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Operating in all weathers, invariably at night, often at low level and usually without fighter escort, Allied Special Duties (SD) squadrons and units played a vital role in the Second World War. By their very nature, these operations went unreported in wartime and for considerable time thereafter, but their importance in prosecuting the war of resistance in Occupied Europe was immense.Emerging from a time of rudimentary communications and transport, dedicated air units had been established by 1939 to fly agents into enemy territory, but their aircraft were hand-me-downs and the SD was considered a poor third to fighter and bomber operations. However, the tasks undertaken by these men and their aircraft were often more hazardous and demanding than any other type of wartime flying: for every SOS, SIS or OSS agent who lost their life in the field, at least one RAF or USAAF airman was killed while flying SD operations.Here, David Oliver examines the exploits of British, Commonwealth, American, Free European, Soviet, German, Italian and Japanese airmen and units, supported by first-hand accounts and archive photographs.

Se una Nazione perde il controllo sulla propria identita, puo ancora dirsi sovrana? Remigrazione non e uno slogan: e una proposta articolata, argomentata e radicale. In unEuropa che ha reso limmigrazione permanente una normalita non negoziabile, questo libro rovescia la prospettiva e rimette al centro un principio dimenticato: il diritto dei popoli a rimanere se stessi. Attraverso dati, analisi demografiche, riferimenti giuridici e una visione politica di lungo periodo, Martin Sellner delinea una strategia per ridurre linstabilita generata da una gestione caotica dei flussi migratori e per ripristinare coesione, sicurezza e continuita culturale.

Vivemos num mundo complexo, imprevisível, perigoso, regido por novas regras, onde os tratados internacionais e as instituições de referência se tornaram menos relevantes. Um mundo que nem sempre comp

Briggens House, near Harlow in Essex, was one of the most important of the establishments requisitioned by the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during the Second World War. Its mission was to accomplish Winston Churchills directive to set Europe ablaze, and, initially, the house was used as a finishing school for the Cichociemni, elite Polish saboteurs, to prepare to parachute into Nazi-occupied Poland. In need of false identity documents to avoid the arrest, interrogation and execution of its agents, SOE gradually built up a printing department on site and Station 14 became the organisations False Document Section.This is the true story of the house and its highly skilled wartime personnel, including British officers, Polish agents and the women of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry. For the resident staff it was a relatively safe posting, but tension built as the Poles, fighting their own battle for Polish independence, competed for scarce resources in wartime Britain.SOE historian Des Turner uses first-hand accounts, memoirs and official records to reveal long-forgotten stories of tragedy, humour and frustration, giving long-overdue credit to the men and women of Briggens House who were prevented by the Secrets Act from ever speaking about their wartime work.

The story of Bletchley Parks codebreaking operations in the Second World War is now well known, but its counterparts in the First World War Room 40 & MI1(b) remain in the shadows, despite their involvement in and influence on most of the major events of that war. From the First Battle of the Marne, the shelling of Scarborough, the battles of Jutland and the Somme in 1916, to the battles on the Western Front in 1918, the German naval mutiny and the Zimmermann Telegram, this cast of characters several of them as eccentric as anyone from Bletchley Park in the Second World War secretly guided the outcome of the Great War from the confines of a few smoke-filled rooms.Using hundreds of intercepted and decrypted German military, naval and diplomatic messages, bestselling author Paul Gannon reveals the fascinating story of British codebreaking operations. By drawing on many newly discovered archival documents that challenge misleading stories about Room 40 & MI1(b), he reveals a sophisticated machine in operation.

A Nation Changed? Provides the first detailed and wide-ranging analysis of the SNP in office. It looks at how Scotland has changed and not changed during that time, and the challenges that lie ahead. The book examines the SNPs record, its role as a government and as a party, detailed policy issues such as education and health, the Brexit conundrum and independence.Offering insights and suggestions for further action and reform, A Nation Changed? brings together an unparalleled range of knowledgeable and expert voices all of whom care deeply about Scotland, public policy, the state of democracy, and the future of our nation. Irrespective of your political views or allegiance, this groundbreaking study offers fresh thinking, food for thought and ideas for debate concerning the changing terrain of Scottish politics.

For three centuries Portsmouth has been the leading base of the Royal Navy but the naval heritage of its port can be traced back to the Roman invasion of Britain. From the Roman walls of Portchester to the best-preserved Georgian dockyard in the world and the illustrious HMS Victory, Portsmouth is amongst the most important naval sites in the world. This fascinating book, in its new and fully revised edition, focuses on the history and present status of Portsmouth Historic Dockyard as well as the magnificent ships Victory, Warrior and Mary Rose that have been preserved and are now on display at Portsmouth. Drawing on impressive original research and illustrated by a host of colourful photographs, author Paul Brown has created a concise and helpful guide to the key maritime attractions in Portsmouth and Gosport, including the Submarine Museum, the sea forts, the Gunwharf and the commercial port.

