DUNES, BATTLE OF THE

1658, decisive engagement fought near Dunkirk in the struggle between France and Spain that had resulted from Spanish intervention in the Fronde. The Spanish under the command of Don John of Austria and Louis II de Condé lost to the French and their English allies under the command of Turenne.

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books on: Dunes Battle of The  - 351 results

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Recollections of the Revolution and the Empire: From the French of the "Journal D'Une Femme de Cinquante Ans"
Book by Walter Geer, Henriette Lucie Dillon La Tour du Pin de Gouvernet; Brentanos, 1920
Subjects: France--History--Consulate And First Empire, 1799-1815, France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799--Personal Narratives
served until 1743. After the Battle of Dettingen the English, who up to that...the Regiment by Louis XV on the field of battle, and like his brother found his death in action at the head of the Regiment at the Battle of Lawfeld in 1747. Arthur Richard Dillon...
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The Face of Naval Battle: The Human Experience of Modern War at Sea
Book by John Reeve, David Stevens; Allen & Unwin, 2003
Subjects: Australia--Royal Australian Navy--History--20th Century, Naval Art And Science--History--20th Century, Naval Battles--History--20th Century, Naval History, Modern--20th Century
...example P.A. Thompson R. Macklin, The Battle of Brisbane Sydney: ABC Books, 2000...http://www.geocities.com/Baja/Dunes/4791/submarines , p. 2. 52 Letter...W.A.B. Douglas and The Canadian Battle of Normandy Foundation, Raymond Layard...
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The Battle of Arnhem
Book by Christopher Hibbert; Macmillan, 1962
Subjects: Arnhem, Battle Of, 1944
ground for parachutists it was not only too broken up by dunes and scrub but also too constricted for use as a landing zone by any considerable number of gliders which, even when heavy risks...
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The Encyclopaedia of Australia's Battles
Book by Chris Coulthard-Clark; Allen & Unwin, 2001
Subjects: Australia--History, Military--Dictionaries, Battles--Australia--Dictionaries
...action fought on 4 5 August 1916 in the Sinai Desert 35 kilometres east of the Suez Canal, took place amid towering sand-dunes astride the old caravan route to Palestine skirting the Mediterranean Sea. After Turkish raids had inflicted some damage to...
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Skeptical Selves: Empiricism and Modernity in the French Novel
Book by Elena Russo; Stanford University, 1996
Subjects: Constant, Benjamin--1767-1830--Adolphe--English, Des Forets, Louis-Rene--Bavard, French fiction--History and criticism, Modernism (Literature)--France, Prevost--abbe--1697-1763--Histoire d'une Grecque moderne, Self in literature, Semiotics and literature, Skepticism in literature
...matter. The movement away from rhetoric that takes place at the end of the seventeenth century, besides being part of a general battle against the remnants of scholasticism carried on in the name of the new empirical sciences, is also a corollary effect of such...
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Le Supplice D'une Femme: "MM. XX" Spelling Double Trouble for Paternal Authority
Journal article by Seth Whidden; Nineteenth-Century French Studies, Vol. 39, 2011
Subjects: Authority--Portrayals, Le Supplice d'une Femme (Play)--Criticism and interpretation, Paternity--Portrayals
...rewrites. This unfolding battle of two authors varying...que dun pur signifiant, dune reconnaissance non pas...Nom-du-Pere" ("Dune question preliminaire...Coras que la composition dune centaine de vers epars...power, and hildi, or battle. (12) I wish to thank...
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Semantics, General Semantics, and Ecology in Frank Herbert's Dune
Journal article by Ronny Parkerson; ETC.: A Review of General Semantics, Vol. 67, 2010
Subjects: Dune (Novel)--Authorship, Dune (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation, General semantics--Study and teaching, Herbert, Frank--Criticism and interpretation, Herbert, Frank--Works, Novelists--Criticism and interpretation, Novelists--Works
...and Ecology in Frank Herberts Dune. by Ronny Parkerson Frank Herberts...tension of their encounter. (Dune 287) <br/ Jessicas thoughts...Fremen are victorious in their battle with the emperors forces and...against righteousness." (Dune 478) <br/ Again, language...
