03438nam 2200625 a 450 991079226500332120230828232856.00-19-151552-31-4294-6012-11-280-75848-1(CKB)2560000000295071(EBL)415796(OCoLC)437094897(SSID)ssj0000251271(PQKBManifestationID)11200718(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000251271(PQKBWorkID)10248362(PQKB)10826334(StDuBDS)EDZ0000072558(MiAaPQ)EBC415796(Au-PeEL)EBL415796(CaPaEBR)ebr10271374(CaONFJC)MIL75848(MiAaPQ)EBC7036778(Au-PeEL)EBL7036778(EXLCZ)99256000000029507120060824d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSteady the buffs![electronic resource] a regiment, a region, and the Great War /Mark ConnellyOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20061 online resource (289 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-927860-1 0-19-170705-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-262) and indexes.Contents; List of Tables; List of Maps; List of Illustrations; List of Conventions and Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Officers and Men; 2. Shock, 1914; 3. Adjusting to the Western Front: January 1915-Spring 1916; 4. Raiding, 1915-1918: Learning on the Job or Unnecessary Attrition?; 5. Learning: The Buffs on the Somme; 6. Applying: 1917; 7. Defending: January-April 1918; 8. Winning: July-November 1918; 9. Remembering; Conclusion; Appendices; 1a: Places of birth, residence, and enlistment, 1914; 1b: Places of birth, residence, and enlistment, 19181c: Buffs soldiers condemned to death, 1914-192a: Buffs raids; 2b: Overall casualties incurred by the Buffs during raids; 3a: Table: Buffs actions, 1914-15; 3b: Table: Buffs on the Somme, 1916; 3c: Table: Buffs actions, 1917; 3d: Table: Buffs in the '100 Days', 1918; Bibliography; Buffs Index; B; C; D; F; K; N; O; P; R; W; General Index; A; B; C; D; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; P; R; S; T; WA reinvention of the traditional regimental history examining the role of a famous Kentish regiment, the Buffs, in the Great War. The book examines the backgrounds and attitudes of officers, men, and their families to the war and looks at its impact on the military and civil community. - ;This book fully revises standard regimental history by establishing the framework and background to the regiment's role in the Great War. It tests the current theories about the British army in the war and some of the conclusions of modern military historians. In recent years a fascinating reassessment of theWorld War, 1914-1918Regimental historiesGreat BritainWorld War, 1914-1918CampaignsWestern FrontWorld War, 1914-1918Regimental historiesWorld War, 1914-1918Campaigns940.4/1241Connelly Mark1105859MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792265003321Steady the buffs3671149UNINA02906nam 2200697 450 991081881050332120230207213835.01-4411-8207-11-282-87090-497866128709031-4411-0339-2(CKB)2670000000055367(EBL)601827(OCoLC)682540822(SSID)ssj0000427388(PQKBManifestationID)12129843(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000427388(PQKBWorkID)10405606(PQKB)10316183(MiAaPQ)EBC601827(MiAaPQ)EBC5309685(MiAaPQ)EBC6160579(EXLCZ)99267000000005536720200717h20102009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRoman passions a history of pleasure in Imperial Rome /Ray LaurencePaperback edition.London, England :Bloomsbury,2010.©20091 online resource (261 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4411-3485-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Roman passions -- Into the world of Roman pleasure -- The emperor's pleasures -- The aesthetics of the city -- A little place in the country -- The Roman body at the baths -- Roman erotics -- Dining -- Food and wine -- A great song and dance -- Violence -- Collectors and collections -- Pleasure transforms Roman culture.By the time of the emperors, the Romans had created the world's first global empire, and plundered the provinces for produce to be eaten, planted or displayed as novelties. At the same time the aesthetics of the city of Rome was being transferred to the provinces, establishing towns with public buildings, baths and the Latin language. With these attributes of civilisation came other trappings of Roman culture: lavish entertainments, elaborate dinner parties and vice. The world of pleasure became a defining feature of the Romans, and this book explores how they pursued sensual delights - from sPlaerthubCivilització romanathubUsos i costumsthubPleasureSocial aspectsRomeRomathubRomeHistoryEmpire 30 B.C.-476 A.DRomeMoral conditionsRomeSocial life and customsLlibres electrònicsthubPlaerCivilització romanaUsos i costumsPleasureSocial aspects937.5Laurence Ray1963-176730MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818810503321Roman passions3939580UNINA