American History
American History
The International Polar Expedition: The History of Adolphus Greely's Harrowing Journey to Reach the Farthest North
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the expedition written by members*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“No matter how much forethought may be exercised these thoughts have never so strongly suggested themselves as at this time when we find...
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The Internment of German-Americans during World War II: The History of the American Government's Controversial Decision to Intern and Deport Citizens of G
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingThe internment of Japanese Americans in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor is second only to slavery in terms of America’s most tragic and regrettable chapters in history. While the forced relocation...
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The Internment of Japanese Americans during World War II: The History of the Controversial Decision to Relocate Citizens Across the West Coast
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of camp life written by internees*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“The truth is—as this deplorable experience proves—that constitutions and laws are not sufficient of themselves...Despite the unequivocal language of the...
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The Internment of Japanese-Americans and German-Americans during World War II: The History and Legacy of the Federal Government's Most Controversial Warti
*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading The internment of Japanese Americans in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor is second only to slavery in terms of America’s most tragic and regrettable chapters in history. While the...
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Investigating the Sinking of the Titanic: The Investigations Made in the Wake of the Titanic Disaster
*Includes pictures*Includes passengers' accounts and testimony from the investigations*Explains the different investigations' findings and the changes made*Includes a bibliography for further reading Just before midnight on April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic, the largest ship in the world, hit an...
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The Iran Hostage Crisis: The History of the Standoff that Ended Diplomatic Contacts Between the United States and Iran
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the crisis by hostages, politicians, and Iranian students *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “Carter's predecessor, whom he says he emulates -- Harry Truman -- would have...
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The Iranian Revolution: The Islamic Revolution That Reshaped the Middle East
*Includes pictures*Profiles Ayatollah Khomeini and his ideology and leadership before, during, and after the Revolution*Highlights the causes, key events, and effects of the Revolution*Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading The Iranian Revolution of 1979 has been described as...
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The Iranian Revolutionary Guards: The History of Iran's Elite Military Organization
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography*Includes a table of contentsIn early November 2016, Salar Abnoush, a leader in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), stated that the IRGC “will be in the U.S. and Europe very soon.” This quote...
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Iran's Nuclear Program: The Controversial History of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Nuclear Research and Uranium Enrichment
*Includes pictures *Includes a table of contents “I perfectly understand the particular attention which you pay to the question of nuclear energy...In this field my wish is for Iran to put all her efforts towards the peaceful use of atomic...
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The Irish Potato Famine: The History and Legacy of the Mass Starvation in Ireland During the 19th Century
"I have called it an artificial famine: that is to say, it was a famine which desolated a rich and fertile island that produced every year abundance and superabundance to sustain all her people and many more. The English, indeed,...
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The Iron Brigade and Stonewall Brigade: The History of the Civil War's Most Famous Brigades
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the battles written by soldiers *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents The title of “Iron Brigade” has been given to a number of different U.S. Army brigades...
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The Iron Brigade: The History of the Famous Union Army Brigade During the Civil War
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the fighting by soldiers in the brigade *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "They must be made of iron.” – Army of the Potomac commander George McClellan,...
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Isis: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Egyptian God of the Dead
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingAfrica may have given rise to the first human beings, and Egypt probably gave rise to the first great civilizations, which continue to fascinate modern societies across the globe...
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The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria: The History of ISIS/ISIL
*Includes pictures *Explains the formation, influences, ideology, and goals of the group *Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents Also known as ISIS, Da’esh, al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), and a host of other names,...
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Island Hopping across the Pacific Theater in World War II: The History of America's Victorious Leapfrogging Strategy against Imperial Japan
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the fighting *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The waters of the Pacific Ocean – stretching deep blue under the tropical sun, or scourged by typhoons – provided World War II's most...
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Israel's Most Legendary Operations: The History and Legacy of the Capture of Adolf Eichmann, Operation Wrath of God, and Operation Entebbe
*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Historians once portrayed Eichmann mostly as a colorless, unimaginative bureaucrat who carried out the Holocaust simply because he lacked the imagination to reject the crime. Essentially "banal," this version...
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Israel's Wars: The History and Legacy of the Jewish State's Most Important Military Conflicts
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Israel's Wars: The History and Legacy of the Jewish State's Most Important Military Conflicts
*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a ToC The Ottoman Empire quickly collapsed after World War I, and its extensive lands were divvied up between the French and British. While the French gained control...
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The Italian Campaign of World War II: The History of the Allied Operations that Knocked Fascist Italy Out of the War
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the fighting by people on both sides *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “Wars should be fought in a better country than this.” - Major General John...
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The Italian Invasion of Africa: The History of Italian Colonization in Africa and the Rise and Fall of the Italian Empire
In 1884, Otto von Bismarck, the German chancellor, brought the plenipotentiaries of all major powers of Europe together, to deal with Africa's colonization in such a manner as to avoid provocation of war. This event—known as the Berlin Conference of...
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The Italian Liberation Corps: The History and Legacy of the Italian Soldiers Who Fought with the Allies during World War II
*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading Despite British diplomatic efforts, Italy had joined the Axis in 1940 with the intention of expanding its African empire and reliving the glories of Ancient Rome. That proved to be a major...
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Italy's Most Powerful Mafias: The History and Legacy of the Cosa Nostra, La Camorra, and 'Ndrangheta
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Italy's Most Powerful Mafias: The History and Legacy of the Cosa Nostra, La Camorra, and 'Ndrangheta
*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading The word “mafia,” Sicilian in origin, is synonymous with Italy, but Italy is home to several different mafias, with three being particularly notorious. While the Cosa Nostra of western Sicily is the...
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Iwo Jima and Okinawa: The Final Campaigns in the Pacific Theater
*Includes historic pictures of the fighting.*Includes pictures of important people, places, and events.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.On February 23, 1945, one of the most famous photographs in American history was taken atop Mount Suribachi, as...
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Jackie Robinson and Moses Fleetwood Walker: The Lives and Careers of the Players Who Integrated Major League Baseball
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further reading“I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.” – Jackie RobinsonIn his introduction to The Jackie Robinson...
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Jackie Robinson: The Life and Legacy of the Star Who Broke Major League Baseball's Color Barrier
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Jackie Robinson: The Life and Legacy of the Star Who Broke Major League Baseball's Color Barrier
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.” – Jackie RobinsonIn his introduction to The Jackie Robinson Reader,...
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James Meredith and the University of Mississippi: The History of the School's Integration During the Civil Rights Movement
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of the integration, including Meredith's own *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents Though Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence wrote that the United States would be...
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Jamestown and the Massachusetts Bay Colony: The History and Legacy of the Settlement of Colonial New England and Virginia
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of the colonies *Includes a bibliography for further reading John Smith is one of the most common names in the English language and akin to the use of John Doe, but every Briton and American...
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Jamestown and Williamsburg: The History and Legacy of Colonial Virginia's Capitals
*Includes pictures *Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts from colonists *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading John Smith is one of the most common names in the English language and akin to the use of John Doe, but...
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Jamestown: The History and Legacy of England's First Permanent American Settlement
*Includes pictures depicting important people, places, and events. *Includes accounts written by Jamestown settlers, including John Smith. *Explains the facts and mythology surrounding John Smith's relationship with Pocahontas. *Includes a bibliography for further reading. *Includes a table of contents. "When...
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Jan Hus and Ulrich Zwingli: The Lives and Deaths of the Reformation's Most Famous Martyrs
“Therefore, faithful Christian, seek the truth, listen to the truth, learn the truth, love the truth, tell the truth, defend the truth even to death.” (Jan Hus) “The Christian life, then, is a battle so sharp and full of danger...
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Jan Hus: The Life and Legacy of the Christian Theologian Executed for Heresy Before the Reformation
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Jan Hus: The Life and Legacy of the Christian Theologian Executed for Heresy Before the Reformation
“Therefore, faithful Christian, seek the truth, listen to the truth, learn the truth, love the truth, tell the truth, learn the truth, defend the truth even to death.” (Jan Hus) Theologian and reformer John Wycliffe never had the opportunity to...
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