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Victoria Crosses on the Western Front, April 1915–June 1916: April 1915-june 1916 (Victoria Crosses on the Western Front #2)
by Paul OldfieldDuring visits to the First World War battlefields the author often wondered where various Victoria Cross actions took place; he resolved to find out. Research commenced in 1988 and numerous sources have been consulted in the meantime. The book is designed for the battlefield visitor as much as the armchair reader. A detailed account of each VC action is set within the wider strategic and tactical context. Detailed sketch maps show the area today, together with the battle-lines and movements of the combatants. It allows visitors to stand upon the spot, or very close, where the VC actions took place and understand what happened and where. Photographs of the battle sites illustrate the accounts. There is also a comprehensive biography for each recipient covering every aspect of their lives 'warts and all' - parents and siblings, education, civilian employment, military career, wife and children, death and burial/commemoration. There is also a host of other information, much of it published for the first time. Some fascinating characters emerge, with numerous links to many famous people and events.
Victoria Crosses on the Western Front: Second Battle of Bapaume, August–September 1918
by Paul OldfieldIn the past, while visiting the First World War battlefields, the author often wondered where the various Victoria Cross actions took place. He resolved to find out. In 1988, in the midst of his army career, research for this book commenced and over the years numerous sources have been consulted. Victoria Crosses on the Western Front: Second Battle of Bapaume is designed for the battlefield visitor as much as the armchair reader. A thorough account of each VC action is set within the wider strategic and tactical context. Detailed sketch maps show the area today, together with the battle-lines and movements of the combatants. It will allow visitors to stand upon the spot, or very close to, where each VC was won. Photographs of the battle sites richly illustrate the accounts. There is also a comprehensive biography for each recipient, covering every aspect of their lives warts and all: parents and siblings, education, civilian employment, military career, wife and children, death and burial/commemoration. A host of other information, much of it published for the first time, reveals some fascinating characters, with numerous links to many famous people and events.
Victorian Attitudes to Race
by Christine BoltFirst published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia (Routledge Revivals)
by Sally MitchellFirst published in 1988, this encyclopedia serves as an overview and point of entry to the complex interdisciplinary field of Victorian studies. The signed articles, which cover persons, events, institutions, topics, groups and artefacts in Great Britain between 1837 and 1901, have been written by authorities in the field and contain bibliographies to provide guidelines for further research. The work is intended for undergraduates and the general reader, and also as a starting point for graduates who wish to explore new fields.
Victorian Goods and Merchandise: 2,300 Illustrations
by Carol Belanger GraftonThis immensely usable archive of vintage illustrations not only offers a wonderful window on the goods and merchandise of a bygone era, but is an absolute treasure trove of easily reproducible graphic art as well.Some 2,300 cuts culled from such rare nineteenth-century periodicals as The Art Journal, The Illustrated London News, The Scientific American, and The Youth's Companion have been organized in convenient categories: clothes, furniture, kitchenware, toys and games, musical instruments, stationery supplies, domestic accessories, and much more.Among them are detailed and highly reproducible illustrations of fans, corsets, toiletry kits, jewelry, roller skates, a baby carriage, bicycles, baseball gloves, a pencil sharpener, crayons, fountain pen, typewriter, drafting tools, compass, microscope, feather duster, parasol, small table with smoking paraphernalia, high-topped "storm slippers," and hundreds of other objects.
