Read Books Online and Download eBooks, EPub, PDF, Mobi, Kindle, Text Full Free.
Download American Swords full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online American Swords ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
Author : Philip Medicus
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780917218781
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (187 download)
Download or read book American Swords from the Philip Medicus Collection written by Philip Medicus and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Harold L. Peterson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486161331
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)
Download or read book The American Sword 1775-1945 written by Harold L. Peterson and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-06-14 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVThe first book devoted exclusively to the subject, this invaluable volume will aid collectors, curators, historians. Enhanced with more than 400 illustrations from rare documents, the book classifies and describes all major types of swords worn by the U.S. armed forces, cadets, and diplomats since the American Revolution to the end of World War II. /div
Author : Arthur Wyllie
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1304811964
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (48 download)
Download or read book American Swords written by Arthur Wyllie and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-05-09 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the most complete book on American swords ever written. It is the first book to cover the three major categories of American Swords, U.S. Military, Confederate and fraternal swords. The book lists every model of sword carried by the U.S. military and includes every known variation. It also lists and illustrates all of the known Confederate swords and for the first time in any book, every known fraternal group that carried swords. It is heavily illustrated with nearly 400 photographs to aid in identification.
Author : George C. Neumann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780883940419
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (44 download)
Download or read book Swords & Blades of the American Revolution written by George C. Neumann and published by . This book was released on 1976* with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Marie Arana
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501105019
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Silver, Sword, and Stone written by Marie Arana and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, American Library Association Booklist’s Top of the List, 2019 Adult Nonfiction Acclaimed writer Marie Arana delivers a cultural history of Latin America and the three driving forces that have shaped the character of the region: exploitation (silver), violence (sword), and religion (stone). “Meticulously researched, [this] book’s greatest strengths are the power of its epic narrative, the beauty of its prose, and its rich portrayals of character…Marvelous” (The Washington Post). Leonor Gonzales lives in a tiny community perched 18,000 feet above sea level in the Andean cordillera of Peru, the highest human habitation on earth. Like her late husband, she works the gold mines much as the Indians were forced to do at the time of the Spanish Conquest. Illiteracy, malnutrition, and disease reign as they did five hundred years ago. And now, just as then, a miner’s survival depends on a vast global market whose fluctuations are controlled in faraway places. Carlos Buergos is a Cuban who fought in the civil war in Angola and now lives in a quiet community outside New Orleans. He was among hundreds of criminals Cuba expelled to the US in 1980. His story echoes the violence that has coursed through the Americas since before Columbus to the crushing savagery of the Spanish Conquest, and from 19th- and 20th-century wars and revolutions to the military crackdowns that convulse Latin America to this day. Xavier Albó is a Jesuit priest from Barcelona who emigrated to Bolivia, where he works among the indigenous people. He considers himself an Indian in head and heart and, for this, is well known in his adopted country. Although his aim is to learn rather than proselytize, he is an inheritor of a checkered past, where priests marched alongside conquistadors, converting the natives to Christianity, often forcibly, in the effort to win the New World. Ever since, the Catholic Church has played a central role in the political life of Latin America—sometimes for good, sometimes not. In this “timely and excellent volume” (NPR) Marie Arana seamlessly weaves these stories with the history of the past millennium to explain three enduring themes that have defined Latin America since pre-Columbian times: the foreign greed for its mineral riches, an ingrained propensity to violence, and the abiding power of religion. Silver, Sword, and Stone combines “learned historical analysis with in-depth reporting and political commentary...[and] an informed and authoritative voice, one that deserves a wide audience” (The New York Times Book Review).
Author : Marda Dunsky
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231508263
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)
Download or read book Pens and Swords written by Marda Dunsky and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2008-02-06 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As world attention is renewed and refocused on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at the sixtieth anniversary of its seminal year of 1948, Marda Dunsky takes a close look at how more than two dozen major American print and broadcast outlets have reported the conflict in recent years. Beginning with the failed Camp David summit of July 2000 through the waning of the second Palestinian uprising in the summer of 2004, she finds that the media omit two key contextual elements: the significant impact that U.S. policy has had and continues to have on the trajectory of the conflict, and the way international law and consensus have addressed the key issues of Israeli settlement and annexation policies and Palestinian refugees. Dunsky explores how reports of the conflict routinely take on the contours of American policy and rarely challenge the premises of this "Washington consensus." She also examines the media's responses to allegations of biased coverage and gauges the effect that mainstream news reporting has on public opinion and U.S. foreign policy.
