The Untold Civil War

The Untold Civil War

Author: James I. Robertson

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 142620812X

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132 untold stories and 475 rare illustrations offer a completely new perspective on the Civil War.


South Sudan

South Sudan

Author: Hilde F. Johnson

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2016-06-09

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 1786730057

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In July 2011, South Sudan was granted independence and became the world's newest country. Yet just two-and-a-half years after this momentous decision, the country was in the grips of renewed civil war and political strife. Hilde F. Johnson served as Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan from July 2011 until July 2014 and, as such, she was witness to the many challenges which the country faced as it struggled to adjust to its new autonomous state. In this book, she provides an unparalleled insider's account of South Sudan's descent from the ecstatic celebrations of July 2011 to the outbreak of the disastrous conflict in December 2013 and the early, bloody phase of the fighting. Johnson's frequent personal and private contacts at the highest levels of government, accompanied by her deep knowledge of the country and its history, make this a unique eyewitness account of the turbulent first three years of the world's newest - and yet most fragile - country.


Donegal & the Civil War

Donegal & the Civil War

Author: Liam Ó Duibhir

Publisher: Mercier Press Ltd

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1856357201

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This text is an in-depth look at the Irish Civil War in the Donegal part of the country. It tells how Donegal became the scene of the last stand up fight between the IRA and British military with the latter using heavy artillery for the first time in Ireland since 1916.


Arms for Spain

Arms for Spain

Author: Gerald Howson

Publisher: St Martins Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 9780312241773

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Gerald Howson argues that the victory of fascism in Spain in 1936 was caused by the non-fascist European nations.


For Love & Liberty

For Love & Liberty

Author: Robin Young

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 830

ISBN-13: 9781560257240

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The true story of Rhode Island Civil War soldier Sullivan Ballou, best known as the character who wrote an eloquent letter to his wife in Ken Burn's The Civil War, describes the promising law career he left to join the Union Army, his relationship with his wife and two sons, and the First Battle of Bull Run during which he lost his life.


The Untold Civil War

The Untold Civil War

Author: Neil Kagan

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 9781435147515

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Photographs, illustrations, and text describe lesser-known aspects of the American Civil War, discussing the significance of access to fresh water during the battle at Gettysburg, how the need to spread news about the dead and wounded gave rise to the US Postal Service, the introduction of "standard time," pre-sized clothing, canned goods, and more.


American Civil War [2 volumes]

American Civil War [2 volumes]

Author: Justin D. Murphy

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2019-06-24

Total Pages: 796

ISBN-13: 1440856311

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By providing detailed analyses of Civil War primary sources, this book will help readers to understand the history of the bloodiest of all American conflicts. This meticulously curated collection of primary source documents covers every aspect of the American Civil War, from its origins to its bloody engagements, all the way through the Reconstruction period. With approximately 300 primary sources, this comprehensive set includes orders and reports of significant battles, political debates and speeches, legislation, court cases, and literary works from the Civil War era. The documents provide insight into the thinking of all participants, drawing upon a vast range of sources that offer both a Northern and Southern perspective. The book gives equal treatment to the Eastern and Western Theaters and to Union and Confederate sources, and the primary sources are presented in chronological order, making it easy for readers to compare and contrast documents as the key events of the conflict unfold. Each primary source begins with an introduction that sets the document in its proper context and concludes with an analysis of the document that will help students to understand the document's significance.


Surveillance and Spies in the Civil War

Surveillance and Spies in the Civil War

Author: Stephen E. Towne

Publisher: Ohio University Press

Published: 2014-12-15

Total Pages: 486

ISBN-13: 082144493X

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Surveillance and Spies in the Civil War represents pathbreaking research on the rise of U.S. Army intelligence operations in the Midwest during the American Civil War and counters long-standing assumptions about Northern politics and society. At the beginning of the rebellion, state governors in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois cooperated with federal law enforcement officials in various attempts—all failed—to investigate reports of secret groups and individuals who opposed the Union war effort. Starting in 1862, army commanders took it upon themselves to initiate investigations of antiwar sentiment in those states. By 1863, several of them had established intelligence operations staffed by hired civilian detectives and by soldiers detailed from their units to chase down deserters and draft dodgers, to maintain surveillance on suspected persons and groups, and to investigate organized resistance to the draft. By 1864, these spies had infiltrated secret organizations that, sometimes in collaboration with Confederate rebels, aimed to subvert the war effort. Stephen E. Towne is the first to thoroughly explore the role and impact of Union spies against Confederate plots in the North. This new analysis invites historians to delve more deeply into the fabric of the Northern wartime experience and reinterpret the period based on broader archival evidence.


The Library of Congress Illustrated Timeline of the Civil War

The Library of Congress Illustrated Timeline of the Civil War

Author: Library of Congress

Publisher: Little, Brown

Published: 2011-10-24

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13: 0316193615

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With striking visuals from the Library of Congress' unparalleled archive, The Library of Congress Illustrated Timeline of the Civil War is an authoritative and engaging narrative of the domestic conflict that determined the course of American history. A detailed chronological timeline of the war captures the harrowing intensity of 19th-century warfare in firsthand accounts from soldiers, nurses, and front-line journalists. Readers will be enthralled by speech drafts in Lincoln's own hand, quotes from the likes of Frederick Douglass and Robert E. Lee, and portraits of key soldiers and politicians who are not covered in standard textbooks. The Illustrated Timeline's exciting new source material and lucid organization will give Civil War enthusiasts a fresh look at this defining period in our nation's history.