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  • Voices From The Past, Armistice 1918

    The Last Days of The First World War Told Through Newspaper Reports, Official Documents and the Accounts of Those Who Were There

    de Paul Kendall ...
    At 11.00 hours on 11 November 1918, the guns fell silent across the battlefields of Europe. After the deadliest conflict the world had ever seen, peace had finally arrived. Since the withdrawal from the Somme and the repulse at Verdun, the Germans knew they could not win the war and had sought a negotiated end to the fighting. This was rejected by the Allies and the fighting continued until, ... Leer más

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  • The Zeebrugge Raid 1918

    A Story of Courage and Sacrifice Told Through Newspaper Reports, Official Documents and the Accounts of Those Who Were There

    de Paul Kendall ...
    Series series Voices from the Past
    Approximately a third of all Allied merchant vessels sunk during the First World War were by German boats and submarines based at Bruge-Zeebrugge on the coast of Belgium. By 1918 it was feared that Britain would be starved into surrender unless the enemy raiders could be stopped. A daring plan was therefore devised to sail directly into the heavily defended port of Zeebrugge and then to sink three ... Leer más

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  • Charles Dickens

    Places & Objects of Interest

    de Paul Kendall ...
    A biography of the nineteenth-century English novelist as revealed through the historic landmarks and personal possessions that influenced his life and work.Few writers have had a greater impact upon British society than Charles Dickens. His stories, and, in particular, his many memorable characters, highlighted the life of the forgotten poor and disadvantaged within society at a time when Britain ... Leer más

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  • Queen Victoria

    Her Life and Legacy

    de Paul Kendall ...
    An extensively illustrated history of a girl with little chance at the throne—who went on to rule for six decades and renew Britain's love for its monarchy.Born fifth in the line of succession, she seemed likely to become a minor figure in history. But a series of premature deaths led to a remarkably long reign for Queen Victoria during one of the most tumultuous and colorful centuries in British ... Leer más

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  • Henry VIII in 100 Objects

    The Tyrant King Who Had Six Wives

    de Paul Kendall ...
    "Full of excellent and pristine photographs of many items and places that shaped the life of one of England's most fascinating kings . . . five stars." —UK HistorianHenry VIII is one of history's most memorable monarchs. Popularly known for his six wives, and the unfortunate fate which befell Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, Henry initiated many reforms and changes which still affect our lives ... Leer más

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  • Somme 1916

    Success and Failure on the first day of the Battle of the Somme

    de Paul Kendall ...
    Much controversy has surrounded the Somme offensive relating to its justification and its impact upon the course of the war. General Sir Douglas Haig's policies have been the subject of considerable debate about whether the heavy losses sustained were worth the small gains that were achieved which appeared to have little strategic value. rnrnThat was certainly the case on many sectors on 1 July ... Leer más

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  • The Battle of Neuve Chapelle: Britain's Forgotten Offensive of 1915

    de Paul Kendall ...
    Neuve Chapelle a lost battlefield is now opened up for the explorer to learn more about the actions that took place there.In Early 1915, the British decided to take the offensive for the first time in the war against German positions in Northern France. The initial objective was a bulge, about one mile across, in their lines at Neuve.Events which took place here early in 1915 are described in ... Leer más

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  • Lawrence of Arabia

    Colonel T.E Lawrence CB, DSO—Places & Objects of Interest

    de Paul Kendall ...
    A journey back in time through objects and locations into the life of one of Britain's most enigmatic and celebrated individuals. A twentieth century icon, Lawrence of Arabia, as Thomas Edward Lawrence is more commonly known, spent thirteen out of his forty-six years in the region from which he drew his name. This was as a scholar researching his university thesis, a spy surveying Sinai for the ... Leer más

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  • Queen Elizabeth I

    Life & Legacy of the Virgin Queen

    de Paul Kendall ...
    An illustrated biography of Queen Elizabeth I as revealed through the buildings, artifacts, documents, and other relics that still exist today.The Elizabethan Era was a golden age for England. Great playwrights such as William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe flourished, while the exploits of Sir Francis Drake and other 'sea-dogs' established the country as a global power. At the center of it ... Leer más

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  • Bullecourt 1917

    Breaching the Hindenburg Line

    de Paul Kendall ...
    In the spring of 1917 the Arras offensive was begun to break the stalemate of the Western Front by piercing the formidable German defences of the Hindenburg Line. The village of Bullecourt lay at the southern end of the battle front, and the fighting there over a period of six weeks from 11 April until late May 1917, epitomised the awful trench warfare of World War I.In Bullecourt 1917, Paul ... Leer más

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  • Somme 1916

    Success and Failure on the First Day of the Battle of the Somme

    de Paul Kendall ...
    What really happened on the first day of the Somme?Much controversy has surrounded the Somme offensive relating to its justification and its impact upon the course of the war. General Sir Douglas Haig's policies have been the subject of considerable debate about whether the heavy losses sustained were worth the small gains that were achieved which appeared to have little strategic value.That was ... Leer más

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  • Wars of the Roses

    The People, Places and Battlefields of the Yorkists and Lancastrians

    de Paul Kendall ...
    The Wars of the Roses, which saw England and Wales ravaged by warfare for three decades and dynasties rise and fall, decimated the nobility of an entire generation, and saw the rise of the merchant class, the decline of medieval feudalism and opened the country to the enlightened ideals of the Renaissance. Such has been its lasting effects the red and white rose of the Tudors is still a national ... Leer más

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