The narrative offers a vivid and perceptive portrayal of the harrowing experiences of British soldiers in the Royal Artillery during the 1941 Desert War. Drawing from personal experience, the author reveals the brutal realities of combat, highlighting the challenges faced by British gunners as they fought to protect their comrades against the formidable armored forces of Erwin Rommel's Axis troops. The book captures the intense struggle and camaraderie amidst the chaos of war.
Exploring the enigmatic text of Robert Graves' The White Goddess, this examination delves into the intertwining themes of poetic mysticism and goddess worship that have shaped modern paganism. It navigates through historical sources, poetry, and Graves' biography, revealing his unconventional ideas and creative journey. The narrative takes readers on a quest through significant locations like battlefields and Stonehenge, while introducing the goddess and her sacred animals. Ultimately, it offers a guide to understanding this complex work and its impact on contemporary spirituality.
In the three decades since the end of the Cold War, global leaders have been
integrating the world's economy, transport and communications, breaking down
borders in the hope of making war impossible.
Those who believe Europe is weak, ineffectual and sclerotic are wrong. Europe might look frail and feeble against American military might, but that expression of power is shallow and narrow. Or so says Mark Leonard, one of Europe's brightest new policy thinkers, in a book sure to stir and provoke his American contemporaries. America's centralized, militarized supremacy, he argues, has become so overwhelming that it has defeated everything, including itself. It's capable of imposing itself anywhere — but when its back is turned its potency wanes. Europe's reach, by contrast, is broad and deep, spreading a value system from Albania to Zambia. It draws other countries into its orbit rather than seeking to define itself against them, and as they come under the influence of its laws and customs they are changed forever. Europe, quietly, has rediscovered within its foundations a revolutionary model for the future and an alternative to American hard power. With little fanfare, Europe has pooled the resources and the sovereignty of its nations into a radical new interface – and a power that is discreetly but insistently shaping the path forward. The revolution they have unleashed, Leonard argues, will transform the world. Whether you are a neocon or a transatlantic traditionalist, a businessmen or financier, his argument is one you cannot afford to ignore.
By recognising the components of the therapeutic work that makes the HEARTS
(Hands-on, Empathy, Aromas, Relaxation, Textures and Sounds) technique
effective, this book promotes peace, calm and tranquillity in palliative care
settings and bridges the gaps in the choices that can be offered to patients.
W ciągu trzech dekad od zakończenia zimnej wojny światowi przywódcy
integrowali gospodarkę, transport i komunikację, znosząc kolejne granice w
nadziei, że nastanie wieczny pokój, a wojna stanie się niemożliwa. Zamiast
tego obserwujemy napięcia narastające na każdym poziomie - od coraz gorętszych
kłótni w mediach społecznościowych, przez coraz agresywniej konkurujące
przedsiębiorstwa, aż po całe kraje walczące w mniej lub bardziej otwarty
sposób o dominację na arenie międzynarodowej. Wojna handlowa między USA a
Chinami. Niezdolność do współpracy w kwestiach globalnych, takich jak zmiany
klimatu czy pandemia. Rozmywające się rozróżnienie między wojną a pokojem,
ponieważ wysyłanie wojsk zastępują sankcje, cyberataki, zielone ludziki i
sterowanie przepływami migrantów. To tylko niektóre z niepokojących zjawisk, z
jakimi musimy się mierzyć. Mark Leonard, jako czołowy ekspert od stosunków
międzynarodowych, przebywał w wielu miejscach, w których decyduje się o
przyszłości naszej cywilizacji - od siedziby głównej Facebooka, przez
laboratoria rozpoznawania twarzy w Chinach, aż po pałace prezydenckie i tajne
bazy wojskowe. Wiek nie-pokoju jest przystępną i wnikliwą syntezą jego
doświadczeń i analiz.
