Showing 561 items matching "history - great britain"
-
Dandenong & District Historical SocietyCadle Family, Cadle Family - Chronologic History ; Thuruna Property ; Great Britain Visit 1966 ; Pictures ; Newspaper Articles ; Letters
... Cadle Family - Chronologic History ; Thuruna Property ; Great Britain Visit 1966 ; Pictures ; Newspaper Articles ; Letters...Cadle Family - Chronologic History ; Thuruna Property ; Great Britain Visit 1966 ; Pictures ; Newspaper Articles ; Letters...Cadle Family - Chronologic History ; Thuruna Property ; Great Britain Visit 1966 ; Pictures ; Newspaper Articles ; Letters...Dandenong & District Historical Society 1st Floor, 39 Clow Street Dandenong melbourne Cadle Family - Chronologic History ; Thuruna Property ; Great Britain Visit 1966 ; Pictures ; Newspaper Articles ; Letters Cadle Thuruna Judith Eckstein Cadle Bros J.D. ...Cadle Family - Chronologic History ; Thuruna Property ; Great Britain Visit 1966 ; Pictures ; Newspaper Articles ; Letterscadle, thuruna, judith eckstein, cadle bros, j.d. cadle corn store, elvie love (nee cadle), william peter cadle, joseph draper cadle, adelaide hurlstone, jane rudduck (nee cadle), doris cadle -
Williamstown High SchoolLongmans history book 1912, An advanced history of Great Britain. Part II From 1485 to 1714, 1912
... An advanced history of Great Britain. Part II From 1485 to 1714. ...An advanced history of Great Britain. Part II From 1485 to 1714. ...Red hardcover book of 544 pages. Used by Laurna Beatrice Arnold in her history studies at Williamstown High School. Includes some maps.See jpgs above for inscription inside front cover.textbooks, williamstown high school, 1915, 1912, history, laurna arnold -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Gordon Thomas, Secret wars: One hundred years of British intelligence inside MI5 and MI6, 2009
... intelligence services - great britain - history...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges A wide sweeping history chronicling a century of the successes and failures of two of the most powerful intelligence agencies in the world and their often fractious relations with other spy agencies intelligence services - great britain - history great britain mi5 - history great britain mi6 - history Gordon Thomas is a leading expert on intelligence communities. ...Gordon Thomas is a leading expert on intelligence communities. This book provides the definitive historu of the famed MI5 and MI6bibliography, index, pg.402.non-fictionGordon Thomas is a leading expert on intelligence communities. This book provides the definitive historu of the famed MI5 and MI6intelligence services - great britain - history, great britain mi5 - history, great britain mi6 - history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - 60 MILES, 17000 MILES
... History...goldfields...Great Britain...The book covers the history of mainly Great Britain from 1700 through to the 1850 period & the transportation of the general public to America and Australia....The book covers the history of mainly Great Britain from 1700 through to the 1850 period & the transportation of the general public to America and Australia. ...60 Miles, 17000 Miles a hard cover book with dust jacket 93 pages with black and white illustrations. The book covers the history of mainly Great Britain from 1700 through to the 1850 period & the transportation of the general public to America and Australia.Digby Asterrnevictoria, history, goldfields, great britain-victoria-gold discovery -
Greensborough Historical SocietyBook, Ammonite Press, The 1930s: Britain in Pictures, 2012
... history...great britain...Greensborough Historical Society 34A Glenauburn Road Lower Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne Picture book with photos and text of Britain in the 1930s british history photographs history great britain Soft Covered book with black and white pictures and text The 1930s: Britain in Pictures Book Book Ammonite Press ...Picture book with photos and text of Britain in the 1930sSoft Covered book with black and white pictures and textbritish history, photographs, history, great britain -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Barbara Falk, Caught in a snare: Hitler's refugee academics 1933-1939
... refugees - great britain - history...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges refugees - great britain - history great britain - intellectual life great britain - political refugees Caught in a Snare' explores the plight of the refugee scholars fleeing Germany and the Incorporated Territories between 1933 and the beginning of World War II in 1939, and the War years in England. ...Caught in a Snare' explores the plight of the refugee scholars fleeing Germany and the Incorporated Territories between 1933 and the beginning of World War II in 1939, and the War years in England.non-fictionCaught in a Snare' explores the plight of the refugee scholars fleeing Germany and the Incorporated Territories between 1933 and the beginning of World War II in 1939, and the War years in England.refugees - great britain - history, great britain - intellectual life, great britain - political refugees -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, David Chandler, The Oxford illustrated history of the British Army, 1994
