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Download or read book Mountbatten written by Adrian Smith and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-04-30 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Was he a far-sighted war hero, or an ambitious networker promoted well above his natural talent? Admired as a modernising chief of staff, a timely decoloniser, and a genuine player on the world stage, Mountbatten nevertheless continues to attract fierce criticism. In this timely new biography, Adrian Smith offers a fresh and convincing perspective, depicting Mountbatten as a quintessentially modern, highly professional figure within the Royal Navy, and at Combined Operations and SE Asia Command, a hands-on officer who enthusiastically embraced new technology; someone who, although an aristocrat, was by instinct a progressive, innovative in his approach to man management. Smith brings Mountbatten to life, acknowledging the essential qualities as well as the obvious weaknesses. Beneath the rich, vain, often ruthless, embodiment of power and privilege could be found a very human, even vulnerable, character - the complex personality of a pivotal figure in the history of twentieth-century Britain and her empire.
Book Synopsis The Partition of India and Mountbatten by : Latif Ahmed Sherwani
Download or read book The Partition of India and Mountbatten written by Latif Ahmed Sherwani and published by Atlantic Publishers & Distri. This book was released on 1984 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mountbatten written by Richard Hough and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 1985 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Mountbattens written by Andrew Lownie and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-22 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Richly entertaining... impressively well-researched' Daily Mail, Biography of the Year The Sunday Times bestselling biography of the glamorous couple behind the modern royal family, the aunt and uncle of Prince Philip. DICKIE MOUNTBATTEN: A major figure behind his nephew Philip's marriage to Queen Elizabeth II and instrumental in the Royal Family taking the Mountbatten name, he was Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia during World War II and the last Viceroy of India. EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN: Once the richest woman in Britain and a playgirl who enjoyed numerous affairs, she emerged from World War II as a magnetic and talented humanitarian worker loved around the world. From British high society to the South of France, from the battlefields of Burma to the Viceroy's House, The Mountbattens is a rich and filmic story of a powerful partnership, revealing the truth behind a carefully curated legend. Was Mountbatten one of the outstanding leaders of his generation, or a man over-promoted because of his royal birth, high-level connections, film-star looks and ruthless self-promotion? What is the true story behind controversies such as the Dieppe Raid and Indian Partition, the love affair between Edwina and Nehru, and Mountbatten's assassination in 1979? Based on over 100 interviews, research from dozens of archives and new information released under Freedom of Information requests, prize-winning historian Andrew Lownie sheds new light on this remarkable couple. 'Painstakingly researched... genuinely enthralling' Observer 'A page-turner which is also a carefully researched work of history' Spectator 'A compelling new biography...superbly researched' Daily Express 'Incisive... strongly recommend' The Times
Book Synopsis The First Vietnam War by : Peter M. Dunn
Download or read book The First Vietnam War written by Peter M. Dunn and published by C. HURST & CO. PUBLISHERS. This book was released on 1985 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Mountbatten & the Men of the "Kelly" by : William Pattinson
Download or read book Mountbatten & the Men of the "Kelly" written by William Pattinson and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family by : DK
Download or read book Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family written by DK and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 2021-06-03 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A magnificent tribute to the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II, and a celebration of the British royal family. This ebook is a stunning visual e-guide to the world's most famous royals, from the Queen's Norman predecessors to her great-grandchildren. It features events such as the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, and profiles on key people such as Princess Diana and Prince Harry. This new edition is revised to include the most recent events and milestones, such as the retirement of the Duke of Edinburgh, the birth of Charlotte, Louis, Archie, and other new family members, Harry and Meghan's wedding, and their decision to step back as senior members of the royal family. Including rare, restricted, and exclusive photos, this ebook examines the Queen's life in detail from her childhood to today, but also goes back through more than 1,000 years of history to tell the story of the House of Windsor and the entire succession of kings and queens of England and Scotland. With dazzling galleries of royal artefacts and photographic tours of sumptuous royal residences, this is the perfect ebook for fans of the Queen and royal family, fans of the Netflix series The Crown, or anyone interested in the history of the British monarchy.
Author :Earl Louis Mountbatten Mountbatten of Burma Publisher :Manohar Publishers and Distributors ISBN 13 : Total Pages :412 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Mountbatten's Report on the Last Viceroyalty, 22 March-15 August 1947 by : Earl Louis Mountbatten Mountbatten of Burma
Download or read book Mountbatten's Report on the Last Viceroyalty, 22 March-15 August 1947 written by Earl Louis Mountbatten Mountbatten of Burma and published by Manohar Publishers and Distributors. This book was released on 2003 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Together with a comprehensive bibliography-cum-list for further readings this volume is aimed to serve as a veritable reference tool.
Book Synopsis Indian Summer by : Alex von Tunzelmann
Download or read book Indian Summer written by Alex von Tunzelmann and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-10-25 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stroke of midnight on 15 August 1947 liberated 400 million Indians from the British Empire. One of the defining moments of world history had been brought about by a tiny number of people, including Jawaharlal Nehru, the fiery prime minister-to-be; Gandhi, the mystical figure who enthralled a nation; and Louis and Edwina Mountbatten, the glamorous but unlikely couple who had been dispatched to get Britain out of India without delay. Within hours of the midnight chimes, however, the two new nations of India and Pakistan would descend into anarchy and terror. INDIAN SUMMERdepicts the epic sweep of events that ripped apart the greatest empire the world has ever seen, and reveals the secrets of the most powerful players on the world stage: the Cold War conspiracies, the private deals, and the intense and clandestine love affair between the wife of the last viceroy and the first prime minister of free India. With wit, insight and a sharp eye for detail, Alex von Tunzelmann relates how a handful of people changed the world for ever.
