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Author | : John Masters |
Publisher | : Hachette UK |
Total Pages | : 363 |
Release | : 2022-11-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1474626076 |
The second part of the bestselling novelist's dramatic autobiography about his time in the Gurkhas during the second world war This is the second part of John Masters' autobiography: how he fought with his Gurkha regiment during World War II until his promotion to command one of the Chindit columns behind enemy lines in Burma. Written by a bestselling novelist at the height of his powers, it is an exceptionally moving story that culminates in him having to personally shoot a number of wounded British soldiers who cannot be evacuated before their position is overrun by the Japanese. It is an uncomfortable reminder that Churchill's obsession with 'special forces' squandered thousands of Allied lives in operations that owed more to public relations than strategic calculation. This military and moral odyssey is one of the greatest of World War II frontline memoirs.
Author | : Mra Sanʻʺ Taṅʻʹ |
Publisher | : Asian Portraits |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2019-06-11 |
Genre | : Burma |
ISBN | : 9789748299259 |
Brief biographies of thirty-four Burmese citizens belonging to various walks of life.
Author | : Andrew Selth |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 2016-11-03 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 131729890X |
For decades, scholars have been trying to answer the question: how was colonial Burma perceived in and by the Western world, and how did people in countries like the United Kingdom and United States form their views? This book explores how Western perceptions of Burma were influenced by the popular music of the day. From the First Anglo-Burmese War of 1824-6 until Burma regained its independence in 1948, more than 180 musical works with Burma-related themes were written in English-speaking countries, in addition to the many hymns composed in and about Burma by Christian missionaries. Servicemen posted to Burma added to the lexicon with marches and ditties, and after 1913 most movies about Burma had their own distinctive scores. Taking Rudyard Kipling’s 1890 ballad ‘Mandalay’ as a critical turning point, this book surveys all these works with emphasis on popular songs and show tunes, also looking at classical works, ballet scores, hymns, soldiers’ songs, sea shanties, and film soundtracks. It examines how they influenced Western perceptions of Burma, and in turn reflected those views back to Western audiences. The book sheds new light not only on the West’s historical relationship with Burma, and the colonial music scene, but also Burma’s place in the development of popular music and the rise of the global music industry. In doing so, it makes an original contribution to the fields of musicology and Asian Studies.
Author | : Alan Warren |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2011-12-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1441152504 |
A comprehensive study of one of the key conflicts of the Second World War.
Author | : Kin Thida Oung |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2022-01-30 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781678137090 |
Smitten a hundred and thirty years ago by a Burmese beauty on the steps of a pagoda in Moulmein, Rudyard Kipling wrote the poem 'On the road to Mandalay'. In this vivid and feisty memoir, the great great great grand-daughter of the man who built the pagoda writes back.
Author | : Rudyard Kipling |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 18 |
Release | : 1918 |
Genre | : Maxims |
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Author | : Rudyard Kipling |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1904 |
Genre | : Miniature books |
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Author | : Rudyard Kipling |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 9780486264714 |
Treasury of 44 poems recalls British character and attitudes at the height of the Empire. "Gunga Din," "Danny Deever," "If," "The White Man s Burden," many others, reprinted from standard texts. Notes."
Author | : George Orwell |
Publisher | : Modernista |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2024-04-26 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9180948650 |
George Orwell provides a vivid and unflinching portrayal of working-class life in Northern England during the 1930s. Through his own experiences and meticulous investigative reporting, Orwell exposes the harsh living conditions, poverty, and social injustices faced by coal miners and other industrial workers in the region. He documents their struggles with unemployment, poor housing, and inadequate healthcare, as well as the pervasive sense of hopelessness and despair that permeates their lives. In the second half of the The Road to Wigan Pier Orwell delves into the complexities of political ideology, as he grapples with the shortcomings of both socialism and capitalism in addressing the needs of the working class. GEORGE ORWELL was born in India in 1903 and passed away in London in 1950. As a journalist, critic, and author, he was a sharp commentator on his era and its political conditions and consequences.
Author | : Dyneley Prince |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 4 |
Release | : 1903 |
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