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Book Triumph in Defeat

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jessica Homan Clark
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
  • Release : 2014
  • ISBN : 0199336547
  • Pages : 273 pages

Download or read book Triumph in Defeat written by Jessica Homan Clark and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although a great deal of historical work has been done in the past decade on Roman triumphs, defeats and their place in Roman culture have been relatively neglected. Why should we investigate the defeats of a society that almost never lost a war? In Triumph in Defeat, Jessica H. Clark answers this question by showing what responses to defeat can tell us about the Roman definition of victory. First opening with a general discussion of defeat and commemoration at Rome and then following the Second Punic War from its commencement to its afterlife in Roman historical memory through the second century BCE, culminating in the career of Gaius Marius, Clark examines both the successful production of victory narratives within the Senate and the gradual breakdown of those narratives. The result sheds light on the wars of the Republic, the Romans who wrote about these wars, and the ways in which both the events and their telling informed the political landscape of the Roman state. Triumph in Defeat not only fills a major gap in the study of Roman military, political, and cultural life, but also contributes to a more nuanced picture of Roman society, one that acknowledges the extent to which political discourse shaped Rome's status as a world power. Clark's work shows how defeat shaped the society whose massive reputation was-and still often is-built on its successes.

Book Temporal Triumph  Defeat Procrastination  Embrace Time Mastery  and Achieve Your Destiny

Download or read book Temporal Triumph Defeat Procrastination Embrace Time Mastery and Achieve Your Destiny written by Dilip Patil and published by Dilip Patil . This book was released on with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Unlock Your Potential, Conquer Procrastination, and Shape a Destiny of Triumph!" "Embrace the Power of Now and Transform Your Life" "Temporal Triumph" is the second installment of the Procrastination Triumph Series. It takes you on a transformative journey toward defeating procrastination, mastering time, and realizing your true destiny. This book guides you to unlock the secrets of intentional living and achieving lasting success. Key Benefits 1. Conquer Procrastination: Discover practical strategies to overcome procrastination and eliminate the barriers that hinder your progress. 2. Embrace Time Mastery: Gain insights into effective time management, allowing you to prioritize tasks, increase productivity, and make the most of each moment. 3. Achieve Your Destiny: Navigate your true destiny by setting meaningful goals, cultivating a success mindset, and taking decisive actions. Book Highlights · Profound Insights: Explore the deep-rooted causes of procrastination and learn how to overcome them. · Strategies for Success: Uncover practical strategies for building effective habits, cultivating a proactive mindset, and propelling your life forward. · Time Mastery Techniques: Delve into time management techniques, prioritization, goal-setting, and creating a productive routine. · Real-life Examples: Benefit from real-life case studies and success stories that illustrate triumph over procrastination and the power of time mastery. "The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today." - Franklin D. Roosevelt. In a world where time is our greatest asset and challenge, "Temporal Triumph" serves as your compass to navigate the intricate dance of time. Dilip Patil, author of the acclaimed "Everyday Insight," combines profound insights, actionable strategies, and real-life examples to guide you toward a life of purpose, productivity, and fulfillment. This book is more than a guide; it's a roadmap to conquer procrastination, master time, and shape a destiny of triumph. Embrace the power of now, break free from procrastination, and embark on a journey toward lasting achievement. Join the community of intentional achievers, where each chapter is a step forward on your path to success. Your destiny awaits – seize it with "Temporal Triumph." Transform your life today. Scroll up and click 'Add to Cart' to embark on your journey of triumph!

Book Triumph   Defeat

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  • Author : Terrence J. Winschel
  • Publisher : Savas Beatie
  • Release : 2006-10-06
  • ISBN : 1611210186
  • Pages : 241 pages

