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• 1: The Fall of the Ottomans: 1 of 12: The Great War in the Middle East. by Eugene Rogan

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  Mar 18 2019

  Photo:Ottoman wrestlers in the gardens of Topkapı Palace, in the 19th century anonymous Greek artist, ca. 1809 - https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O916908/gures-or-a-greased-wrestling-watercolour-anonymous-greek-artist/ A game of oil wrestling (Turkish: güres) in the gardens of the Topkapi Palace Public Domain File:Oil wrestling match in the gardens of the Sultan's Palace.jpg Created: circa 1809 date QS:P,+1809-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 The Fall of the Ottomans: 1 of 12: The Great War in the Middle East. by Eugene Rogan https://www.amazon.com/Fall-Ottomans-Great-Middle-East/dp/0465097421/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1524072317&sr=1-1&keywords=rogan+ottomans "To have written a page-turner as well as an accurate and comprehensive history of the Ottoman struggle for survival is a remarkable achievement." --Wall Street Journal By 1914 the powers of Europe were sliding inexorably toward war, and they pulled the Middle East along with them into one of the most destructive conflicts in human history. In The Fall of the Ottomans, award-winning historian Eugene Rogan brings the First World War and its immediate aftermath in the Middle East to vivid life, uncovering the often ignored story of the region's crucial role in the conflict. Unlike the static killing fields of the Western Front, the war in the Middle East was fast-moving and unpredictable, with the Turks inflicting decisive defeats on the Entente in Gallipoli, Mesopotamia, and Gaza before the tide of battle turned in the Allies' favor. The postwar settlement led to the partition of Ottoman lands, laying the groundwork for the ongoing conflicts that continue to plague the modern Arab world. A sweeping narrative of battles and political intrigue from Gallipoli to Arabia, The Fall of the Ottomans is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the Great War and the making of the modern Middle East....more

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• 2: The Fall of the Ottomans: 2 of 12: The Great War in the Middle East. by Eugene Rogan

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  Mar 18 2019

  Photo:Istanbul observatory of Taqi ad-Din in 1577 Anonymous Ottoman artist 1577 - Cahiers de Science et Vie No114 Istambulobservatoryin_1577 Public Domain File:Istambul observatory in 1577.jpg Created: 31 December 1576 The Fall of the Ottomans: 2 of 12: The Great War in the Middle East. by Eugene Rogan https://www.amazon.com/Fall-Ottomans-Great-Middle-East/dp/0465097421/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1524072317&sr=1-1&keywords=rogan+ottomans "To have written a page-turner as well as an accurate and comprehensive history of the Ottoman struggle for survival is a remarkable achievement." --Wall Street Journal By 1914 the powers of Europe were sliding inexorably toward war, and they pulled the Middle East along with them into one of the most destructive conflicts in human history. In The Fall of the Ottomans, award-winning historian Eugene Rogan brings the First World War and its immediate aftermath in the Middle East to vivid life, uncovering the often ignored story of the region's crucial role in the conflict. Unlike the static killing fields of the Western Front, the war in the Middle East was fast-moving and unpredictable, with the Turks inflicting decisive defeats on the Entente in Gallipoli, Mesopotamia, and Gaza before the tide of battle turned in the Allies' favor. The postwar settlement led to the partition of Ottoman lands, laying the groundwork for the ongoing conflicts that continue to plague the modern Arab world. A sweeping narrative of battles and political intrigue from Gallipoli to Arabia, The Fall of the Ottomans is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the Great War and the making of the modern Middle East....more

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• 3: The Fall of the Ottomans: 3 of 12: The Great War in the Middle East. by Eugene Rogan

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  Mar 18 2019

  Photo:Turkish women baking bread, 1790 François-Marie Rosset - Bibliothèque nationale de France Femmes Turcs turques de Serquin, leur manière de faire leur pain - Syrie Public Domain File:François-Marie Rosset - Femmes Turcs turques de Serquin, leur manière de faire leur pain - Syrie - 1790.jpg Created: 31 December 1789 The Fall of the Ottomans: 3 of 12: The Great War in the Middle East. by Eugene Rogan https://www.amazon.com/Fall-Ottomans-Great-Middle-East/dp/0465097421/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1524072317&sr=1-1&keywords=rogan+ottomans "To have written a page-turner as well as an accurate and comprehensive history of the Ottoman struggle for survival is a remarkable achievement." --Wall Street Journal By 1914 the powers of Europe were sliding inexorably toward war, and they pulled the Middle East along with them into one of the most destructive conflicts in human history. In The Fall of the Ottomans, award-winning historian Eugene Rogan brings the First World War and its immediate aftermath in the Middle East to vivid life, uncovering the often ignored story of the region's crucial role in the conflict. Unlike the static killing fields of the Western Front, the war in the Middle East was fast-moving and unpredictable, with the Turks inflicting decisive defeats on the Entente in Gallipoli, Mesopotamia, and Gaza before the tide of battle turned in the Allies' favor. The postwar settlement led to the partition of Ottoman lands, laying the groundwork for the ongoing conflicts that continue to plague the modern Arab world. A sweeping narrative of battles and political intrigue from Gallipoli to Arabia, The Fall of the Ottomans is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the Great War and the making of the modern Middle East....more

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• 4: The Fall of the Ottomans: 4 of 12: The Great War in the Middle East. by Eugene Rogan

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  Mar 18 2019

  Photo:Enjoying coffee at the harem painter unknown (French School) - Pera Museum Enjoying Coffee; oil on canvas, 112 x 101.5 cm. Permission details This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or less. You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.View more Public Domainview terms File:Enjoying Coffee Pera Museum 2 b.jpg Created: first half of the 18th century The Fall of the Ottomans: 4 of 12: The Great War in the Middle East. by Eugene Rogan https://www.amazon.com/Fall-Ottomans-Great-Middle-East/dp/0465097421/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1524072317&sr=1-1&keywords=rogan+ottomans "To have written a page-turner as well as an accurate and comprehensive history of the Ottoman struggle for survival is a remarkable achievement." --Wall Street Journal By 1914 the powers of Europe were sliding inexorably toward war, and they pulled the Middle East along with them into one of the most destructive conflicts in human history. In The Fall of the Ottomans, award-winning historian Eugene Rogan brings the First World War and its immediate aftermath in the Middle East to vivid life, uncovering the often ignored story of the region's crucial role in the conflict. Unlike the static killing fields of the Western Front, the war in the Middle East was fast-moving and unpredictable, with the Turks inflicting decisive defeats on the Entente in Gallipoli, Mesopotamia, and Gaza before the tide of battle turned in the Allies' favor. The postwar settlement led to the partition of Ottoman lands, laying the groundwork for the ongoing conflicts that continue to plague the modern Arab world. A sweeping narrative of battles and political intrigue from Gallipoli to Arabia, The Fall of the Ottomans is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the Great War and the making of the modern Middle East....more

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• 5: The Fall of the Ottomans: 5 of 12: The Great War in the Middle East. by Eugene Rogan

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  Mar 18 2019

  Photo:Miniature from Surname-i Vehbi showing the Mehteran, the music band of the Janissaries Abdulcelil Levni - Badisches Landesmuseum The music band of the Janissaries called mehterhane. They accompanied the company into battle and would play music according to the rhythm of the battle. The music was also used as a way of communication, such as retreat or attack. Ottoman miniature painting, from the "Surname-ı Vehbi" (fol. 171b). Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi, Istanbul. Permission details This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason: This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or less. You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain". This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details.View more Public Domainview terms File:Surname 171b.jpg Created: 31 December 1719 The Fall of the Ottomans: 5 of 12: The Great War in the Middle East. by Eugene Rogan https://www.amazon.com/Fall-Ottomans-Great-Middle-East/dp/0465097421/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1524072317&sr=1-1&keywords=rogan+ottomans "To have written a page-turner as well as an accurate and comprehensive history of the Ottoman struggle for survival is a remarkable achievement." --Wall Street Journal By 1914 the powers of Europe were sliding inexorably toward war, and they pulled the Middle East along with them into one of the most destructive conflicts in human history. In The Fall of the Ottomans, award-winning historian Eugene Rogan brings the First World War and its immediate aftermath in the Middle East to vivid life, uncovering the often ignored story of the region's crucial role in the conflict. Unlike the static killing fields of the Western Front, the war in the Middle East was fast-moving and unpredictable, with the Turks inflicting decisive defeats on the Entente in Gallipoli, Mesopotamia, and Gaza before the tide of battle turned in the Allies' favor. The postwar settlement led to the partition of Ottoman lands, laying the groundwork for the ongoing conflicts that continue to plague the modern Arab world. A sweeping narrative of battles and political intrigue from Gallipoli to Arabia, The Fall of the Ottomans is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the Great War and the making of the modern Middle East....more

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• 6: The Fall of the Ottomans: 6 of 12: The Great War in the Middle East. by Eugene Rogan

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  Mar 18 2019

  Photo:Ottoman miniature painters Ottoman miniature painter - Badisches Landesmuseum Painting atelier of the Sultan. The miniature shows the author, probably the court chronicler Talikizade, caligraphist and miniature painter working on the "Shahname" for Mehmet III (ruled 1595-1603). The painter on the left is Nakkaş Hasan, who is working on a scene of the capitulation of Eger Castle. Ottoman miniature painter. Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi, Istanbul (Inv. 1609/74a). Public Domain File:Ottoman miniature painters.jpg Created: between 1595 and 1603 date QS:P,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1595-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1603-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 The Fall of the Ottomans: 6 of 12: The Great War in the Middle East. by Eugene Rogan https://www.amazon.com/Fall-Ottomans-Great-Middle-East/dp/0465097421/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1524072317&sr=1-1&keywords=rogan+ottomans "To have written a page-turner as well as an accurate and comprehensive history of the Ottoman struggle for survival is a remarkable achievement." --Wall Street Journal By 1914 the powers of Europe were sliding inexorably toward war, and they pulled the Middle East along with them into one of the most destructive conflicts in human history. In The Fall of the Ottomans, award-winning historian Eugene Rogan brings the First World War and its immediate aftermath in the Middle East to vivid life, uncovering the often ignored story of the region's crucial role in the conflict. Unlike the static killing fields of the Western Front, the war in the Middle East was fast-moving and unpredictable, with the Turks inflicting decisive defeats on the Entente in Gallipoli, Mesopotamia, and Gaza before the tide of battle turned in the Allies' favor. The postwar settlement led to the partition of Ottoman lands, laying the groundwork for the ongoing conflicts that continue to plague the modern Arab world. A sweeping narrative of battles and political intrigue from Gallipoli to Arabia, The Fall of the Ottomans is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the Great War and the making of the modern Middle East....more

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• 7: The Fall of the Ottomans: 7 of 12: The Great War in the Middle East. by Eugene Rogan

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  Mar 18 2019

  Photo:Mehmed the Conqueror and Patriarch Gennadius II 18th century Greek iconographer - Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople Gennadios Scholarios with Mehmet II Public Domain File:Gennadios II and Mehmed II.jpg The Fall of the Ottomans: 7 of 12: The Great War in the Middle East. by Eugene Rogan https://www.amazon.com/Fall-Ottomans-Great-Middle-East/dp/0465097421/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1524072317&sr=1-1&keywords=rogan+ottomans "To have written a page-turner as well as an accurate and comprehensive history of the Ottoman struggle for survival is a remarkable achievement." --Wall Street Journal By 1914 the powers of Europe were sliding inexorably toward war, and they pulled the Middle East along with them into one of the most destructive conflicts in human history. In The Fall of the Ottomans, award-winning historian Eugene Rogan brings the First World War and its immediate aftermath in the Middle East to vivid life, uncovering the often ignored story of the region's crucial role in the conflict. Unlike the static killing fields of the Western Front, the war in the Middle East was fast-moving and unpredictable, with the Turks inflicting decisive defeats on the Entente in Gallipoli, Mesopotamia, and Gaza before the tide of battle turned in the Allies' favor. The postwar settlement led to the partition of Ottoman lands, laying the groundwork for the ongoing conflicts that continue to plague the modern Arab world. A sweeping narrative of battles and political intrigue from Gallipoli to Arabia, The Fall of the Ottomans is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the Great War and the making of the modern Middle East....more

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• 8: The Fall of the Ottomans: 8 of 12: The Great War in the Middle East. by Eugene Rogan

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  Mar 18 2019

  Photo:Calligraphic writing on a fritware tile, depicting the names of God, Muhammad and the first caliphs, c. 1727[185] Gavin.collins - Own work Arabic writing on a fritware tile, depicting the names of God, Muhammad and the first caliphs. Istanbul, Turkey, c. 1727. Islamic Middle East, room 42, Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Museum no. 1756-1892 [1]. Public Domain File:Tile with Calligraphy.JPG Created: 27 February 2010 The Fall of the Ottomans: 8 of 12: The Great War in the Middle East. by Eugene Rogan https://www.amazon.com/Fall-Ottomans-Great-Middle-East/dp/0465097421/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1524072317&sr=1-1&keywords=rogan+ottomans "To have written a page-turner as well as an accurate and comprehensive history of the Ottoman struggle for survival is a remarkable achievement." --Wall Street Journal By 1914 the powers of Europe were sliding inexorably toward war, and they pulled the Middle East along with them into one of the most destructive conflicts in human history. In The Fall of the Ottomans, award-winning historian Eugene Rogan brings the First World War and its immediate aftermath in the Middle East to vivid life, uncovering the often ignored story of the region's crucial role in the conflict. Unlike the static killing fields of the Western Front, the war in the Middle East was fast-moving and unpredictable, with the Turks inflicting decisive defeats on the Entente in Gallipoli, Mesopotamia, and Gaza before the tide of battle turned in the Allies' favor. The postwar settlement led to the partition of Ottoman lands, laying the groundwork for the ongoing conflicts that continue to plague the modern Arab world. A sweeping narrative of battles and political intrigue from Gallipoli to Arabia, The Fall of the Ottomans is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the Great War and the making of the modern Middle East....more

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• 9: The Fall of the Ottomans: 9 of 12: The Great War in the Middle East. by Eugene Rogan

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  Mar 18 2019

  Photo:A European bronze medal from the period of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, 1481  Costanzo da Ferrara - www.nga.gov : Home : Info Sultan of the Ottoman Empire; Mehmed II (Mehmed the Conqueror) (1432-1481). Public Domain File:Mehmed the Conqueror (1432 –1481).jpg The Fall of the Ottomans: 9 of 12: The Great War in the Middle East. by Eugene Rogan https://www.amazon.com/Fall-Ottomans-Great-Middle-East/dp/0465097421/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1524072317&sr=1-1&keywords=rogan+ottomans "To have written a page-turner as well as an accurate and comprehensive history of the Ottoman struggle for survival is a remarkable achievement." --Wall Street Journal By 1914 the powers of Europe were sliding inexorably toward war, and they pulled the Middle East along with them into one of the most destructive conflicts in human history. In The Fall of the Ottomans, award-winning historian Eugene Rogan brings the First World War and its immediate aftermath in the Middle East to vivid life, uncovering the often ignored story of the region's crucial role in the conflict. Unlike the static killing fields of the Western Front, the war in the Middle East was fast-moving and unpredictable, with the Turks inflicting decisive defeats on the Entente in Gallipoli, Mesopotamia, and Gaza before the tide of battle turned in the Allies' favor. The postwar settlement led to the partition of Ottoman lands, laying the groundwork for the ongoing conflicts that continue to plague the modern Arab world. A sweeping narrative of battles and political intrigue from Gallipoli to Arabia, The Fall of the Ottomans is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the Great War and the making of the modern Middle East....more

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• 10: The Fall of the Ottomans: 10 of 12: The Great War in the Middle East. by Eugene Rogan

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  Mar 18 2019

  Photo:A German postcard depicting the Ottoman Navy at the Golden Horn in the early stages of World War I. At top left is a portrait of Sultan Mehmed V. Unknown - may have been http://www.deutsche-schutzgebiete.de/mittelmeerdivisionsouchon.htm > File The Ottoman Navy at the Golden Horn in Istanbul, with the image of Sultan Mehmed V at top left. German postcard from the beginning of World War I. Public Domain File:Ottoman Navy at the Golden Horn.jpg The Fall of the Ottomans: 10 of 12: The Great War in the Middle East. by Eugene Rogan https://www.amazon.com/Fall-Ottomans-Great-Middle-East/dp/0465097421/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1524072317&sr=1-1&keywords=rogan+ottomans "To have written a page-turner as well as an accurate and comprehensive history of the Ottoman struggle for survival is a remarkable achievement." --Wall Street Journal By 1914 the powers of Europe were sliding inexorably toward war, and they pulled the Middle East along with them into one of the most destructive conflicts in human history. In The Fall of the Ottomans, award-winning historian Eugene Rogan brings the First World War and its immediate aftermath in the Middle East to vivid life, uncovering the often ignored story of the region's crucial role in the conflict. Unlike the static killing fields of the Western Front, the war in the Middle East was fast-moving and unpredictable, with the Turks inflicting decisive defeats on the Entente in Gallipoli, Mesopotamia, and Gaza before the tide of battle turned in the Allies' favor. The postwar settlement led to the partition of Ottoman lands, laying the groundwork for the ongoing conflicts that continue to plague the modern Arab world. A sweeping narrative of battles and political intrigue from Gallipoli to Arabia, The Fall of the Ottomans is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the Great War and the making of the modern Middle East....more

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• 11: The Fall of the Ottomans: 11 of 12: The Great War in the Middle East. by Eugene Rogan

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  Mar 18 2019

  Photo:The Ottoman Imperial Army in 1900 Unknown - From French encyclopedia "Nouveau Larousse Illustre", 1902 edition The Imperial Ottoman army in circa 1900 Permission details This work was published before January 1, 1924 and it is anonymous or pseudonymous due to unknown authorship. It is in the public domain in the United States as well as countries and areas where the copyright terms of anonymous or pseudonymous works are 95 years or less since publication.View more Public Domainview terms File:Soldiers 1900.png The Fall of the Ottomans: 11 of 12: The Great War in the Middle East. by Eugene Rogan https://www.amazon.com/Fall-Ottomans-Great-Middle-East/dp/0465097421/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1524072317&sr=1-1&keywords=rogan+ottomans "To have written a page-turner as well as an accurate and comprehensive history of the Ottoman struggle for survival is a remarkable achievement." --Wall Street Journal By 1914 the powers of Europe were sliding inexorably toward war, and they pulled the Middle East along with them into one of the most destructive conflicts in human history. In The Fall of the Ottomans, award-winning historian Eugene Rogan brings the First World War and its immediate aftermath in the Middle East to vivid life, uncovering the often ignored story of the region's crucial role in the conflict. Unlike the static killing fields of the Western Front, the war in the Middle East was fast-moving and unpredictable, with the Turks inflicting decisive defeats on the Entente in Gallipoli, Mesopotamia, and Gaza before the tide of battle turned in the Allies' favor. The postwar settlement led to the partition of Ottoman lands, laying the groundwork for the ongoing conflicts that continue to plague the modern Arab world. A sweeping narrative of battles and political intrigue from Gallipoli to Arabia, The Fall of the Ottomans is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the Great War and the making of the modern Middle East....more

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• 12: The Fall of the Ottomans: 12 of 12: The Great War in the Middle East. by Eugene Rogan

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  Mar 18 2019

  Photo:Ottoman sipahis in battle, holding the crescent banner (by Józef Brandt) Józef Brandt - Image source: http://www.pinakoteka.zascianek.pl/Brandt/Brandt_5.htm Sipahis of the Ottoman Empire at Vienna. Ottoman Sipahis in battle holding the Crescent Banner (by Józef Brandt). "Battle over the Turkish banner", oil on canvas 1905. Probably 16th-17th century, during one of the conflicts between Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire. Public Domain File:Walka o sztandar turecki.jpg Created: 1905date QS:P571,+1905-00- The Fall of the Ottomans: 12 of 12: The Great War in the Middle East. by Eugene Rogan https://www.amazon.com/Fall-Ottomans-Great-Middle-East/dp/0465097421/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1524072317&sr=1-1&keywords=rogan+ottomans "To have written a page-turner as well as an accurate and comprehensive history of the Ottoman struggle for survival is a remarkable achievement." --Wall Street Journal By 1914 the powers of Europe were sliding inexorably toward war, and they pulled the Middle East along with them into one of the most destructive conflicts in human history. In The Fall of the Ottomans, award-winning historian Eugene Rogan brings the First World War and its immediate aftermath in the Middle East to vivid life, uncovering the often ignored story of the region's crucial role in the conflict. Unlike the static killing fields of the Western Front, the war in the Middle East was fast-moving and unpredictable, with the Turks inflicting decisive defeats on the Entente in Gallipoli, Mesopotamia, and Gaza before the tide of battle turned in the Allies' favor. The postwar settlement led to the partition of Ottoman lands, laying the groundwork for the ongoing conflicts that continue to plague the modern Arab world. A sweeping narrative of battles and political intrigue from Gallipoli to Arabia, The Fall of the Ottomans is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the Great War and the making of the modern Middle East....more

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• On the Road to Baku: America's Black Sea Fleet: 1 of 4: The U.S. Navy Amidst War and Revolution, 1919-1923 by Robert Shenk (Author)

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  Mar 17 2019

  Photo: Ivan Aivazovsky (1817–1900) Blue pencil.svg wikidata:Q181568 s:hy:Հեղինակ:Հովհաննես Այվազովսկի q:hy:Հովհաննես Այվազովսկի Title  English: Storm over the Black Sea Object type painting Date 1893 Medium oil on canvas Dimensions Height: 53.5 cm (21 ″); Width: 84.5 cm (33.2 ″) Collection Private collection Object history Sotheby's London, The Russian Sale, 19 May 2005, lot 8 Inscriptions signed in Cyrillic and dated 1893 l.l.; further signed in Cyrillic on reverse Source/Photographer [1] Permission (Reusing this file)  Public domain  This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or less. On the Road to Baku: America's Black Sea Fleet: 1 of 4: The U.S. Navy Amidst War and Revolution, 1919-1923 by Robert Shenk (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Americas-Black-Sea-Fleet-Revolution/dp/168247187X Drawing on previously untapped sources, Robert Shenk offers a revealing portrait of America's small Black Sea fleet in the years following World War I. In a high-tempo series of operations throughout the Black and Aegean Seas and the eastern Mediterranean, this small force of destroyers and other naval vessels responded ably to several major international crises. Home-ported in Constantinople, U.S. Navy ships helped evacuate some 150,000 White Russians during the last days of the Russian Revolution; coordinated the visits of the Hoover grain ships to ports in southern Russia where millions were suffering a horrendous famine; reported on the terrible death marches endured by the Greeks of the Pontus region of Turkey; and conducted the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of Greek and Armenian refugees from burning Smyrna, the cataclysmic conclusion of the Turkish Nationalist Revolution. After Smyrna, the destroyers escorted Greek steamers in their rescue of ethnic Christian civilians being expelled from all the ports of Anatolian Turkey. Shenk's incisive depiction of Adm. Mark Bristol as both head of U.S. naval forces and America's chief diplomat in the region helps to make this book the first-ever comprehensive account of a vital but little-known naval undertaking....more

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• On the Road to Baku: America's Black Sea Fleet: 2 of 4: The U.S. Navy Amidst War and Revolution, 1919-1923 by Robert Shenk (Author)

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  Mar 17 2019

  Photo:Ivan Aivazovsky (1817–1900) Blue pencil.svg wikidata:Q181568 s:hy:Հեղինակ:Հովհաննես Այվազովսկի q:hy:Հովհաննես Այվազովսկի Object type painting Description  English: Black Sea Fleet in the Bay of Theodosia, just before the Crimean War Date 1890 Medium oil on canvas Dimensions Height: 53 cm (20.8 ″); Width: 107 cm (42.1 ″) Collection  Feodosia National Gallery I. K. Aivazovsky Blue pencil.svg wikidata:Q4314838 Current location  Feodosiya Source/Photographer http://lj.rossia.org/users/john_petrov/500773.html Permission (Reusing this file)  This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. On the Road to Baku: America's Black Sea Fleet: 2 of 4: The U.S. Navy Amidst War and Revolution, 1919-1923 by Robert Shenk (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Americas-Black-Sea-Fleet-Revolution/dp/168247187X Drawing on previously untapped sources, Robert Shenk offers a revealing portrait of America's small Black Sea fleet in the years following World War I. In a high-tempo series of operations throughout the Black and Aegean Seas and the eastern Mediterranean, this small force of destroyers and other naval vessels responded ably to several major international crises. Home-ported in Constantinople, U.S. Navy ships helped evacuate some 150,000 White Russians during the last days of the Russian Revolution; coordinated the visits of the Hoover grain ships to ports in southern Russia where millions were suffering a horrendous famine; reported on the terrible death marches endured by the Greeks of the Pontus region of Turkey; and conducted the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of Greek and Armenian refugees from burning Smyrna, the cataclysmic conclusion of the Turkish Nationalist Revolution. After Smyrna, the destroyers escorted Greek steamers in their rescue of ethnic Christian civilians being expelled from all the ports of Anatolian Turkey. Shenk's incisive depiction of Adm. Mark Bristol as both head of U.S. naval forces and America's chief diplomat in the region helps to make this book the first-ever comprehensive account of a vital but little-known naval undertaking....more

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• On the Road to Baku: America's Black Sea Fleet: 3 of 4: The U.S. Navy Amidst War and Revolution, 1919-1923 by Robert Shenk (Author)

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  Mar 17 2019

  Photo: Ivan Aivazovsky (1817–1900) Blue pencil.svg wikidata:Q181568 s:hy:Հեղինակ:Հովհաննես Այվազովսկի q:hy:Հովհաննես Այվազովսկի Object type painting Description  English: The Harbor at Odessa on the Black Sea Date 1855 Medium oil on canvas Source/Photographer Unknown Other versions  Aivasovsky Ivan Constantinovich The Harbor At Odessa On The Black Sea.jpg Licensing[edit] This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. On the Road to Baku: America's Black Sea Fleet: 3 of 4: The U.S. Navy Amidst War and Revolution, 1919-1923 by Robert Shenk (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Americas-Black-Sea-Fleet-Revolution/dp/168247187X Drawing on previously untapped sources, Robert Shenk offers a revealing portrait of America's small Black Sea fleet in the years following World War I. In a high-tempo series of operations throughout the Black and Aegean Seas and the eastern Mediterranean, this small force of destroyers and other naval vessels responded ably to several major international crises. Home-ported in Constantinople, U.S. Navy ships helped evacuate some 150,000 White Russians during the last days of the Russian Revolution; coordinated the visits of the Hoover grain ships to ports in southern Russia where millions were suffering a horrendous famine; reported on the terrible death marches endured by the Greeks of the Pontus region of Turkey; and conducted the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of Greek and Armenian refugees from burning Smyrna, the cataclysmic conclusion of the Turkish Nationalist Revolution. After Smyrna, the destroyers escorted Greek steamers in their rescue of ethnic Christian civilians being expelled from all the ports of Anatolian Turkey. Shenk's incisive depiction of Adm. Mark Bristol as both head of U.S. naval forces and America's chief diplomat in the region helps to make this book the first-ever comprehensive account of a vital but little-known naval undertaking....more

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• On the Road to Baku: America's Black Sea Fleet: 4 of 4: The U.S. Navy Amidst War and Revolution, 1919-1923 by Robert Shenk (Author)

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  Mar 17 2019

  Photo:Crimean War - image from atlas published in 1912. Source: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/ward1912/blackseacrimeanwar.jpg, http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/ward_1912.html Public domain  This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. On the Road to Baku: America's Black Sea Fleet: 4 of 4: The U.S. Navy Amidst War and Revolution, 1919-1923 by Robert Shenk (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Americas-Black-Sea-Fleet-Revolution/dp/168247187X Drawing on previously untapped sources, Robert Shenk offers a revealing portrait of America's small Black Sea fleet in the years following World War I. In a high-tempo series of operations throughout the Black and Aegean Seas and the eastern Mediterranean, this small force of destroyers and other naval vessels responded ably to several major international crises. Home-ported in Constantinople, U.S. Navy ships helped evacuate some 150,000 White Russians during the last days of the Russian Revolution; coordinated the visits of the Hoover grain ships to ports in southern Russia where millions were suffering a horrendous famine; reported on the terrible death marches endured by the Greeks of the Pontus region of Turkey; and conducted the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of Greek and Armenian refugees from burning Smyrna, the cataclysmic conclusion of the Turkish Nationalist Revolution. After Smyrna, the destroyers escorted Greek steamers in their rescue of ethnic Christian civilians being expelled from all the ports of Anatolian Turkey. Shenk's incisive depiction of Adm. Mark Bristol as both head of U.S. naval forces and America's chief diplomat in the region helps to make this book the first-ever comprehensive account of a vital but little-known naval undertaking....more

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• Crow Planet: 1 of 2: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness by Lyanda Lynn Haupt.