... great britain - military history...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges great britain - military history great britain - military tradition From longbow, pike, and musket to Challenger tanks, from the Napoleonic Wars to the Gulf campaign, the Duke of Marlborough to Field Marshal Montgomery, The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Army recounts the history of the British army from its medieval antecedents to the present day. ...From longbow, pike, and musket to Challenger tanks, from the Napoleonic Wars to the Gulf campaign, the Duke of Marlborough to Field Marshal Montgomery, The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Army recounts the history of the British army from its medieval antecedents to the present day. Drawing on the latest scholarship, this survey shows how British fighting forces have evolved over the last five centuries. The continuities revealed are sometimes surprising: narrow recruitment patterns, friction between soldiers and civilians, financial constraints and recurrent political pressure for economies are constant themes. Commanders, campaigns, battles, organization, and weaponry are covered in detail within the wider context of the social, economic, and political environment in which armies exist and fight. The British army has been remarkably successful in fighting terms, losing only one major war (of American Independence 1775-83). As one of the engines of empire it has been active all over the world, as well as shaping the internal destiny of the nation in civil war and revolution. Its history is charted in a sequence of chronological chapters, each containing special feature articles, beginning with the medieval, Elizabethan, and Restoration army and moving on through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to the two world wars of the twentieth. The book concludes with accounts of the army of British India, the amateur military tradition, the British way in warfare, and an assessment of what the future may hold in the light of the Options for Change review. Extensively illustrated in black and white and colour, and with a detailed chronology and further reading lists, this is the definitive one-volume history of the British army for specialists and non-specialists alike.Bibliography, Index, Chronology, ill (plates, col, b/w) maps. p.452.non-fictionFrom longbow, pike, and musket to Challenger tanks, from the Napoleonic Wars to the Gulf campaign, the Duke of Marlborough to Field Marshal Montgomery, The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Army recounts the history of the British army from its medieval antecedents to the present day. Drawing on the latest scholarship, this survey shows how British fighting forces have evolved over the last five centuries. The continuities revealed are sometimes surprising: narrow recruitment patterns, friction between soldiers and civilians, financial constraints and recurrent political pressure for economies are constant themes. Commanders, campaigns, battles, organization, and weaponry are covered in detail within the wider context of the social, economic, and political environment in which armies exist and fight. The British army has been remarkably successful in fighting terms, losing only one major war (of American Independence 1775-83). As one of the engines of empire it has been active all over the world, as well as shaping the internal destiny of the nation in civil war and revolution. Its history is charted in a sequence of chronological chapters, each containing special feature articles, beginning with the medieval, Elizabethan, and Restoration army and moving on through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to the two world wars of the twentieth. The book concludes with accounts of the army of British India, the amateur military tradition, the British way in warfare, and an assessment of what the future may hold in the light of the Options for Change review. Extensively illustrated in black and white and colour, and with a detailed chronology and further reading lists, this is the definitive one-volume history of the British army for specialists and non-specialists alike.great britain - military history, great britain - military tradition -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Cambridge University Press, The Cambridge illustrated history of the British Empire, 2008
... Great Britain - Colonies - History...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Great Britain - Colonies - History Great Britain - Commonwealth - History An overview of the development and influence of the British Empire examines British colonialism in various regions of the world and discusses the impact of imperialism on social and cultural history. ...An overview of the development and influence of the British Empire examines British colonialism in various regions of the world and discusses the impact of imperialism on social and cultural history.Index, bib, ill, maps, p.400.non-fictionAn overview of the development and influence of the British Empire examines British colonialism in various regions of the world and discusses the impact of imperialism on social and cultural history.great britain - colonies - history, great britain - commonwealth - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Overlook Press, Roosevelt and Churchill : men of secrets, 2000