Download or read book Triumph Defeat written by Terrence J. Winschel and published by Savas Beatie. This book was released on 2006-10-06 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of the Civil War in the Western Theater is more popular now than ever before, and the center of that interest is the months-long Vicksburg Campaign, which is the subject of National Park Historian Terrence J. Winschel’s new book Triumph & Defeat: The Vicksburg Campaign, Vol 2. Following up on the popular success of his earlier book of the same name, Winschel offers ten new chapters of insights into what has been declared by many to have been the most decisive campaign of the Civil War. Designed to appeal to both general readers and serious students, Winschel’s essays cover a wide range of topics, including military operations, naval engagements, leading personalities, and even a specific family caught up in the nightmarish 47-day siege that nearly cost them their lives. Smoothly written and deeply researched, these fresh chapters offer balanced and comprehensive analysis written with the authority that only someone who has served as Vicksburg’s Chief Historian since 1978 can produce. Bolstered by photographs, illustrations, and numerous outstanding original maps, this second volume in the Triumph & Defeat series will stand as a lasting contribution to the study of the Civil War. About the author: Winschel is author of many books, including Triumph & Defeat: The Vicksburg Campaign (1998, 2004), Vicksburg is the Key: The Struggle for the Mississippi River (2003), Vicksburg: Fall of the Confederate Gibraltar (1999), and The Civil War Diary of a Common Soldier (2000). Terry is also a popular speaker on the Civil War Round Table circuit and has made frequent appearances on the History Channel. He lives in Vicksburg, where he works as the battlefield’s chief historian.

Book Triumph in Defeat

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  • Author : Jessica H. Clark
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2014-05-01
  • ISBN : 0199336555
  • Pages : 368 pages

Download or read book Triumph in Defeat written by Jessica H. Clark and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although a great deal of historical work has been done in the past decade on Roman triumphs, defeats and their place in Roman culture have been relatively neglected. Why should we investigate the defeats of a society that almost never lost a war? In Triumph in Defeat, Jessica H. Clark answers this question by showing what responses to defeat can tell us about the Roman definition of victory. First opening with a general discussion of defeat and commemoration at Rome and then following the Second Punic War from its commencement to its afterlife in Roman historical memory through the second century BCE, culminating in the career of Gaius Marius, Clark examines both the successful production of victory narratives within the Senate and the gradual breakdown of those narratives. The result sheds light on the wars of the Republic, the Romans who wrote about these wars, and the ways in which both the events and their telling informed the political landscape of the Roman state. Triumph in Defeat not only fills a major gap in the study of Roman military, political, and cultural life, but also contributes to a more nuanced picture of Roman society, one that acknowledges the extent to which political discourse shaped Rome's status as a world power. Clark's work shows how defeat shaped the society whose massive reputation was-and still often is-built on its successes.

Book Defeat and Triumph

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  • Author : Stephen Sussna
  • Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
  • Release : 2008-02-28
  • ISBN : 1462840043
  • Pages : 739 pages

Download or read book Defeat and Triumph written by Stephen Sussna and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2008-02-28 with total page 739 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defeat and Triumph tells the story of the still controversial, important, dramatic but little known Allied invasion of the French Riviera on August 15, 1944. This was known as Operation Anvil and later renamed Operation Dragoon. Notwithstanding the massive opposition of Winston Churchill, his military advisors, and many notable American generals, Dragoon happened. After suffering four years of humiliating and devastating defeat, French men and women were assisted by their American and British Allies and this invasion ensured World War II victory in Europe. Defeat and Triumph: The Story of a Controversial Allied Invasion and French Rebirth thoroughly analyzes the pros and cons of Dragoon. The book provides a panoramic history of Operation Dragoon and related events in France, Germany, Great Britain, the United States, and the Mediterranean from 1940-1945. The author is in the unique position of having served on Day of Dragoon as Helmsman of LST 1012 (Landing Ship Tank).The LST 1012 participated in the most dangerous and tragic event of the invasion. He has gathered and analyzed a treasure trove of previously unpublished American, British, French and German archival materials, diaries, letters, periodical articles, maps and interviews.

