History and Archaeology

An American with the British forces in France during the First World War recounts his experiences and how his exploits won him the Distinguished Conduct Medal.

Diario de la navegación que va a hacer don Basilio Villarino, segundo piloto de la Real Armada, con las dos embarcaciones de su mando, el bergantín Nuestra Señora de Carmen y Ánimas, y la chalupa San Francisco de Asís, desde el Río Negro, a reconocer la costa, la Bahía de Todos los Santos, Islas del Buen Suceso y demás adyacentes, buscar el desagüe del río Colorado, y penetrar su entrada, de orden del Comisario Superintendente de estos establecimientos, el señor don Francisco de Viedma.

Men from all around the far reaches of the British Empire flooded into the ranks of the British army for the titanic struggle against Germany and her allies during the First World War.

This paper reviews the background, strategy, and tactics of Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, Commander of the British Expeditionary Force in World War I.

"e;Trench sketches by well-known Irish nationalist MP Major 'Willie' Redmond.

This thesis is a historical analysis and an assessment of Brigadier General Jefferson C.

The present age is not merely an epoch of discovery; it is also a period of revision of the various elements of knowledge.

The Japanese defeat at Midway and the U.

Includes The Americans in the First World War Illustration Pack - 57 photos/illustrations and 10 mapsThe 91st Infantry Division was a National Army Division created prior to World War I.

Includes Civil War Map and Illustrations Pack - 224 battle plans, campaign maps and detailed analyses of actions spanning the entire period of hostilities.

Illustrated with 23 maps and plans of the campaign and engagements at Chickamauga.

This study is an analysis of Union joint operations in the James River Basin from 1862 to 1865.

During Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) VII and VIII, Able Troop 3-71 Cavalry operated as the brigade rapid mounted reaction force throughout Regional Command East (RC-E) and South in Afghanistan.

Ancient accounts of Aristotle credit him with 170 Constitutions of various states; it is widely assumed that these were research for the Politics, and that many of them were written or drafted by his students.

Spain played a significant role in the outcome of the American Revolution by providing economic support and opening war fronts to fight the British in Europe and North America.

Every statement that a person makes is either true or falsethat is, a lie.

During a time of high tension, terror and fear, the Irish Defence Forces faced the very real threat of the Irish State being plunged into a savagely sectarian civil war.

Includes 3 maps and 7 illustrationsThe command of military forces in combat is unlike any other field of human endeavor.

Was the failure of the Army of Virginia at the Second Battle of Bull Run a result of General John Pope being a failure as a leader or were there other circumstances that helped him in his loss?

"e;Goulty tells the story from the perspective of the ordinary sailor or officer who was there.

This monograph examines Soviet operational centers of gravity during Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.

Lysistrata persuades the women of Greece to withhold sexual privileges from their husbands and lovers as a means of forcing the men to negotiate peace - a strategy, however, that inflames the battle between the sexes.

In Henty's words, "e;The Great War between the Northern and Southern States of America possesses a peculiar interest for us, not only because it was a struggle between two sections of a people akin to us in race and language, but because of the heroic courage with which the weaker party, with ill-fed, ill-clad, ill-equipped regiments, for four years sustained the contest with the adversary.

Cronología de los reyes españoles enumera todas las dinastías reales de la península ibérica desde el siglo V hasta el presente.

Includes 204 photos, plans and maps illustrating The Holocaust St.

In less than two decades, Canadian Special Operations Forces (CANSOF) grew from a 100-man hostage-rescue unit to a 2,500-person Command capable of prosecuting missions across the special operations spectrum.

The Confessions of Saint Augustine outlines Augustine's sinful youth and his conversion to Christianity.

La presente selección de tres Decretos y Manifiestos de Carlos Manuel de Céspedes contiene los siguientes documentos:Manifiesto de la junta revolucionaria de la isla de Cuba, dirigido a sus compatriotas y a todas las nacionesDecreto de 27 de diciembre de 1868 sobre la esclavitudAl Pueblo de CubaEstos textos describen las causas de la proclamación de la Independencia de Cuba, la anulación de la esclavitud y la defensa del sufragio universal y las libertades cívicas entendidas en el espíritu de la Ilustración.

This thesis is a historical analysis of Major General Joseph J.

Although the resistance effort maintained its strength ideologically, the Lithuanian partisan movement never recovered from the culminating point in 1945 because of a shortfall in resources, a lack of external support, and the inability of resistance leadership to adapt rapidly enough against a comprehensive Soviet assimilation campaign.

Collected here in this omnibus edition are three influential autobiographies of prominent women whose rose up from slavery to greatness.

First published in 1958, A Marine Division in Nightmare Alley is a brief but gripping narrative of the author's experiences as a young U.

History provides numerous examples of leaders who failed at some point in their career, yet went on to become great leaders.

"e;Rare account by the C.