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The United States Army

A Chronology, 1775 to the Present

By: John C. Fredriksen

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The United States Army

A Chronology, 1775 to the Present

By: John C. Fredriksen

This book offers a detailed timeline of the key events in the history of the U.S. Army, from the American Revolutionary War to today's ongoing conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. The United States Army: A Chronology, 1775 to the Present captures the full sweep of the U.S. Army's place in our nation's history. Its series of concise, yet highly informative, entries cover all important events involving American ground troops—both successes and failures, in wartime and in peace—from the American Revolutionary War to the present. In a basic chronological format anchored to specific dates, The United States Army reports on all significant military engagements—major conflicts and isolated actions—but goes well beyond the battlefield to include significant political and administrative changes affecting the military, notable events in the careers of generals and soldiers, significant military texts, the foundation of noted schools of instruction, and military minutae such as pay scales and creation of a general staff. Coverage also extends beyond the regular army to include auxiliaries from the colonial militias, to today's National Guard, Reserves, Army Aviation, and Special Forces.

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385

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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ISBN 10

1598843451

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9781598843453

Confederate Conscription and the Struggle for Southern Soldiers

By: John M. Sacher

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Confederate Conscription and the Struggle for Southern Soldiers

By: John M. Sacher

Winner of the Jules and Frances Landry Award Finalist for the 2022 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize In April 1862, the Confederacy faced a dire military situation. Its forces were badly outnumbered, the Union army was threatening on all sides, and the twelve-month enlistment period for original volunteers would soon expire. In response to these circumstances, the Confederate Congress passed the first national conscription law in United States history. This initiative touched off a struggle for healthy white male bodies—both for the army and on the home front, where they oversaw enslaved laborers and helped produce food and supplies for the front lines—that lasted till the end of the war. John M. Sacher’s history of Confederate conscription serves as the first comprehensive examination of the topic in nearly one hundred years, providing fresh insights into and drawing new conclusions about the southern draft program. Often summarily dismissed as a detested policy that violated states’ rights and forced nonslaveholders to fight for planters, the conscription law elicited strong responses from southerners wanting to devise the best way to guarantee what they perceived as shared sacrifice. Most who bristled at the compulsory draft did so believing it did not align with their vision of the Confederacy. As Sacher reveals, white southerners’ desire to protect their families, support their communities, and ensure the continuation of slavery shaped their reaction to conscription. For three years, Confederates tried to achieve victory on the battlefield while simultaneously promoting their vision of individual liberty for whites and states’ rights. While they failed in that quest, Sacher demonstrates that southerners’ response to the 1862 conscription law did not determine their commitment to the Confederate cause. Instead, the implementation of the draft spurred a debate about sacrifice—both physical and ideological—as the Confederacy’s insatiable demand for soldiers only grew in the face of a grueling war.

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290

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LSU Press

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0807176559

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9780807176559

Introduction to the Physical and Biological Oceanography of Shelf Seas

By: John H. Simpson,Jonathan Sharples

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Introduction to the Physical and Biological Oceanography of Shelf Seas

By: John H. Simpson,Jonathan Sharples

Provides a quantitative, accessible approach to the fundamental physics and biology of the coastal ocean, for undergraduate and graduate students.

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465

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Cambridge University Press

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0521877628

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9780521877626

Cyclopædia of Methodism in Canada

By: George Henry Cornish,John Carroll

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Cyclopædia of Methodism in Canada

By: George Henry Cornish,John Carroll

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

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866

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385421950

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9783385421950

Practice, Pleading and Forms Adapted to the new Revised Code of Indiana

Vol. I

By: John Downey Works

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Practice, Pleading and Forms Adapted to the new Revised Code of Indiana

Vol. I

By: John Downey Works

Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.

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762

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3368635891

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9783368635893

The First Team

Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway

By: John B Lundstrom

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The First Team

Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway

By: John B Lundstrom

Hailed as one of the finest examples of aviation research, this comprehensive 1984 study presents a detailed and scrupulously accurate operational history of carrier-based air warfare. From the earliest operations in the Pacific through the decisive Battle of Midway, it offers a narrative account of how ace fighter pilots like Jimmy Thach and Butch O'Hare and their skilled VF squadron mates--called the "first team"--amassed a remarkable combat record in the face of desperate odds. Tapping both American and Japanese sources, historian John B. Lundstrom reconstructs every significant action and places these extraordinary fighters within the context of overall carrier operations. He writes from the viewpoint of the pilots themselves, after interviewing some fifty airmen from each side, to give readers intimate details of some of the most exciting aerial engagements of the war. At the same time he assesses the role the fighter squadrons played in key actions and shows how innovations in fighter tactics and gunnery techniques were a primary reason for the reversal of American fortunes. After more than twenty years in print, the book remains the definitive account and is being published in paperback for the first time to reach an even larger audience.

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580

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Naval Institute Press

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161251166X

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9781612511665

Diet for a New America

How Your Food Choices Affect Your Health, Your Happiness, and the Future of Life on Earth

By: John Robbins

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Diet for a New America

How Your Food Choices Affect Your Health, Your Happiness, and the Future of Life on Earth

By: John Robbins

An H J Kramer book published in a joint venture with New World Library.

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467

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H J Kramer

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193207354X

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9781932073546

Book's by John H. Simpson

The United States Army

The United States Army

Confederate Conscription and the Struggle for Southern Soldiers

Confederate Conscription and the Struggle for Southern Soldiers

Introduction to the Physical and Biological Oceanography of Shelf Seas

Introduction to the Physical and Biological Oceanography of Shelf Seas

Cyclopædia of Methodism in Canada

Cyclopædia of Methodism in Canada

Practice, Pleading and Forms Adapted to the new Revised Code of Indiana

Practice, Pleading and Forms Adapted to the new Revised Code of Indiana

The First Team

The First Team

Diet for a New America

Diet for a New America

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