War & Military
State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1923 - 1932)
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Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover
The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress,…
Imperialism and World Politics, Part 2 of 4
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Parker Thomas Moon
Moon’s Iᴍᴘᴇʀɪᴀʟɪsᴍ ᴀɴᴅ Wᴏʀʟᴅ Pᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄs is perhaps the best-known work of the Columbia University professor and political scientist; It was pu…
Yorkshire Battles
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Edward Lamplough
Edward Lamplough describes 22 battles that all occurred in Yorkshire over many time periods and political contexts. - Summary by lightcryst…
Cromwell's Place in History
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Samuel Rawson Gardiner
In the autumn of 1896, the renowned historian of the 17th century, Samuel Rawson Gardiner, delivered six lectures on "Cromwell's Place …
State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1885 - 1888)
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Grover Cleveland
The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress,…
State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1897 - 1900)
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William Mckinley
The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress,…
War Impressions: Being a Record in Colour
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Mortimer Menpes
A personal account of the second Boer War by Australian expatriate artist Mortimer Menpes. Menpes travelled to South Africa as a corresponde…
U.S. Marine Operations In Korea 1950-1953, Volume 5: Operations in West Korea
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Patricia Meid and James M. Yingling
In March 1952 the 1st Marine Division redeployed from the East-Central front to West Korea. This new sector, nearly 35 miles in length, anch…
A Magnificent Fight: Marines in the Battle for Wake Island
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Robert James Cressman and Robert J. Cressman
It is Monday, 8 December 1941. On Wake Island, a tiny sprung paper-clip in the Pacific between Hawaii and Guam, Marines of the 1st Defense B…
Breaching the Marianas: The Battle for Saipan
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John C. Chapin
The [15 June 1944] campaign on Saipan…brought many American casualties, and it also heralded the kind of fighting which would be experienced…
Battle of New Orleans: Its Real Meaning
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Reau Folk
Rather than being a synopsis of the Battle of New Orleans as a military victory, the book also touches upon the greater significance of the …
Postage stamps of war (1854-1914)
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Douglas B. Armstrong
A very brief introduction to postal stamps used and issued during times of war. The principal focus might be said to be placed upon the Grea…