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Big British Bluff

Author : Subir
Publisher : Ukiyoto Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9364943422
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (649 download)

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Download or read book Big British Bluff written by Subir and published by Ukiyoto Publishing. This book was released on with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, many Indians are unaware that World War II was once fought in India’s North-eastern region. The twin battles of Imphal and Kohima were so fierce that in 2013, a poll conducted in London recognized these as ‘Britain’s Greatest Battle.’ But, in the history of India’s independence movement, they have largely been eclipsed. While global historical accounts have framed them as a Japanese invasion of India, the truth is they were parts of India’s armed Liberation War against British colonial rule spearheaded by the Indian National Army under Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, with the audacious ambition of uprooting the British Raj from the soil of India. British Prime Minister Churchill knew it well. However, fearing a cascading effect resulting in a nationwide uprising in support of Bose’s Liberation Army, Churchill orchestrated a smear campaign to misrepresent this attack as a mere Japanese invasion rather than acknowledging its true nationalist origins. Against this backdrop, the story eruditely recounts the gamut of India’s major revolutionary movements culminating in the full-fledged Liberation War, which was played down and belittled by the conspiracies of the Allied forces of World War II to conceal it from becoming known to the world. The book highlights how British propagandists actively embarked on a vicious slander campaign against Subhas Bose to undermine India’s quest for freedom, deliberately seeking to camouflage the daring legacy of Subhas Bose and all others. Yet, in the final analysis, the story narrates how Netaji’s Liberation War subsequently forced the British to free India.

The Best of British Bluff

Author : Rajiva Wijesinha
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789551732615
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book The Best of British Bluff written by Rajiva Wijesinha and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Biggest Bluff

Author : Maria Konnikova
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525522646
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book The Biggest Bluff written by Maria Konnikova and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller • A New York Times Notable Book “The tale of how Konnikova followed a story about poker players and wound up becoming a story herself will have you riveted, first as you learn about her big winnings, and then as she conveys the lessons she learned both about human nature and herself.” —The Washington Post It's true that Maria Konnikova had never actually played poker before and didn't even know the rules when she approached Erik Seidel, Poker Hall of Fame inductee and winner of tens of millions of dollars in earnings, and convinced him to be her mentor. But she knew her man: a famously thoughtful and broad-minded player, he was intrigued by her pitch that she wasn't interested in making money so much as learning about life. She had faced a stretch of personal bad luck, and her reflections on the role of chance had led her to a giant of game theory, who pointed her to poker as the ultimate master class in learning to distinguish between what can be controlled and what can't. And she certainly brought something to the table, including a Ph.D. in psychology and an acclaimed and growing body of work on human behavior and how to hack it. So Seidel was in, and soon she was down the rabbit hole with him, into the wild, fiercely competitive, overwhelmingly masculine world of high-stakes Texas Hold'em, their initial end point the following year's World Series of Poker. But then something extraordinary happened. Under Seidel's guidance, Konnikova did have many epiphanies about life that derived from her new pursuit, including how to better read, not just her opponents but far more importantly herself; how to identify what tilted her into an emotional state that got in the way of good decisions; and how to get to a place where she could accept luck for what it was, and what it wasn't. But she also began to win. And win. In a little over a year, she began making earnest money from tournaments, ultimately totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. She won a major title, got a sponsor, and got used to being on television, and to headlines like "How one writer's book deal turned her into a professional poker player." She even learned to like Las Vegas. But in the end, Maria Konnikova is a writer and student of human behavior, and ultimately the point was to render her incredible journey into a container for its invaluable lessons. The biggest bluff of all, she learned, is that skill is enough. Bad cards will come our way, but keeping our focus on how we play them and not on the outcome will keep us moving through many a dark patch, until the luck once again breaks our way.

Churchill and Empire

Author : Lawrence James
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 0297869159
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (978 download)

