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Free Download Dorothy Watts, "Religion in Late Roman Britain: Forces of Change"
English | 2002 | pages: 221 | ISBN: 0415118557, 0415620023 | PDF | 2,1 mb
Religion in Late Roman Britain explores the changes in religion over the fourth century; the historical background for these changes and the forces which contributed to them.

Free Download Peter Marren, "Nature Conservation: A Review of the Conservation of Wildlife in Britain 1950-2001"
English | 2002 | pages: 344 | ISBN: 0007113056 | EPUB | 21,7 mb
This latest volume in the New Naturalist series provides a comprehensive study of wildlife conservation in Britain, concentrating on events in the last 30 years.

Free Download Charles Pattie, Patrick Seyd, Paul Whiteley, "Citizenship in Britain: Values, Participation and Democracy"
English | 2004 | pages: 366 | ISBN: 052153464X, 0521827329 | PDF | 2,2 mb
The concept of citizenship is currently the focus of discussion by the media, politicians and academics, because of a generally perceived growth in public disaffection and apathy. Presenting the first comprehensive study of British citizenship, this book is comprised of surveys of political participation and voluntary activities, as well as the beliefs and values which support them. The authors provide a sophisticated discussion of the concept of citizenship, and the consequences of a lack of civic engagement in a modern democracy.

Free Download Alfred Price, Darko Pavlovic, "Britain’s Air Defences 1939-45"
English | 2004 | pages: 66 | ISBN: 1841767107 | PDF | 20,3 mb
Osprey’s study of British air defenses during World War II (1939-1945). German daylight raids on Britain began in the summer of 1940. They were expected and the country had been preparing for quite some time. Searchlights were in place, Fighter Command had been expanded, and anti-aircraft guns were being manufactured. It was from these first preparations that Britain developed tactics to counter the many air raids over the following years. This book shows how Britain prepared for air raids in the run up to the war and details all the tactics that were developed during the war to counter the many aerial attacks. Among the defence systems covered are anti-aircraft guns, barrage balloons and the RADAR system.

Free Download Andrew Marr, "A History of 20th Century Britain"
English | 2011 | pages: 1100 | ASIN: B009OCBX2E | EPUB | 4,7 mb
Between the death of Queen Victoria and the turn of the Millennium, Britain has been utterly transformed by an extraordinary century of war and peace.

Free Download Inshore Fishes of Britain and Ireland
by Lin Baldock and Frances Dipper
English | 2023 | ISBN: 0691249016 | 289 pages | True PDF | 437.67 MB
A beautifully illustrated photographic identification guide to the common marine fish found around Britain and Ireland-ideal for divers, snorkellers, and natural history enthusiasts

Free Download History of Britain and Ireland
by Campbell, Kenneth L.;
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1350260754 | 505 pages | True PDF | 52.84 MB
The History of Britain and Prehistory to Today is a balanced and integrated political, social, cultural, and religious history of the British Isles. Kenneth Campbell explores the constantly evolving dialogue and relationship between the past and the present.

Free Download Our Man in Charleston: Britain’s Secret Agent in the Civil War South by Christopher Dickey, Antony Ferguson, HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books
English | 2015 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B011AJ3SI0 | Format: M4B / Bitrate: 64 Kbps, 10 hours and 49 minutes | 294 Mb
The unlikely man at the roiling center of this intrigue was Robert Bunch, an American-born Englishman who had maneuvered his way to the position of British consul in Charleston, South Carolina, and grew to loathe slavery and the righteousness of its practitioners. Bunch used his unique perch and boundless ambition to become a key player, sending reams of dispatches to the home government and eventually becoming the Crown’s best secret source on the Confederacy. But doing so required living a double life. To his Charleston neighbors, Bunch was increasingly a pillar of Southern society. But to the British government, he was a strident abolitionist, eviscerating Southern dissembling on plans regarding the slave trade.
Our Man in Charleston is a masterfully told story of an unknown crusader. Award-winning author Christopher Dickey locates Consul Bunch as the key figure among Englishmen in America. Determined to ensure the triumph of morality in the inevitable march to civil war, he helped determine the fate of a nation. Featuring a cast of remarkable characters, Our Man in Charleston also captures a decisive moment in Anglo-American history: the pitched battle between those who wished to reopen the floodgates of bondage and misery and those who wished to dam the tide forever.

Free Download Britain’s Secret Defences: Civilian Saboteurs, Spies and Assassins During the Second World War (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CFRHSBMY | 2023 | 6 hours and 14 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 338 MB
Author: Andrew Chatterton
Narrator: Mike Cooper
The narrative surrounding Britain’s anti-invasion forces has often centered on "Dad’s Army"-like characters running around with pitchforks, on unpreparedness and sense of inevitability of invasion and defeat. The truth, however, is very different. Top-secret, highly trained civilian volunteers were being recruited as early as the summer of 1940. Had the Germans attempted an invasion they would have been countered by saboteurs and guerrilla fighters emerging from secret bunkers, and monitored by swathes of spies and observers who would have passed details on via runners, wireless operators, and ATS women in disguised bunkers. Alongside these secret forces, the Home Guard were also setting up their own "guerrilla groups," and SIS (MI6) were setting up post-occupation groups of civilians to act as sabotage cells, wireless operators, and assassins had the Nazis taken control of the country.

Free Download Conquer We Must: A Military History of Britain, 1914-1945 (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CCQLVRG8 | 2023 | 27 hours and 21 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 758 MB
Author: Robin Prior
Narrator: Liam Gerrard
A major new account of Britain’s military strategy between 1914-1945, including the two world wars and everything between. The First and Second World Wars were separated by a mere two decades, making the period 1914-1945 an unprecedentedly intense and violent era of history. But how did Britain develop its complex military strategy during these wars, and how were decisions made by those at the top? Robin Prior examines the influence politicians had on military operations, in the first history to assess both world wars together.