In this pamphlet Margaret Shennan surveys the rise of Prussia from the early 17th century to 1740, highlighting and evaluating the role of its rulers, in particular Frederick William I, the Great Elector, and his two successors. The author takes account of: international relations, social and economic structures, domestic pressures, ethical and ...
When the Japanese invaded Malaya during World War II it seemed that John Davis' service in the country had come to an end. But nothing could have been further from the truth. Davis switched from the Federated Malay States Police to the Intelligence world; first with MI6 and then with SOE. Margaret Shennan tells the extraordinary, untold story of ...
The story of British Malaya, from the days of Victorian pioneers to the denouement of independence, is a momentous episode in Britain's colonial past. The British came as fortune-seekers to exploit Asian trade shipped through Penang and Singapore. They found a mature Asian culture in a land of palm-fringed shores and primeval jungle. Like modern ...
This biography explores many of the questions that have surrounded Berthe Morisot since her death, such as the rumour that she was descended from the 18th-century French master, Fragonard; the true nature of her relationship with Edouard Manet and her decision to marry his brother Eugene; and why, in spite of political and cultural connections, ...
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