Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
The Kepi
Author: The Kepi
Author: S. L. KotarPublisher:
ISBN: 9781945594816
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Are you tired of reading boring recounts of well-known battles, or unenlightened biographies of great men? Have you been unable to substantiate the veracity of an article because there were no footnotes, or been frustrated because other Civil War magazines promise to give an overview of the times, but do not?THE KEPI is not a casual coffee table publication, but a work that will become a permanent part of your library, assist you in your research, raise new questions and possibly answer others.
The Kepi
Author: ColettePublisher: Phoenix (USA)
ISBN: 9781857997583
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
The Kepi
Author: S. L. KotarPublisher:
ISBN: 9781945594823
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Are you tired of reading boring recounts of well-known battles, or unenlightened biographies of great men? Have you been unable to substantiate the veracity of an article because there were no footnotes, or been frustrated because other Civil War magazines promise to give an overview of the times, but do not?THE KEPI is not a casual coffee table publication, but a work that will become a permanent part of your library, assist you in your research, raise new questions and possibly answer others.
Bushmen Soldiers
Author: Ian UysPublisher: Helion and Company
ISBN: 1909384585
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
The Bushman soldiers were the most outstanding all-round fighters of the Border War. As the first of the indigenous population to take up arms on South Africa's behalf, they were among the last to lay them down. The border's oldest and most bush-wise people, they became feared as relentless trackers and dedicated soldiers. Coming from a primitive hunter/gatherer culture, they responded well to a crash course in modern warfare. Their use of automatic weapons and mortars, coupled with their phenomenal tracking abilities, made them a formidable fighting force. During Operation Savannah they were deployed in a conventional role as Battle-Group Alpha, part of Task Force Zulu, and advanced approximately 2,000 kilometers in a month. Afterwards, some of the Bushmen were trained as parachutists and served as Recces behind enemy lines. Others were attached to various units as trackers and guides. Their loyalty and bravery was recognized in the award of Honoris Crux decorations to members and former members of this elite corps. Controversy followed the battalion to South Africa after the war. Persecuted for centuries, the Bushmen have displayed an uncanny ability to survive and have adapted remarkably well to the modern world. Their transition from the Stone Age in less than 20 years is a story, which will never be forgotten. Hailed as the 'Gurkhas of Africa' the Bushmen have proved themselves second to none. This is an exceptional record of 31 and 201 Battalions and their remarkable personnel, fully illustrated with many photographs.
At the Edge of the World
Author: Jean-Vincent BlanchardPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802743870
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
The remarkable story of the French Foreign Legion, its dramatic rise throughout the nineteenth century, and its most committed champion, General Hubert Lyautey. An aura of mystery, romance, and danger surrounds the French Foreign Legion, the all-volunteer corps of the French Army, founded in 1831. Famous for its physically grueling training in harsh climates, the legion fought in French wars from Mexico to Madagascar, Southeast Asia to North Africa. To this day, despite its reputation for being assigned the riskiest missions in the roughest terrain, the mystique of the legion continues to attract men from every corner of the world. In At the Edge of the World, historian Jean-Vincent Blanchard follows the legion's rise to fame during the nineteenth century--focusing on its campaigns in Indochina and especially in Africa--when the corps played a central role in expanding and protecting the French Empire. As France struggled to be a power capable of rivaling the British, the figure of the legionnaire--deadly, self-sacrificing, uncompromisingly efficient--came to represent the might and morale that would secure a greater, stronger nation. Drawing from rare, archival memoirs and testimonies of legionnaires from the period and tracing the fascinating career of Hubert Lyautey, France's first resident-general in Morocco and a hero to many a legionnaire, At the Edge of the World chronicles the Foreign Legion at the height of its renown, when the corps and its archetypically handsome, moody, and marginalized recruits became both the symbols of a triumphant colonialism and the stuff of legend.
Samuel Beckett and the Second World War
Author: William DaviesPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350106852
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
In the wake of the Second World War, Samuel Beckett wrote some of the most significant literary works of the 20th century. This is the first full-length historical study to examine the far-reaching impact of the war on Beckett's creative and intellectual sensibilities. Drawing on a substantial body of archival material, including letters, manuscripts, diaries and interviews, as well as a wealth of historical sources, this book explores Beckett's writing in a range of political contexts, from the racist dogma of Nazism and aggressive traditionalism of the Vichy regime to Irish neutrality censorship and the politics of recovery in the French Fourth Republic. Along the way, Samuel Beckett and the Second World War casts new light on Beckett's political commitments and his concepts of history as they were formed during Europe's darkest hour.
Collected Stories of Colette
Author: ColettePublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780374518653
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
100 stories dating from 1908 to 1945.
Hats and Headwear around the World
Author: Beverly ChicoPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 778
Book Description
This concise encyclopedia examines headwear around the world, from ancient times to the modern era, comprising entries that address cultural significance, religion, historical events, geography, demographic and ethnic issues, fashion, and contemporary trends. Are feathers from endangered bird species still commonly used on hats? Why do many Muslim women cover their heads? How has advancing technology influenced modern headwear? This concise encyclopedia provides the answers to these questions and many more regarding headwear and human culture in its examination of headwear around the world. It examines topics from ancient times to the modern era, providing not only detailed physical descriptions and historical facts but also information that addresses cultural significance, religion, historical events, geography, demographic and ethnic issues, fashion, and contemporary trends. The entries reveal fascinating insights into headwear as historical, aesthetic, fashion, utilitarian, mystical, and symbolic apparel, and supplies comprehensive analyses of hats across the globe unavailable in the existing literature.
The New Cambridge Companion to Samuel Beckett
Author: Dirk Van HullePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316240649
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
In the past decade, there has been an unprecedented upsurge of interest in Samuel Beckett's works. The New Cambridge Companion to Samuel Beckett offers an accessible and engrossing introduction to a key set of issues animating the field of Beckett studies today. This Companion considers Beckett's lasting significance by addressing a host of relevant topics. Written by a team of renowned scholars, this volume presents a continuum in Beckett studies ranging from theoretical approaches to performance studies, from manuscript research to the study of bilingualism, intertextuality, late modernism, history, philosophy, ethics, body and mind. The emphasis on burgeoning critical approaches aids the reader's understanding of recent developments in Beckett studies while prompting further exploration, assisted by the guide to further reading.