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  Mar 17 2019

  Photo:The Hawaiian crow is extinct in the wild as a result of habitat loss and other factors. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - This image originates from the National Digital Library of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service at this page This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. See Category:Images from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. FWS.gov National Digital Library: WO-2879-15 Hawaiian Crow (Corvus hawaiiensis). Public Domain File:Corvus hawaiiensis FWS.jpg Created: 12 February 2005 Crow Planet: 1 of 2: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness by Lyanda Lynn Haupt. http://www.amazon.com/Crow-Planet-Essential-Wisdom-Wilderness/dp/0316019119/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1457314566&sr=1-1&keywords=haupt+crow "If you live in a city and want to expand your awareness of the natural world, CROW PLANET would be a compelling and inspirational book. If you love or hate or are mystified by crows, it is an essential one."―Joseph Bednarik, The Oregonian...more

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• Crow Planet: 2 of 2: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness by Lyanda Lynn Haupt.

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  Mar 17 2019

  Photo:Eurasian magpie, Pica pica Benutzer123 at German Wikipedia (Original text: Benutzer123 @ de.wikipedia.org) - Transferred from de.wikipedia to Commons. (Original text: selbst) Magpie (Pica pica) in flight Public Domain File:Elster wikipedia2.jpg Created: 2 April 2007 Crow Planet: 2 of 2: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness by Lyanda Lynn Haupt. http://www.amazon.com/Crow-Planet-Essential-Wisdom-Wilderness/dp/0316019119/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1457314566&sr=1-1&keywords=haupt+crow "If you live in a city and want to expand your awareness of the natural world, CROW PLANET would be a compelling and inspirational book. If you love or hate or are mystified by crows, it is an essential one."―Joseph Bednarik, The Oregonian...more

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• On the Road to Baku: What is the mission of the sovereign wealth fund of Azerbaijan? Nargiz Nasrullayeva-Muduroglu, Adviser to the CEO, State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

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  Mar 17 2019

  Photo:Sediment of the pipe into the well. Petroleum industry. Baku. Осадка трубы в скважину. Нефтяной промысел. Баку. label_outline Tags российская империяrussian empirerussiaроссияbakuбакунефтяная индустрияoil industryнефтьazerbaijan date_range Date 1875 - 1900 collections In Collections Baku - Баку Baku, the capital and commercial hub of Azerbaijan, is a low-lying city with coastline along the Caspian Sea. It's famed for its medieval walled old city, which contains the Palace of the Shirvanshahs, a vast royal complex, and the iconic stone Maiden Tower. create Source Romanov Empire - Империя Романовых link Link https://www.romanovempire.org copyright Copyright info No known copyright restrictions On the Road to Baku: What is the mission of the sovereign wealth fund of Azerbaijan? Nargiz Nasrullayeva-Muduroglu, Adviser to the CEO, State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan....more

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• On the Road to Baku: The rise of the Southern Gas Corridor. Elshad Nassirov, Vice-president Marketing and Investments, SOCAR. @MonicaCrowley

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  Mar 17 2019

  Photo:The view of central Baku from the Caspian Sea. Вид центрального Баку со стороны Каспийского моря. label_outline Tags российская империяrussian empirerussiaроссияbakuбакуazerbaijan date_range Date 1875 - 1900 collections In Collections Baku - Баку Baku, the capital and commercial hub of Azerbaijan, is a low-lying city with coastline along the Caspian Sea. It's famed for its medieval walled old city, which contains the Palace of the Shirvanshahs, a vast royal complex, and the iconic stone Maiden Tower. create Source Romanov Empire - Империя Романовых link Link https://www.romanovempire.org copyright Copyright info No known copyright restrictions On the Road to Baku: The rise of the Southern Gas Corridor.  Elshad Nassirov, Vice-president Marketing and Investments, SOCAR.  @MonicaCrowley...more

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• On the road to Baku: Prosperity and reform lead to growing government revenue for national projects. Mikayil Jabbarov, Minister of Taxes.

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  Mar 17 2019

  Photo: Coat of arms of Azerbaijan Zscout370 (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CoatofarmsofAzerbaijan.svg) - http://www.meclis.gov.az/?/az/topcontent/20 Public Domain File:Emblem of Azerbaijan.svg Created: 1 September 2007 On the road to Baku: Prosperity and reform lead to growing government revenue for national projects. Mikayil Jabbarov, Minister of Taxes.

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• #TheScalaReport From France to California, government regulators prepare to make war on the digital business plan. Chris Riegel, CEO Scala.com #ScalaAPS @STRATACACHE @ScalaInc

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  Mar 17 2019

  Photo:Pierre Patel (1604–1676) Blue pencil.svg wikidata:Q2749608 Pierre Patel: Q42674488 Object type painting Description  Deutsch: Schloss Versailles im Jahr 1668; Öl auf Leinwand, Château de Versailles English: The Palace of Versailles circa 1668, as painted by Pierre Patel (Versailles Museum). The Grand Trianon, begun in 1670, is not depicted. Français : Le Château de Versailles en 1668; huile sur toile, château de Versailles Date circa 1668 Medium oil on canvas Collection  Museum of the History of France Blue pencil.svg wikidata:Q3329787 Accession number  MV 765 (Museum of the History of France) INV 8790 References Joconde database: entry 000PE004607 Authority control  wikidata:Q42674488: Q42674488 Joconde: 000PE004607 Source/Photographer http://www.banqueimages.crcv.fr/fullscreenimage.aspx?rank=1&numero=MV765 Other versions  Derivative works of this file: Versailles, Patel, 1668.png detail from this file Palace of Versailles.gif Versailles door Pierre Patel rond 1650.jpg Palace of Versailles Blue pencil.svg wikidata:Q2946 Licensing[edit] This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art #TheScalaReport From France to California, government regulators prepare to make war on the digital business plan. Chris Riegel, CEO Scala.com #ScalaAPS @STRATACACHE @ScalaInc fhttps://www.ft.com/content/34c37f38-3ffd-11e9-b896-fe36ec32aece?accessToken=zwAAAWmA-iUYkc80w384P_0R6dO4lv427DKuzg.MEUCIQC3Co4n2nyogp0-3VxnAv0-ybNXq0diuAXcLd-pjgmQJwIgPVWZooULT5kSNit-rfdIssLJVzM0q66TXHzmehEaB0k&sharetype=gift?token=1d292a94-3508-4ef6-a0bc-efda992d2a00...more

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• Philosophizing with @VDHanson. 1 of 2: The Case for Trump Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Victor Davis Hanson (Author), David Lertham (Narrator), Hachette Audio (Publisher). @MonicaCrowley Christopher Nixon Cox.

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  Mar 17 2019

  Photo:English: Screenshot of Grace Kelly and Gary Cooper from the trailer of the film w:en:High Noon Date 1952 Source w:en:High Noon trailer Trailer is at IMDB with no copyright notice in it. Author Trailer screenshot Permission (Reusing this file)  Licencing information: [1] and [2] PD-icon.svg This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1924 and 1977 without a copyright notice.  Philosophizing with @VDHanson. 1 of 2: The Case for Trump Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Victor Davis Hanson (Author), David Lertham (Narrator), Hachette Audio (Publisher). @MonicaCrowley Christopher Nixon Cox. https://www.amazon.com/The-Case-for-Trump/dp/B07MVK4KX9/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=1552793532&sr=1-1 From an award-winning historian and regular Fox contributor, the true story of how Donald Trump has become one of the most successful presidents in history - and why America needs him now more than ever. In The Case for Trump, award-winning historian and political commentator Victor Davis Hanson explains how a celebrity businessman with no political or military experience triumphed over 16 well-qualified Republican rivals, a Democrat with a quarter-billion-dollar war chest, and a hostile media and Washington establishment to become president of the US - and an extremely successful president. Trump alone saw a political opportunity in defending the working people of America's interior whom the coastal elite of both parties had come to scorn, Hanson argues. And Trump alone had the instincts and energy to pursue this opening to victory, dismantle a corrupt old order, and bring long-overdue policy changes at home and abroad.  We could not survive a series of presidencies as volatile as Trump's. But after decades of drift, America needs the outsider Trump to do what normal politicians would not and could not do....more

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• Philosophizing with @VDHanson. 2 of 2: The Case for Trump Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Victor Davis Hanson (Author), David Lertham (Narrator), Hachette Audio (Publisher). @MonicaCrowley Christopher Nixon Cox.

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  Photo: English: Grace Kelly, Gary Cooper & Katy Jurado. Publicity portrait for film High Noon (1952). Español: Grace Kelly, Gary Cooper & Katy Jurado. Fotografía publicitaria del filme High Noon (1952). Date 1952 Source https://www.imdb.com/media/rm1262206464/nm0432827 Author Studio publicity still Permission (Reusing this file)  PD-PRE1964; PD-US-NOT RENEWED. Licensing[edit] Public domain This work is in the public domain because it was published in the United States between 1924 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the copyright was not renewed. Philosophizing with @VDHanson. 2 of 2: The Case for Trump Audible Audiobook – Unabridged.  Victor Davis Hanson (Author), David Lertham (Narrator), Hachette Audio (Publisher).  @MonicaCrowley Christopher Nixon Cox. https://www.amazon.com/The-Case-for-Trump/dp/B07MVK4KX9/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=1552793532&sr=1-1 From an award-winning historian and regular Fox contributor, the true story of how Donald Trump has become one of the most successful presidents in history - and why America needs him now more than ever. In The Case for Trump, award-winning historian and political commentator Victor Davis Hanson explains how a celebrity businessman with no political or military experience triumphed over 16 well-qualified Republican rivals, a Democrat with a quarter-billion-dollar war chest, and a hostile media and Washington establishment to become president of the US - and an extremely successful president. Trump alone saw a political opportunity in defending the working people of America's interior whom the coastal elite of both parties had come to scorn, Hanson argues. And Trump alone had the instincts and energy to pursue this opening to victory, dismantle a corrupt old order, and bring long-overdue policy changes at home and abroad.  We could not survive a series of presidencies as volatile as Trump's. But after decades of drift, America needs the outsider Trump to do what normal politicians would not and could not do....more

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• Putin's Kleptocracy: 1 of 4: Who Owns Russia? by Karen Dawisha. @Dawisha

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  Mar 16 2019

  Photo: Putin's Kleptocracy: 1 of 4: Who Owns Russia? by Karen Dawisha. @Dawisha http://www.amazon.com/Putins-Kleptocracy-Who-Owns-Russia/dp/1476795207/ref=laB001H6QEOW1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1462146029&sr=1-1 “[Dawisha] makes extensive use of the work of others, both fellow political scientists as well as journalists working across the US and Europe. . . . the resulting work has a certain admirable relentlessness. For by tying all of these disparate investigations together so thoroughly, so pedantically, and with so many extended footnotes—and by tracking down Western copies of documents that vanished from Russia long ago—the extent of what has always been a murky story suddenly becomes more clear. . . . [Dawisha] turns a relentless focus on the financial story of Putin’s rise to power: page after page contains the gritty details of criminal operation after criminal operation, including names, dates, and figures. Many of these details had never been put together before.” (Anne Applebaum New York Review of Books) “A who’s who of the people on the sanctions lists drawn up by America and the EU. It is also a guide to the crony capitalism that grew out of the nexus of Mr. Putin’s plutocratic interests, his shady past and authoritarian rule.” (The Economist) “Putin’s Kleptocracy should be on the reading list of anyone who wishes to understand the true nature of Putin’s regime, which, as Dawisha correctly states, is ‘committed to a life of looting without parallel.’” (Washington Free Beacon) “A rich and exhaustive account of Putin and his regime . . . Among Dawisha’s many contributions to our understanding of post-Soviet politics, this book may be the most significant, as the author combines an analysis of such politics and a biography of Russian president Vladimir Putin in unrivaled detail. . . . The notes in this volume represent one of the finest and most imaginative uses of published source materials that this reviewer has ever seen in a book on post-Soviet politics.” (Library Journal (starred review))...more

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• Putin's Kleptocracy: 2 of 4: Who Owns Russia? by Karen Dawisha. @Dawisha

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  Mar 16 2019

  Photo: Putin's Kleptocracy: 2 of 4: Who Owns Russia? by Karen Dawisha. @Dawisha http://www.amazon.com/Putins-Kleptocracy-Who-Owns-Russia/dp/1476795207/ref=laB001H6QEOW1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1462146029&sr=1-1 “[Dawisha] makes extensive use of the work of others, both fellow political scientists as well as journalists working across the US and Europe. . . . the resulting work has a certain admirable relentlessness. For by tying all of these disparate investigations together so thoroughly, so pedantically, and with so many extended footnotes—and by tracking down Western copies of documents that vanished from Russia long ago—the extent of what has always been a murky story suddenly becomes more clear. . . . [Dawisha] turns a relentless focus on the financial story of Putin’s rise to power: page after page contains the gritty details of criminal operation after criminal operation, including names, dates, and figures. Many of these details had never been put together before.” (Anne Applebaum New York Review of Books) “A who’s who of the people on the sanctions lists drawn up by America and the EU. It is also a guide to the crony capitalism that grew out of the nexus of Mr. Putin’s plutocratic interests, his shady past and authoritarian rule.” (The Economist) “Putin’s Kleptocracy should be on the reading list of anyone who wishes to understand the true nature of Putin’s regime, which, as Dawisha correctly states, is ‘committed to a life of looting without parallel.’” (Washington Free Beacon) “A rich and exhaustive account of Putin and his regime . . . Among Dawisha’s many contributions to our understanding of post-Soviet politics, this book may be the most significant, as the author combines an analysis of such politics and a biography of Russian president Vladimir Putin in unrivaled detail. . . . The notes in this volume represent one of the finest and most imaginative uses of published source materials that this reviewer has ever seen in a book on post-Soviet politics.” (Library Journal (starred review))...more

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• Putin's Kleptocracy: 3 of 4: Who Owns Russia? by Karen Dawisha. @Dawisha

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  Mar 16 2019

  Photo: Putin's Kleptocracy: 3 of 4: Who Owns Russia? by Karen Dawisha. @Dawisha http://www.amazon.com/Putins-Kleptocracy-Who-Owns-Russia/dp/1476795207/ref=laB001H6QEOW1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1462146029&sr=1-1 “[Dawisha] makes extensive use of the work of others, both fellow political scientists as well as journalists working across the US and Europe. . . . the resulting work has a certain admirable relentlessness. For by tying all of these disparate investigations together so thoroughly, so pedantically, and with so many extended footnotes—and by tracking down Western copies of documents that vanished from Russia long ago—the extent of what has always been a murky story suddenly becomes more clear. . . . [Dawisha] turns a relentless focus on the financial story of Putin’s rise to power: page after page contains the gritty details of criminal operation after criminal operation, including names, dates, and figures. Many of these details had never been put together before.” (Anne Applebaum New York Review of Books) “A who’s who of the people on the sanctions lists drawn up by America and the EU. It is also a guide to the crony capitalism that grew out of the nexus of Mr. Putin’s plutocratic interests, his shady past and authoritarian rule.” (The Economist) “Putin’s Kleptocracy should be on the reading list of anyone who wishes to understand the true nature of Putin’s regime, which, as Dawisha correctly states, is ‘committed to a life of looting without parallel.’” (Washington Free Beacon) “A rich and exhaustive account of Putin and his regime . . . Among Dawisha’s many contributions to our understanding of post-Soviet politics, this book may be the most significant, as the author combines an analysis of such politics and a biography of Russian president Vladimir Putin in unrivaled detail. . . . The notes in this volume represent one of the finest and most imaginative uses of published source materials that this reviewer has ever seen in a book on post-Soviet politics.” (Library Journal (starred review))...more

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• Putin's Kleptocracy: 4 of 4: Who Owns Russia? by Karen Dawisha. @Dawisha

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  Mar 16 2019

  Photo: Putin's Kleptocracy: 4 of 4: Who Owns Russia? by Karen Dawisha. @Dawisha http://www.amazon.com/Putins-Kleptocracy-Who-Owns-Russia/dp/1476795207/ref=laB001H6QEOW1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1462146029&sr=1-1 “[Dawisha] makes extensive use of the work of others, both fellow political scientists as well as journalists working across the US and Europe. . . . the resulting work has a certain admirable relentlessness. For by tying all of these disparate investigations together so thoroughly, so pedantically, and with so many extended footnotes—and by tracking down Western copies of documents that vanished from Russia long ago—the extent of what has always been a murky story suddenly becomes more clear. . . . [Dawisha] turns a relentless focus on the financial story of Putin’s rise to power: page after page contains the gritty details of criminal operation after criminal operation, including names, dates, and figures. Many of these details had never been put together before.” (Anne Applebaum New York Review of Books) “A who’s who of the people on the sanctions lists drawn up by America and the EU. It is also a guide to the crony capitalism that grew out of the nexus of Mr. Putin’s plutocratic interests, his shady past and authoritarian rule.” (The Economist) “Putin’s Kleptocracy should be on the reading list of anyone who wishes to understand the true nature of Putin’s regime, which, as Dawisha correctly states, is ‘committed to a life of looting without parallel.’” (Washington Free Beacon) “A rich and exhaustive account of Putin and his regime . . . Among Dawisha’s many contributions to our understanding of post-Soviet politics, this book may be the most significant, as the author combines an analysis of such politics and a biography of Russian president Vladimir Putin in unrivaled detail. . . . The notes in this volume represent one of the finest and most imaginative uses of published source materials that this reviewer has ever seen in a book on post-Soviet politics.” (Library Journal (starred review))...more

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• Anatomy of a Genocide: 4 of 4: The Life and Death of a Town Called Buczacz. by Omer Bartov

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  Mar 16 2019

  Photo: Anatomy of a Genocide: 4 of 4: The Life and Death of a Town Called Buczacz. by Omer Bartov https://audioboom.com/posts/6629318-anatomy-of-a-genocide-the-life-and-death-of-a-town-called-buczacz-part-1-of-2-omer-bartov A fascinating and cautionary examination of how genocide can take root at the local level—turning neighbors, friends, and even family members against one another—as seen through the eastern European border town of Buczacz during World War II. For more than four hundred years, the Eastern European border town of Buczacz—today part of Ukraine—was home to a highly diverse citizenry. It was here that Poles, Ukrainians, and Jews all lived side by side in relative harmony. Then came World War II, and three years later the entire Jewish population had been murdered by German and Ukrainian police, while Ukrainian nationalists eradicated Polish residents. In truth, though, this genocide didn’t happen so quickly. In Anatomy of a Genocide Omer Bartov explains that ethnic cleansing doesn’t occur as is so often portrayed in popular history, with the quick ascent of a vitriolic political leader and the unleashing of military might. It begins in seeming peace, slowly and often unnoticed, the culmination of pent-up slights and grudges and indignities. The perpetrators aren’t just sociopathic soldiers. They are neighbors and friends and family. They are human beings, proud and angry and scared. They are also middle-aged men who come from elsewhere, often with their wives and children and parents, and settle into a life of bourgeois comfort peppered with bouts of mass murder: an island of normality floating on an ocean of blood. For more than two decades Bartov, whose mother was raised in Buczacz, traveled extensively throughout the region, scouring archives and amassing thousands of documents rarely seen until now. He has also made use of hundreds of first-person testimonies by victims, perpetrators, collaborators, and rescuers. Anatomy of a Genocide profoundly changes our understanding of the social dynamics of mass killing and the nature of the Holocaust as a whole. Bartov’s book isn’t just an attempt to understand what happened in the past. It’s a warning of how it could happen again, in our own towns and cities—much more easily than we might think....more

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• Anatomy of a Genocide: 3 of 4: The Life and Death of a Town Called Buczacz. by Omer Bartov

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  Mar 16 2019

  Photo: Anatomy of a Genocide: 3 of 4: The Life and Death of a Town Called Buczacz. by Omer Bartov https://audioboom.com/posts/6629318-anatomy-of-a-genocide-the-life-and-death-of-a-town-called-buczacz-part-1-of-2-omer-bartov A fascinating and cautionary examination of how genocide can take root at the local level—turning neighbors, friends, and even family members against one another—as seen through the eastern European border town of Buczacz during World War II. For more than four hundred years, the Eastern European border town of Buczacz—today part of Ukraine—was home to a highly diverse citizenry. It was here that Poles, Ukrainians, and Jews all lived side by side in relative harmony. Then came World War II, and three years later the entire Jewish population had been murdered by German and Ukrainian police, while Ukrainian nationalists eradicated Polish residents. In truth, though, this genocide didn’t happen so quickly. In Anatomy of a Genocide Omer Bartov explains that ethnic cleansing doesn’t occur as is so often portrayed in popular history, with the quick ascent of a vitriolic political leader and the unleashing of military might. It begins in seeming peace, slowly and often unnoticed, the culmination of pent-up slights and grudges and indignities. The perpetrators aren’t just sociopathic soldiers. They are neighbors and friends and family. They are human beings, proud and angry and scared. They are also middle-aged men who come from elsewhere, often with their wives and children and parents, and settle into a life of bourgeois comfort peppered with bouts of mass murder: an island of normality floating on an ocean of blood. For more than two decades Bartov, whose mother was raised in Buczacz, traveled extensively throughout the region, scouring archives and amassing thousands of documents rarely seen until now. He has also made use of hundreds of first-person testimonies by victims, perpetrators, collaborators, and rescuers. Anatomy of a Genocide profoundly changes our understanding of the social dynamics of mass killing and the nature of the Holocaust as a whole. Bartov’s book isn’t just an attempt to understand what happened in the past. It’s a warning of how it could happen again, in our own towns and cities—much more easily than we might think....more

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• Anatomy of a Genocide: 2 of 4: The Life and Death of a Town Called Buczacz. by Omer Bartov

