Inbunden, Engelska, 2015
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- Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
323 kr
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Plymouth Blitz recounts the deadliest civilian incident in Plymouth during the Second World War, when a German bomb struck the Portland Square Air Raid Shelter. Through eyewitness accounts and archival research, this book captures the courage, fear, and resilience of ordinary people living under the threat of aerial attack.On the night of 22–23 April 1941, as the German Luftwaffe descended on Plymouth, families from Portland Square and Victoria Street sought refuge in the communal air-raid shelter beneath the park at the centre of the square. They went as neighbours, parents, children—ordinary people seeking protection from an unprecedented bombardment. Just after midnight, a bomb tore through one wing of the shelter, killing at least 71 people in the city’s most devastating incident of the war. Despite its scale and human cost, the Portland Square tragedy has never before been explored as a full, integrated account.Plymouth Blitz is a history from the ground up. Using the Cornelius family as a narrative lens and Portland Square as a case study, it traces daily life, decision-making, and loss in a city under attack. Moving from pre-war preparations through the escalating Luftwaffe threat, the catastrophic bombings in March and April 1941, and the immediate aftermath of navigating civilian mass casualty, the book shows how national war policies were lived out at street level. A richly researched and deeply human account, Plymouth Blitz is essential reading for history enthusiasts, students, educators, and anyone seeking to explore the Blitz beyond the headlines. - Häftad, Engelska, 2026
231 kr
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Plymouth Blitz recounts the deadliest civilian incident in Plymouth during the Second World War, when a German bomb struck the Portland Square Air Raid Shelter. Through eyewitness accounts and archival research, this book captures the courage, fear, and resilience of ordinary people living under the threat of aerial attack.On the night of 22–23 April 1941, as the German Luftwaffe descended on Plymouth, families from Portland Square and Victoria Street sought refuge in the communal air-raid shelter beneath the park at the centre of the square. They went as neighbours, parents, children—ordinary people seeking protection from an unprecedented bombardment. Just after midnight, a bomb tore through one wing of the shelter, killing at least 71 people in the city’s most devastating incident of the war. Despite its scale and human cost, the Portland Square tragedy has never before been explored as a full, integrated account.Plymouth Blitz is a history from the ground up. Using the Cornelius family as a narrative lens and Portland Square as a case study, it traces daily life, decision-making, and loss in a city under attack. Moving from pre-war preparations through the escalating Luftwaffe threat, the catastrophic bombings in March and April 1941, and the immediate aftermath of navigating civilian mass casualty, the book shows how national war policies were lived out at street level. A richly researched and deeply human account, Plymouth Blitz is essential reading for history enthusiasts, students, educators, and anyone seeking to explore the Blitz beyond the headlines. - Nyhet
Häftad, Engelska, 2026170 kr
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In a climate of global instability and domestic uncertainty, the question of what constitutes Britain’s ‘national interest’ has never been more urgent.Acclaimed historian Jeremy Black’s In the National Interest? British Foreign Policy, Past, Present and Future provides a sweeping analytical narrative of the forces that have sculpted Britain’s engagement with the world—from the Middle Ages to the age of AI. Moving beyond the cloistered calm of traditional diplomatic history, Black argues that foreign policy is not an abstract, rational science conducted in whispers by elites, but a vibrant, often messy political construct. It is a field shaped by clashing ideologies, economic pressures, public opinion and the unpredictable impact of human agency.Spanning nearly four centuries, this volume examines the critical turning points of British history: the imperial struggles of the eighteenth century, the trauma of two world wars and the contemporary dilemmas posed by a transformed international order. Black explores how concepts like the balance of power and strategic geography have evolved, highlighting the ways in which today’s crises regarding Russian aggression and the shifting global landscape echo—and depart from—the lessons of the past.Written with characteristic depth and wit, this book challenges the traditional ‘Foreign Office view’ and recognizes that foreign policy is inextricably linked to the social, cultural, and economic fabric of the nation. For general readers, scholars, and policymakers alike, Black offers a timely and essential reminder: an accurate knowledge of our past relations is a necessity for acting with spirit and common sense in the future.
