A History of the First World War
Nick Lloyd
A History of the First World War
Nick Lloyd
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Operation Chromite, the American-led amphibious landing that led to the liberation of Seoul in September 1950, is likely the most famous battle of the Korean War. This volume chronicles the origin, course, and consequences of the battle itself, and examines its afterlife through various media in the US and South and North Korea.
Based on a massive array of overlooked primary sources, The Skeptic Isle presents a fast-paced narrative of the British attempt to sell World War II to its citizens. It weaves together government public relations, media reporting, political maneuvering, and the public's response to reinterpret some of the most famous moments of British history, from Chamberlain and appeasement to Churchill's great speeches, from the Battle of Britain to the military campaigns in the Mediterranean and Western Europe, from food rationing to the Beveridge Report.
Through a detailed study of a set of hitherto neglected Oxford institutions and the people who ran and inhabited them, this book has wide relevance for the history of higher education in England and its relationship with religious, social, demographic, cultural and political change over seven and a half centuries.
