The Aristocracy and the Great War
Author | : Gerald Gliddon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 586 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Aristocracy (Social class) |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Gerald Gliddon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 586 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Aristocracy (Social class) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Jerry Murland |
Publisher | : Casemate Publishers |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2010-07-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1783039302 |
Zillebekes small churchyard military cemetery provides the inspiration for this charming piece of military and social history. The author has researched into the exploits and backgrounds of 27 fallen soldiers, the majority being officers of the Guards and Cavalry, as well as other ranks and six Canadians.The outcome is a fascinating and moving book that emphasizes the indiscriminate nature of war. Privilege and wealth were no protection against bullets and shells and all men regardless of background took their chances, standing shoulder to shoulder. The 1st Battle of Ypres in late 1914 was in many ways the last stand of Britains Contemptible Little Army (as the Kaiser called it) and the Ypres Salient was to remain the focus of so much fighting over the next four years.Thanks to detailed research and support from the families concerned, the author has unearthed letters, memorabilia and photographs.
Author | : Douglas Smith |
Publisher | : Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Total Pages | : 763 |
Release | : 2012-10-02 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1466827750 |
Epic in scope, precise in detail, and heart-breaking in its human drama, Former People is the first book to recount the history of the aristocracy caught up in the maelstrom of the Bolshevik Revolution and the creation of Stalin's Russia. Filled with chilling tales of looted palaces and burning estates, of desperate flights in the night from marauding peasants and Red Army soldiers, of imprisonment, exile, and execution, it is the story of how a centuries'-old elite, famous for its glittering wealth, its service to the Tsar and Empire, and its promotion of the arts and culture, was dispossessed and destroyed along with the rest of old Russia. Yet Former People is also a story of survival and accommodation, of how many of the tsarist ruling class—so-called "former people" and "class enemies"—overcame the psychological wounds inflicted by the loss of their world and decades of repression as they struggled to find a place for themselves and their families in the new, hostile order of the Soviet Union. Chronicling the fate of two great aristocratic families—the Sheremetevs and the Golitsyns—it reveals how even in the darkest depths of the terror, daily life went on. Told with sensitivity and nuance by acclaimed historian Douglas Smith, Former People is the dramatic portrait of two of Russia's most powerful aristocratic families, and a sweeping account of their homeland in violent transition.
Author | : Lawrence James |
Publisher | : Abacus |
Total Pages | : 411 |
Release | : 2010-09-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0748125329 |
For nine hundred years the British aristocracy has considered itself ideally qualified to rule others, make laws and guide the fortunes of the nation. Tracing the history of this remarkable supremacy, ARISTOCRATS is a story of wars, intrigue, chicanery and extremes of both selflessness and greed. James also illuminates how the aristocracy's infatuation with classical art has forged our heritage, how its love of sport has shaped our pastimes and values - and how its scandals have entertained the public. Impeccably researched, balanced and brilliantly entertaining, ARISTOCRATS is an enthralling history of power, influence and an extraordinary knack for survival.
Author | : Jerry Murland |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2010-07-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1848841523 |
Zillebekes small churchyard military cemetery provides the inspiration for this charming piece of military and social history. The author has researched into the exploits and backgrounds of 27 fallen soldiers, the majority being officers of the Guards and Cavalry, as well as other ranks and six Canadians. The outcome is a fascinating and moving book that emphasizes the indiscriminate nature of war. Privilege and wealth were no protection against bullets and shells and all men regardless of background took their chances, standing shoulder to shoulder. The 1st Battle of Ypres in late 1914 was in many ways the last stand of Britains Contemptible Little Army (as the Kaiser called it) and the Ypres Salient was to remain the focus of so much fighting over the next four years. Thanks to detailed research and support from the families concerned, the author has unearthed letters, memorabilia and photographs.
Author | : Gregory Hanlon |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2008-02-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1135361436 |
First published in 2002. This work of military history integrates the Italian dimension into the wider political and military history of early modern Europe.
Author | : David Cannadine |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 848 |
Release | : 1999-09-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780375703683 |
"A brilliant, multifaceted chronicle of economic and social change." --The New York Times At the outset of the 1870s, the British aristocracy could rightly consider themselves the most fortunate people on earth: they held the lion's share of land, wealth, and power in the world's greatest empire. By the end of the 1930s they had lost not only a generation of sons in the First World War, but also much of their prosperity, prestige, and political significance. Deftly orchestrating an enormous array of documents and letters, facts, and statistics, David Cannadine shows how this shift came about--and how it was reinforced in the aftermath of the Second World War. Astonishingly learned, lucidly written, and sparkling with wit, The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy is a landmark study that dramatically changes our understanding of British social history.
Author | : Tatiana Metternich (Fürstin von Metternich-Winneburg.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 366 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Europe |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Anthony L. Cardoza |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2002-08-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521522298 |
A full account of the Italian nobility in the period after national unification.