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Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
Review Of A Storm In Flanders: The Ypres Salient, 1914-1918: Tragedy And Triumph On The Western Front, Michael F. Russo
Review Of A Storm In Flanders: The Ypres Salient, 1914-1918: Tragedy And Triumph On The Western Front, Michael F. Russo
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Review Of Sober Men And True: Sailor Lives In The Royal Navy, 1900-1945, Michael F. Russo
Review Of Sober Men And True: Sailor Lives In The Royal Navy, 1900-1945, Michael F. Russo
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Review Of Blindfold And Alone : British Military Executions In The Great War, Michael F. Russo
Review Of Blindfold And Alone : British Military Executions In The Great War, Michael F. Russo
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The Youngs At West Point, J. Michael Hunter
The Youngs At West Point, J. Michael Hunter
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In 1871, Willard Young, eleventh son of Brigham Young, was the first Mormon to receive an appointment to West Point Academy. His attendance at the military academy drew national attention and criticism from opponents of polygamy. Despite the opposition, he soon gained the respect of his classmates and graduated fourth in his class. He returned to teach engineering in 1879, served in the Spanish-American War, earning a commendation from President McKinley, and during World War I was supervisor of army engineering work on the Missouri River. In 1877, one of Brigham's grandsons, Richard W. Young, was the second Mormon to …
Zurich's Militia Records In The Fifteenth Century, Albert Winkler
Zurich's Militia Records In The Fifteenth Century, Albert Winkler
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Switzerland was involved in a civil war from 1440 to 1446. To defend itself, Zurich called out its militia. In the militia records from 1442, the entire structure of the force can be reconstructed. A list of over two thousand names of the militiamen is presented. This includes their occupations, area of residence, the weapons they carried, and where they stood in the Zurich battle formation.