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...ndent for the newspaper. The last of the included books already in its title indicates some kind of culmination of all this - it is the journey of an Americanist. My own life has become the life of an Americanist, a person writing about the United States, not immediately and unnoticed by myself. Each of the three books was written separately, without thought of continuati...

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...s" rumble, sometimes dramatically andmenacingly. In sum, this is a book about Americansagainst the backdrop of their country, their society, theirprob... ...ansagainst the backdrop of their country, their society, theirproblems. About Americans in America.3 4FACETS OF... ... young and vigorous, and his death so ridiculous, sudden and tragic,that many Americans still retain the original reaction in the back of theirminds: ... ...inds: can't believe it.The mourning days here did not stretch, but flew - the American way. Theyremembered that after Lincoln's assassination in 1865,... ...ylife. The new president has already made speeches to Congress and thenation. Americans have already celebrated Thanksgiving with the traditionalturke... ...d States has no written language, andno one cares to create one. There are no historians, writers, poets - nothingbut oral folklore preserved by herba...

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...A People's History of the United States is a 1980 non-fiction book by American historian and political scientist Howard Zinn. In the book, Zinn seeks to present an alternate interpretation of the history of the United States. According to the author, American history is to a large extent the ex...

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..., simplification, emphasis,which are inevitable for both cartographers and historians. But themapmaker's distortion is a technical necessity for a com... ...o, it is presented as if all readers of historyhad a common interest which historians serve to the best of their ability.This is not intentional decep... ...lism as seen by the young women in the Lowell textilemills, of the Spanish-American war as seen by the Cubans, the conquestof the Philippines as seen ... ...as seen by pacifists, the New Deal as seen byblacks in Harlem, the postwar American empire as seen by peons inLatin America. And so on, to the limited... ...t aim simply to recapitulate the failuresthat dominate the past is to make historians collaborators in an endlesscycle of defeat. If history is to be ... ... that would dominate the world forthe next five centuries. In the North American English colonies, the pattern was set early,as Columbus had set it... ...o exterminate them. Edmund Morgan writes, inhis history of early Virginia, American Slavery, American Freedom: Since the Indians were better woodsm... ... to their partnership with one another and withnature. John Collier, an American scholar who lived among Indians inthe 1920s and 1930s in the Ameri... ...the first blacks-might supply at least a fewclues. Some historians think those first blacks in Virginia were consideredas servants,...

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...Walt Whitman (1819-1892) is widely considered to be the greatest and most influential of all American poets. LEAVES OF GRASS, Whitman's sole book published at his own expense, represents almost the entirety of his poetical output. The first edition of LEAVES OF GRASS, which he would continue to revise over the course...

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...9-1892) is widely considered to be the greatest andmost influential of all American poets. Leaves of Grass, Whitman’s solebook published at his own ex... ...ed to as “free verse” Leaves of Grass takesthe individual and a young American democracy as its themes andillustrates them with a long-lined... ... all the details that constitute them, a few being sexuallove, commonplace American scenes and personalities, the Civil War, thephysical landscape o... ....With firm and regular step they wend, they never stop,Successions of men, Americanos, a hundred millions,One generation playing its part and passing ... ...th you is heroism upon land and sea,And I will report all heroism from an American point of view.I will sing the song of companionship,I will show wh... ... to each, yet never man the owner,Which poets vainly seek to put in rhyme, historians in prose,Which sculptor never chisel’d yet, nor painter painted,...

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...ment in its entirety. CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM ATTACK OF AMERICAN FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEMDATE: August 23, 1971 Mr. Eugene B. Sydn... ...eration.Dimensions of the AttackNo thoughtful person can question that the American economic system is underbroad attack.1This varies in scope, intens... ... and inthe level of visibility.There always have been some who opposed the American system, andpreferred socialism or some form of statism (communism ... ...he criticism emanates are supported by (i)tax funds generated largely from American business, and (ii) contributions fromcapital funds controlled or g... ...iness, and (ii) contributions fromcapital funds controlled or generated by American business. The boards oftrustees of our universities overwhelmingly... ... faculties (the political scientist, economist, sociologist and many ofthe historians) tend to be liberally oriented, even when leftists are not prese...

