The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity, Paperback - Jill Lepore

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Reducere. Awards🏆Honorable Mention (2010) - PROSE - (U.S. History)Contributor(s): Author: Jill LeporeAmericans have always put the past to political ends. Th...

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Reducere. The 1676 killing of Metacomet, the tribal leader dubbed "King Philip" by colonists, is commonly seen as a watershed event, marking the end of a blo...

Publisher: Leonaur LtdAuthor(s): Charles KingNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 215 x 139 x 18Cover type: Paperback / softbackRe...

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The AEF Way of War: The American Army and Combat in World War I - Mark Ethan Grotelueschen

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Reducere. This classic account of King Philip's War, first published in 1958, offers a bird's-eye view of the conflict, from the Wampanoag sachem's rise to h...

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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. DescriptionClash of Extremes takes on the reigning orthodoxy that the American Civil War was waged over high moral principles. Marc Egnal contends ...

What were the catalysts that motivated Mexican American youth to enlist or readily accept their draft notices in World War II, Korea, or Vietnam? I...

Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): James DunningIllustration(s): 8 pages of platesNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 233...

The book's premise is that a 100 Years War started in 1914 that rages ever onward onto the present day. It began as a European Civil War that event...

Why Does America Go to War? In the last decades, America has gone to war as supposed defenders of democracy. The War on Terror was waged to protect...

The critically acclaimed author of Patriots offers profound insight into Vietnam's place in America's self-image How did the Vietnam War change the...

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Reducere. DescriptionExplore the Deadliest War in American History No other war in the history of the United States has sparked as much debate and conflict a...

James Joll's study is not simply another narrative, retracing the powder trail that was finally ignited at Sarajevo. It is an ambitious and wide-ra...

A concise introduction to one of the major historical controversies, brought right up-to-date for this 3rd edition.

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Reducere. The combined Spanish-American War writings of a pioneering American CorrespondentRichard Harding Davis (1864-1916) remains important as the first A...

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Description The War to End All Wars is considered by many to be the best single account of America's participation in World War I. Covering famous ...

Reducere. Cedric J. Robinson offers a new understanding of race in America through his analysis of theater and film of the early twentieth century. He argues...

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The first historian ever granted access to these exceptional medical records, Lamb offers a compelling new perspective on the integral but misunder...