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Brix, Michel. Hugo et Sainte-Beuve: Vie et Mort D'une Amitie "Litteraire."
Journal article by Isabel K. Roche; Nineteenth-Century French Studies, Vol. 37, 2008
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Hugo et Sainte-Beuve: Vie et Mort d'une Amitie "Litteraire" (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews
...Hugo et Sainte-Beuve: Vie et Mort Dune Amitie "Litteraire.". by Isabel K...Hugo et Sainte-Beuve: Vie et mort dune amitie "litteraire." Paris: Editions...that followed him, fought in this way a battle "contre la "pensee unique", en sabstenant...
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Semantics, General Semantics, and Ecology in Frank Herbert's 'Dune.'
Journal article by Ronny W. Parkerson; ETC.: A Review of General Semantics, Vol. 55, 1998
Subjects: Dune (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Herbert, Frank--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Semantics--Usage
...Paul and the Fremen are victorious in their battle with the Emperors forces and have come to the...territory. Heretofore we have seen ample evidence in Dune of the power of language in action. Dune is also a novel of language in thought. It is...
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Europe and the Quest for Home in James Welch's the Heartsong of Charging Elk and Leslie Marmon Silko's Gardens in the Dunes
Journal article by Suzanne Ferguson; Studies in American Indian Literatures, Vol. 18, 2006
Subjects: Literary criticism, Native North Americans, Native culture, Novels, Silko, Leslie Marmon, Welch, James
...witnessed the aftermath of the battle the Indians called the "Greasy...effect. The gardens in the dunes are an idyllic place of refuge...of Europe in Gardens in the Dunes may seem at first almost gratuitous...experiences in the gardens in the dunes. (149) These ancient cults...
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Dunes, Diamonds, and Dolphins : Formerly Known as South West Africa, Namibia Is Famous for Its Moving Dunes and Giant Diamonds, but It Also Has Captivating Wildlife
Magazine article by Deirdre Mcquillan; World and I, Vol. 16, December 2001
Subjects: Namibia--Description and travel
...Von Wolf was to die in the Battle of the Somme and his wife never...richly colored apricot and ocher dunes of Sossusvlei, now a national...before breakfast, stopping at Dune 45, so called because it is...for a spectacular view of the dune fields; we watched a party...south. In Luderitz, the mobile dunes are called barchan, or half...
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Photography and Visual Effects for Dune
Magazine article by Paul Mandell; American Cinematographer, Vol. 65, December 1984
...an animation stand. "Dune is two and one half hours...kind of record." As Dunes director of photographic...difference method on Dune. I think were one of...intolerable. "For many of the battle scenes on Arrakis, we...mountains just before the battle starts. And one is almost the final shot in Dune showing millions of Fremen...
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Alan Splet and Sound Effects for Dune
Magazine article by Ric Gentry; American Cinematographer, Vol. 65, December 1984
...for some of the major battle scenes in Dune. Splet and Kroeber also...sounds throughout the battle scenes, reverberating...of bass energy. "On Dune, those sounds are sometimes...fact, Bill said (that) Dune has more low end than...
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Endurance Is the Answer
Magazine article by Zoe Petersen; Geographical, Vol. 81, December 2009
Subjects: Dunes--Protection and preservation, Nigeria--Environmental aspects, Sand dunes--Protection and preservation
...running costs is a constant battle, with inflation at 12 per cent...switched on. Previously, the dune-fixation programme protected...illustration of the difference the dune-fixation programme can make...villagers overriding concern. Dune movement was threatening to...unsuccessful attempts to stabilise the dunes using a variety of gum arabic...
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Battle of Chu Lai
Magazine article by Al Hemingway; VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine, Vol. 91, October 2003
Subjects: Military engagements, South Vietnam, Vietnam War
Battle of Chu Lai by Al Hemingway Gen. Lewis...paddies. The beaches were sandy, with dunes in some places as far inland as 200 yards...Marines, fired the opening salvo of the battle for Chu Lai. As the 155mm shells pounded...War series. Personal accounts from the battles requested in the June/July 2003 issue...
