Title:
Historical atlas of the British Isles / by Ian Barnes.
Author:
Barnes, Ian, 1946-2014.
Publication Information:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Books, ©2011.
Call Number:
G1812.21.S1 B3 2011
Abstract:
"Illustrated with 150 cull-colour maps and plans that range many topics, such as agricultural, political and industrial revolutions"--The publisher.
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ISBN:
9781848844995
Physical Description:
1 atlas (224 pages) : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm
Contents:
The British Empire in 1850 -- Reform -- Irish famine and emigration -- Britain's Asian empire -- The railways 1829-1890 -- Imperial rivals -- Cities 1800-1900 -- On the eve of War -- World War I -- Battlefronts 1914 -- Irish Easter rising 1916 -- Battlefronts 1917-1918 -- Europe 1919-22 -- Irish separation 1918-23 -- The 1926 general strike and the Great Depression -- Re-armament 1936-37 -- World War II -- The Battle of Britain -- Holding out -- Bomber command in World War II -- The end of Axis -- Britain and post-war Europe -- Baby boomers and population movement -- The European Union -- Ulster says no! -- Immigration and diversity -- Devolution.
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