Hľadanie: First World War in Focus
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The First World War in Colour
The devastating events of the First World War were captured in myriad photographs on all sides of the front. Since then, thousands of books of black-and-white photographs of the war have been published as all nations endeavour to comprehend the scale and the carnage of the “greatest catastrophe of the 20th century”. Far less familiar are the rare colour images of the First World War, taken at the time by a small group of photographers pioneering recently developed autochrome technology.
To mark the centenary of the outbreak of war, this groundbreaking volume brings together all of these remarkable, fully hued pictures of the „war to end war“. Assembled from archives in Europe, the United States and Australia, more than 320 colour photos provide unprecedented access to the most important developments of the period – from the mobilization of 1914 to the victory celebrations in Paris, London and New York in 1919. The volume represents the work of each of the major autochrome pioneers of the period, including Paul Castelnau, Fernand Cuville, Jules Gervais-Courtellemont, Léon Gimpel, Hans Hildenbrand, Frank Hurley, Jean-Baptiste Tournassoud andCharles C. Zoller.
Since the autochrome process required a relatively long exposure time, almost all of the photos depict carefully composed scenes, behind the rapid front-line action. We see poignant group portraits, soldiers preparing for battle, cities ravaged by military bombardment – daily human existence and the devastating consequences on the front. A century on, this unprecedented publication brings a startling human reality to one of the most momentous upheavals in history.
The author:
Peter Walther has edited various publications on literary, photographic, and contemporary historical themes, including books on Goethe, Fontane, Thomas Mann, and writers in the First World War, as well as several illustrated books with historical colour photographs. He has also curated several exhibitions. He is particularly interested in early colour photography techniques.
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Bringing together six of Turgenev's best known stories in volume, this collection includes First Love," "Asya," "Mumu," "The Diary of a Superfluous Man," "Song of Triumphant Love," and "King Lear of the Steppes." "
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Motionless In White - Scoring The End Of The World 2LP
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Tracklist:
A1. Meltdown
A2. Sign Of Life
A3. Werewolf
A4. Porcelain
B1. Slaughterhouse (feta. Bryan Garris)
B2. Masterpiece
B3. Cause Of Death
B4. We Become The Night
C1. Burned At Both Ends II
C2. BFBTG: Corpse Nation
C3. Cyberhex
C4. Red White & Boom (Feat. Caleb Shomo)
C5. Scoring The End Of The World
D1. Hollow Points
D2. Fool's Gold
D3. Timebomb (STEOTW Mix)
D4. Porcelain (Ricky Motion Picture Collection)
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Around the world in 80 days
The activities in Dominoes keep students engaged in the stories and help to reinforce their understanding of the key language. They can be completed at home or in class. The project activities in Dominoes build on the themes from the story and encourage s
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How did elitism and an anti-totalitarian scepticism of passion and ideology give way to a new sensibility defined by experimentation and loving the Beatles? How was the ideal of 'freedom' applied to causes that ranged from anti-communism and civil rights to radical acts of self-creation via art and even crime? With the wit and insight familiar to readers of The Metaphysical Club, Menand takes us inside Hannah Arendt's Manhattan, the Paris of Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir and the post-war vogue for French existentialism, structuralism and post-structuralism.
He also shows how Europeans played a vital role in promoting and influencing American art and thought, revealing how America's once neglected culture became respected and adored. With unprecedented verve and range, this book offers a masterly account of the main characters and minor figures who played part in shaping the post-war world of art and thought.
War - Greatest Hits 2.0 LP
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CO: Výběr pokrývající celou kariéru americké kapely. Obsahuje mimo jiné i legendární skladby Spill The Wine, Low Rider, Galaxy nebo Why Can't We Be Friends?.
LP1
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2. Tobacco Road [03:57]
3. All Day Music [04:01]
4. Get Down [04:25]
5. Slippin' Into Darkness [03:46]
6. The World Is A Ghetto [04:05]
7. The Cisco Kid [03:47]
8. Gypsy Man [05:23]
9. Me And Baby Brother [03:29]
10. Why Can't We Be Friends [03:47]
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1. Low Rider [03:11]
2. So [05:01]
3. Don't Let No One Get You Down [04:00]
4. Smile Happy [04:21]
5. Summer [04:01]
6. L.A. Sunshine [03:45]
7. Galaxy [05:20]
8. Cinco De Mayo [04:10]
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Motionless In White - Scoring The End Of The World (Deluxe Edition) CD
„Motionless In White“ je americká metalcorová skupina zo Scrantonu v Pensylvánii. Založená bola v roku 2004 na strednej škole Chrisom Cerullim, Angelom Parentom, Frankom Polumbom a Mikom Costanzom. Sú známi hlavne svojimi temnými hororovými textami a vystupovaním, ktoré súvisia s ich gotickým imidžom. "Motionless In White" sa 10. júna vracajú s veľmi očakávaným novým štúdiovým albumom s názvom „Scoring The end of the world“ prostredníctvom Roadrunner Records. „Scoring The End of the World“ plne zahŕňa šírku dynamickej, hlbokej a temnej vízie kapely a prichádza po „Disguise“ z roku 2019. Špeciálna deluxe edícia albumu "Scoring The End Of The World"obsahuje štyri nové bonusové skladby: „Hollow Points“, „Fool's Gold“, „Timebomb“ (STEOTW Mix) a „Porcelain: Ricky Motion Picture Collection“. a bude k dispozícis exkluzívnym alternatívnym obalom.
Tracklist:
01. Meltdown
02. Sign Of Life
03. Werewolf
04. Porcelain
05. Slaughterhouse (Feat. Bryan Garris)
06. Masterpiece
07. Cause Of Death
08. We Become The Night
09. Burned At Both Ends II
10. BFBTG: Corpse Nation
11. Cyberhex
12. Red White & Boom (Feat. Caleb Shomo)
13. Scoring The End Of The World (Feat. Mick Gordon)
14. Hollow Points
15. Fool’s Gold
16. Timebomb (STEOTW Mix)
17. Porcelain: Ricky Motion Picture Collection
A Collection of First World War Poetry
This collection reflects the wide variety of poems written, in the English language, about The War that Will End War (H.G. Wells, 1914). The collection contains poetry written during, or immediately after, the First World War. The poets were influenced by their war experiences in many different ways: some served in the trenches, others drove ambulances, flew planes, fought at sea or wrote propaganda for war offices. Many of the poets were killed or wounded in action and most were extremely young.
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Planning a trip around the world? Let First-Time Around the World get you started. Loaded with the very latest travel information, including all you need to know about round-the-world tickets to teaching and working overseas, this pre-departure guide will
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5: Push my luck
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A World at War (EN)
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