J John: 1441 books
The Samurai of Seville
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
A sumptuous novel inspired by one of history’s most intriguing forgotten chapters—the arrival of Japanese Samurai on the shores of Europe.
In 1614, twenty-two Samurai warriors and a group of tradesmen from Japan sailed to Spain, where they initiated one of the most intriguing cultural exchanges...
by James C. Olson, Ronald C. Naugle, John J. Montag
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
History of Nebraska was originally created to mark the territorial centennial of Nebraska and then revised to coincide with the statehood centennial. This one-volume history quickly became the standard text for the college student and reference for the general reader, unmatched for generations as...
Student Success in College
Creating Conditions That Matter
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2011
Student Success in College describes policies, programs, and practices that a diverse set of institutions have used to enhance student achievement. This book clearly shows the benefits of student learning and educational effectiveness that can be realized when these conditions are present. Based on...
Hollywood and Anticommunism
HUAC and the Evolution of the Red Menace, 1935-1950
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2013
This work concentrates on tracing the evolution of the so-called "red menace" phenomenon as a means of demonstrating the correlation between growing American paranoia and the success of the anticommunist campaign (1935-1955). The House Committee on Un-American Activities 1947 investigation...
Sketches in Crude Oil
Some Accidents and Incidents of the Petroleum Development in All Parts of the Globe
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
Sketches in Crude Oil: Some Accidents and Incidents of the Petroleum Development in All Parts of the Globe is a history of oil from the earliest times until the start of the 20th century.
by John J. Donohue
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2015
Complete Kendo is a thorough introduction to the Japanese martial way of the sword and a guided tour of the principles and philosophy upon which the art is founded.
This martial arts guide covers everything from the care and handling of hakama, the pleated trousers worn by kendoka (practitioners...
This Is Not A Border
Reportage & Reflection from the Palestine Festival of Literature
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2017
Writers from Alice Walker to Michael Ondaatje to Claire Messud share their thoughts on one of the most vital gatherings of writers and readers in the world.
The Palestine Festival of Literature was established in 2008 by authors Ahdaf Soueif, Brigid Keenan, Victoria Brittain and Omar Robert...
by Lt Col John J. Jacobson
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Attaining air superiority over the German Air Force in 1944 did not in and by itself win the war in Europe, but it did make possible those operations that did. Had the Luftwaffe been able to maintain air superiority over the Continent from 1943-1944, the successful ground invasion at Normandy never...
The Civil War in Georgia
A New Georgia Encyclopedia Companion
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Georgians, like all Americans, experienced the Civil War in a variety of ways. Through selected articles drawn from the New Georgia Encyclopedia (www.georgiaencyclopedia.org), this collection chronicles the diversity of Georgia’s Civil War experience and reflects the most current scholarship in...
Corps Commanders in Blue
Union Major Generals in the Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
The outcomes of campaigns in the Civil War often depended on top generals having the right corps commanders in the right place at the right time. Mutual trust and respect between generals and their corps commanders, though vital to military success, was all too rare: Corps commanders were often forced...
by John J. Gallagher
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2009
In Brooklyn, New York, for a few tense hours in 1776, the fate of the entire United States hung by a thread. The Battle of Brooklyn (sometimes called "The Battle of Long Island") has since come to be recognized as one of history's great battles.
It was the largest clash of the Revolution,...
by J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
An emigrant French aristocrat-turned-farmer, Jean de Crèvecoeur was granted New York citizenship in 1765 and became a landowner in Orange County. There, he wrote about his farming experiences and interpreted the nation's development in a series of charming and keenly observant essay-length letters...
Going Crazy in the Green Machine
The Story of Trauma and PTSD among Canada's Veterans
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2014
Many Canadians are vaguely aware of the military’s steady involvement in overseas operations over the past 20 years. For many soldiers, however, memories of these places torment them daily. They are haunted; they are changed from who they were as proud men and women. How do we support these soldiers...
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...