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An Investigation Into The Trial Of A Nazi War Criminal : Joachim Von Ribbentrop At Nuremberg, Germany, 1945-1946, Robert D. Bush
An Investigation Into The Trial Of A Nazi War Criminal : Joachim Von Ribbentrop At Nuremberg, Germany, 1945-1946, Robert D. Bush
Master's Theses
It bu been eighteen years since the holocaust of World War II ended, and perhaps It ls now possible for a new generation of young historians to approach the Hitler era of German history minus much of the Immediate post war bitterness. Much has been written which has attempted to explain the conditions which caused the rile of Nazi Germany, but much remains o be written about the personalities within It. This report was written In the hope that by examining one of these men in his last days, and on trial for his life, a little more will be …
Steamship Fire Safety For American Vessels From 1904 To 1925, Edward Francis Heite
Steamship Fire Safety For American Vessels From 1904 To 1925, Edward Francis Heite
Master's Theses
This study encompasses a period which was probably 'the most significant in American steamship history -- from the hurtling of the GENERAL SLOCUM (1904) to 1925. It is not unusual for a major disaster to touch off a broad investigation into problems not necessarily directly related to the disaster itself. Thus, such studies provide data of interest in a general study; this is why the present paper deals so heavily in events while stressing trends. Because of the range of some of these investigation reports, a problem presents itself as to the proper scope a paper on "fire safety" should …
Quartermaster Airborne Instruction : A History Of The Airborne Courses Of Instruction At The U.S. Army Quartermaster School, Fort Lee, Virginia, From Their Establishment In 1950 To The End Of The Korean War, Thomas Audrey Johnson
Quartermaster Airborne Instruction : A History Of The Airborne Courses Of Instruction At The U.S. Army Quartermaster School, Fort Lee, Virginia, From Their Establishment In 1950 To The End Of The Korean War, Thomas Audrey Johnson
Master's Theses
Since the beginning of time, man has looked to the skies for new ideas, but the first recorded recognition of the value of using air borne troops belongs to an American. The wily Benjamin Franklin wrote in 1784, after observing the Montgolfer brothers balloon, ''Where is the Prince who can afford to cover his country with troops for its defense as that ten thousand men descending from the clouds might not in many places do an infinite deal of mischief before a force could be brought together to repel them?" The advent of a practical airplane produced a flurry of …
A Historical Study Of The Role Of The Industrialist In The Tobacco, Flour And Textile Industries Of Virginia 1860-1890, Leslie Winston Smith
A Historical Study Of The Role Of The Industrialist In The Tobacco, Flour And Textile Industries Of Virginia 1860-1890, Leslie Winston Smith
Master's Theses
The primary objective of this study is to ascertain what part, if any, the prominent industrialists of Virginia, in the postwar-pretwentieth century period, played in the economic rejuvenation of a state that was ravaged for four years by invaders and defenders alike. Cognizant of the fact that Virginia industry after 1865 was attending a degree of diversification, nonetheless, this study will be limited to three primary industries, namely tobacco, flour and textiles. Even though these three industries, with the possible exception of textiles, were found in most towns and cities throughout the state, only four cities have been selected for …