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Book Loyal Mountaineers  Or  The Guerrilla s Doom

Download or read book Loyal Mountaineers Or The Guerrilla s Doom written by J. N. Culver and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference

Download or read book The Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference written by Margaret E. Wagner and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-11-24 with total page 978 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History.

Book Melodrama and the Myth of America

Download or read book Melodrama and the Myth of America written by Jeffrey Daniel Mason and published by Drama and Performance Studies. This book was released on 1993 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeffrey Mason investigates the reasons for their popular success and reconstructs the social and political backdrop against which they were viewed. He shows how they functioned in the social discourse of the time as collective affirmations of certain cultural myths. Yet these acts of communal belief were played out on the contested stage of American ideological debate.

Book America and Guerrilla Warfare

Download or read book America and Guerrilla Warfare written by Anthony James Joes and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2004 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On December 26, 2004, a massive tsunami triggered by an underwater earthquake pummeled the coasts of Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and other countries along the Indian Ocean. With casualties as far away as Africa, the aftermath was overwhelming: ships could be spotted miles inland; cars floated in the ocean; legions of the unidentified deadÑan estimated 225,000Ñwere buried in mass graves; relief organizations struggled to reach rural areas and provide adequate aid for survivors. Shortly after this disaster, researchers from around the world traveled to the regionÕs most devastated areas, observing and documenting the tsunamiÕs impact. The Indian Ocean Tsunami: The Global Response to a Natural Disaster offers the first analysis of the response and recovery effort. Editors Pradyumna P. Karan and S. Subbiah, employing an interdisciplinary approach, have assembled an international team of top geographers, geologists, anthropologists, and political scientists to study the environmental, economic, and political effects of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The volume includes chapters that address the tsunamiÕs geo-environmental impact on coastal ecosystems and groundwater systems. Other chapters offer sociocultural perspectives on religious power relations in South India and suggest ways to improve government agenciesÕ response systems for natural disasters. A clear and definitive analysis of the second deadliest natural disaster on record, The Indian Ocean Tsunami will be of interest to environmentalists and political scientists alike, as well as to planners and administrators of disaster-preparedness programs.

Book Russian Soviet Unconventional Wars in the Caucasus  Central Asia  and Afghanistan  Illustrated Edition

Download or read book Russian Soviet Unconventional Wars in the Caucasus Central Asia and Afghanistan Illustrated Edition written by Dr. Robert F. Baumann and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [Includes 12 maps and 4 tables] In recent years, the U.S. Army has paid increasing attention to the conduct of unconventional warfare. However, the base of historical experience available for study has been largely American and overwhelmingly Western. In Russian-Soviet Unconventional Wars in the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Afghanistan, Dr. Robert F. Baumann makes a significant contribution to the expansion of that base with a well-researched analysis of four important episodes from the Russian-Soviet experience with unconventional wars. Primarily employing Russian sources, including important archival documents only recently declassified and made available to Western scholars, Dr. Baumann provides an insightful look at the Russian conquest of the Caucasian mountaineers (1801-59), the subjugation of Central Asia (1839-81), the reconquest of Central Asia by the Red Army (1918-33), and the Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979-89). The history of these wars—especially as it relates to the battle tactics, force structure, and strategy employed in them—offers important new perspectives on elements of continuity and change in combat over two centuries. This is the first study to provide an in-depth examination of the evolution of the Russian and Soviet unconventional experience on the predominantly Muslim southern periphery of the former empire. There, the Russians encountered fierce resistance by peoples whose cultures and views of war differed sharply from their own. Consequently, this Leavenworth Paper addresses not only issues germane to combat but to a wide spectrum of civic and propaganda operations as well.