Author : United States. National Park Service
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Weapons and Equipment of Early American Soldiers written by United States. National Park Service and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Erik Goldstein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781931464710
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (647 download)
Download or read book The Swords of George Washington written by Erik Goldstein and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Arthur Wyllie
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1365431282
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (654 download)
Download or read book Price Guide to American Swords written by Arthur Wyllie and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-09-29 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to list every model of sword used in the United States, U.S. Military, Confederate and Fraternal, and their current prices. Complete grading guide and prices for two different grades along with production numbers and makers lists. An invaluable guide for the beginning and advanced collector alike.
Author : Mark Nutsch
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1637581548
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (375 download)
Download or read book Swords of Lightning written by Mark Nutsch and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first-person account of how a small band of Green Berets used horses and laser-guided missiles to overthrow the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan after 9/11. They landed in a dust storm so thick the chopper pilot used dead reckoning and a guess to find the ground. They were met by a band of heavily armed militiamen who didn’t understand a word they said. They climbed a mountain on horseback to meet the most ferocious warlord in Asia. They plotted a war of nineteenth-century maneuvers against a twenty-first-century foe. They saved babies and treated fevers, trekked through minefields, and waded through booby-trapped streams—sometimes past the mangled bodies of local tribesmen who’d shared food with them hours before. They found their enemy hiding in thick concrete bunkers, dodged bullets from machine-gun-laden pickup trucks, and survived ambushes launched with Russian tanks. They fought back with everything they had, from smart bombs to AK-47s. They overthrew a government, mediated blood feuds between rival commanders, and argued with generals and politicians thousands of miles away. The men they helped called them gods. One of their commanders called them devils. Hollywood called them the Horse Soldiers. They called themselves Green Berets—Special Forces ODA 595.
Author : Dilip Sarkar
Publisher : Air World
ISBN 13 : 1399014781
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Battle of Britain The Movie written by Dilip Sarkar and published by Air World. This book was released on 2023-06-30 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Released in 1969, the film Battle of Britain went on to become one of the most iconic war movies ever produced. The film drew many respected British actors to accept roles as key figures of the battle, including Sir Laurence Olivier as Hugh Dowding and Trevor Howard as Keith Park. It also starred Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer and Robert Shaw as squadron leaders. As well as its large all-star international cast, the film was notable for its spectacular flying sequences which were on a far grander scale than anything that had been seen on film before. At the time of its release, Battle of Britain was singled out for its efforts to portray the events of the summer of 1940 in great accuracy. To achieve this, Battle of Britain veterans such as Group Captain Tom Gleave, Wing Commander Robert Stanford Tuck, Wing Commander Douglas Bader, Squadron Leader BolesÅaw DrobiÅski and Luftwaffe General Adolf Galland were all involved as consultants. This detailed description of the making of the film is supported by a mouth-watering selection of pictures that were taken during the production stages. The images cover not only the many vintage aircraft used in the film, but also the airfields, the actors, and even the merchandise which accompanied the filmâs release in 1969 â plus a whole lot more. There are numerous air-to-air shots of the Spitfires, Messerschmitts, Hurricanes and Heinkels that were brought together for the film. There are also images that capture the moment that Battle of Britain veterans, some of whom were acting as consultants, visited the sets. Interviews with people who worked on the film, such as Hamish Mahaddie, John Blake and Ron Goodwin, among others, bring the story to life.
Author : David Ekbladh
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226820491
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (268 download)
Download or read book Plowshares Into Swords written by David Ekbladh and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2022-09-30 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: Knowledge in Exile -- The League Is the Thing: International Society's Super-University -- Plowshares into Swords: Knowledge, Weaponized -- Internationalist Dunkirk: International Society in Exile -- The Rover Boys of Reconstruction: International Society in the American World -- Coda: Great Leaps Forward.