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...t this series of articles upon the Massachusetts Regiments in theWar of the American Revolution, should begin with an account of the Marblehead or “Ma... ...and this was the first naval victory in which the Britishflag was struck to American colors. On Dec. 8, he captured two other vessels and took his pri... ...its members to perform aservice of inestimable value in saving the defeated American army. At 5 o’clock on the morningof the 28th, Col. Glover crossed... ...er crossed to Long Island with his regiment and took position on theextreme American left, near Wallabout Bay. Later in the day, when Washington decid... ...picks. As the fog lifted in the morning, they could be seen inthe abandoned American breastworks, but the last of the patriots were on the river and o... ...ture could be given from early writers, along with theopinions of prominent historians of later days, testifying to their belief that Colonel Prescott... ...rring to Bunker Hill, themistakes and controversies which have arisen among historians and critics in regard to thatengagement have well-nigh partaken... ...s Company, 2 killed. CaptainParker’s Company, 4 killed, 2 taken prisoners. Historians unite in emphasizing the importance of this battle. General Dev... ...iment, Captain Benjamin Farnum, kept a diary which has beenof much value to historians of the Revolution. The following entry in this interesting book...

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...he 1980s 178 • General Characteristics of the Arms Race 185 • Summary 193 Chapter 8: BRINKMANSHIP AND IMPERIALISM? 195 • Nuclear Diplomacy 195 • American Intervention in the Third World 202 American Nuclear and Third World • Policies: An Appraisal 218 • Summary 221 Chapter 9: ROOTS OF COLLECTIVE MISBEHAVIOR 223 • Organizational Characteristics 225 (Organizational ...

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... Lives in the Balance The Cold War and American Politics, 1945-1991 Moti ... ...War, Lives in the Balance throws newlight on subjects as diverse as the nature of freedom, American Third World policies, roots of collectivemisbehavi... ...nce should be of special interest to those wishing tounderstand or change the realities of American politics."The voyage into a better future must beg... ...ch provides many fascinating insights andspeculations about the psychology and politics of American foreign policy and about what may be necessaryto c... ...r. Nissani brings an unusual background to hisinterdisciplinary review of the Cold War and American politics. Before joining the faculty of Wayne Stat... ...ing gap.Such an integrated approach is rarely encountered, and for excellent reasons. Most historians arenot in a position to carry out the extensive ... ...efer to view this book as a collection of essays on a wide variety of topics. For instance,historians of the Soviet-American military balance may be i... ... after his death, and receive kind,heartfelt eulogies from a great number of distinguished historians.If, in addition, he himself believed what he tol... ...placed under house arrest, and prohibited from publishing his books. In theopinion of some historians, this incident contributed to the centuries-long...

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...The Making of theFirst American SatguruThe Making of theFirst American SatguruFirst EditionCopyright © 2011Himalayan AcademyThis first edi... ... reproduced only with the publisher’s prior written First American Satguruconsent. Lovingly written, designed and typeset by the swam... ... reproduced only with the publisher’s prior written First American Satguruconsent. Lovingly written, designed and typeset by the swam... ...tee’s stay, more than a few of the villagers had dreams indicatingthat the American schoolteacher living in Alaveddy was the biographerYogaswami had s... ...tee’s stay, more than a few of the villagers had dreams indicatingthat the American schoolteacher living in Alaveddy was the biographerYogaswami had s... ..., Sumeria, Greece or Peru, Italy, Britain or Persia? With precision, historians trace out their histories and their influence on modern times,... ..., Sumeria, Greece or Peru, Italy, Britain or Persia? With precision, historians trace out their histories and their influence on modern times,... ...de, For the sake of ignorant people to worship. 1449 Ask six historians when Tirumular lived, and you may well get six answers. Thi... ... the Pallava king Simhavarman, who lived in the fifth century ce, many historians conclude that Tirumular must have lived in the later fifth or ...

