Peter Gaunt
The period 1642-1651, one of the most turbulent in the history of mainland Britian, saw the country torn by civil wars. Focusing on the English and Welsh wars this book examines the causes, course and consequences of the conflicts. While offering ... [... more]
Random House |
Irish Confederates: The Civil War's Forgotten Soldiers
 Dixie Gaels: This slim volume (about 100 pages of text) is best described as an inexpensive brief introduction to Irishmen who fought for the Confederacy. About a third of the book gives an overview of Irish in the South, their participation in the war [... more]
$16.95
Amazon.com |
Civil Wars of the World
At a time when historians are devoting more and more research to conflicts within nations, Civil Wars of the World: Major Conflicts since World War II is an invaluable addition to the available resources. In two volumes, it ranges around the globe to [... more]
$245.00
eBooks |
Diversity Requires Freedom
Among other examples, Barzun cited the efforts for more independence by the Basques, Brutons, and Alsacians from France; Corsica's desire for independence; civil wars in Northern Ireland, Algeria, and Lebanon; the Spanish Basques fighting to ... [... more]
Ludwig von Mises Institute |
Medieval Iceland and the Absence of Government
Those who claim that government is the source of social order say that in its absence there would be violence, chaos, and a low standard of living. They cite civil wars in Africa, drug wars in South America, or even Gengis Khan in Mongolia. They ... [... more]
Ludwig von Mises Institute |
How to Explore the Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland
The Civil War's first major battle in the north paired Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson against Major General McClellan. On an autumn day in 1862 at a field near Antietam Creek, the countryside exploded as the north stopped the advancing ... [... more]
eHow |
How to Book Travel on Rym Airlines
Algeria's civil wars have scared off many tourists, but the country remains a stunning and historically rich destination. It's home to sights like the vast, majestic Sahara. Rym Airlines offers flights geared toward domestic travel within ... [... more]
eHow |
Military Leadership in the British Civil Wars, 1642-1651
This work is a study of military leadership and resulting effectiveness in battlefield victory focusing on the parliamentary and royalist regional commanders in the north of England and Scotland in the three civil wars between 1642 and 1651. [... more]
$170.00
eBooks |
Catherine Clinton
Catherine Clinton is the author of Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom, which was named as one of the best nonfiction books of 2004 by the Christian Science Monitor and the Chicago Tribune, as well as Fanny Kemble's Civil Wars. Educated at ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Michael Brown
Devastated by the civil wars of the 17th century or by the neglect and deliberate destruction of their owners who saw them as archaic and barbaric, the vast majority of Scottish baronial castles built between 1250 and 1450 survive as little more ... [... more]
Random House |
Creative Minds in Desperate Times: The Civil War's Most ...
this was a interesting book: this book talked about several interesting events during the Civil War and is worth reading. It isn't very long so even the casual reader can finish it in a few days. I'd recomend another one of Webb Garrison's books " [... more]
$14.99
Amazon.com |
UN Peacekeeping in Civil Wars
Book Description: What determines success and failure in UN peacekeeping in civil wars? Debunking the conventional wisdom that they habitually fail, Lise Morjé Howard shows that the UN's record includes a number of important successful cases, [... more]
$34.99
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