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The postcards in this fascinating volume trace the Wall from its beginnings as a simple stretch of barbed wire, to the daunting final structure containing over 300 watchtowers. Haunting images include Allied and East German soldiers coldly observing one another with binoculars and John F. Kennedy in 1963 declaring his solidarity with all Berliners.

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The Bolshevik revolution of 1917 was one of the most important events of the 20th century. It has been studied from many angles, but never before from the visual perspective of postcards. This is a unique visual record capturing the fading splendour of monarchy and the mood of revolution which swept through the country.

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The First World War was unique in being fought largely in trenches. Men ate, slept, fought, sang, prayed, and died there. This book brings together a collection of postcards which portray this strange subterranean world and provides a fascinating insight into the everyday lives of the men who fought one of the most gruesome wars in history.

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An examination of how history and politics can change the face of a city, this work shows how perpetrators of colonialism have made use of urban planning and architecture to underscore and legitimate ideologies. It highlights Ireland's colonial history and the significance of architecture in the evolution of national identity.

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A collection of essays that uses questions, hypotheses and concepts drawn from postcolonial theory to understand the culture and politics of post-devolution Wales.

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Cyfrol sy'n adrodd hanes un o sefydliadau addysg uwch pwysicaf Cymru, o'i ddechreuad yn 1884 fel Coleg Prifysgol Gogledd Cymru, i'w dyddiau fel Prifysgol Cymru, Bangor, a'i ben-blwydd yn 125 oed yn 2009. Mae fersiwn Saesneg hefyd ar gael.

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Covers the origins of the title, Prince of Wales, and lives and activities of its twenty-one official holders since the Statute of Rhuddlan confirmed Edward's conquest of Wales in 1284. From tragic youths to seasoned warriors, from sickly children to men who held the title into old age, they are all in this 700-year panorama of British royalty.

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Offers a discussion of the developing role of Princess of Wales. The book consists of individual biographies, complementary to one another. Linking this are themes that include the parallels between the lives of the princesses, the developing role and position in society of the Princess of Wales and the importance of Wales within Britain.

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A study of Norwegian Americans after the first wave of immigration.

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This work covers the Prussian Army of the Napoleonic Wars. It describes the organization, equipment, tactics and uniforms of the Artillery, Engineer and Medical branches; the staff; and colours and standards of pre-1806, post 1806 and 1815.

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This extraordinary book was one of the many gifts presented to Queen Elizabeth during her week-long visit to Oxford in the summer of 1566. A history of the University illustrated with exceptionally fine architectural drawings of its buildings, this facsimile includes a translation and commentary on this fascinating work.

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Experience in stark detail the life of one of the most powerful women in history.

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The first single-volume history of Scotland's hidden radical past.

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Unearths new evidence to provide a richer understanding of the life of the Labour minister Ellen Wilkinson -- .

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This book addresses the marked decline of religious practice and subsequent eclipse of the social significance of religious institutions in contemporary Wales from a sociological perspective.

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The Rhine represented the last major geographical barrier to the Allied advance into Germany. But, the Ludendorff bridge at Remagen - the last major bridge remaining over the Rhine - had not yet been demolished. This book details this pivotal campaign, which secured the bridge at Remagen for the allies, and so, secured the outcome of the war.

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