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Book Synopsis Petersfield At War by : David Jeffery
Download or read book Petersfield At War written by David Jeffery and published by The History Press. This book was released on 1980-01-01 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The small Hampshire town of Petersfield saw little direct conflict during the Second World War, yet its story reflects all the anxieties and concerns of Britain's inhabitants during that period: food shortages, evacuees, blackout restrictions, family losses - and the characteristically phlegmatic approach to these problems by all concerned. David Jeffery's research has uncovered some remarkable stories of individuals caught up in these world-changing events, and a series of interviews with over fifty long-time residents vividly brings back to life the everyday realities and intense atmosphere of these troubled times. This evocative record of the effect of the war will serve as a memorial to an exceptional period in Petersfield's history.
Book Synopsis Cape Breton at 200 by : Kenneth Joseph Donovan
Download or read book Cape Breton at 200 written by Kenneth Joseph Donovan and published by Cape Breton University Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The War of the Motor Gun Boats by : A. J. Chapman
Download or read book The War of the Motor Gun Boats written by A. J. Chapman and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2013-10-02 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tony Chapman was born in Southampton in 1924. Aged 16 he watched with horror as the historic High Street of Southampton burnt to the ground in a firestorm caused by a heavy German bombing raid on the night of 30 November 1940. He vowed to join up and fight back. Tony joined the Navy.Within hours of being posted to his first Motor Gun Boat, Telegraphist Tony Chapman was involved in an epic Coastal Forces engagement when his flotilla took on a force of thirty E-boats. Although their unit of two MGBs sank three E-Boats, it was at a high cost. Half of Tony's shipmates were killed or injured.This was the start of an eventful and dramatic wartime service with these little warships. Tony's flotilla operated in the Mediterranean and Aegean where the Motor Gun Boats played a key role in this important but often neglected theatre.rnDaily life on these small ships is vividly described. The flotilla had a busy time showing the flag in the Levant and on combined operations in the Aegean with the Greek Sacred Regiment of Commandos. The culmination of their efforts was when Tony's boat, ML838, took the surrender of the Island of Kos in 1945.rnrnWritten from the perspective of one of the other ranks, War of the Motor Gun Boats fills an important gap in the literature of the Second World War.As featured in the North Devon Journal and Exmoor Magazine.
Book Synopsis The War of the Worlds by : Peter J. Beck
Download or read book The War of the Worlds written by Peter J. Beck and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-25 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1897, H.G. Wells's alien invasion narrative The War of the Worlds was a landmark work of science fiction and one that continues to be adapted and referenced in the 21st century. Chronicling the novel's contexts, its origins and its many multi-media adaptations, this book is a complete biography of the life – and the afterlives – of The War of the Worlds. Exploring the original text's compelling sense of place and vivid recreation of Wells's Woking home and the concerns of fin-de-siécle Britain, the book goes on to chart the novel's immediate international impact. Starting with the initial serialisations in US newspapers, Peter Beck goes on to examine Orson Welles's legendary 1938 radio adaptation, TV and film adaptations from George Pal to Steven Spielberg, Jeff Wayne's rock opera and the numerous other works that have taken their inspiration from Wells's original. Drawing on new archival research, this is a comprehensive account of the continuing impact of The War of the Worlds.
Book Synopsis Journal of the Royal United Service Institution by :
Download or read book Journal of the Royal United Service Institution written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Journal of the Royal United Service Institution, Whitehall Yard by :
Download or read book Journal of the Royal United Service Institution, Whitehall Yard written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Two Hampshire Families by : Peter Hann
Download or read book Two Hampshire Families written by Peter Hann and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two Hampshire Families, Hann / Hiscock is the story of two families, brought together by marriage, during the period from the mid nineeteenth century through to the twenty first century. From very different backgrounds we follow members of each family through hardship, wartime tragedy, country living and commitment to their own religious and social beliefs
Book Synopsis The English Civil War by : Timothy Venning
Download or read book The English Civil War written by Timothy Venning and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2015-02-28 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With hindsight, the victory of Parliamentarian forces over the Royalists in the English Civil War may seem inevitable but this outcome was not a foregone conclusion. Timothy Venning explores many of the turning points and discusses how they might so easily have played out differently. ?What if, for example, Charles I had capitalized on his victory at Edgehill by attacking London without delay? Could this have ended the war in 1642? His actual advance on the capital in 1643 failed but came close to causing a Parliamentarian collapse Ð how could it have succeeded and what then? Among the many other scenarios, full consideration is given to the role of Ireland (what if Papal meddling had not prevented Irish Catholics aiding Charles?) and Scotland (how might Montrose's Scottish loyalists have neutralized the Covenanters?). The author analyses the plausible possibilities in each thread, throwing light on the role of chance and underlying factors in the real outcome, as well as what might easily have been different.
