The Battle Of The Classics
DOWNLOAD
Download The Battle Of The Classics PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get The Battle Of The Classics book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
The Battle Of The Classics
DOWNLOAD
Author : Eric Adler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
The Battle Of The Classics written by Eric Adler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Education categories.
This book analyzes crucial episodes in the history of American higher education in order to discover the best way to rescue the humanities. It urges apologists to stop focusing on the humanistic disciplines as inculcators of poorly defined skills and envisions a globalized approach to education based on humanistic masterworks.
A Savage War Of Peace
DOWNLOAD
Author : Alistair Horne
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Group
Release Date : 1987
A Savage War Of Peace written by Alistair Horne and has been published by Penguin Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with History categories.
The Algerian war was at once the last of the old-style "colonial wars" and the archetype of horribly savage new conflicts - undeclared wars between old and new worlds - waged successfully by urban terrorists and country-based guerrillas against crack modern armies. In eight years, more than a million Algerians died and an equal number of Europeans lost their homes. It was a tragedy rife with lessons Americans had to learn all over again in Vietnam. As the Third World continues to make its aspirations felt, and established political powers continue to maintain an order they must struggle to impose, the story of Algeria's fight for independence stands as model and prophecy. A SAVAGE WAR OF PEACE is the definitive history of that prophetic war.
Moment Of Battle
DOWNLOAD
Author : James Lacey
language : en
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date : 2013-05-21
Moment Of Battle written by James Lacey and has been published by Bantam this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-21 with History categories.
Two modern masters of military history make their case for the twenty most pivotal battles of all time, in a riveting trip through the ages to those moments when the fate of the world hung in the balance. In the grand tradition of Edward Creasy’s classic Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World, James Lacey and Williamson Murray spotlight only those engagements that changed the course of civilization. In gripping narrative accounts they bring these conflicts and eras to vivid life, detailing the cultural imperatives that led inexorably to the battlefield, the experiences of the common soldiers who fought and died, and the legendary commanders and statesmen who matched wits, will, and nerve for the highest possible stakes. From the great clashes of antiquity to the high-tech wars of the twenty-first century, here are the stories of the twenty most consequential battles ever fought, including • Marathon, where Greece’s “greatest generation” repelled Persian forces three times their numbers—and saved Western civilization in its infancy • Adrianople, the death blow to a disintegrating Roman Empire • Trafalgar, the epic naval victory that cemented a century of British supremacy over the globe • Saratoga, the first truly American victory, won by united colonial militias, which ensured the ultimate triumph of the Revolution • Midway, the ferocious World War II sea battle that broke the back of the Japanese navy • Dien Bien Phu, the climactic confrontation between French imperial troops and Viet Minh rebels that led to American intervention in Vietnam and marked the rise of a new era of insurgent warfare • Operation Peach, the perilous 2003 mission to secure a vital bridge over the Euphrates River that would open the way to Baghdad Historians and armchair generals will argue forever about which battles have had the most direct impact on history. But there can be no doubt that these twenty are among those that set mankind on new trajectories. Each of these epochal campaigns is examined in its full historical, strategic, and tactical context—complete with edge-of-your-seat you-are-there battle re-creations. With an eye for the small detail as well as the bigger picture, Lacey and Murray identify the elements that bind these battles together: the key decisions, critical mistakes, and moments of crisis on which the fates of entire civilizations depended. Some battles merely leave a field littered with the bodies of the fallen. Others transform the map of the entire world. Moment of Battle is history written with the immediacy of today’s news, a magisterial tour d’horizon that refreshes our understanding of those essential turning points where the future was decided. A MAIN SELECTION OF THE HISTORY BOOK CLUB AND THE MILITARY BOOK CLUB “Two world-class historians present, eloquently and persuasively, twenty battles that fundamentally changed the course of history. Moment of Battle is a must acquisition for anyone seeking to understand the nature of human development—and its turning points.”—Dennis E. Showalter, professor of history, Colorado College, author of Armor and Blood “In a single volume, James Lacey and Williamson Murray have distilled a lifetime of learning and insight into the most influential battles in world history. This is a readable and compelling primer and a feast for the student of military history.”—James D. Hornfischer, author of Neptune’s Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal
The Battle Of The Sexes In Science Fiction
DOWNLOAD
Author : Justine Larbalestier
language : en
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Release Date : 2023-09-05
The Battle Of The Sexes In Science Fiction written by Justine Larbalestier and has been published by Wesleyan University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-05 with Fiction categories.