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...ure. AIR UNIVERSITY LIBRARYEmployee Warriors and the Future of the American Fighting Force HUGH S. VEST Major, USAF... ...brary Cataloging DataVest, Hugh S. Employee warriors and the future of the American fighting force / Hugh S. Vest. p. cm.––(Fairchild paper). Includes... ...reat interest in Maj Hugh S.Vest’s Employee Warriors and the Future of the American Fight-ing Force. The leadership and vision of General Fairchild, t... ..., played a key role in shap-ing the culture of both Air Force officers and American fight-ing forces of the future. As the nation’s campaign against t... ...he social forces that will shapetomorrow’s warriors. The molding of future American cyberwarriors has already begun. As the traditional and modernbusi... ...litary haslent itself to a wide variety of conceptual models conjured upby historians and sociologists. Some view the military as aprofession, a commu... ...r if we need a rebirth oftraditionalism within the military. Both military historiansand futurists would agree that technology alone cannot serveas a ... ...tions debated by military theorists today. Although military futurists and historians suggest differingparadigms as they conjure up their images of to... ...nal and business-scientific cultures, it is in-deed easy for theorists and historians to call for a blanket re-instatement of traditionalism. Such an ...

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...f Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataArnold, Henry Harley, 1886-1950. American airpower comes of age : General Henry H. “Hap” Arnold’s World War ... ... Harley, 1886-1950--Diaries. 2. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American. 3. United States. Army Air Forces--Biography. 4. Generals-- Unite... ...tes. Army Air Forces--History. 6. World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American. 7. Air power--United States--History-- 20th century. I. Huston, J... ...-taneous reactions rather than the reflective ruminations of aprofessional American military officer. Arnold had worn anArmy uniform for almost 38 yea... ... the assistance of archivist DuaneReed. The contributions of knowledgeable historians who readportions of the manuscript resulted in a considerablyimp... ...nion onmany of these trips, was aware that a diary was being kept. Noother American participant seemed able or interested in main-taining such an exte...

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...f Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataArnold, Henry Harley, 1886-1950. American airpower comes of age : General Henry H. “Hap” Arnold’s World War ... ...arley, 1886-1950––Diaries. 2. World War, 1939-1945––Per- sonal narratives, American. 3. United States. Army Air Forces––Biography. 4. Generals––United... ...tes. Army Air Forces––History. 6. World War, 1939-1945––Aerial operations, American. 7. Air power––United States––History––20th century. I. Huston, Jo... ...-neous reactions rather than the reflective ruminations of a pro-fessional American military officer. Arnold had worn an Armyuniform for almost 38 yea... ...e of the character, strengths, and shortcomingsof General Arnold. No other American senior officer has left suchan extensive, revealing, and contempor... ... the assistance ofarchivist Duane Reed. The contributions of knowledgeable historians who read por-tions of the manuscript resulted in a considerably ...

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...nventional wisdom. Moti Nissani's interdisciplinary approach provides many fascinating insights and speculations about the psychology and politics of American foreign policy and about what may be necessary to create more humane policies in the future."-William A. Schwartz, co-author, The Nuclear Seduction ...

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... General Characteristics of the Arms Race 185 • Summary 193 Chapter 8: BRINKMANSHIP AND IMPERIALISM? 195 • Nuclear Diplomacy 195 • American Intervention in the Third World 202 American Nuclear and Third World • Policies: An Appraisal 218 • Summary 221 Chapter 9: ROOTS OF COLLECTIVE MISBEHAVIOR 223 • Organizational Characteristics 225 (...

