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An analysis of the development of Democracy in Britain through the major leaders of the nation. It examines the stance of ten leading Prime Ministers - from the mid-nineteenth century until the twenty-first century - on the theory and practice of democracy.

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Analysis of the development of Democracy in Britain through the major leaders of the nation.

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Takes stock of the 'new British queer history'. Topics range from newspaper reporting of sodomy cases, to homoerotic representations in art, to queer autobiographical accounts, to oral histories of Scottish lesbians, and much else besides. -- .

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Takes stock of the 'new British queer history'. Topics range from newspaper reporting of sodomy cases, to homoerotic representations in art, to queer autobiographical accounts, to oral histories of Scottish lesbians, and much else besides. -- .

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The first book to study railway enthusiasts in Britain. The postwar train spotting craze swept most boys (and some girls, despite railways being coded as a male business) into a passion for railways. These people invigorated different sectors in railway enthusiasms life world - from railway modelling to Britains huge preserved railway industry.

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Details the reality of life for the ordinary infantry soldier of King George both at home and abroad. The author of this volume analyzes the changes in organization, fighting tactics and weaponry of the British Army over this 50-year span.

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Beginning where "Redcoat 1740-93" ended, the author describes how the British Army was reorganized, re-equipped, re-trained and led, from the bitter struggle in the West Indies to the final reckoning with Napolean's last gamble at Waterloo.

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Providing a glimpse into the experiences of regular British and French infantry in North America during the French and Indian War, this book reveals what it was like for soldiers fighting each other at some of the most pivotal engagements of the conflict, La Belle-Famille, Quebec and Sainte-Foy.

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Examines at the reception of the Spanish Civil War in British popular culture, and how supporters of both sides in Britain used the rhetoric and imagery of the conflict to bolster support for their respective causes in the arena of British public opinion -- .

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A survey of settler colonialism across the British Empire from 1530 to the present, centering indigenous peoples and cultures in the global history of empire.

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An exploration of how 'spy fever' supposedly gripped the British nation during the First World War.

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Examining the workings of the Anglo-French leadership during the phony war, this study offers a challenging reappraisal of the period from a British perspective.

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Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork and carefully chosen archive photographs, this title assesses the evolving battle between Britain's submarines and Italy's torpedo boats in the struggle for primacy in the Mediterranean at the height of World War II.

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The submarine was the invisible but formidable weapon of the Royal Navy during World War II. This book examines the three major classes - 'S', 'T' and 'U' - detailing their design, development and modification. The major submarine engagements of the war are recounted, giving an account of the British submarine.

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As the major powers engaged in an arms race in the years of the 20th century, the Admiralty was tasked with developing that deadly stalker of the seas - the submarine. This book explains the world of early submarine warfare as the Admiralty, under intense pressure, developed a number of submarine classes to attack and harass rival navies.

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This book explores the experiences and contributions of British women performing active service across the Eastern Front in Serbia, Russia and Romania during the First World War, focusing on representation of that experience though a range of written records. -- .

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This book explores the experiences and contributions of British women performing active service across the Eastern Front in Serbia, Russia and Romania during the First World War, focusing on representation of that experience though a range of written records. -- .

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This volume explores the role that injury recidivism and accumulative trauma plays in prehistoric, historic, and modern contexts. Case studies provide examples of the ways in which skeletal remains can be used to understand and analyze repetitive trauma.

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Shell shock achieved a very high political profile in the years 1919-1922. This title offers a fresh insight into the lives of shell-shocked soldiers both during and after the Great War.

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The narrative of the First World War has become dominated by shell shock, and also by the associated myths surrounding the men who were 'shot at dawn'. This book offers insight into the lives of shell-shocked soldiers both during and after the Great War.