Stories
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The birth of Britain's National Health Service
Starkly unequal access to healthcare gave rise to Nye Bevan’s creation of a truly national health service.
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The unearthly children of science fiction’s Cold War
In the 1950s a new figure emerged in British novels, film and television: a disturbing young alien that revealed postwar society’s fear of the unruly power of teenagers.
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Inside the Cold War mind
Martin Sixsmith explores the competing national psyches of Russia and America, and a world divided between their irreconcilable visions of human nature.
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Does mass media pave the way to fascism?
In the aftermath of World War II, psychoanalysts found the psychological roots of authoritarianism closer to home than was comfortable.
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Military memoirs of Great Britain: or, a history of the war, 1755 - 1763. With elegant copperplates. By David Ramsay.
Ramsay, David, of Edinburgh.Date: 1779- Books
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Irish prisoners in France. "at a meeting of the Irish prisoners of war, held at St. Charles's prison in Orleans, this 9th July, 1798, to take into consideration an order of the French government to separate us from our fellow-subjects and Prisoners of Great Britain, by ordering the latter to be sent to Valenciennes, and us to Cambray, the following Resolutions were unanimously agreed to, viz.
Irish Prisoners of War.Date: 1798]- Books
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Before the Most Noble and Right Honorable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. Appeal from the High Court of Admiralty of Great-Britain. De Twee Gesusters, Pieter Cooman, master. Mary Chevallier, widow, the relict and administratrix of the goods of Nicholas Chevallier, deceased; late commander of the private ship of war the Stag, a pretended joint chaser and captor of the said ship, - - - - - - - - appellant. And Henry Tozer, commander of the private ship of war the Providence, the actual captor, and Peter Tessier, commander of the private ship of war the Spitfire, a joint chaser and captor of the prize in question, - - - - - respondents. On a second appeal, the said Henry Tozer, commander of the providence, - - - - - - appellant, and the said Peter Tessier, commander of the Spitfire, - - - - - - - respondent. Case on behalf of the Peter Tessier, one of the respondents.
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1785]- Books
The treatment of prisoners of war in England and Germany during the first eight months of the war.
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Observations arising from the declaration of war against Spain, with considerations relating to the future management of it on the part of Great-Britain; and the Consistency of the M-y, and their Advocates. In a letter to - By the author of The letters to Sir G- C-, and The conduct of the livery, &c.
Author of The letter to Sir G- C-.Date: 1739