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  Mar 16 2019

  Photo: Anatomy of a Genocide: 2 of 4: The Life and Death of a Town Called Buczacz. by Omer Bartov https://audioboom.com/posts/6629318-anatomy-of-a-genocide-the-life-and-death-of-a-town-called-buczacz-part-1-of-2-omer-bartov A fascinating and cautionary examination of how genocide can take root at the local level—turning neighbors, friends, and even family members against one another—as seen through the eastern European border town of Buczacz during World War II. For more than four hundred years, the Eastern European border town of Buczacz—today part of Ukraine—was home to a highly diverse citizenry. It was here that Poles, Ukrainians, and Jews all lived side by side in relative harmony. Then came World War II, and three years later the entire Jewish population had been murdered by German and Ukrainian police, while Ukrainian nationalists eradicated Polish residents. In truth, though, this genocide didn’t happen so quickly. In Anatomy of a Genocide Omer Bartov explains that ethnic cleansing doesn’t occur as is so often portrayed in popular history, with the quick ascent of a vitriolic political leader and the unleashing of military might. It begins in seeming peace, slowly and often unnoticed, the culmination of pent-up slights and grudges and indignities. The perpetrators aren’t just sociopathic soldiers. They are neighbors and friends and family. They are human beings, proud and angry and scared. They are also middle-aged men who come from elsewhere, often with their wives and children and parents, and settle into a life of bourgeois comfort peppered with bouts of mass murder: an island of normality floating on an ocean of blood. For more than two decades Bartov, whose mother was raised in Buczacz, traveled extensively throughout the region, scouring archives and amassing thousands of documents rarely seen until now. He has also made use of hundreds of first-person testimonies by victims, perpetrators, collaborators, and rescuers. Anatomy of a Genocide profoundly changes our understanding of the social dynamics of mass killing and the nature of the Holocaust as a whole. Bartov’s book isn’t just an attempt to understand what happened in the past. It’s a warning of how it could happen again, in our own towns and cities—much more easily than we might think....more

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• Anatomy of a Genocide: 1 of 4: The Life and Death of a Town Called Buczacz. by Omer Bartov

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  Mar 16 2019

  Photo: Anatomy of a Genocide: 1 of 4: The Life and Death of a Town Called Buczacz. by Omer Bartov https://audioboom.com/posts/6629318-anatomy-of-a-genocide-the-life-and-death-of-a-town-called-buczacz-part-1-of-2-omer-bartov A fascinating and cautionary examination of how genocide can take root at the local level—turning neighbors, friends, and even family members against one another—as seen through the eastern European border town of Buczacz during World War II. For more than four hundred years, the Eastern European border town of Buczacz—today part of Ukraine—was home to a highly diverse citizenry. It was here that Poles, Ukrainians, and Jews all lived side by side in relative harmony. Then came World War II, and three years later the entire Jewish population had been murdered by German and Ukrainian police, while Ukrainian nationalists eradicated Polish residents. In truth, though, this genocide didn’t happen so quickly. In Anatomy of a Genocide Omer Bartov explains that ethnic cleansing doesn’t occur as is so often portrayed in popular history, with the quick ascent of a vitriolic political leader and the unleashing of military might. It begins in seeming peace, slowly and often unnoticed, the culmination of pent-up slights and grudges and indignities. The perpetrators aren’t just sociopathic soldiers. They are neighbors and friends and family. They are human beings, proud and angry and scared. They are also middle-aged men who come from elsewhere, often with their wives and children and parents, and settle into a life of bourgeois comfort peppered with bouts of mass murder: an island of normality floating on an ocean of blood. For more than two decades Bartov, whose mother was raised in Buczacz, traveled extensively throughout the region, scouring archives and amassing thousands of documents rarely seen until now. He has also made use of hundreds of first-person testimonies by victims, perpetrators, collaborators, and rescuers. Anatomy of a Genocide profoundly changes our understanding of the social dynamics of mass killing and the nature of the Holocaust as a whole. Bartov’s book isn’t just an attempt to understand what happened in the past. It’s a warning of how it could happen again, in our own towns and cities—much more easily than we might think....more

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• On the Road to Baku: Three centuries Romanovs and Soviets with Moslems and Jews living side by side in Northern Azerbaijan in the "Red Village" of Guba. @Monica Crowley Pesach Isaacaroff. Haji Taib Sattarov.

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  Photo:Internet Archive Book Images Follow Image from page 234 of "All the Russias; travels and studies in contemporary European Russia, Finland, Siberia, the Caucasus, & Central Asia" (1902)  Identifier: allrussiastra00norm Title: All the Russias; travels and studies in contemporary European Russia, Finland, Siberia, the Caucasus, & Central Asia Year: 1902 (1900s) Authors: Norman, Henry, 1858-1939 Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 Subjects: Eastern question (Central Asia) Soviet Union -- Description and travel Siberia (Russia) -- Description and travel Caucasus -- Description and travel Soviet Union -- Economic conditions Finland -- Description and travel Publisher: London : Heinemann Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: MSN View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. On the Road to Baku: Three centuries Romanovs and Soviets with Moslems and Jews living side by side in Northern Azerbaijan in the "Red Village" of Guba.  @Monica Crowley Pesach Isaacaroff. Haji Taib Sattarov....more

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  Photo:Photochrom Print Collection Title  Military road. Fortress in the Dariel Ravine, Caucasus, Russia Date between 1890 and 1900 Dimensions 1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color. Accession number  LCCN2001696360 Credit line  Library of Congress square logo.png This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID ppmsc.03787. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. العربية | čeština | Deutsch | English | español | فارسی | suomi | français | עברית | magyar | italiano | македонски | മലയാളം | Nederlands | polski | português | português do Brasil | русский | slovenčina | slovenščina | Türkçe | українська | 中文 | 中文（简体）‎ | 中文（繁體）‎ | +/− Source/Photographer  Library of Congress Catalog: http://lccn.loc.gov/2001696360 Permission (Reusing this file)  Public domain This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1924. On the Road to Baku: Discovering spectacular (and inexpensive) Caucasus Mountain skiing and trekking. @MonicaCrowley Chairman Shahdag Tourist Center Rodderich M. Leffler...more

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• On the Road to Baku: On becoming a net exporter of food and wine to the Caspian Sea Basin and South Caucasus. Inam Karimov, Minister of Agriculture. @MonicaCrowley Christopher Nixon Cox

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  Photo:Grape gathering in Helenendorf (Goygol), c. 1900 Unknown - С. Зейналова. Немцы на Кавказе. Баку. 2008 Grape gathering in Helenendorf (today - Goygol town in Azerbaijan) Public Domain File:Grape gathering in Helenendorf.png Created: Early XX c. On the Road to Baku: On becoming a net exporter of food and wine to the Caspian Sea Basin and South Caucasus.  Inam Karimov, Minister of Agriculture. @MonicaCrowley Christopher Nixon Cox

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• On the Road to Baku: Surveying Springtime farming villages & What is to be done? @MonicaCrowley @WashTimes

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  Photo:An Azeri lady wearing traditional clothing Date 1900 Source Russian Imperial Postcards: Caucasus Types Author Unknown Licensing[edit] Public domain This work is in the public domain in Russia according to article 1256 of Book IV of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation No. 230-FZ of December 18, 2006 (details). It was published on territory of the Russian Empire (Russian Republic) except for territories of the Grand Duchy of Finland and Congress Poland before 7 November 1917 and wasn't re-published for 30 days following initial publications on the territory of Soviet Russia or any other states. The Russian Federation (early RSFSR, Soviet Russia) is the historical heir but not legal successor of the Russian Empire. If applying, {{PD-old-100}} should be used instead of this tag. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1924. Flag of Russia Public domain This media file is in the public domain i On the Road to Baku: Surveying Springtime farming villages & What is to be done? @MonicaCrowley @WashTimes...more

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• On the Road to Baku: Rockets fired from Gaza at Tel Aviv, first since 2014. Malcolm Hoenlein. @MonicaCrowley Christopher Nixon Cox.

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  Photo:A Persian camp of pilgrims to Mecca, Jaffa, Palestine Date circa 14 June 1900 Source  image extraction process This file has been extracted from another file: A Persian camp of pilgrims to Mecca, Jaffa, Palestine.jpg original file беларуская (тарашкевіца)‎ | বাংলা | нохчийн | čeština | Deutsch | Ελληνικά | English | Esperanto | español | eesti | euskara | فارسی | français | galego | עברית | hrvatski | magyar | italiano | 日本語 | қазақша | 한국어 | Lëtzebuergesch | македонски | മലയാളം | Nederlands | polski | português | română | русский | slovenčina | slovenščina | svenska | ไทย | українська | 中文 | 中文（简体）‎ | 中文（繁體）‎ | +/− Library of Congress square logo.png This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID ppmsca.10705. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. العربية | čeština | Deutsch | English | español | فارسی | suomi | français | עברית | magyar | italiano | македонски | മലയാളം | Nederlands | polski | português | português do Brasil | русский | slovenčina | slovenščina | Türkçe | українська | 中文 | 中文（简体）‎ | 中文（繁體）‎ | +/− Author New York, N.Y. : Underwood & Underwood Licensing[edit] Public domain This work is from the Library of Congress. According to the library, there are no known copyright restrictions on the use of this work. Images submitted for copyright by Underwood & Underwood are in the public domain in the United States due to expiration or lack of renewal. On the Road to Baku: Rockets fired from Gaza at Tel Aviv, first since 2014. Malcolm Hoenlein. @MonicaCrowley Christopher Nixon Cox....more

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• On the Road to Baku: The Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi and the Baku Global Forum: a necessary correction for the US State Department. @MonicaCrowley. Christopher Nixon Cox.

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  Photo:  Atabeg of Azerbaijan Qizil Arslan welcomes Nizami Nezami Ganjavi - Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork On this folio from Walters manuscript W.604, King Qizil Arslan welcomes the poet Nizami. Permission details This work is free and may be used by anyone for any purpose. If you wish to use this content, you do not need to request permission as long as you follow any licensing requirements mentioned on this page. Wikimedia has received an e-mail confirming that the copyright holder has approved publication under the terms mentioned on this page. This correspondence has been reviewed by an OTRS member and stored in our permission archive. The correspondence is available to trusted volunteers as ticket #2012021710000834. If you have questions about the archived correspondence, please use the OTRS noticeboard.View more Public Domainview terms File:King Qizil Arslan Welcomes the Poet Nizami.jpg Created: 31 December 1480 On the Road to Baku: The Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi and the Baku Global Forum: a necessary correction for the US State Department. @MonicaCrowley. Christopher Nixon Cox. His personal name was Ilyas[2] and his chosen pen-name was Nezami (also spelled as Nizami and Neẓāmi). He was born of an urban[12] background in Ganja (Seljuq[1] empire, now Azerbaijan) and is believed to have spent his whole life in South Caucasus....more

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• On the Road to Baku: The regional risk of the frozen conflict zone of Nagorno-Karabakh. Tural Ganjaliyev, leader of the Nagorno-Karabakh Internally Displaced Persons. @MonicaCrowley Christopher Nixon Cox

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  Photo:Panorama of Baku by Engelbert Kaempfer. 1683. I.B.Homann (atlas)/Engelbert Kaempfer (picture) - from atlas of Johann Baptist Homann Gravure "Baccu. eine Stadt in Meden, an der Caspischen See" Public Domain File:Baccu 1734.jpg Created: 31 December 1733 On the Road to Baku: The regional risk of the frozen conflict zone of Nagorno-Karabakh. Tural Ganjaliyev, leader of the Nagorno-Karabakh Internally Displaced Persons. @MonicaCrowley Christopher Nixon Cox

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• On the Road to Baku: Open for business in a storied and modernizing neighborhood. Dr. Professor Ali. M. Hasanov, Assistant of the President on Public Affairs Issues. @MonicaCrowley @Christopher Nixon Cox.

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  Photo:The Palace of the Khan of Baku" by Grigory Gagarin View author information Public Domain File:The-Palace-of-The-Khan-of-Baku-Apsheron.jpg Uploaded: 26 April 2006 On the Road to Baku: Open for business in a storied and modernizing neighborhood. Dr. Professor Ali. M. Hasanov, Assistant of the President on Public Affairs Issues. @MonicaCrowley @Christopher Nixon Cox.

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• On the Road to Baku: The New Silk Road through the Port of Baku to 400 million consumers. Taleh Ziyadov, Port of Baku. @MonicaCrowley

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  Photo:Vasily Surikov (1848–1916) Blue pencil.svg wikidata:Q110228 q:ky:Кыргыз макал-лакаптар Title  English: Sten'ka Razin Русский: Стенька Разин Object type painting Date 1906 Medium oil on canvas Collection  Russian Museum Blue pencil.svg wikidata:Q211043 Source/Photographer  Originally uploaded on en:Image:Surikov1906.jpg on 15:56, 15 February 2005 by en:user:Ghirlandajo with a caption; Vasily Surikov. Sten'ka Razin (1906). The Russian Museum, St Petersburg Licensing[edit] Public domain  This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. On the Road to Baku: The New Silk Road through the Port of Baku to 400 million consumers. Taleh Ziyadov, Port of Baku. @MonicaCrowley...more

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• On the Road to Baku: Sangachal: The 21st Century launching point for energy from the Caspian Sea to the EU. Tamam Bayatly. @MonicaCrowley

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  Photo: Baku - Баку Baku, the capital and commercial hub of Azerbaijan, is a low-lying city with coastline along the Caspian Sea. It's famed for its medieval walled old city, which contains the Palace of the Shirvanshahs, a vast royal complex, and the iconic stone Maiden Tower. create Source Romanov Empire - Империя Романовых link Link https://www.romanovempire.org copyright Copyright info No known copyright restrictions On the Road to Baku: Sangachal: The 21st Century launching point for energy from the Caspian Sea to the EU. Tamam Bayatly. @MonicaCrowley...more

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• On the Road to Baku: "The Case for Trump" by Victor Davis Hanson: 1 of 2: @MonicaCrowley @VDHanson Christopher Nixon Cox.

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  Photo: On the Road to Baku: "The Case for Trump" by Victor Davis Hanson: 1 of 2: @MonicaCrowley @VDHanson Christopher Nixon Cox. https://www.amazon.com/The-Case-for-Trump/dp/B07MVK4KX9/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= The Case for Trump Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Victor Davis Hanson (Author), David Lertham (Narrator), Hachette Audio (Publisher)

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• The Wonder of Birds: 1 of 4: What They Tell Us About Ourselves, the World, and a Better Future Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Jim Robbins (Author), Danny Campbell (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher)

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• The Wonder of Birds: 2 of 4: What They Tell Us About Ourselves, the World, and a Better Future Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Jim Robbins (Author), Danny Campbell (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher)

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• The Wonder of Birds: 4 of 4: What They Tell Us About Ourselves, the World, and a Better Future Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Jim Robbins (Author), Danny Campbell (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher)

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  Photo: The Wonder of Birds: 4 of 4: What They Tell Us About Ourselves, the World, and a Better Future Audible Audiobook – Unabridged.  Jim Robbins (Author), Danny Campbell (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher) [https://www.amazon.com/Wonder-Birds-Ourselves-Better-Future/dp/B071X7VNP7/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=](https://www.amazon.com/Wonder-Birds-Ourselves-Better-Future/dp/B071X7VNP7/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=)

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  Photo: On the Road to Baku: Millennial self-absorption threatens humanity.  @MonicaCrowley Christopher Nixon Cox.  https://www.wsj.com/articles/socialism-yes-be-afraid-11552518646?mod=hpopinpos3

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  Photo:English: Camp wagon on a Texas roundup Date 1900 Source Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA [1] Author  William Henry Jackson (1843–1942) Blue pencil.svg wikidata:Q1971889 Licensing[edit] Public domain This media file is in the public domain in the United States. On the Road to Baku: The Glitteratti Primary Winner Beto O'Rourke. @MonicaCrowley Christopher Nixon Cox.

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• On the Road to Baku: Disengagement from the PRC will solve theft. @MonicaCrowley Christopher Nixon Cox. @GordonGChang @AlanTonelson.

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  Photo On the Road to Baku: Huawei piracy is an agency of the PRC. @MonicaCrowley Christopher Nixon Cox. @GordonGChang Charles Burton, Brock University.

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• On the Road to Baku: Who gains from the frozen conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh? @MonicaCrowley Christopher Nixon Cox. @HikmetHajiyev, Foreign Policy Adviser Presidential Administration.

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  Photo: On the Road to Baku: Who gains from the frozen conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh? @MonicaCrowley Christopher Nixon Cox. @HikmetHajiyev, Foreign Policy Adviser Presidential Administration. https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2019/03/13/armenias-untimely-preconditions-on-nagorno-karabakh-conflict/

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• Photo: On the Road to Baku: 1991 and 100% unemployment becomes 4% in 2019. @MonicaCrowley Christopher Nixon Cox. Javanshir Feyziyev, MP..

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• From Kabul to Baghdad and Back: 1 of 4: The U.S. at War in Afghanistan and Iraq Kindle Edition by John R. Ballard (Author), David W. Lamm (Author), John K. Wood (Author)

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  Photo: From Kabul to Baghdad and Back: 4 of 4:  The U.S. at War in Afghanistan and Iraq Kindle Edition by John R. Ballard (Author), David W. Lamm (Author), John K. Wood (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Kabul-Baghdad-Back-U-S-Afghanistan-ebook/dp/B009M19R7U/ref=tmmkinswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=1552486774&sr=8-2-fkmr0 From Kabul to Baghdad and Back provides insight into the key strategic decisions of the Afghan and Iraq campaigns as the United States attempted to wage both simultaneously against al-Qaeda and its supporting affiliates. It also evaluates the strategic execution of those military campaigns to identify how well the two operations were conducted in light of their political objectives. The book identifies the elements that made the 2001 military operation to oust the Taliban successful, then with combat operations in Iraq as a standard of comparison, the authors analyze the remainder of the Afghan campaign and the essential problems that plagued that effort, from the decision to go to war with Iraq in 2002, through the ill-fated transition to NATO lead in Afghanistan in 2006, the dismissal of Generals McKiernan and McChrystal, the eventual decision by President Obama to make the Afghan campaign the main effort in the war on extremism, and the final development of drawdown plans following the end of the war in Iraq. No other book successfully compares and contrasts the campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan from a national strategic perspective, analyzing the impact of fighting the Iraq War on the success of the United States campaign in Afghanistan. It is also the first book to specifically question several key operational decisions in Afghanistan including: the decision to give NATO the lead in Afghanistan, the decisions to fire Generals McKiernan and McChrystal and the decision to conduct an Iraq War-style surge in Afghanistan. It also compares the Afghan campaigns fought by the Soviet Union and the United States, the counterinsurgency campaigns styles in Iraq and Afghanistan and the leadership of senior American officials in both Iraq and Afghanistan. In the final chapter, the key lessons of the two campaigns are outlined, including the importance of effective strategic decision-making, the utility of population focused counterinsurgency practices, the challenges of building partner capacity during combat, and the mindset required to prosecute modern war....more

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  Photo:Русский: Берк, Джон, умер в 1900 году Français : Burke, John, mort en 1900 English: Burke, John, died 1900 中文: 约翰·伯克，卒于 1900 年 Português: Burke, John, falecido em 1900 العربية: بيرك، جون، توفي 1900 Español: Burke, John, fallecido en 1900 Title  Русский: Река Кабул, старый мост и Бала-Хиссар в отдалении Français : Rivière Kaboul, vieux pont et Bala Hissar au loin English: Kabul River, Old Bridge, Bala Hissar in the Distance 中文: 喀布尔河，老桥，远处的巴拉希萨尔 Português: Rio Cabul, ponte velha, Bala Hissar à distância العربية: نهر كابول وجسر قديم وبالا حصار على مرمى البصر Español: Río Kabul, puente viejo, con Bala Hissar a la distancia Description  Русский: Эта фотография реки Кабул и одного из пяти мостов, соединявших ее берега в те времена, входит в альбом редких исторических фотоснимков, на которых изображены люди и места, связанные со Второй англо-афганской войной. Река Кабул, являющаяся притоком реки Инд, занимает центральную часть снимка. На мосту стоят солдаты, а вдали видны идущие по дороге люди. На переднем плане в правой части снимка люди сидят на мосту или присев на корточки, позади них видны проезжающие мимо конные солдаты. Крепость Бала-Хиссар ("Высокая крепость") находится на заднем плане снимка, едва видимая сквозь знойное марево и листву деревьев. Это фортификационное сооружение, на протяжении многих веков служившее воплощением военной мощи Кабула, в октябре-декабре 1879 года, в ходе осады города Кабульской полевой армией под предводительством сэра Фредерика Робертса стало местом ожесточенных сражений и было частично разрушено. Вторая англо-афганская война началась в ноябре 1878 года, когда Великобритания, опасаясь, как ей казалось, растущего влияния России в Афганистане, вторглась в эту страну с территории Британской Индии. Первый этап войны закончился в мае 1879 года подписанием Гандамакского договора, позволившего афганцам сохранить внутренний суверенитет, однако заставившего их уступить контроль над внешней политикой своей страны британцам. Военные действия возобновились в сентябре 1879 года, после антибританского восстания в Кабуле, и окончательно завершились в сентябре 1880 года решающей битвой за Кандагар. Данный альбом включает портреты британских и афганских лидеров и военнослужащих, фотографии простых афганских людей, изображения британских военных лагерей, военных действий, строений, пейзажей, крупных и небольших городов. Все изображенные на фотоснимках места находятся на территории современных Афганистана или Пакистана (в то время бывших частью Британской Индии). Около трети представленных в альбоме фотографий выполнены Джоном Берком (около 1843–1900 гг.), другая треть — сэром Бенджамином Симпсоном (1831–1923 гг.), а оставшаяся часть — несколькими другими фотографами. Авторы некоторых фотоснимков неизвестны. Возможно, что составителем альбома был один из членов британского правительства в Индии, однако это предположение не подтверждено. Каким образом альбом попал в Библиотеку Конгресса, неизвестно.  Афганские войны; Мосты; Крепости и фортификационные сооружения; Река Кабул (Афганистан и Пакистан); Горы; Реки; Солдаты Français : Ce cliché montrant la rivière Kaboul et l'un des cinq ponts l'enjambant à l'époque est extrait d'un album de photographies historiques rares de personnalités et de sites associés à la seconde guerre anglo-afghane. La rivière, un affluent de l'Indus, coule au milieu de la photographie. Des soldats se tiennent debout sur le pont, tandis que des personnes marchent plus loin sur la route. Au premier plan, à droite, des hommes sont assis ou accroupis sur le pont, et des soldats passent derrière eux à cheval. Bala Hissar (fort élevé) apparaît en arrière-plan, à peine visible dans la brume de chaleur et les arbres. Cœur du pouvoir à Kaboul pendant des siècles, le fort fut le site d'affrontements acharnés, entraînant sa destruction partielle d'octobre à décembre 1879 lorsque sir Frederick Roberts, à la tête de la Force de campagne de Kaboul, occupa la ville. La seconde guerre anglo-afghane commença en novembre 1878 lorsque la Grande-Bretagne, se sentant menacée par l'influence croissante des Russes en Afghanistan, envahit le pays depuis l'Inde britannique. La première phase de la guerre s'acheva en 1879 avec le traité de Gandamak, qui permit aux Afghans de conserver leur souveraineté nationale, mais les força à céder le contrôle de leur politique étrangère aux Britanniques. Les combats reprirent en septembre 1879, à la suite d'un soulèvement antibritannique à Kaboul, et ils se conclurent finalement en septembre 1880 avec la bataille décisive de Kandahar. L'album contient des portraits de dirigeants et de militaires britanniques et afghans, mais également d'Afghans ordinaires, ainsi que des représentations de camps et d'activités militaires britanniques, de structures, de paysages, et de villes et de villages. Les sites photographiés sont tous situés sur le territoire de l'actuel Afghanistan ou Pakistan (une partie de l'Inde britannique à l'époque). Près d'un tiers des photographies furent prises par John Burke (1843–1900 env.), un second tiers par sir Benjamin Simpson (1831–1923) et le reste par plusieurs autres photographes. Les auteurs de certains clichés ne sont pas identifiés. Bien que cette théorie ne fût jamais confirmée, l'album fut vraisemblablement compilé par un membre du gouvernement indo-britannique, et les circonstances de son arrivée dans les collections de la Bibliothèque du Congrès restent inconnues.  Guerres afghanes; Ponts; Forts et fortifications; Rivière Kaboul (Afghanistan et Pakistan); Montagnes; Rivières, fleuves et cours d'eau; Soldats English: This photograph of the Kabul River and one of five bridges that crossed the river at the time is from an album of rare historical photographs depicting people and places associated with the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The river, a tributary of the Indus, is seen running through the center of the photograph. Soldiers stand atop the bridge, while people walk along the road in the distance. In the right foreground people sit or squat on the bridge; behind them soldiers ride by on horseback. Bala Hissar (High Fort) is in the background, just visible through the heat haze and trees. The locus of power in Kabul for many centuries, the fort was the site of fierce fighting and was partly destroyed in October–December 1879 when Sir Frederick Roberts occupied the city at the head of the Kabul Field Force. The Second Anglo-Afghan War began in November 1878 when Great Britain, fearful of what it saw as growing Russian influence in Afghanistan, invaded the country from British India. The first phase of the war ended in May 1879 with the Treaty of Gandamak, which permitted the Afghans to maintain internal sovereignty but forced them to cede control over their foreign policy to the British. Fighting resumed in September 1879, after an anti-British uprising in Kabul, and finally concluded in September 1880 with the decisive Battle of Kandahar.  From Kabul to Baghdad and Back: 4 of 4:  The U.S. at War in Afghanistan and Iraq Kindle Edition by John R. Ballard (Author), David W. Lamm (Author), John K. Wood (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Kabul-Baghdad-Back-U-S-Afghanistan-ebook/dp/B009M19R7U/ref=tmmkinswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=1552486774&sr=8-2-fkmr0 From Kabul to Baghdad and Back provides insight into the key strategic decisions of the Afghan and Iraq campaigns as the United States attempted to wage both simultaneously against al-Qaeda and its supporting affiliates. It also evaluates the strategic execution of those military campaigns to identify how well the two operations were conducted in light of their political objectives. The book identifies the elements that made the 2001 military operation to oust the Taliban successful, then with combat operations in Iraq as a standard of comparison, the authors analyze the remainder of the Afghan campaign and the essential problems that plagued that effort, from the decision to go to war with Iraq in 2002, through the ill-fated transition to NATO lead in Afghanistan in 2006, the dismissal of Generals McKiernan and McChrystal, the eventual decision by President Obama to make the Afghan campaign the main effort in the war on extremism, and the final development of drawdown plans following the end of the war in Iraq. No other book successfully compares and contrasts the campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan from a national strategic perspective, analyzing the impact of fighting the Iraq War on the success of the United States campaign in Afghanistan. It is also the first book to specifically question several key operational decisions in Afghanistan including: the decision to give NATO the lead in Afghanistan, the decisions to fire Generals McKiernan and McChrystal and the decision to conduct an Iraq War-style surge in Afghanistan. It also compares the Afghan campaigns fought by the Soviet Union and the United States, the counterinsurgency campaigns styles in Iraq and Afghanistan and the leadership of senior American officials in both Iraq and Afghanistan. In the final chapter, the key lessons of the two campaigns are outlined, including the importance of effective strategic decision-making, the utility of population focused counterinsurgency practices, the challenges of building partner capacity during combat, and the mindset required to prosecute modern war....more

