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Free Download Colin Gray, "Counterinsurgency in Crisis: Britain and the Challenges of Modern Warfare"
English | 2015 | ISBN: 0231164270, 0231164262 | EPUB | pages: 248 | 0.3 mb
Long considered the masters of counterinsurgency, the British military encountered significant problems in Iraq and Afghanistan when confronted with insurgent violence. In their effort to apply the principles and doctrines of past campaigns, they failed to prevent Basra and Helmand from descending into lawlessness, criminality, and violence.

Free Download Britain’s Black Regiments: Fighting for Empire and Equality by Barry Renfrew
English | June 1, 2021 | ISBN: 0750994967 | 256 pages | PDF | 12 Mb
In three global conflicts and countless colonial campaigns, tens of thousands of black West Indian soldiers fought and died for Britain, first as slaves and then as volunteers. These all but forgotten regiments were unique because they were part of the British Army rather than colonial formations. All were stepchild units, despised by an army that was loath to number black soldiers in its ranks, and yet unable to do without them; their courage, endurance and loyalty were repaid with bigotry and abuse.In Britain’s Black Regiments, Barry Renfrew shines a light on the experiences of these overlooked soldiers who travelled thousands of miles to serve the empire but were denied recognition in their lifetimes. From British campaigns in the Caribbean to the Second World War, this is a saga of war, bondage, hardship, mutiny, forlorn outposts and remarkable fortitude.

Free Download Rick Steves, "Rick Steves Great Britain Ed 21"
English | ISBN: 1631212974 | 2016 | 1128 pages | AZW3 | 40 MB
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Great Britain.

Free Download Elizabeth Gibson-Morgan, "Constitutional Reform in Britain and France: From Human Rights to Brexit"
English | 2017 | ISBN: 1786831228 | EPUB | pages: 272 | 0.4 mb
The United Kingdom and France have very distinctive constitutional identities, so a book that compares the two takes on a complicated task. Elizabeth Gibson-Morgan here begins by detailing the two nations’ shared historical, political, and cultural background, then goes on to explore the sweeping transformations that their constitutional frameworks have undergone in the past twenty-five years at both national and regional levels, with a particular emphasis on Wales and Scotland. Where Gibson-Morgan truly breaks new ground, however, is in her approach: rather than treat each country separately, she explains the pattern of institutional development in both from a comparative Franco-British perspective.

Free Download The Rough Guide to Great Britain: Travel Guide with eBook (Rough Guides Main Series) by Rough Guides
English | October 15, 2024 | ISBN: 1835290418 | 984 pages | MOBI | 127 Mb
This Great Britain guidebook is perfect for independent travellers planning a longer trip. It features all of the must-see sights and a wide range of off-the-beaten-track places. It also provides detailed practical information on preparing for a trip and what to do on the ground. And this Great Britain travel guidebook is printed on paper from responsible sources, and verified to meet the FSC’s strict environmental and social standards.

Free Download Rosemary O’Day, "Women’s Agency in Early Modern Britain and the American Colonies"
English | ISBN: 0582294630 | 2007 | 504 pages | EPUB | 800 KB
Women in early modern Britain and colonial America were not the weak husband- and father-dominated characters of popular myth. Quite the reverse, strong women were the norm. They exercised considerable influence as important agents in the social, economic, religious and cultural life of their societies.

Free Download Battle of Britain: Canadian Airmen in their Finest Hour by Ted Barris
English | September 3, 2024 | ISBN: 1990823939 | 424 pages | PDF | 4.37 Mb
The gripping and heroic story of fighter pilots defending the skies over Britain from unprecedented Nazi attack

Free Download Eighteen: A History of Britain in 18 Young Lives by Alice Loxton
English | November 12, 2024 | ISBN: 1035031280 | 336 pages | PDF | 2.25 Mb
‘Utterly, utterly brilliant. Fizzing with energy, wit and insight’ – Tracy Borman, bestselling historian

Free Download Britain’s Ghosts: A Spooky Tour of Britain by Anna Groves, Anne Groves
English | December 17, 2024 | ISBN: 0008666075 | 192 pages | PDF | 50 Mb

Free Download Martin Hewitt, "The Reception of Darwinian Evolution in Britain, 1859-1909: Darwinism’s Generations"
English | ISBN: 0192890999 | 2024 | 512 pages | PDF | 7 MB
The Reception of Darwinian Evolution in Britain, 1859-1909: Darwinism’s Generations uses the impact of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species (1859) in the 50 years after its publication to demonstrate the effectiveness of a generational framework for understanding the cultural and intellectual history of Britain in the nineteenth century. It challenges conventional notions of the ‘Darwinian Revolution’ by examining how people from across all sections of society actually responded to Darwin’s writings. Drawing on the opinions and interventions of over 2,000 Victorians, drawn from an exceptionally wide range of archival and printed sources, it argues that the spread of Darwinian belief was slower, more complicated, more stratified by age, and ultimately shaped far more powerfully by divergent generational responses, than has previously been recognised. In doing so, it makes a number of important contributions. It offers by far the richest and most comprehensive account to date of how contemporaries came to terms with the intellectual and emotional shocks of evolutionary theory. It makes a compelling case for taking proper account of age as a fundamental historical dynamic, and for the powerful generational patternings of the effects that age produced. It demonstrates the extent to which the most common sub-periodisation of the Victorian period are best understood not merely as constituted by the exigencies of events, but are also formed by the shifting balance generational influence.