Victorian Parlour Games: A Modern Host’s Guide to Classic Fun for Everyone
by Chronicle Books Ned WolfeBring a piece of history into your game night with this collection of fun and playable Victorian-era party games.Victorian Parlour Games is a beautifully designed and compact hardcover volume full of the classic, often silly, games played in the late 19th century. The Victorians loved fun and played hundreds and hundreds of party games. This endlessly delightful party games book collects some of the very best for your reference and pleasure. The irresistible combination of recognizable favorites and unexpected amusements includes: Charades Taboo Twenty Questions Laughing Game Fictionary Blindman’s Bluff Forfeits The Minister’s Cat Pass the Slipper Are you there, Moriarty? Elephant’s Foot Umbrella Stand Throwing the Smile Squeak Piggy Squeak Kim’s Game Blowing the Feather and many more! Each entry provides the original name of the game, any alternate names, the rules, and a brief history, complete with fun facts, notable connections (i.e., mentioned in a Charles Dickens novel, named after a Rudyard Kipling book, inspired by Sherlock Holmes, etc.), and what we call it today if the name has changed. Illustrations sprinkled throughout add to the fun and historical appeal of this unique game book, perfect for gifting or collecting.FOR FANS OF VICTORIANA: Anyone who loves the history and literature of the era knows how much those wacky Victorians liked their fun. Now, anyone can join in! PORTABLY POCKET-SIZED: This handy little volume is perfect to pop into a purse or satchel and take to the Dickens Fair, a historical reenactment, or any game night. FUN FOR ALL AGES: These games are easy to learn and quick to play. Get the whole family involved in some charmingly old-school delights that need very few extras beyond a deck of cards or a bit of mischievous spirit.Perfect for: Game players of all ages History buffs, trivia buffs, and fans of Victoriana Austen aficionados and Bridgerton watchers Dickens Fair and Christmas Carol attendees Family gift or game night host/hostess gift
Victorian Railwaymen: The Emergence And Growth Of Railway Labour, 1830-1870
by P.W. KingsfordFirst Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Victorian Revolutionaries: Speculations on Some Heroes of a Culture Crisis
by Arthur Asa BergerThe Victorian era is rightly associated with the industrial revolution in Britain and the ascendancy of a materialist, commercially-oriented middle class. The threat to spiritual values was felt strongly in the realm of religion but also in the secular realm of the arts and literature. This volume analyzes the drive toward cultural transcendence in the lives and works of such eminent Victorians as Tennyson, Carlyle, Browning, the aesthetics of the Pre-Raphaelites, and the romantic origins of anthropology. The various modes of escape from the Victorian era helps illuminate present concerns about culture and society.First published in 1970, Victorian Revolutionaries represents a major effort in the intellectual rehabilitation of Victorian art and thought. Peckham's readings of In Memoriam and Idylls of the King show Tennyson at odds with Christianity except with the notion of the immortality of the soul. The terror of meaninglessness that he discerns here is echoed in the chapter on Carlyle who views human life as issuing from mystery and proceeding in chaos, protected only by self-deception. For Browning, the perceived lack of meaning or purpose results in an existential poetics of the world as theater and the individual as actor. Peckham's chapter on the Pre-Raphaelites anticipates their later rehabilitation by arguing that their work properly understood constitutes a challenge to the institutional modernism of the late twentieth century just as they had, in turn, challenged the academic values of the Royal Academy.The West is once more living in a culturally critical period today. Any help we can get in understanding how to deal with it is bound to be of value. Not the particular strategies of these men, but the general pattern of their search in social and anthropological theory is probably the most useful thing they have to offer.
Victorian Secrets: What a Corset Taught Me about the Past, the Present, and Myself
by Sarah A. Chrisman Sue LeanOn Sarah A. Chrisman’s twenty-ninth birthday, her husband, Gabriel, presented her with a corset. The material and the design were breathtakingly beautiful, but her mind immediately filled with unwelcome views. Although she had been in love with the Victorian era all her life, she had specifically asked her husband not to buy her a corset?ever. She’d heard how corsets affected the female body and what they represented, and she wanted none of it. However, Chrisman agreed to try on the garment . . . and found it surprisingly enjoyable. The corset, she realized, was a tool of empowerment?not oppression. After a year of wearing a corset on a daily basis, her waist had gone from thirty-two inches to twenty-two inches, she was experiencing fewer migraines, and her posture improved. She had successfully transformed her body, her dress, and her lifestyle into that of a Victorian woman?and everyone was asking about it. In Victorian Secrets, Chrisman explains how a garment from the past led to a change in not only the way she viewed herself, but also the ways she understood the major differences between the cultures of twenty-first-century and nineteenth-century America. The desire to delve further into the Victorian lifestyle provided Chrisman with new insight into issues of body image and how women, past and present, have seen and continue to see themselves.
Victorian Studies: A Research Guide (Routledge Library Editions: The Victorian World #39)
by Sharon W. PropasFirst published in 2006, this work is a valuable guide for the researcher in Victorian Studies. Updated to include electronic resources, this book provides guides to catalogs, archives, museums, collections and databases containing material on the Victorian period. It organises the vast array of reference sources by discipline to help researchers tailor their investigations.
Victorian Women's Fiction: Marriage, Freedom, and the Individual (Routledge Library Editions: Women, Feminism and Literature)
by Shirley FosterFocusing on the ways in which female novelists have, in their creative work, challenged or scrutinised contemporary assumptions about their own sex, this book's critical interest in women’s fiction shows how mid-nineteenth-century women writers confront the conflict between the pressures of matrimonial ideologies and the often more attractive alternative of single or professional life. In arguing that the tensions and dualities of their work represent the honest confrontation of their own ambivalence rather than attempted conformity to convention, it calls for a fresh look at patterns of imaginative representation in Victorian women’s literature. Making extensive use of letters and non-fiction, this study relates the opinions expressed there to the themes and methods of the fictional narratives. The first chapter outlines the social and ideological framework within which the authors were writing; the subsequent five chapters deal with the individual novelists, Craik, Charlotte Bronté, Sewell, Gaskell, and Eliot, examining the works of each and also pointing to the similarities between them, thus suggesting a shared female ‘voice’. Dealing with minor writers as well as better-known figures, it opens up new areas of critical investigation, claiming not only that many nineteenth-century female novelists have been undeservedly neglected but also that the major ones are further illuminated by being considered alongside their less familiar contemporaries.