Runner-up for the Hugo Best Related Book Award (2003) The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction is a lively account of the role of women and feminism in the development of American science fiction during its formative years, the mid-20th century. Beginning in 1926, with the publication of the first issue of Amazing Stories, Justine Larbalestier examines science fiction's engagement with questions of femininity, masculinity, sex and sexuality. She traces the debates over the place of women and feminism in science fiction as it emerged in stories, letters and articles in science fiction magazines and fanzines. The book culminates in the story of James Tiptree, Jr. and the eponymous Award. Tiptree was a successful science fiction writer of the 1970s who was later discovered to be a woman. Tiptree's easy acceptance by the male-dominated publishing arena of the time proved that there was no necessary difference in the way men and women wrote, but that there was a real difference in the way they were read.
Tug Of War
DOWNLOAD
Author : Dominick Graham
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2004-05-30
Tug Of War written by Dominick Graham and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-05-30 with History categories.
A classic history of the Allied campaign to take back Italy from the Axis during World War II. When the Allies invaded mainland Italy in 1943, they intended only a clearing-up operation to knock Italy out of the war, but Hitler ordered the German armies to defend every foot of the country. The ‘Tug of War’ was the mysterious force which caused a war to race out of control, and attract vast numbers of men, tanks, guns and aircraft. This book analyses the main battles of Salerno, Cassino, Anzio and the march on Rome.
Classics The Culture Wars And Beyond
DOWNLOAD
Author : Eric Adler
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2016-11
Classics The Culture Wars And Beyond written by Eric Adler and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11 with Art categories.
Scrutinizes the contentious ideological feuds in American academia during the 1980s and 1990s
Hitler S Last Offensive
DOWNLOAD
Author : Peter Elstob
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-10
Hitler S Last Offensive written by Peter Elstob and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10 with categories.
This is a new release of the original 1941 edition.
The Thirty Years War
DOWNLOAD
Author : C. V. Wedgwood
language : en
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Release Date : 2005-06-30
The Thirty Years War written by C. V. Wedgwood and has been published by New York Review of Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-06-30 with History categories.
Europe in 1618 was riven between Protestants and Catholics, Bourbon and Hapsburg--as well as empires, kingdoms, and countless principalities. After angry Protestants tossed three representatives of the Holy Roman Empire out the window of the royal castle in Prague, world war spread from Bohemia with relentless abandon, drawing powers from Spain to Sweden into a nightmarish world of famine, disease, and seemingly unstoppable destruction.
The Gallery
DOWNLOAD
Author : John Horne Burns
language : en
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Release Date : 2004-03-31
The Gallery written by John Horne Burns and has been published by New York Review of Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03-31 with Fiction categories.
"The first book of real magnitude to come out of the last war." —John Dos Passos John Horne Burns brought The Gallery back from World War II, and on publication in 1947 it became a critically-acclaimed bestseller. However, Burns's early death at the age of 36 led to the subsequent neglect of this searching book, which captures the shock the war dealt to the preconceptions and ideals of the victorious Americans. Set in occupied Naples in 1944, The Gallery takes its name from the Galleria Umberto, a bombed-out arcade where everybody in town comes together in pursuit of food, drink, sex, money, and oblivion. A daring and enduring novel—one of the first to look directly at gay life in the military—The Gallery poignantly conveys the mixed feelings of the men and women who fought the war that made America a superpower.
The Art Of War
DOWNLOAD
Author : Sun Tzu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-06-20
The Art Of War written by Sun Tzu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-20 with categories.
Twenty-Five Hundred years ago, Sun Tzu wrote this classic book of military strategy based on Chinese warfare and military thought. Since that time, all levels of military have used the teaching on Sun Tzu to warfare and civilization have adapted these teachings for use in politics, business and everyday life. The Art of War is a book which should be used to gain advantage of opponents in the boardroom and battlefield alike. This Ultimate Book Club edition also includes footnotes, discussion questions and fun facts for the perfect book club gathering. It is beautifully designed to be a decorative masterpiece on your shelf and a great way to get your classic book collection started.