1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786826303321

Autore

Taylor Elizabeth

Titolo

The old world and the new [[electronic resource] ] : the marriage and colonial adventures of Lord and Lady Northcote / / by Elizabeth Taylor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2013

ISBN

1-4438-4919-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (245 pages)

Disciplina

941.0810922

Soggetti

Great Britain History 19th century

Great Britain Colonies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

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.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910968130503321

Autore

Yung Christopher D

Titolo

Gators of Neptune : naval amphibious planning for the Normandy invasion / / Christopher D. Yung

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Annapolis, Maryland : , : Naval Institute Press, , [2006]

©2006

ISBN

9781612515182

1612515185

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Disciplina

940.54/21421

Soggetti

Operation Neptune

Operation Overlord

World War, 1939-1945 - Amphibious operations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-280) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.