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War And State Collapse: The Case Of Sierra Leone, Lansana Gberie
War And State Collapse: The Case Of Sierra Leone, Lansana Gberie
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
This thesis examines the crises of war and state collapse in the West African state of Sierra Leone, which has been devastated by a civil rebellion which began ostensibly as armed incursions from neighbouring war-torn Liberia in 1991. It critically examines current literature on the crises, including Robert Kaplan's use of the country as a case study for his views on the "coming anarchy" , and concludes that the dynamics of the country’s collapse are far less mysterious and more pedestrian than the spurious environmental and cultural essentialism which Kaplan ascribes to it. The thesis argues that the failure of …
Tactical Air Power In The Normandy Campaign: The Role Of 83 Group (France), Christopher Robert Evans
Tactical Air Power In The Normandy Campaign: The Role Of 83 Group (France), Christopher Robert Evans
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
There is now over a half century of historiography regarding tactical air power in the Normandy campaign in the Second World War. Within this body of material there exists two schools of thought; by far the largest and most popular is that which argues tactical air power was effective, even decisive, in winning the campaign, primarily in the role of ‘tank-buster’. A more moderate school has attempted to refine this and instead argue that tactical air power, while effective, was not decisive, and contributed to the campaign by producing a negative ‘morale effect’ on the enemy. ln each case the …
To Close With And Destroy: The Experience Of Canloan Officers In The North West European Campaign, 1944-1945 (World War Ii), Brian G. Rawding
To Close With And Destroy: The Experience Of Canloan Officers In The North West European Campaign, 1944-1945 (World War Ii), Brian G. Rawding
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
Since the end of the Second World War the relative performance between the Allied and German Army during the North West European Campaign has become the subject of extended debate. In almost every instance, however, academics have preferred to determine conclusions without extensive examination of the soldier’s experience. This thesis is an attempt to help redress this discrepancy. Through the experiences of Canloan officers serving with the Second British Army, it is evident that the tactical reality was often more complex than has been accepted This is illuminated through the fact that the conditions of service both prior and after …
Florence Nightingale's Autobiographical Notes: A Critical Edition Of Bl Add. 45844 (England), Heather Kelly
Florence Nightingale's Autobiographical Notes: A Critical Edition Of Bl Add. 45844 (England), Heather Kelly
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The following thesis is a contribution to the ongoing work study of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) and the mountain of writing she left at her death. It provides, for the first time, a critical edition of British Museum MS BL Add 45844, ff.1 to 242. This manuscript contains 319 of Nightingale's extant personal notes, which she made between approximately 1860 and 1902. They range in length from a few words on a scrap of paper to full pages of her reflections. They are reproduced in this edition in the same format in which they appear in the manuscript. I have presented …
Answering The Call For Reform: The Toronto And Montreal Chinese Missions, 1894-1925 (Ontario, Quebec), Jeffrey Paul Plante
Answering The Call For Reform: The Toronto And Montreal Chinese Missions, 1894-1925 (Ontario, Quebec), Jeffrey Paul Plante
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
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