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E-BooksThe Salient Ypres, 1914–18



The Salient Ypres, 1914–18
Free Download The Salient: Ypres, 1914-18 By Alan Palmer
2017 | 288 Pages | ISBN: 1472124804 | EPUB | 3 MB
Ypres today is an international 'Town of Peace', but in 1914 the town, and the Salient, the 35-mile bulge in the Western Front, of which it is part, saw a 1500-day military campaign of mud and blood at the heart of the First World War that turned it into the devil's nursery.Distinguished biographer and historian of modern Europe Alan Palmer tells the story of the war in Flanders as a conflict that has left a deep social and political mark on the history of Europe.Denying Germany possession of the historic town of Ypres and access to the Channel coast was crucial to Britain's victory in 1918. But though Flanders battlefields are the closest on the continent to English shores, this was always much more than a narrowly British conflict. Passchendaele, the Menin Road, Hill 60 and the Messines Ridge remain names etched in folk memory. Militarily and tactically the four-year long campaign was innovative and a grim testing ground with constantly changing ideas of strategy and disputes between politicians and generals. Alan Palmer details all its aspects in an illuminating history of the place as much as the fighting man's experience.



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E-BooksBy–elections in British Politics, 1832–1914



By–elections in British Politics, 1832–1914
Free Download T.G. Otte, "By-elections in British Politics, 1832-1914"
English | ISBN: 1843837803 | 2013 | 320 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Explores the many issues surrounding by-elections in the period which saw the extension of the franchise, the introduction of the ballot, and the demise of most dual member constituencies.



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E-BooksWiltshire Marriage Patterns 1754–1914 Geographical Mobility, Cousin Marriage and Illegitimacy



Wiltshire Marriage Patterns 1754–1914 Geographical Mobility, Cousin Marriage and Illegitimacy
Free Download Cathy Day, "Wiltshire Marriage Patterns 1754-1914: Geographical Mobility, Cousin Marriage and Illegitimacy"
English | ISBN: 1443845353 | 2013 | 270 pages | PDF | 2 MB
This is the first study to use pedigrees of a mainstream English population to determine cousin marriage rates amongst ordinary labourers, tradesmen and farmers, and to demonstrate the association between cousin marriage, occupation, religious affiliation, geographical mobility and illegitimate reproductive experience. Using birthplace rather than place of residence, it shows the geographical source of spouses, their parents and grandparents. The marriage prospects of parents of illegitimate children and the children themselves are described, along with the association between being the mother of an illegitimate child and both low geographical mobility and high rates of cousin marriage.



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E-BooksThe Mediterranean Front 1914–1923



The Mediterranean Front 1914–1923
Free Download Michael Hickey, "The Mediterranean Front 1914-1923"
English | 2002 | pages: 102 | ISBN: 184176373X | PDF | 14,0 mb
The First World War in the Mediterranean represented more than just a peripheral theatre to the war on the western front. This engaging volume includes details of allied attempts to capture Constantinople; bloody campaigning in Northern Italy; the defence of the Suez Canal and the defeat of the Turkish army in Palestine. The Arab revolt, skirmishes in North Africa and the entrapment of a huge allied garrison in Greece - the 'worlds biggest prison camp' as the Germans described it - are also covered. The result was the fall of the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires and the birth of nations unknown in 1914.



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E-BooksMusic In The British Provinces, 1690–1914



Music In The British Provinces, 1690–1914
Free Download Music In The British Provinces, 1690-1914 By Rachel Cowgill; Peter Holman
2007 | 403 Pages | ISBN: 0754631605 | PDF | 14 MB
The period covered by this volume, roughly from Purcell to Elgar, has traditionally been seen as a dark age in British musical history. Much has been done recently to revise this view, though research still tends to focus on London as the commercial and cultural hub of the British Isles. It is becoming increasingly clear, however, that by the mid-eighteenth century musical activity outside London was highly distinctive in terms of its reach, the way it was organized, and its size, richness, and quality. There was an extraordinary amount of musical activity of all sorts, in provincial theatres and halls, in the amateur orchestras and choirs that developed in most towns of any size, in taverns, and convivial clubs, in parish churches and dissenting chapels, and, of course, in the home. This is the first book to concentrate specifically on musical life in the provinces, bringing together new archival research and offering a fresh perspective on British music of the period. The essays brought together here testify to the vital role played by music in provincial culture, not only in socializing and networking, but in regional economies and rivalries, demographics and class dynamics, religion and identity, education and recreation, and community and the formation of tradition. Most important, perhaps, as our focus shifts from London to the regions, new light is shed on neglected figures and forgotten repertoires, all of them worthy of reconsideration.



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E-BooksWinston S. Churchill The Challenge of War, 1914–1916



Winston S. Churchill The Challenge of War, 1914–1916
Free Download Martin Gilbert, "Winston S. Churchill: The Challenge of War, 1914-1916 "
English | ASIN : B07H18KKYR | 2015 | 918 pages | EPUB | 7 MB
Volume three of this authoritative Churchill biography chronicles his years of triumphant leadership in the Admiralty during World War I.



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E-BooksThe Oxford Handbook of European History, 1914–1945



The Oxford Handbook of European History, 1914–1945
Free Download Nicholas Doumanis, "The Oxford Handbook of European History, 1914-1945 "
English | ISBN: 0198845952 | 2019 | 672 pages | EPUB, PDF | 6 MB + 17 MB
The period spanning the two World Wars was unquestionably the most catastrophic in Europe's history. Despite such undeniably progressive developments as the radical expansion of women's suffrage and rising health standards, the era was dominated by political violence and chronic instability. Its symbols were Verdun, Guernica, and Auschwitz. By the end of this dark period, tens of millions of Europeans had been killed and more still had been displaced and permanently traumatized. If the nineteenth century gave Europeans cause to regard the future with a sense of optimism, the early twentieth century had them anticipating the destruction of civilization.



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E-BooksBlood on the Snow The Russian Revolution 1914–1924



Blood on the Snow The Russian Revolution 1914–1924
Free Download Blood on the Snow: The Russian Revolution 1914-1924 by Robert Service
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1529065828 | 583 pages | PDF | 11 Mb
'A terrific book about a terrifying subject by the best historian of Russia working today' - Michael Burleigh, author of The Third Reich



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E-BooksThe Slovak Question A Transatlantic Perspective, 1914–1948



The Slovak Question A Transatlantic Perspective, 1914–1948
Free Download Michael Cude, "The Slovak Question: A Transatlantic Perspective, 1914-1948 "
English | ISBN: 0822947021 | 2022 | 298 pages | EPUB | 1026 KB
Winner, 2022 SSA Best Book Prize



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E-BooksThe Territorials 1908–1914 A Guide for Military and Family Historians



The Territorials 1908–1914 A Guide for Military and Family Historians
Free Download Ray Westlake, "The Territorials 1908-1914: A Guide for Military and Family Historians"
English | 2012 | ISBN: 1848843607 | EPUB | pages: 288 | 4.8 mb
The Territorials 1908-1914 is a unique, comprehensive record of the part-time soldiers who made up the Territorial Force that supported the regular army in the years immediately before the outbreak of the First World War. Previously information on the history and organization of these dedicated amateur soldiers has been incomplete and scattered across many sources but now, in this invaluable work of reference, Ray Westlake provides an accessible introduction to the Territorial Force and a directory of the units raised in each county and each town.



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