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Author : Christopher Cornazzani
Publisher :
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 49,20 MB
Release : 1989*
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN :
Author : Lara Leigh Kelland
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,51 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Civil rights movement
ISBN : 9781625343420
In a long line of protest -- The Civil Rights Movement and a new collective memory -- Knowledge of self liberation and education through black separatist collective memory -- A history of one's own -- Feminist collective memory in the second wave Women's Movement -- Scripted to win -- Collective memory in the Gay Liberation Movement -- For the sake of cultural survival -- Red power and collective memory
Author : J. Michael Dumoulin
Publisher : Blurb
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 35,35 MB
Release : 2018-09-22
Category :
ISBN : 9780464803997
Sometimes gritty and graphic, sometimes humorous and insightful, "A Frenchman's Duty" chronicles Arthur's four-years as a French foot soldier and cook on the Western Front during World War I. Transcribed and translated from Arthur's hand-scripted journal, annotated with historic context and 100 years of perspective, and punctuated with colorized propaganda postcards from the war and its home fronts. This book is an easy read for adults and young adults alike, and a must read for anyone wishing to truly understand the "war to end all wars."
Author : Jakob Walter
Publisher : Doubleday
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 11,93 MB
Release : 2012-05-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0307817563
A grunt’s-eye report from the battlefield in the spirit of The Red Badge of Courage and All Quiet on the Western Front—the only known account by a common soldier of the campaigns of Napoleon’s Grand Army between 1806 and 1813. When eighteen-year-old German stonemason Jakob Walter was conscripted into the Grand Army of Napoleon, he had no idea of the trials that lay ahead. The long, grueling marches in Prussia and Poland sacrificed countless men to Bonaparte’s grand designs. And the disastrous Russian campaign tested human endurance on an epic scale. Demoralized by defeat in a war few supported or understood, deprived of ammunition and leadership, driven past reason by starvation and bitter cold, men often turned on one another, killing fellow soldiers for bread or an able horse. Though there are numerous surviving accounts of the Napoleonic Wars written by officers, Walter’s is the only known memoir by a draftee, and as such is a unique and fascinating document—a compelling chronicle of a young soldier’s loss of innocence as well as an eloquent and moving portrait of the profound effects of war on the men who fight it. Professor Marc Raeff has added an Introduction to the memoirs as well as six letters home from the Russian front, previously unpublished in English, from German conscripts who served concurrently with Walter. The volume is illustrated with engravings and maps, contemporary with the manuscript, from the Russian/Soviet and East European collections of the New York Public Library. Honest, heartfelt, deeply personal yet objective, The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier is more than an informative and absorbing historical document—it is a timeless and unforgettable account of the horrors of war.
Author : Rick Atkinson
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 36,54 MB
Release : 2007-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1429900016
From Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author Rick Atkinson (Liberation Trilogy) comes an eyewitness account of the war against Iraq and a vivid portrait of a remarkable group of soldiers. "A beautifully written and memorable account of combat from the top down and bottom up as the 101st Airborne commanders and front-line grunts battle their way to Baghdad.... A must-read."—Tom Brokaw For soldiers in the 101st Airborne Division, the road to Baghdad began with a midnight flight out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in late February 2003. For Rick Atkinson, who would spend nearly two months covering the division for The Washington Post, the war in Iraq provided a unique opportunity to observe today's U.S. Army in combat. Now, in this extraordinary account of his odyssey with the 101st, Atkinson presents an intimate and revealing portrait of the soldiers who fight the expeditionary wars that have become the hallmark of our age. At the center of Atkinson's drama stands the compelling figure of Major General David H. Petraeus, described by one comrade as "the most competitive man on the planet." Atkinson spent virtually all day every day at Petraeus's elbow in Iraq, where he had an unobstructed view of the stresses, anxieties, and large joys of commanding 17,000 soldiers in combat. Atkinson watches Petraeus wrestle with innumerable tactical conundrums and direct several intense firefights; he watches him teach, goad, and lead his troops and his subordinate commanders. And all around Petraeus, we see the men and women of a storied division grapple with the challenges of waging war in an unspeakably harsh environment. With the eye of a master storyteller, the premier military historian of his generation puts us right on the battlefield. In the Company of Soldiers is a compelling, utterly fresh view of the modern American soldier in action.
