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Land (voor op de kaart): United Kingdom
Korte biografie: Stuart Laycock is an author and historian. He studied classics at Jesus College, Cambridge, and has written a number of history books.

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All the Countries We've Ever Invaded: And the Few… door Stuart Laycock

The flippant tone of this book works against it at times, but it's a useful survey of British empire building and other military activity.

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Devatipan | 2 andere besprekingen | May 31, 2022 |

All the Countries We've Ever Invaded: And the Few… door Stuart Laycock

Hopefully tongue-in-cheek look at Britain's colonial and military past, and its interactions and impact wherever the action. Useful history, but it's pretty jingoistic and a little jarring given the timing (Brexit, and right-wing populism and resurgent nationalism). That said, I learned an inordinate amount about Britain's global footprint, and I consider myself very well read about Britain's colonial history. Thanks to Stuart Laycock for a book that must have been a gigantic research undertaking given the material covered in incredible detail.… (meer)

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fizzypops | 2 andere besprekingen | Jun 22, 2019 |

All the Countries We've Ever Invaded: And the Few… door Stuart Laycock

The book I intended to write (but never got round to), revealing the overwhelming number of countries, 171 or 193 UN member states, where British forces have been in action. The tone is sometimes gratingly (trying to be) comic, but over the piece reveals the wide nature of British intervention and often conquest.

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DramMan | 2 andere besprekingen | Feb 2, 2016 |

Italy Invades door Christopher Kelly

Not knowing anything about Italian history apart from the Roman invasion here in UK and the last World Wars, I was interested in finding out more.
This book does not disappoint. I hadn't realised that they had influences in most countries of the world both good and bad.
It is a straightforward account which is easy to follow and understand.
I was given a digital copy of this book by the publisher Book Publisher Network via Netgalley in return for an honest unbiased review.

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