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Battle of Glendale
The Day the South Nearly Won the Civil War
Av Jim Stempel
Häftad, 2011
384 kr
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It is commonly accepted that the South could never have won the Civil War. By chronicling perhaps the best of the South's limited opportunities to turn the tide, this provocative study argues that Confederate victory was indeed possible. On June 30, 1862, at a small Virginia crossroads known as …
CSS Albemarle and William Cushing
The Remarkable Confederate Ironclad and the Union Officer Who Sank It
Av Jim Stempel
Häftad, 2011
384 kr
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On October 27, 1864, two marvels of the Civil War collided on the Roanoke River near Plymouth, North Carolina. The first was the formidable Confederate ironclad Albemarle, a 376-ton behemoth that had for months roamed the nearby rivers and waters of Albemarle Sound, defeating in turn everything the …
Nature of War
Origins and Evolution of Violent Conflict
Av Jim Stempel
Häftad, 2012
502 kr
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For over 12,000 years human beings have warred, slaughtering each other with persistence and brutality. From spear point to thermonuclear ordnance, human ingenuity has had a serious downside. In the 20th century alone, wars claimed more than 90 million lives. Yet war's origins, meaning, and …
Valley Forge to Monmouth
Six Transformative Months of the American Revolution
Av Jim Stempel
Häftad, 2021
502 kr
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From December 1777 through June 1778, the American Revolution achieved a remarkable turnaround. I these months the Continental Army recovered from abject demoralization at Valley Forge to achieve a stunning victory against the British at Monmouth Courthouse. This compelling history chronicles how …
The Enemy Harassed
Washington's New Jersey Campaign of 1777
Av Jim Stempel
Häftad, 2023
229 kr
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As few books regarding American history have achieved, Jim Stempel’s The Enemy Harassed brings a previously neglected period of the American Revolution to life. In late December 1776, the American War of Independence appeared to be on its last legs. General George Washington’s continental forces …
Windmill Point
Av Jim Stempel
E-bok
74 kr
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Windmill Point is gripping historical fiction that vividly brings to life two desperate weeks during the spring of 1864, when the resolution of the American Civil War was balanced on a razor’s edge. At the time, both North and South had legitimate reasons to conclude they were very near victory. …