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• From Kabul to Baghdad and Back: 4 of 4: The U.S. at War in Afghanistan and Iraq Kindle Edition by John R. Ballard (Author), David W. Lamm (Author), John K. Wood (Author)

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  Photo:Русский: Берк, Джон, умер в 1900 году Français : Burke, John, mort en 1900 English: Burke, John, died 1900 中文: 约翰·伯克，卒于 1900 年 Português: Burke, John, falecido em 1900 العربية: بيرك، جون، توفي 1900 Español: Burke, John, fallecido en 1900 Title  Русский: Река Кабул, старый мост и Бала-Хиссар в отдалении Français : Rivière Kaboul, vieux pont et Bala Hissar au loin English: Kabul River, Old Bridge, Bala Hissar in the Distance 中文: 喀布尔河，老桥，远处的巴拉希萨尔 Português: Rio Cabul, ponte velha, Bala Hissar à distância العربية: نهر كابول وجسر قديم وبالا حصار على مرمى البصر Español: Río Kabul, puente viejo, con Bala Hissar a la distancia Description  Русский: Эта фотография реки Кабул и одного из пяти мостов, соединявших ее берега в те времена, входит в альбом редких исторических фотоснимков, на которых изображены люди и места, связанные со Второй англо-афганской войной. Река Кабул, являющаяся притоком реки Инд, занимает центральную часть снимка. На мосту стоят солдаты, а вдали видны идущие по дороге люди. На переднем плане в правой части снимка люди сидят на мосту или присев на корточки, позади них видны проезжающие мимо конные солдаты. Крепость Бала-Хиссар ("Высокая крепость") находится на заднем плане снимка, едва видимая сквозь знойное марево и листву деревьев. Это фортификационное сооружение, на протяжении многих веков служившее воплощением военной мощи Кабула, в октябре-декабре 1879 года, в ходе осады города Кабульской полевой армией под предводительством сэра Фредерика Робертса стало местом ожесточенных сражений и было частично разрушено. Вторая англо-афганская война началась в ноябре 1878 года, когда Великобритания, опасаясь, как ей казалось, растущего влияния России в Афганистане, вторглась в эту страну с территории Британской Индии. Первый этап войны закончился в мае 1879 года подписанием Гандамакского договора, позволившего афганцам сохранить внутренний суверенитет, однако заставившего их уступить контроль над внешней политикой своей страны британцам. Военные действия возобновились в сентябре 1879 года, после антибританского восстания в Кабуле, и окончательно завершились в сентябре 1880 года решающей битвой за Кандагар. Данный альбом включает портреты британских и афганских лидеров и военнослужащих, фотографии простых афганских людей, изображения британских военных лагерей, военных действий, строений, пейзажей, крупных и небольших городов. Все изображенные на фотоснимках места находятся на территории современных Афганистана или Пакистана (в то время бывших частью Британской Индии). Около трети представленных в альбоме фотографий выполнены Джоном Берком (около 1843–1900 гг.), другая треть — сэром Бенджамином Симпсоном (1831–1923 гг.), а оставшаяся часть — несколькими другими фотографами. Авторы некоторых фотоснимков неизвестны. Возможно, что составителем альбома был один из членов британского правительства в Индии, однако это предположение не подтверждено. Каким образом альбом попал в Библиотеку Конгресса, неизвестно.  Афганские войны; Мосты; Крепости и фортификационные сооружения; Река Кабул (Афганистан и Пакистан); Горы; Реки; Солдаты Français : Ce cliché montrant la rivière Kaboul et l'un des cinq ponts l'enjambant à l'époque est extrait d'un album de photographies historiques rares de personnalités et de sites associés à la seconde guerre anglo-afghane. La rivière, un affluent de l'Indus, coule au milieu de la photographie. Des soldats se tiennent debout sur le pont, tandis que des personnes marchent plus loin sur la route. Au premier plan, à droite, des hommes sont assis ou accroupis sur le pont, et des soldats passent derrière eux à cheval. Bala Hissar (fort élevé) apparaît en arrière-plan, à peine visible dans la brume de chaleur et les arbres. Cœur du pouvoir à Kaboul pendant des siècles, le fort fut le site d'affrontements acharnés, entraînant sa destruction partielle d'octobre à décembre 1879 lorsque sir Frederick Roberts, à la tête de la Force de campagne de Kaboul, occupa la ville. La seconde guerre anglo-afghane commença en novembre 1878 lorsque la Grande-Bretagne, se sentant menacée par l'influence croissante des Russes en Afghanistan, envahit le pays depuis l'Inde britannique. La première phase de la guerre s'acheva en 1879 avec le traité de Gandamak, qui permit aux Afghans de conserver leur souveraineté nationale, mais les força à céder le contrôle de leur politique étrangère aux Britanniques. Les combats reprirent en septembre 1879, à la suite d'un soulèvement antibritannique à Kaboul, et ils se conclurent finalement en septembre 1880 avec la bataille décisive de Kandahar. L'album contient des portraits de dirigeants et de militaires britanniques et afghans, mais également d'Afghans ordinaires, ainsi que des représentations de camps et d'activités militaires britanniques, de structures, de paysages, et de villes et de villages. Les sites photographiés sont tous situés sur le territoire de l'actuel Afghanistan ou Pakistan (une partie de l'Inde britannique à l'époque). Près d'un tiers des photographies furent prises par John Burke (1843–1900 env.), un second tiers par sir Benjamin Simpson (1831–1923) et le reste par plusieurs autres photographes. Les auteurs de certains clichés ne sont pas identifiés. Bien que cette théorie ne fût jamais confirmée, l'album fut vraisemblablement compilé par un membre du gouvernement indo-britannique, et les circonstances de son arrivée dans les collections de la Bibliothèque du Congrès restent inconnues.  Guerres afghanes; Ponts; Forts et fortifications; Rivière Kaboul (Afghanistan et Pakistan); Montagnes; Rivières, fleuves et cours d'eau; Soldats English: This photograph of the Kabul River and one of five bridges that crossed the river at the time is from an album of rare historical photographs depicting people and places associated with the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The river, a tributary of the Indus, is seen running through the center of the photograph. Soldiers stand atop the bridge, while people walk along the road in the distance. In the right foreground people sit or squat on the bridge; behind them soldiers ride by on horseback. Bala Hissar (High Fort) is in the background, just visible through the heat haze and trees. The locus of power in Kabul for many centuries, the fort was the site of fierce fighting and was partly destroyed in October–December 1879 when Sir Frederick Roberts occupied the city at the head of the Kabul Field Force. The Second Anglo-Afghan War began in November 1878 when Great Britain, fearful of what it saw as growing Russian influence in Afghanistan, invaded the country from British India. The first phase of the war ended in May 1879 with the Treaty of Gandamak, which per... From Kabul to Baghdad and Back: 4 of 4:  The U.S. at War in Afghanistan and Iraq Kindle Edition by John R. Ballard (Author), David W. Lamm (Author), John K. Wood (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Kabul-Baghdad-Back-U-S-Afghanistan-ebook/dp/B009M19R7U/ref=tmmkinswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=1552486774&sr=8-2-fkmr0 From Kabul to Baghdad and Back provides insight into the key strategic decisions of the Afghan and Iraq campaigns as the United States attempted to wage both simultaneously against al-Qaeda and its supporting affiliates. It also evaluates the strategic execution of those military campaigns to identify how well the two operations were conducted in light of their political objectives. The book identifies the elements that made the 2001 military operation to oust the Taliban successful, then with combat operations in Iraq as a standard of comparison, the authors analyze the remainder of the Afghan campaign and the essential problems that plagued that effort, from the decision to go to war with Iraq in 2002, through the ill-fated transition to NATO lead in Afghanistan in 2006, the dismissal of Generals McKiernan and McChrystal, the eventual decision by President Obama to make the Afghan campaign the main effort in the war on extremism, and the final development of drawdown plans following the end of the war in Iraq. No other book successfully compares and contrasts the campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan from a national strategic perspective, analyzing the impact of fighting the Iraq War on the success of the United States campaign in Afghanistan. It is also the first book to specifically question several key operational decisions in Afghanistan including: the decision to give NATO the lead in Afghanistan, the decisions to fire Generals McKiernan and McChrystal and the decision to conduct an Iraq War-style surge in Afghanistan. It also compares the Afghan campaigns fought by the Soviet Union and the United States, the counterinsurgency campaigns styles in Iraq and Afghanistan and the leadership of senior American officials in both Iraq and Afghanistan. In the final chapter, the key lessons of the two campaigns are outlined, including the importance of effective strategic decision-making, the utility of population focused counterinsurgency practices, the challenges of building partner capacity during combat, and the mindset required to prosecute modern war....more

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• On the Road to Baku: Tales of the New Cold War: 1 of 2: Russiagate is just the beginning. Stephen F. Cohen, @NYU @Princeton @MonicaCrowley Christopher Nixon Cox.

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  Photo:East German construction workers building the Berlin Wall in 1961 National Archives - https://web.archive.org/web/20050206035542/http://nsarchive.chadwyck.com/bcphotox.htm East German construction workers building the Berlin Wall. Permission details public domainView more Public Domainview terms File:Berlin Wall 1961-11-20.jpg Created: 20 November 1961 On the Road to Baku: Tales of the New Cold War: 1 of 2: Russiagate is just the beginning. Stephen F. Cohen, @NYU @Princeton @MonicaCrowley Christopher Nixon Cox....more

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• On the Road to Baku: Tales of the New Cold War: 2 of 2: Russiagate is just the beginning. Stephen F. Cohen, @NYU @Princeton @MonicaCrowley Christopher Nixon Cox.

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  Photo:U.S. M48 tanks face Soviet T-55 tanks at Checkpoint Charlie, October 1961.  U.S. Army photo Photo Credit: USAMHI - http://www.army.mil/article/46993/standoff-in-berlin-october-1961/ US Army tanks face off against Soviet armor at Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin, October 1961. Permission details This file, which was originally posted to http://www.army.mil/article/46993/standoff-in-berlin-october-1961/, was reviewed on 2 December 2013 by the administrator or reviewer Natuur12, who confirmed that it was available there under the stated license on that date.View more Public Domainview terms File:US Army tanks face off against Soviet tanks, Berlin 1961.jpg Uploaded: 8 August 2018 On the Road to Baku: Tales of the New Cold War: 2 of 2: Russiagate is just the beginning. Stephen F. Cohen, @NYU @Princeton @MonicaCrowley Christopher Nixon Cox....more

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• On the Road to Baku: Venezuela will get worse before it gets better & What is to be done? Emanule Ottolenghi, @FDD @MonicaCrowley Christopher Nixon Cox.

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• SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule docks smoothly with ISS in prep for operations. Bill Harwood @CBS_spacenews. David Livingston, Spaceshow.com

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• On the Road to Baku: Waiting for Mueller, Paul Manafort is sentenced fo colluding with Ukraine, not Russia. @MonicaCrowley @AndrewCMcCarthy @ThadMcCotter @WashTimes

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  Photo:Photo: With Monica Crowley at the Pik Palas, Shaddag Mountain, Azerbaijan On the Road to Baku: Ambassador Richard Grenell warns Berlin not to adopt Huawei, or it will risk losing US intelligence sharing. @MonicaCrowley @RichardGrenell @GordonGChang @ThadMcCotter

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• On the Road to Baku: Islamic State attacks Kabul as Pakistan promises to contain terror. @BillRoggio @ThomasJoscelyn @FDD @MonicaCrowley @@WashTimes

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  Photo: With Monica Crowley at the Pik Palas, Shaddag Mountain, Azerbaijan On the Road to Baku: Islamic State attacks Kabul as Pakistan promises to contain terror.  @BillRoggio @ThomasJoscelyn @FDD @MonicaCrowley @WashTimes

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• Arriving in the Caucasus of Northern Azerbaijan to report on farmland in Springtime and mountain passes in late Winter. @MonicaCrowley @Washtimes

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  Photo:  with @MonicaCrowley at Pik Palas Business Center, in the Caucasus Mountains Arriving in the Caucasus of Northern Azerbaijan to report on farmland in Springtime and mountain passes in late Winter.  @MonicaCrowley @Washtimes

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• Cycles of Time: 1 of 4: An Extraordinary New View of the Universe by Roger Penrose.

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  Mar 11 2019

  Photo Taken by Hinode's Solar Optical Telescope on 12 January 2007, this image of the Sun reveals the filamentary nature of the plasma connecting regions of different magnetic polarity. Hinode JAXA/NASA - http://www.nasa.gov/missionpages/solar-b/solar017.html Taken by Hinode's Solar Optical Telescope on Jan. 12, 2007, this image of the sun reveals the filamentary nature of the plasma connecting regions of different magnetic polarity. Hinode captures these very dynamic pictures of the chromosphere. The chromosphere is a thin "layer" of solar atmosphere "sandwiched" between the visible surface, photosphere, and corona. Permission details PD-LAYOUT; PD-USGOV-NASA.View more Public Domainview terms File:171879main LimbFlareJan12 lg.jpg Created: 12 January 2007 Cycles of Time: 1 of 4: An Extraordinary New View of the Universe by Roger Penrose. http://www.amazon.com/Cycles-Time-Extraordinary-View-Universe/dp/0307278468/ref=sr15?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1457314127&sr=1-5&keywords=roger+penrose “We must understand why the universe began in an incredibly special state, so well ordered that 14 billion years later, the universe still has not reached maximum disorder. Penrose is at his best when he explains this deep and beautiful mystery, and the book may be worth reading for this chapter alone.” —Science...more

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• Cycles of Time: 2 of 4: An Extraordinary New View of the Universe by Roger Penrose.

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  Photo:  More details Visible light photograph of sunspot, 13 December 2006 NASA / JAXA - http://www.nasa.gov/missionpages/solar-b/solar022.html Granules-like structure of surface of sun and sunspots (size around 20'000km). Visible light. Taken by Hinode's Solar Optical Telescope (SOT). These sunspots belong to AR 10930 where X3.4 flare occurred on that day. Public Domain File:172197main NASA Flare Gband lg-withouttext.jpg Created: 13 December 2006 Cycles of Time: 2 of 4: An Extraordinary New View of the Universe by Roger Penrose. http://www.amazon.com/Cycles-Time-Extraordinary-View-Universe/dp/0307278468/ref=sr15?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1457314127&sr=1-5&keywords=roger+penrose “We must understand why the universe began in an incredibly special state, so well ordered that 14 billion years later, the universe still has not reached maximum disorder. Penrose is at his best when he explains this deep and beautiful mystery, and the book may be worth reading for this chapter alone.” —Science...more

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• Cycles of Time: 4 of 4: An Extraordinary New View of the Universe by Roger Penrose.

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  Mar 11 2019

  Photo: The heliospheric current sheet extends to the outer reaches of the Solar System, and results from the influence of the Sun's rotating magnetic field on the plasma in the interplanetary medium.[99] Werner Heil (see "other version" below). - [1] [dead link] from http://lepmfi.gsfc.nasa.gov/mfi/hcs/hcs_shape.html [dead link]. The heliospheric current sheet results from the influence of the Sun's rotating magnetic field on the plasma in the interplanetary medium (solar wind). The wavy spiral shape has been likened to a ballerina's skirt. Cycles of Time: 4 of 4: An Extraordinary New View of the Universe by Roger Penrose. http://www.amazon.com/Cycles-Time-Extraordinary-View-Universe/dp/0307278468/ref=sr15?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1457314127&sr=1-5&keywords=roger+penrose “We must understand why the universe began in an incredibly special state, so well ordered that 14 billion years later, the universe still has not reached maximum disorder. Penrose is at his best when he explains this deep and beautiful mystery, and the book may be worth reading for this chapter alone.” —Science...more

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• Cycles of Time: 3 of 4: An Extraordinary New View of the Universe by Roger Penrose.

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  Mar 11 2019

  Photo:  shows a C3-class solar flare (white area on upper left), a solar tsunami (wave-like structure, upper right) and multiple filaments of plasma following a magnetic field, rising from the stellar surface. NASA/SDO/AIA - NASA Image of the Day Flare Public Domain File:Sun - August 1, 2010.jpg Created: 1 August 2010 Cycles of Time: 3 of 4: An Extraordinary New View of the Universe by Roger Penrose. http://www.amazon.com/Cycles-Time-Extraordinary-View-Universe/dp/0307278468/ref=sr15?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1457314127&sr=1-5&keywords=roger+penrose “We must understand why the universe began in an incredibly special state, so well ordered that 14 billion years later, the universe still has not reached maximum disorder. Penrose is at his best when he explains this deep and beautiful mystery, and the book may be worth reading for this chapter alone.” —Science...more

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• Clarence Darrow: 1 of 4: Attorney for the Damned by John A. Farrell

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  Photo: Clarence Darrow Herzog - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cph.3a14204. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. Public Domain File:Clarence Darrow.jpg Created: 31 December 1921 Clarence Darrow: 1 of 4: Attorney for the Damned by John A. Farrell https://www.amazon.com/Clarence-Darrow-Attorney-John-Farrell/dp/0767927591/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1545708621&sr=1-1&keywords=clarence+darrow+attorney+of+the+damned Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize f......more

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• Clarence Darrow: 2 of 4: Attorney for the Damned by John A. Farrell

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  Photo: Clarence Darrow in 1902[9] Henry Donovan - http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=CHE19021220&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------# Clarence Darrow in 1902 Public Domain File:ClarenceDarrow1902.PNG Created: 20 December 1902 Clarence Darrow: 2 of 4: Attorney for the Damned by John A. Farrell https://www.amazon.com/Clarence-Darrow-Attorney-John-Farrell/dp/0767927591/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1545708621&sr=1-1&keywords=clarence+darrow+attorney+of+the+damned Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize f......more

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• Clarence Darrow: 3 of 4: Attorney for the Damned by John A. Farrell

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  Photo: Darrow in 1913 Underwood & Underwood - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cph.3b31130. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. Clarence Darrow, American lawyer famous for the Scopes Trial Permission details This work is from the Library of Congress. According to the library, there are no known copyright restrictions on the use of this work. Images submitted for copyright by Underwood & Underwood are in the public domain in the United States due to expiration or lack of renewal. View more Public Domainview terms File:Clarence Darrow cph.3b31130.jpg Created: 13 October 1913 Clarence Darrow: 3 of 4: Attorney for the Damned by John A. Farrell https://www.amazon.com/Clarence-Darrow-Attorney-John-Farrell/dp/0767927591/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1545708621&sr=1-1&keywords=clarence+darrow+attorney+of+the+damned Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize f......more

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• Clarence Darrow: 4 of 4: Attorney for the Damned by John A. Farrell

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  Photo:Henry Drummond (left), a fictionalized version of Clarence Darrow, as portrayed by Spencer Tracy in Inherit the Wind. View author information Public Domain File:Inherit the wind trailer (3) Spencer Tracy.jpg Uploaded: 8 November 2017 Clarence Darrow: 4 of 4: Attorney for the Damned by John A. Farrell https://www.amazon.com/Clarence-Darrow-Attorney-John-Farrell/dp/0767927591/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1545708621&sr=1-1&keywords=clarence+darrow+attorney+of+the+damned Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize f......more

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• The Grand Design: 1 of 4: by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow

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  Photo:English: The Sun photographed at 304 angstroms by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA 304) of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). This is a false-color image of the Sun observed in the extreme ultraviolet region of the spectrum. NASA/SDO (AIA) - http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/img/browse/2010/08/19/201008190032214096_0304.jpg Public Domain File:The Sun by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory - 20100819.jpg Created: 19 August 2010 The Grand Design: 1 of 4: by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow https://www.amazon.com/The-Grand-Design-dp-B004266K2A/dp/B004266K2A/ref=mtaudiodownload?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid= When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? Why is there something rather than nothing? What is the nature of reality? Why are the laws of nature so finely tuned as to allow for the existence of beings like ourselves? And, finally, is the apparent "grand design" of our universe evidence of a benevolent creator who set things in motion-or does science offer another explanation? The most fundamental questions about the origins of the universe and of life itself, once the province of philosophy, now occupy the territory where scientists, philosophers, and theologians meet-if only to disagree. In their new book, Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow present the most recent scientific thinking about the mysteries of the universe, in nontechnical language marked by both brilliance and simplicity. In The Grand Design they explain that according to quantum theory, the cosmos does not have just a single existence or history, but rather that every possible history of the universe exists simultaneously. When applied to the universe as a whole, this idea calls into question the very notion of cause and effect. But the "top-down" approach to cosmology that Hawking and Mlodinow describe would say that the fact that the past takes no definite form means that we create history by observing it, rather than that history creates us. The authors further explain that we ourselves are the product of quantum fluctuations in the very early universe, and show how quantum theory predicts the "multiverse"-the idea that ours is just one of many universes that appeared spontaneously out of nothing, each with different laws of nature. Along the way Hawking and Mlodinow question the conventional concept of reality, posing a "model-dependent" theory of reality as the best we can hope to find. And they conclude with a riveting assessment of M-theory, an explanation of the laws governing us and our universe that is currently the only viable candidate for a complete "theory of everything." If confirmed, they write, it will be the unified theory that Einstein was looking for, and the ultimate triumph of human reason. A succinct, startling, and lavishly illustrated guide to discoveries that are altering our understanding and threatening some of our most cherished belief systems, The Grand Design is a book that will inform-and provoke-like no other....more

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• The Grand Design: 2 of 4: by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow

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  Photo: The image was taken through a 80mm Vixen refractor mounted on a Super Polaris equatorial mounting. Sonnenfilter SF100 full aperture solar filter (bought from: http://astronomia.co.uk/index.php/accessories/filters/emc-solarfilter-sf100-59-71-mm.html) was used to reduce the light intensity. The film is used as a filter that goes over the aperture of the telescope making it safe to observe and image the Sun. The camera was a Canon 550D DSLR at prime focus. Exposure was 1/400 sec at ISO100. Geoff Elston - Society for Popular Astronomy, Solar section, http://www.popastro.com/solar/solarobserving/chapter.php?id_pag=30 Permission details This work is free and may be used by anyone for any purpose. If you wish to use this content, you do not need to request permission as long as you follow any licensing requirements mentioned on this page. Wikimedia has received an e-mail confirming that the copyright holder has approved publication under the terms mentioned on this page. This correspondence has been reviewed by an OTRS member and stored in our permission archive. The correspondence is available to trusted volunteers as ticket #2014082810013803. If you have questions about the archived correspondence, please use the OTRS noticeboard.View more CC BY 4.0view terms File:Sun white.jpg Created: 27 October 2013 The Grand Design: 2 of 4: by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow https://www.amazon.com/The-Grand-Design-dp-B004266K2A/dp/B004266K2A/ref=mtaudiodownload?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid= When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? Why is there something rather than nothing? What is the nature of reality? Why are the laws of nature so finely tuned as to allow for the existence of beings like ourselves? And, finally, is the apparent "grand design" of our universe evidence of a benevolent creator who set things in motion-or does science offer another explanation? The most fundamental questions about the origins of the universe and of life itself, once the province of philosophy, now occupy the territory where scientists, philosophers, and theologians meet-if only to disagree. In their new book, Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow present the most recent scientific thinking about the mysteries of the universe, in nontechnical language marked by both brilliance and simplicity. In The Grand Design they explain that according to quantum theory, the cosmos does not have just a single existence or history, but rather that every possible history of the universe exists simultaneously. When applied to the universe as a whole, this idea calls into question the very notion of cause and effect. But the "top-down" approach to cosmology that Hawking and Mlodinow describe would say that the fact that the past takes no definite form means that we create history by observing it, rather than that history creates us. The authors further explain that we ourselves are the product of quantum fluctuations in the very early universe, and show how quantum theory predicts the "multiverse"-the idea that ours is just one of many universes that appeared spontaneously out of nothing, each with different laws of nature. Along the way Hawking and Mlodinow question the conventional concept of reality, posing a "model-dependent" theory of reality as the best we can hope to find. And they conclude with a riveting assessment of M-theory, an explanation of the laws governing us and our universe that is currently the only viable candidate for a complete "theory of everything." If confirmed, they write, it will be the unified theory that Einstein was looking for, and the ultimate triumph of human reason. A succinct, startling, and lavishly illustrated guide to discoveries that are altering our understanding and threatening some of our most cherished belief systems, The Grand Design is a book that will inform-and provoke-like no other....more

