The Season of 1939 brought all those `in Society` to London. The young debutante daughters of the upper classes were presented to the King & Queen to mark their acceptance into the new adult world of their parents. They sparkled their way through a succession of balls & parties & sporting events. The Season brought together influential people not only from Society but also from Government at the various events of the social calendar. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain chaperoned his debutante niece to weekend house parties; Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secretary, lunched with the Headmaster of Eton; Cabinet Ministers encountered foreign Ambassadors at balls in the houses of the great hostesses. As the hot summer drew on, the newspapers filled with ever more ominous reports of the relentless progress towards war. There was nothing to do but wait
- & dance. The last season of peace was nearly over.
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In 1941: Fighting the Shadow War, Marc Wortman thrillingly explores the little-known history of America`s clandestine involvement in World War II before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Prior to that infamous day, America had long been involved in a shadow war. Winston Churchill, England`s beleaguered new Prime Minister, pleaded with Franklin D. Roosevelt for help. President Roosevelt concocted ingenious ways to come to his aid, without breaking the Neutrality Acts. Conducting espionage at home & in South America to root out Nazi sympathizers, & waging undeclared war in the Atlantic, were just some of the tactics with which America battled Hitler in the shadows. President Roosevelt also had to contend with growing isolationism & anti-Semitism as he tried to influence public opinion. While Americans were sympathetic to those being crushed under Axis power, they were unwilling to enter a foreign war. Wortman tells the story through the eyes of the powerful as well as ordinary citizens. Their stories weave throughout the intricate tapestry of events that unfold during the crucial year of 1941. Combining military & political history, Wortman tells the eye-opening story of America`s journey to war. ...

With the end of the Second World War, a new world was born. The peace agreements that brought the conflict to an end implemented decisions that not only shaped the second half of the twentieth century, but continue to affect our world today & impact on its future. In 1946 the Cold War began, the state of Israel was conceived, the independence of India was all but confirmed & Chinese Communists gained a decisive upper hand in their fight for power. It was a pivotal year in modern history in which countries were reborn & created, national & ideological boundaries were redrawn & people across the globe began to rebuild their lives. In this remarkable history, the foreign correspondent & historian Victor Sebestyen draws on contemporary documents from around the world
- including Stalin`s personal notes from the Potsdam peace conference
- to examine what lay behind the political decision-making. Sebestyen uses a vast array of archival material & personal testimonies to explore how the lives of generations of people across continents were shaped by the events of 1946. Taking readers from Berlin to London, from Paris to Moscow, from Washington to Jerusalem & from Delhi to Shanghai, this is a vivid & wide-ranging account of both powerbrokers & ordinary men & women from an acclaimed author.

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Somewhere on the timeline, the war ends, while somewhere else, a new age begins
- the one we call now. The shift does not happen
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Popular uprisings in Poland & Hungary shake Moscow`s hold on its eastern European empire. Across the American South, & in the Union of South Africa, black people risk their livelihoods, & their lives, in the struggle to dismantle institutionalised white supremacy & secure first-class citizenship. France & Britain, already battling anti-colonial insurgencies in Algeria & Cyprus, now face the humiliation of Suez. Meanwhile, in Cuba, Fidel Castro & his band of rebels take to the Sierra Maestra to plot the overthrow of a dictator...1956 was one of the most remarkable years of the twentieth century. All across the globe, ordinary people spoke out, filled the streets & city squares, & took up arms in an attempt to win their freedom. In response to these unprecedented challenges to their authority, those in power fought back, in a desperate bid to shore up their position. It was an epic contest, & one which made 1956
- like 1789 & 1848
- a year that changed our world.

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1956: a defining year that heralded the modern era. Britain & France occupied Suez, & the Soviet Union tanks rolled into Hungary. Nikita Khrushchev`s`secret speech` exposed the crimes of Stalin, & the Royal Court Theatre unveiled John Osborne`s Look Back in Anger. Rock `n` roll music was replacing the gentle pop songs of Mum & Dad`s generation, & it was the first full year of independent television. As post-war assumptions were shattered, the upper middle class was shaken & the communist left was shocked, radical new ideas about sex, skiffle & socialism emerged, & attitudes shifted on an unprecedented scale
- precipitated by the decline of Attlee`s Britain & the first intimations of Thatcher`s. From politics & conflict to sport & entertainment, this extraordinary book transports us back in time on a whirlwind journey through the history, headlines & happenings of this most momentous of years, vividlycapturing the revolutionary spirit of 1956
- the year that changed Britain.

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The 1960s was a defining decade for Great Britain. With the uncertainty & hardships of the Second World War finally put to rest, a new spirit of optimism swept the nation, & Labour`s promise of `the ending of economic privilege, the abolition of poverty in the midst of plenty & the creation of real equality of opportunity` heralded unprecedented social & cultural changes. With these changes came a new sense of permissiveness & cultural liberation among the `baby boomer` generation, counterculture & fashion icons such as The Beatles, Mary Quant & Biba, & new design & technology that transformed virtually every sphere of everyday life. Punctuated with personal recollections, Susan Cohen`s fully illustrated account of life in the 1960s explores the impact of these political & cultural trends on the ordinary people of Britain. ...

Step back in time & discover the fashion of the Swinging Sixties in this groovy sticker book. There are clothes from throughout the decade
- from Mod fashion & minidresses to hippy florals for a summer festival. Notes, photographs & sketches explain each `look` & there are links to websites with video clips to add historical context.
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