World War I
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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![]() Churchill and FisherThe titans at the Admiralty who fought the First World War |
A vivid study of the politics and stress of high command, this book describes the decisive roles of young Winston Churchill as political head of the Admiralty during the First World War. … | Barry Gough | 656 | 2017 | View |
![]() Harry Livingstone’s Forgotten MenCanadians and the Chinese Labour Corps in the First World War |
HARRY LIVINGSTONE was a small town doctor from Listowel, Ontario when he felt the pull of patriotism that led him to volunteer in the First World War. In 1917, Livingstone found himself embarking … | Dan Black | 504 | 2019 | View |
![]() The Great Class War 1914-1918 |
Historian Jacques Pauwels applies a critical, revisionist lens to the First World War, offering readers a fresh interpretation that challenges mainstream thinking. As Pauwels sees it, war offered … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 2016 | View | |
From ![]() ForewardThe Great War in Dali-Vision |
Introduction to the concept of Dali-vision and how you have to remove yourself to examine the situation. Brief overview of how the author will tackle the Great War from a class percpective by … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 14 | 2016 | $1.40 Add |
From ![]() Foreword |
Wright notes that Black’s history of Canada and the Chinese Labour Corps is previously untold and a significant contribution to the historiography of the First World War. | Glenn Wright | 3 | 2019 | $0.30 Add |
From ![]() Preface, A Note on the Board of Admiralty, and IntroductionThe Daemonic Duo From: Churchill and Fisher |
Historian Barry Gough provides an introduction to the board of admiralty and an overview of the history between Churchill and Fisher before the outset of World War One. | Barry Gough | 29 | 2017 | $2.90 Add |
From ![]() Empire, War and RevolutionFrom: Big Business and Hitler |
Revisionist historian Jacques R. Pauwels examines the situation in Germany from 1900-1919 that led to Hitler’s rise to power paying particular focus on the German elite of aristocrats and … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 12 | 2017 | $1.20 Add |
From ![]() Preface |
Black outlines the project’s inspiration, his sources, and a rationale for his use of linguistic styles. | Dan Black | 4 | 2019 | $0.40 Add |
From ![]() The Revolutions of 1789, 1830, and 1848First Steps Toward Democracy |
The French Revolution of 1789, in which the bourgeoisie, the peasants and the workers challenge the king, the nobility, and the church, sets in motion the march toward democracy, the emancipation … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 14 | 2016 | $1.40 Add |
From ![]() Fisher’s ReformsFrom: Churchill and Fisher |
Historian Barry Bough analyzes Jack Fisher’s reforms in the admiralty from 1904-1911 especially related to technilogical advancements, efficiency for vessels, administrative changes, and … | Barry Gough | 58 | 2017 | $5.80 Add |
From ![]() IntroductionThe Urgent Need for Wartime Labour |
A short history about why the British and French began to recruit Chinese labourers and formed the Chinese Labour Corps, and the role Canada and Harry Livingstone played in this history. (Chapter … | Dan Black | 27 | 2019 | $2.70 Add |
From ![]() The Nobility and the BourgeoisieA Counterrevolutionary Symbiosis |
After its traumatic experiences of 1848 and 1871 — respectively “the crazy year” and the annus horribilis of the Paris Commune — the bourgeoisie ceases to be revolutionary … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 20 | 2016 | $2.00 Add |
From ![]() Canada to China: Migrations |
The chapter examines different groups of men from Canada and China and why they chose to enlist in the war effort. (Chapter includes two maps and four photographs) | Dan Black | 23 | 2019 | $2.30 Add |
From ![]() Challenging a Hostile Community1900-1939 |
This chapter discusses the impact of legislated racism including the Head Tax on the Chinese Canadian community as well as the impact of events like the First World War and the Great Depression. … | Arlene Chan | 16 | 2014 | $1.60 Add |
From ![]() Dissension in the NavyFrom: Churchill and Fisher |
Historian Barry Gough examines the opponents of Jack Fisher from 1902-1909 with close attention paid to the relationship between Fisher and Lord Charles Beresford. | Barry Gough | 33 | 2017 | $3.30 Add |
From ![]() Socialism and Democratization |
The elite tries to exorcize the proletarian threat not only by using the “stick” of bloody repression but also the “carrot” of social legislation and political reforms. … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 12 | 2016 | $1.20 Add |