Book The Guerrilla and how to Fight Him

Download or read book The Guerrilla and how to Fight Him written by and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Reader s Encyclopedia of American Literature

Download or read book The Reader s Encyclopedia of American Literature written by Max J. Herzberg and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 1304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Reader s Encyclopedia of American Literature

Download or read book The Reader s Encyclopedia of American Literature written by Max John Herzberg and published by New York, Crowell. This book was released on 1962 with total page 1316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Incorporates authors' name, biographies, and titles of their works in one alphabetical listing. Plot summaries also included. Covers U.S. and Canadian literature."--

Book The National Union Catalog  Pre 1956 Imprints

Download or read book The National Union Catalog Pre 1956 Imprints written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901  Main part

Download or read book Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901 Main part written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Ben  t s Reader s Encyclopedia of American Literature

Download or read book Ben t s Reader s Encyclopedia of American Literature written by George B. Perkins and published by New York : HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1991 with total page 1192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portions of this book appeared in a somewhat modified form in The Reader's encyclopedia of American literature (T.Y. Crowell, 1962) and in Benet's reader's encyclopedia, 3d ed. (Harper and Row, 1987). Some 1,500 entries are new; those that are not new have been revised and updated. The scope is American literature from the period of European exploration to the 1990s, with emphasis on the US but including extensive coverage of Canada and Latin America. Entries include writers and writings, literary groups and movements, newspapers and other periodicals, and literary terms; also within the alphabetical arrangement are broad historical and topical essays. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book Reconstructing Appalachia

    Book Details:
  • Author : Andrew L. Slap
  • Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
  • Release : 2010-05-28
  • ISBN : 0813139767
  • Pages : 541 pages

Download or read book Reconstructing Appalachia written by Andrew L. Slap and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2010-05-28 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Excellent, readable, and absorbing history . . . gives us a better understanding of this compelling aspect of the Civil War.” —Library Journal Families, communities, and the nation itself were irretrievably altered by the Civil War and the subsequent societal transformations of the nineteenth century. The repercussions of the war incited a broad range of unique problems in Appalachia, including political dynamics, racial prejudices, and the regional economy. This anthology of essays reveals life in Appalachia after the ravages of the Civil War, an unexplored area that has left a void in historical literature. Addressing a gap in the chronicles of our nation, this vital collection explores little-known aspects of history with a particular focus on the Reconstruction and post-Reconstruction periods. Acclaimed scholars John C. Inscoe, Gordon B. McKinney, and Ken Fones-Wolf are joined by up-and-comers like Mary Ella Engel, Anne E. Marshall, and Kyle Osborn in a unique volume investigating postwar Appalachia with clarity and precision. Featuring a broad geographic focus, the compelling essays cover postwar events in Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. This approach provides an intimate portrait of Appalachia as a diverse collection of communities where the values of place and family are of crucial importance. Highlighting a wide array of topics including racial reconciliation, tension between former Unionists and Confederates, the evolution of post—Civil War memory, and altered perceptions of race, gender, and economic status, Reconstructing Appalachia is a timely and essential study of a region rich in heritage and tradition. “Outstanding.” —North Carolina Historical Review

Book Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901  Author index

Download or read book Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901 Author index written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Dictionary Catalog of the Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays  Brown University Library  Providence  Rhode Island

Download or read book Dictionary Catalog of the Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays Brown University Library Providence Rhode Island written by Brown University. Library and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901  Date index

Download or read book Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901 Date index written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Secret War

    Book Details:
  • Author : Max Hastings
  • Publisher : HarperCollins
  • Release : 2016-05-10
  • ISBN : 0062259296
  • Pages : 447 pages

Download or read book The Secret War written by Max Hastings and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Monumental." --New York Times Book Review NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From one of the foremost historians of the period and the acclaimed author of Inferno and Catastrophe: 1914, The Secret War is a sweeping examination of one of the most important yet underexplored aspects of World War II—intelligence—showing how espionage successes and failures by the United States, Britain, Russia, Germany, and Japan influenced the course of the war and its final outcome. Spies, codes, and guerrillas played unprecedentedly critical roles in the Second World War, exploited by every nation in the struggle to gain secret knowledge of its foes, and to sow havoc behind the fronts. In The Secret War, Max Hastings presents a worldwide cast of characters and some extraordinary sagas of intelligence and resistance, to create a new perspective on the greatest conflict in history.