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Download or read book Churchill and Empire written by Lawrence James and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A genuinely original biography of Churchill, focusing on his contradictory and lifelong relationship with the British Empire. 'A superb history of a memorable subject' Andrew Roberts, bestselling author of CHURCHILL: WALKING WITH DESTINY One of our finest narrative historians, and journalist for the SUNDAY TIMES and LITERARY REVIEW, Lawrence James, has written a genuinely new biography of Winston Churchill, set within a fully detailed historical context, but solely focusing on his relationship with the British Empire. As a young army officer in the late 19th century, Churchill's first experience of the Empire was serving in conflicts in India, South Africa and the Sudan. His attitude towards the Empire at the time was the stereotypical Victorian paternalistic approach - a combination of feeling responsible and feeling superior. Conscious even then of his political career ahead, Churchill's natural benevolence towards the Empire was occasionally overruled for political reasons, and he found himself reluctantly supporting - or at least not publicly condemning - British atrocities. As a politician he consistently relied on the Empire for support during crises, but was angered by any demands for nationalisation. He held what many would regard today as racist views, in that he felt that some nationalities were superior to others, but he didn't regard those positions as fixed. His (some might say obsequious) relationship with America reflected that view. America was a former colony where the natives had become worthy to rule themselves, but - he felt - still had that tie to Britain. Thus he overlooked the frequently expressed American view that the Empire was a hangover from a bygone era of colonisation, and reflected poorly on Britain's ability to conduct herself as a political power in the current world order. This outmoded attitude was one of the reasons the British voters rejected him after a Second World War in which - it was universally felt - he had led the country brilliantly. His attitude remained Victorian in a world that was shaping up very differently. However, it would be a mistake to consider Churchill merely as an anachronistic soldier. He grasped the problems of the Cold War immediately, believing that immature nations prematurely given independence would be more likely to be sucked into the vortex of Communism. This view chimed with American foreign policy, and made the Americans rather more pragmatic about their demands for self-governance for Empire countries. Lawrence James has written a fascinating portrait of an endlessly interesting statesman - and one that includes tantalising vignettes about his penchants for silk underwear and champagne.

Historical Dictionary of Zionism

Author : Rafael Medoff
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135966427
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Zionism written by Rafael Medoff and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jewish attachment to Zion is many centuries old. Although the modern Zionist movement was organized only a little more than a century ago, the roots of the Zionist idea reach back almost 4,000 years, to the day that the biblical patriarch Abraham left his home in Ur of the Chaldees to settle in the promised land The Historical Dictionary of Zionism is an excellent source of information on Zionism, its founders and leaders, its various strands and organizations, major events in its struggle, and its present status. By showing the movement's strengths and weaknesses, it also acts as a corrective to overly idealistic comments by its supporters and the wilder claims of its opponents. A much more realistic understanding is offered in the Introduction, which presents and explains the movement; the Chronology, which shows its historic progression; the Dictionary, which includes numerous entries on crucial persons, organizations and events; and the Bibliography, which points the way to further reading.

The Biggest Gang in Britain - Shining a Light on the Culture of Police Corruption

Author : Stephen Hayes
Publisher : Grosvenor House Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1781482020
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (814 download)

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Download or read book The Biggest Gang in Britain - Shining a Light on the Culture of Police Corruption written by Stephen Hayes and published by Grosvenor House Publishing. This book was released on 2013-06-04 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hard hitting, brutally honest account of police work during the late 1960's and 1970's. Whilst explicit, it is often humorous, refreshing and equally unbelievable. In this ?rst book of a trilogy the author takes the reader through his early police service and in doing so reveals many working practices which in reality have become a culture of dishonesty, lies and often stupidity which has been accepted by the Government of the day, the judiciary and the public at large for many years. That is until the present day when it has all gone so wrong. Very, very wrong with the revelations of the Hillsborough Investigation, the Jimmy Savile Investigation, so many more and even 'Plebgate' when The Biggest Gang believed they were so powerful that evidence against Andrew Mitchell, a member of Her Majesty's Government left so many questions, yet to be answered. This book explains that such examples are not typical of a minority rogue element as being claimed but are a dishonest culture, born so long ago but allowed to fester and grow with the many examples and revelations which have continued until today with Hillsborough as only one shocking example.

The Battle of Negro Fort

Author : Matthew J Clavin
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479879819
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)

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Download or read book The Battle of Negro Fort written by Matthew J Clavin and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2014-05-09 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dramatic story of the United States’ destruction of a free and independent community of fugitive slaves in Spanish Florida In the aftermath of the War of 1812, Major General Andrew Jackson ordered a joint United States army-navy expedition into Spanish Florida to destroy a free and independent community of fugitive slaves. The result was the Battle of Negro Fort, a brutal conflict among hundreds of American troops, Indian warriors, and black rebels that culminated in the death or re-enslavement of nearly all of the fort’s inhabitants. By eliminating this refuge for fugitive slaves, the United States government closed an escape valve that African Americans had utilized for generations. At the same time, it intensified the subjugation of southern Native Americans, including the Creeks, Choctaws, and Seminoles. Still, the battle was significant for another reason as well. During its existence, Negro Fort was a powerful symbol of black freedom that subverted the racist foundations of an expanding American slave society. Its destruction reinforced the nation’s growing commitment to slavery, while illuminating the extent to which ambivalence over the institution had disappeared since the nation’s founding. Indeed, four decades after declaring that all men were created equal, the United States destroyed a fugitive slave community in a foreign territory for the first and only time in its history, which accelerated America’s transformation into a white republic. The Battle of Negro Fort places the violent expansion of slavery where it belongs, at the center of the history of the early American republic.

