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The United States Great Britain And The Status Of Thailand (Siam), 1940-1946, Peter Goodwin Jul 1976

The United States Great Britain And The Status Of Thailand (Siam), 1940-1946, Peter Goodwin

History Theses & Dissertations

This paper traces the changes in the attitudes and policies of the United States towards the Southeast Asian country of Thailand during the Second World War. From a position of indifference the United States assumed an active role in the emergence of Thailand as a sovereign nation at the conclusion of the war, encouraging pro-American factions and opposing a traditional power of the area, Great Britain.

The emphasis of the paper is on the different attitudes held by Britain and the United States and the efforts to reconcile them. The British expected recompense by the Thais for allying themselves with …


The Trial Of General Tomoyuki Yamashita: A Case Study In Command Responsibility, L. H. Redford Oct 1975

The Trial Of General Tomoyuki Yamashita: A Case Study In Command Responsibility, L. H. Redford

History Theses & Dissertations

The case of General 'Tomoyuki Yamashita, the subject of this thesis, established a precedent in international law, at least so far as the United States respected that law, Its successful prosecution prepared the way for the prosecution of numerous, subsequent war crimes cases, upon a standard of liability developed and approved by the United States in Yamashita, and without regard for the attenuated procedural protections granted in American civil courts. General Mac-Arthur played an important part in Yamashita’s trial, and this essay shall also discuss the extent of his interest and involvement in the case.


The Norman Conquest In English Historical Thought, Ann Gutting Mercer Apr 1975

The Norman Conquest In English Historical Thought, Ann Gutting Mercer

History Theses & Dissertations

Each chapter in British historiography has produced a diversity of opinion concerning the impact of the Norman Conquest (twelfth century contemporary, Tudor, Stuart, nineteenth century, twentieth century). The closer one comes to modern times the broader and more heated the controversies become. This paper discusses the appropriate works of the prominent historians from each major period. The question is asked: Was the Norman succession merely one event in the constitutional development of England or did it transform the English way of life?


Civil Rights In Northern Ireland, John F. Callan Oct 1974

Civil Rights In Northern Ireland, John F. Callan

History Theses & Dissertations

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General Douglas Macarthur And The Philippine Army, James Allen Walker Oct 1974

General Douglas Macarthur And The Philippine Army, James Allen Walker

History Theses & Dissertations

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Bourgeois Pacifism In Germany Before And During World War I, Andrew Verner Jul 1973

Bourgeois Pacifism In Germany Before And During World War I, Andrew Verner

History Theses & Dissertations

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The Fur And Skin Trade Of Colonial Virginia, Shirley-Virginia Parrish Apr 1972

The Fur And Skin Trade Of Colonial Virginia, Shirley-Virginia Parrish

History Theses & Dissertations

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The Christian Socialist Movement In England, 1848-1854, Elizabeth Burton Morley Jul 1971

The Christian Socialist Movement In England, 1848-1854, Elizabeth Burton Morley

History Theses & Dissertations

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American Press Reaction To Intervention In Nicaragua, Raymond O. Eason Jul 1971

American Press Reaction To Intervention In Nicaragua, Raymond O. Eason

History Theses & Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The United States And The 1954 Guatemalan Revolution: Intervention Or Prevention, Michael Plunkett Apr 1971

The United States And The 1954 Guatemalan Revolution: Intervention Or Prevention, Michael Plunkett

History Theses & Dissertations

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The Relationship Between Benjamin Franklin And Arthur Lee, Fay F. Moran Apr 1971

The Relationship Between Benjamin Franklin And Arthur Lee, Fay F. Moran

History Theses & Dissertations

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An Evaluation Of An Electromagnetic Current Meter For Study Of Water Particle Motion, George Milton Hecker Oct 1970

An Evaluation Of An Electromagnetic Current Meter For Study Of Water Particle Motion, George Milton Hecker

OES Theses and Dissertations

A new sophisticated electromagnetic current meter was laboratory and field tested in a wide variety of applications, ranging from measurement of net bottom currents (primarily tidal origin) on the continental shelf, to horizontal and vertical components of wave induced orbital motion of waves with periods as small as one second.

These tests indicate that this instrument is capable of performing to at least the following specifications, subject to the comments which follow:

Speed range: Accuracy: Threshold: 0 to + 5 knots + 0.2 knots + 0.02 knots Response time: 0.25 sec. Direction: -+ 7 degrees Depth: '0 to 42 feet …


Occult Symbolism In W. B. Yeats's The Herne's Egg, Sandra Ford Swift Jan 1970

Occult Symbolism In W. B. Yeats's The Herne's Egg, Sandra Ford Swift

English Theses & Dissertations

No abstract.


Stephen Crane's Use Of Figurative Language, Carol Jackson Verser Jul 1969

Stephen Crane's Use Of Figurative Language, Carol Jackson Verser

English Theses & Dissertations

No abstract.


A Marriage Of Convenience, Norfolk And The Navy, 1917-1967, Theodore A. Curtin Jul 1969

A Marriage Of Convenience, Norfolk And The Navy, 1917-1967, Theodore A. Curtin

History Theses & Dissertations

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Patrick Hurley And China Policy, Bruce W. Platz Jul 1969

Patrick Hurley And China Policy, Bruce W. Platz

History Theses & Dissertations

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The Growth Of Norfolk Naval Air Station And The Norfolk-Portsmouth Metropolitan Area Economy In The Twentieth Century, Ira R. Hanna Apr 1967

The Growth Of Norfolk Naval Air Station And The Norfolk-Portsmouth Metropolitan Area Economy In The Twentieth Century, Ira R. Hanna

History Theses & Dissertations

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The Failure Of Acculturation: The Sioux Indians And Wounded Knee, 1890-91, Michael Isenberg Apr 1966

The Failure Of Acculturation: The Sioux Indians And Wounded Knee, 1890-91, Michael Isenberg

History Theses & Dissertations

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Norfolk And Anglo-American Relations, 1805-1815, William Frey Carson Jul 1965

Norfolk And Anglo-American Relations, 1805-1815, William Frey Carson

History Theses & Dissertations

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1 Tamburlaine: A Comedy, Caroline Heath Tunstall Jul 1965

1 Tamburlaine: A Comedy, Caroline Heath Tunstall

English Theses & Dissertations

No abstract.


The Voyager, 1948, Norfolk Division Of The College Of William And Mary Jan 1948

The Voyager, 1948, Norfolk Division Of The College Of William And Mary

Yearbooks

1948 yearbook of the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary (now, Old Dominion University)