Book Triumph in Defeat

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  • Author : Margaret O'Gara
  • Publisher : Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press
  • Release : 1988
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 328 pages

Download or read book Triumph in Defeat written by Margaret O'Gara and published by Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Anthony Burns

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  • Author : Virginia Hamilton
  • Publisher : Open Road Media
  • Release : 2011-02-15
  • ISBN : 1453213910
  • Pages : 151 pages

Download or read book Anthony Burns written by Virginia Hamilton and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2011-02-15 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The “unforgettable” novel from the Newbery Medal–winning author tells the true story of a runaway slave whose capture and trial set off abolitionist riots (Kirkus Reviews). Anthony Burns is a runaway slave who has just started to build a life for himself in Boston. Then his former owner comes to town to collect him. Anthony won’t go willingly, though, and people across the city step forward to make sure he’s not taken. Based on the true story of a man who stood up against the Fugitive Slave Law, Hamilton’s gripping account follows the battle in the streets and in the courts to keep Burns a citizen of Boston—a battle that is the prelude to the nation’s bloody Civil War.

Book Triumph Without Victory

Download or read book Triumph Without Victory written by and published by Three Rivers Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The remarkable hardcover success of Triumph Without Victory was evidence of the public's need for a three-dimensional behind-the-scenes account of the Gulf War. Now this acclaimed work is available in trade paperback, published to coincide with the war's second anniversary. 15 maps.

Book City of Champions

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  • Author : Stefan Szymanski
  • Publisher : The New Press
  • Release : 2020-10-13
  • ISBN : 1620974436
  • Pages : 418 pages

Download or read book City of Champions written by Stefan Szymanski and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The changing fortunes of Detroit, told through the lens of the city's major sporting events, by the bestselling author of Soccernomics, and a prizewinning cultural critic From Ty Cobb and Hank Greenberg to the Bad Boys, from Joe Louis and Gordie Howe to the Malice at the Palace, City of Champions explores the history of Detroit through the stories of its most gifted athletes and most celebrated teams, linking iconic events in the history of Motown sports to the city's shifting fortunes. In an era when many teams have left rustbelt cities to relocate elsewhere, Detroit has held on to its franchises, and there is currently great hope in the revival of the city focused on its downtown sports complexes—but to whose benefit? Szymanski and Weineck show how the fate of the teams in Detroit's stadiums, gyms, and fields is echoed in the rise and fall of the car industry, political upheavals ushered in by the depression, World War II, the 1967 uprising, and its recent bankruptcy and renewal. Driven by the conviction that sports not only mirror society but also have a special power to create both community and enduring narratives that help define a city's sense of self, City of Champions is a unique history of the most American of cities.

Book Brill   s Companion to Military Defeat in Ancient Mediterranean Society

Download or read book Brill s Companion to Military Defeat in Ancient Mediterranean Society written by Jessica H. Clark and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Brill'Companion to Military Defeat in Ancient Mediterranean Society, Jessica H. Clark and Brian Turner compile original case studies that examine how Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman societies addressed – or failed to address – their military defeats and casualties of war.

Book Triumph of Good Will

Download or read book Triumph of Good Will written by John Drescher and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2000 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Both Terry Sanford and I. Beverly Lake were Democrats in the one-party South of that era. Yet they were different in almost every other way. Lake, a middle-aged law professor, was committed to segregation. Sanford, an ambitious young politician and lawyer, believed in expanding opportunities for all citizens. Their race was a heated struggle that would bind them together for the rest of their lives." "With unparalleled access to both sides and with an objective correspondent's hindsight view, John Drescher has written the story of a campaign that set the winning strategy for many who followed, and the biography of a winning candidate, a governor rated as one of the finest of the twentieth century."--BOOK JACKET.

Book The New Serfdom

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  • Author : Angela Eagle
  • Publisher : Biteback Publishing
  • Release : 2018-04-24
  • ISBN : 1785903144
  • Pages : 251 pages

Download or read book The New Serfdom written by Angela Eagle and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great Britain is one of the wealthiest, most successful nations in the world. Why, then, do so many people feel short-changed? The old assumption that 'if you work hard and play by the rules, you can get on in life' looks increasingly like a cruel joke. Homeownership, secure employment and fair wages seem like relics of a bygone era. Meanwhile exploitative workplace practices have created a new serfdom, leaving many people trapped in unfulfilling, underpaid work. At a time of huge political upheaval and ever-increasing inequality, this powerful new book asks: how can we build a successful economy, powered by a happy and productive workforce that benefits everyone in the twenty-first century?

