De Eerste Wereldoorlog voor Dummies is een diepgravende, toegankelijke en verhelderende introductie tot de Grote Oorlog die vooral bekend staat om de loopgravenoorlog, waarbij minimale terreinwinst werd geboekt. Alle gebeurtenissen die zich afspeelden tussen 28 juli 1914 en 11 november 1918 passeren de revue, net als alle acties en beweegredenen van de landen en sleutelfiguren die betrokken waren in de strijd waardoor je eens te meer een globaal inzicht krijgt in het verloop van het wereld...

British history is a rollercoaster ride of power struggles and family intrigues, imperial conquest and class struggles, plagues and religious wars—and it’s all in this audiobook. That, plus the liveliest cast of characters found anywhere outside of the King James Bible. Whether you confuse your Tudors with your Stuarts, or wouldn’t know Catherine Parr from Catherine Howard, this is the perfect guide for you. From Stonehenge to Hadrian’s Wall, the Magna Carta to mad King George, the Battle ...

Read about the world's smallest continent's incredible history: From Greek gods and mad Roman emperors to kings, queens, Visigoths, and NormansYou meet Visigoths in Africa and Normans in Sicily; an Italian who talked to his books and another who conquered a kingdom and gave it away; Roman emperors who weren't Roman; and Holy Roman Emperors who weren't holy (or Roman). This is the story of Europe's rich history rolled into one thrilling account in plain English.

From the Somme to Gallipoli to the home front, First World War For Dummies provides an authoritative, accessible, and engaging introduction to the War to End All Wars. It takes a global perspective of this global conflict, proving insight into the actions and motivations of the participants and how each nation’s story fits into the wider one.Coverage also includes:The origins of the war and a snapshot of what the world looked like at the beginning of the 20th...

Royally confused about kings and queens? Never sure what happened when? Or where — England, Scotland, Ireland, or Wales? Learn the people and events that shaped British historyBritish History For Dummies, 3rd Edition is full of rip-roaring stories of power-mad kings, executions, invasions, high treason, global empire building, and forbidden love — not bad for a nation of stiff upper lips. Engaged travelers, lifelong learners, history buffs, and students wi...

The 20th Century brought revolutionary changes to our world and our lives: the human population of the world tripled, space travel became reality, two world wars and a host of other conflicts were fought, and huge advances in science, technology and communication resulted in the globalised world we know today.Enormous steps were made in wiping out widespread discrimination, from the women’s suffrage movement leading to women’s right to vote in western countries, to the civil rights...

La conocida como Gran Guerra (1914-1918) hasta el inicio de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, fue la primera confrontación bélica que abarcó el mundo entero: millones de soldados murieron en combates por aire, tierra y mar. Cayeron imperios, surgieron nuevas naciones y brotaron movimientos ideológicos. La guerra abrió la puerta a una sucesión de grandes acontecimientos históricos, entre los que destacan la Revolución rusa, el auge del fascismo y el nazismo, la Guerra Fría o el conflicto ...

This is a step-by step, tutorial-based book which will enable web developers to explore the functionalities of Jade and learn how to use it to write certain functions and processes for web development. This book is for web developers with at least a basic understanding of HTML and JavaScript. It will enable you to write an easier form of language that then compiles into HTML.

Parliamentary Reform 1785–1928 surveys the dynamically changing role of the British Parliament from the pre-reformed Parliament through:the 1832 Great Reform ActChartismthe campaign for working class suffrageCatholic emancipationthe long struggle for the granting of female suffrage.Beginning with a wide survey of the origins and nature of Parliament, the author offers a detailed context for the campaigns for its ...

Poonam Bala’s Contesting Colonial Authority explores the interplay of conformity and defiance amongst the plural medical tradition in colonial India. The contributors reveal how Indian elites, nationalists, and the rest of the Indian population participated in the move to revisit and frame a new social character of Indian Medicine. Viewed in the light of the cultural, nationalistic, social, literary and scientific essentials, Contesting Colonial Authority highlights various indigenous inte...

Dämmerland: Ein musikalisches Hörspiel-Abenteuer in einer märchenhaften, tiefgründigen Welt. Fiete reist zurück in das märchenhafte Dämmerland und stellt sich neuen Herausforderungen. Gemeinsam mit seiner Schwester Paloma, sowie altbekannten und neuen Wegbegleitern, nimmt er die Suche nach dem verschollenen Goldzahn seiner Großmutter wieder auf und taucht dabei tiefer in die sagenumwobene Geschichten einer Welt die so sehr mit der Geschichte seiner eigenen Familie verwoben ist. Wohin ist d...

From the Somme to Gallipoli to the home front, First World War For Dummies provides an authoritative, accessible, and engaging introduction to the War to End All Wars. It takes a global perspective of this global conflict, proving insight into the actions and motivations of the participants and how each nation's story fits into the wider one.Coverage also includes: the origins of the war and a snapshot of what the world looked like at the beginning of the 20th century; the...