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• The Grand Design: 3 of 4: by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow

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  Photo:Life and Death in the Cosmos The Spitzer Space telescope captured this stunning image of the star-forming nebula called Henize 206, which sits just outside our own Milky Way galaxy, in a satellite galaxy 163,000 light-years away called the Large Magellanic Cloud. As in other star-forming nebulas, the stars here arose when a supernova explosion sent shock waves through surrounding clouds of gas and dust.  The new Spitzer picture provides a detailed snapshot of this universal phenomenon. By imaging Henize 206 in the infrared, Spitzer was able to see through blankets of dust that dominate visible light views.  Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech  The Grand Design: 3 of 4: by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow https://www.amazon.com/The-Grand-Design-dp-B004266K2A/dp/B004266K2A/ref=mtaudiodownload?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid= When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? Why is there something rather than nothing? What is the nature of reality? Why are the laws of nature so finely tuned as to allow for the existence of beings like ourselves? And, finally, is the apparent "grand design" of our universe evidence of a benevolent creator who set things in motion-or does science offer another explanation? The most fundamental questions about the origins of the universe and of life itself, once the province of philosophy, now occupy the territory where scientists, philosophers, and theologians meet-if only to disagree. In their new book, Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow present the most recent scientific thinking about the mysteries of the universe, in nontechnical language marked by both brilliance and simplicity. In The Grand Design they explain that according to quantum theory, the cosmos does not have just a single existence or history, but rather that every possible history of the universe exists simultaneously. When applied to the universe as a whole, this idea calls into question the very notion of cause and effect. But the "top-down" approach to cosmology that Hawking and Mlodinow describe would say that the fact that the past takes no definite form means that we create history by observing it, rather than that history creates us. The authors further explain that we ourselves are the product of quantum fluctuations in the very early universe, and show how quantum theory predicts the "multiverse"-the idea that ours is just one of many universes that appeared spontaneously out of nothing, each with different laws of nature. Along the way Hawking and Mlodinow question the conventional concept of reality, posing a "model-dependent" theory of reality as the best we can hope to find. And they conclude with a riveting assessment of M-theory, an explanation of the laws governing us and our universe that is currently the only viable candidate for a complete "theory of everything." If confirmed, they write, it will be the unified theory that Einstein was looking for, and the ultimate triumph of human reason. A succinct, startling, and lavishly illustrated guide to discoveries that are altering our understanding and threatening some of our most cherished belief systems, The Grand Design is a book that will inform-and provoke-like no other....more

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• The Grand Design: 4 of 4: by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow

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  Photo:English: Astronomers have discovered a massive cluster of young galaxies forming in the distant universe. The growing galactic metropolis, named COSMOS-AzTEC3, is the most distant known massive "proto-cluster" of galaxies, lying about 12.6 billion light-years away from Earth. Members of the developing cluster are shown here, circled in white, in this image taken by Japan's Subaru telescope atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii. The cluster was discovered by a suite of multi-wavelength telescopes, including NASA's Spitzer, Chandra and Hubble space observatories, Subaru and the W.M. Keck Observatory, also atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii. The other dots in this picture are stars or galaxies that are not members of the cluster -- most of the them are located closer to us than the cluster, but some are farther away. The two brightest spots are stars. Though they appear bright in this image, they are actually tens of thousands of times fainter than what we can see with our eyes. Date  Source NASA, http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/spitzer/multimedia/pia13782-L.html Author NASA Licensing[edit] Public domain This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.) The Grand Design: 4 of 4: by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow https://www.amazon.com/The-Grand-Design-dp-B004266K2A/dp/B004266K2A/ref=mtaudiodownload?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid= When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? Why is there something rather than nothing? What is the nature of reality? Why are the laws of nature so finely tuned as to allow for the existence of beings like ourselves? And, finally, is the apparent "grand design" of our universe evidence of a benevolent creator who set things in motion-or does science offer another explanation? The most fundamental questions about the origins of the universe and of life itself, once the province of philosophy, now occupy the territory where scientists, philosophers, and theologians meet-if only to disagree. In their new book, Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow present the most recent scientific thinking about the mysteries of the universe, in nontechnical language marked by both brilliance and simplicity. In The Grand Design they explain that according to quantum theory, the cosmos does not have just a single existence or history, but rather that every possible history of the universe exists simultaneously. When applied to the universe as a whole, this idea calls into question the very notion of cause and effect. But the "top-down" approach to cosmology that Hawking and Mlodinow describe would say that the fact that the past takes no definite form means that we create history by observing it, rather than that history creates us. The authors further explain that we ourselves are the product of quantum fluctuations in the very early universe, and show how quantum theory predicts the "multiverse"-the idea that ours is just one of many universes that appeared spontaneously out of nothing, each with different laws of nature. Along the way Hawking and Mlodinow question the conventional concept of reality, posing a "model-dependent" theory of reality as the best we can hope to find. And they conclude with a riveting assessment of M-theory, an explanation of the laws governing us and our universe that is currently the only viable candidate for a complete "theory of everything." If confirmed, they write, it will be the unified theory that Einstein was looking for, and the ultimate triumph of human reason. A succinct, startling, and lavishly illustrated guide to discoveries that are altering our understanding and threatening some of our most cherished belief systems, The Grand Design is a book that will inform-and provoke-like no other....more

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• The Last Days of Kim Jong-il: 1 of 4: The North Korean Threat in a Changing Era Apr 1, 2013 by Bruce E. Bechtol Jr.

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  Photo:Internet Archive Book Images Follow Image from page 372 of "Farmers of forty centuries; or, Permanent agriculture in China, Korea and Japan" (1900)  Identifier: farmersoffortyce01king Title: Farmers of forty centuries; or, Permanent agriculture in China, Korea and Japan Year: 1900 (1900s) Authors: King, F. H. (Franklin Hiram), 1848-1911 Bruce, J. Percy (Joseph Percy), b. 1861, ed Subjects: Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture Publisher: Emmaus, Pa., Organic Gardening Press Contributing Library: The Library of Congress Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: which wouldrequire as many bushels of wheat sold at a dollar a bushel to coverthis cost. In addition to this he assumes all the risks of loss fromweather, from insects and from blight, in the hope that he mayrecoup his expenses and in addition have for his services $14.81,$25 52 or $14.39 for the seasons work. The burdens of society, which have been and still are so largelyburdens of war and of government, with all nations, are reflectedwith almost blinding effect in the land taxes of Japan, whichrange from $1.98 on the upland, to $7.34 per acre on the paddy HEAVY BURDENS 369 fields, making a quarter section, without buildings, carry a bur-den of S300 to $1,100 annually. Japans budget in 1907 was§134,941,113, which is at the rate of $2.60 for each man, womanand child; $8.90 for each acre of cultivated land, and $23 foreach household in the Empire. When such is the case it is notstrange that scenes like Fig. 209 are common in Japan to-daywhere, after seventy years, toil may not cease. Text Appearing After Image: Fio. 209. - Alter seventy years, toil may not cease. There is a bright, as well as a pathetic side to scenes like this.The two have shared for fifty years, but if the days have beenfull of toil, with them have come strength of body, of mind andsterling character. If the burdens have been heavy, each hasmade the others lighter, the satisfaction fuller, the joys keener,the sorrows less difficult to bear; and the children who came intothe home and have gone from it to perpetuate new ones, could notwell be other than such as to contribute to the foundations ofnations of great strength and long endurance. 370 RETURN TO JAPAN Reference has been made to the large amount of work carriedon in the farmers households by the women and children, andby the men when they are not otherwise employed. The earningsof this subsidiary work have materially helped to piece out themeagre income and to meet the relatively high taxes and rent. INDEX Acidity of soils, 362-3. Acres per capita, U.S., 1.5 ; Orient Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. 1,210 views 0 faves 0 comments Taken circa 1900 The Last Days of Kim Jong-il: 1 of 4: The North Korean Threat in a Changing Era Apr 1, 2013 by Bruce E. Bechtol Jr. https://www.amazon.com/Last-Days-Kim-Jong-Changing/dp/1612346111/ref=sr13?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1523320955&sr=1-3 North Korea has remained a thorn in the side of the United States ever since its creation in the aftermath of the Korean conflict of 1950–1953. Crafting a foreign policy that effectively deals with North Korea, while still ensuring stability and security on the Korean Peninsula—and in Northeast Asia as a whole—has proved very challenging for successive American administrations. In the wake of ruler Kim Jong-il’s death in December 2011, analysts and policymakers continue to speculate about the effect his last years as leader will have on the future of North Korea. Bruce Bechtol, Jr. contends that Kim Jong-il’s regime (1994–2011) exacerbated the threats that North Korea posed, and still poses, to the world. Bechtol explains how North Korea presents important challenges on five key fronts: its evolving conventional military threat, its strategy in the Northern Limit Line (NLL) area, its nuclear capabilities, its support for terrorism, and its handling of the succession process. Bechtol’s analysis clears up the persistent mystery of how Kim Jong-il’s dysfunctional government in its final years was able to persist in power while both presenting a grave danger to its neighbors and setting the stage for the current government. This work addresses issues important for policymakers and academics who must deal with those in power in North Korea....more

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• The Last Days of Kim Jong-il: 2 of 4: The North Korean Threat in a Changing Era Apr 1, 2013 by Bruce E. Bechtol Jr.

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  Photo: Among the queer Koreans - a pack train in the suburbs outside Seoul - looking W. to East Gate, Korea koreanspacktrainpack trainsuburbsseouleastgateeast gatekorea date_range Date 01/01/1904 create Source Library of Congress link Link http://www.loc.gov/ copyright Copyright info No known restrictions on publication. The Last Days of Kim Jong-il: 2 of 4: The North Korean Threat in a Changing Era Apr 1, 2013 by Bruce E. Bechtol Jr. https://www.amazon.com/Last-Days-Kim-Jong-Changing/dp/1612346111/ref=sr13?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1523320955&sr=1-3 North Korea has remained a thorn in the side of the United States ever since its creation in the aftermath of the Korean conflict of 1950–1953. Crafting a foreign policy that effectively deals with North Korea, while still ensuring stability and security on the Korean Peninsula—and in Northeast Asia as a whole—has proved very challenging for successive American administrations. In the wake of ruler Kim Jong-il’s death in December 2011, analysts and policymakers continue to speculate about the effect his last years as leader will have on the future of North Korea. Bruce Bechtol, Jr. contends that Kim Jong-il’s regime (1994–2011) exacerbated the threats that North Korea posed, and still poses, to the world. Bechtol explains how North Korea presents important challenges on five key fronts: its evolving conventional military threat, its strategy in the Northern Limit Line (NLL) area, its nuclear capabilities, its support for terrorism, and its handling of the succession process. Bechtol’s analysis clears up the persistent mystery of how Kim Jong-il’s dysfunctional government in its final years was able to persist in power while both presenting a grave danger to its neighbors and setting the stage for the current government. This work addresses issues important for policymakers and academics who must deal with those in power in North Korea....more

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• The Last Days of Kim Jong-il: 3 of 4: The North Korean Threat in a Changing Era Apr 1, 2013 by Bruce E. Bechtol Jr.

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  Photo:English: Placer gold-mining, Korea, c1900; /355. The passing of Korea (book) Date 27 July 2010, 13:59 (UTC) Source  Thepassingof_Korea.djvu Author  Thepassingof_Korea.djvu: Homer Hulbert. Original uploader was Ryuch at en.wikisource derivative work: — billinghurst sDrewth Permission (Reusing this file)  Public domain This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1924. The Last Days of Kim Jong-il: 3 of 4: The North Korean Threat in a Changing Era Apr 1, 2013 by Bruce E. Bechtol Jr. https://www.amazon.com/Last-Days-Kim-Jong-Changing/dp/1612346111/ref=sr13?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1523320955&sr=1-3 North Korea has remained a thorn in the side of the United States ever since its creation in the aftermath of the Korean conflict of 1950–1953. Crafting a foreign policy that effectively deals with North Korea, while still ensuring stability and security on the Korean Peninsula—and in Northeast Asia as a whole—has proved very challenging for successive American administrations. In the wake of ruler Kim Jong-il’s death in December 2011, analysts and policymakers continue to speculate about the effect his last years as leader will have on the future of North Korea. Bruce Bechtol, Jr. contends that Kim Jong-il’s regime (1994–2011) exacerbated the threats that North Korea posed, and still poses, to the world. Bechtol explains how North Korea presents important challenges on five key fronts: its evolving conventional military threat, its strategy in the Northern Limit Line (NLL) area, its nuclear capabilities, its support for terrorism, and its handling of the succession process. Bechtol’s analysis clears up the persistent mystery of how Kim Jong-il’s dysfunctional government in its final years was able to persist in power while both presenting a grave danger to its neighbors and setting the stage for the current government. This work addresses issues important for policymakers and academics who must deal with those in power in North Korea....more

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• The Last Days of Kim Jong-il: 4 of 4: The North Korean Threat in a Changing Era Apr 1, 2013 by Bruce E. Bechtol Jr.

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  Photo:if this was Cold War literature and not TV, the surprise at the close of the fourth chapter could be that this is the DOJ source to CNN in 2017/18. The Last Days of Kim Jong-il: 4 of 4: The North Korean Threat in a Changing Era Apr 1, 2013 by Bruce E. Bechtol Jr. https://www.amazon.com/Last-Days-Kim-Jong-Changing/dp/1612346111/ref=sr13?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1523320955&sr=1-3 North Korea has remained a thorn in the side of the United States ever since its creation in the aftermath of the Korean conflict of 1950–1953. Crafting a foreign policy that effectively deals with North Korea, while still ensuring stability and security on the Korean Peninsula—and in Northeast Asia as a whole—has proved very challenging for successive American administrations. In the wake of ruler Kim Jong-il’s death in December 2011, analysts and policymakers continue to speculate about the effect his last years as leader will have on the future of North Korea. Bruce Bechtol, Jr. contends that Kim Jong-il’s regime (1994–2011) exacerbated the threats that North Korea posed, and still poses, to the world. Bechtol explains how North Korea presents important challenges on five key fronts: its evolving conventional military threat, its strategy in the Northern Limit Line (NLL) area, its nuclear capabilities, its support for terrorism, and its handling of the succession process. Bechtol’s analysis clears up the persistent mystery of how Kim Jong-il’s dysfunctional government in its final years was able to persist in power while both presenting a grave danger to its neighbors and setting the stage for the current government. This work addresses issues important for policymakers and academics who must deal with those in power in North Korea....more

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• Black April: 1 of 4: The Fall of South Vietnam, 1973-75 by George J Veith.

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  Photo: Black April: 1 of 4:  The Fall of South Vietnam, 1973-75 by George J Veith.  https://www.amazon.com/Black-April-South-Vietnam-1973-75-ebook/dp/B00EN8SZ7K/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1528073749&sr=8-1&keywords=black+april+veith The defeat of South Vietnam was arguably America’s worst foreign policy disaster of the 20th Century. Yet a complete understanding of the endgame—from the 27 January 1973 signing of the Paris Peace Accords to South Vietnam’s surrender on 30 April 1975—has eluded us. Black April addresses that deficit. A culmination of exhaustive research in three distinct areas: primary source documents from American archives, North Vietnamese publications containing primary and secondary source material, and dozens of articles and numerous interviews with key South Vietnamese participants, this book represents one of the largest Vietnamese translation projects ever accomplished, including almost one hundred rarely or never seen before North Vietnamese unit histories, battle studies, and memoirs. Most important, to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of South Vietnam’s conquest, the leaders in Hanoi released several compendiums of formerly highly classified cables and memorandum between the Politburo and its military commanders in the south. This treasure trove of primary source materials provides the most complete insight into North Vietnamese decision-making ever complied. While South Vietnamese deliberations remain less clear, enough material exists to provide a decent overview. Ultimately, whatever errors occurred on the American and South Vietnamese side, the simple fact remains that the country was conquered by a North Vietnamese military invasion despite written pledges by Hanoi’s leadership against such action. Hanoi’s momentous choice to destroy the Paris Peace Accords and militarily end the war sent a generation of South Vietnamese into exile, and exacerbated a societal trauma in America over our long Vietnam involvement that reverberates to this day. How that transpired deserves deeper scrutiny....more

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• Black April: 2 of 4: The Fall of South Vietnam, 1973-75 by George J Veith.

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  Photo: Black April: 2 of 4: The Fall of South Vietnam, 1973-75 by George J Veith.  https://www.amazon.com/Black-April-South-Vietnam-1973-75-ebook/dp/B00EN8SZ7K/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1528073749&sr=8-1&keywords=black+april+veith The defeat of South Vietnam was arguably America’s worst foreign policy disaster of the 20th Century. Yet a complete understanding of the endgame—from the 27 January 1973 signing of the Paris Peace Accords to South Vietnam’s surrender on 30 April 1975—has eluded us. Black April addresses that deficit. A culmination of exhaustive research in three distinct areas: primary source documents from American archives, North Vietnamese publications containing primary and secondary source material, and dozens of articles and numerous interviews with key South Vietnamese participants, this book represents one of the largest Vietnamese translation projects ever accomplished, including almost one hundred rarely or never seen before North Vietnamese unit histories, battle studies, and memoirs. Most important, to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of South Vietnam’s conquest, the leaders in Hanoi released several compendiums of formerly highly classified cables and memorandum between the Politburo and its military commanders in the south. This treasure trove of primary source materials provides the most complete insight into North Vietnamese decision-making ever complied. While South Vietnamese deliberations remain less clear, enough material exists to provide a decent overview. Ultimately, whatever errors occurred on the American and South Vietnamese side, the simple fact remains that the country was conquered by a North Vietnamese military invasion despite written pledges by Hanoi’s leadership against such action. Hanoi’s momentous choice to destroy the Paris Peace Accords and militarily end the war sent a generation of South Vietnamese into exile, and exacerbated a societal trauma in America over our long Vietnam involvement that reverberates to this day. How that transpired deserves deeper scrutiny....more

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• Black April: 3 of 4: The Fall of South Vietnam, 1973-75 by George J Veith.

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  Photo: Black April: 3 of 4: The Fall of South Vietnam, 1973-75 by George J Veith.  https://www.amazon.com/Black-April-South-Vietnam-1973-75-ebook/dp/B00EN8SZ7K/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1528073749&sr=8-1&keywords=black+april+veith The defeat of South Vietnam was arguably America’s worst foreign policy disaster of the 20th Century. Yet a complete understanding of the endgame—from the 27 January 1973 signing of the Paris Peace Accords to South Vietnam’s surrender on 30 April 1975—has eluded us. Black April addresses that deficit. A culmination of exhaustive research in three distinct areas: primary source documents from American archives, North Vietnamese publications containing primary and secondary source material, and dozens of articles and numerous interviews with key South Vietnamese participants, this book represents one of the largest Vietnamese translation projects ever accomplished, including almost one hundred rarely or never seen before North Vietnamese unit histories, battle studies, and memoirs. Most important, to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of South Vietnam’s conquest, the leaders in Hanoi released several compendiums of formerly highly classified cables and memorandum between the Politburo and its military commanders in the south. This treasure trove of primary source materials provides the most complete insight into North Vietnamese decision-making ever complied. While South Vietnamese deliberations remain less clear, enough material exists to provide a decent overview. Ultimately, whatever errors occurred on the American and South Vietnamese side, the simple fact remains that the country was conquered by a North Vietnamese military invasion despite written pledges by Hanoi’s leadership against such action. Hanoi’s momentous choice to destroy the Paris Peace Accords and militarily end the war sent a generation of South Vietnamese into exile, and exacerbated a societal trauma in America over our long Vietnam involvement that reverberates to this day. How that transpired deserves deeper scrutiny....more

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• Black April: 4 of 4: The Fall of South Vietnam, 1973-75 by George J Veith.

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  Photo: Black April: 4 of 4: The Fall of South Vietnam, 1973-75 by George J Veith.  https://www.amazon.com/Black-April-South-Vietnam-1973-75-ebook/dp/B00EN8SZ7K/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1528073749&sr=8-1&keywords=black+april+veith The defeat of South Vietnam was arguably America’s worst foreign policy disaster of the 20th Century. Yet a complete understanding of the endgame—from the 27 January 1973 signing of the Paris Peace Accords to South Vietnam’s surrender on 30 April 1975—has eluded us. Black April addresses that deficit. A culmination of exhaustive research in three distinct areas: primary source documents from American archives, North Vietnamese publications containing primary and secondary source material, and dozens of articles and numerous interviews with key South Vietnamese participants, this book represents one of the largest Vietnamese translation projects ever accomplished, including almost one hundred rarely or never seen before North Vietnamese unit histories, battle studies, and memoirs. Most important, to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of South Vietnam’s conquest, the leaders in Hanoi released several compendiums of formerly highly classified cables and memorandum between the Politburo and its military commanders in the south. This treasure trove of primary source materials provides the most complete insight into North Vietnamese decision-making ever complied. While South Vietnamese deliberations remain less clear, enough material exists to provide a decent overview. Ultimately, whatever errors occurred on the American and South Vietnamese side, the simple fact remains that the country was conquered by a North Vietnamese military invasion despite written pledges by Hanoi’s leadership against such action. Hanoi’s momentous choice to destroy the Paris Peace Accords and militarily end the war sent a generation of South Vietnamese into exile, and exacerbated a societal trauma in America over our long Vietnam involvement that reverberates to this day. How that transpired deserves deeper scrutiny....more

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• Last Stand at Khe Sanh: 1 of 4: The U.S. Marines' Finest Hour in Vietnam by Gregg Jones.

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  Photo:Le Tonkin Description  Tonkin pavilion at the 1900 Paris World fair. At the time, Tonkin was a French protectorate (France had assumed sovereignty in Indochina); the pavilion here - a replica of the Co-Loa palace in Hanoi - would host an exhibit about the industrial arts of the region. Date 1900 Medium photographic print Dimensions 20.5 x 26 cm Collection  Brown University Library Blue pencil.svg wikidata:Q22341583 Notes Published in: Neurdein frères and Maurice Baschet. Le panorama, Exposition universelle. Paris: Librairie d'Art Ludovic Baschet, 1900. Source/Photographer  Brown University old logo.svg This image is available from the Brown University Library under the digital ID 1303842778640626. Licensing[edit] Public domain  This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. Last Stand at Khe Sanh: 1 of 4: The U.S. Marines' Finest Hour in Vietnam by Gregg Jones. https://www.amazon.com/Last-Stand-Khe-Sanh-Marines/dp/0306823721/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1507771343&sr=1-1&keywords=gregg+jones Last Stand at Khe Sanh is a vivid, fast-paced account of the dramatic 1968 confrontation, when 6,000 US Marines held off 30,000 North Vietnamese Army regulars at a remote mountain stronghold. Based on extensive archival research and more than 100 interviews with participants, author Gregg Jones captures the courage and camaraderie of the defenders and delivers the fullest account yet of this epic battle....more

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• Last Stand at Khe Sanh: 2 of 4: The U.S. Marines' Finest Hour in Vietnam by Gregg Jones.

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  Photo:English: A wedding in Annam (Middle of Vietnam) in 1900s. The bridegroom's family was going to bride's house to ask her parents to take her home, a traditional process of Vietnamese people. Tiếng Việt: Lễ cưới tại An Nam (tên gọi của miền Trung Việt Nam) vào khoảng những năm 1900. Đây là lúc nhà trai sang nhà gái để xin phép rước dâu. Date 1910 Source On & off duty in Annam at Archive.org, author: Grabrielle M. Vassal, translated by William Hennemann, published in 1910; page 134. Author Gabrielle M. Vassal Licensing[edit] Public domain This media file is in the public domain in the United States. This applies to U.S. works where the copyright has expired, often because its first publication occurred prior to January 1, 1924. See this page for further explanation. Last Stand at Khe Sanh: 2 of 4: The U.S. Marines' Finest Hour in Vietnam by Gregg Jones. https://www.amazon.com/Last-Stand-Khe-Sanh-Marines/dp/0306823721/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1507771343&sr=1-1&keywords=gregg+jones Last Stand at Khe Sanh is a vivid, fast-paced account of the dramatic 1968 confrontation, when 6,000 US Marines held off 30,000 North Vietnamese Army regulars at a remote mountain stronghold. Based on extensive archival research and more than 100 interviews with participants, author Gregg Jones captures the courage and camaraderie of the defenders and delivers the fullest account yet of this epic battle....more

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• Last Stand at Khe Sanh: 3 of 4: The U.S. Marines' Finest Hour in Vietnam by Gregg Jones.

