford University Press,China...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781872142586Author Martha MeijerFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint WorldView PublicationsPublisher WorldView PublicationsWeight(grams) 138g

People race down snowy hills on sleds. Friends pack snow into snow into snow people or snowballs. From skiing and snowboarding to snowmobiling, science explains how it all works. The Science of Snow Fun reveals the fascinating ways that science is at...

This title introduces you to one of the world's most popular legendary monsters. Your readers will learn about the real-life history surrounding vampires and see how the creatures are reflected in different cultures. Features include a table of contents,...

In this wide-ranging and acclaimed book, Stephen F. Cohen challenges conventional wisdom about the course of Soviet and post-Soviet history. Reexamining leaders from Nikolai Bukharin, Stalin's preeminent opponent, and Nikita Khrushchev to Mikhail...

The Early Byzantine Historians is the first original study of every significant Byzantine historian from Eusebius of Caesarea (c.255-339) to Theophylact Simocatta (c.585-after 641?). Individually and as a group, these authors had a decisive influence on...

This collection brings together historians, political theorists and literary scholars to provide historical perspectives on the modern debate over freedom of speech, particularly the question of whether limitations might be necessary given religious...

This book fills a significant gap in the literature on eighteenth-century social and cultural history. Starting with their production and trade, Sorge-English looks at the intricacies of the staymaker's craft, the role of gender in the design and...

Originally published in 1991 and focussing on the countryside, this book examines patterns of settlement and agriculture in Scotland and considers how these were increasingly altered during the 17th and 18th Centuries by the first Improvers and then by...

In Capitalism and Cartography in the Dutch Golden Age, Elizabeth A. Sutton explores the fascinating but previously neglected history of corporate cartography during the Dutch Golden Age, from ca. 1600 to 1650. She examines how maps were used as...