Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9782060002644
Category : Roads
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Great Britain & Ireland 2001
Author: Unwinnable
Author: Theo FarrellPublisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473522404
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 515
Book Description
Afghanistan was an unwinnable war. As British and American troops withdraw, discover this definitive account that explains why. It could have been a very different story. British forces could have successfully withdrawn from Afghanistan in 2002, having done the job they set out to do: to defeat al-Qaeda. Instead, in the years that followed, Britain paid a devastating price for their presence in Helmand province. So why did Britain enter, and remain, in an ill-fated war? Why did it fail so dramatically, and was this expedition doomed from the beginning? Drawing on unprecedented access to military reports, government documents and senior individuals, Professor Theo Farrell provides an extraordinary work of scholarship. He explains the origins of the war, details the campaigns over the subsequent years, and examines the West's failure to understand the dynamics of local conflict and learn the lessons of history that ultimately led to devastating costs and repercussions still relevant today. 'The best book so far on Britain's...war in Afghanistan' International Affairs 'Masterful, irrefutable... Farrell records all these military encounters with the irresistible pace of a novelist' Sunday Times
The Changing Wildlife of Great Britain and Ireland
Author: David L. HawksworthPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780415326810
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
Periodic comprehensive overviews of the status of the diverse organisms that make up wildlife are essential to determining trends, threats and future prospects. Just over 25 years ago, leading authorities on different kinds of wildlife came together to prepare an assessment of their status of a wide range of organisms in Great Britain and Ireland in The Changing Flora and Fauna of Britain, also edited by Professor David L. Hawksworth CBE. Now, in The Changing Wildlife of Great Britain and Ireland, he has gathered together some of the original and also new contributors to review changes since that time and look to the future. Contributions range from viruses, diatoms, fungi, lichens, mites and nematodes; through butterflies, dragonflies, flies and slugs; to flowering plants, ferns, mammals, birds and fish. The state of knowledge in different groups is assessed, and the effectiveness of statutory and other measures taken to safeguard wildlife considered. The picture is far from bleak, ameliorating sulphur dioxide levels have benefited sensitive lichens and mosses in a dramatic way, water quality improvement has been beneficial, there have been few certain extinctions and rediscoveries of species thought to have been lost. Biodiversity Action Plans have also benefited targeted species, but habitat restoration and management for some is not always good for others. But there are worrying trends in declining populations, with an increasing number being regarded as threatened or endangered, especially in agricultural areas, and where woodland management has changed, particular threats from introduced species, and concern over the effects of climate change. Some of the smaller organisms remain poorly known, a situation unlikely to change as expertise in many is scant or being lost. This stock-check and look to the future will be a key source book to conservationists, naturalists, and professional biologists for many years to come.
Great Britain and Ireland 2001
Author: Michelin Travel PublicationsPublisher:
ISBN: 9782060003030
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Hotel and restaurant recommendations for Great Britain & Ireland. Includes town plans (maps) for many cities, cuisine for which a restaurant may be well known and hotels which are very quiet or secluded along with price ranges for both the hotels and restaurant. There is a key in English telling the reader how to use the guide and how to interpret the international symbols used throughout the guide.
The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Author: Who Owns Britain
Author: Kevin CahillPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
A startling expose of Britain's most valuable asset - its land. Kevin Cahill's investigations reveal how the 6000 or so landowners -mostly aristocrats, but also large institutions and the Crown - own about 40 million acres, more than half the country, and have maintained their grip on the land right throughout the 20th century.
The Politics and Culture of Honour in Britain and Ireland, 1541-1641
Author: Brendan KanePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521898641
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Exploring early modern concepts of honour, this book brings a cultural perspective to our understanding of English imperialism in Ireland.
Constructing the Irish of Britain
Author: Kevin HowardIreland and Partition
Author: N. C. FlemingPublisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 1949979881
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Ireland and Partition: Contexts and Consequences brings together multiple perspectives on this key and timely theme in Irish history, from the international dimension to its impact on social and economic questions, alongside fresh perspectives on the changing political positions adopted by Irish nationalists, Ulster Unionists, and British Conservatives. It examines the gestation of partition through to its implementation in 1921 as well as the many consequences that followed. The chapters, written by experts based in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Great Britain and the United States, include new scholars alongside contributions from authorities in their fields. Together, they consider partition from a variety of often overlooked angles, from its local impact on the ground through to its place in the post-1918 international order and diplomatic relations, its implications for political violence and security policy, and its consequences for sport and economics, through to its capacity to divide both nationalism and unionism from within. This book places the current questions about the future of partition, resulting from ‘Brexit’ and the centenary of partition 2021, in a fuller perspective. It is relevant to those with an interest in Irish History and Irish Studies, as well as British History, European History and Peace Studies.
Author: Great Britain