... history...Great Britain - Diplomatic history...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939-1945 - Diplomatic history Great Britain - Diplomatic history United States - Diplomatic History An intriguing look behind the congenial faȧde of Franklin D. ...An intriguing look behind the congenial faȧde of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, this work reveals how each leader jealously guarded knowledge from the other in pursuit of separate national interests. David Stafford's masterly study shows that at the heart of their complicated relationship - which was always dynamic - was an extraordinary fascination with clandestine operations. On this foundation Roosevelt and Churchill constructed a fighting alliance unlike any other in history.Index, bib, ill, p.359.non-fictionAn intriguing look behind the congenial faȧde of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, this work reveals how each leader jealously guarded knowledge from the other in pursuit of separate national interests. David Stafford's masterly study shows that at the heart of their complicated relationship - which was always dynamic - was an extraordinary fascination with clandestine operations. On this foundation Roosevelt and Churchill constructed a fighting alliance unlike any other in history. world war 1939-1945 - diplomatic history, great britain - diplomatic history, united states - diplomatic history -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Biteback Publishing, Victoria Cross heroes, 2016
... History...Great Britain - Gallantry - Biographies...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Victoria Cross - History Great Britain - Gallantry - Biographies THE VICTORIA CROSS is Britain and the Commonwealth's most prestigious gallantry medal for courage in the face of the enemy. ...THE VICTORIA CROSS is Britain and the Commonwealth's most prestigious gallantry medal for courage in the face of the enemy. It has been bestowed upon 1,355 heroic individuals from all walks of life since its creation during the Crimean War.Lord Ashcroft, who has been fascinated with bravery since he was a young boy, now owns 200 VCs, by far the largest collection of its kind in the world. Following on from the bestselling Victoria Cross Heroes, first published in 2006 to mark the 150th anniversary of the award, Victoria Cross Heroes: Volume II gives extraordinary accounts of the bravery behind the newest additions to Lord Ashcroft's VC collection - those decorations purchased in the last decadeIndex, ill, p.376.non-fictionTHE VICTORIA CROSS is Britain and the Commonwealth's most prestigious gallantry medal for courage in the face of the enemy. It has been bestowed upon 1,355 heroic individuals from all walks of life since its creation during the Crimean War.Lord Ashcroft, who has been fascinated with bravery since he was a young boy, now owns 200 VCs, by far the largest collection of its kind in the world. Following on from the bestselling Victoria Cross Heroes, first published in 2006 to mark the 150th anniversary of the award, Victoria Cross Heroes: Volume II gives extraordinary accounts of the bravery behind the newest additions to Lord Ashcroft's VC collection - those decorations purchased in the last decadevictoria cross - history, great britain - gallantry - biographies -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Brasseys, Forearmed : a history of the Intelligence Corps, 1993
... Military Intelligence - Great Britain - History...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Military Intelligence - Great Britain - History great britain - military history A history of the Intelligence Corps of the British Army Index, ill, bib, p.318. ...A history of the Intelligence Corps of the British ArmyIndex, ill, bib, p.318.non-fictionA history of the Intelligence Corps of the British Armymilitary intelligence - great britain - history, great britain - military history -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook, Old England: a pictorial museum of Regal, Ecclesiastical, Baronial, Municipal and Popular Antiquities, 1860 (exact)
