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In Lone Star Nation , Pulitzer Prize finalist H. W.Brands demythologizes Texas’s journey to statehood and restores thegenuinely heroic spirit to a pivotal chapter in Americanhistory. From Stephen Austin, Texas’s reluctant founder, to the alcoholicSam Houston, who came to lead the Texas army in its hour of crisisand glory, to President Andrew Jackson, whose expansionistaspirations loomed large in the background, here is the story ofTexas and the outsize figures who shaped its turbulent history.Beginning with its early colonization in the 1820s and taking inthe shocking massacres of Texas loyalists at the Alamo and Goliad,its rough-and-tumble years as a land overrun by the Comanches, andits day of liberation as an upstart republic, Brands’ livelyhistory draws on contemporary accounts, diaries, and letters toanimate a diverse cast of characters whose adventures, exploits,and ambitions live on in the very fabric of our nation.
News flash: The Indians didn’t save the Pilgrims fromstarvation by teaching them to grow corn. The “Wild West” was morepeaceful and a lot safer than most modern cities. And the biggestscandal of the Clinton years didn’t involve an intern in a bluedress. Surprised? Don’t be. In America, where history is riddled withmisrepresentations, misunderstandings, and flat-out lies about thepeople and events that have shaped the nation, there’s the historyyou know and then there’s the truth. In 33 Questions About AmericanHistory You’re Not Supposed to Ask, New York Times bestsellingauthor Thomas E. Woods Jr. reveals the tough questions about ournation’s history that have long been buried because they’re toopolitically incorrect to discuss, including: Are liberals really so antiwar? Was the Civil War all about slavery? Did the Framers really look to the American Indians as the modelfor the U.S. political system? Did Bill Clinton actually stop a genocide in Kosovo, a
In this introduction to his large-scale work The Peopling ofBritish North America, Bernard Bailyn identifies central themes ina formative passage of our history: the transatlantic transfer ofpeople from the Old World to the North American continent thatformed the basis of American society. Voyagers to the West, whichcovers the British migration in the years just before the AmericanRevolution and is the first major volume in the Peopling project,is also available from Vintage Books.
For this rousing,revisionist history, the former head of exhibitions at England'sNational Maritime Museum has combed original documents and recordsto produce a most authoritative and definitive account of piracy's"Golden Age." As he explodes many accepted myths (i.e. "walking theplank" is pure fiction), Cordingly replaces them with a truth thatis more complex and often bl... (展开全部) For this rousing, revisionist history, the formerhead of exhibitions at England's National Maritime Museum hascombed original documents and records to produce a mostauthoritative and definitive account of piracy's "Golden Age." Ashe explodes many accepted myths (i.e. "walking the plank" is purefiction), Cordingly replaces them with a truth that is more complexand often bloodier. 16 pp. of photos. Maps. From the Hardcover edition.
“No heroes, everyone did their part, and everyonewas scared to death.” They are the words of soldier Mark W. Harms in1968, summing up his combat experience during the Vietnam War. Hisstunning letter home is just one of hundreds featured in thisunforgettable collection, Letters from Vietnam . In theseaffecting pages are the unadorned voices of men and women whofought–and, in some cases, fell–in America’s most controversialwar. They bring new insights and imagery to a conflict that stillhaunts our hearts, consciences, and the conduct of our foreignpolicy. Here are the early days of the fight, when adopting a kitten,finding gold in a stream, or helping a local woman give birth weremoments of beauty amid the brutality . . . shattering first-personaccounts of firefights, ambushes, and bombings (“I know I willnever be the same Joe.”–Marine Joe Pais) . . . and thoughtful,pained reflections on the purpose and progress of the entireSoutheastern Asian cause (“All these lies about how we’re w
John Keegan, whose many books, including classic histories ofthe two world wars, have confirmed him as the premier miltaryhistorian of our time, here presents a masterly look at the valueand limitations of intelligence in the conduct of war. Intelligence gathering is an immensely complicated and vulnerableendeavor. And it often fails. Until the invention of the telegraphand radio, information often traveled no faster than a horse couldride, yet intelligence helped defeat Napoleon. In the twentiethcentury, photo analysts didn’t recognize Germany’s V-2 rockets forwhat they were; on the other hand, intelligence helped lead tovictory over the Japanese at Midway. In Intelligence inWar , John Keegan illustrates that only when paired withforce has military intelligence been an effective tool, as it mayone day be in besting al-Qaeda.
From award-winning historian Leonard L. Richards, anauthoritative and revealing portrait of an overlooked harbinger ofthe terrible battle yet to come. When gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill in 1848, Americans of allstripes saw the potential for both wealth and power. Among the morecalculating were Southern slave owners. By making California aslave state, they could increase the value of their slaves—by 50percent at least, and maybe much more. They could also gainadditional influence in Congress and expand Southern economicclout, abetted by a new transcontinental railroad that would runthrough the South. Yet, despite their machinations, Californiaentered the union as a free state. Disillusioned Southerners wouldagitate for even more slave territory, leading to theKansas-Nebraska Act and, ultimately, to the Civil War itself.
