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 Poison Arrows: North American Indian Hunting and Warfare 
 Poison Arrows: North American Indian Hunting and Warfare University of Texas Press Author: David E. Jones 2007 Pages: 136 Format: PDF Size: 2,5 mb Language: English A unique contribution to the field of American Indian ethnology. . . . This information has never been compiled before, and I doubt that many ethnologists in the field have ever suspected the extent to which poison was used among North American Indians. This book significantly extends our understanding.
The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams and the Making of China
 The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams and the Making of China Author: Julia Lovell Picador 2011 Format: PDF/EPUB/MOBI Size: 10.6 mb Language: English The Opium War is a very balanced and accessible account of a not-so glorious period of British history. The British went to war mainly to open up China to trade in general, and to keep the profitable opium trade in particular, which the Chinese were trying to shut down due to the horrendous effect opium had on the country's population. Interestingly, the British mostly justified the war by saying they were librating the Chinese people, who wanted to trade, but were reluctant to do so because of their repressive empire. Lovell's account of this important historical event is based on Western and Chinese sources which help shed some light on how the Chinese viewed the Western world in those days. Highly recommended for those, who are interested in learning more about the historical events that shaped how China views the West today.
Winds of Renewal
 Winds of Renewal Author:Editors of :Time-Life Books Cahners Business Information, Inc THE AMERICAM INDIANS 1996 Language:English Format:pdf Size:31 mb Pages:176 Gives a perceptive look at life today for America's first inhabitants. Beginning with a photo essay, we are led on a journey of spiritual healing across a continent and spanning centuries.
The Road to Königgrätz: Helmuth von Moltke and the Austro-Prussian War 1866
 Author: Quintin Barry The Road to Königgrätz: Helmuth von Moltke and the Austro-Prussian War 1866 Helion & Co 2010 ISBN: 1906033374 Format: EPUB Size: 77,0 МБ Language: English Pages: 536 Before the War of 1866 the name of Helmuth von Moltke was scarcely known outside the Prussian army. His appointment as Chief of the General Staff was in many ways surprising, and he certainly did not himself expect it. He was thus put at the head of a military institution that was already to some extent superior to its counterparts elsewhere; he was to turn it into a formidable machine that became, in his hands, very nearly invincible. This was due to number of factors which coincided with his appointment. Among these were the many advances in military technology and logistics on the one hand, and on the other the emergence of Otto Von Bismarck as Minister-President of Prussia, with whom Moltke had a crucial, if occasionally uneasy, relationship. This book follows Moltke's part in the course of the campaign at the end of which his name had become a household word. It traces his rise to the position of Chief of the General Staff, against the background of the political situation of Prussia in the middle of the 19th Century, and the way in which he developed the functions of the General Staff. Moltke's contribution to the allied campaign of Prussia and Austria against Denmark in 1864 was an important part of his own development, before the inevitable war between the successful allies in 1866. As the book shows, for that war Moltke prepared his plans in the minutest detail. The triumphant success of his strategy in Bohemia was supplemented by the boldness of his campaign in western Germany, in which a small Prussian army overcame a huge numerical disadvantage. By the end of the Seven Weeks' War Moltke had made Prussia the strongest military power in Europe.
Barksdale's Charge: The True High Tide of the Confederacy at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863
 : Barksdale's Charge: The True High Tide of the Confederacy at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863 Author : Phillip Thomas Tucker CASEMATE PUBLISHERS : 2013 ISBN: 9781612001791 Pages: 336 Format : EPUB Size : 5 MB Language : English ACCORDING TO CONVENTIONAL wisdom, “Pickett’s Charge” has been long seen as the climax of Gettysburg, the largest and most important battle fought on American soil. But contrary to traditional assumptions, the failure of “Pickett’s Charge,” despite all its tragic majesty and heroic grandeur, was not the decisive event that condemned the Army of Northern Virginia and the Confederacy to an early death. In truth, Gettysburg was decided not on the famous third day of the battle, but on the previous afternoon. Indeed, Thursday, July 2, 1863 was the most important day in the Confederacy’s short lifetime and the most decisive of the three days at Gettysburg. And the defining moment of that Second Day was the repulse of the most successful Confederate attack, which came closer to toppling the Army of the Potomac than any other Rebel offensive effort of the war. It was the charge of General William Barksdale and his 1,600-man Mississippi Brigade on the afternoon of July 2, which one Union observer described as “the grandest charge that was ever made by mortal man.”
