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Not a Gentleman's War by Ron Milam
epub |eng | 2009-01-15 | Author:Ron Milam

THE GRAY AREAS: AMBUSHES AND GUERILLA WARFARE The ancient Greeks seldom used the element of surprise as a tactic. It was not considered “noble” to sneak up on an opponent ...
( Category: Vietnam War January 9,2023 )
Slavery in the Connecticut Valley of Massachusetts by Robert H. Romer
pdf |en | | Author: Robert H. Romer

( Category: State & Local January 9,2023 )
History of the Donner Party by Charles McGlashan
epub |eng | 2009-09-01 | Author:Charles McGlashan

CHAPTER XII A Wife’s Devotion • Tamsen Donner’s Early Life • The Early Settlers of Sangamon County • An Incident in School • Teaching and Knitting • School Discipline • ...
( Category: West January 9,2023 )
The Great Desert Escape by Keith Warren Lloyd
epub |eng | 2019-01-10 | Author:Keith Warren Lloyd [Lloyd, Keith Warren]

Later in the evening the wind began to rise, stirring the leaves of the shade trees in the prisoners’ gardens and carrying with it the rich, earthy scent of a ...
( Category: Americas January 9,2023 )
Napoleon's Art of War by Napoleon Bonaparte
epub |eng | 2009-09-01 | Author:Napoleon Bonaparte

MAXIM XXXII THE DUTY OF AN ADVANCED GUARD DOES NOT CONSIST IN ADVANCING or retiring, but in maneuvering. An advanced guard should be composed of light cavalry, supported by a ...
( Category: Napoleonic Wars January 9,2023 )
Characters and Events of Roman History by Guglielmo Ferrero
epub |eng | 2009-09-01 | Author:Guglielmo Ferrero

JULIA AND TIBERIUS “HE walked with head bent and fixed, the face stern, a taciturn man exchanging no word with those about him. . . . Augustus realised these severe ...
( Category: Ancient Civilizations January 9,2023 )
Ohio's Grand Canal by Terry K. Woods
epub |eng | 2013-09-30 | Author:Terry K. Woods

5 The Flood ABANDONMENT AND FLOOD, 1911–1913 John I. Miller was appointed chief engineer of Public Works on July 3, 1911. The canals of Ohio were, according to his first ...
( Category: Americas January 9,2023 )
Southern Appalachian Storytellers by Saundra Gerrell Kelley
epub |eng | 2019-01-09 | Author:Saundra Gerrell Kelley

John Thomas Fowler John Thomas Fowler was born and grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and has one son, Taylor. He is a project scholar and consultant for the South ...
( Category: Americas January 9,2023 )
Cleveland Calamities by Alan F. Dutka
epub |eng | 2014-01-15 | Author:Alan F. Dutka

By the turn of the twentieth century, Cleveland’s fire department had developed into an organization professional in its appearance, attitude and performance. Courtesy of Cleveland Public Library, Photograph Collection. Nine ...
( Category: Americas January 9,2023 )
Hidden History of Denver by Elizabeth Victoria Wallace
epub |eng | 2013-01-15 | Author:Elizabeth Victoria Wallace

Forty years after the very successful River Front Rodeo, Chicago gangster Leland Varain—aka “Louis Alterie” (perhaps his favorite alias), “Diamond Jack” and “Two Gun Louis”—requested permission from C.D. Vail, manager ...
( Category: Americas January 9,2023 )
Notorious San Juans by Carol Turner
epub |eng | 2013-01-15 | Author:Carol Turner

Several neighbors, although obviously too late to help the little girl, testified on Mary Rose’s behalf at the inquest. A man named C.R. Brandenberry said: About eight or ten days ...
( Category: Americas January 9,2023 )
The Early Plantagenets by William Stubbs
epub |eng | 2017-02-20 | Author:William Stubbs [Stubbs, William]

CHAPTER VIII HENRY III Character of Henry—Administration of William Marshall—Hubert de Bergh—Henry his own minister—Foreign favorites—General misgovernment—Papal intrigue and taxation. THE reign of Henry III. is not only one of ...
( Category: History January 9,2023 )
African Americans of Monterey County by Jan Batiste Adkins
epub |eng | 2015-01-15 | Author:Jan Batiste Adkins

In this photograph, Deacon Walter Jones stands between his aunt and uncle, with whom he lived in San Francisco before moving to Monterey with his grandmother, Mother Dora Isom of ...
( Category: West January 9,2023 )
Maritime Contra Costa County by Carol A. Jensen
epub |eng | 2013-01-15 | Author:Carol A. Jensen

This aerial photograph taken of the Oakley, Knightsen, and Brentwood area shows the impact that irrigation can have on a community. Previously dry farming of grains is transformed into high-yield ...
( Category: History January 9,2023 )
Mexican American Baseball in the Central Coast by Richard A. Santillán
epub |eng | 2014-01-15 | Author:Richard A. Santillán

The 1949 California Upholstery baseball team won the championship of the Sacramento City Boys Summer League, 150 Pound Division. This 1949 photograph was taken at Sacramento’s McKinley Park. Shown here ...
( Category: Latin American January 9,2023 )

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