Author : John Stewart Bowman
Publisher :
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 34,6 MB
Release : 1983
Category : United States
ISBN : 9780760762691
One of the most comprehensive single-volume reference works on the War Between the States available. Follow a day-to-day chronology, look at the weapons and equipment used in the conflict, and get glimpses into the lives and characters of the military and political leaders, spies, and rabble-rousers whose names populate our textbooks.--Résumé de l'éditeur.
Author : Thomas A. Horrocks
Publisher :
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 10,89 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN :
Explores the role of almanacs in early American culture.
Author : John S. Bowman
Publisher : G K Hall & Company
Page : 707 pages
File Size : 35,46 MB
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 9780816153398
Provides a chronology of the war, a rundown of the weapons and equipment used in the war, and biographies of military and political leaders
Author : John C. Fredriksen
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 865 pages
File Size : 33,59 MB
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 1438108036
Presents a comprehensive reference to the American Civil War, including a chronology of major events, biographical sketches, related articles and a collection of maps.
Author : Everette Beach Long
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 20,70 MB
Release : 1981
Category : History
ISBN : 9780252070112
Long, noted Civil War historian and long-time research assistant to the late Bruce Catton, reveals a neglected but fascinating chapter in American frontier, Mormon, Indian, and Civil War history. His lively portrayal of two volatile personalities -- Mormon leader Brigham Young and U.S. military commander General Patrick Connor -- depicts events which helped shape the "opening up of the West." While the Civil War raged in the East, the Mormons in Utah zealously continued to guard their cultural identity and church practices from federal control. At the same time, however, they lobbied hard for statehood, but were continually thwarted by a series of inept or antagonistic federal authorities. Drawing upon seldom-used archival material from the Mormon Church, Long's astute study depicts the earnest nature of this Mormon-federal conflict by focusing upon the battle of wills and words beteen Young and Connor. - Jacket flap.
Author : Spencer C. Tucker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 2561 pages
File Size : 48,71 MB
Release : 2012-11-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1598845314
This almanac provides a comprehensive, chronological overview of all American military history, serving as the standard reference work of its type. Almanac of American Military History is yet another reference work from acclaimed historian Dr. Spencer C. Tucker and ABC-CLIO, offering an unprecedented resource for a wide range of students and researchers. A comprehensive, four-volume title, this almanac traces all of American military history from the European voyages of discovery through 2011, chronicling the pivotal moments that have shaped the United States into the country it is today. In addition to documenting key events, this title presents biographies of more than 250 key individuals and provides information on more than 250 historically significant technologies and weapons systems. A detailed glossary is included, as are discussions of ranks and military awards and decorations. Divided into conflict periods, each chapter includes a detailed chronology, reference-entry sidebars, statistical information, primary-source documents, and a bibliography.
Author : Stephen Garrison Hyslop
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 15,94 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9780792262060
Records the military, political, social, and cultural history of the Civil War through photographs, artifacts, period illustrations, maps, essays by historians, and firsthand accounts.
Author : E.B. Long
Publisher : Doubleday
Page : 1437 pages
File Size : 43,50 MB
Release : 2012-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0307819043
“In all the vast collection of books on the American Civil War there is no book like this one,” says Bruce Catton. Never before has such a stunning body of facts dealing with the war been gathered together in one place and presented in a coherent, useful, day-by-day narrative. And never before have statistics revealed human suffering of such heroic and tragic magnitude. The text begins in November, 1860, and ends with the conclusion of hostilities in May, 1865, and the start of reconstruction. It is designed to furnish the reader not only with information, but to tell a story. Here, in addition to the momentous events that are a familiar part of our history, the daily entries recount innumerable lesser military actions as well as some of the other activities and thoughts of men great and unknown engaged in America’s most costly war: · May 5, 1864—a private in the Army of Northern Virginia writes at the beginning of the Battle of the Wilderness, “It is a beautiful spring day on which all this bloody work is being done.” · May 6, 1864—Gen. Lee rides among his men and is shouted to the rear by his protective troops. · April 30, 1864—Joe David, five-year-old son of the Confederate President, dies after a fall from the high veranda of the White House in Richmond. · April 14, 1865—President Lincoln’s busy day includes a Cabinet meeting where he tells of his recurring dream of a ship moving with great rapidity toward a dark and indefinite shore; that night Mr. Lincoln attends a performance of a trifling comedy at Ford’s Theatre, “Our American Cousin”.
Author : Patricia Daniels
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 42,53 MB
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 1426213913
Traces the history of how humankind evolved from its first beginnings to the complex societies that exist today.
Author : Graham K. Brown
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 23,7 MB
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1781006318
ÔThe Elgar Handbook of Civil War and Fragile States is an impressive volume. Its distinguished contributors offer a rich menu of courses, ranging from conflict and war to peacemaking, transitional justice, peacekeeping, and powersharing. Encyclopedic in its scope, the volume encompasses many different approaches to stimulate and provoke the careful reader. It serves up a feast for scholars and policymakers alike.Õ Ð Donald L. Horowitz, Duke University, US The Elgar Handbook of Civil War and Fragile States brings together contributions from a multidisciplinary group of internationally renowned scholars on such important issues as the causes of violent conflicts and state fragility, the challenges of conflict resolution and mediation, and the obstacles to post-conflict reconstruction and durable peace-building. While other companion volumes exist, this detailed and comprehensive book brings together an unrivalled range of disciplinary perspectives, including development economists, quantitative and qualitative political scientists, and sociologists. Topical chapters include; Post-Conflict and State Fragility, Ethnicity, Human Security, Poverty and Conflict, Economic Dimensions of Civil War, Climate Change and Armed Conflict, Rebel Recruitment, Education and Violent Conflict, Obstacles to Peace Settlements and many others. With detailed and comprehensive coverage, this Handbook will appeal to postgraduate and undergraduate students, policymakers, researchers and academics in conflict and peace studies, international relations, international politics and security studies.
