J David: 1790 books
Mojo Hand
The Life and Music of Lightnin' Hopkins
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2013
In a career that took him from the cotton fields of East Texas to the concert stage at Carnegie Hall and beyond, Lightnin’ Hopkins became one of America’s greatest bluesmen, renowned for songs whose topics effortlessly ranged from his African American roots to space exploration, the Vietnam War,...
Networks of Music and Culture in the Late Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Centuries
A Collection of Essays in Celebration of Peter Philips’s 450th Anniversary
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
Peter Philips (c.1560-1628) was an English organist, composer, priest and spy. He was embroiled in multifarious intersecting musical, social, religious and political networks linking him with some of the key international players in these spheres. Despite the undeniable quality of his music, Philips...
Reflections on Blaxploitation
Actors and Directors Speak
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2009
In the early 1970s, a new breed of film emerged that would completely change the way black people were presented in movies. With their afros picked to spherical perfection and their guns blazing, big bad soul brothers and super sexy sisters lit up movie theaters across the country. Never before had...
by Peter J. Marshall, David B. Manuel
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
Did Columbus believe that God called him west to undiscovered lands? Does American democracy owe its inception to the handful of Pilgrims that settled at Plymouth? If, indeed, there was a specific, divine call upon this nation, is it still valid today?
The Light and the Glory answers these...
Beyond the Stars: Unimagined Realms
Beyond the Stars, #6
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2018
"A blisteringly good collection."
"Will read everything in this series I can get my hands on."
"These stories are full of fantastic world building."
Twelve brand new tales from fantastic authors--both bestselling and freshly discovered--in this sixth collection from the BEYOND THE STARS series of space opera anthologies.
Robert E. Lee
A Life Portrait
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2002
Robert E. Lee offers both a succinct biography and "the" definitive collection of photographs, important paintings, original engravings, artifacts, and significant documents pertaining to the Confederate general. Although the Civil War years are emphasized, Lee's early years, the Mexican War, and the postwar years in Lexington are amply explored.
The Evil Hours
A Biography of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2015
“An essential book” on PTSD, an all-too-common condition in both military veterans and civilians (The New York Times Book Review).
Post-traumatic stress disorder afflicts as many as 30 percent of those who have experienced twenty-first-century combat—but it is not confined to soldiers....
What Lessons Can Be Drawn From U.S. Riverine Operations During The Vietnam War
As The U.S. Navy Moves Into The Twenty-First Century?
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
This study examines U.S. riverine force operations in the Vietnam War to determine why the force was established, how and why it evolved, and what significance it held for the war as a whole. This study begins with Operation Game Warden, continues through Mobile Riverine Force operations, and ends...
At War
The Military and American Culture in the Twentieth Century and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2018
The country’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, its interventions around the world, and its global military presence make war, the military, and militarism defining features of contemporary American life. The armed services and the wars they fight shape all aspects of life—from the formation of racial...
by Andrew Lefebvre, Daniel M. Masterson, Graeme Mount
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2006
The first full-length study of World War II from the Latin American perspective, this unique volume offers an in-depth analysis of the region during wartime. Each country responded to World War II according to its own national interests, which often conflicted with those of the Allies, including the...
by Major David J. Bongi
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
This monograph examines Soviet operational centers of gravity during Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. Specifically, the examination focuses in two areas: (1) German planning for Operation Barbarossa; (2) the operational objectives selected for the second phase...
Assembling and Supplying the ISS
The Space Shuttle Fulfills Its Mission
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2017
The creation and utilization of the International Space Station (ISS) is a milestone in space exploration. But without the Space Shuttle, it would have remained an impossible dream. Assembling and Supplying the ISS is the story of how, between 1998 and 2011, the Shuttle became the platform which enabled...
Mad or Bad
Crime and Insanity in Victorian Britain
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2017
In a violent 19th century, desperate attempts by the alienists - a new wave of 'mad-doctor' - brought the insanity plea into Victorian courts. Defining psychological conditions in an attempt at acquittal, they faced ridicule, obstruction - even professional ruin - as they strove for acceptance and...
Edgar G. Ulmer
Detour on Poverty Row
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2008
Edgar G. Ulmer: Detour on Poverty Row illuminates the work of this under-appreciated film auteur through 21 new essays penned by a range of scholars from around the globe. Ulmer, an immigrant to Hollywood who fell from grace in Tinseltown after only one studio film, became one of the reigning directors...