Download or read book Struggle for a vast future written by Aaron Sheehan-Dean and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-20 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tearing apart a nation founded on ideals of liberty and union, the American Civil War saw some of the most bitter and bloody fighting that humankind has ever witnessed. The war changed America forever, shaping its future and determining its place in history. In this book 13 eminent historians discuss the origins of and legacy of a landmark conflict. Each chapter offers a fresh perspective on the key themes of the Civil War. Innovation in military and naval warfare, espionage, emancipation, personalities of the leaders both on and off the battlefield, and the home front are explored, painting a fascinating and comprehensive picture of America at war with itself.
Download or read book Struggle for a Vast Future written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Tearing apart a nation founded on ideals of liberty and union, the American Civil War saw some of the most bitter and bloody fighting that humankind has ever witnessed. The war changed America forever, shaping its future and determining its place in history. In this book twelve eminent historians discuss the origins and legacy of a landmark conflict. Each chapter offers a fresh perspective on the key themes of the Civil War. Innovation in military and naval warfare, espionage, emancipation, personalities of the leaders both on and off the battlefield, and the home front are explored, painting a fascinating and comprehensive picture of America at war with itself."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Download or read book Struggle for a vast future written by Aaron Sheehan-Dean and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2007-09-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American Civil War saw the country that was founded on the ideals of "liberty and union" torn apart and embroiled in some of the most bitter and bloodiest fighting mankind has witnessed. The war changed the face and character of America forever and the shockwaves of it resounded around the world. Osprey's Struggle for a Vast Future seeks to reach an understanding of the origins of this landmark conflict and its place in the history of modern society and warfare. The major themes of the war are examined in depth by the world's leading American Civil War experts, including the innovation of warfare, the role of women and ethnic origins, espionage and the extraordinary leaders and personalities that shaped the future of the United States. The conflict is also brought to life through superb photographs and illustrations. This book is not only a fascinating new perspective but is invaluable to anyone seeking to enrich their understanding of this historic event.
Download or read book If You re Reading This written by Siân Price and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this brilliant and profoundly moving collection of farewell letters written by servicemen and women to their loved ones, Siân Price offers a remarkable insight into the hearts and minds of some of the soldiers, sailors and airmen of the past three hundred years. Each letter provides an enduring snapshot of an impossible moment in time when an individual stares death squarely in the face. Some were written or dictated as the person lay mortally wounded; many were written on the eve of a great charge or battle; others were written by soldiers who experienced premonitions of their death, or by kamikaze pilots and condemned prisoners. They write of the grim realities of battle, of daily hardships, of unquestioning patriotism or bitter regrets, of religious fervor or political disillusionment, of unrelenting optimism or sinking morale and above all, they write of their love for their family and the desire to return to them one day. Be it an epitaph dictated on a Napoleonic battlefield, a staunch, unsentimental letter written by a Victorian officer, or an email from a soldier in modern day Afghanistan, these voices speak eloquently and forcefully of the tragedy of war and answer that fundamental human need to say goodbye.
Download or read book Starving the South written by Andrew F. Smith and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-04-12 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'From the first shot fired at Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, to the last shot fired at Appomattox, food played a crucial role in the Civil War. In Starving the South, culinary historian Andrew Smith takes a fascinating gastronomical look at the war and its aftermath. At the time, the North mobilized its agricultural resources, fed its civilians and military, and still had massive amounts of food to export to Europe. The South did not; while people starved, the morale of their soldiers waned and desertions from the Army of the Confederacy increased.....' (Book Jacket)
Download or read book Lincoln s America written by Joseph R. Fornieri and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2008-11-07 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To fully understand and appreciate Abraham Lincoln’s legacy, it is important to examine the society that influenced the life, character, and leadership of the man who would become the Great Emancipator. Editors Joseph R. Fornieri and Sara Vaughn Gabbard have done just that in Lincoln’s America: 1809–1865, a collection of original essays by ten eminent historians that place Lincoln within his nineteenth-century cultural context. Among the topics explored in Lincoln’s America are religion, education, middle-class family life, the antislavery movement, politics, and law. Of particular interest are the transition of American intellectual and philosophical thought from the Enlightenment to Romanticism and the influence of this evolution on Lincoln's own ideas. By examining aspects of Lincoln’s life—his personal piety in comparison with the beliefs of his contemporaries, his success in self-schooling when frontier youths had limited opportunities for a formal education, his marriage and home life in Springfield, and his legal career—in light of broader cultural contexts such as the development of democracy, the growth of visual arts, the question of slaves as property, and French visitor Alexis de Tocqueville’s observations on America, the contributors delve into the mythical Lincoln of folklore and discover a developing political mind and a changing nation. As Lincoln’s America shows, the sociopolitical culture of nineteenth-century America was instrumental in shaping Lincoln’s character and leadership. The essays in this volume paint a vivid picture of a young nation and its sixteenth president, arguably its greatest leader.