Book Sharpe s Triumph

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  • Author : Bernard Cornwell
  • Publisher : HarperCollins UK
  • Release : 1999
  • ISBN : 0006510302
  • Pages : 15 pages

Download or read book Sharpe s Triumph written by Bernard Cornwell and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 1999 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Latest Of Cornwell'S Perennially Popular Sharpe Adventures, Returning, Like Sharpe'S Tiger, To India, And Culminating With The Battle At Assaye Which Wellington Considered His Greatest Victory. Repackaged In The Fantastic New Sharpe Look. As Millions Of Readers Came To Know Bernard Cornwell'S Brilliant Creation Richard Sharpe As He Fought His Way Through The Peninsular War, So They Discovered That Sharpe Had Started His Soldiering Career In India. In 1997, Sharpe'S Tiger Finally Lifted The Veil On This Exciting Early Life And Became The Biggest-Selling Sharpe Novel Of All. Now, The Year Is 1803 And Young Sergeant Richard Sharpe Is Still In India Where, Following His Successes In Sharpe'S Tiger, He Is On The Trail Of A Renegade East India Company Officer. The Pursuit Takes Him Through The Vicious Siege Of Ahmednuggur To The Bloody Battlefield Of Assaye Where The Future Duke Of Wellington Won What He Considered To Be His Greatest Victory, With Richard Sharpe, Naturally, At His Side. Full Of The Action And Drama And Atmosphere That Have Made This Series So Immensely Popular With Both Readers And Television Viewers, Sharpe'S Triumph Will Be One Of The Most Eagerly Awaited Novels Of The Year.

Book Victory

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  • Author : Cian O'Driscoll
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2019-11-27
  • ISBN : 0192569309
  • Pages : 185 pages

Download or read book Victory written by Cian O'Driscoll and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-27 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Committing one's country to war is a grave decision. Governments often have to make tough calls, but none are quite so painful as those that involve sending soldiers into harm's way, to kill and be killed. The idea of 'just war' informs how we approach and reflect on these decisions. It signifies the belief that while war is always a wretched enterprise it may in certain circumstances, and subject to certain restrictions, be justified. Boasting a long history that is usually traced back to the sunset of the Roman Empire, it has coalesced over time into a series of principles and moral categories—e.g., just cause, last resort, proportionality, etc.—that will be familiar to anyone who has ever entered a discussion about the rights and wrongs of war. Victory: The Triumph and Tragedy of Just War focuses both on how this particular tradition of thought has evolved over time and how it has informed the practice of states and the legal architecture of international society. This book examines the vexed position that the concept of victory occupies within this framework.

Book A Concordance to the Poems of Robert Browning

Download or read book A Concordance to the Poems of Robert Browning written by Leslie Nathan Broughton and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 1412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Triumph of God Over Evil

Download or read book The Triumph of God Over Evil written by William Hasker and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2008-03-24 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noted philosopher William Hasker explores a full range of questions concerning the problem of evil. Hasker forges constructive answers in some depth showing why the evil in the world does not provide evidence of a moral fault in God, the world's creator and governor.

Book Giotto s Arena Chapel and the Triumph of Humility

Download or read book Giotto s Arena Chapel and the Triumph of Humility written by Henrike Christiane Lange and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-01-31 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Henrike Lange takes the reader on a tour through one of the most beloved and celebrated monuments in the world – Giotto's Arena Chapel. Paying close attention to previously overlooked details, Lange offers an entirely new reading of the stunning frescoes in their spatial configuration. The author also asks fundamental questions that define the chapel's place in Western art history. Why did Giotto choose an ancient Roman architectural frame for his vision of Salvation? What is the role of painted reliefs in the representation of personal integrity, passion, and the human struggle between pride and humility familiar from Dante's Divine Comedy? How can a new interpretation regarding the influence of ancient reliefs and architecture inform the famous “Assisi controversy” and cast new light on the debate around Giotto's authorship of the Saint Francis cycle? Illustrated with almost 200 color plates, this volume invites scholars and students to rediscover a key monument of art and architecture history and to see it with new eyes.