Victory Gardens for Bees: A DIY Guide to Saving the Bees
by Lori WeidenhammerWho knew modern civilization may be brought down, not by plagues or war, but by bees? Or, more correctly, by no bees? This book investigates the growing problem of bee mortality and offers practical measures we can all take to help. In ecological terms, bees play a critical role in the survival of many plant communities and continuation of life on this planet. No pollination, no seeds. No seeds, no future.Now that bees are facing unprecedented levels of die-off caused by a toxic mixture of environmental stresses, a community-based effort is needed to make gardens, fields and landscapes healthy sanctuaries for bees. Just as citizens banded together to produce Victory Gardens to offset the perilous food shortages of World Wars I and II, now a similarly vital level of collective effort is needed to make our gardens into lifesaving shelters for these essential creatures.Planning a bee-friendly space can provide a beautiful and bountiful selection of edible crops, native plants and fragrant ornamentals, as well as herbs that have medicinal properties for both pollinators and people. With the help of ten inspiring garden plans and planting guides, Weidenhammer shows how bee-friendly plants can be used in creative combinations for plots and pots of all sizes, and are easily grown by novices and seasoned gardeners alike. In the spirit of the history-making Victory Gardens, readers will learn how to pack optimum benefits into a limited space for the survival of hive and home, and backyard beekeepers will learn great planting strategies for making sure their honeybees are healthy and have ample food to overwinter.Victory Gardens for Bees is also buzzing with DIY projects that will provide nesting sites and essential supplies for precious pollinators. With plenty of photographs to help readers identify bees of all stripes, beekeeping tips and other interesting bee-phemera, this book is a must-have for anyone who wants to do their part to save bees.
Vida 3.0
by Max Tegmark¿Cómo afectará la inteligencia artificial al crimen, a la guerra, a la justicia, al trabajo, a la sociedad y al sentido de nuestras vidas? Bienvenidos a la conversación más importante de nuestro tiempo. ¿Cómo afectará la inteligencia artificial al crimen, a la guerra, a la justicia, al trabajo, a la sociedad y al sentido de nuestras vidas? ¿Es posible que las máquinas nos dejen fuera de juego, remplazando a los humanos en el mercado laboral e incluso en otros ámbitos? ¿La inteligencia artificial proveerá mejoras sin precedente a nuestras vidas o nos dará más poder del que podemos manejar? Muchas de las cuestiones más fundamentales de la actualidad están íntimamente relacionadas con el aumento de la inteligencia artificial. Max Tegmark no se asusta ante la gama completa de puntos de vista o ante los temas más controvertidos, desde la superinteligencia hasta el significado, la conciencia y los límites físicos últimos de la vida en el cosmos. En Vida 3.0, clarifica los conceptos clave necesarios para hablar de inteligencia artificial al tiempo que ayuda a entender la importancia de las cuestiones clave, aquellas que la humanidad tendrá que abordar en las próximas décadas. Reseñas:«Todos nosotros, no solo científicos, industriales y generales, deberíamos preguntarnos qué puede hacerse ahora para aumentar las posibilidades de cosechar los beneficios de la IA futura y evitar sus riesgos. Esta es la conversación más importante de nuestro tiempo, y con este estimulante libro Tegmark te ayudará a participar en ella.»Stephen Hawking «Enriquecedor y visionario. Todo el mundo debería leerlo.»The Times «Tegmark explica con brillantez numerosos conceptos del terreno de la informática al de la cosmología, escribe con modestia y sutileza intelectual, le ofrece al lector el importante servicio de definir sus términos con claridad, y con razón rinde homenaje a las mentes creativas de los escritores de ciencia ficción que, por supuesto, abordaron este tipo de preguntas hace más de medio siglo.»Steven Poole, The Telegraph «Original, accesible y provocador. Tegmark ilumina las numerosas facetas de la inteligencia artificial. Disfruten del viaje y saldrán del otro extremo con una mejor apreciación de adónde podría llevarnos la tecnología en los próximos años.»Science «Una guía convincente por los retos y dilemas en nuestra búsqueda de un gran futuro de la vida, la inteligencia y la consciencia, en la Tierra y más allá de esta.»Elon Musk Estimulante. La discusión inteligente y desenfrenada de Tegmark conduce a fascinantes especulaciones sobre civilizaciones basadas en la inteligencia artificial que abarcan galaxias y eones. Absorbente.»Publishers Weekly
Vida 3.0