Admiral Collingwood: Nelson's Own Hero
 Admiral Collingwood: Nelson's Own Hero Author: Max Adams Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2005 ISBN 13: 978-0297846406 Pages: 320 Language: English Format: EPUB Size: 32 MB Max Adams is a TV writer & presenter who has travelled the world to research the story of Admiral Collingwood, Nelson's great friend -- and at one point, rival in love. From the day he went to sea as a 13-year-old boy to his death (at sea) aged 62, Collingwood kept a diary. His diaries, letters and recently discovered log books enable us to hear his story in his own words -- and he was a wonderful writer, descriptive, comic and full of insight. Collingwood fought in almost every major sea battle of the era and rose from humble midshipman to Admiral. He became Britain's 'minister at sea' for five years, effectively running the Mediterranean war effort. His grasp of military, economic and diplomatic affairs was remarkable given his complete lack of conventional education. His service began with the American War of Independence and ended when victory over Napoleon's navy was assured. He wrote the victory despatch the night after Trafalgar. The story of his life is that story of the navy throughout the glory years of the Age of Sail -- the world of fictional admirals Jack Aubrey, Horatio Hornblower and Richard Bolitho.
North American Indians: A Very Short Introduction
 Author: Theda Perdue North American Indians: A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press 2010 160 Format: Pdf Size: 12 MB Language: English When Europeans first arrived in North America, between five and eight million indigenous people were already living there. But how did they come to be here? What were their agricultural, spiritual, and hunting practices? How did their societies evolve and what challenges do they face today? Eminent historians
A Concise History of the Modern World: 1500 to the Present: A Guide to World Affairs
 Author: William Woodruff A Concise History of the Modern World: 1500 to the Present: A Guide to World Affairs Palgrave Macmillan ISBN: 0333971639 2002 Format: PDF Size: 31,3 МБ Language: English Pages: 400 By investigating the major changes of world history during the past five hundred years, this book provides the necessary global perspective to understand the geopolitical and geoeconomic changes facing us today. We have reached a crucial transitional stage in world history in which the world will no longer be shaped by the single image of western modernism, but increasingly by the image of all cultures and civilizations. The need to take a world view--which this book provides--has become acute.
Philadelphia and the Civil War Arsenal of the Union
 Author: Anthony Waskie, Edwin C. Bearss Philadelphia and the Civil War Arsenal of the Union The History Press 2011 ISBN: 1609490118 Format: EPUB Size: 6,4 МБ Language: English Pages: 256 At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, Philadelphia was the second-largest city in the country and had the industrial might to earn the title "Arsenal of the Union." With Pennsylvania's anthracite coal, the city mills forged steel into arms, and a vast network of rails carried the ammunition and other manufactured goods to the troops. Over the course of the war, Philadelphia contributed 100,000 soldiers to the Union army, including many free blacks and such notables as General George McClellan and General George Meade, the victor of Gettysburg. Anthony Waskie chronicles Philadelphia's role in the conflict while also taking an intimate view of life in the city with stories of all those who volunteered to serve and guard the Cradle of Liberty.
Atlas of Battles: Strategy and Tactics, Civil War to Present
 Author: Richard Natkiel Atlas of Battles: Strategy and Tactics, Civil War to Present The Military Press 1984 Format: PDF Pages: 168 Language: English Size: 28.3 MB Atlas of Battles is an important guide and reference to the most influential military actions that have taken place since the American Civil War. The complicated sequences of movements that make up a military campaign or battle can only be understood properly if accompanied by clear and informative maps. Certainly no military officer would think a briefing was complete without detailed reference to maps yet many books of military history are published with few maps or sometimes none at all. Atlas of Battles therefore fills an important gap in the library of the military enthusiast. Richard Natkiel's carefully drawn maps are supplemented by an authoritative commentary and selected historical photographs which can also provide the younger reader with a reliable introduction to the dramatic events in such decisive conflicts as World Wars I and II or the Middle East and Vietnam Wars. Atlas of Battles is a valuable addition to the library of any student of military history.
Picturing Machines 1400-1700
 Author: W.Lefevre Picturing Machines 1400-1700 (Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology) The MIT Press 2004 355 Format: Pdf Size: 11 MB Language: English Technical drawings by the architects and engineers of the Renaissance made use of a range of new methods of graphic representation. These drawings—among them Leonardo da Vinci's famous drawings of mechanical devices—have long been studied for their aesthetic qualities and technological ingenuity, but their significance for the architects and engineers themselves is seldom considered.
Cultures in Conflict-The American Civil War
 Author: Steven E. Woodworth Cultures in Conflict-The American Civil War Greenwood 2000 Pages: 240 Format: PDF Language : English Size: 15 mb Quality: Good The American Civil War was primarily a conflict of cultures, and slavery was the largest single cultural factor separating North and South. This collection of carefully selected memoirs, diaries, letters, and reminiscences of ordinary Northerners and Southerners who experienced the war as soldiers or civilians brings to life the conflict in culture, principles, attitudes, hopes, courage, and suffering of both sides. Woodworth, a Civil War historian, has selected a wide variety of moving first person accounts, each of which tells a story of a life as well as the attitudes of ordinary people and the real conditions of war and homefront. Woodworth presents the war in the words of those who lived it. Contrasting selections will help the reader to see the war through the eyes of Northerners and Southerners as: soldiers prepare for war; women's lives change after the men go to war; soldiers on both sides experience the difficulties of camp life; sweethearts (the half-sister of Mary Todd Lincoln and her Confederate fiancé) exchange heartfelt letters; a husband's letters and his wife's diary recount their love, his death in battle, and her deep loss, countered by her faith; soldiers and civilians recount the carnage of the war's devastating battles; and people on both sides reflect on the outcome of the war and its consequences to their way of life. The accounts contrast the writers' attitudes toward Northern and Southern society, the principles for which those societies stood, and the religious significance of the war. These accounts and the narrative discussion of the difference in culture will help readers to understand the Civil War as a conflict of cultures. Telling the story of the war as personal history makes the experience of the Civil War come alive for readers.