Author : John Mark Hicks
Publisher : College Press
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 45,88 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780899008837
Author : Sara Japhet
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 1105 pages
File Size : 17,24 MB
Release : 1993-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1611645891
This volume, a part of the Old Testament Library series, explores the books of I and II Chronicles. The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.
Author : Lawrence A. Clayton
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 31,94 MB
Release : 2024-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0817361774
“For those interested in De Soto and his expedition, these volumes are an absolute necessity.” —The Hispanic American Historical Review 1993 Choice Outstanding Academic Book, sponsored by Choice Magazine The De Soto expedition was the first major encounter of Europeans with indigenous North Americans in the eastern half of the United States. De Soto and his army of over 600 men, including 200 cavalry, spent four years traveling through what is now Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas. The De Soto Chronicles Volume 1 and Volume 2 present for the first time all four primary accounts of the De Soto expedition together in English translation. The four primary accounts are generally referred to as Elvas, Rangel, Biedma (in Volume 1), and Garcilaso, or the Inca (in Volume 2). In this landmark 1993 publication, Clayton’s team presents the four accounts with literary and historical introductions. They further add brief essays about De Soto and the expedition, translations of De Soto documents from the Spanish Archivo General de Indias, two short biographies of De Soto, and bibliographical studies. For anthropologists, archaeologists, and historians, The De Soto Chronicles are valued for the unique ethnological information they contain. They form the only detailed eyewitness records of the most advanced native civilization in North America—the Mississippian culture—a culture largely lost in the wake of European contact.
Author : Carl von Clausewitz
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
Page : 968 pages
File Size : 40,79 MB
Release : 2024-06-22
Category : History
ISBN :
Book 1: Dive into the profound analysis of military strategy with “On War by Carl von Clausewitz.” Carl von Clausewitz, a Prussian military theorist, examines the nature of war, its complexities, and the factors influencing its outcomes. This seminal work remains a cornerstone in the study of military philosophy, offering valuable insights into the strategic and philosophical dimensions of warfare. Book 2: Experience the psychological and emotional toll of battle with “The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War by Stephen Crane.” Stephen Crane's novel follows the journey of a young soldier, Henry Fleming, as he grapples with fear, courage, and the harsh realities of war. This classic exploration of the human psyche in the midst of conflict remains a poignant portrayal of the American Civil War. Book 3: Delve into the principles of military strategy with “The Art of War by Baron de Antoine Henri Jomini.” Antoine Henri Jomini, a Swiss-French military officer, provides a comprehensive examination of military strategy, tactics, and logistics. His work, influenced by his experiences in the Napoleonic Wars, has had a lasting impact on military thought and remains a key reference in the study of the art of war.
Author : Gary N. Knoppers
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 15,87 MB
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0300139535
In this latest addition to the esteemed Anchor Bible series, scholar Gary Knoppers examines one of the most neglected books of the Hebrew Bible and establishes its importance to understanding the nation of Israel. What was the place of the monarchy in the history of ancient Israel? Was Israel's first king Saul a hero or a disaster? Was David a highly gifted leader and accomplished king or a murderer and a cheat? Did Solomon preside over the most glorious epoch in Israelite history or did he lead the nation into a fateful decline? Knoppers show how the Bible itself contains a variety of fascinating perspectives on major events and characters. One of the most misunderstood books of the Bible, Chronicles presents a distinctive and important viewpoint on much of Israel's past, especially the monarchy. Knoppers shows how Chronicles defends the transition from Saul to David and upholds the Davidic-Solomonic monarchy as a time of incomparable Israelite achievement and glory, a period in which the nation's most important public institutions--the Davidic dynasty, the Jerusalem Temple, the priests, and the Levites--took formative shape. I Chronicles 10-29, part of a two-volume set on I Chronicles, is the first to employ systematically the witness of the Dead Sea Scrolls to reconstruct the biblical author's text. Knoppers shows how Chronicles is related to and creatively drawn from many earlier biblical books and presents a fascinating look at its connections in both compositional style and approach to historical writings attested in ancient Mesopotamia and classical Greece.