The Far East

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 708 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Merchant Sail

Author : William Armstrong Fairburn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 600 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Merchant Sail written by William Armstrong Fairburn and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Bluff Your Way in British Class

Author : Peter Gammond
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (119 download)

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Download or read book Bluff Your Way in British Class written by Peter Gammond and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Paras - The Inside Story of Britain's Toughest Regiment

Author : John Parker
Publisher : Metro Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782190503
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book The Paras - The Inside Story of Britain's Toughest Regiment written by John Parker and published by Metro Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-06 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since their foundation during the Second World War, the Parachute Regiment has acquired a formidable reputation as tough, fearless soldiers. 'The Red Devils' have played a key role in many of the battles of the past sixty years - the capture of Sicily, the D-Day landing, the heroic but doomed attempt to capture the bridge at Arnhem. In the savage wars of 'peace' since the Second World War, the Paras have seen action all over the world - from Cyprus, Palestine, Egypt, Borneo and the Falklands to Bosnia. For his authoritative book, John Parker has gathered together the testimony of numerous veterans of the Parachute Regiment. Their first-hand accounts of the major events in their history make enthralling reading, bringing home the reality and cruelty of combat.

The Lion's Share

Author : Bernard Porter
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131786039X
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)

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Download or read book The Lion's Share written by Bernard Porter and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-11 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As well as presenting a lively narrative of events, Bernard Porter explores a number of broad analytical themes, challenging more conventional and popular interpretations. He sees imperialism as a symptom not of Britain's strength in the world, but of her decline; and he argues that the empire itself both aggravated and obscured deep-seated malaise in the British economy.

The Battle of Negro Fort

Author : Matthew J. Clavin
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479837334
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)

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Download or read book The Battle of Negro Fort written by Matthew J. Clavin and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dramatic story of the United States’ destruction of a free and independent community of fugitive slaves in Spanish Florida In the aftermath of the War of 1812, Major General Andrew Jackson ordered a joint United States army-navy expedition into Spanish Florida to destroy a free and independent community of fugitive slaves. The result was the Battle of Negro Fort, a brutal conflict among hundreds of American troops, Indian warriors, and black rebels that culminated in the death or re-enslavement of nearly all of the fort’s inhabitants. By eliminating this refuge for fugitive slaves, the United States government closed an escape valve that African Americans had utilized for generations. At the same time, it intensified the subjugation of southern Native Americans, including the Creeks, Choctaws, and Seminoles. Still, the battle was significant for another reason as well. During its existence, Negro Fort was a powerful symbol of black freedom that subverted the racist foundations of an expanding American slave society. Its destruction reinforced the nation’s growing commitment to slavery, while illuminating the extent to which ambivalence over the institution had disappeared since the nation’s founding. Indeed, four decades after declaring that all men were created equal, the United States destroyed a fugitive slave community in a foreign territory for the first and only time in its history, which accelerated America’s transformation into a white republic. The Battle of Negro Fort places the violent expansion of slavery where it belongs, at the center of the history of the early American republic.

FBIS Daily Report

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book FBIS Daily Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Foundations of British Foreign Policy

Author : H. W.V Temperley
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429682018
Total Pages : 573 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)

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Download or read book Foundations of British Foreign Policy written by H. W.V Temperley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-23 with total page 573 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1938, this volume represents a selection of unpublished and published documents dealing with foreign affairs, from the rise of the Younger Pitt to the death of Salisbury. It contains both official papers and private letters; speeches and other public statements of policy. The Editors have had access to a large number of unpublished materials, public and private, so that many of the documents that they have chosen are new and reveal a striking continuity of ideas in British diplomacy, despite opposed parties and even opposing policies.

Great British Eccentrics

Author : S. D. Tucker
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445647710
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book Great British Eccentrics written by S. D. Tucker and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An entertaining guide to the most eccentric characters from British history

A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2386 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World written by and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 2386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: