Trefferliste "The Civil Wars" - alle Bücher, CDs, LPs und mehr

David A Powell, Eric J Wittenberg

Tullahoma

"Tullahoma: The Forgotten Campaign that Changed the Civil War, June 23 - July 4, 1863 is the first detailed tactical examination of Union General William S. Rosecrans's masterful effort to outflank t…

The Campaign for Atlanta & Sherman's March to the Sea

In the 1990s, editors Savas and Woodbury put together two volumes of wide-ranging and especially thoughtful essays by leading historians and students of war with footnotes, original maps, photos, and inde…

Henry Adams

The Testimony of Henry Adams, Freedman

A FORGOTTEN EPISODE FROM THE ERA OF RECONSTRUCTION: An extraordinary American hero travels to the nation's capital to tell an unforgettable story of violence, resistance, and social action in the post-Civ…

From Camp Douglas to Vicksburg

"Wars change the course of history and touch in intensely personal ways the lives of everyone involved. Thankfully, surviving firsthand accounts offer modern readers a deeply personal window into ear…

The Campaign for Atlanta & Sherman's March to the Sea

In the 1990s, editors Savas and Woodbury put together two volumes of wide-ranging and especially thoughtful essays by leading historians and students of war with footnotes, original maps, photos, and inde…

Michael Degruccio

The Strange and Tragic Wounds of George Cole's America

"This book offers a gripping tale of ambition, self-making, and tragedy set against the backdrop of the American Civil War and its aftermath. This meticulously researched microhistory of a pained vet…

Jack Hardy

Civil Wars

Body Count

Bloodlust

Also gut, Amerika, du wolltest es so – du hast die schlafende Bestie geweckt. Das hier ist nicht der Ice-T, den deine Mutter mag, der sanftmütige TV-Star aus »Law And Order: Special Victims Unit«, der dur…

Frank W Garmon,

A Wonderful Career in Crime

Charles Cowlam's career as a convict, spy, detective, congressional candidate, adventurer, and con artist spanned the Civil War, Reconstruction, and Gilded Age. His life touched many of the most prominent…

Dennis Sewell

Cromwell's Spy

The remarkable story of George Downing---savvy soldier, politician, diplomat, spy, and one of the most scandalous figures of his era.Judged by contemporaries to be a "perfidious rogue," Sir Geor…

Fred Grant at Vicksburg

"On March 29, 1863, 12-year-old Frederick Grant, the eldest son of Union Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, arrived at his father's headquarters at Young's Point, Louisiana. Grant's Army of the Tennessee wa…

Tom Cooper, Efim Sandler

Lebanese Civil War

Following years of growing tensions, in June 1982 Israel launched an all-out invasion of Lebanon. Within a matter of days, its armed forces became involved in bitter and murderous battles against Palestin…

U& Peçe

Island and Empire

"In the 1890s, conflict erupted on the Ottoman island of Crete. At the heart of the Crete Question, as it came to be known around the world, were clashing claims of sovereignty between Greece and the…

Robert W Merry

Decade of Disunion

"The Mexican War brought vast new territories to the United States, which precipitated a growing crisis over slavery. The new territories seemed unsuitable for the type of agriculture that depended o…

U& Peçe

Island and Empire

"In the 1890s, conflict erupted on the Ottoman island of Crete. At the heart of the Crete Question, as it came to be known around the world, were clashing claims of sovereignty between Greece and the…

Robert W Merry

Decade of Disunion

With "characteristic wisdom and grace" (Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize--winning author) Robert W. Merry explores a critical lesson about our nation that is as timely today as ever demonstrating how…

Brian P. Luskey

Men Is Cheap

"Men Is Cheap shows how the concepts of military and domestic necessity were connected in white northerners' minds and clarifies what they thought the war was fought over. In the process of winning t…

Jonathan Lande

Freedom Soldiers

Freedom Soldiers examines the lives of formerly enslaved men who deserted the US Army during the Civil War and their experiences in army camps, courts, and prisons. It explores their reasons for leaving, …

Julia Lin Thompson

Censorship and Ideology

This book offers a fascinating picture of how state censorship affected children¿s literature translation in post-Civil War Spain. Focusing on the Spanish translations of Mark Twain¿s children¿s classics …