Download or read book Swa Struggle for National Selfhood Past Present and Future written by J Nandakumar and published by Indus Scrolls Press. This book was released on 2022-12-10 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nation that has no consciousness of the past cannot give shape to a great and glorious future. Reclaiming our past and recapturing the Dharmic vision is important for the furtherance of our future, to help us emerge as a confident nation capable of playing its civilizational role.History was a tool used first by our colonial masters, then by their Nehruvian successors and the Left-Liberal cabal to colonize our minds and impede our rise from the abyss of a slavish mindset. Shri Nandakumar surveys the entire freedom movement from a historical perspective to bring out in absorbing detail the real motivation of our freedom fighters - to preserve and revitalize the Swa Consciousness our National Selfhood. The book provides us a new template to view our past
Download or read book Lincoln s Legacy of Leadership written by G. Goethals and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-12-21 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth look at Abraham Lincoln's leadership, both before and during his presidency. Lincoln led through times of confusion, war, and dissent. The set of chapters included in this volume are based on papers that constituted part of the 2008-2009 Jepson Leadership Forum at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond.
Download or read book The Struggle for Iraq s Future written by Zaid Al-Ali and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2014-02-18 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unbarred account of life in post-occupation Iraq and an assessment of the nation's prospects for the future
Download or read book Abraham Lincoln s Daily Treasure written by Thomas Freiling and published by Revell. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps no other American president is as revered as Abraham Lincoln, whose strong faith and moral courage inspired a nation, and whose timeless words of common sense continue to influence men and women today. In Abraham Lincoln's Daily Treasure, readers will find daily devotional selections in a variety of subject themes. Each devotion includes Scripture, a devotional thought, a spiritual or inspirational quote from Lincoln or a related fact about his life, and take-away for personal application. This unique devotional is built around the Believer's Daily Treasure, a book Lincoln was given in 1847 upon the death of his son and that he carried with him always. Lincoln often quoted from the Believer's Daily Treasure in his addresses to the nation and included snippets from it in his letters. He also read from it for personal strength during the Civil War. Readers who are wanting an interesting devotional, Christians looking for wisdom distilled through the lens of history, Lincoln aficionados, and history buffs will all appreciate this unique look into the life of Lincoln that is ideal for personal use or for gift-giving.
Download or read book The Civil War written by Don Nardo and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2008-05-28 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Civil War is one of the most commonly studied topics in curriculum, but this book brings a fresh, interesting take. Bright illustrations, fast fact side bars, and a compelling narrative will enrapture your students. The epic struggle of the American Civil War witnessed the use of all the lethal tools of warfare then in existence. This well-documented narrative explores hand-held firearms, artillery, infantry and cavalry tactics, naval warfare, espionage and terror, and the effectiveness of the strategies of the two sides.
Download or read book The Struggle for a Better Future written by Thorsten U. Reinhardt and published by TWENTYSIX. This book was released on 2016-04-25 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Struggle for a Better Future is a firsthand look into the real struggles of an entrepreneur with a dream to make a difference in the world. It follows the failures, triumphs, and important lessons learned by technology titan Thorsten U. Reinhardt. You will learn about the truly dynamic nature of life as an entrepreneur, and get a feel for the challenges and potential payoffs that lie ahead.
Download or read book The 2011 Libyan Uprisings and the Struggle for the Post Qadhafi Future written by J. Pack and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-06-18 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2011 Libyan Uprisings is a thematic investigation of how pre-existing social, regional, tribal, and religious fissures influenced the trajectory of the 2011 Libyan Uprisings and an analysis of what this means for the post-Qadhafi future.
Download or read book For a Vast Future Also written by Thomas F. Schwartz and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "For a Vast Future Also": Essays from The Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association, brings together the most informative and thoughtful articles by fourteen accomplished scholars in the Lincoln field. The essays provide compact, detailed treatments concerning different facets of three general themes: Lincoln and the problems of emancipation; Lincoln and presidential politics; and the Lincoln legacy. Readers of the collection will understand why the Civil War profoundly changed the nation. These essays give insight into how Lincoln and his administration dealt with the profound issues of war and slavery and the continuing legacy of Lincoln and the war. No book or essay collection brings together the writings of such luminaries in the field as John Hope Franklin, James M. McPherson, Don E. Fehrenbacher, T. Harry Williams, Phillip S. Paludan, Harold Hyman, John Niven, William A. Gienapp, Norman B. Ferris, John T. Hubbell, Arthur Zilversmit, Eugene H. Berwanger, Christopher N. Breiseth, and Michael Vorenberg. Researchers now have these valuable essays available in one volume. It offers the general public the distillation of scholarship supported by the Abraham Lincoln Association over the past twenty-five years. And college and university introductory courses will find this book a valuable summary of, and introduction to, the major issues of the Civil War period.
Download or read book Abraham Lincoln the Nation s Leader in the Great Struggle Through which was Maintained the Existence of the United States written by Noah Brooks and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Drawn with the Sword written by James M. McPherson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An issue-oriented discussion of the Civil War by one of the leading living historians on the subject. Explores questions such as who freed the slaves and why the North won. Concludes with a final essay: What's the Matter with History?
Download or read book Greater St Louis written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