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... Lives in the Balance The Cold War and American Politics, 1945-1991 Moti ... ...War, Lives in the Balance throws newlight on subjects as diverse as the nature of freedom, American Third World policies, roots of collectivemisbehavi... ...nce should be of special interest to those wishing tounderstand or change the realities of American politics."The voyage into a better future must beg... ...ch provides many fascinating insights andspeculations about the psychology and politics of American foreign policy and about what may be necessaryto c... ...r. Nissani brings an unusual background to hisinterdisciplinary review of the Cold War and American politics. Before joining the faculty of Wayne Stat... ...ing gap.Such an integrated approach is rarely encountered, and for excellent reasons. Most historians arenot in a position to carry out the extensive ... ...efer to view this book as a collection of essays on a wide variety of topics. For instance,historians of the Soviet-American military balance may be i... ... after his death, and receive kind,heartfelt eulogies from a great number of distinguished historians.If, in addition, he himself believed what he tol... ...placed under house arrest, and prohibited from publishing his books. In theopinion of some historians, this incident contributed to the centuries-long...

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..."The evolution of American science itself, from empiricism to a more German, theoretical approach to problem solution, is only indirectly addressed through the evolution of airpower. The biographical approach, emphasizing scientific and techno...

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... Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataDaso, Dik A., 1959- Architects of American air supremacy: Gen. Hap Arnold andDr. Theodore yon Kármán / Dik A.... ...ew the F-15 Eagle for ashort tour before finishing his master’s of arts in Americanrevolutionary period history at the University of South Carolina(US... ...ularly after the war, is indisputable. More significantly, theevolution of American science itself, from empiricism to a moreGerman, theoretical appro... ..., as well as their institutions, isinexorably linked to the development of American airpower. Theimportance of the personalities involved precludes a ... ... broadexperience and innovative ideas, who created the blueprint withwhich American air supremacy has been built. A major theme of this study is how ... ... that of the Arnoldworks, perhaps a reflection of the tendency of American historiansto shy away from military topics. 6 If the current trend continu... ...s revolved around math and science. Some problems werebest investigated by historians, political scientists, and economists.In 1947, although only 150...

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...In his book The Quest: Haywood Hansell and American Strategic Bombing in World War II, Charles Griffith makes a major contribution in detailing the role played by General Hansell from his early days as an instructor at the Air Corps Tactical School to the heady days a...

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... The QuestHaywood Hansell and American Strategic Bombing in World War II CHAR... ...Cataloging-in-Publication DataGriffith, Charles, 1957– The quest : Haywood Hansell and American strategic bombing in World War II /Charles Griffith. ... ...ludes bibliographical references and index. 1. World War, 1939–1945—Aerial operations, American. 2. Bombing, Aerial—History.3. Strategy. 4. Hansell, H... ... tomanufacture and transport war materials. In his book The Quest: Haywood Hansell and AmericanStrategic Bombing in World War II, Charles Griffith mak... ...rate in military history from the University of Tennessee.He teaches advance placement American history and serves aschairman of the social studies de... ...ir supe-riority roles, and finally for ground attack and interdiction.Even though many historians have branded the use of militaryaircraft a failure i... ...966. While in theNetherlands, Possum and Dotta made a decision that wouldhinder future historians; they burned all their personal corre-spondence. The...

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...nevitable that the airman’s perspective regarding the employment of airpower in an operational theater would surface in North Africa, the first major American offensive of World War II. The North Africa experience provided a model for the organization and employment of tactical airpower in subsequent campaigns in Europe, Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf War. In each of these c...

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...lication DataAirpower and ground armies : essays on the evolution of Anglo-American air doctrine. 1940- 1943/ editor, Daniel R Mortensen. p. cm.... ...945-Aerial operations, British, 4. World War, 1939-1945-Aerial operations, American. 5. World War,1939-1945-Campaigns-Africa, North. 6. Operation Torc... ...er in anoperational theater would surface in North Africa, the first major American offensive of WorldWar II. The publication of Field Manuals (FM) 31... ...d” principles. Airmen countered by citing “centralized control”principles. Historians have often suggested that the issue of centralized command was s... ...aigns. With all its importance and long shelf life, it is remarkable that historians have only recentlybegun to investigate and understand the physic... ... portions at appropriate times. Intruth, inadequately trained and equipped American forces faced a superior enemy. Even thesenior American airman, Car... ... superiority, were the key airprinciples upon which airmen in Africa, both American and British, acted. Principles regardingmission priorities were un... ...he subsequent American wars. 51 The recent writings of some official USAF historians, it seems to me, are significant in theirreadjustment of some of... ...es of the USAF. Perhapsit is now time for the larger community of military historians to consider some of their writingsand to circulate them to a wid...

