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Eisenhower Diaries
Av Dwight D. Eisenhower, Robert H. Ferrell
Häftad, 1981
411 kr
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In his books—the memoir of the Second World War, the two large volumes on the presidency, the incomplete autobiography written near the end of his life—Eisenhower related the course of events over the years, with descriptive detail and frequently with humor, but he usually stayed away from …
Peace in Their Time
The Origins of the Kellogg-Briand Pact
Häftad, 1969
296 kr
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After World War I, private peace groups proliferated and rapidly became a significant force in American politics. These groups' activities were regarded by the Harding and Coolidge administrations as a bungling interference with the regular conduct of diplomacy. Ultimately, however, President …
Grace Coolidge
The People's Lady in Silent Cal's White House
Inbunden, 2008
482 kr
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When Grace Anna Goodhue wed Calvin Coolidge in 1905, she thought then that marriage ""has seldom united two people of more vastly different temperaments and tastes."" Warm and vivacious to her husband's dour and taciturn, Grace was to be a contrast to Calvin for years to come. But as Robert Ferrell …
Inside the Nixon Administration
The Secret Diary of Arthur Burns, 1969-1974
Inbunden, 2010
640 kr
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As chairman of the Federal Reserve Board in the seventies, Arthur Burns had a unique view of the Nixon administration. Burns first joined the Nixon administration as an advisor in 1969 and was privy to the dynamics of the president's coterie over the course of six tumultuous years. Now the recently …
America's Deadliest Battle
Meuse-Argonne, 1918
Häftad, 2007
341 kr
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American fighting men had never seen the likes of it before. The great battle of the Meuse-Argonne was the costliest conflict in American history, with 26,000 men killed and tens of thousands wounded. Involving 1.2 million American troops over 47 days, it ended on November 11—what we now know as …
America's Deadliest Battle
Meuse-Argonne, 1918
E-bok, 2007
410 kr
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American fighting men had never seen the likes of it before The great battle of the Meuse-Argonne was the costliest conflict in American history, with 26,000 men killed and tens of thousands wounded. Involving 1.2 million American troops over 47 days, it ended on November 11—what we now know as …
Monterrey Is Ours!
The Mexican War Letters of Lieutenant Dana, 1845-1847
Häftad, 2014
458 kr
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"Here we are on the banks of the Nueces in the grand camp of the army of occupation." So wrote Lt. Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana when in 1845, not many months before the outbreak of the Mexican War, he joined the white-tented encampment of General Zachary Taylor in Texas. And so he continued …
Monterrey Is Ours!
The Mexican War Letters of Lieutenant Dana, 1845-1847
E-bok, 2014
568 kr
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"Here we are on the banks of the Nueces in the grand camp of the army of occupation." So wrote Lt. Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana when in 1845, not many months before the outbreak of the Mexican War, he joined the white-tented encampment of General Zachary Taylor in Texas. And so he continued …
Strange Deaths of President Harding
Häftad, 1998
234 kr
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This text examines the mystery around Warren G. Harding's death. After Harding's death a variety of attacks and unsubstantiated claims left the public with a tainted impression. This work examines the claims against this unpopular president and presents material to counter the accusations.
