The making of modern Britain. Life and work from George III to Elizabeth II

• Record Nr.: UNINA990003489590403321
• Autore: Derry, Thomas Kingston <1905- >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : John Murray, 1962
• Descrizione fisica: 308
• Locazione: DECSE
• Collocazione: SE 071.07.22-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Italiano
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Summary of Imperial Hubris

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910164974403321
• Autore: Reader Capitol
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cork, : Primento Digital, 2013
• ISBN: 9782511000960; 2511000962
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (27 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.625
• Soggetti: Terrorism; Islamic fundamentalism
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Title page; Book Presentation; Book Abstract; About the Author; Important Note About This Ebook; Summary of Imperial Hubris (ANONYMOUS); Preface; Some Thoughts on the Power of Focused, Principled Hatred; An Unprepared and Ignorant Lunge to Defeat the United States in Afghanistan; Not Down, Not Out: Al Qaeda's Resiliency, ; Expansion and Momentum; The World's View of Bin Laden: a Muslim Leader and Hero Coming into Focus; Bin Laden Views the World: Some Old, Some New and a Twist; Blinding Hubris Abounding: Inflicting Defeat on Ourselves; How the Enemy Sets the Stage: How America's Stubborn Obtuseness Aids Its FoesBuy the Book; About the Summary Publisher; Copyright
• Sommario/riassunto: This ebook consists of a summary of the ideas, viewpoints and facts presented in the book "Imperial Hubris: Why the West Is Loosing the War on Terror". This summary offers a concise overview of the entire book in less than 30 minutes reading time. However this work does not replace in any case the original book.<br>The author argues that the 9/11 events were the culmination of a decade of bad policy decisions. <br>