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newspaper articles on: Dunes Battle of The  - 264 results

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HOLLYWOOD-ON-SEA; ( Via the B4319 from St Twynnells ); Crusaders Dying in the Sand Dunes. Russell Crowe Galloping into battle.And an Ice Cream Van Selling Lollies to Bemused Holidaymakers. How a [Pounds Sterling
Newspaper article; July 9, 2009
Subjects: Crowe, Russell
...Russell Crowe Galloping into battle.And an Ice Cream Van Selling...viewing point on top of the dunes, there isnt a single TV aerial...ensure there is no damage to the dunes. The B4319 has been closed...points towards a fold in the dunes where a group of extras are...Fast mover: Crowe drives a dune buggy between scenes
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Fears of Bright Lights and Decibels as 20,000 Students Are Set to Party on the Flora and Fauna of Country Park; Furious Locals Battle to Stop Beach Party at Pembrey
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), March 15, 2010
Subjects: Dunes, Plants, Plants (Organisms), Sand dunes
...Country Park; Furious Locals Battle to Stop Beach Party at Pembrey...brewing over the golden sand dunes of a popular beach park in West...system of its delicate sand dunes. The cause of the battle royale...to the flora and fauna of the dunes. The Pembrey Country Park is...
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Dunes City Residents Faced with Council, Mayoral Choices
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), October 18, 2008
Subjects: City councils
...The other side: Hogwash. Dunes City government has $500...choices in each direction for the Dunes City Council and mayor spots...an overhaul. In a way, the battle harks back to a 120-day moratorium...away from being involved in Dunes City government until I realized...
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THE DUNE RAIDER; Tycoon Vows His Resort Will Open in 2012 despite Protest
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), May 28, 2010
Subjects: Resorts--Demonstrations and protests
THE DUNE RAIDER; Tycoon Vows His Resort...750million links course. The dunes on the site in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire...Its a great name for great dunes." His plans for the resort...He added: "Trump lost the battle for public opinion long ago...the V for victory sign on the dunes
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Kay Dedicated to Protecting Dunes; COMMUNITY CHAMPION
Newspaper article; Tweed Daily News (Tweed Heads, Australia), June 28, 2011
...passion is restoring damaged sand dunes in the Fingal area. She was...the position. aWhen the sand dunes were mined the littoral rainforest...propagated in our nursery so the dunes could be revegetated behind...garden waste. aIt is an ongoing battle.a The group meets regularly...
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Dunes, Battle of The
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DUNES, BATTLE OF THE 1658, decisive engagement fought near Dunkirk in the struggle between France and Spain that had resulted from Spanish intervention...
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CondÉ, Louis II De Bourbon, Prince De
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...commander of Spanish forces against France. In the final stage of the war he was defeated (1658) in the Battle of the Dunes (see Dunes, Battle of the ). After the Peace of the Pyrenees (1659) between France and Spain, he was pardoned and returned...
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Turenne, Henri De La Tour D'Auvergne, Vicomte De
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Breisach. In the successful battles of Freiburg im Breisgau (1644...1652) Conde roundly at the battle of the Faubourg Saint-Antoine...victorious over Conde in the Battle of the Dunes, when the latter was serving...Palatinate. He was killed in battle against the troops of Raimondo...
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John of Austria , 1629–79, Spanish General and Statesman
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Spain (see Fronde ), he was appointed governor of the Spanish Netherlands. He was defeated by Turenne at the battle of the Dunes (1658) and recalled. His campaign (1661 64) for the reconquest of Portugal also failed. During the minority...
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National Parks and Monuments
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...300 (1,742) Site of the Civil War battle of Pea Ridge , which saved Missouri for...1926 2,659 (1,077) Scene of the Battle of the Crater and a 10-month Union...718 (696) Commemorates Civil War battles of Cold Harbor, Drewrys Bluff, Gaines...973 (1,609) Site of the Civil War battle of Shiloh . Shiloh National Cemetery...
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