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Free Download Raymond Ramcharitar, "A History of Creole Trinidad, 1956-2010: Ariel and Caliban in the Isle of Noises"
English | ISBN: 3030756335 | 2021 | 358 pages | PDF | 6 MB
This book offers a history of post-Independence Trinidad and Tobago. It explores how culture and politics have operated in tandem to shape the society. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including literature, government reports, official statistics, the press and the Carnival, it critically analyses the popular conception of creolization as the driving force in modern Trinidad and Tobago. Ultimately, the book examines the way in which Trinidad and Tobago’s unique ethnic and political ecosystems contribute to its national character.

Free Download Jerzy Kochanowski, "The Other October Revolution: Poland, 1956-57"
English | ISBN: 3506791710 | 2023 | 364 pages | PDF | 8 MB
The cautious expansion of freedoms in the sign of de-Stalinization is remembered in Poland as the "October Thaw of 1956". The renowned historian Jerzy Kochanowski presents an innovative view of this era. He vividly describes the contemporary facts of life as hooliganism and prostitution, work and unemployment, money and corruption, the concept of deliberate motherhood and dreams of having one’s own car. The term "revolution" in the title of the book is to be taken literally, because the emotions that gripped Polish society at the time manifested themselves in a variety of ways on the streets. When the "Polish October Revolution" was over, the country was irreversibly changed.

Free Download Yagil Henkin, "The 1956 Suez War and the New World Order in the Middle East: Exodus in Reverse"
English | ISBN: 0739187201 | 2015 | 340 pages | EPUB | 35 MB
The 1956 Suez War, fought between Egypt and the improbable coalition of Britain, France, and Israel, was a key point in the history of the Middle East and the Arab-Israeli conflict. A blitzkrieg-style Israeli victory proved that Israel’s victory in the 1948 war was not an accident to be swiftly fixed by Arab armies, and gave the country eleven years of relative peace until the next major conflict. An Anglo-French blunder marked the decline of British and French influence in the Middle East, to be replaced by Soviet and US involvement. Egyptian defiance of the great powers of the past marked the high point of Arab nationalism.

Free Download Rustam Alexander, "Regulating homosexuality in Soviet Russia, 1956-91: A different history"
English | ISBN: 1526155761 | 2021 | 264 pages | PDF | 7 MB
This ground-breaking book challenges the widespread view that sex and homosexuality were unmentionable in the USSR. The Khrushchev and Brezhnev eras (1956-82) have remained obscure and unexplored from this perspective. Drawing on previously undiscovered sources, Alexander fills in this critical gap.

Free Download David Fletcher – British Military Transport 1829-1956
Stationery Office | 1998 | ISBN: 0112905706 | English | 142 pages | PDF | 96.92 MB
An illustrated history of the land vehicles used by the British army.

Free Download Michael Guarneri, "Vampires in Italian Cinema, 1956-1975"
English | ISBN: 1474458114 | 2020 | 232 pages | PDF | 3 MB
Positioning itself at the intersection of Italian film history, horror studies and cultural studies, this fascinating book asks why, and how, was the protean, transnational and transmedial figure of the vampire appropriated by Italian cinema practitioners between 1956 and 1975?

Free Download Michael Guarneri, "Vampires in Italian Cinema, 1956-1975"
English | ISBN: 1474458114 | 2020 | 232 pages | PDF | 3 MB
Positioning itself at the intersection of Italian film history, horror studies and cultural studies, this fascinating book asks why, and how, was the protean, transnational and transmedial figure of the vampire appropriated by Italian cinema practitioners between 1956 and 1975?

Free Download Derek Varble, "The Suez Crisis 1956"
English | 2003 | pages: 97 | ISBN: 1841764183 | PDF | 12,7 mb
In July 1956 Egyptian President Gamal Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, causing immediate concern to Britain and France. They already opposed Nasser and were worried at the threat to maritime traffic in the Canal. This book traces the course of subsequent events. Together with Israel, Britain and France hatched a Description to occupy the Canal Zone and overthrow Nasser. Israel attacked Sinai, and Britain and France launched offensives throughout Egypt, but strategic failures overshasdowed tactical success. Finally, Britain, France and Israel bowed to international pressure and withdrew, leaving the Suez Canal, and Egypt, firmly in the hands of President Nasser.

Free Download Terry Cox, "Challenging Communism in Eastern Europe: 1956 and its Legacy"
English | 2008 | pages: 461 | ISBN: 0415449286, 0415495679 | PDF | 2,5 mb
Marking the 50th anniversary of events in 1956, that were a major turning point in the history of communist-ruled Eastern Europe, this book contains a selection of some of the most recent research on those momentous events and their memory and legacy. The book contains edited contributions from historians and social scientists from Hungary, Poland the UK and the USA. Their contributions are the fruit of research which has only been possible since 1989. In the years since the fall of the communist regimes the state archives have been opened to researchers and it has been possible to collect the testimony of eye-witnesses without fear of repression and censorship. The outcome of 1956 led to Poland embarking on its own distinctive version of communist rule. Meanwhile 1956 in Hungary saw the first society-wide attempt to overthrow a ruling communist regime – only to be put down by Soviet military intervention. In both countries the events of 1956 had lasting repercussions for society and its relationship with the communist regime. In retrospect they can be seen as paving the way for the eventual fall of the communist regimes in East Central Europe in 1989.

Free Download Hungarian Uprising 1956: The Forgotten Revolution (Audiobook)
English | ISBN: 9781839383694 | 2023 | 13 hours and 23 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 367 MB
Author: A.J. Kingston
Narrator: A.I. Madison
Step back in time and immerse yourself in the tumultuous era of the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 with this captivating book bundle, "Hungarian Uprising 1956: The Forgotten Revolution." This meticulously curated collection brings to life the untold stories, the courageous acts, and the profound impact of one of the most significant but often overlooked revolutions in history. With this book bundle, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of the Hungarian Uprising of 1956. From the prelude to the aftermath, from the intense battles to the lasting impact, each volume is meticulously researched and beautifully written, offering a deep dive into this forgotten revolution.