... great britain antiquities...old england history...history from pre Roman times to the Industrial age. It shows how life was like in old England in regards to people, places, architecture and fashions, etc. The book contains 1000's of wonderful engravings, hand coloured plates beside 100's of pages of text contained in one volume. travel customs and great britain antiquities old england history great britain description the british period the roman period the anglosaxon period regal baronial antiquities ecclesiastical antiquities great britain social life charles knight tomb of mary queen of scots rochester castle A plate inside front cover titled "Ballarat Technical Art School Library No. ...Charles Knight is an English publisher and author. He was born at Windsor in 1791, and died in 1873 at Addlestone, Surrey. This book covers the period of English history from pre Roman times to the Industrial age. It shows how life was like in old England in regards to people, places, architecture and fashions, etc. The book contains 1000's of wonderful engravings, hand coloured plates beside 100's of pages of text contained in one volume. A large leather brown/gilt cover book with black leather bound and corners. 392 p. with coloured and b/w illustrations. It includes a table of contents of volume 1, 18 illuminated engraved (colour) plates, indexes to the engravings at the end of the book. 'Old England' gilt decoration on spine. The book shows how life was like in old England in regards to people, places, architecture and fashions, etc. from Roman times through to Industrial age. The book is published in two volumes, the book in hand contains volume 1 only.A plate inside front cover titled "Ballarat Technical Art School Library No. R/170"travel, customs, and, great britain antiquities, old england history, great britain description, the british period, the roman period, the anglosaxon period, regal baronial antiquities, ecclesiastical antiquities, great, britain social, life, charles knight, tomb of mary queen of scots, rochester castle -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchBook - Paperback book, Cecil Woodham-Smith, Florence Nightingale 1820-1910, 1951
... history...Great Britain Army Nurses...Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch ANZAC House Level 3 4 Collins Street Melbourne Florence Nightingale Crimean War Military nursing history Great Britain Army Nurses The biography of Florence Nightingale. ...The biography of Florence Nightingale.Worn paperback book with several pieces of old tape stuck across the cover. Yellow and white cover with an illustrated portrait of Florence Nightingale in a square frame in the centre. The title and author are printed in black at the top of the cover.non-fictionThe biography of Florence Nightingale. florence nightingale, crimean war, military nursing history, great britain army nurses -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Cassell, The imperial Commonwealth : a survey of commercial, industrial, and social history from the Tudor period to recent times, 1921
... Great Britain - History...Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library via Monbulk RSL, 48 Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Great Britain - History Great Britain - Imperialism A history of Great Britain Index, p.370. ...A history of Great BritainIndex, p.370.non-fictionA history of Great Britaingreat britain - history, great britain - imperialism -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Charles Oman, England in the nineteenth century, 1909
... Great Britain - History...Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library via Monbulk RSL, 48 Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Great Britain - History Great Britain - Politics and government - 19th century A history of England from the Napoleonic wars to the Boer war. ...A history of England from the Napoleonic wars to the Boer war.Index, maps, p.307.non-fictionA history of England from the Napoleonic wars to the Boer war.great britain - history, great britain - politics and government - 19th century -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, McMillan, The British Empire and Commonwealth : a history for senior forms, 1952
... History...Great Britain - Imperialism...Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library via Monbulk RSL, 48 Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Graet Britain - History Great Britain - Imperialism A textbook on the history of British expansion Index, maps, p.430. ...A textbook on the history of British expansionIndex, maps, p.430.non-fictionA textbook on the history of British expansiongraet britain - history, great britain - imperialism -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Macmillan and Co, Sir Francis Drake, 1890
... Great Britain - Military history...Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library via Monbulk RSL, 48 Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Great Britain - Military history Great Britain - Admirals - Biography The life and times of Sir Francis Drake p.209. ...The life and times of Sir Francis Drakep.209.non-fictionThe life and times of Sir Francis Drakegreat britain - military history, great britain - admirals - biography -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Macmillan and Co, Nelson, 1890
... Great Britain - Military history...Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library via Monbulk RSL, 48 Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Great Britain - Military history Great Britain - Admirals - Biography The life and times of Nelson p.240. ...The life and times of Nelsonp.240.non-fictionThe life and times of Nelsongreat britain - military history, great britain - admirals - biography -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook - Russia and Britain, Edward Crankshaw, 194?
