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UNINA9910817951703321 |
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Autore |
Lukacs John <1924-2019, > |
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Five days in London, May 1940 / / John Lukacs |
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New Haven : , : Yale University Press, , [1999] |
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©1999 |
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0-300-18091-8 |
0-585-35662-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (256 p.) |
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World War, 1939-1945 - Diplomatic history |
World War, 1939-1945 - Great Britain |
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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 (pages 221-227) and indexs. |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER ONE: The Hinge of Fate -- CHAPTER TWO: Friday, 24 May -- CHAPTER THREE: Saturday, 25 May -- CHAPTER FOUR: Sunday, 26 May -- CHAPTER FIVE: Monday, 27 May -- CHAPTER SIX: Tuesday, 28 May -- CHAPTER SEVEN: Survival -- Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index |
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The days from May 24 to May 28, 1940 altered the course of the history of this century, as the members of the British War Cabinet debated whether to negotiate with Hitler or to continue the war. The decisive importance of these five days is the focus of John Lukacs's magisterial new book. Lukacs takes us hour by hour into the critical unfolding of events at 10 Downing Street, where Churchill and the members of his cabinet were painfully considering their war responsibilities. We see how the military disasters taking place on the Continent-particularly the plight of the nearly 400,000 British soldiers bottled up in Dunkirk-affected Churchill's fragile political situation, for he had been prime minister only a fortnight and was regarded as impetuous and hotheaded even by many of his own party. Lukacs also investigates the mood of the British people, drawing on newspaper and Mass-Observation reports that show how the citizenry, though only partly informed about the dangers that faced them, nevertheless began |
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to support Churchill's determination to stand fast. Other historians have dealt with Churchill's difficulties during this period, using the partial revelations of certain memoirs and private and public papers. But Lukacs is the first to convey the drama and importance of these days, and he does so in a compelling narrative that combines deep knowledge with high literary style. |
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UNINA9910813342903321 |
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Autore |
Monconduit Laure |
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Electrodes for li-ion batteries . Volume 2 Materials, mechanisms and performance / / Laure Monconduit, Laurence Croguennec, Rémi Dedryvère |
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London, England ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : ISTE : , : Wiley, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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1-119-00738-0 |
1-119-00737-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (102 p.) |
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Energy Series : Energy Storage - Batteries and Supercapacitors Set |
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Electric batteries - Materials |
Energy storage - Materials |
Power electronics - Materials |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Toward efficient Li-ion batteries""; ""1: Negative Electrodes""; ""1.1. Preamble""; ""1.2. Classic materials: insertion mechanism""; ""1.2.1. Graphitic carbon""; ""1.2.1.1. Lithium intercalation mechanisms""; ""1.2.1.2. Electrode/electrolyte interface and additives""; ""1.2.2. Titanium oxides""; ""1.2.2.1. Li4Ti5O12""; ""1.2.2.2. TiO2""; ""1.2.2.3. Different crystallographic arrangements""; ""1.2.2.4. Performances and mechanisms""; ""1.2.2.5. Optimizations"" |
""1.3. Toward other materials and other mechanisms""""1.3.1. Silicon""; |
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""1.3.1.1. Lithiation/delithiation mechanisms""; ""1.3.1.2. Nanostructured silicon""; ""1.3.1.3. Electrode formulation""; ""1.3.1.4. Aging mechanisms""; ""1.3.2. Other block p elements""; ""1.3.2.1. The alloys""; ""1.3.2.2. The conversion materials""; ""1.3.2.3. Limitations: volume changes and instability of the SEI""; ""1.3.2.4. Nanostructuration""; ""1.3.2.5. Electrode formulation""; ""1.3.2.6. Electrolyte formulation: the effect of additives""; ""1.4. Summary on negative electrodes""; ""2: Positive Electrodes"" |
""2.1. Preamble""""2.2. Layered transition metal oxides as positive electrode materials for Li-ion batteries: from LiCoO2 to Li1+xM1-xO2""; ""2.2.1. The layered oxide LiCoO2: the starting point""; ""2.2.2. From LiNiO2, initially explored as an alternative to LiCoO2, to the commercialization of LiNi0.80Co0.15Al0.05O2 (NCA) and LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2 (NMC)""; ""2.2.3. Electrode/electrolyte interfaces and aging phenomena in layered oxides""; ""2.2.4. High-capacity Li-rich layered oxides""; ""2.2.4.1. Toward unprecedented gravimetric capacities"" |
""2.2.4.2. Surface phenomena and electrode/electrolyte interface stabilization""""2.2.4.3. Conclusion""; ""2.3. Alternatives to layered oxides""; ""2.3.1. Materials with spinel structure: from LiMn2O4 to LiNi1/2Mn3/2O4""; ""2.3.1.1. LiMn2O4, a material with three-dimensional structure""; ""2.3.1.2. Dissolution of LiMn2O4 at the interface with the electrolyte""; ""2.3.1.3. LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4: toward high potentials""; ""2.3.1.4. Improving the electrode/electrolyte interface at high potential""; ""2.3.2. The olivine phase LiFePO4: a small revolution""; ""Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
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