Home front heroism

Home front heroismHome front heroism explores how civilians were framed as heroic during the Second World War. Through a focus on London, this book explores how the effects and demands of conflict created increased opportunities for heroics, and created a need for heroism to be acknowledged, awarded and celebrated.

Harlem Shadows earned praise from legendary poet and political activist Max Eastman for its depictions of urban life and the technical mastery of its author

John Dillon

Tim Summers brings his analysis of the politics of Hong Kong fully up to date and discusses the ramifications for the city of the mass demonstrations of June 2019 and the intensifying confrontational politics that has culminated in China’s new security laws effectively criminalizing dissent in the city

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"This splendid piece of storytelling offers the added delight of a likely sequel

The contributors consider what role lay people can have in a realm traditionally restricted to experts

Several major functions of poetic composition are discussed

The authors propose that the Conservative Movement's remedying of these problems will benefit not just American

from the time of the Nazi invasion of Poland to the liberation of the Theresienstadt concentration camp by the Red Army in 1945