Signs of Resistance: American Deaf Cultural History, 1900 to World War II - Susan Burch

Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2003 During the nineteenth century, American schools for deaf education regarded sign language as the "natural la...

This groundbreaking book explores the hidden history of American song and struggle, from the moment Columbus made fateful landfall to the start of ...

Delving behind the headlines of history, this book showcases twenty brave Americans who showed exceptional leadership in the Spanish-American War, ...

Reducere. The first comprehensive narrative of racism in America's World War II military and the resistance to it. America's World War II military was a forc...

Reducere. "One of Ten Best History Books of 2021." --Smithsonian Magazine For fans of The Boys in the Boat and The Storm on Our Shores, this impeccably resea...

Reducere. Explore the history of Pearl Harbor-the attack that brought America into World War 2 On December 7, 1941, the Japanese military launched a surprise...

Renowned scholar Istvan Deak brings us the comparative history of collaboration, retribution, and resistance during World War II.

The experiences of the women who took to the previously male roles on the railways as the Second World War set in are explored in this title, drawi...

Reducere. Major General J. F. C. Fuller, a pioneer of mechanized warfare in Great Britain, was one of this century's most renowned military strategists and h...

Reducere. The books lets you in on the skills and tricks used by the British SOE (Special Operations Executive), the US OSS (Office of Strategic Services), t...

Between 1940 and 1945, Britain's Special Operations Executive (SOE) carried out sabotage and organised resistance across occupied Europe. Over 5 ye...

Reducere. ``Code Girls reveals a hidden army of female cryptographers, whose work played a crucial role in ending World War II.... Mundy has rescued a piece ...

DescriptionThe American Provisional Tank Group had been in the Philippines only three weeks when the Japanese attacked the islands hours after the ...

DescriptionAs the first botanical history of World War II, Plants Go to War examines military history from the perspective of plant science. From v...

Reducere. This is the first collection of letters by a member of the legendary 442nd Combat Team, which served in Italy and France during World War II. Writt...

The American theater was not ignorant of the developments brought on by World War II, and actively addressed and debated timely, controversial topi...

During World War II, some 10, 000 American bombers and fighters were shot down over Europe. Of the crews aboard, 26, 000 men were killed, while 30,...

Reducere. In the 1940s, the brightest minds of the United States and Nazi Germany raced to West Africa with a single mission: to secure the essential ingredi...

Reducere. Dr. Philip G. Zimbardo's ground-breaking studies have found that there are more than 84 million shy people in America today, including such "secret...

Reducere. DescriptionEmanuel Ringleblum was a famous freedom fighter and historian during World War II and the Holocaust. He has hidden several incriminating...

Reducere. Robert S. Kim contributes to a fuller understanding of Asia in World War II by revealing the role of American Christian missionary families in the ...

Reducere. 2014 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten ListDouble Victory tells the stories of African American women who did extraordinary things to help their country durin...

DescriptionLeft for Dead at Nijmegen recalls the larger-than-life experiences of an American paratrooper, Gene Metcalfe, who served in the 82nd Air...

Reducere. This anthology is the first sustained examination of American involvement in World War II through an environmental lens. World War II was a total a...

The idea of British soldiers using American tanks was not viewed with a great deal of enthusiasm by the British Army. They perceived American tanks...

Reducere. Not everyone in the U.S. military was rooting for America.In 1942, in its rush to assemble a force of seven million to take on the Axis powers, the...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Thomas ChildersOn April 21, 1945, the twelve-member crew of the Black Cat set off on one of the last air missions in the Eu...

Hailed on publication as a thought-provoking, authoritative analysis of the true beginnings of the Second World War, this revised edition of The Ro...

Reducere. Japanese-Americans were forcefully removed from their homes and businesses, and placed in "relocation" camps throughout the West. With countless in...

Reducere. DescriptionIn this expanded edition, readers will encounter six new profiles of amazing women, as well as a new section on the Soviet Union. Noor I...

Reducere. DescriptionBattle of MidwayThe Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 had dealt a catastrophic blow to the United States Navy, but it ...

Reducere. Discover the remarkable history of the Battle of Tarawa..."It's hell out there" was how one Marine described the assault on Tarawa, the U.S. Navy's...

Inspired by a ubiquitous piece of graffiti that U.S. servicemen left behind during World War II, Emmy Award-winning television journalist Charles O...

Reducere. In 1942, Bill Manbo (1908-1992) and his family were forced from their Hollywood home into the Japanese American internment camp at Heart Mountain i...

Reducere. Between 1942 and 1945, the U.S. government wrongfully imprisoned thousands of Japanese American citizens and profited from their labor. Japanese Am...