This revised and expanded edition of Roadside New Mexico provides additional information about these sites and includes approximately one hundred new markers, sixty-five of which document the contribution of women to the history of New Mexico.
This important work focuses on the experience of the large Spanish contingent within the Mauthausen concentration camp, one of the least known but most terrible camps in Nazi Germany. Refugees from the repercussions of the Civil War, 7,000 Spanish Republicans were arrested in France by the invading Nazis in the collapse of 1940. A microcosm of the experience of national prisoner communities, their story possesses a unique historical value. No other national group succeeded in placing its members in all the key clerical positions in the SS administration, and no other group managed to hide and save all its basic records.Vilified by Franco and condemned by Hitler, their story makes an outstanding contribution to the literature of the holocaust.
As a teenager at a South London comprehensive school, young David Pike is advised by his careers master to seek employment at a local engineering factory. Determined not to do so, 'Pikey' first considers the Metropolitan Police; disappointed at their rejection, he sees an advertisement for the London Fire Brigade, who at sixteen offer him a place as a Junior Fireman. From those early days in the 60s as a Junior Fireman, Pikey's career spans four decades and numerous jobs as he climbs the career ladder in the London Fire Brigade. On the way he undertakes a wide variety of roles, as well as organising several high profile charity events and official Fire Brigade commemorations. David Pike's enthralling book is his own account - sometimes funny, sometimes tragic, but never dull - of his career in, and dedication to, fire fighting in the capital city. The reader will gain a fascinating insight into the workings of the London Fire Brigade and the firefighters who keep us safe.
Intends to analyse the schism in French public opinion during the Spanish Civil War that was to end in the tragic collapse of French national unity. This book examines how the French people viewed their position in the international imbroglio swirling around the Spanish question, and how news was manipulated as never before.
After his autobiography Beyond the Flames and his eclectic anthology London's Firefighters, David C. Pike's latest book about the London Fire Brigade, Fire-Floats and Fireboats, takes as its focus the history of firefighting on the river Thames. Starting in Roman times and bringing the story right up to the present day, Pike's comprehensive survey charts the astonishing evolution of the vessels used to combat fire from the river, pays homage to the intrepid crews of these often unwieldy craft, and vividly recreates some of the most devastating conflagrations the capital has ever seen.With more than 250 fascinating illustrations, Fire-Floats and Fireboats is certain to appeal to lovers of London and aficionados of history and technology, but will also be enjoyed by a wide range of general readers.
What is a firefighter?They are the person next doorThey are like you and me with warts and worries and unfulfilled dreams.Yet they stand taller than most of us.The latest book from author and retired fireman David Pike, I Was a London Firefighter is an anthology of factual narratives and fictional tales loosely based around the personal experiences of individual members of the London Fire Brigade. Ranging from the mid-19th century to the present day, the book includes direct reminiscences by former firefighters alongside descriptions of key historical figures like Massey Shaw, Sidney Gamble and Joe Milner. It takes in such subjects as
This book, a worthy sequel to The Opening of the Second World War (Peter Lang, 1991), takes an unprecedented the closing of the war from the losing side’s point of view. The period discussed spans from January 1945, with the end of Hitler’s last hope (the Ardennes counter-offensive), to the Japanese surrender in mid-August. The situation for the Axis is presented by German, Italian, and Japanese historians, and the «Allied» responses are by British, French, Russian, American, Slovene, and New Zealand scholars. The foreword covers commemorative events in Germany, Italy, and Japan in the period 1990-1999.
Książka uzupełnia wiedzę na temat okresu II wojny światowej i roli, jaką odegrała w tym czasie Hiszpania pod rządami generała Franco. Rozpoczynając od sytuacji wewnętrznej i międzynarodowej, w jakiej znalazł się kraj tuż po zakończeniu wojny domowej z lat 1936-1939, autor szczeg�łowo analizuje relacje frankistowskich władz ze wszystkimi stronami konfliktu, kt�ry potem wybuchł. Były one tak dalece skomplikowane, opierały się na tajnych porozumieniach, bądź pozornie powierzchownych gestach, że zrodziły od czasu zakończenia wojny najr�żniejsze interpretacje, ukazujące generała Franco.
Dem Wissen um die Einzelheiten der Mordmaschinerie KZ Mauthausen samt seinen Nebenlagern fügt David Wingeate Pike in diesem Heft weitere wertvolle Einzelheiten hinzu. Kernstück und Ergebnis jahrelanger Recherchen ist eine fast tausend Namen umfassende Liste jener SS-Männer, die im System KZ Mauthausen Dienst taten oder sonst wie dienstlich mit ihm zu tun hatten.