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Taking On A Superpower: A Salute To The Women Of Vietnam, Jordan Wood
Taking On A Superpower: A Salute To The Women Of Vietnam, Jordan Wood
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Explaining the outcome of the Vietnam War has challenged diplomats, strategists, and politicians for three decades. Searching for reasons that such a small nation pushed a superpower from its borders, some have criticized U.S. policy, found errors in American strategy, and commented on the overall effort of the United States. Most, however, have ignored the real strength of the enemy: the female warriors. This group of women, comprising a large part of the Vietnamese nationalist force, assumed many different combat roles. Thousands who actively defended their homeland earlier against the French were more than ready to rid the country of …
More Than A Game: The Legacy Of Black Baseball, Tara Moriarty
More Than A Game: The Legacy Of Black Baseball, Tara Moriarty
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Out of a segregated and persecuted black society, the Negro Leagues arose to provide a form of business, entertainment, and charity. The leagues served as a form of uplift within the race and as a tool to bring blacks together within their communities. In 1945, with the signing of Jackie Robinson to Montreal, baseball became a vehicle for integration. While Robinson broke the color line in professional baseball, he simultaneously broke the Negro Leagues. Black fans abandoned black baseball and turned to the Major Leagues to watch Robinson. Although the integration of baseball was the first major victory for integration …
Alben W. Barkley: Harry S. Truman’S Unexpected Political Asset, John Ghaelian
Alben W. Barkley: Harry S. Truman’S Unexpected Political Asset, John Ghaelian
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Uncovering Nellie Bly, Martha Groppo
The Principal Causes Of The First Balkan War, Laura Shahan
The Principal Causes Of The First Balkan War, Laura Shahan
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Identifying And Analyzing The Use Of Space In Ancient Mayan House Mounds In Kancab, Yucatan, Mexico, V. Camille Westmont
Identifying And Analyzing The Use Of Space In Ancient Mayan House Mounds In Kancab, Yucatan, Mexico, V. Camille Westmont
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Measuring Maya Politics: Demographic Research On Ancient Community Relations, Jacob A. Welch
Measuring Maya Politics: Demographic Research On Ancient Community Relations, Jacob A. Welch
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Wwii Pacific Theatre Maps, Jacqueline D. Goins