by Max Tegmark¿Cómo afectará la inteligencia artificial al crimen, a la guerra, a la justicia, al trabajo, a la sociedad y al sentido de nuestras vidas? Bienvenidos a la conversación más importante de nuestro tiempo. ¿Cómo afectará la inteligencia artificial al crimen, a la guerra, a la justicia, al trabajo, a la sociedad y al sentido de nuestras vidas? ¿Es posible que las máquinas nos dejen fuera de juego, remplazando a los humanos en el mercado laboral e incluso en otros ámbitos? ¿La inteligencia artificial proveerá mejoras sin precedente a nuestras vidas o nos dará más poder del que podemos manejar? Muchas de las cuestiones más fundamentales de la actualidad están íntimamente relacionadas con el aumento de la inteligencia artificial. Max Tegmark no se asusta ante la gama completa de puntos de vista o ante los temas más controvertidos, desde la superinteligencia hasta el significado, la conciencia y los límites físicos últimos de la vida en el cosmos. En Vida 3.0, clarifica los conceptos clave necesarios para hablar de inteligencia artificial al tiempo que ayuda a entender la importancia de las cuestiones clave, aquellas que la humanidad tendrá que abordar en las próximas décadas. Reseñas:«Todos nosotros, no solo científicos, industriales y generales, deberíamos preguntarnos qué puede hacerse ahora para aumentar las posibilidades de cosechar los beneficios de la IA futura y evitar sus riesgos. Esta es la conversación más importante de nuestro tiempo, y con este estimulante libro Tegmark te ayudará a participar en ella.»Stephen Hawking «Enriquecedor y visionario. Todo el mundo debería leerlo.»The Times «Tegmark explica con brillantez numerosos conceptos del terreno de la informática al de la cosmología, escribe con modestia y sutileza intelectual, le ofrece al lector el importante servicio de definir sus términos con claridad, y con razón rinde homenaje a las mentes creativas de los escritores de ciencia ficción que, por supuesto, abordaron este tipo de preguntas hace más de medio siglo.»Steven Poole, The Telegraph «Original, accesible y provocador. Tegmark ilumina las numerosas facetas de la inteligencia artificial. Disfruten del viaje y saldrán del otro extremo con una mejor apreciación de adónde podría llevarnos la tecnología en los próximos años.»Science «Una guía convincente por los retos y dilemas en nuestra búsqueda de un gran futuro de la vida, la inteligencia y la consciencia, en la Tierra y más allá de esta.»Elon Musk Estimulante. La discusión inteligente y desenfrenada de Tegmark conduce a fascinantes especulaciones sobre civilizaciones basadas en la inteligencia artificial que abarcan galaxias y eones. Absorbente.»Publishers Weekly
Vietnam - Culture Smart!
by Geoffrey MurrayCulture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships.Culture Smart! offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of a particular country. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Contents include* customs, values, and traditions* historical, religious, and political background* life at home* leisure, social, and cultural life* eating and drinking* do's, don'ts, and taboos* business practices* communication, spoken and unspoken"Culture Smart has come to the rescue of hapless travellers." Sunday Times Travel"... the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries." Global Travel"...full of fascinating-as well as common-sense-tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas." Observer"...as useful as they are entertaining." Easyjet Magazine"...offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world." New York Times
Vietnam Gun Trucks
by Peter Bull Gordon RottmanWhen US combat units began arriving in Vietnam in mid-1965 they were initially based in coastal cities. Munitions and supplies were delivered by sea at ports to directly supply the newly arrived forces. It was not long before American units began to venture into the countryside to engage the VC in the areas they controlled. Many of these areas were well inland and forward bases had to be established. These bases had to be continuously supplied and required a great deal of tonnage. Supplies had to be transported overland from the coastal ports of Qui Nhon and Cam Ranh Bay at Bong Son, An Khe, Pleiku, Dalat, and Buon Ma Thuot. Later, more inland bases were established and more seaports opened. The logistical efforts expanded and it became a major effort to run convoys to these bases. Discover the history of the little-known but vitally important improvised vehicles, or 'gun trucks', that were developed in-theatre in Vietnam by the vehicle crews themselves to protect convoys from Viet Cong ambushes in this highly-detailed, fully-illustrated title from our popular New Vanguard series.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Vietnam Travel Map