Book Synopsis A Brief History of the Lindsey Family by : David Lindsey
Download or read book A Brief History of the Lindsey Family written by David Lindsey and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book documents the history of the Lindsey family over nearly three centuries from the 1700s to the late 1900s. David Lindsey has drawn on a wide range of source materials including the diary of his great-great-great grandfather Samuel Watson written in 1852, the diary of Samuel's grandaughter Sarah Lindsey written between 1874-1911 and that of her son Charlie. It is also informed by a large amount of personal research. The Lindseys established and grew a truss and surgical appliance business in London, Brighton, Portsmouth and across the South East of England. They were involved in the church and in politics, becoming members of prestigious societies and establishing the Royal Surgical Aid Society. Lindsey Street in EC1 in the City of London was named after Mark John Lindsey who died in 1906. Many other families' stories are woven through the book including family trees for the Brackett, Harman, Fenwick, Starling, Tressider and Watson families.
Book Synopsis Greatham Memories by : Peter Gripton
Download or read book Greatham Memories written by Peter Gripton and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-03 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a sequel to Peter Griptons original 'A History of Greatham' published in late 2003. Since then many people far and wide have sent Peter further contributions, ones that they said they were quite happy to share with local inhabitants. The articles and stories in' Greatham Memories cannot in any way be described as 'A History of Greatham Part 2', but the author hopes that readers will enjoy them just the same.
Book Synopsis The House of Commons, 1660-1690: Introductory survey. Appendices. Constituencies. Members A-B by : Basil Duke Henning
Download or read book The House of Commons, 1660-1690: Introductory survey. Appendices. Constituencies. Members A-B written by Basil Duke Henning and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 1983 with total page 2390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain by : Donald J. Grant
Download or read book Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain written by Donald J. Grant and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Directory of British Railway Companies of Great Britain is a record of all the companies who sought to build a railway in Great Britain, both successful and unsuccessful. The Directory contains a full list of every company that obtained an Act of Parliament for the construction of a railway. If a railway was built without an Act of Parliament and played a part in the greater picture of Great Britain’s railway system, it is also included, which gives a fascinating glimpse into Great Britain’s colourful public transportation history. Readers will learn about each railway’s origin, opening, route, gauge and growth and its amalgamation with others, and find out which grouping company it finally ended up in. In an interesting additional section, the routes that unfinished railways and railways that never came to fruition would have taken are also included. The Directory of British Railway Companies of Great Britain has been meticulously researched, and as a result includes all railways, built or not, in the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and Scottish Islands. Also included are brief descriptions of the most pertinent Acts relating to railways in Great Britain, providing readers with an insight into the complicated legal processes involved in the creation of a railway. The Directory of British Railway Companies of Great Britain is an all-in-one, easy to access and invaluable reference source. It will appeal to historians and transportation enthusiasts alike, as well as those who have always wondered how Great Britain’s railways came to be.
Book Synopsis Proceedings by : Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society
Download or read book Proceedings written by Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis An Eighteenth-century Secretary at War by : William Wildman Barrington Barrington (Viscount)
Download or read book An Eighteenth-century Secretary at War written by William Wildman Barrington Barrington (Viscount) and published by Army Records Society. This book was released on 1988 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Catalogue of Ten Thousand Tracts and Pamphlets, and Fifty Thousand Prints and Drawings, Illustrating the Topography and Antiquities of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland by : Alfred Russell Smith
Download or read book A Catalogue of Ten Thousand Tracts and Pamphlets, and Fifty Thousand Prints and Drawings, Illustrating the Topography and Antiquities of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland written by Alfred Russell Smith and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 1396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Schools at War written by David Stranack and published by History Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Schools at War marks the first time that the extraordinary tales of evacuation, improvisation, drama, and trauma experienced by many English schools during the Second World War have been collected into a single book. This remarkable achievement was made possible by the Association of Representatives of Old Pupils' Societies (AROPS). Founded in 1971, this group of old boys' and old girls' organizations now has more than 260 members. AROPS decided to conduct a survey to discover what actually happened to its members' Alma Maters during the years 1939 to 1945. Although the original survey only sought to track the movements of schools during the war years, the request for information was responded to with such enthusiasm that a wealth of historical material was gathered. Schools at War chronicles the stories that emerged. It contains an amazing diversity of experiences--from schools in the heart of the country who were virtually untouched by the global conflict, to the schools in England's towns and cities, whose staff suffered the knowledge that, after the previous night's air raids, they would not be seeing some of their pupils again. The schools' stories are of hard work, commitment, bravery, doggedness--and often humor. Above all this, however, they share a determination that they would not be beaten. This compelling and fascinating narrative will appeal to those who have a connection to one of the schools, and to anyone with an interest in modern social history.
Book Synopsis Parliamentary Papers by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Download or read book Parliamentary Papers written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 882 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