Collapse at Meuse-Argonne
The Failure of the Missouri-Kansas Division
Häftad, 2017
253 kr
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During World War I, the Thirty-fifth Division was made up of National Guard units from Missouri and Kansas. Composed of thousands of men from the two states, the Missouri-Kansas Division entered the great battle of the Meuse-Argonne with no battle experience and only a small amount of training, a …
Meuse-Argonne Diary
A Division Commander in World War I
Av William M. Wright, Robert H. Ferrell
Häftad, 2019
234 kr
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September 13, 1918Got no sleep at all last night.About two o'clock in the morning Col. Heintzelman, chief of staff of the corps, came out and he was much pleased with what the division had accomplished and with the way they had gone through. It was the division's first battle and it played a very …
Unjustly Dishonored
An African American Division in World War I
Häftad, 2026
271 kr
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For nearly one hundred years, the 92nd Division of the U.S. Army in World War I has been remembered as a military failure. The division should have been historically significant. It was the only African American division of the American Expeditionary Forces in France. Comprised of nearly …
Harry S. Truman
A Life
Ljudbok, 1990
433 kr
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Few US presidents have captured the imagination of the American people as has Harry S. Truman. In this biography, Robert H. Ferrell, widely regarded as an authority on the thirty-third president, challenges the popular characterization of Truman as a man who rarely sought the offices he received, …
Harry S. Truman
Inbunden, 2003
710 kr
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Each volume in the new American Presidents Reference Series is organized around an individual presidency and gathers a host of biographical, analytical, and primary source historical material that will analyze the presidency and bring the president, his administration, and his times to life. The …
Trench Knives and Mustard Gas
With the 42nd Rainbow Division in France
Av Hugh S. Thompson, Robert H. Ferrell
E-bok, 2004
284 kr
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Trench Knives and Mustard Gas: With the 42nd Rainbow Division in France is the memoir of a soldier on the front lines of World War I. Hugh Thompson’s memoirs of his time in France demonstrate a keen eye for detail and a penchant for philosophy. Thompson combines the fast-paced prose of the jazz age …
Holding the Line
The Third Tennesse Regiment 1861-1864
Av Flavel C. Barber, Robert H. Ferrell
E-bok, 2011
422 kr
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FLAVEL C. BARBER’S memoir of his service with the Third Tennessee provides a rare contemporary history of a Confederate regiment. Major Barber’s imprisonment after the surrender of Fort Donelson spurred him to take pen in hand. What began as a way to “while away the tedious hours of imprisonment” …
Holding the Line
The Third Tennesse Regiment 1861-1864
Av Flavel C. Barber, Robert H. Ferrell
E-bok, 2011
422 kr
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FLAVEL C. BARBER’S memoir of his service with the Third Tennessee provides a rare contemporary history of a Confederate regiment. Major Barber’s imprisonment after the surrender of Fort Donelson spurred him to take pen in hand. What began as a way to “while away the tedious hours of imprisonment” …
American Diplomacy
The Twentieth Century
Häftad, 1987
372 kr
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From the war with Spain to the latest summit with the Soviet Union, through the glorious and tragic events that have marked America's emergence as a world power, American Diplomacy: The Twentieth Century provides a vigorous, thorough narrative of American diplomatic history. Among the prominent …
Presidency of Calvin Coolidge
Inbunden, 1998
660 kr
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Perhaps no American president has seemed less suited to his office or his times than Calvin Coolidge. The taciturn New Englander became a vice presidential candidate by chance, then with the death of Warren G. Harding was thrust into the White House to preside dourly over the Roaring …
Off the Record
Private Papers of Harry S.Truman
Av Harry S. Truman, Robert H. Ferrell
Häftad, 1997
352 kr
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This is a collection of private papers from family correspondence, testy letters never sent, memoranda, an off-and-on diary, and complaints about the restrictions of the ""White prison"". It covers the period from his occupancy of the White House in 1945 to shortly before his death in 1972.
Dying President
Franklin D.Roosevelt, 1944-45
Inbunden, 1998
343 kr
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In this account, the author shows that the treatment of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's illnesses in 1944-1945 was managed by none other than the President himself. Although this powerful American president knew that he suffered from cardiovascular disease, he went to great lengths to hide the …
Youth in the Meuse-Argonne
A Memoir, 1917-1918
Av William S. Triplet, Robert H. Ferrell m. fl.
Inbunden, 2000
452 kr
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A Youth in the Meuse-Argonne is a firsthand account of World War I through the eyes of an enlisted soldier. William S. Triplet was a seventeen-year-old junior in high school when, on April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked for a declaration of war. Passed by Congress and signed by the …
Question of MacArthur's Reputation
Cote De Chatillon, October 14-16, 1918
Inbunden, 2008
183 kr
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Perhaps the best known of all American five-star generals, Douglas MacArthur established his military reputation at the hill of Chatillon during the great battle of the Meuse-Argonne in World War I. The thirty-eight-year-old brigadier general in command of the Eighty-fourth Infantry Brigade boasted …
Trench Knives and Mustard Gas
With the 42nd Rainbow Division in France
Av Hugh S. Thompson, Robert H. Ferrell m. fl.
Inbunden, 2004
366 kr
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In Trench Knives and Mustard Gas, the memoir of a soldier on the front lines of World War I, Hugh S. Thompson combines the fast-paced prose of the Jazz Age with the passionate observations of an engaged intellectual. Originally serialized in the Chattanooga Times in 1934, this newly edited version …