... History...Great Britain - Relations - Soviet Union...Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library via Monbulk RSL, 48 Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Soviet Union - History Great Britain - Relations - Soviet Union A study of British and Russian relations Ill, p.128. ...A study of British and Russian relationsIll, p.128.non-fictionA study of British and Russian relationssoviet union - history, great britain - relations - soviet union -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Longmans, Green, A century of British monarchy, 1951
... Great Britain - Monarchy - History...Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library via Monbulk RSL, 48 Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Great Britain - Monarchy - History Great Britain - Royal family A century of British monarchy from 1851 to 1951 Ill, p.274. ...A century of British monarchy from 1851 to 1951Ill, p.274.non-fictionA century of British monarchy from 1851 to 1951great britain - monarchy - history, great britain - royal family -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Batsford, Royal progress : one hundred years of British monarchy, 1937
... Great Britain - Monarchy - History...Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library via Monbulk RSL, 48 Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Great Britain - Monarchy - History Great Britain - Royal family One hundred years of British monarchy from 1837 to 1937 Index, ill, p.114. ...One hundred years of British monarchy from 1837 to 1937Index, ill, p.114.non-fictionOne hundred years of British monarchy from 1837 to 1937great britain - monarchy - history, great britain - royal family -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Constable, King George the Fifth : his life and reign, 1952
... Great Britain - Monarchy - History...Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library via Monbulk RSL, 48 Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Great Britain - Monarchy - History Great Britain - Royal family Title A history of King George the Fifth - 1910-1936 Ill, p.570. ...Title A history of King George the Fifth - 1910-1936Ill, p.570.non-fictionTitle A history of King George the Fifth - 1910-1936great britain - monarchy - history, great britain - royal family -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Gollancz, The tragedy of Edward VII : a psychological study, 1928
... Great Britain - Monarchy - History...Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library via Monbulk RSL, 48 Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Great Britain - Monarchy - History Great Britain - Royal family The life and times of King Edward VII Ill, p.392. ...The life and times of King Edward VIIIll, p.392.non-fictionThe life and times of King Edward VIIgreat britain - monarchy - history, great britain - royal family -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Seeley Service, A history of the regiments and uniforms of the British army, 1954
... Great Britain - Army - History...Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library via Monbulk RSL, 48 Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Great Britain - Army - History Great Britain - Army - Uniforms A history of the regiments and uniforms of the British army with illustrations in colour Index, ill, p.333. ...A history of the regiments and uniforms of the British army with illustrations in colourIndex, ill, p.333.non-fictionA history of the regiments and uniforms of the British army with illustrations in colourgreat britain - army - history, great britain - army - uniforms -
The Celtic ClubBook, University of Wales Press, Celts and Christians, 2001
... Catholic Church - History - Great Britain...The Celtic Club Limerick Arms Hotel, 364 Clarendon St, South Melbourne VIC 3205 Catholic Church - History - Great Britain Celtic Church These essays aim to take a fresh look at the saints scholars and religious scholars who shaped the early forms of Christianity in Britain and Ireland Index, notes, p.224. ...These essays aim to take a fresh look at the saints scholars and religious scholars who shaped the early forms of Christianity in Britain and IrelandIndex, notes, p.224.non-fictionThese essays aim to take a fresh look at the saints scholars and religious scholars who shaped the early forms of Christianity in Britain and Irelandcatholic church - history - great britain, celtic church -
The Celtic ClubBook, Brenda Niall, The Riddle of Father Hackett, 2009
... Catholic Church - History - Great Britain...The Celtic Club Limerick Arms Hotel, 364 Clarendon St, South Melbourne VIC 3205 Australia - Irish culture Catholic Church - History - Great Britain Biography of Father Hackett S.J. ...Biography of Father Hackett S.J.Index, bib, plates. p.320.non-fictionBiography of Father Hackett S.J.australia - irish culture, catholic church - history - great britain -
The Celtic ClubBook, The Devin-Adair Company, The Story of the Irish Race, 1981
... ...History - Great Britain...The Celtic Club Limerick Arms Hotel, 364 Clarendon St, South Melbourne VIC 3205 History - Ireland History - Great Britain The story of the Irish race: a popular history of Ireland by Seamus MacManus; assisted by several Irish scholars. ...The story of the Irish race: a popular history of Ireland by Seamus MacManus; assisted by several Irish scholars.Index, p. 724non-fictionThe story of the Irish race: a popular history of Ireland by Seamus MacManus; assisted by several Irish scholars.history - ireland, history - great britain -
