Hill, John W., 1834-1922 (Sc 3165),
2017
Western Kentucky University
Hill, John W., 1834-1922 (Sc 3165), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3165. Compilation of military service and pension records of John W. Hill, Warren County, Kentucky. Includes chronologies of Hill’s Civil War service, 1864-1865, and of his disability pension application and subsequent requests for increases, 1888-1922. Also includes images of Hill, his wife, and selected documents filed in support of his application.
The Poor Man’S Fight: Mercenary Soldiers In The Civil War: An Interview With William Marvel,
2017
Gettysburg College
The Poor Man’S Fight: Mercenary Soldiers In The Civil War: An Interview With William Marvel, Ashley Whitehead Luskey
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
Over the course of this year, we’ll be interviewing some of the speakers from the upcoming 2018 CWI conference about their talks. Today we are speaking with William Marvel, an independent scholar of mid-19th-century American History. Marvel is the author of eighteen books, including most recently, Lincoln’s Mercenaries: Economic Motivation among Union Soldiers, which is due for release by LSU Press in the early fall of 2018. Some of Marvel’s additional publications include: Lincoln’s Autocrat: The Life of Edwin Stanton (UNC Press, 2015), A Place Called Appomattox (UNC Press, 2000), and Andersonville: The Last Depot (UNC Press, 1994), for which …
In The Field The Women Saved The Crop: The Women’S Land Army Of World War Ii,
2017
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
In The Field The Women Saved The Crop: The Women’S Land Army Of World War Ii, Denna M. Clymer
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The Women’s Land Army brought together rural and urban sectors of the United States in a climate of national and regional crisis. By the time the country was cast into war, the agricultural sector was already caught in a downward economic spiral that drove away laborers. With demand falling, and farms propped up only by experiments in subsidy and parity, when military and industrial jobs emerged in urban areas, farm laborers became scarce. At the same time the war created jobs for men outside of the agricultural sector, farm prices recovered and demand soared, forcing farmers to look to women …
James Franklin Bell : Hard War In The Philippines.,
2017
University of Louisville
James Franklin Bell : Hard War In The Philippines., Daniel Michael
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This thesis surveys the military history of the Philippine-American War of 1899-1902. In particular, this thesis looks at that war through the lens of hard war as a way of war. It begins with an introduction to hard war as a concept and a historiography of the Philippine-American War and continues with an overview of the events leading up to the war. The first two chapters deal with the wider role of the U.S. Army during the war, while the third chapter examines the role of James Franklin Bell, and American officer, and his command of the Third Separate Brigade …
The Cold War In The Eastern Mediterranean: An Interpretive Global History,
2017
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
The Cold War In The Eastern Mediterranean: An Interpretive Global History, James M. Brown
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This thesis offers the first global history of the Cold War in the eastern Mediterranean. It examines the international linkages that bound Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus with superpowers, non-aligned states, and transnational movements during the second half of the twentieth century, and it considers the effects of such linkages upon the eastern Mediterranean’s domestic arenas. Throughout, it demonstrates that two forces – synthesis of outside influence alongside consolidation of internal identities – dictated the region’s experiences during the Cold War. And though the international environment furnished the conditions within which the region’s societies pursued the project of nation-building, indigenous forces …
You’Ve Got Mail: Throwback To The American Revolutionary War,
2017
Gettysburg College
You’Ve Got Mail: Throwback To The American Revolutionary War, Abigail K. Major
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
A collection of approximately 150 Civil War era envelopes, mainly produced by Philadelphia publisher James Magee as well as the King & Baird printers, with patriotic Unionist themes is located in Gettysburg College’s Special Collections & College Archives. Of particular interest are the “throwbacks” and references to the American Revolution. The “Glorious Old Hall of Independence,” a depiction of Bunker Hill, and Mount Vernon are only a few illustrations from the collection that demonstrate this American Revolution era theme. [excerpt]
The Howell Brothers: A Costly Sacrifice On The Altar Of Freedom,
2017
Gettysburg College
The Howell Brothers: A Costly Sacrifice On The Altar Of Freedom, Jonathan Tracey
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
This semester, I have been working on the Killed at Gettysburg digital history project, which aims to tell the story of soldiers who died at Gettysburg while also tracking their movements on a map so that they can be followed. I was given Hannibal Howell of Company C of the 76th New York Infantry, and his story proved to be a lot more than I expected. [excerpt]
Fox, Arthur Smith, 1920-1997 (Mss 624),
2017
Western Kentucky University
Fox, Arthur Smith, 1920-1997 (Mss 624), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 624. Letters, clippings, photographs, programs and other records relating to the life of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky native and Hopkins County, Kentucky teacher Arthur S. Fox, especially his service in World War II. Includes genealogical data.