by Periplus EditionsTheVietnam Travel Map from Periplus is designed as a convenient, easy-to-use tool for travelers. Designed to fit easily into a purse or pocket and created using durable coated paper, this map is made to open and fold multiple times, whether it's the entire map that you want to view or one panel at a time. Following highways and byways, this map will show you how to maneuver your way to banks, gardens, hotels, golf courses, museums, monuments, restaurants, churches and temples, movie theaters, shopping centers and more, including ALL the places you'll want to visit on your trip! This 8th edition area maps and city plans are scaled to: Northern Vietnam 1:2,100,000 Southern Vietnam 1:2,100,000 Halong Bay 1:300,000 Hanoi 1:20,000 Ho Chi Minh City 1:20,000 Hue 1:20,000 Dalat 1:25,000 Nha Trang 1:20,000 Vung Tau 1:50,000 Hoi An 1:20,000 Considered the number one publisher of maps for foreign tourists and travelers in Asia,Periplus Travel Maps cover most of the major cities and travel destinations in the Asia-Pacific region. The series includes an amazing variety of fascinating destinations, from the multifaceted subcontinent of India to the bustling city-state of Singapore and the 'western style' metropolis of Sydney to the Asian charms of Bali. All titles are regularly updated, ensuring they keep up with the considerable changes in this fast-developing part of the world. This extensive geographical reach and attention to detailmean thatPeriplus Travel Maps are the natural first choice for anyone traveling in the region.
Vietnam War Heroes (Ten True Tales)
by Allan ZulloTen true stories of real-life heroes of the Vietnam War!Twenty-eight soldiers--all but five badly wounded or dead in the first few minutes of a devastating ambush--are fending off 200 North Vietnamese soldiers. US platoon leader Lieutenant Hal Fritz shouts to his comrades, "We will never give up!"Dozens of severely wounded soldiers are trapped in a fog-shrouded outpost and under merciless attack by the enemy. No other medical helicopter pilot will dare attempt a rescue, except for Major Patrick Brady. These and other American heroes risked their lives serving their country in the Vietnam War. You will never forget their courageous true stories.
Vietnam War Stories: Innocence Lost
by Tobey C. HerzogThe Gulf War and its aftermath have testified once again to the significance placed on the meanings and images of Vietnam by US media and culture. Almost two decades after the end of hostilities, the Vietnam War remains a dominant moral, political and military touchstone in American cultural consciousness. Vietnam War Stories provides a comprehensi
Viewpoints: Readings Worth Thinking and Writing About
by W. Royce AdamsSpark your interest in writing with VIEWPOINTS. This thematically organized reader offers diverse perspectives on various themes and issues, including social concerns, media, human behavior, cultural differences, and human rights. With opening chapters that include substantial writing and reading instruction and writing assignments both at the end of each reading and on the web, VIEWPOINTS takes writing and critical-thinking skills to the next level. This thoroughly revised Eighth Edition builds on the success of previous editions with twenty-four new readings, six new thought-provoking photographs, author biographies, and source information for every selection.
Viewpoints: Readings Worth Thinking and Writing About (5th edition)
by W. Royce AdamsViewpoints, a thematically organized reader, offers diverse perspectives on various themes and issues, such as work, media, human behavior, and cultural heritage. With opening chapters of substantial writing and reading instruction and with writing assignments both at the end of each reading and on the Web, Viewpoints, is an ideal reader for honing writing and critical-thinking skills. Students love Viewpoints, for its helpful guidance, such as pre-reading techniques; methods on evaluating an essay for content, structure, and point-of-view; and advice on choosing good essay topics. The Sixth Edition now includes new opportunities for collaboration.
Village, Market and Well-Being (East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology and Culture)
by Tamara PerkinsFirst published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Villager Jim's Bobbin Robin
by Villager JimOver many years, Villager Jim has gained the trust of a number of special birds and animals who have gradually taken it as second nature that a member of their own small world is a large chap with a camera!Bobbin Robin and her friends have a huge social media audience, with tens of thousands of viewers following her weekly adventures from the RSPB and on Facebook.Bobbin the robin has now become rather adept at posing for Jim, perching on various platforms for wherever Jim sits in his garden.Open up the book to see the daily goings-on of these wildlife friends in some of Jims very best pictures taken in this beautiful setting. They illustrate the close relationship Jim has formed with Bobbin and her friends.Jims lively captions express the mood and spontaneous character of each individual shot and are an essential element of what makes his pictures so special.
Vinaya Texts: The Sacred Books Of The East Part Twenty
by F. Max MullerThis is a subset of F. Max Mullers great collection The Sacred Books of the East.