Dr. Seddon has contributed an important and fascinating chapter to the modern history of Britain.—David Waines; emeritus professor of Islamic Studies; Lancaster University; UKOriginally arriving as imperial oriental sailors and later as postcolonial labor migrants; Yemeni Muslims have lived in British ports and industrial cities from the mid-nineteenth century. They married local British wives; established a network of "Arab-only" boarding houses and cafes; and built Britain's first mosques and religious communities.Mohammed Siddique Seddon is lecturer in religious and Islamic studies at the department of theology and religious studies; University of Chester; England.
#1155286 in Books Osprey Publishing 2009-03-31 2009-03-31Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.86 x .30 x 6.98l; #File Name: 184603408696 pages9781846034084
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. War From The Japanese View PointBy S. DouglasThis book tells about the Pacific war from the Japanese view point; which makes it interesting; instead of being from the winners view point.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Interesting...By Doug S.I needed a book to help me familiarize myself with this aircraft. I love to build scale aircraft and use these type books to plan my builds so I can to keep them as close to the actual aircraft as possible. I was totally unaware but the "Oscar" I was building and its pilot; took part in the demise of the 2nd highest scoring P-38 ace of WWII. Osprey books while being somewhat lacking in indepth research; and details; do provide a good basic background on the aircraft; and the units where they were used; along with some very nice pages of color artists prints of the aircraft. Over all; a good starting point and reference on your subject of choise; and I will buy more as the needed.7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. A great book on a subject that deserves more attentionBy Daniel JacksonI just finished reading the book. I thought it was very good and very informative. I was impressed with Mr. Ichimura's frankness and was interested to see how he cross-referenced Japanese claims with Allied records and vice versa. His discussion of both the successes and failures of the units involved is a model of impartiality which I think many historians find hard to achieve. Though he clearly emphasized the aces; I thought he did a good job providing a history of the Oscar's operational service during the war. The section on Oscar units in Burma seemed the most thorough - with more detail and more first-hand information from Oscar pilots and crews. One criticism: he uses the Pinyin and Wade-Giles Chinese place names interchangeably; which can be a little confusing. For example; he refers to Guilin by the Wade-Giles romanization (Kweilin) but Chongqing by the Pinyin romanization. Overall; however; it was one of the best Osprey books I've read (it reads very professionally; while others feel half-fast) and I'm glad Hiroshi Ichimura is adding to the literature on an under-exposed subject.