This is the definitive report on Fragments, BinjaminWilkomirski's invented "memoir" of a childhood spent inconcentration camps, which created international turmoil. In 1995 Fragments, a memoir by a Swiss musician named BinjaminWilkomirski, was published in Germany. Hailed by critics, who compared it with themasterpieces of Primo Levi and Anne Frank, the book received majorprizes and was translated into nine languages. The English-languageedition was published by Schocken in 1996. In Fragments,Wilkomirski described in heartwrenching detail how as a small childhe survived internment in Majdanek and Birkenau and was eventuallysmuggled into Switzerland at the war's end. But three years after the book was first published, articlesbegan to appear that questioned its authenticity and the author'sclaim that he was a Holocaust survivor. Stefan Maechler, aSwiss historian and expert on anti-Semitism and Switzerland's treatmentof refugees during and after World War II, was commissioned onbe
In this masterful portrait of life in Savannah before, during,and after the Civil War, prize-winning historian Jacqueline Jonestransports readers to the balmy, raucous streets of that fabledSouthern port city. Here is a subtle and rich social history thatweaves together stories of the everyday lives of blacks and whites,rich and poor, men and women from all walks of life confronting thetransformations that would alter their city forever. Deeplyresearched and vividly written, Saving Savannah is aninvaluable contribution to our understanding of the Civil Waryears.
The 2003 Iraq war remains among the most mysterious armedconflicts of modernity. In The Iraq War, John Keegan offers a sharpand lucid appraisal of the military campaign, explaining just howthe coalition forces defeated an Iraqi army twice its size andaddressing such questions as whether Saddam Hussein ever possessedweapons of mass destruction and how it is possible to fight a warthat is not, by any conventional measure, a war at all. Drawing on exclusive interviews with Donald Rumsfeld and GeneralTommy Franks, Keegan retraces the steps that led to the showdown inIraq, from the highlights of Hussein’s murderous rule to thediplomatic crossfire that preceded the invasion. His account of thecombat in the desert is unparalleled in its grasp of strategy andtactics. The result is an urgently needed and up-to-date book thatadds immeasurably to our understanding of those twenty-one days ofwar and their long, uncertain aftermath.
In AD 476 the Roman Empire fell–or rather, its western halfdid. Its eastern half, which would come to be known as theByzantine Empire, would endure and often flourish for anothereleven centuries. Though its capital would move to Constantinople,its citizens referred to themselves as Roman for the entireduration of the empire’s existence. Indeed, so did its neighbors,allies, and enemies: When the Turkish Sultan Mehmet II conqueredConstantinople in 1453, he took the title Caesar of Rome, placinghimself in a direct line that led back to Augustus. For far too many otherwise historically savvy people today, thestory of the Byzantine civilization is something of a void. Yet formore than a millennium, Byzantium reigned as the glittering seat ofChristian civilization. When Europe fell into the Dark Ages,Byzantium held fast against Muslim expansion, keeping Christianityalive. When literacy all but vanished in the West, Byzantium madeprimary education available to both sexes. Students debated themerits
In this sumptuous group portrait of the six daughters of“Mad” King George III, acclaimed biographer Flora Fraser takes usinto the heart of the British royal family during the tumultuousperiod of the American and French revolutions. Drawing on their extraordinary private correspondence, Frasergives voice to these handsome, accomplished, extremelywell-educated women: Princess Royal, the eldest, constantly at oddswith her mother; home-loving, family-minded Augusta; plumpElizabeth, a gifted amateur artist; Mary, the bland beauty of thefamily; Sophia, emotional and prone to take refuge in illness; andAmelia, “the most turbulent and tempestuous of all the Princesses.”Never before has the historical searchlight been turned with suchsympathy and acuity on George III and his family.
In a remarkably vibrant narrative, Michael Stürmer blends highpolitics, social history, portraiture, and an unparalleled commandof military and economic developments to tell the story ofGermany’s breakneck rise from new nation to Continental superpower.It begins with the German military’s greatest triumph, theFranco-Prussian War, and then tracks the forces of unification,industrialization, colonization, and militarization as theycombined to propel Germany to become the force that fatallydestabilized Europe’s balance of power. Without The GermanEmpire ’s masterly rendering of this story, a full understandingof the roots of World War I and World War II is impossible.
