Looking to ally yourself with World War II knowledge?More than 75 years after its end, World War II remains one of the most devastating and impactful events in human history. It was a global war, and the nations that fought it employed every available resource, harnessing both technology and people to one purpose. Today, we remember WWII for its battles, tragedies, and horrors, but also for its outcome: a greater good that triumphed over evil.The breadth of...

Take a walk through history with this guide for lifelong learnersThe American Civil War is one of the most fascinating and impactful periods in American history. Besides bringing about the end of slavery, the war had many important economic and social effects that continue to shape the history and present-day realities of the American people.In American Civil War For Dummies, you'll get an accessible, bird's-eye view of one of history's greatest co...

A modern and current examination of Reconstruction that explains how the South in the aftermath of defeat in a total war, was still able to exhaust the will of the powerful North using asymmetric warfare.The end of the Civil War may have marked the end of the official fighting, but the Congressional strategy to remake the South during Reconstruction led to a new period of warfare—asymmetric warfare in which the defeated Confederacy became the Southern resistance. D...

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Pulitzer Prize--winning historian Douglas Southall Freeman, perhaps more than any other writer in the first half of the twentieth century, helped shape and sustain a collective identity for white southerners. A journalist, lecturer, radio broadcaster, and teacher of renown, Freeman wrote and spoke on themes related to southern memory throughout his life.Keith D. Dickson's Sustaining Southern Identity offers a masterful intellectual biography of Freeman as well as a comprehensive ana...

World War II was the most destructive event of the twentieth century. It was total war covering the entire globe, and the nations that fought it employed every available resource, harnessing both technology and people to one purpose. If you look at the world today, you'll be hard-pressed to find a country that was not affected by this war. If you want to find out more about this war, without being overwhelmed, World War II for Dummies can help. Whether you're looking for a way to ...

La Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945) fue el episodio más sangriento del siglo XX. Fue una guerra total que se extendió por el mundo entero, en la cual los países beligerantes utilizaron todos los medios a su alcance, humanos y tecnológicos, con un único objetivo. Por su poder de destrucción y dimensión global, el coste humano y material de la guerra fue inmensurable. Se produjeron masacres de civiles y de prisioneros de guerra, y un genocidio organizado desde el Estado que asesinó a 6 mil...

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First published in 1995. This study presents techniques in the Greek epic, in various guises within literature and a commentary on the naming of Nestor, Nestor as AOIDUS, as intercessor, and as host.