[PDF] From Kabul To Kumassi eBook

Author : James Willcocks
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,13 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
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ISBN : 9781020021374

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Follow the adventures of British military officer James Willcocks as he travels from Kabul to the British Gold Coast in this gripping memoir. Filled with vivid descriptions of the places he visits and the people he meets, it's a fascinating window into a bygone era. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Frank Furedi
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 28,25 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780813526126

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Racial identity is one of the defining characteristics of the 20th century. In this study, Frank Furedi traces the history of Western colonial racist ideology and its role in the subjugation of the peoples of the non-West. His central theme is the changing perception of racism in the West and how the use of "race" has altered during the course of the 20th century. Focusing on World War II as the crucial turning point in racist ideology, Furedi argues that the defeat of Nazism left the West uneasy with its own racist past. He assesses how this was redefined in the postwar period, especially during the Cold War, and demonstrates that although white supremacist views became obsolete in international affairs, Western nations sought to portray racism as a natural part of the human condition. As a result the West continued to adopt the moral high ground well into the postwar period, to the ultimate detriment of the nations of the non-West.

Author : William Wright
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 14,57 MB
Release : 2014-01-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0752497510

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Who were the men who commanded the British Army in the numerous small wars of the Victorian Empire? Today, many are all but forgotten, save the likes of Cardigan, Kitchener, Baden-Powell and Gordon of Khartoum. Yet they were a disparate and fascinating assemblage, made up of men of true military genius, as well as egoists, fools and despots.In Warriors of the Queen, William Wright surveys over 170 of these men, examining their careers and personalities. He reveals not only the lives of the great military names of the period but also of those whom history has overlooked, from James ‘Buster’ Browne, who once fought a battle in his nightshirt, to Jack Bisset, who had fought in three South African wars by his twenty-third birthday. Based on original research and complemented by over sixty photographs, Warriors of the Queen provides new insight into the men who built (and sometimes endangered) the British Empire on the battlefield.

Author : James Sir Willcocks, 1857-1926
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 13,63 MB
Release : 2016-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781362122159

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Philip D. Curtin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 47,69 MB
Release : 1998-05-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521598354

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This book, first published in 1998, examines the practice of military medicine during the conquest of Africa.