Author: Gary W. Gallagher
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807886254
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
More than 60,000 books have been published on the Civil War. Most Americans, though, get their ideas about the war--why it was fought, what was won, what was lost--not from books but from movies, television, and other popular media. In an engaging and accessible survey, Gary W. Gallagher guides readers through the stories told in recent film and art, showing how these stories have both reflected and influenced the political, social, and racial currents of their times.
Causes Won, Lost, and Forgotten
Author: Gary W. Gallagher
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807886254
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
More than 60,000 books have been published on the Civil War. Most Americans, though, get their ideas about the war--why it was fought, what was won, what was lost--not from books but from movies, television, and other popular media. In an engaging and accessible survey, Gary W. Gallagher guides readers through the stories told in recent film and art, showing how these stories have both reflected and influenced the political, social, and racial currents of their times.
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807886254
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
More than 60,000 books have been published on the Civil War. Most Americans, though, get their ideas about the war--why it was fought, what was won, what was lost--not from books but from movies, television, and other popular media. In an engaging and accessible survey, Gary W. Gallagher guides readers through the stories told in recent film and art, showing how these stories have both reflected and influenced the political, social, and racial currents of their times.
Vietnam
Author: Nigel Cawthorne
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
ISBN: 1788284259
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Vietnam was the first war America lost on the ground. In this fascinating account, historian Nigel Cawthorne traces the conflict from its inception to its traumatic end. He looks at the political events that led tot he war and examines its impact upon both the Americans and the Vietnamese, whose battle for the independence of their country was to leave lingering scars upon the American psyche. Vietnam: A War Lost and Won is an even-handed assessment of a conflict whose wounds would take a generation to heal.
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
ISBN: 1788284259
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Vietnam was the first war America lost on the ground. In this fascinating account, historian Nigel Cawthorne traces the conflict from its inception to its traumatic end. He looks at the political events that led tot he war and examines its impact upon both the Americans and the Vietnamese, whose battle for the independence of their country was to leave lingering scars upon the American psyche. Vietnam: A War Lost and Won is an even-handed assessment of a conflict whose wounds would take a generation to heal.
The Battle Lost and Won
Author: Olivia Manning
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 074324656X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The second vol. of her Levant trilogy; the 1st is The danger tree, and the 3d is The sum of things.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 074324656X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The second vol. of her Levant trilogy; the 1st is The danger tree, and the 3d is The sum of things.
Battles Lost and Won
Author: Beryl Matthews
Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 1780103395
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
1919, London’s East End. Robert Hunter is eagerly awaiting the return of his father from the war. Next door, Ruth Cooper’s family are also preparing to welcome her dad, whose ship was lost at Jutland. After five years of separation and anxiety - and, for Bob, the worry of caring for his frail mother - emotions are running high for both young people. But Alf Hunter, who saw action in the trenches, returns a changed man, and when he takes to drink, Bob must put his own happiness on hold to support his family.
Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 1780103395
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
1919, London’s East End. Robert Hunter is eagerly awaiting the return of his father from the war. Next door, Ruth Cooper’s family are also preparing to welcome her dad, whose ship was lost at Jutland. After five years of separation and anxiety - and, for Bob, the worry of caring for his frail mother - emotions are running high for both young people. But Alf Hunter, who saw action in the trenches, returns a changed man, and when he takes to drink, Bob must put his own happiness on hold to support his family.
Lost and won; or, The love test
Lost and won; or, The love test, by the author of 'The maid's husband'.
Author: Henrietta Camilla Jenkin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 954
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 954
Book Description
Lost and won; or, The love test. By the author of “The maid's husband” [i.e. C. G. Jenkins].
Author: Cecilia Gidoin JENKINS
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Which wins? By the author of 'Life's battle lost and won'.
Which Wins? By the author of “Life's Battle Lost and Won,” etc
Empires Lost and Won
Author: Albert Marrin
Publisher: Atheneum Books
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Discusses the history of the southwestern region of the United States from the sixteenth century to the Mexican War, examining the interactions between the Spanish, Indians, and American pioneers.
Publisher: Atheneum Books
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Discusses the history of the southwestern region of the United States from the sixteenth century to the Mexican War, examining the interactions between the Spanish, Indians, and American pioneers.