E-Books → The Defence and Fall of Greece, 1940-41
Published by: voska89 on 12-08-2021, 01:42 | 0
The Defence and Fall of Greece, 1940-41 by John Carr
English | January 31st, 2020 | ISBN: 1526781824 | 358 pages | True EPUB | 7.29 MB
This military history of the WWII Battle of Greece presents a vivid and detailed account with special focus on the Greek forces defending their homeland.
E-Books → Shadowplayers The Rise & Fall of Factory Records
Published by: voska89 on 10-08-2021, 01:48 | 0
James Nice, "Shadowplayers: The Rise & Fall of Factory Records"
English | 2010 | ISBN: 1845135407 | 432 pages | MOBI | 4.5 MB
Based on both archives and contemporary sources, this is the full story of Factory's heroic struggles; its complex web of inventive, idiosyncratic, and tragic personalities; and ultimately, the acclaimed and much-loved music it produced
E-Books → Mark E. Smith and The Fall Art, Music and Politics
Published by: voska89 on 10-08-2021, 01:45 | 0
Benjamin Halligan, "Mark E. Smith and The Fall: Art, Music and Politics"
English | 2010 | ISBN: 0754668673 | 226 pages | MOBI | 3.3 MB
This volume offers a comprehensive range of approaches to the work of Mark E. Smith and his band The Fall in relation to music, art and politics. Mark E. Smith remains one of the most divisive and idiosyncratic figures in popular music after a recording career with The Fall that spans thirty years. Although The Fall were originally associated with the contemporaneous punk explosion, from the beginning they pursued a highly original vision of what was possible in the sphere of popular music. While other punk bands burned out after a few years, only to then reform decades later as their own cover bands, The Fall continue to evolve while retaining a remarkable consistency, even with the frequent line-up changes that soon left Mark E. Smith as the only permanent member of the group. The key aspect of the group that this volume explores is the invariably creative, unfailingly critical and often antagonistic relations that characterize both the internal dynamics of the group and the group's position in the pop cultural surroundings. The Fall's ambiguous position in the unfolding histories of British popular music and therefore in the new heritage industries of popular culture in the UK, from post-punk to anti-Thatcher politics, to the 'Factory fiction of Manchester' and on into Mark E. Smith's current role as ageing enfant terrible of rock, illustrates the uneasy relationship between the band, their critical commentators and the historians of popular music. This volume engages directly with this critical ambiguity. With a diverse range of approaches to The Fall, this volume opens up new possibilities for writing about contemporary music beyond traditional approaches grounded in the sociology of music, Cultural Studies and music journalism - an aim which is reflected in the variety of provocative critical approaches and writing styles that make up the volume.
E-Books → The Fall Wall of Pain, 2nd Edition
Published by: voska89 on 9-08-2021, 01:05 | 0
Mick Middles, Mark E. Smith, "The Fall: Wall of Pain, 2nd Edition"
English | 2010 | ISBN: 1847724167 | 368 pages | MOBI | 3.2 MB
Having known Fall leader Mark E. Smith since 1977, Manchester based music writer Mick Middles is ideally placed to pen the first ever authorized biography of this most inscrutable of bands led by one of the few genuine characters in rock today. Details some 26 years on the fringe of the Manchester punk scene, three dozen albums, endless touring, and beyond.
E-Books → The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden by Peter Bergen
Published by: Emperor2011 on 7-08-2021, 19:44 | 0
The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden by Peter Bergen | 32.86 MB
English | 405 Pages
Title: The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden
Author: Peter Bergen
Year: 2021
E-Books → The Fall of the Roman Empire A New History of Rome and the Barbarians
Published by: voska89 on 6-08-2021, 23:47 | 0
Peter Heather, "The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians"
English | ISBN: 0195159543 | 2005 | 608 pages | PDF | 42 MB
The death of the Roman Empire is one of the perennial mysteries of world history. Now, in this groundbreaking book, Peter Heather proposes a stunning new solution: Centuries of imperialism turned the neighbors Rome called barbarians into an enemy capable of dismantling an Empire that had
E-Books → In Remembrance of the Saints The Rise and Fall of an Inner Asian Sufi Dynasty
Published by: voska89 on 6-08-2021, 23:32 | 0
In Remembrance of the Saints: The Rise and Fall of an Inner Asian Sufi Dynasty (Translations from the Asian Classics) by Muḥammad Ṣadiq Kashghari, translated by David Brophy
English | January 5, 2021 | ISBN: 0231198183, 0231198191 | EPUB | 304 pages | 3.2 MB
In the first half of the eighteenth century, rival dynasties of Naqshbandi Sufi shaykhs vied for influence in the Tarim Basin, part of present-day Xinjiang. In the 1750s, the collapse of the Junghar Mongol state gave one branch of this family an opportunity to assert their independence in the oasis cities of Kashgar and Yarkand. Others sided with the armies of the Qing dynasty, which were massing on the frontiers to invade. The ensuing conflict saw the region incorporated into the expanding Qing imperium.
E-Books → Tobruk Firecely Stand or Fighting Fall
Published by: voska89 on 5-08-2021, 22:18 | 0
Tobruk: Firecely Stand or Fighting Fall by David Mitchelhill-Green
English | July 28th, 2021 | ISBN: 1922488445 | 420 pages | True EPUB | 23.18 MB
Tobruk was one of the greatest Allied victories - and one of the worst Allied defeats - of the Second World War. The eight-month long 1941 siege - a defiant stand by the so-called 'Rats of Tobruk' - captured the world's attention. Conversely, the fall of Tobruk in June 1942 came a shock to the Allies in the wake of Japan's entry into the war and a string of defeats in the Far East. It rocked the foundation of Winston Churchill's premiership, revived the flagging hopes of the German people and fanned the flames of Arab unrest. It furthered Rommel's ascendency and marked a turning point in Anglo-American relations and the fight against Nazi Germany.
E-Books → The Prince Andrew Cuomo, Coronavirus, and the Fall of New York
Published by: voska89 on 4-08-2021, 19:15 | 0
English | 2021 | ISBN: 1682194108 | 256 pages | EPUB | 7.02 MB
Governor Andrew Cuomo, scion of Mario Cuomo, is today as famous as his father, also a governor of New York state for three terms. Like Robert Moses, he is one of New York's great and infamous power brokers. Though initially lavishly celebrated for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, not least by himself, it is now apparent that Cuomo's management of the crisis was a juddering and fatal failure. Thousands died because, ignoring the advice of experts, he shut down too late and returned still-sick patients to nursing homes. The crisis was intensified by his previous commitment to austerity, which saw the slashing of funding to hospitals.
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E-Books → The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden [Audiobook]
Published by: voska89 on 4-08-2021, 15:58 | 0
English | ASIN: B08PVYZ727 | 2021 |MP3|M4B | ~10:02:00 | 284 MB
Peter L. Bergen, James Langton (Narrator), "The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden"
The world's leading expert on Osama bin Laden delivers for the first time the definitive biography of a man who set the course of American foreign policy for the 21st century, and whose ideological heirs we continue to battle today.