Not the Slightest Chance

Not the Slightest ChanceNot the slightest chance was Winston Churchills April 1941 estimate of Hong Kongs prospects in the face of a Japanese assault. When in December the attack came, his prediction proved sadly accurate in just 18 days of brutal and confused fighting. In this book, Tony Banham tells the story of the battle hour by hour, remarkably at the level of the individual participants. As he names individuals and describes their fates, he presents a uniquely human

Islamic tradition in general speaks about the appearance of the Mahdi

Hilarious and heartfelt

and his "Restatement" retains a vivacity and directness that is sometimes absent in his later works

and the agonizingly slow pace of abolition

biologically related to the rest of the natural world

Journell discusses how classrooms can become spaces for tolerant political discourse in an increasingly politically polarized American society

Examines the impact of the loss of expectations of permanent employment and enduring family relationships on individuals today and explores how changes in the collective endeavor to provide security could help

Drawn from the global mosaic of the arts and humanities

this fascinating and informative book is a must-have for anyone new to Egyptian culture

and writing the ethnographic essay

Each topic is framed in the form of a question

and participate in the college student culture of a large midwestern university and to explore what they think of their educational experiences