A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year for 2017 War comrades' declared Trotsky is a great locomotive of history' He was thought to be acknowledging the opportunity the First World War had offered the Bolsheviks to seize power in Russia in 1917 Twentieth-century warfare based on new technologies & mass armies certainly saw the locomotive power of war geared up to an unprecedented level Peter Clarke explores the crucial ways in which war can be seen as a prime mover of history in the twentieth century through the eyes of five major figures In Britain two wartime prime ministers
- first David Lloyd George later Winston Churchill
- found their careers made & unmade by the unprecedented challenges they faced In the United States two presidents elected in peacetime
- Woodrow Wilson & Franklin Roosevelt
- likewise found that war drastically changed their agenda & it was through the experience of war that the economic ideas of John Maynard Keynes were shaped & came to exert wide influence When the United States entered the First World War in 1917 President Wilson famously declared The world must be made safe for democracy' This liberal prospectus was to be tested in the subsequent peace treaty one that was to be bitterly remembered by Germans for its war guilt clause' But both in the making of the war & the making of the peace the issue of guilt did not suddenly materialise out of thin air As Clarke's narrative shows it was an integral component of the Anglo-American liberal tradition The Locomotive of War is a forensic & punctilious examination of both the interplay between key figures in the context of the unprecedented all-out wars of 1914-18 & 1939-45 & the broader dynamics of history in this extraordinary period Deeply revealing & insightful it is history of the highest calibre



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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Michael & Julia travel to the remote Two Rivers Ranch to spend a romantic weekend alone in a lodge nestled deep in the Rocky Mountains As the weekend begins the couple meets the caretaker Henry who seems suspiciously unfamiliar with the surrounding area Little by little they develop more questions about their weekend retreat that raise suspicion about the fate of the previous guests As their suspicions continue to grow they discover the biggest secret of all; Desi a thirteen-year-old girl alone in the dark hallways of the lodge Before too long their idyllic getaway becomes a life & death struggle that pits Michael & Julia against the only man for miles & more importantly the lodge itself ...

One of the film-making industry&s greatest auteurs Alfred Hitchcock undoubtedly earned his title as " The Master of Suspense" with his thrilling films loved by the viewing public over a career spanning many decades Widely regarded as the first true " Hitchcock film" The Lodger is a masterclass in tension displaying all the trademarks of what was to become known as the typical Hitchcock thriller Newly restored in High Definition this release features a brand new orchestral soundtrack by acclaimed musician & composer Nitin Sawhney performed by the world famous London Symphony Orchestra On hearing reports of the seventh murder by " The Avenger" Daisy decides to stay with her parents She is being courted by Joe a detective who gets suspicious when her mother rents a room out to a lodger
- to whom Daisy is attracted While the lodger is out Joe takes the opportunity to search his room
- there he finds a gun press clippings of the killings & a map of the murders

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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Karl Urban & James Marsden star in this mystery thriller in which five married men use a shared penthouse loft in the city to conduct their illicit affairs Their fantasy is torn apart when Luke (Wentworth Miller) discovers a woman&s dead body handcuffed to a bed in the apartment leading the five friends who possess the only keys to suspect each other of her murder As they are all interrogated by detectives Huggins (Kristin Lehman) & Cohagan (Robert Wisdom) the number of potential suspects only seems to increase as their complex affairs unravel ...

Using a wood-burning stove effectively is both an art & a science In this friendly comprehensive guide chartered forester & woodfuel expert Will Rolls talks the reader through the theory & practice of getting the best results from their stove From finding the fuel & seasoning it to lighting the stove & operating it cleanly this books describes the best techniques for looking after your log stove The Log Book covers log suppliers avoiding too much smoke & ash checking fuel quality & picking the best wood for your fire This second edition
Includes: Flu temperature gauges Tips on cleaning the glass Heat fans Stacking logs next to stoves Advice for single vent burners How atmospheric conditions can affect draft especially when lighting
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The Logic Manual is a clear & concise introduction to logic for beginning philosophy students It offers a complete introductory course guiding the reader carefully through the topics in logic that are most important for the study of philosophy It covers propositional & predicate logic with & without identity It

Includes:: an account of the semantics of these languages including definitions of truth & satisfaction Natural deduction is used as a proof system Volker Halbach introduces the essential concepts through examples & informal explanations as well as through abstract definitions The Logic Manual provides the best entry to the general abstract way of thinking about language logic & semantics which is characteristic of contemporary philosophy Exercises examples & sample examination papers are provided on an accompanying website

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Why do we make mistakes? Are there certain errors common to failure whether in a complex enterprise or daily life? In this truly indispensable book Dietrich Doerner identifies what he calls the logic of failurecertain tendencies in our patterns of thought that while appropriate to an older simpler world prove disastrous for the complex world we live in now Working with imaginative & often hilarious computer simulations he analyzes the roots of catastrophe showing city planners in the very act of creating gridlock & disaster or public health authorities setting the scene for starvation The Logic of Failure is a compass for intelligent planning & decision-making that can sharpen the skills of managers policymakers & everyone involved in the daily challenge of getting from point A to point B ...

Our life is full of THINGS! From chocolate to cereal football to flowers
- & they all have LOGOs The LOGO board game is all about
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Guidebook to cycling the Loire France's longest river from its source in the Massif Central to the Atlantic The 1052km (654 mile) route incorporates a section of Euro Velo 6 & the popular waymarked Loire a Velo taking in extinct volcanos vineyards & chateaux Cycling is mostly on cycle paths & minor roads 256 pages 81 colour photos 96 colour maps Wells Mike ...