Author : James I. Robertson
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 47,44 MB
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 142620812X
132 untold stories and 475 rare illustrations offer a completely new perspective on the Civil War.
Author : Hilde F. Johnson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 50,80 MB
Release : 2016-06-09
Category : History
ISBN : 1786730057
In July 2011, South Sudan was granted independence and became the world's newest country. Yet just two-and-a-half years after this momentous decision, the country was in the grips of renewed civil war and political strife. Hilde F. Johnson served as Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan from July 2011 until July 2014 and, as such, she was witness to the many challenges which the country faced as it struggled to adjust to its new autonomous state. In this book, she provides an unparalleled insider's account of South Sudan's descent from the ecstatic celebrations of July 2011 to the outbreak of the disastrous conflict in December 2013 and the early, bloody phase of the fighting. Johnson's frequent personal and private contacts at the highest levels of government, accompanied by her deep knowledge of the country and its history, make this a unique eyewitness account of the turbulent first three years of the world's newest - and yet most fragile - country.
Author : Liam Ó Duibhir
Publisher : Mercier Press Ltd
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 36,23 MB
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 1856357201
This text is an in-depth look at the Irish Civil War in the Donegal part of the country. It tells how Donegal became the scene of the last stand up fight between the IRA and British military with the latter using heavy artillery for the first time in Ireland since 1916.
Author : Gerald Howson
Publisher : St Martins Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 22,23 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 9780312241773
Gerald Howson argues that the victory of fascism in Spain in 1936 was caused by the non-fascist European nations.
Author : Robin Young
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 830 pages
File Size : 26,13 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9781560257240
The true story of Rhode Island Civil War soldier Sullivan Ballou, best known as the character who wrote an eloquent letter to his wife in Ken Burn's The Civil War, describes the promising law career he left to join the Union Army, his relationship with his wife and two sons, and the First Battle of Bull Run during which he lost his life.
Author : Douglas J. Savage
Publisher : Chelsea House Pub
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 45,99 MB
Release : 1999-12
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780791057094
Describes the state of medical knowledge and the practice of medicine, particularly by military medical personnel, during the Civil War.
Author : Neil Kagan
Publisher :
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 44,83 MB
Release : 2013
Category : United States
ISBN : 9781435147515
Photographs, illustrations, and text describe lesser-known aspects of the American Civil War, discussing the significance of access to fresh water during the battle at Gettysburg, how the need to spread news about the dead and wounded gave rise to the US Postal Service, the introduction of "standard time," pre-sized clothing, canned goods, and more.
Author : James I. Robertson
Publisher : National Geographic Society
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 29,31 MB
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : United States
ISBN : 9781426208324
Author : Frank L. Grzyb
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 27,98 MB
Release : 2016-04-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1476665222
"It really matters very little who died last," wrote Civil War historian William Marvel, "but for some reason we seem fascinated with knowing." Drawing on a wide range of sources including correspondence with descendants, this book covers the last living Civil War veterans in each state, providing details of their wartime service as soldiers and sailors and their postwar lives as family men, entrepreneurs, politicians, frontier pioneers and honored veterans.
Author : James H. Meredith
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 49,37 MB
Release : 2018-05-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1610697022
This intriguing study examines the truth behind the myths and misconceptions that defined the American Civil War, as portrayed through the popular literary works of the time. The Civil War Era: A Historical Exploration of Literature examines the tremendous change the American Civil War brought to society as reflected in the literature of the time. It delves into the cultural, historical, and literary contexts of the era, looking beyond common conceptions and instead reflecting on the era's complexities and contradictions. The book profiles key American literature related to the war, both on and off the battlefield, including Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage, Ambrose Bierce's "Chickamauga," Louisa May Alcott's Hospital Sketches, the Civil War poems of Walt Whitman and Herman Melville, and Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address." This book serves to demonstrate how profoundly the actions on the Civil War battlefield shaped American politics, society, and the arts.