Unions BallaratThe British Empire: Six lectures, Lucas, Sir Charles, 1915
... ...History - Britain...Great...History - Britain. BTLC Ballarat Trades Hall Ballarat Trades and Labour Council British Empire Queen Victoria Politcs and government History - Britain Great Britain - colonies Book; 250 pages. ...Table of contents: Introduction; England in the making; The Seventeenth Century; The Eighteenth Century; The Age of Queen Victoria; The Empire of the Present Day; The Meaning and Use of the Empire.History - Britain.Book; 250 pages. Cover: red background; gold lettering; author's name and title on the spine.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, british empire, queen victoria, politcs and government, history - britain, great britain - colonies -
Greensborough Historical SocietyAdministrative record - Compact disc, Census records: United Kingdom: 1851
... history...censuses great britain...Greensborough Historical Society 34A Glenauburn Road Lower Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne Census records: for the United Kingdom: 1851 A database of census records (births, deaths, marriages) from the United Kingdom genealogy resources family history censuses great britain censuses united kingdom 1 compact disc in plastic case Census records: United Kingdom: 1851 Administrative record Compact disc ...Census records: for the United Kingdom: 1851A database of census records (births, deaths, marriages) from the United Kingdom1 compact disc in plastic casegenealogy resources, family history, censuses great britain, censuses united kingdom -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Robert Kershaw, Sky men: The real story of the paras, 2010
... great britain - history - military...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges great britain - history - military great britain - parachute regiment From the 1930s through WWII to Afghanistan today, from total war to counterinsurgency, this history unravels and defines the intangible qualities that differentiate the "Sky Men" from other soldiers Seventy years ago the Parachute Regiment was formed - the army's elite air assault force was tough, well-trained, and designed to fight hazardous operations behind enemy lines with little or no backup. ...From the 1930s through WWII to Afghanistan today, from total war to counterinsurgency, this history unravels and defines the intangible qualities that differentiate the "Sky Men" from other soldiers Seventy years ago the Parachute Regiment was formed - the army's elite air assault force was tough, well-trained, and designed to fight hazardous operations behind enemy lines with little or no backup. Dropping into the middle of enemy territory, these "Sky Men"- British, American, German, and Russian soldiers - engage in gruelling combat in the most dangerous conflict zones around the world. Ex-Parachute Regiment officer Robert Kershaw reveals the history of these airborne forces and their role during the most dramatic battles of the 20th century. He finds out what drives a "Sky Man" to take these extraordinary risks, and what marks these sky warriors out from ordinary soldiers. How do military paratroopers conquer the fear of jumping from aircraft at low level, by night, and frequently under fire? Has the helicopter replaced the need for parachutists in the 21st Century? Has the increasing lethality of anti-aircraft weapons made the airborne option redundant? These issues are examined alongside the personal experiences of the Soviet "Locust Warriors," German Fallschirmjäger, British Red Devils, American "devils in baggy-pants," and Les Paras. Based on letters, diaries, and exclusive interviews with soldiers from around the world, this book is full of vivid personalities and nail-biting action.Index, bibliography, notes, ill (b/w), p.348.From the 1930s through WWII to Afghanistan today, from total war to counterinsurgency, this history unravels and defines the intangible qualities that differentiate the "Sky Men" from other soldiers Seventy years ago the Parachute Regiment was formed - the army's elite air assault force was tough, well-trained, and designed to fight hazardous operations behind enemy lines with little or no backup. Dropping into the middle of enemy territory, these "Sky Men"- British, American, German, and Russian soldiers - engage in gruelling combat in the most dangerous conflict zones around the world. Ex-Parachute Regiment officer Robert Kershaw reveals the history of these airborne forces and their role during the most dramatic battles of the 20th century. He finds out what drives a "Sky Man" to take these extraordinary risks, and what marks these sky warriors out from ordinary soldiers. How do military paratroopers conquer the fear of jumping from aircraft at low level, by night, and frequently under fire? Has the helicopter replaced the need for parachutists in the 21st Century? Has the increasing lethality of anti-aircraft weapons made the airborne option redundant? These issues are examined alongside the personal experiences of the Soviet "Locust Warriors," German Fallschirmjäger, British Red Devils, American "devils in baggy-pants," and Les Paras. Based on letters, diaries, and exclusive interviews with soldiers from around the world, this book is full of vivid personalities and nail-biting action.great britain - history - military, great britain - parachute regiment