North American Fighting Uniforms - An Illustrated History Since 1756
 Author: Michael Bowers North American Fighting Uniforms - An Illustrated History Since 1756 Blandford Press 1984 Format: PDF Pages: 125 Language: English Size: 50 MB This book brings together a fascinating range of North American uniforms - from 1756 to the present day. The illustrations demonstrate the extraordinary influences upon the design of American (and this includes Canadian) uniforms. The Seven Years War of 1756 to 1763 was really a European war fought partly in North America; the War of Independence saw the emergence of a truly American military style. The Civil War, that bitter war between the States, produced many new concepts in uniform design, as well as some fanciful and homespun efforts. From World War I and World War II, to the elite and special forces in use today, we see in the uniforms a steadily increasing degree of specialization. The overall picture is one of evolution and adaptation coupled with a rapid development of military sophistication.
War for the Plains
 War for the Plains Author:Editors of :Time-Life Books Cahners Business Information, Inc THE AMERICAM INDIANS 1994 Language:English Format:pdf Size:28 mb Pages:200 This title has a number of flaws. Primary among them are its woefully superficial analysis of the cultural forces that led to the ``war'' for the Plains and its curious pro-19th century U.S. Army bias. Other problems are the frequent use of quotes without citations and the practice of attributing feelings to groups of people. The book is well illustrated with reproductions from the Smithsonian and historical society archives; visuals are its strongest suit. Look elsewhere, though, for insight into this aspect of American history.-Colleen McDougall, Kayenta Boarding School, AZ
The Lands of Partitioned Poland, 1795-1918 (History of East Central Europe Volume VII)
 The Lands of Partitioned Poland, 1795-1918 (History of East Central Europe Volume VII) Author: Piotr S. Wandycz University of Washington Press ISBN: 0295953586 1993 Pages: 431 Format: PDF Size: 176.44МБ Language: English The Lands of Partitioned Poland, 1795-1918 comprehensively covers an important, complex, and controversial period in the history of Poland and East Central Europe, beginning in 1795 when the remnanst of the Polish Commonwealth were distributed among Prussia, Austria, and Russia, and culminating in 1918 with the re-establishment of an independent Polish state. Until this thorough and authoritative study, literature on the subject in English has been limited to a few chapters in multiauthored works. Chronologically, Wandycz traces the histories of the lands under Prussian, Austrian, and Russian rule, pointing out their divergent evolution as well as the threads that bound them together. The result is a balanced, comprehensive picture of the social, political, economic, and cultural developments of all nationalities inhabiting the land of the old commonwealth, rather than a limited history of one state (Poland) and one people (the Poles).
The British Assault on Finland 1854-1855: A Forgotten Naval War
 Author: Basil Greenhill; Ann Giffard The British Assault on Finland 1854-1855: A Forgotten Naval War Naval Institute Press 1988 Format: PDF Pages: 204 Size: 177 Mb Language: English
Forts of the War of 1812
 Forts of the war of 1812 (Osprey Fortress 106) Osprey Publishing Limited 2012 Format: pdf (E-book) Size: 5 Mb Language: English
The Bloodiest Day - The Battle of Antietam
 Author: Ronald H. Bailey The Bloodiest Day - The Battle of Antietam (The Civil War Series) Time-Life Books 1984 Format: PDF Pages: 184 Language: English Size: 32.6 MB This volume in the Time-Life Civil War series looks at the events following the Second Battle of Bull Run, during which Lee squared off against McClellan again as the Confederates mounted their 1862 invasion of Maryland. This battle would be particularly bloody and would result in the greatest loss of life in a single ever suffered by American soldiers. Bloody sites such as the Cornfield, Dunker Church and Bloody Lane would enter American history as some of the darkest points of our story. The battle would serve to highlight the inability of the Confederacy to mount an effective campaign on northern soil but it would also bring to light the continuing problem of Yankee leadership of its armies. Another great book in the series, well-written and illustrated with period photos, maps, artwork and photos of artifacts. Sidebars include an artist's view of the battle, photos of Harper's Ferry, The Making of a Union Heroine and Gallery of the Dead.
Two Centuries of Weapons, 1776-1976
 Author: C. B. Colby Two Centuries of Weapons, 1776-1976 Coward, McCann & Geoghegan 1975 Format: PDF Pages: 56 Language: English Size: 25.2 MB Briefly discusses weapons used in the United States from the Revolutionary War to the present.
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