The Things We Remember: Interpreting The Virginia Memorial,
2017
Gettysburg College
The Things We Remember: Interpreting The Virginia Memorial, Olivia Ortman
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
When I was in high school, I read The Things They Carried for my English class. It is a fiction book about the Vietnam War written by a Vietnam veteran. The author, Tim O’Brien, had the life experiences to write an autobiography based on true events, but he chose fiction as his vehicle. He explains this choice in one of the chapters in his book. O’Brien stated that, in an ironic way, fiction allowed him to share more truth than reality. His made-up stories allowed him to create the feelings and meanings of the war that his real experiences couldn’t …
Warriors Of Bronze: The Virginia Monument And Remembrance Day,
2017
Gettysburg College
Warriors Of Bronze: The Virginia Monument And Remembrance Day, Zachary A. Wesley
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
Memory is a peculiar thing. To recall it is to remember, and there are two days dedicated to this activity in mid-November in Gettysburg. On November 18 and 19, reenactors and keynote speakers gather here to honor the sacrifices of millions of soldiers and sailors during the American Civil War. November 19 rings throughout the history of oration as the date of Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg Address, itself an exercise in remembrance. The recent Remembrance and Dedication Days have encouraged me to think of my work on the Virginia Monument Wayside Project in light of the celebrations. Just as much as …
“The Necessary War: Canadians Fighting The Second World War 1939–1943, Volume One (Book Review)” By Tim Cook & “Fight To The Finish: Canadians In The Second World War 1944–1945, Volume Two (Book Review)” By Tim Cook,
2017
Wilfrid Laurier University
“The Necessary War: Canadians Fighting The Second World War 1939–1943, Volume One (Book Review)” By Tim Cook & “Fight To The Finish: Canadians In The Second World War 1944–1945, Volume Two (Book Review)” By Tim Cook, Matthew S. Wiseman
Canadian Military History
Review of The Necessary War: Canadians Fighting the Second World War 1939–1943, Volume One & Fight to the Finish: Canadians in the Second World War 1944–1945, Volume Two by Tim Cook.
“Crisis And Control: The Militarization Of Protest Policing (Book Review)” By Lesley J. Wood,
2017
Wilfrid Laurier University
“Crisis And Control: The Militarization Of Protest Policing (Book Review)” By Lesley J. Wood, Tyler Wentzell
Canadian Military History
Review of Crisis and Control: The Militarization of Protest Policing by Lesley J. Wood.
“Monty’S Functional Doctrine: Combined Arms Doctrine In British 21st Army Group In Northwest Europe, 1944-45 (Book Review)” By Charles Forrester.,
2017
Wilfrid Laurier University
“Monty’S Functional Doctrine: Combined Arms Doctrine In British 21st Army Group In Northwest Europe, 1944-45 (Book Review)” By Charles Forrester., David Stubbs
Canadian Military History
Review of Monty’s Functional Doctrine: Combined Arms Doctrine in British 21st Army Group in Northwest Europe, 1944-45 by Charles Forrester.
“Combat Mission Kandahar: The Canadian Experience In Afghanistan (Book Review)” By T. Robert Fowler,
2017
Wilfrid Laurier University
“Combat Mission Kandahar: The Canadian Experience In Afghanistan (Book Review)” By T. Robert Fowler, Craig Leslie Mantle
Canadian Military History
Review of Combat Mission Kandahar: The Canadian Experience in Afghanistan by T. Robert Fowler
“Forty-Seven Days: How Pershing’S Warriors Came Of Age To Defeat The German Army In World War I (Book Review)” By Mitchell Yockelson,
2017
Wilfrid Laurier University
“Forty-Seven Days: How Pershing’S Warriors Came Of Age To Defeat The German Army In World War I (Book Review)” By Mitchell Yockelson, John R. Heckman
Canadian Military History
Review of Forty-Seven Days: How Pershing’s Warriors Came of Age to Defeat the German Army in World War I by Mitchell Yockelson
“A Small Price To Pay: Consumer Culture On The Canadian Home Front, 1939-1945 (Book Review)” By Graham Broad,
2017
Wilfrid Laurier University
“A Small Price To Pay: Consumer Culture On The Canadian Home Front, 1939-1945 (Book Review)” By Graham Broad, Daniel German
Canadian Military History
Review of A Small Price to Pay: Consumer Culture on the Canadian Home Front, 1939-1945 by Graham Broad
“Broken Promises: A History Of Conscription In Canada Revised Edition (Book Review)” By J.L. Granatstein And J.M. Hitsman,
2017
Wilfrid Laurier University
“Broken Promises: A History Of Conscription In Canada Revised Edition (Book Review)” By J.L. Granatstein And J.M. Hitsman, Caroline D’Amours
Canadian Military History
Review of Broken Promises: A History of Conscription in Canada (Revised Edition) by J.L. Granatstein and J.M. Hitsman
“Failing Our Veterans: The G.I. Bill And The Vietnam Generation (Book Review)” By Mark Boulton,
2017
Wilfrid Laurier University
“Failing Our Veterans: The G.I. Bill And The Vietnam Generation (Book Review)” By Mark Boulton, Alyssa Cundy
Canadian Military History
Review of Failing Our Veterans: The G.I. Bill and the Vietnam Generation by Mark Boulton
“Polarity, Patriotism, And Dissent In Great War Canada, 1914-1919 (Book Review)” By Brock Millman,
2017
Wilfrid Laurier University
“Polarity, Patriotism, And Dissent In Great War Canada, 1914-1919 (Book Review)” By Brock Millman, Tim Cook
Canadian Military History
Review of Polarity, Patriotism, and Dissent in Great War Canada, 1914-1919 by Brock Millman
“Under The Blue Beret: A U.N. Peacekeeper In The Middle East (Book Review)” By Terry “Stoney” Burke,
2017
Wilfrid Laurier University
“Under The Blue Beret: A U.N. Peacekeeper In The Middle East (Book Review)” By Terry “Stoney” Burke, Michael K. Carroll
Canadian Military History
Review of Under the Blue Beret: A U.N. Peacekeeper in the Middle East by Terry “Stoney” Burke