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  Photo:Tonkin -- Hanoi Université, Rue Paul Bert. streetsrickshawshanoi vietnamphotomechanical printstonkinhanoiuniversitéruepaulbertrue paul bertpacific pursuitspostcardsvietnam date_range Date 1900 - 1908 person Contributors Dieulefils, P., Photographer place Location Hanoi create Source New York Public Library link Link http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/ copyright Copyright info Public Domain Last Stand at Khe Sanh: 3 of 4: The U.S. Marines' Finest Hour in Vietnam by Gregg Jones. https://www.amazon.com/Last-Stand-Khe-Sanh-Marines/dp/0306823721/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1507771343&sr=1-1&keywords=gregg+jones Last Stand at Khe Sanh is a vivid, fast-paced account of the dramatic 1968 confrontation, when 6,000 US Marines held off 30,000 North Vietnamese Army regulars at a remote mountain stronghold. Based on extensive archival research and more than 100 interviews with participants, author Gregg Jones captures the courage and camaraderie of the defenders and delivers the fullest account yet of this epic battle....more

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• Last Stand at Khe Sanh: 4 of 4: The U.S. Marines' Finest Hour in Vietnam by Gregg Jones.

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  Photo:Tonkin -- Hanoi -- Pont sur le Fleuve Rouge (longueur 1800 m.) carts and wagonscantilever bridgeshanoi vietnamphotomechanical printstonkinhanoipontfleuverougefleuve rougelongueurpacific pursuitspostcardsvietnam date_range Date 1900 - 1908 person Contributors Dieulefils, P., Photographer place Location Hanoi create Source New York Public Library link Link http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3a4988e0-c5d3-012f-ee42-58d385a7bc34 copyright Copyright info Public Domain Last Stand at Khe Sanh: 4 of 4: The U.S. Marines' Finest Hour in Vietnam by Gregg Jones. https://www.amazon.com/Last-Stand-Khe-Sanh-Marines/dp/0306823721/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1507771343&sr=1-1&keywords=gregg+jones Last Stand at Khe Sanh is a vivid, fast-paced account of the dramatic 1968 confrontation, when 6,000 US Marines held off 30,000 North Vietnamese Army regulars at a remote mountain stronghold. Based on extensive archival research and more than 100 interviews with participants, author Gregg Jones captures the courage and camaraderie of the defenders and delivers the fullest account yet of this epic battle....more

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• "Agents Unknown." 1 of 2: A Vietnam War military intelligence analyst, adviser, and operative for the Army, CIA, and South Vietnamese intelligence services tells his story.

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  Photo: More details The North Vietnamese government in 1945 Vietnam Government - http://www.bqllang.gov.vn/tin-tuc/tin-tong-hop/500-quoc-dan-dai-hoi-tan-trao-.html Cabinet of Vietnam Government 1945 Public Domain File:Chinh phu lam thoi.jpg Created: 17 August 2015 "Agents Unknown."  1 of 2: A Vietnam War military intelligence analyst, adviser, and operative for the Army, CIA, and South Vietnamese intelligence services tells his story. Director: Michael Reiter Writer: Michael Reiter Star: John Murphy https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5817976/...more

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• "Agents Unknown." 2 of 2: A Vietnam War military intelligence analyst, adviser, and operative for the Army, CIA, and South Vietnamese intelligence services tells his story.

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  Photo:Ho Chi Minh with East German Young Pioneers near East Berlin, 1957 Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-48550-0036 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Besuch Ho Chi Minhs bei Pionieren, bei Berlin Zentralbild/Sturm 28.7.1957 Ho Chi Minh besuchte LPG. MTS und Kinderferienlager. Der zu einem Staatsbesuch in der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik weilende Präsident der Demokratischen Republik Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh, besuchte mit seiner Begleitung am 28.7.1957 die Landwirtschaftliche Produktionsgenossenschaft "Erster Mai" in Tempelfelde (Kreis Bernau), die Maschinen-Traktoren-Station in Werneuchen bei Bernau und das Pionierzeltlager "Helmuth Just" am Wukensee bei Biesenthal. UBZ.: Ein Rundgang mit Präsident Ho Chi Minh (Mitte) durch das Pionierzeltlager. CC BY-SA 3.0 de File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-48550-0036, Besuch Ho Chi Minhs bei Pionieren, bei Berlin.jpg Created: 28 July 1957 "Agents Unknown." 2 of 2: A Vietnam War military intelligence analyst, adviser, and operative for the Army, CIA, and South Vietnamese intelligence services tells his story. Director: Michael Reiter Writer: Michael Reiter Star: John Murphy https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5817976/...more

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• Along the watchtowers on the Syrian frontier. Jacques Neriah, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.

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  Photo: Along the watchtowers on the Syrian frontier. Jacques Neriah, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah, a regular contributor to the Jerusalem Center’s blog on the upheavals in the Arab world, was formerly Foreign Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Deputy Head for Assessment of Israeli Military Intelligence. Recent Articles: · https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-reversal-on-syria-trump-tells-lawmakers-he-agrees-100-percent-that-some-us-forces-should-stay/2019/03/05/c8fcfe9e-3f7c-11e9-a0d3-1210e58a94cfstory.html?noredirect=on&utmterm=.2245ac576c01 · https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2019/03/07/whats-the-next-step-for-isis-a-top-us-general-shares-his-prediction-with-lawmakers/ · https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/as-the-caliphate-crumbles-the-islamic-state-is-seeding-a-new-insurgency/2019/03/06/96503d5e-2fae-11e9-8781-763619f12cb4story.html?noredirect=on&utmterm=.a1f1e3249826 · https://www.jns.org/do-netanyahu-and-putin-see-eye-to-eye-on-iran/ · https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-/Iranian-Hezbollah-command-forces-located-along-Golan-border-report-582274 · https://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/281400/time-for-the-u-s-to-recognize-israeli-sovereignty-in-the-golan-heights · https://worldisraelnews.com/syria-threatens-to-attack-israel-unless-it-withdraws-from-the-golan/...more

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• Brave, aging Hubble fixes itself! Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com

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  Photo Brave, aging Hubble fixes itself! Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com

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• Sabotage at the Roscosmos ISS? Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com

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  Photo: Sabotage at the Roscosmos ISS? Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com

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• What happened to "collusion" of 2017? @AndrewCMcCarthy @ThadMcCotter

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  Photo: What happened to "collusion" of 2017? @AndrewCMcCarthy @ThadMcCotter

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• Looking for Mueller to make an impeachment case for obstruction for POTUS attempting to fire Mueller. @AndrewCMcCarthy @ThadMcCotter

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  Photo: Looking for Mueller to make an impeachment case for obstruction for POTUS attempting to fire Mueller. @AndrewCMcCarthy @ThadMcCotter

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• The Syrian refugees in Lebanon can never go home. Hanin Ghaddar @WashInstitute Malcolm Hoenlein

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  Mar 09 2019

  Photo: The Syrian refugees in Lebanon can never go home. Hanin Ghaddar @WashInstitute Malcolm Hoenlein Hanin Ghaddar is the inaugural Friedmann Visiting Fellow at The Washington Institute's Geduld Program on Arab Politics, where she focuses on Shia politics throughout the Levant.The longtime managing editor of Lebanon's NOW news website, Ghaddar shed light on a broad range of cutting-edge issues, from the evolution of Hezbollah inside Lebanon's fractured political system to Iran9;s growing influence throughout the Middle East. · https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/u.s.-sanctions-are-hurting-hezbollah · https://www.jpost.com/International/German-government-refuses-to-ban-Hezbollah-rebuffs-Israel-and-US-582242 · https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/02/censured-by-britain-hezbollah-bigger-than-ever-in-beirut · https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/25/uk-outlaw-ban-hezbollah-political-wing-lebanese · https://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanons-president-says-hezbollah-part-of-lebanese-people/...more

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• The Yemen civil war has decades ahead to burn out. Elana DeLozier @WashInstitute Malcolm Hoenlein

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  Photo: The Yemen civil war has decades ahead to burn out. Elana DeLozier @WashInstitute Malcolm Hoenlein Elana DeLozier is a Research Fellow in the Bernstein Program on Gulf and Energy Policy at the Washington institute for Near East Policy, where she specializes in nuclear weapons and proliferation, counterterrorism, and Gulf politics, particularly in Yemen and Saudi Arabia. She has spent seven years in the Middle East in both the Levant and the Gulf, where she worked as a political analyst and spearheaded training programs for new analysts. She has taught graduate courses on nuclear proliferation, Gulf politics, and counterterrorism at New York University in New York City and at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi. From 2006-2010, she served as the right hand to the commissioner of the NYPD Counterterrorism Bureau as well as an intelligence analyst on nuclear issues and al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. She started her career at the Brookings Institution. Recent articles: · https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/the-hodeida-redeployment-plan-a-slow-start-in-yemen · https://www.lawfareblog.com/stockholm-agreement-and-yemens-other-wars · https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/19/deal-to-free-hodeidah-may-open-way-to-aid-in-yemen-un-envoy-says · https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/17/yemen-and-houthi-rebels-agree-to-withdrawal-deal · https://www.pri.org/stories/2019-02-20/troop-drawdown-could-happen-hodeidah-what-does-mean-yemen...more

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• Anti-semitism on the Potomac & What is to be done? Malcolm Hoenlein, @Conf_of_Pres.

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  Photo:English: "Newspaper Row, Washington, D.C." Engraving from "Harper's New Monthly Magazine" (January 1874). source Date 1874 Source  NARA Logo created 2010.svg This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 513329. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. English | Español | Français | Italiano | Македонски | മലയാളം | Nederlands | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina | Türkçe | Українська | Tiếng Việt | 中文（简体） | 中文（繁體） | +/− Author  This file is lacking author information. Licensing[edit] Public domain This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Commerce employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain. Anti-semitism on the Potomac & What is to be done? Malcolm Hoenlein, @ConfofPres....more

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• Iran Deal-maker Javad Zarif returns to full power in Tehran. Behnam Ben Taleblu is a senior fellow at FDD where he focuses on Iranian security and political issues.

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  Photo: Karim Khan Zand with the Ottoman Ambassador Vehbi Effendi Abu’l Hasan Mustawfi - https://www.davidmus.dk/en/collections/islamic/materials/miniatures/art/21-1999 Public Domain File:Karim Khan Zand with the Ottoman Ambassador Vehbi Effendi.png Created: 31 December 1774 Iran Deal-maker Javad Zarif returns to full power in Tehran.  Behnam Ben Taleblu is a senior fellow at FDD where he focuses on Iranian security and political issues.  Behnam previously served as a research fellow and senior Iran analyst at FDD. Prior to his time at FDD, Behnam worked on non-proliferation issues at an arms control think-tank in Washington. Leveraging his subject-matter expertise and native Farsi skills, Behnam has closely tracked a wide range of Iran-related topics including: nuclear non-proliferation, ballistic missiles, sanctions, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the foreign and security policy of the Islamic Republic, and internal Iranian politics. Frequently called upon to brief journalists, congressional staff, and other Washington-audiences, Behnam has also testified before the U.S. Congress and Canadian Parliament. Recent articles: · http://isis-online.org/uploads/isis-reports/documents/OverviewofNuclearArchiveFindingsandPolicyStepsFinal_(1).pdf · https://nationalinterest.org/feature/no-accountability-iran%E2%80%99s-nuclear-violators-45882 · https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Iran-News/IAEA-Chief-refuses-to-speak-of-possible-Iran-nuclear-violations-582418 · https://www.axios.com/zarifs-resignation-likely-a-strategic-move-to-deflect-iran-deal-criticism-9ead248f-7556-4fbe-8094-6ac3b99cc33f.html · https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/05/world/middleeast/zarif-resignation-iran.html https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/03/what-does-javad-zarifs-return-mean/584305/...more

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• Netanyahu trails in the Israeli Election polls & What is to be done? @DannyAyalon Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres

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  Photo:Jaffa Road in the 19th century in Jerusalem, Israel (15/34) This photo is under the CC0 / Public Domain License.  Netanyahu trails in the Israeli Election polls & What is to be done? @DannyAyalon Malcolm Hoenlein @Confofpres

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• Fossil fuel energy feeds America and the world. @DevinNunes CA-22

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  Photo:English: Combine harvester on a Van Nuys Ranch, ca.1890-1900 Photograph of a combine harvester on a Van Nuy's Ranch (Los Angeles Farming and Milling Company), in the San Fernando Valley, California, being pulled by a large team of horses, ca.1890-1900. Five men man the harvester in this field. Another man on horseback stands nearby. Call number: CHS-1383 Filename: CHS-1383 Coverage date: circa 1890/1900 Part of collection: California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 Format: glass plate negatives Type: images Geographic subject (city or populated place): Van Nuys; San Fernando Valley Repository name: USC Libraries Special Collections Accession number: 1383 Microfiche number: 1-49- Archival file: chs_Volume69/CHS-1383.tiff Part of subcollection: Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960 Repository address: Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Geographic subject (country): USA Format (aacr2): 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 8 x 10 in.; 1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w ; 17 x 22 cm. Rights: Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Subject (adlf): agricultural sites Project: USC Repository email: specol@usc.edu Contributing entity: California Historical Society Date created: circa 1890/1900 Publisher (of the digital version): University of Southern California. Libraries Format (aat): photographs Geographic subject (state): California Subject (file heading): Agriculture -- Ranching -- General Legacy record ID: chs-m9495; USC-1-1-1-9632 Access conditions: Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343. Geographic subject (county): Los Angeles Subject (lcsh): Agriculture; Horses; Grain trade; Agricultural machinery; Harvesting machinery Date circa 1890 /1900 (date created) Source http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll65/id/9748 Author Unknown Licensing[edit] Public domain This media file is in the public domain in the United States. This applies to U.S. works where the copyright has expired, often because its first publication occurred prior to January 1, 1924. See this page for further explanation. Fossil fuel energy feeds America and the world. @DevinNunes CA-22...more

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• The Democrats march toward full socialism. @SebGorka #AmericaFirst

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  Photo:Exterior of old Pennsylvania Station, 6th & B Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C., as it appeared in the 1880's(?) showing street traffic in front and insert of interior] / F. Myrick(?); file_downloadDOWNLOAD save_alt Thumbnail 200x200 save_alt Small 640x510 save_alt Medium 1024x816 save_alt Original 1024x816 crop_originalORDER PRINT description Summary Image shows the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad Station at Constitution Avenue and 6th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. label_outline Tags baltimore and potomac railroad station washington dcrailroad stationswashington dccity and town lifeart reproductionsphotographic printsexteriorpennsylvaniastationpennsylvania stationstreetsb streetswashingtonstreettrafficstreet trafficfrontinteriormyrickmarylandbaltimore date_range Date 01/01/1909 place Location Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.90719, -77.03687 Google Map of 38.9071923, -77.03687070000001 create Source Library of Congress link Link http://www.loc.gov/ copyright Copyright info No known restrictions on publication. The Democrats march toward full socialism. @SebGorka #AmericaFirst...more

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• Waiting for Mueller to say very, very little. @SebGorka #AmericaFirst

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  Photo: Old Ebbitt House, Wash., D.C., 1880 file_downloadDOWNLOAD save_alt description Summary Photograph shows view of the street with the Ebbitt House on the right. label_outline Tags ebbitt house washington dchotelswashington dccommercial streetsbusiness districtsphotographic printsoldebbitthouseold ebbitt house date_range Date 01/01/1900 place Location Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.90719, -77.03687 Google Map of 38.9071923, -77.03687070000001 create Source Library of Congress link Link http://www.loc.gov/ copyright Copyright info No known restrictions on publication. Waiting for Mueller to say very, very little. @SebGorka #AmericaFirst...more

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• #TheScalaReport Toronto is the new Silicon Valley of North America, attracting "braniac" talent for start-ups and growth. What can the US learn from Canada? @TheScalaReport Chris Riegel, CEO Scala.com #ScalaAPS @STRATACACHE @ScalaInc

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  Photo:English: Toronto wholesale fruit market, formerly the Grand Trunk Railway Station, at Yonge Street and the Esplanade. Toronto, Canada. Date circa 1900 s Source  Toronto Flag.svg  This image is available from the City of Toronto Archives, listed under the archival citation Fonds 1568, Item 538. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. Deutsch | English | suomi | français | magyar | македонски | Nederlands | português | +/− Author  showAlexander W. Galbraith Blue pencil.svg Permission (Reusing this file)  Public domain This Canadian work is in the public domain in Canada because its copyright has expired due to one of the following: 1. it was subject to Crown copyright and was first published more than 50 years ago, or it was not subject to Crown copyright, and 2. it is a photograph that was created prior to January 1, 1949, or 3. the creator died more than 50 years ago. #TheScalaReport Toronto is the new Silicon Valley of North America, attracting "braniac" talent for start-ups and growth. What can the US learn from Canada? @TheScalaReport Chris Riegel, CEO Scala.com #ScalaAPS @STRATACACHE @ScalaInc...more

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• Led by Jerrold Nadler: 1 of 2: the Democrats switch out "collusion" for "obstruction." @AndrewCMcCarthy @NRO

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  Photo: Year: 1922 (1920s) Authors: Grahame, Kenneth, 1859-1932 Lenski, Lois, 1893- ill Subjects: Brothers and sisters Country life -- England Publisher: London : J. Lane, The Bodley Head Contributing Library: New York Public Library Digitizing Sponsor: MSN View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: eve that, from off the backs of creamy Arabsteeds, ladies of more than earthly beauty dis-charged themselves through paper hoops ? No, THE MAGIC RING 59 it was not altogether possible, there must havebeen some exaggeration. Still, I would be contentwith very little, I would take a low percentage—a very small proportion of the circus myth wouldmore than satisfy me. But again, even supposingthat history were, once in a way, no liar, could itbe that I myself was really fated to look upon thisthing in the flesh and to live through it, to survivethe rapture ? No, it was altogether too much.Something was bound to happen, one of us woulddevelop measles, the world would blow up with aloud explosion. I must not dare, I must notpresume, to entertain the smallest hope. I mustendeavour sternlyto think of some-thing else. Needless to say, Ithought, I dreamedof nothing else, dayor night. Waking,I walked arm-in-arm with a clown,and cracked a por-tentous whip to thebrave music of aband. Sleeping, I Text Appearing After Image: 6o DREAM DAYS pursued—perched astride of a coal-black horse—a princess all gauze and spangles, who alwaysmanaged to keep just one unattainable length ahead.In the early morning Harold and I, once fully awake,cross-examined each other as to the possibilitiesof this or that circus tradition, and exhausted thelore long ere the first housemaid w^as stirring. Inthis state of exaltation we slipped onward towhat promised to be a day of all white days—which brings me right back to my text, thatgrown-up people really ought to be more careful.I had known it could never really be ; I hadsaid so to myself a dozen times. The vision wastoo sweetly ethereal for embodiment. Yet thepang of the disillusionment was none the less keenand sickening, and the pain was as that of acorporeal wound. It seemed strange and fore-boding, when we entered the breakfast-room, notto find everybody cracking whips, jumping overchairs, and whooping in ecstatic rehearsal of thewild reality to come. The situation bec Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. Luci Erisman faved this 2,283 views 1 fave 0 comments Taken circa 1922  No known copyright restrictions Led by Jerrold Nadler: 1 of 2:  the Democrats switch out "collusion" for "obstruction."  @AndrewCMcCarthy @NRO https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/03/trump-russia-steele-dossier-claims-old-news/...more

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• Led by Jerrold Nadler: 2 of 2: the Democrats switch out "collusion" for "obstruction." @AndrewCMcCarthy @NRO

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  Photo: English: Title: Circus performer leaping through a ring of fire Physical description: 1 print. Notes: This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card.; Associated name on shelflist card: Gibson & Co. Date  Source Library of Congress Catalog: http://lccn.loc.gov/2003655699 Image download: https://cdn.loc.gov/service/pnp/cph/3a10000/3a18000/3a18600/3a18621r.jpg Original url: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pga.10756 Author Popular Graphic Arts Permission (Reusing this file)  No known restrictions on publication. Library of Congress square logo.png This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID pga.10756. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required Led by Jerrold Nadler: 2 of 2: the Democrats switch out "collusion" for "obstruction." @AndrewCMcCarthy @NRO https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/03/trump-russia-steele-dossier-claims-old-news/...more

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• Xi Jinping orders the Politburo to win Artificial Intelligence & What is to be done? @JedBabbin @TheWashingtonTimes.

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  Photo:William Daniell's c. 1805 View of the Canton Factories: Until 1842, foreigners "from the Southern Sea" were required to live in Macao or the ships of the Pazhou ("Whampoa") anchorage; even bonded traders were restricted to the Thirteen Factories trading ghetto in Guangzhou (then romanized as "Canton"). Travel outside these areas was forbidden. Foreign women were permitted only on Macao. William Daniell - http://www.nmm.ac.uk/collections/explore/object.cfm?ID=ZBA1291 Canton City (Guangzhou) — with the Pearl River and the several of the Thirteen Factories of the Europeans. Public Domain File:View of Canton factories 2.jpg Created: 1805–10 Xi Jinping orders the Politburo to win Artificial Intelligence & What is to be done? @JedBabbin @TheWashingtonTimes....more

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• The Democrats go decidedly Left for the presidency 2020. @LaraMBrownPHD @GWU

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  Photo:The U.S. National Archives Follow Photograph of Eugene V. Debs Speaking in Canton, Ohio, 06/16/1918  Title: Photograph of Eugene V. Debs Speaking in Canton, Ohio, 06/16/1918 From: Record Group/Collection: 21 Record Hierarchy Level: Item Scope and Content Note: This item is a photo of Eugene V. Debs speaking in Canton, Ohio. Reference Unit: National Archives at Chicago Persistent URL: catalog.archives.gov/id/2641496 Repository Contact Information: NARA’s Great Lakes Region (Chicago) (NRDA), 7358 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL, 60629-5898.. Reproductions may be ordered via an independent vendor. NARA maintains a list of vendors at www.archives.gov/research/order/vendors-photos-maps-dc.html Access Restrictions: Unrestricted Use Restrictions: Unrestricted Dan Dan, Jean (Klue) Hirsch and 4 more people faved this BigBean 9y I guess this is the speech that got Debs in trouble. from wikipedia: On June 16, 1918, Debs made a speech in Canton, Ohio urging resistance to the military draft of World War I. He was arrested on June 30 and charged with 10 counts of sedition. 6,106 views 6 faves 1 comment Taken on June 16, 1918  No known copyright restrictions The Democrats go decidedly Left for the presidency 2020. @LaraMBrownPHD @GWU...more

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• China and Russia fiercely support the Maduro dictatorship in Venezuela. @CleoPaskal @GordonGChang @JosephHumire Center for a Secure Free Society

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  Photo:Grabado del alemán Willy Stower representando el bloqueo de los puertos venezolanos en 1902 Willy Stöwer (1864-1931) - http://www.galizacig.com/actualidade/200606/xmcentrevistaarafaeluzcategui.htm Public Domain File:Bloqueo de Venezuela por las potencias europeas 1902.jpg Uploaded: 4 February 2008 China and Russia fiercely support the Maduro dictatorship in Venezuela.  @CleoPaskal @GordonGChang @JosephHumire Center for a Secure Free Society

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• The unhappy Chinese billionaires of the National People's Congress 2019. @CleoPaskal @GordonGChang

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  Mar 07 2019

  Photo: The Eight-Nation Alliance in Beijing following the defeat of the Boxer Rebellion. Immediately identifiable flags in picture: Italy, France, Germany, Russia and Japan, 1900.  zjunlei (Life time: -1920) - Original publication: China Immediate source: http://tieba.baidu.com/p/1414781488?see_lz=1 Depicting celebration ceremony after the signing of the Treaty. Permission details Photograph more than 100 years old. Photographer has passed away.View more View licenseview terms File:EightNationsCrime02.jpg Created: 1900s The unhappy Chinese billionaires of the National People's Congress 2019. @CleoPaskal @GordonGChang...more

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• Mike Bloomberg ducks the Democrat nomination and What is to be done? @MonicaCrowley @WashingtonTimes

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  Mar 07 2019

  Photo:The Woolworth Building, built in 1913 Copyright by The Pictorial News Co., N.Y. No. NN 98. {{PD-US}} - Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division: LC-USZ62-127214 View of Woolworth Building and surrounding buildings, New York City. Mullet's City Hall Post Office and Courthouse (New York City) in middleground left. Permission details Original uploader was Janke at en.wikipediaView more Public Domainview terms File:View of Woolworth Building fixed.jpg Created: circa 1913 date QS:P,+1913-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 Location: 40° 42′ 45″ N, 74° 0′ 15″ W Mike Bloomberg ducks the Democrat nomination and What is to be done? @MonicaCrowley @WashingtonTimes...more

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• The surging US economy vs the impeaching Democrats 2020. @MonicaCrowley

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  Photo:Chicago's meatpacking district: the Union Stock Yards in 1947 John Vachon - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID fsa.8c19586. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. The maze of livestock pens and walkways at the Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois, USA Public Domain File:Livestock chicago 1947.jpg Created: 1 July 1941 The surging US economy vs the impeaching Democrats 2020. @MonicaCrowley https://www.wsj.com/articles/story-of-the-year-11551916962?mod=hpopinpos2...more

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• The PRC retaliates against Canada's Canola & What is to be done? @CleoPaska @GordonGChang.