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.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 4 SHAHIDA IN A BRAVE NEW WORLD . . . . . .39 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 5 AMERICAN WOMEN AT WAR . . . . . . . . . . .53 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 6 THE WAY BACKWARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87...

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...leAn Examination of the Role of Women in Combat and the Policy Implications for Future American Military Operations Kristal l. M. alfonso... ...: an examination of the role of women in combat and the policy implications for future American military operations / Kristal L.M. Alfonso. p. ; ... ... Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 5 AMERICAN WOMEN AT WAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ...hich included pickingup an injured soldier to save him from charging British sol-diers, American culture has traditionally deprecated femaleparticipat... ...toperations. Two case studies, one on World War II Soviet pilotsand the other on modern Americans, follow the more tradi-tional explanation of armed c... ...ovided by female participants that theytook up arms and actively fought the Nazis, many historians, andthe women themselves, often dismiss their activ... ... By redefining the roles women played in the resistance andtheir impact on operations, historians, analysts, and the fightersthemselves actually perp... ...ntothis aspect of Soviet history. Further, until the fall of the Soviet Union, West-ern historians had limited access to official documentation. What ... ...s that of the evolution of anti-Nazi resistance organizations.While not acknowledged by historians or current terrorism ex-perts, the development of f...

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...Chapter I. The Native Americans. The Native American communities near Rapidan were made of "long houses", woven stick huts covered with grass mats or tree bark. Native American women raised corn, squash and pumpkins and gathered several hundred ...

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...nities. [Engl. rapids + Anne, reigning Queen of England 1702-1714] Chapter I. The Native Americans. The Native American communities near Rapidan... ...pidan were made of "longhouses", woven stick huts covered with grass mats or tree bark. Native American women raised corn, squash andpumpkins and gath... ...t poisons. Local folklore says that the nearby community of Buena had a population of Native Americans who may have comefrom Wolftown. [Emma (Beeler... ...na was originally called"Birdtown" and three German brothers settled there. Two married Native Americans and one married a black. TheNative Americans ... ...ence and retention of When the Orange & Alexandria Railroad reached the the English (American) form. In the earliest official records theRap... ...me 34 miles upriver (15 for crows) an original Rapid Ann and has been accepted by all local historians. Historian Ann Millercommunity had existed s...

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...in any theater of World War I. Ably employing and synchronizing infantry, cavalry, and air forces, Allenby provided future military professionals and historians with a shining illustration of the efficacy of combined arms operations. Unfortunately, the true lessons of Allenby’s campaign were lost for future generations of military officers. This paper analyzes the reasons ...

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...ncom-mensurate with its importance. The more I looked into it, Ifound that relatively few historians had paid much attentionto the campaign and even l... ...ng infantry, cavalry, and air forces, Allenby pro-vided future military professionals and historians with ashining illustration of the efficacy of com... ...rational planning and execution. Though largely unex-plored by military professionals and historians, Allenby’sfinal campaign in Palestine proved to b... ...f1940 to 1942.2 If the architects of blitzkrieg garnered few if any lessonsfrom Megiddo, historians of airpower have seemingly madecomparable oversig... ...vide few lessons, and thus, pose interesting questionsconcerning how military leaders and historians choose tolearn from the past. This paper argues ... ...ority against Allied forces in France. Hoping to break thedeadlock of the trenches before American manpower wouldagain shift the balance of power in f... ...umber of losses, the British army had not been destroyedor separated from the French, and American troops wereon the horizon.53 As Ludendorff continu... ...sso-Japanese conflict didthe same for the machine gun. Yet the majority of officersin the American Civil War and in World War I appear tohave missed o... ...essonsin the United States were similarly focused, for as “with the British Cav-alry, the American Cavalry’s hero at this time was Allenby, who had em...