Book Synopsis A History of Modern South Asia by : Ian Talbot
Download or read book A History of Modern South Asia written by Ian Talbot and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TWELVE: Pakistan's National Crisis and the Birth of Bangladesh -- THIRTEEN: Bangladesh Since Independence -- FOURTEEN: Pakistan Since 1971 -- FIFTEEN: India Shining -- SIXTEEN: The Contemporary International Relations of South Asia -- Chronology -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
Book Synopsis Indigenous Identity in South Asia by : Tamina M. Chowdhury
Download or read book Indigenous Identity in South Asia written by Tamina M. Chowdhury and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the immediate aftermath of the creation of Bangladesh in 1971, an armed struggle ensued in its remote south-eastern corner. The hill people in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, more commonly referred to as paharis, demanded official recognition, and autonomy, as the indigenous people of the Tracts. This demand for autonomy was primarily based on the claim that they were ethnically distinct from the majority ‘Bengali’ population of Bangladesh, and thereby needed to protect their unique identity. This book challenges the general perception within existing scholarship that indigenous claims coming from the Tracts are a recent and contemporary phenomenon, which emerged with the founding of the Bangladesh state. By analysing the processes of colonisation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, the author argues that identities of distinct ethnicity and tradition predate the creation of Bangladesh, and first began to evolve under British patronage. It is asserted that claims to indigeneity must be understood as an outcome of prolonged and complex processes of interaction between hill peoples – largely the Hill Tracts elites – and the Raj. Using hitherto unexplored archival sources, Indigenous Identity in South Asia sheds new light on how the concepts of ‘territory’, and of a ‘people indigenous to it’ came to be forged and politicised. By showing a far deeper historical lineage of claims making in the Tracts, it adds a new dimension to existing studies on Bangladesh’s borders and its history. The book will also be a key resource for scholars of South Asian history and politics, colonial history and those studying indigenous identity.
Book Synopsis The British Empire and the Second World War by : Ashley Jackson
Download or read book The British Empire and the Second World War written by Ashley Jackson and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-03-09 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1939 Hitler went to war not just with Great Britain; he also went to war with the whole of the British Empire, the greatest empire that there had ever been. In the years since 1945 that empire has disappeared, and the crucial fact that the British Empire fought together as a whole during the war has been forgotten. All the parts of the empire joined the struggle and were involved in it from the beginning, undergoing huge changes and sometimes suffering great losses as a result. The war in the desert, the defence of Malta and the Malayan campaign, and the contribution of the empire as a whole in terms of supplies, communications and troops, all reflect the strategic importance of Britain's imperial status. Men and women not only from Australia, New Zealand and India but from many parts of Africa and the Middle East all played their part. Winston Churchill saw the war throughout in imperial terms. The British Empire and the Second World War emphasises a central fact about the Second World War that is often forgotten.
Download or read book Slim written by Ronald Lewin and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 1999 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Field Marshal the Viscount Slim was blessed with none of the advantages of wealth and social position that eased the progress of many army officers. With only his integrity, personality and intellect he rose to the pinnacle of his career.
Book Synopsis British Admirals of the Fleet by : T A Heathcote
Download or read book British Admirals of the Fleet written by T A Heathcote and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2002-01-22 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A companion volume to the same author's "The British Field Marshals 1736-1997", this book outlines the lives of the 115 officers who held the rank of Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Navy from 1734, when it took its modern form, to 1995, when the last one was appointed. Each entry gives details of the dates of the birth and death of its subjects, their careers ashore and afloat, their family backgrounds, and the ships, campaigns and combats in which they served. Each is placed clearly in its domestic or international political context. The actions recorded include major fleet battles under sail or steam, single-ship duels, encounters with pirates on the Spanish Main and up the rivers of Borneo, the suppression of the Slave Trade (for which the Navy receives little gratitude), landing parties to deal with local dictators and revolutionaries, and the services of naval brigades in China, Egypt and South Africa.
Book Synopsis Living Vicariously: Traveling Through Great Britain - Stories, Conversations, a Guide, Bits & Bobs by : Terry L. Harris
Download or read book Living Vicariously: Traveling Through Great Britain - Stories, Conversations, a Guide, Bits & Bobs written by Terry L. Harris and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-10-29 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living Vicariously ? experiencing someone else's stories, adventures or tales through conversations, reading, listening or photos and videos. This is the first in the series of Living Vicariously. Each new book will tell of other people's stories. In this series, take you along on my travels through Great Britain. Follow me as I tell Stories of events that I happen upon, Conversations with people along the way, Bits of history of the towns I visit and various Bobs of information to help Guide you along. The train has left the station, so let's see where it takes us.
Book Synopsis The Cairo Conference of 1943 by : Ronald Ian Heiferman
Download or read book The Cairo Conference of 1943 written by Ronald Ian Heiferman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For four days in November 1943, Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Chiang Kai-shek and Madame Chiang Kai-shek met in Cairo to discuss the future of the war in the China-Burma-India Theater and plans for the ultimate defeat of Japan. This would be the first and last time that these leaders would meet. This book chronicles the Cairo Conference, the events leading up to the conference, and the consequences of the decisions, understandings and misunderstandings that resulted from the summit. The only book-length study of the subject, this text examines the enormous impact the conference had on the course of the war in Asia and post-war Sino-Western relations.
Book Synopsis Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States by : United States. Department of State
Download or read book Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States written by United States. Department of State and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 1230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