Author : Daniel D. Hartzler
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1503530639
Total Pages : 591 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (35 download)
Download or read book American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords Volume Ii written by Daniel D. Hartzler and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-05-22 with total page 591 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication gives the sword enthusiast an opportunity to observe edged weapons made, for the most part, in the United States that display regional characteristics that often transcend state lines. The makers of these swords, many of whom were silversmiths as well, had learned the skills and peculiarities of their masters during apprenticeship before yielding to the desires of the shop owner as journeymen. Later, many of these often relocated to new localities, practicing their former traits before they could open their own establishment, where they would be free to exercise their own creative ingenuities. Mr. Hartzler has done an excellent job in ferreting out edged weapons, especially swords, and their makers from throughout the country and identifying who they were and where and when they were in business. His identification of the styles and characteristics of the various swords, as well as the region from which they came, will be immensely helpful to students in their future study of these weapons. His unique method of presentation, illustrating what state or region these weapons originated from, as well as their individual characteristics, elucidate the various styles and traits developed throughout the different areas. One can also follow the travels of a sword maker by the pattern of his products.
Author : Daniel D. Hartzler
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1503530515
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (35 download)
Download or read book American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords Volume I written by Daniel D. Hartzler and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-05-22 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication gives the sword enthusiast an opportunity to observe edged weapons made, for the most part, in the United States that display regional characteristics that often transcend state lines. The makers of these swords, many of whom were silversmiths as well, had learned the skills and peculiarities of their masters during apprenticeship before yielding to the desires of the shop owner as journeymen. Later, many of these often relocated to new localities, practicing their former traits before they could open their own establishment, where they would be free to exercise their own creative ingenuities. Mr. Hartzler has done an excellent job in ferreting out edged weapons, especially swords, and their makers from throughout the country and identifying who they were and where and when they were in business. His identification of the styles and characteristics of the various swords, as well as the region from which they came, will be immensely helpful to students in their future study of these weapons. His unique method of presentation, illustrating what state or region these weapons originated from, as well as their individual characteristics, elucidate the various styles and traits developed throughout the different areas. One can also follow the travels of a sword maker by the pattern of his products.
Author : Michael Bradley
Publisher : Manor House Publishing Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780973647747
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (477 download)
Download or read book Swords at Sunset written by Michael Bradley and published by Manor House Publishing Incorporated. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "... an astonishing work of speculative non-fiction." - from the Foreword by John Robert Colombo "... a Grail tale to beat them all." - Mike Strobel, The Toronto Sun Swords at Sunset is Michael Bradley's bestselling non-fiction exploration of Holy Grail adventurers in North America from 1398 to 1571 (the author's research skills were also put to good use in the movie The Da Vinci Code). Bradley draws on evidence in The Book of Mormon and recently discovered artefacts from Lake Memphremagog and Niagara region to offer a convincing argument that communities of Grail refugees - who had fled the Inquisition in Europe - were established in Niagara and Vermont before being defeated by Native tribes in 1571. Swords at Sunset also examines the origins of man and the concept of the Holy Grail, offering a new and different perspective of the Western religious history that has shaped so much of the entire world's history. The book presents a thought-provoking interpretation that will astonish and intrigue.
Author : John D. Hamilton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781931464383
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (643 download)
Download or read book The American Fraternal Sword written by John D. Hamilton and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors demonstrate that American fraternal organizations played a greater role in American society than arms collectors may have been aware. The authors' explanatory discussion and commentary, with its wealth of revealing material about these long-overlooked symbols of arms, power, and bravery-- coupled with a prodigious selection of photographic illustrations and drawings of original designs and patents for diverse variations of the swords-- should prove of interest to a broad cross-section of the collecting community. Learn how to tell rare swords from common ones. Nearly 600 swords are shown-- all arranged by organization. Includes a directory of makers, organizations and insignia.
Author : John H. Thillmann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781931464314
Total Pages : 607 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (643 download)
Download or read book Civil War Army Swords written by John H. Thillmann and published by . This book was released on 2008-01 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