A quiet market town with no military presence was chosen as the secret communications centre for Britain as the country prepared for war with Germany in 1937. When hostilities began, Q Central attracted a dozen other clandestine operations set up to defend the country or designed to confuse and undermine enemy morale. The headquarters of radar, RAF Group 60, also came to Leighton Buzzard to be hidden from German attack and to be close to the telephone and radio communications needed to run its vast chain of radar stations. These directed the defending fighters that saved the country in the Battle of Britain and then took the bombing war to Germany. Close by, for the same reasons of secrecy and safety, were the satellite stations of Bletchley Park, the now famous code-breaking centre; the Met Office at Dunstable, which gave the all clear for the D-Day landings; Black Ops units that set up false radio stations and wrote propaganda to confuse the enemy; and airfields used for dropping agents behind enemy lines. At Q Central itself was the largest telephone exchange in the world, with more than 1,000 teleprinters communicating with all the armed services in every theatre of war and directing the operations of the secret services. Now the restrictions of the Official Secrets Act have been lifted, enabling eight members of the Leighton Buzzard and District Archaeology and History Society to piece together this compelling story for the first time.

Osama bin Laden is dead but al-Qaida remains the CIAs number one threat. With branches in strategic hotspots from Yemen and Somalia to North Africa and an increasing influence among home grown jihadis in the West, journalist and al-Qaida expert Abdel Bari Atwan investigates how the organisation has survived all attempts to destroy it. Al-Qaida after bin Laden has expanded its reach by cementing new alliances and exploiting the opportunities regional turmoil affords. The Arab Spring has opened new battlegrounds for jihadists, particularly in Libya, the Sahel, Syria and Egypt. As the extremist zeal for a global caliphate shows no sign of abating, Atwan profiles the next generation of foot soldiers and leaders and explores the new methods they embrace in the pursuit of jihad in a digital age.

RAF Southend focuses on the airports role in the Second World War, between October 1940 and August 1944, from when it became a fighter station in its own right, until it became an armament practice camp later in the war. It describes the manning and maintenance of the forward fighter station, often under attack, and follows the varying fortunes of the staff and personnel who were posted there, and the highs and lows of the events, occasionally tragic, that occurred on and around the aerodrome. It also gives in-depth details of the numerous defensive and offensive operations carried out by the various RAF fighter squadrons during their time based at Southend. Through interviews with ex-staff and eyewitnesses, and the meticulous cross-referencing of original material, this book makes will make a fascinating read for anyone with an interest in local, aviation or military history. Author Peter Brown is an established local historian, with many years of research in the Southend area.

Founded in 1570, Chatham Dockyard quickly became one of the most important naval yards for the repair and building of warships, maintaining a pre-eminent position for the next 400 years. Located on the River Medway, in all, the yard was responsible for the construction of over 500 warships, these ranging from simple naval pinnaces through to first-rates that fought at Trafalgar, and concluding with the hunter-killer submarines of the nuclear age. In this detailed new history of the yard from experienced local and maritime author Philip MacDougall, particular attention is given to the final two hundred years of the yards history, the artisans and labourers who worked there and the changing methods used in the construction of some of the finest warships to enter naval service. Coinciding with the dockyards seeking status as a World Heritage site, this fascinating history places Chatham firmly in its overall historical context.

Where can you see an effigy of a Templar? What prompted King John to hand England over to an Italian? Who worked for the Templars in Yorkshire? The Knights Templar in Yorkshire answers all these questions and many more. This new book explores what medieval life was like during the Templars stay in Yorkshire. Not only was it the biggest county in Britain, but in Templar terms it was also the richest. They owned more land, property and people in Yorkshire than in any other county in England. This fascinating volume takes the reader on an intimate tour of the ten major Templar sites established in Yorkshire, and reveals what life was like for their inhabitants - how the land was farmed, what the population ate, how they were taxed and local legends. Illustrated with an intriguing collection of photographs and specially commissioned maps, this book is sure to appeal to anyone interested in medieval history.

Covering the legendary Lofoten and Dieppe raids, the D-Day landings and the capture of Flushing, James Dunning recounts the history of No. 4 Commando, an elite wartime special service unit, from formation in 1940 to disbandment five years later. The author, himself, a Fighting Fourth veteran, describes how 500 volunteers, despite initial problems, prejudices and frustrations, developed into one of the most feared fighting formations of the Second World War. The extraordinarily tough and unorthodox training undertaken by No. 4 Commando prepared them for the raids of 1941 and 1942, their protracted involvement on D-Day and for 83 days action in the struggle for Normandy. Their last major operation was the storming and capture of the vital port of Flushing in November 1944. This readable and authoritative history of the unit reveals their important role in the Second World War.

A history of the 4-year period from 1959 to 1963 when RAF bomber command operated 60 Thor Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles as part of the UK nuclear deterrent force, and how and why it was dismantled. It is well illustrated with aerial photographs of the missile bases alongside photographs, maps and diagrams.

