First in Defense of the Union
Title | First in Defense of the Union PDF eBook |
Author | John David Hoptak |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Soldiers |
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The First Amendment Vs. Union Political Spending
Title | The First Amendment Vs. Union Political Spending PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 14 |
Release | 1983 |
Genre | Campaign funds |
ISBN |
Faces of Union Soldiers at Culp's Hill: Gettysburg's Critical Defense
Title | Faces of Union Soldiers at Culp's Hill: Gettysburg's Critical Defense PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Stahl |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 176 |
Release | 2023-07 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1467154407 |
The most pivotal deffensive line in the most pivotal battle in the history of America. The fighting at Culp's Hill during the Battle of Gettysburg was some of the fiercest during the bloody battle, and holding the hill, for the Union, was essential not only for victory in battle, but protecting the country as a whole. Authors Matthew Borders and Joseph Stahl present intimate portraits of twenty-eight soldiers who defended Culp's Hill, including in-depth analysis of never before published images and harrowing accounts of heroism in the fight to save the Union.
The Workers' Defense Union
Title | The Workers' Defense Union PDF eBook |
Author | Workers' Defense Union (England) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1 |
Release | 1911 |
Genre | |
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In Defense of American Liberties
Title | In Defense of American Liberties PDF eBook |
Author | Samuel Walker |
Publisher | SIU Press |
Pages | 540 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780809322701 |
This updated comprehensive history of the American Civil Liberties Union recounts the ACLU's stormy history since its founding in 1920 to fight for free speech and explores its involvement in some of the most famous causes in American history, including the Scopes "monkey trial," the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, the Cold War anti-Communist witch hunts, and the civil rights movement. The new introduction covers the history of the organization and developments in civil liberties in the 1990s, including the U.S. Supreme Court's declaration of the Communications Decency Act as unconstitutional in ACLU v. Reno.
Defense
Title | Defense PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 44 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Military art and science |
ISBN |
Armageddon Insurance
Title | Armageddon Insurance PDF eBook |
Author | Edward M. Geist |
Publisher | UNC Press Books |
Pages | 339 |
Release | 2019-10-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1469645262 |
The dangerous, decades-long arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War begged a fundamental question: how did these superpowers actually plan to survive a nuclear strike? In Armageddon Insurance, the first historical account of Soviet civil defense and a pioneering reappraisal of its American counterpart, Edward M. Geist compares how the two superpowers tried, and mostly failed, to reinforce their societies to withstand the ultimate catastrophe. Drawing on previously unexamined documents from archives in America, Russia, and Ukraine, Geist places these civil defense programs in their political and cultural contexts, demonstrating how each country's efforts reflected its cultural preoccupations and blind spots and revealing how American and Soviet civil defense related to profound issues of nuclear strategy and national values. This work challenges prevailing historical assumptions and unearths the ways Moscow and Washington developed nuclear weapons policies based not on rational strategic or technical considerations but in power struggles between different institutions pursuing their own narrow self-interests.