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UNINA9910786826303321 |
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Taylor Elizabeth |
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The old world and the new [[electronic resource] ] : the marriage and colonial adventures of Lord and Lady Northcote / / by Elizabeth Taylor |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (245 pages) |
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Great Britain History 19th century |
Great Britain Colonies |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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This biography tells the story of two British aristocrats, detailing the drama of their personal lives and examining their rule in the two colonies, India and Australia, in which they served. It raises issues of population, immigration, social mobility, and the ethics of the British Empire. |
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UNINA9910968130503321 |
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Autore |
Yung Christopher D |
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Gators of Neptune : naval amphibious planning for the Normandy invasion / / Christopher D. Yung |
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Annapolis, Maryland : , : Naval Institute Press, , [2006] |
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©2006 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (321 p.) |
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Operation Neptune |
Operation Overlord |
World War, 1939-1945 - Amphibious operations |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-280) and index. |
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Table of Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms and Glossary ; 1. The Commanders; 2. Neptune Planning in Doctrinal Context; 3. Foundation of Invasion ; 4. Cross-Atlantic Games of Ball ; 5. Hard Choices; 6. Neptune Plans ; 7. From Duck to Gabius and the Tragedy of Slapton Sands; 8. Execution ; 9. Neptune: Its Lessons and Legacies; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index |
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A research analyst for the Center for Naval Analyses offers a rare historical account of the Royal and U.S. Navies' involvement in one of the greatest amphibious assaults of modern history. It is a story of cooperation and, at times, discord, between the two navies as they planned the naval portion of the Allied invasion of Normandy. With the evolution of amphibious warfare as a backdrop, the book has sufficient technical detail to satisfy the modern day practitioner of amphibious warfare, yet is written in a style that makes it accessible to the general public. Thoroughly researched at the U. |
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