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...o the common man and woman, boy and girl. It is unlike most history books in that, rather than focusing on political leaders and events, and European-Americans almost exclusively, much about the common people of all races is included. ...

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...ai; the building of the Erie Canal; the Gadsden Purchase; various NASA feats; the murder of John Lennon; and several other significant pieces of the American experience montage), this tome has expanded to the point where it can be considered a fairly complete outline of U.S. cultural and social history. This stands in contrast to predominantly political history, which i...

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...eats; the murder of John Lennon; and severalother significant pieces of the American experience montage), this tome hasexpanded to the point where it c... ...given their due, too, but the two minorities specificallymentioned (African-Americans and native Americans) seem to me to be themost important “other” ... ...America’s history. Morgan Freeman recently said, “Black history is American history!” Thesame could be said about Native Americans. ... ... said about Native Americans. In fact, that very designation(Native American) should be enough to make a claim of their being an intrinsicpart ... ...lable. Vine Deloria, Jr., may have said some-thing like “Indian history is American history!” If not, he certainly could havewith credibility. Such i... ...down, not focusing exclusively or primarily on the eliteand famous. Social historians tend to identify something’s importance by how manypeople it aff... ... of his book Of Plymouth Plantation, Will-iam Bradford speaks of what some historians refer to as “declension” (Pilgrimsleaving Plymouth): “Many havin... ...iest battles. In the end, perhaps six hundred Narragansett died andPuritan historians declared it a great victory; in retrospect, however, it brought ... ...d from history, Philip seems to us, notthe terrible monster which our first historians painted him, but a leader of consum-mate skill, in bringing toge...

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...f WWII. Is a Military Science fiction story with cloak and dagger. This particular story mimics the circumstances that at the time, in 2008 I as many Americans were in. Unemployment and other financial circumstances. Transposing social and economical concepts of 2008 to the world of 1947. By this time when I started to write this story, I was finally going to jobs intervie...

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...is R.I.X. weapon a duplication of ancient science?”“No general, due to the American manufacturing infrastructure, not been advance enough to build bet... ...?”Aeneas’s voice is heard in Brian’s helmet. “Top watch confirms the North American continent it’s clear forlaunch. I am opening the exit launch doors... ...ng to this solar system, been under the control of the non-humans. To Mars historians the war endedhere. When in reality the non-humans continued to o... ...l first.”“Of course Colonel there is no hurry, just let me know and as you Americans say we want to play ball too.”“Well Brenda After talking to you I... ...s Aeneas.”Gustav opens his eyes and can’t hold his loud laughter. “Oh this Americans are so… so… familiar, Aeneas. Foryou to get the information on ho... ...“I hope for your sake it’s burn. That book was printed exclusively for the Americans from theElders, one of a kind. If someone from us finds it I am d...

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...g of this revolt. The raising of the Iron Curtain in the 1990s removed the veil of secrecy from much of Eastern Europe’s wartime history, and Western historians are exploring the new resources available, but coverage of Slovakia’s story and uprising remains very limited. This work aims to fill some of the void....

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... 1990s removed the veil of secrecy from much of Eastern Europe’s wartime history, and Western historians are exploring the new resourc... ... region. Recriminations swirl around the lack of Allied support and the duplicity of Stalin. Western historians have excluded coverag... ...ary to more emphasize the international aspect of the uprising. It will only be young historians who will approach the topic i... ...in an unbiased way,” he said. “The current perception has been distorted by communist historians who did not deal ... ...o historical resources throughout those nations once dominated by Communist governments and historians are taking advantage of ... ...nity first came from abroad, significantly from outside of Europe. Czech and Slovak American organizations recognized an opp... ... War II. New York: Macmillan, 1973. Davies, Norman. Rising ‘44: The Battle for Warsaw. 1st American ed. N.Y.: Viking, 2003. ... ...ity Press, 1983. Gilbert, Martin. The Second World War: A Complete History. 1st American ed. N.Y.: H. Holt and Company, ...