This unique history of the American Civil War considers the impact of 19th-century American secret societies on the path to, as well as the course of, the war. Lause analyzes how the Old World's traditions influenced various underground groups and movements in America.
This work considers the impact of nineteenth-century American secret societies leading up to and during the Civil War. It examines Knights of the Golden Circle (out of which developed the Ku Klux Klan) and Confederate groups, including the group that John Wilkes Booth was associ…
This unique history of the Civil War considers the impact of nineteenth-century American secret societies on the path to as well as the course of the war. Beginning with the European secret societies that laid the groundwork for Freemasonry in the United States, Mark A. Lause an…
An enemy in the shadows, the Viet Cong was the military arm of the National Liberation Front, the Communist Party of the Republic of Vietnam. Often working with the North Vietnamese Army, they were a constant factor amid the rice paddies and battlefields throughout the war. Desp…
by Dennis, Peter, Battistelli, Pier Paolo, Crociani, P.
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"When Italy surrendered in 1943, it sparked a resistance movement of anti-German, anti-fascist partisans. This book explores the tactics, organizational structure and equipment of the brave Italian resistance fighters. Beginning with low-level sabotage and assassinations, the gr…
by Dennis, Peter, Battistelli, Pier Paolo
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"When Italy surrendered in 1943, it sparked a resistance movement of anti-German, anti-fascist partisans. This book explores the tactics, organizational structure and equipment of the brave Italian resistance fighters. Beginning with low-level sabotage and assassinations, the gr…
by Embleton, G. A., (Gerry A.), McLachlan, Sean
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While the giant armies of the Union and the Confederacy were fighting over cities and strategic strongholds, a large number of warriors from both sides were fighting, smaller, more personal battles. Beginning with the violent struggle known as Bleeding Kansas armed bands of irre…
by Embleton, G. A., (Gerry A.), McLachlan, Sean
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"A complete biographical look at the complex life of a world-famous entertainer With determination and audacity, Josephine Baker turned her comic and musical abilities into becoming a worldwide icon of the Jazz Age. The Many Faces of Josephine Baker: Dancer, Singer, Activist, Sp…
