1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910460791503321

Autore

Cannon John <1926-2012, >

Titolo

George III / / John Cannon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, [England] ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2007

©2007

ISBN

0-19-155010-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (135 p.)

Collana

Very Interesting People

Disciplina

941.07/3092

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Great Britain Kings and rulers Biography

Great Britain History George III, 1760-1820

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 'Born and educated in this country'; 2 Search for a sound ministry; 3 Family, Lord North, and America; 4 King George and Pitt the Younger; 5 Illness, revolution, and war; 6 Decline and oblivion; 7 The legacy and reputation of George III; Sources; Index; A; B; C; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

Definitive, concise, and very interesting...  From William Shakespeare to Winston Churchill, the Very Interesting People series provides authoritative bite-sized biographies of Britain's most fascinating historical figures - people whose influence and importance have stood the test of time.  Each book in the series is based upon the biographical entry from the world-famous Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. -



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465206303321

Autore

Shepley Nick

Titolo

Britain, France and Germany and the Treaty of Versailles [[electronic resource] ] : how the allies built a flawed peace / / by Nick Shepley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Luton, U.K.], : Andrews U.K. Ltd., 2011

ISBN

1-84989-941-X

1-283-70150-2

1-84989-942-8

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (25 p.)

Disciplina

940.3

940.3/141

Soggetti

World War, 1914-1918 - Peace - History

Electronic books.

Europe History 1918-1945

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Introduction; Britain, France and Germany And The Treaty of Versailles; What Did The World Look Like In 1918?; Germany; France; Clemenceau, the Tiger; Britain; Also Available

Sommario/riassunto

A helpful GCSE and A Level Guide to one of 20th Century History's most pivotal events. This guide discusses in a clear and concise manner the objectives of the British, French and Germans at the Treaty of Versailles. A follow up volume: America, Japan and the Arabs at Versailles will be published soon.



3.

Record Nr.

UNISA996395728603316

Autore

Forrester Thomas <1635?-1706.>

Titolo

A counter-essay, or, A vindication and assertion of Calvin and Beza's presbyterian judgment and principles [[electronic resource] ] : drawn from their writings, in answer to the imputations of a late pamphlet, entituled, An essay concerning church-government ... attempting to fasten upon them an episcopal perswasion ... / / by a minister of the true Presbyterian Church of Scotland, established by law

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson ..., 1692

Descrizione fisica

[10], 74 p

Soggetti

Reformed churches - Government

Presbyterianism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reproduction of original in the Union Theological Seminary Library, New York.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0160



4.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910787035903321

Autore

Simmons Edwin H.

Titolo

Through the wheat : the U.S. Marines in World War I / / Edwin H. Simmons and Joseph H. Alexander

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Annapolis, Maryland : , : Naval Institute Press, , 2008

©2008

ISBN

1-61251-883-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (327 p.)

Disciplina

940.41273

Soggetti

World War, 1914-1918 - Regimental histories - United States

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Table of Contents; List of Maps ; Foreword by Col. Allan R. Millett, USMCR (Ret.) ; Preface and Acknowledgments; Prologue: Les Mares Farm, Northern France, June 3, 1918; 1. ""The War to End All Wars"" ; 2. Fivefold Expansion ; 3. New Frontiers; 4. ""Over There"" ; 5. The Trenches of Verdun ; 6. ""Retreat, Hell!"" ; 7. Bellau Wood ; 8. ""In Every Clime and Place"" ; 9. Soissons: The First Day ; 10. Soissons: The Second Day ; 11. Marbache and St. Mihiel ; 12. Blanc Mont ; 13. The Meuse-Argonne Campaign ; 14. The Watch on the Rhine ; Epilogue ; Appendix: Medals of Honor Awarded ; Notes

Bibliography Index ; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

U.S. Marine participation in World War I is known as a defining moment in the Marine Corps'' great history. It is a story of exceptional heroism and significant operational achievements, along with lessons learned the hard way. The Marines entered World War I as a small force of seagoing light infantry that had rarely faced a well-armed enemy. On a single June day, in their initial assault ""through the wheat"" on Belleau Wood against German machine-guns and poison gas shells, the Marines suffered more casualties than they had experienced in all their previous 142 years. Yet at Belleau Wood, S