Scritto contro la tortura e la pena di morte che ebbe enorme fortuna in tutta Europa e nel mondo (Thomas Jefferson e i padri fondatori degli Stati Uniti, che la lessero direttamente in italiano, presero spunto per le nuove leggi americane) e in particolare in Francia, dove incontro lapprezzamento entusiastico dei filosofi dellEncyclopedie, di Voltaire (che ebbe anche una corrispondenza con Beccaria) e dei philosophes piu prestigiosi che lo tradussero (la versione francese e opera dellabate filosofo Andre Morellet, con le note di Denis Diderot) e lo considerarono come un vero e proprio capolavoro[9]. Lopera fu messa allIndice dei libri proibiti nel 1766, a causa della distinzione tra peccato e reato.

Selección de artículos que reflejan los elementos analíticos centrales del constructivismo en el estudio de las relaciones internacionales. La primera parte ofrece contribuciones importantes para la discusion teorica de la disciplina, mientras que la segunda presenta algunas aplicaciones del instrumental analitico constructivista a casos empiricos.

Im Buch "Was ich dir nicht sage" setzt sich Anja Nunyola Glover intensiv mit ihrer personlichenGeschichte und den Strukturen von Rassismus auseinander. Wahrend sie sich von einer Ruckenverletzung erholt, reflektiert sie die emotionale Last, die diese Verletzung ausgelost hat. In jedem Kapitel verwebt sie autobiografische Erlebnisse mit gesellschaftskritischen Analysen und zeigt eindrucklich, wie tief Rassismus das Leben durchdringt. Gleichzeitig verdeutlicht sie, wie die Auseinandersetzung mit diesen Erfahrungen Heilung ermoglichen kann. Glover gibt einen tiefen Einblick in die emotionalen Auswirkungen fur Betroffene und fordert ihre Leser*innen dazu auf, eigene Denkmuster kritisch zu hinterfragen.

Schuler*innen sind die Uberhorten, wenn es um ihre eigene Bildung geht und sind gleichzeitig am meisten von den Fehlentscheidungen betroffen. Aus Sicht vieler Schuler*innen verfehlt Schule schon lange ihr Ziel und ist schon gar nicht zukunftsfahig, sagt der 19-jahrige Landesschulersprecher Lennart Seimetz. Und daruber will der engagierte Abiturient endlich reden. Was also braucht es aus Sicht von Schuler*innen, um sie auf das 21. Jahrhundert vorzubereiten?Als Schuler*innenvertreter hat er es oft erlebt: geht es um Schule, kommen Experten zu Wort, die selber seit Jahrzehnten keine solche mehr von innen gesehen haben. Das Ergebnis sind realitatsferne Entscheidungen, zu denen die grote betroffene Gruppe, die Schuler*innen, zuvor nicht gefragt worden ist. Die verschiedensten Interessen, vor allem aber die der Ministerialmitarbeiter*innen, Didaktiker*innen und Eltern sowie fehlende Investitionen verhindern vielerorts eine Modernisierung des Bildungssystems. Seimetz macht klar welche Probleme es gibt, welche Losungsansatze und welche Methoden sich Schuler*innen fur mehr demokratische Teilhabe, Bildungsgerechtigkeit, Inklusion und psychische Gesundheit wunschen.

Ob Terrorismus wie in Halle und Hagen, ob Angriffe auf Synagogen, Gewalt gegen judische Menschen: Wir mussen endlich anerkennen, was da in uns existiert. Der Antisemitismus kriecht derzeit wieder aus allen Lochern der deutschen Gesellschaft, weil wir nichtjudischen Deutschen ihn nie als Teil von uns gesehen und bekampft haben. Allein 2022 gab es uber 1.500 Straftaten gegen Juden und judische Einrichtungen mehr als 5 pro Tag! Niklas Frank sammelt Belege, interviewt Menschen und macht seiner Fassungslosigkeit Luft: Wir Deutschen sind immer noch wackere Antisemiten, und Deutschland ist wieder ein Land, wo Juden um Leib und Leben furchten mussen. Geben wir dies endlich zu! Denn sonst schaffen wir es nie, diese furchtbare Seite in uns wirklich zu andern. Es darf nicht sein, dass 90 Jahre nach der Machtergreifung Juden und Judinnen immer noch die Sundenbocke unserer Krisen, Angste und Aggressionen sind.Es kommen zu Wort: Jaron Engelmayer, Felix Klein, Jorg Lauster, Meron Mendel, Robert Schindel, Volker Schlondorff, Eva Umlauf und Michael Wolfssohn.

Der Begriff "Neue Rechte" bezeichnet einen intellektuellen Rechtsextremismus. Seine Akteure verstehen sich als ideologische Wegbereiter eines gesellschaftlichen Rechtsrucks, der autoritar-nationalistische Vorstellungen in reale Politik umsetzen will. Der Extremismus-Experte Armin Pfahl-Traughber zeigt, wie die Neue Rechte systematisch demokratische Auffassungen delegitimiert, um die geistigen Voraussetzungen fur einen politischen Wechsel herbeizufuhren. Er analysiert ihr Gefahrenpotenzial, geistige Vorbilder, ideologische Grundpositionen, einschlagige Publikationsorgane, Netzwerke und Strategien.