In Operation Iraqi Freedom, the Marine Corps’ ground campaignup the Tigris and Euphrates was notable for speed andaggressiveness unparalleled in military history. Little has beenwritten, however, of the air support that guaranteed the drive’ssuccess. Paving the way for the rush to Baghdad was “the hammerfrom above”–in the form of attack helicopters, jet fighters,transport, and other support aircraft. Now a former Marine fighterpilot shares the gripping never-before-told stories of the Marineswho helped bring to an end the regime of Saddam Hussein. As Jay Stout reveals, the air war had actually been in theplanning stages ever since the victory of Operation Desert Storm,twelve years earlier. But when Operation Iraqi Freedom officiallycommenced on March 20, 2003, the Marine Corps entered the fightwith an aviation arm at its smallest since before World War II.Still, with the motto “Speed Equals Success,” the separate air andground units acted as a team to get the job done. Drawing
“Reads like a novel. A fast-paced page-turner, it haseverything: sex, wit, humor, and adventures. But it is animpressively researched and important story.” —David Fromkin, author of Europe’s Last Summer Vienna, 1814 is an evocative and brilliantly researched accountof the most audacious and extravagant peace conference in modernEuropean history. With the feared Napoleon Bonaparte presumablydefeated and exiled to the small island of Elba, heads of some 216states gathered in Vienna to begin piecing together the ruins ofhis toppled empire. Major questions loomed: What would be done withFrance? How were the newly liberated territories to be divided?What type of restitution would be offered to families of thedeceased? But this unprecedented gathering of kings, dignitaries,and diplomatic leaders unfurled a seemingly endless stream ofpersonal vendettas, long-simmering feuds, and romanticentanglements that threatened to undermine the crucial work athand, even as their hard-fought policy dec
A vibrant social history set against the backdrop of theAntebellum south and the Civil War that recreates the lives andfriendship of two exceptional women: First Lady Mary Todd Lincolnand her mulatto dressmaker, Elizabeth Keckly. “I consider you my best living friend,” Mary Lincoln wrote toElizabeth Keckly in 1867, and indeed theirs was a close, iftumultuous, relationship. Born into slavery, mulatto ElizabethKeckly was Mary Lincoln’s dressmaker, confidante, and mainstayduring the difficult years that the Lincolns occupied the WhiteHouse and the early years of Mary’s widowhood. But she was afascinating woman in her own right, independent and alreadywell-established as the dressmaker to the Washington elite when shewas first hired by Mary Lincoln upon her arrival in the nation’scapital. Lizzy had bought her freedom in 1855 and come toWashington determined to make a life for herself as a free black,and she soon had Washington correspondents reporting that “statelycarriages stand before h
If this is a book about war, it is equally a book about the hypocrisy and indifference of those in power. Fisk is an angry man and more than a little self-righteous. No national leader comes off with a scrap of credit here; he regards the lot of them with contempt, if not loathing. Among the men in charge -- whether Arab, Iranian, Turkish, Israeli, British or American -- there are no heroes and precious few honorable people doing their inadequate best in difficult situations. Jimmy Carter is lucky to escape with condescension, King Hussein of Jordan with a bit better than that. Fisk is not fond of the media either (though he grants some exceptions); CNN and the New York Times are particular targets of his scorn for what he sees as their abject failure to challenge the lies, distortions and cover-ups of U.S. policymakers. Only among ordinary people, entangled in a web of forces beyond their control, does Fisk find a human mixture of courage, cowardice, charity and cruelty!
When prize-winning warcorrespondent Tony Horwitz leaves the battlefields of Bosnia andthe Middle East for a peaceful corner of the Blue Ridge Mountains,he thinks he's put war zones behind him. But awakened one morningby the crackle of musket fire, Horwitz starts filing front-linedispatches again this time from a war close to home, and to his ownheart. Propelled by his boy... (展开全部) When prize-winning war correspondent Tony Horwitzleaves the battlefields of Bosnia and the Middle East for apeaceful corner of the Blue Ridge Mountains, he thinks he's put warzones behind him. But awakened one morning by the crackle of musketfire, Horwitz starts filing front-line dispatches again this timefrom a war close to home, and to his own heart. Propelled by hisboyhood passion for the Civil War, Horwitz embarks on a search forplaces and people still held in thrall by America's greatestconflict. The result is an adventure into the soul of theunvanquished South, where the ghosts of the Lost Cause ar
The myths of the ancient Greeks have inspired us for thousandsof years. Where did the famous stories of the battles of their godsdevelop and spread across the world? The celebrated classicistRobin Lane Fox draws on a lifetime’s knowledge of the ancientworld, and on his own travels, answering this question by pursuingit through the age of Homer. His acclaimed history explores how theintrepid seafarers of eighth-century Greece sailed around theMediterranean, encountering strange new sights—volcanic mountains,vaporous springs, huge prehistoric bones—and weaving them into themyths of gods, monsters and heroes that would become thecornerstone of Western civilization.
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Fighter Pilot's Heaven presents the dramatic inside story ofthe American military's transition into the jet age, as told by aflyer whose life depended on its success. With colorful anecdotesabout fellow pilots as well as precise technical information,Donald S. Lopez describes how it was to be “behind the stick” as atest pilot from 1945 to 1950, when the U.S. military was shiftingfrom war to peacetime operations and from propeller to jetaircraft. An ace pilot who had served with Gen. Claire Chennault's FlyingTiger Fighter Group, Lopez was assigned at the close of World WarII to the elite Proof Test Group of the Air Proving Ground Command.Located at Eglin Field (later Eglin Air Force Base) in Florida, thegroup determined the operational suitability of Air Force weaponssystems and aircraft and tested the first operational jet, the P-80Shooting Star. Jet fighters required new techniques, tactics, andweaponry. Lopez recounts historic test flights in the P-59, P-80,and P-84, among other planes, des