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1) The few: the American "Knights of the air" who risked everything to fight in the battle of Britain
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The never-before-told story of the American pilots--idealists, adventurers, romantics--who joined the RAF before America entered the war and helped save Britain in its darkest hour. Eight young Americans joined Britain's Royal Air Force, defying their country's neutrality laws and risking their U.S. citizenship to fight side-by-side with England's finest pilots in the summer of 1940--over a year before America entered the war. Flying the lethal and...
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The Royal Marines are renowned for their military skill and also for having one of the finest military bands in the world. These highly trained and talented musicians are equally at home parading at Buckingham Palace, playing at the Royal Albert Hall, or on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier in a foreign port.
Why then when the Argentines invaded the Falklands in April 1982 did these superb musicians get involved in what became a serious and...
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Découvrez enfin tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur le Titanic en moins d'une heure !
Lorsque le Titanic quitte le port de Southampton, le 10 avril 1912, les passagers qu'il compte à son bord sont loin de se douter du sort tragique qui les attend. Les conditions sont en effet toutes réunies pour une traversée inoubliable : le temps est lumineux, le paquebot d'un luxe inimaginable, et l'équipage expérimenté. Pourtant, l'impensable se produit, dans...
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What started as a project to archive a family's genealogy files became an insightful window into the life of Charles Watts, one of the millions of Dickens-era working-class English emigrants who risked everything for the possibility of better opportunities in distant lands.
“Searching for Charles” is the chronological account of Watts's experiences as told through his letters home-and the subsequent five-decade multigenerational search by his...
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On 1 April 1982 Major Mike Norman, commander of Naval Party 8901, was looking forward to a peaceful yearlong tour of duty on the Falkland Islands. But events turned out differently, for the next day the Argentines invaded and he and his forty-three Royal Marines found themselves fighting for their lives.
They took up defensive positions around Government House and on the approach to Stanley from Cape Pembroke to protect the Governor Rex Hunt and...
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Colin Palmer, one of the foremost chroniclers of twentieth-century British and U.S. imperialism in the Caribbean, here tells the story of British Guiana's struggle for independence. At the center of the story is Cheddi Jagan, who was the colony's first premier following the institution of universal adult suffrage in 1953.Informed by the first use of many British, U.S., and Guyanese archival sources, Palmer's work details Jagan's rise and fall, from...
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In 1982, Argentina rashly gambled that a full-scale invasion of the Falkland Islands-ownership of which had been disputed with Great Britain for over a century-would put an end to years of political wrangling. However, Britain's response was to immediately dispatch a task force to recover the islands, by force if necessary. The 'conflict' which followed (a formal declaration of war was never given) lasted ten weeks from Argentine invasion to British...
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The shocking story of a WWII shootout between black and white GIs in a quiet Cornish town that put the British-US "special relationship" on trial.
On September 26, 1943, racial tensions between American soldiers stationed in Cornwall erupted in gunfire. Labelled a 'wild west' mutiny by the tabloids, it became front page news in Great Britain and the USA. For Americans, it bolstered a fast-accelerating civil rights movement, while in the UK, it exposed...
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In this intellectual history, Minkah Makalani reveals how early-twentieth-century black radicals organized an international movement centered on ending racial oppression, colonialism, class exploitation, and global white supremacy. Focused primarily on two organizations, the Harlem-based African Blood Brotherhood, whose members became the first black Communists in the United States, and the International African Service Bureau, the major black anticolonial...
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Discover a Legacy of Innovation: From the Windrush Voyage to Generational Wealth
Embark on a journey through history, resilience, and groundbreaking achievement with "Innovation: The Hidden Windrush Legacy for Generational Wealth." This revelatory book unveils the untold stories of determination, creativity, and strategic innovation that have long been overshadowed. Within its pages, you will discover the profound impact of the Windrush generation...
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Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre el Titanic, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.
En tan solo 50 minutos, usted podrá:
• Analizar el contexto en el que se enmarca la construcción del Titanic, en plena época de innovaciones energéticas y técnicas, así como las particularidades que hicieron creer que era insumergible
• Descubrir el papel de los principales actores implicados...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of the Titanic in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the voyage of the Titanic.
When the Titanic liner set sail from Southampton on 10 April 1912, the passengers on board had no idea of the terrible fate that awaited them four days later. Everything was in place for an unforgettable journey: the brand new ship was proclaimed...
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