The Fall of Fortress Europe
Author | : Fred Majdalany |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Download The Fall of Fortress Europe Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Download The Fall Of Fortress Europe full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online free The Fall Of Fortress Europe ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
Author | : Fred Majdalany |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Fred Majdalany |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 442 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | : 9780340044391 |
Author | : J.E. Kaufmann |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword Military |
Total Pages | : 474 |
Release | : 2022-06-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1399002759 |
A few of the fortifications and fortified lines of the world wars are well known and have often been written about, illustrated and studied. But they tend to distract attention from the wide range of fixed defenses constructed across Europe on an enormous scale after the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, during a period of insecurity and aggression. That is why this new, highly illustrated study, which covers the entire continent, is so valuable. The authors examine the major fortified positions and describe their strategic purpose, their design and construction, and the role they played in military planning and operations. The outstanding contribution of the major military architects of the time is a key theme. The work of Séré de Rivières, Brialmont and others had a major influence on the course of the First World War and on the fortifications built before and during the Second World War. Their approach is visible in the designs for the Maginot Line, the East and West walls of Germany, the Vallo Alpino in Italy, the Soviet Stalin and Molotov lines, the Mannerheim and Salpa lines of Finland, the Greek Metaxas Line, the Beneš Line of Czechoslovakia as well as the defenses built by the Dutch and Scandinavians. The breadth of the coverage, the degree of detail and the numerous illustrations make the book essential reading and reference for anyone who has a special interest in the world wars and the history of fortifications.
Author | : Annette Jünemann |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 2017-03-16 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 3658170115 |
An unprecedented number of people is currently on the move seeking refuge in Europe. Large parts of European societies respond with anxiety and mistrust to the influx of people. Nationalist, anti-migrant parties from Slovakia over Germany to the UK have gained increasing support among the electorate and challenge the political mainstream. Europe is struggling how to respond. While the search for solutions is ongoing one pattern seems to be emerging: Fortress Europe is in the making. Unfortunately, few of these discussions and measures consider the structural root causes and dynamics of migration, the motives of migrants or societal challenges more thoroughly. This book seeks to address this deficit. Taking migration and asylum policies as a starting point, it analyses the various dimensions underpinning migration. In doing so, it identifies why receiving countries are in many ways part of the problem. To eschew an overtly Euro-centric perspective and stimulate a debate between science and politics, it contains contributions by academics and practitioners alike from both shores of the Mediterranean.
Author | : Christopher J. Anderson |
Publisher | : Chelsea House Pub |
Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 2001-11 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780791066690 |
Presents an illustrated history of the major military battles in twentieth-century Europe.
Author | : Matthew Carr |
Publisher | : New Press, The |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2016-01-12 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1620972336 |
Singled out by Foreign Affairs for its reporting on “the brutal frontiers of new Europe,” Fortress Europe is the story of how the world's most affluent region—and history's greatest experiment with globalization—has become an immigration war zone, where tens of thousands have died in a humanitarian crisis that has galvanized the world's attention. Journalist Matthew Carr brings to life remarkable human dramas, based on ex- tensive interviews and firsthand reporting from the hot zones of Europe's immigration battles, in a narrative that moves from the desperate immigrant camps at the mouth of the Channel Tunnel in Calais, France, to the chaotic Mediterranean sea, where African migrants have drowned by the thousands. Speaking with key European policy makers, police, soldiers on the front lines, immigrant rights activists, and an astonishing range of migrants themselves, Carr offers a lucid account both of the broad issues at stake in the crisis and its exorbitant human costs. The paperback edition includes a new afterword by the author, which offers an up-to-the-minute assessment of the 2015 crisis and a searing critique of Europe's response to the new waves of refugees.
Author | : Jack Chambers |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2020-01-23 |
Genre | : Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | : 1472838815 |
6 June, 1944: a vast armada stands off the coast of Normandy; in the pre-dawn gloom gliders carrying British airborne troops approach their target. The first shots are about to be fired in 'the Great Crusade' to free Europe from Nazi occupation and thousands of troops will fight their way ashore in the teeth of deadly machine-gun and artillery fire from the German defenders. D-Day is about to begin. The Normandy landings are brought alive in this electrifying graphic novel that tells the story of that Longest Day through the eyes of the men who were there. Discover an epic struggle as the Allies sought to overwhelm the German defenders by land, sea and air, who in turn battled desperately to drive the invasion back into the sea. Covering the full range of events from the earliest airborne assault through the struggle on the beaches and the desperate effort to establish a bridgehead inland, D-Day blends an authentic historical narrative with master illustration to reveal the full story of the day that changed the course of World War II.
Author | : Matthew Carr |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2015-11 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781849046275 |
Revised and updated for 2015, Matthew Carr provides an urgent investigation into Europe's militarised borders. In a series of searing dispatches, he speaks to border officers and police, officials, migrants, asylum-seekers and activists from across the continent in a ground-breaking critique of an epic political, institutional and humanitarian failure that now threatens the future of the European Union itself.
Author | : Albert Seaton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Alexander Watson |
Publisher | : Basic Books |
Total Pages | : 389 |
Release | : 2020-02-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1541697324 |
A prizewinning historian tells the dramatic story of the siege that changed the course of the First World War In September 1914, just a month into World War I, the Russian army laid siege to the fortress city of Przemysl, the Hapsburg Empire's most important bulwark against invasion. For six months, against storm and starvation, the ragtag garrison bitterly resisted, denying the Russians a quick victory. Only in March 1915 did the city fall, bringing occupation, persecution, and brutal ethnic cleansing. In The Fortress, historian Alexander Watson tells the story of the battle for Przemysl, showing how it marked the dawn of total war in Europe and how it laid the roots of the bloody century that followed. Vividly told, with close attention to the unfolding of combat in the forts and trenches and to the experiences of civilians trapped in the city, The Fortress offers an unprecedentedly intimate perspective on the eastern front's horror and human tragedy.