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  Photo:Pretoria Day 1901 (South African War celebration) Yonge St. north at Adelaide St. (Toronto, Canada) Date 5 June 1901 Source  Toronto Flag.svg  This image is available from the City of Toronto Archives, listed under the archival citation Fonds 1231, Item 1634. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. Deutsch | English | suomi | français | magyar | македонски | Nederlands | português | +/− Author James Salmon Permission (Reusing this file)  Copyright expired. As pre-1946 Canadian image, also public domain in U.S. Public domain This Canadian work is in the public domain  The PRC retaliates against Canada's Canola & What is to be done? @CleoPaska @GordonGChang....more

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• The India election cycle and the Quad Alliance of India, Australia, Japan and the US. @CleoPaskal @GordonGChang

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  Photo:Deutsch: Das Bild zeigt den Delhi Durbar (übersetzt ungefähr: "Hoftag zu Delhi") der brittischen Monarchen King George V und Queen Mary. English: The picture shows the Delhi Durbar (translated roughly: "Royal court convention in Delhi") of the British monarchs King George V and Queen Mary. Français : La photo montre le Delhi Durbar (traduit à peu près: "convention de la cour royale à Delhi") des monarques britanniques King George V and Queen Mary. Date December 1911 Source This file was derived from: Delhi Durbar, 1911.jpg Author  Unknown photographer derivative work: MagentaGreen Other versions  Original Retuschierte Version Licensing[edit] Public domain  This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. The India election cycle and the Quad Alliance of India, Australia, Japan and the US. @CleoPaskal @GordonGChang...more

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• Why won't the PRC stop exporting the damaging fentanyl? John Pomfret, author of “The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom: America and China, 1776 to the Present."

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  Photo: Storage of opium at a British East India Company warehouse 原作者不明。 - 何輝生，《集體回憶之維多利亞港》，明報出版社，2005年12月初版。ISBN 962-887268-0。 British East India Company storage of opium. Permission details 出自清朝時期。View more Public Domainview terms File:英國在印度的鴉片儲存庫.PNG Created: 晚清時期 Why won't the PRC stop exporting the damaging fentanyl? John Pomfret, author of “The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom: America and China, 1776 to the Present." https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/03/04/why-is-china-refusing-stop-flow-fentanyl/?utm_term=.54f140f79ff3...more

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• Kashmir gunplay & What is to be done?@CleoPskal @ChathamHouse @GordonGChang @TheDailyBeast

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  Photo: English: Martand Sun Temple in Kashmir, India Date 1900s Source http://www.oldindianphotos.in/20110422_archive.html Author Unknown Licensing[edit] Public domain  This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or less. Kashmir gunplay & What is to be done?@CleoPskal @ChathamHouse @GordonGChang @TheDailyBeast

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• On an Irish Island: 1 of 2: The Lost World of the Great Blasket Paperback – February 26, 2013. by Robert Kanigel (Author)

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  Photo:Happy Cyber Monday to all and when you are online take a moment to imagine how much life has changed since Tomás O'Críothán walked this earth? Tomás used longhand to write, he will have used the old Irish script with the various accents and letter forms in use at the time. All has changed, changed utterly since then and if we could identify the place then the streetview - might not have changed at all! Apart from the discussion on the man and his works (Tomás Ó Criomhthain (1856-1937)), much of the discussion today was on the date of the image. While a copy of this image is apparently held by the Smithsonian (which dates it to "c.1900"), and though our photographer Thomas Mason may have visited the islands with scholar Robin Flower (Bláithín) c.1910, there's a possibility that the image was captured a little later, c.1920. Photographer: Thomas H. Mason Collection: Mason Photographic Collection Date: Catalogue range c.1890-1910. Possibly c.1910. Perhaps as late as c.1920s. NLI Ref: M20/29/4 You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie Date 25 June 2008, 04:06 Source Thomas O'Criothan, Author, Great Blasket Author National Library of Ireland on The Commons Permission (Reusing this file)  National Library of Ireland on The Commons @ Flickr Commons Camera location 52° 05′ 35.88″ N, 10° 32′ 19.4″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap. View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth info Licensing[edit] This image was taken from Flickr's The Commons. The uploading organization may have various reasons for determining that no known copyright restrictions exist, such as: The copyright is in the public domain because it has expired; The copyright was injected into the public domain for other reasons, such as failure to adhere to required formalities or conditions; The institution owns the copyright but is not interested in exercising control; or The institution has legal rights sufficient to authorize others to use the work wit On an Irish Island: 1 of 2: The Lost World of the Great Blasket Paperback – February 26, 2013. by Robert Kanigel (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Irish-Island-World-Great-Blasket/dp/0307389871/ref=sr17?keywords=The+Great+Blasket&qid=1551929045&s=books&sr=1-7-spell...more

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• On an Irish Island: 2 of 2: The Lost World of the Great Blasket Paperback – February 26, 2013. by Robert Kanigel (Author)

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  Photo: On an Irish Island: 2 of 2: The Lost World of the Great Blasket Paperback – February 26, 2013.  by Robert Kanigel (Author) [ https://www.amazon.com/Irish-Island-World-Great-Blasket/dp/0307389871/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=The+Great+Blasket&qid=1551929045&s=books&sr=1-7-spell](https://www.amazon.com/Irish-Island-World-Great-Blasket/dp/0307389871/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=The+Great+Blasket&qid=1551929045&s=books&sr=1-7-spell)

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• Solar minimum continues to slow. Bob Zimmerman, Behindtheblack.com

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  Photo: Solar minimum continues to slow. Bob Zimmerman, Behindtheblack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/sunspot-update-february-2019-the-sun-flatlines-again/

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• SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule bearing Ripley docks with ISS. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com

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  Mar 07 2019

  Photo:  More details A rearward view of the International Space Station backdropped by the limb of the Earth. In view are the station's four large, gold-coloured solar array wings, two on either side of the station, mounted to a central truss structure. Further along the truss are six large, white radiators, three next to each pair of arrays. In between the solar arrays and radiators is a cluster of pressurised modules arranged in an elongated T shape, also attached to the truss. A set of blue solar arrays are mounted to the module at the aft end of the cluster. NASA/Crew of STS-132 - http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-132/hires/s132e012208.jpg (http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-132/html/s132e012208.html) The International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS-132 crew member on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis after the station and shuttle began their post-undocking relative separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 10:22 CDT on 23 May 2010, ending a seven-day stay that saw the addition of a new station module, Rassvet, replacement of batteries and resupply of the orbiting outpost. Public Domain File:International Space Station after undocking of STS-132.jpg Created: 23 May 2010 SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule bearing Ripley docks with ISS. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com...more

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• Alleged irregularities in the Occasio-Cortez 2018 campaign & What is to be done? @AlanaGoodman

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  Photo: Alleged irregularities in the Occasio-Cortez 2018 campaign & What is to be done? @AlanaGoodman  https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/03/alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-monumental-hypocrisy/

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• Pathfinder Adam Schiff loses Russiagate and finds money-laundering. @ThadMcCotter

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  Mar 07 2019

  Photo:Alexander I (1812) by Franz Krüger Franz Krüger - http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/01.+paintings/39063 Во второй половине 1830-х гг. эта картина Ф. Крюгера заменила портрет Александра I, исполненный для Военной галереи Джорджем Доу. Император изображен в общегенеральском мундире, с лентой ордена св. Андрея Первозванного, знаками ордена Подвязки (Англия) и Меча (Швеция), объединенными звездой ордена св. Андрея Первозванного, знаком ордена св. Георгия 4-й степени, медалью "В память Отечественной войны" (Россия) и знаками иностранных орденов. Император представлен на фоне Парижа, верхом на лошади Эклипс, подаренной ему Наполеоном в 1808 г. в Эрфурте. На этой лошади Александр въехал в Париж в 1814 г. Public Domain File:Alexander I of Russia by F.Kruger (1837, Hermitage).jpg Created: 1837date QS:P571,+1837-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 Pathfinder Adam Schiff loses Russiagate and finds money-laundering. @ThadMcCotter...more

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• Russiagate: 8 of 8: The Story So Far. @DevinNunes, Ranking Member, House Intelligence Committee. @AndrewCMcCarthy, NRO. @ThadMcCotter, WJR.

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  Mar 06 2019

  Photo:Address book of Watergate burglar Bernard Barker, discovered in a room at the Watergate Hotel, June 18, 1972  Unknown or not provided - U.S. National Archives and Records Administration Scope and content: This address book lists "HH," initials for Howard Hunt, a White House consultant. After confirming that the telephone number listed here was indeed at the White House, the FBI linked the Watergate break-in to the White House during the investigation's earliest hours. General notes: Exhibit History: "American Originals," December 1997 - December 1998, National Archives Rotunda, Washington, DC, Exhibit No. 624.0217. "Recent America," June 1984 - December 1985, National Archives Rotunda, Washington, DC, Exhibit No. 533.0374. Public Domain File:Address Book of Watergate Burglar Bernard Barker, Discovered in a Room at the Watergate Hotel, June 18, 1972 - NARA - 304966.tif Uploaded: 13 September 2011 Russiagate: 8 of 8: The Story So Far. @DevinNunes, Ranking Member, House Intelligence Committee. @AndrewCMcCarthy, NRO. @ThadMcCotter, WJR. Sponsored by Donor's Trust: On March 4, 2019: Before a live audience at Butcher & Banker Steakhouse and Cocktail Lounge at the Vault Level of the New Yorker Hotel, NYC.....more

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• Tales of the New Cold War: 1 of 2: 100 years of the US meddling in Russian affairs. Stephen F. Cohen, @NYU @Princeton

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  Mar 06 2019

  Photo:American soldiers in Vladivostok parading before the building occupied by the staff of the Czechoslovaks. Unknown - This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 533750. American troops in Vladivostok parading before the building occupied by the staff of the Czecho-Slovaks. Japanese marines are standing to attention as they march by. Siberia, August 1918. NARA. Resized version of the original downloaded from the source listed. ID: HD-SN-99-02013. NARA FILE #: 165-WW-558C-4 WAR & CONFLICT BOOK #: 354. Permission details This image might not be in the public domain outside of the United States; this especially applies in the countries and areas that do not apply the rule of the shorter term for US works, such as Canada, Mainland China (not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany, Mexico, and Switzerland. The creator and year of publication are essential information and must be provided. See Wikipedia:Public domain and Wikipedia:Copyrights for more details.View more Public Domainview terms File:American troops in Vladivostok 1918 HD-SN-99-02013.JPEG Created: 1 August 1918 Tales of the New Cold War: 1 of 2: 100 years of the US meddling in Russian affairs. Stephen F. Cohen, @NYU @Princeton https://www.amazon.com/War-Russia-Putin-Ukraine-Russiagate/dp/1510745815...more

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• Tales of the New Cold War: 2 of 2: 100 years of the US meddling in Russian affairs. Stephen F. Cohen, @NYU @Princeton

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  Mar 06 2019

  Photo:AEF Hospital Car Number 1 at Khabarovsk, Russia National Museum of the U.S. Navy - LOT 3029-5 (6789) LOT 3029-5 (6789): Russian Intervention, 1918-20. Hospital Car operated by the American Expeditionary Forces at Khabarovsk, north of Vladivostok. American Red Cross Collection. Photograph received November 11, 1919. (5/29/2015). Public Domain File:American Expeditionary Forces Hospital Car No. 1, Train No.1 at Khabarovsk, Russia, 1918-1919 (18155799199).jpg Created: 29 May 2015 Tales of the New Cold War: 2 of 2: 100 years of the US meddling in Russian affairs. Stephen F. Cohen, @NYU @Princeton https://www.amazon.com/War-Russia-Putin-Ukraine-Russiagate/dp/1510745815...more

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• Will Andrew Cuomo join the presidential race? @HooverWhalen @HooverInt @ThadMcCotter

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  Mar 06 2019

  Photo: Will Andrew Cuomo join the presidential race? @HooverWhalen @HooverInt @ThadMcCotter https://www.forbes.com/sites/billwhalen/2019/03/03/hamlet-on-the-hudson-the-sequel/#2f4ed3292cef

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• Michael Bloomberg drops out of the presidential race & What is to be done? @LizPeek, @FoxNews. @ThadMcCotter

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  Mar 06 2019

  Photo: Michael Bloomberg drops out of the presidential race & What is to be done? @LizPeek, @FoxNews. @ThadMcCotter

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• No recession in sight for the next two years. @LizPeek, @FoxNews. @ThadMcCotter

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  Mar 06 2019

  Photo: No recession in sight for the next two years. @LizPeek, @FoxNews. @ThadMcCotter https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/liz-peek-socialism-vs-the-american-way-of-life-will-be-on-the-2020-ballot

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• On the Road to Baku: Turkmenistan agrees to selling natural gas to Western Europe. Robert Cutler, Carleton University.

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  Mar 06 2019

  Photo: On the Road to Baku: Turkmenistan agrees to selling natural gas to Western Europe. Robert Cutler, Carleton University.

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• Sleep is a scientific challenge: 1 of 2: Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy @ScienceMagazine.

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  Mar 06 2019

  Photo:Internet Archive Book Images Follow Image from page 80 of "The New York central and Hudson river railroad and the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdenburg railroad .." (1889)  Identifier: newyorkcentralhu00ain Title: The New York central and Hudson river railroad and the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdenburg railroad .. Year: 1889 (1880s) Authors: Taintor, Charles Newhall, 1840-1920 Subjects: New York central and Hudson river railroad. [from old catalog] Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg railroad. [from old catalog] Publisher: New York, Taintor brothers & co. Contributing Library: The Library of Congress Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: minary, established by PhilipRockafellow. A few miles above Germantown is the mouth of Roeleff JansenKill, where the original Livingston Manor House stood. Robert R.Livingston, Chancellor of New York, built an elegant house a littlesouth of the old one, where his mother continued to reside. ChancellorLivingstons active sympathy with the cause of the Republic duringthe Revolution made him so obnoxious to the British, that when Gen-eral Vaughan burned Esopus he sent an expedition up the river to burnClaremont—the name of the Livingston estate. They burned boththe houses, but new and more elegant ones were at once erected nearthe ruins, and Claremont is still one of the finest country-seats on therivei. Chancellor Livingstons name will always be associated with that ofRobert Fulton. The experiments of Fulton would probably have beendelayed for years had it not been for the generous aid of ChancellorLivingston. After a series of discouraging failures in Paiis and New 52 /^^p!:4--- <- Text Appearing After Image: ^~tLti>- -..«>...more

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• Sleep is a scientific challenge: 2 of 2: Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy @ScienceMagazine.

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  Photo: New York Harbor, as seen from the heights of Staten Island file_downloadDOWNLOAD save_alt Thumbnail 200x200 save_alt Small 640x410 save_alt Original 760x487 crop_originalORDER PRINT label_outline Tags vessels new york state new york 1840 1849new york harbor ny and n jstaten island new york nylithographsharbornew york harborheightsstatenislandeno collection of new york city viewseno collectionnew york city viewsnew york date_range Date 1849 person Contributors Eno, Amos F. (1836-1915), Collector Hamilton, Joseph, Artist Dougal, William H. (1822-1895), Engraver collections In Collections NYPL Collection of American Historical Prints create Source New York Public Library link Link http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/ copyright Copyright info Public Domain Sleep is a scientific challenge: 2 of 2: Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy @ScienceMagazine. http://science.sciencemag.org/content/350/6263/909.summary?sid=1c8379a8-11f2-49ff-9888-182905703aad We generally fall asleep and then wake up at least 25,000 to 30,000 times throughout our lifetime. Transitions between sleep and waking appear to occur seamlessly, but the underlying mechanisms are extraordinarily complex. There is much interest in characterizing the brain's neuronal circuitry that control these shifts in state, and recent research has pointed to specific populations of neurons in the brainstem, hypothalamus, basal forebrain, and thalamus. On page 957 of this issue, Hayashi et al. (1) report that a specific population of neurons in the early developing hindbrain gives rise to subpopulations that contribute to the sleep-wake circuitry....more

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• Edgar Allan Poe: 1 of 4: The Fever Called Living. by Paul Collins.

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  Mar 06 2019

  Photo:English: Broadway, New York 1840 Date 28 November 2011, 21:53:32 Source http://nygeschichte.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/south-broadway-1840.html Author Charles F. Flower Licensing[edit] This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason: Public domain  This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years  Edgar Allan Poe: 1 of 4: The Fever Called Living. by Paul Collins. https://www.amazon.com/Edgar-Allan-Poe-Called-Living-ebook/dp/B00JPOEC10/ref=laB001KHN1UI1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477268485&sr=1-3 "Looming large in the popular imagination as a serious poet and lively drunk who died in penury, Edgar Allan Poe was also the most celebrated and notorious writer of his day. He died broke and alone at the age of forty, but not before he had written some of the greatest works in the English language, from the chilling “The Tell-Tale Heart” to “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”—the first modern detective story—to the iconic poem “The Raven.” Poe’s life was one of unremitting hardship. His father abandoned the family, and his mother died when he was three. Poe was thrown out of West Point, and married his beloved thirteen-year-old cousin, who died of tuberculosis at twenty-four. He was so poor that he burned furniture to stay warm. He was a scourge to other poets, but more so to himself. In the hands of Paul Collins, one of our liveliest historians, this mysteriously conflicted figure emerges as a genius both driven and undone by his artistic ambitions. Collins illuminates Poe’s huge successes and greatest flop (a 143-page prose poem titled Eureka), and even tracks down what may be Poe’s first published fiction, long hidden under an enigmatic byline. Clear-eyed and sympathetic, Edgar Allan Poe is a spellbinding story about the man once hailed as “the Shakespeare of America.”"...more

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• Edgar Allan Poe: 2 of 4: The Fever Called Living. by Paul Collins.

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  Photo: Edgar Allan Poe: 2 of 4: The Fever Called Living. by Paul Collins. https://www.amazon.com/Edgar-Allan-Poe-Called-Living-ebook/dp/B00JPOEC10/ref=laB001KHN1UI1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477268485&sr=1-3 "Looming large in the popular imagination as a serious poet and lively drunk who died in penury, Edgar Allan Poe was also the most celebrated and notorious writer of his day. He died broke and alone at the age of forty, but not before he had written some of the greatest works in the English language, from the chilling “The Tell-Tale Heart” to “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”—the first modern detective story—to the iconic poem “The Raven.” Poe’s life was one of unremitting hardship. His father abandoned the family, and his mother died when he was three. Poe was thrown out of West Point, and married his beloved thirteen-year-old cousin, who died of tuberculosis at twenty-four. He was so poor that he burned furniture to stay warm. He was a scourge to other poets, but more so to himself. In the hands of Paul Collins, one of our liveliest historians, this mysteriously conflicted figure emerges as a genius both driven and undone by his artistic ambitions. Collins illuminates Poe’s huge successes and greatest flop (a 143-page prose poem titled Eureka), and even tracks down what may be Poe’s first published fiction, long hidden under an enigmatic byline. Clear-eyed and sympathetic, Edgar Allan Poe is a spellbinding story about the man once hailed as “the Shakespeare of America.”"...more

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• Edgar Allan Poe: 3 of 4: The Fever Called Living. by Paul Collins.

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  Photo:New York. Herausgegeben von der Kunstanstalt des Bibliografischen Instituts in Hildburghausen ca. 1840. Date circa 1840 Source Schmidt Kunstauktionen Author Unknown Licensing[edit] Public domain  This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. Edgar Allan Poe: 3 of 4: The Fever Called Living. by Paul Collins. https://www.amazon.com/Edgar-Allan-Poe-Called-Living-ebook/dp/B00JPOEC10/ref=laB001KHN1UI1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477268485&sr=1-3 "Looming large in the popular imagination as a serious poet and lively drunk who died in penury, Edgar Allan Poe was also the most celebrated and notorious writer of his day. He died broke and alone at the age of forty, but not before he had written some of the greatest works in the English language, from the chilling “The Tell-Tale Heart” to “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”—the first modern detective story—to the iconic poem “The Raven.” Poe’s life was one of unremitting hardship. His father abandoned the family, and his mother died when he was three. Poe was thrown out of West Point, and married his beloved thirteen-year-old cousin, who died of tuberculosis at twenty-four. He was so poor that he burned furniture to stay warm. He was a scourge to other poets, but more so to himself. In the hands of Paul Collins, one of our liveliest historians, this mysteriously conflicted figure emerges as a genius both driven and undone by his artistic ambitions. Collins illuminates Poe’s huge successes and greatest flop (a 143-page prose poem titled Eureka), and even tracks down what may be Poe’s first published fiction, long hidden under an enigmatic byline. Clear-eyed and sympathetic, Edgar Allan Poe is a spellbinding story about the man once hailed as “the Shakespeare of America.”"...more

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• Edgar Allan Poe: 4 of 4: The Fever Called Living. by Paul Collins.

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  Photo: Edgar Allan Poe: 4 of 4: The Fever Called Living. by Paul Collins. https://www.amazon.com/Edgar-Allan-Poe-Called-Living-ebook/dp/B00JPOEC10/ref=laB001KHN1UI1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477268485&sr=1-3 "Looming large in the popular imagination as a serious poet and lively drunk who died in penury, Edgar Allan Poe was also the most celebrated and notorious writer of his day. He died broke and alone at the age of forty, but not before he had written some of the greatest works in the English language, from the chilling “The Tell-Tale Heart” to “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”—the first modern detective story—to the iconic poem “The Raven.” Poe’s life was one of unremitting hardship. His father abandoned the family, and his mother died when he was three. Poe was thrown out of West Point, and married his beloved thirteen-year-old cousin, who died of tuberculosis at twenty-four. He was so poor that he burned furniture to stay warm. He was a scourge to other poets, but more so to himself. In the hands of Paul Collins, one of our liveliest historians, this mysteriously conflicted figure emerges as a genius both driven and undone by his artistic ambitions. Collins illuminates Poe’s huge successes and greatest flop (a 143-page prose poem titled Eureka), and even tracks down what may be Poe’s first published fiction, long hidden under an enigmatic byline. Clear-eyed and sympathetic, Edgar Allan Poe is a spellbinding story about the man once hailed as “the Shakespeare of America.”"...more

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• Russiagate: 1 of 8: The Story So Far. @DevinNunes, Ranking Member, House Intelligence Committee. @AndrewCMcCarthy, NRO. @ThadMcCotter, WJR.

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  Mar 05 2019

  Photo:FBI Fingerprint experts. Date not stated Source FBI Photosimage source Author not stated Permission (Reusing this file)  Public domain This image or file is a work of a Federal Bureau of Investigation employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain in the United States. Russiagate: 1 of 8: The Story So Far. @DevinNunes, Ranking Member, House Intelligence Committee. @AndrewCMcCarthy, NRO. @ThadMcCotter, WJR. Sponsored by Donor's Trust: On March 4, 2019: Before a live audience at Butcher & Banker Steakhouse and Cocktail Lounge at the Vault Level of the New Yorker Hotel, NYC.....more

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• Russiagate: 2 of 8: The Story So Far. @DevinNunes, Ranking Member, House Intelligence Committee. @AndrewCMcCarthy, NRO. @ThadMcCotter, WJR.

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  Mar 05 2019

  Photo:Group, includes Robert Jackson, 2nd from left; and J. Edgar Hoover, right] glass negativesgrouprobertjacksonrobert jacksonedgarhooveredgar hooverright date_range Date 01/01/1940 person Contributors Harris & Ewing, photographer create Source Library of Congress link Link http://www.loc.gov/ copyright Copyright info No known restrictions on publication. Russiagate: 2 of 8: The Story So Far. @DevinNunes, Ranking Member, House Intelligence Committee. @AndrewCMcCarthy, NRO. @ThadMcCotter, WJR. Sponsored by Donor's Trust: On March 4, 2019: Before a live audience at Butcher & Banker Steakhouse and Cocktail Lounge at the Vault Level of the New Yorker Hotel, NYC.....more

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• Russiagate: 3 of 8: The Story So Far. @DevinNunes, Ranking Member, House Intelligence Committee. @AndrewCMcCarthy, NRO. @ThadMcCotter, WJR.

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  Mar 05 2019

  Photo:Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building, photographed from 1000 block of Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.. Photographed by Ed Brown (Edbrown05) on 05-04-2005. Public domain I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: Russiagate: 3 of 8: The Story So Far. @DevinNunes, Ranking Member, House Intelligence Committee. @AndrewCMcCarthy, NRO. @ThadMcCotter, WJR. Sponsored by Donor's Trust: On March 4, 2019: Before a live audience at Butcher & Banker Steakhouse and Cocktail Lounge at the Vault Level of the New Yorker Hotel, NYC.....more

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• Russiagate: 4 of 8: The Story So Far. @DevinNunes, Ranking Member, House Intelligence Committee. @AndrewCMcCarthy, NRO. @ThadMcCotter, WJR.

