Going to the Wars - The Experience of the British Civil Wars 1638-1651
In the 1640s, thousands of young men in the British Isles set off to fight in the civil wars, full of enthusiasm and commitment to the cause. They were soon to be disillusioned. Accustomed to a relatively peaceful and secure way of life, the realities of battle - the mental strain, physical exhaustion, loneliness and violence - were devestating. In "Going to the Wars", Charles Carlton studies the British civil wars from the perspective of those who fought them, to argue that the event described by G.M. Trevelyan as the most important happening in our history, was also the most destructive.
This is one of the few books that gives you some sort of detailed information about the British paratroopers in WWII. Like some other books the book explaines how the units were raised and which operations they were involved in. But this book goes a little bit further. It explains in detail also the weapons they are using, the uniforms and badges worn and the order of batlle during the several operations. Each subject is supported by numerous photographs maps and drawings. In the range of small compact books on the subject of the British Airborne Troops during WWII, this book is the absolute best.
A House of Pomegranates is a collection of fairy tales, written by Oscar Wilde, that was published as a second collection for The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888). Wilde once said that this collection was "intended neither for the British child nor the British public." The stories included in this collection are as follows: - The Young King - The Birthday of the Infanta - The Fisherman and his Soul - The Star-Child
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Snap TV - British and American lifestyles
Snap TV is a documentary culture video for starter to pre-intermediate students of* English. It can be used alongside Snapshot or any other course. A*lively mix of facts, figures and real-life interviews, Snap TV looks at the*lifestyles, tastes and opinions of British and American teenagers today. Snap TV*examines 12 different topics, including free time, music fashion and school.
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Gladstone and Ireland - Politics, Religion and Nationality in the Victorian Age
On 8 June 1886 William Gladstone urged a crowded House of Commons to think ‘not for the moment, but for the years that are to come’ and vote for a Bill conferring domestic self-government on Ireland. This dramatic scene has only a handful of parallels in British history and marked the culmination of Gladstone’s engagement with the ‘Irish Question’. This question had many aspects- political, economic, social, religious, intellectual and constitutional - raising moral issues and provoking a debate on the character and composition of the British nation.