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  Mar 05 2019

  Photo:Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour President Donald J. Trump participates in swearing-in of William P. Barr administered by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on February 14, 2019. Attorney General Barr's wife, Christine, holds the Bible. Today, William P. Barr was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be the 85th Attorney General of the United States. Following the vote, President Donald J. Trump participated in the swearing-in of Mr. Barr during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House, where U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath of office. Mr. Barr’s wife, his three daughters and their spouses, and his grandchildren attended the ceremony. Mr. Barr joins John Crittenden (1841 and 1850-1853) as one of only two people in U.S. history to serve twice as Attorney General. Mr. Barr is rejoining the Department of Justice where he previously served as the 77th Attorney General of the United States from 1991 to 1993 under President George H.W. Bush. Mr. Barr also served as the Deputy Attorney General from 1990 to 1991 and as the Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Legal Counsel from 1989 to 1990. While serving at the Department, Mr. Barr helped create programs and strategies to reduce violent crime and was responsible for establishing new enforcement policies in a number of areas including financial institutions, civil rights, and antitrust merger guidelines. Mr. Barr also led the Department’s response to the Savings & Loan crisis; oversaw the investigation of the Pan Am 103 bombing; directed the successful response to the Talladega prison uprising and hostage taking; and coordinated counter-terrorism activities during the First Gulf War. Most recently, Mr. Barr served as Of Counsel at Kirkland & Ellis. Before his work at Kirkland & Ellis, he served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for GTE Corporation from 1994 until 2000 and as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Verizon from 2000 to 2008. Mr. Barr served as a law clerk under Judge Malcolm Wilkey of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and from 1982 to 1983, served on the White House Domestic Policy Staff under President Ronald Reagan. He received his A.B. in government in 1971 and his M.A. in government and Chinese studies in 1973, both from Columbia University. From 1973 to 1977, Mr. Barr served in the Central Intelligence Agency before receiving his J.D. with highest honors from George Washington University Law School in 1977. The Department of Justice welcomes back Attorney General Barr and looks forward to his leadership in upholding the rule of law and protecting the rights of all Americans. Russiagate: 4 of 8: The Story So Far. @DevinNunes, Ranking Member, House Intelligence Committee. @AndrewCMcCarthy, NRO. @ThadMcCotter, WJR. Sponsored by Donor's Trust: On March 4, 2019: Before a live audience at Butcher & Banker Steakhouse and Cocktail Lounge at the Vault Level of the New Yorker Hotel, NYC.....more

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• Russiagate: 5 of 8: The Story So Far. @DevinNunes, Ranking Member, House Intelligence Committee. @AndrewCMcCarthy, NRO. @ThadMcCotter, WJR.

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  Mar 05 2019

  Photo: White House, Office Building, and tennis court, [Washington, D.C.] where the Roosevelt tennis cabinet met file_downloadDOWNLOAD save_alt Thumbnail 200x200 save_alt Small 640x458 save_alt Original 640x458 crop_originalORDER PRINT label_outline Tags whitehousewhite houseofficetenniscourttennis courtwashingtonrooseveltcabinetroosevelt tennis cabinethistorical photosexteriorwashington dcsports date_range Date 01/01/1909 create Source Library of Congress link Link http://www.loc.gov/ copyright Copyright info No known restrictions on publication. Russiagate: 5 of 8: The Story So Far. @DevinNunes, Ranking Member, House Intelligence Committee. @AndrewCMcCarthy, NRO. @ThadMcCotter, WJR. Sponsored by Donor's Trust: On March 4, 2019: Before a live audience at Butcher & Banker Steakhouse and Cocktail Lounge at the Vault Level of the New Yorker Hotel, NYC.....more

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• Russiagate: 6 of 8: The Story So Far. @DevinNunes, Ranking Member, House Intelligence Committee. @AndrewCMcCarthy, NRO. @ThadMcCotter, WJR.

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  Mar 05 2019

  Photo:English: View of the White House conservatories. Collection of the Library of Congress. Date circa 1900 Source  Library of Congress square logo.png This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID ds.01814. Russiagate: 6 of 8: The Story So Far. @DevinNunes, Ranking Member, House Intelligence Committee. @AndrewCMcCarthy, NRO. @ThadMcCotter, WJR. Sponsored by Donor's Trust: On March 4, 2019: Before a live audience at Butcher & Banker Steakhouse and Cocktail Lounge at the Vault Level of the New Yorker Hotel, NYC.....more

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• Russiagate: 7 of 8: The Story So Far. @DevinNunes, Ranking Member, House Intelligence Committee. @AndrewCMcCarthy, NRO. @ThadMcCotter, WJR.

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  Mar 05 2019

  Photo:From left to right: minority counsel Fred Thompson, ranking member Howard Baker, and chair Sam Ervin of the Senate Watergate Committee in 1973. taken by the official Senate photographer, a government employee - Sam Ervin Library. http://www.samervinlibrary.org/images/Questioning%20the%20witness.jpg Photo from U.S. Senate Watergate hearings. From left to right: minority counsel Fred Thompson, ranking member Howard Baker, and chair Sam Ervin of the Senate Watergate Committee. Permission details Permission granted on July 19, 2007 by Daniel R. Smith, Dean of Learning Resources and Technology, Curator, Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr. Library and Museum, Western Piedmont Community College, 1001 Burkemont Avenue, Morganton, NC 28655-4511, Office: LRC-102, Phone: (828) 438-6152, Fax: (828) 438-6184, Email: dsmith@wpcc.edu Daniel R. Smith stated via email: "I grant permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, no Back-Cover Texts, and subject to disclaimers found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Textofthe_GFDL." CC BY-SA 3.0hide terms File:ThompsonWatergate.jpg Created: 31 December 1972 Russiagate: 7 of 8: The Story So Far. @DevinNunes, Ranking Member, House Intelligence Committee. @AndrewCMcCarthy, NRO. @ThadMcCotter, WJR. Sponsored by Donor's Trust: On March 4, 2019: Before a live audience at Butcher & Banker Steakhouse and Cocktail Lounge at the Vault Level of the New Yorker Hotel, NYC.....more

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• Russiagate: 8 of 8: The Story So Far. @DevinNunes, Ranking Member, House Intelligence Committee. @AndrewCMcCarthy, NRO. @ThadMcCotter, WJR.

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  Mar 05 2019

  Photo: Record Group 21: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685 – 1991; NARA, College Park, MD. Gerald R. Ford Library & Museum "The Watergate Files" Exhibit Government Exhibit 1: The Watergate Complex Deutsch: Das Watergate-Hotel. Ein Einbruch in das im Hotel befindliche Wahlkampfhauptquartier der Demokraten und dessen Folgen führten in den 70er Jahren zum de:Watergate-Skandal. Date  Source  NARA Logo created 2010.svg This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 304965. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. English | Español | Français | Italiano | Македонски | മലയാളം | Nederlands | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina | Türkçe | Українська | Tiếng Việt | 中文（简体） | 中文（繁體） | +/− Author  This file is lacking author information. Licensing[edit] PD-icon.svg This image is a work of a United States Department of Justice employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain (17 U.S.C. § 101 and 105). Russiagate: 8 of 8: The Story So Far. @DevinNunes, Ranking Member, House Intelligence Committee. @AndrewCMcCarthy, NRO. @ThadMcCotter, WJR. Sponsored by Donor's Trust: On March 4, 2019: Before a live audience at Butcher & Banker Steakhouse and Cocktail Lounge at the Vault Level of the New Yorker Hotel, NYC.....more

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• Lost in Shangri-La: 1 of 2: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Mitchell Zuckoff (Author, Narrator), HarperAudio (Publisher)

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  Mar 05 2019

  Photo:English: Marind-Anim men dressed for ceremony, south coast Dutch New Guinea. Early real photo postcard, c 1920's (not postally used) Date circa 1920 Source http://www.oceania-ethnographica.com/mel126.html Author Unknown photographer Licensing[edit] Public domain  This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. Lost in Shangri-La: 1 of 2: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Mitchell Zuckoff (Author, Narrator), HarperAudio (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Shangri-Survival-Adventure-Incredible/dp/B004XXVSYW/ref=sr1fkmr0_1?keywords=zuckoff+shanghai-la&qid=1551757524&s=books&sr=1-1-fkmr0 On May 13, 1945, 24 American servicemen and WACs boarded a transport plane for a sightseeing trip over "Shangri-La," a beautiful and mysterious valley deep within the jungle-covered mountains of Dutch New Guinea .Unlike the peaceful Tibetan monks of James Hilton's best-selling novel Lost Horizon, , this Shangri-La was home to spear-carrying tribesmen, warriors rumored to be cannibals....more

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• Lost in Shangri-La: 2 of 2: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Mitchell Zuckoff (Author, Narrator), HarperAudio (Publisher)

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  Mar 05 2019

  Photo:An Australian soldier, Private George "Dick" Whittington, is aided by Papuan orderly Raphael Oimbari near Buna on 25 December 1942. George Silk - This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. George Silk's classic picture taken at Buna, New Guinea, on Christmas Day, 1942. An Australian soldier, Private George "Dick" Whittington is aided by a Papuan orderly, Raphael Oimbari. Whittington died in February 1943 from typhus. Silk was a combat photographer for the Australian government when the photo was taken. Permission details This image is Crown Copyright because it is owned by the Australian Government or that of the states or territories, and is in the public domain because it was created or published prior to 1969 and the copyright has therefore expired. The government of Australia has declared that the expiration of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide. This has been confirmed by correspondence received by OTRS (Ticket:2017062010010417).View more Public Domainview terms File:Wounded Australian soldier led by a Papuan orderly at Buna.jpg Created: 25 December 1942 Lost in Shangri-La: 2 of 2: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Mitchell Zuckoff (Author, Narrator), HarperAudio (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Shangri-Survival-Adventure-Incredible/dp/B004XXVSYW/ref=sr1fkmr0_1?keywords=zuckoff+shanghai-la&qid=1551757524&s=books&sr=1-1-fkmr0 On May 13, 1945, 24 American servicemen and WACs boarded a transport plane for a sightseeing trip over "Shangri-La," a beautiful and mysterious valley deep within the jungle-covered mountains of Dutch New Guinea .Unlike the peaceful Tibetan monks of James Hilton's best-selling novel Lost Horizon, , this Shangri-La was home to spear-carrying tribesmen, warriors rumored to be cannibals. ...more

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• Nomonhan, 1939: 1 of 2: The Red Army's Victory that Shaped World War II Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Stuart D. Goldman (Author), John FitzGibbon (Narrator), Audible Studios (Publisher)

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  Mar 05 2019

  Photo: More details Japanese soldiers creeping in front of wrecked Soviet tanks Dōmei Tsushin - Image from pokaZuha, original: a image that was distributed by the Dōmei Tsushin on 4 July 1939. Public Domain File:Japanese soldiers creeping in front of wrecked Soviet tanks.jpg Created: 1 July 1939 Nomonhan, 1939: 1 of 2: The Red Army's Victory that Shaped World War II Audible Audiobook – Unabridged.  Stuart D. Goldman (Author), John FitzGibbon (Narrator), Audible Studios (Publisher) [ https://www.amazon.com/Nomonhan-1939-Armys-Victory-Shaped/dp/B00CB306YO/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=](https://www.amazon.com/Nomonhan-1939-Armys-Victory-Shaped/dp/B00CB306YO/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=) Stuart Goldman convincingly argues that a little-known, but intense, Soviet-Japanese conflict along the Manchurian- Mongolian frontier at Nomonhan influenced the outbreak of World War II and shaped the course of the war. The author draws on Japanese, Soviet, and western sources to put the seemingly obscure conflict - actually a small undeclared war - into its proper global geo-strategic perspective.The book describes how the Soviets, in response to a border conflict provoked by Japan, launched an offensive in August 1939 that wiped out the Japanese forces at Nomonhan. At the same time, Stalin signed the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, allowing Hitler to invade Poland. The timing of these military and diplomatic strikes was not coincidental, according to the author. In forming an alliance with Hitler that left Tokyo diplomatically isolated, Stalin succeeded in avoiding a two-front war. He saw the pact with the Nazis as a way to pit Germany against Britain and France, leaving the Soviet Union on the sidelines to eventually pick up the spoils from the European conflict, while at the same time giving him a free hand to smash the Japanese at Nomonhan....more

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• Nomonhan, 1939: 2 of 2: The Red Army's Victory that Shaped World War II Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Stuart D. Goldman (Author), John FitzGibbon (Narrator), Audible Studios (Publisher)

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  Mar 05 2019

  Photo: ハルハ河東岸の前線へ向かう日本軍戦車 Mainichi Shinbun Sha - Image from pokaZuha, original: an image that was distributed by the Mainichi Shinbun Sha in July 1939 ハルハ川の前線へ向かう日本軍軽戦車 パブリック・ドメイン File:Japanese light tanks moving forward the front of the Khalkha River.jpg 作成: 1939年7月1日 Nomonhan, 1939: 2 of 2: The Red Army's Victory that Shaped World War II Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Stuart D. Goldman (Author), John FitzGibbon (Narrator), Audible Studios (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/Nomonhan-1939-Armys-Victory-Shaped/dp/B00CB306YO/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Stuart Goldman convincingly argues that a little-known, but intense, Soviet-Japanese conflict along the Manchurian- Mongolian frontier at Nomonhan influenced the outbreak of World War II and shaped the course of the war. The author draws on Japanese, Soviet, and western sources to put the seemingly obscure conflict - actually a small undeclared war - into its proper global geo-strategic perspective.The book describes how the Soviets, in response to a border conflict provoked by Japan, launched an offensive in August 1939 that wiped out the Japanese forces at Nomonhan. At the same time, Stalin signed the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, allowing Hitler to invade Poland. The timing of these military and diplomatic strikes was not coincidental, according to the author. In forming an alliance with Hitler that left Tokyo diplomatically isolated, Stalin succeeded in avoiding a two-front war. He saw the pact with the Nazis as a way to pit Germany against Britain and France, leaving the Soviet Union on the sidelines to eventually pick up the spoils from the European conflict, while at the same time giving him a free hand to smash the Japanese at Nomonhan....more

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• Athenia Torpedoed: 1 of 4: The U-Boat Attack that Ignited the Battle of the Atlantic Kindle Edition by Francis M. Carroll (Author)

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  Mar 04 2019

  Photo: English: Sinking of Ss Athenia, September 1939 Three women follow a soldier down the gangway of the Norwegian vessel KNUTE NELSON as he carries a toddler ashore at Galway harbour, Ireland on 6 September 1939. The civilians had been rescued from the passenger liner SS ATHENIA which was torpedoed by U-30 on the evening of 3 September 1939 off the north west coast of Ireland and sank the following morning. Date between 1939 and 1945 Source http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//13/media-13897/large.jpg IWMLondonThumbnail.jpg This is photograph HU 51012 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Author Press Agency photographer Permission (Reusing this file)  This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation. Part of Ministry of Information Second World War Press Agency Print Collection Subjects  Associated places Galway, Republic of Ireland Associated events SS Athenia (sinking) 1939, Atlantic Ocean, Second World War Associated themes Atlantic 1939-1945, Naval Warfare Associated keywords Rescue, Children, women, Naval Warfare Category photographs Image Sorted yes Licensing[edit] This image is in the public domain becaus Athenia Torpedoed: 1 of 4: The U-Boat Attack that Ignited the Battle of the Atlantic Kindle Edition by Francis M. Carroll (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Athenia-Torpedoed-U-Boat-Ignited-Atlantic-ebook/dp/B00CW0S1U2/ref=sr11?keywords=athenia&qid=1551667158&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spell This book is an account of a disaster at sea, the sinking by a German submarine of the passenger liner Athenia sailing from Liverpool to Montreal, loaded with Americans, Canadians, and Europeans, attempting to cross the Atlantic before the outbreak of war. Although 112 people were lost, of whom 30 were the first Americans killed in the war, 1,306 were rescued. Housewives, children, college students, scientists, actresses, and Jewish refugees were among the victims, and even young John F. Kennedy was called on to give assistance. The drama, tragedy, and triumph of their experiences are a central part of the story. But of course the book is also about war and politics. Indeed, this is actually where the Second World War began. Here Germany, having already invaded Poland in what was expected to be a limited war, first struck the western Allies, Britain and France. This was the first blow, fired without warning, just hours after war was declared. For Britain, the sinking of the Athenia was seen as both a violation of international law and a return to the kind of total war Germany had waged in the Great War. The sinking of the Athena immediately pushed Britain to adopt convoys to protect shipping, and it served from the first to shape British public opinion toward the war. In Canada the sinking of the ship and particularly the death of the innocent, ten year old Margaret Hayworth, became emotional issues around which much of the nation could rally in support of the decision of Parliament to go to war. In the United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt was too wary to make the sinking of the Athenia the counterpart of the sinking of the Lusitania in the First World War. However, the Athenia exposed Germany in the public mind as a serious threat to Americans, and provided the opportunity for President Roosevelt to open direct communication with Winston Churchill. The Athenia helped to change public opinion in the United States sufficiently to amend the existing Neutrality Laws to allow the country to sell munitions and supplies to Britain and France—a supportive first step to meeting the Nazi threat directly. So the sinking of the Athenia is a tale full of meaning and passion that deserves to be known....more

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• Athenia Torpedoed: 2 of 4: The U-Boat Attack that Ignited the Battle of the Atlantic Kindle Edition by Francis M. Carroll (Author)

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  Photo:English: Sinking of Ss Athenia, September 1939 A young boy wrapped in a blanket is passed down from the gangway of the Norwegian vessel KNUTE NELSON at Galway harbour, Ireland. Another survivor also wrapped in a blanket can be seen on the gangway. They had been rescued from the passenger liner SS ATHENIA which was torpedoed by U-30 on the evening of 3 September 1939 off the north west coast of Ireland and sank the next morning. Date between 1939 and 1945 Source http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//13/media-13898/large.jpg IWMLondonThumbnail.jpg This is photograph HU 51014 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Author Press Agency photographer Permission (Reusing this file)  This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation. Part of Ministry of Information Second World War Press Agency Print Collection Subjects  Associated people and organisations Nielsen, Knut Associated places Galway, Republic of Ireland Associated events SS Athenia (sinking) 1939, Atlantic Ocean, Second World War Associated keywords Rescue, Children, Naval Warfare Category photographs Image Sorted yes Licensing[edit] This image is in the public domain because it is a mere mechanical scan or photocopy of a public domain original, or – from the available evidence – is so similar to such a scan or photocopy that no cop Athenia Torpedoed: 2 of 4: The U-Boat Attack that Ignited the Battle of the Atlantic Kindle Edition by Francis M. Carroll (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Athenia-Torpedoed-U-Boat-Ignited-Atlantic-ebook/dp/B00CW0S1U2/ref=sr11?keywords=athenia&qid=1551667158&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spell This book is an account of a disaster at sea, the sinking by a German submarine of the passenger liner Athenia sailing from Liverpool to Montreal, loaded with Americans, Canadians, and Europeans, attempting to cross the Atlantic before the outbreak of war. Although 112 people were lost, of whom 30 were the first Americans killed in the war, 1,306 were rescued. Housewives, children, college students, scientists, actresses, and Jewish refugees were among the victims, and even young John F. Kennedy was called on to give assistance. The drama, tragedy, and triumph of their experiences are a central part of the story. But of course the book is also about war and politics. Indeed, this is actually where the Second World War began. Here Germany, having already invaded Poland in what was expected to be a limited war, first struck the western Allies, Britain and France. This was the first blow, fired without warning, just hours after war was declared. For Britain, the sinking of the Athenia was seen as both a violation of international law and a return to the kind of total war Germany had waged in the Great War. The sinking of the Athena immediately pushed Britain to adopt convoys to protect shipping, and it served from the first to shape British public opinion toward the war. In Canada the sinking of the ship and particularly the death of the innocent, ten year old Margaret Hayworth, became emotional issues around which much of the nation could rally in support of the decision of Parliament to go to war. In the United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt was too wary to make the sinking of the Athenia the counterpart of the sinking of the Lusitania in the First World War. However, the Athenia exposed Germany in the public mind as a serious threat to Americans, and provided the opportunity for President Roosevelt to open direct communication with Winston Churchill. The Athenia helped to change public opinion in the United States sufficiently to amend the existing Neutrality Laws to allow the country to sell munitions and supplies to Britain and France—a supportive first step to meeting the Nazi threat directly. So the sinking of the Athenia is a tale full of meaning and passion that deserves to be known....more

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• Athenia Torpedoed: 3 of 4: The U-Boat Attack that Ignited the Battle of the Atlantic Kindle Edition by Francis M. Carroll (Author)

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  Photo:English: Sinking of SS Athenia, September 1939 An elderly woman is hoisted aboard the American cargo steamship City of Flint after spending the night in a lifeboat. She had been rescued from the passenger liner Athenia which was torpedoed by U-30 on the evening of 3 September 1939 off the north west coast of Ireland and sank the next morning. Date between 1939 and 1945 Source http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//301/media-301893/large.jpg IWMLondonThumbnail.jpg This is photograph HU 51008 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Author Press Agency photographer Permission (Reusing this file)  This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation. Part of Ministry of Information Second World War Press Agency Print Collection Subjects  Associated people and organisations Civilian vessels, Athenia, passenger liner, United States Maritime Commission, City of Flint, cargo ship Associated events Athenia (sinking) 1939, Atlantic Ocean, Second World War Associated themes Atlantic 1939-1945, Naval Warfare Associated keywords Naval Warfare, Rescue Category photographs Image Sorted yes Licensing[edit] This image is in the public domain b Athenia Torpedoed: 3 of 4: The U-Boat Attack that Ignited the Battle of the Atlantic Kindle Edition by Francis M. Carroll (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Athenia-Torpedoed-U-Boat-Ignited-Atlantic-ebook/dp/B00CW0S1U2/ref=sr11?keywords=athenia&qid=1551667158&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spell This book is an account of a disaster at sea, the sinking by a German submarine of the passenger liner Athenia sailing from Liverpool to Montreal, loaded with Americans, Canadians, and Europeans, attempting to cross the Atlantic before the outbreak of war. Although 112 people were lost, of whom 30 were the first Americans killed in the war, 1,306 were rescued. Housewives, children, college students, scientists, actresses, and Jewish refugees were among the victims, and even young John F. Kennedy was called on to give assistance. The drama, tragedy, and triumph of their experiences are a central part of the story. But of course the book is also about war and politics. Indeed, this is actually where the Second World War began. Here Germany, having already invaded Poland in what was expected to be a limited war, first struck the western Allies, Britain and France. This was the first blow, fired without warning, just hours after war was declared. For Britain, the sinking of the Athenia was seen as both a violation of international law and a return to the kind of total war Germany had waged in the Great War. The sinking of the Athena immediately pushed Britain to adopt convoys to protect shipping, and it served from the first to shape British public opinion toward the war. In Canada the sinking of the ship and particularly the death of the innocent, ten year old Margaret Hayworth, became emotional issues around which much of the nation could rally in support of the decision of Parliament to go to war. In the United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt was too wary to make the sinking of the Athenia the counterpart of the sinking of the Lusitania in the First World War. However, the Athenia exposed Germany in the public mind as a serious threat to Americans, and provided the opportunity for President Roosevelt to open direct communication with Winston Churchill. The Athenia helped to change public opinion in the United States sufficiently to amend the existing Neutrality Laws to allow the country to sell munitions and supplies to Britain and France—a supportive first step to meeting the Nazi threat directly. So the sinking of the Athenia is a tale full of meaning and passion that deserves to be known....more

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• Athenia Torpedoed: 4 of 4: The U-Boat Attack that Ignited the Battle of the Atlantic Kindle Edition by Francis M. Carroll (Author)

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  Photo:English: Sinking of SS Athenia, 1939 Watching the sinking of SS Athenia Date between 1939 and 1945 Source http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//301/media-301930/large.jpg IWMLondonThumbnail.jpg This is photograph HU 51009 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Author Press Agency photographer Permission (Reusing this file)  This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation. Part of Ministry of Information Second World War Press Agency Print Collection Category photographs Image Sorted yes Licensing[edit] This image is in the public domain bec Athenia Torpedoed: 4 of 4: The U-Boat Attack that Ignited the Battle of the Atlantic Kindle Edition by Francis M. Carroll (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Athenia-Torpedoed-U-Boat-Ignited-Atlantic-ebook/dp/B00CW0S1U2/ref=sr11?keywords=athenia&qid=1551667158&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spell This book is an account of a disaster at sea, the sinking by a German submarine of the passenger liner Athenia sailing from Liverpool to Montreal, loaded with Americans, Canadians, and Europeans, attempting to cross the Atlantic before the outbreak of war. Although 112 people were lost, of whom 30 were the first Americans killed in the war, 1,306 were rescued. Housewives, children, college students, scientists, actresses, and Jewish refugees were among the victims, and even young John F. Kennedy was called on to give assistance. The drama, tragedy, and triumph of their experiences are a central part of the story. But of course the book is also about war and politics. Indeed, this is actually where the Second World War began. Here Germany, having already invaded Poland in what was expected to be a limited war, first struck the western Allies, Britain and France. This was the first blow, fired without warning, just hours after war was declared. For Britain, the sinking of the Athenia was seen as both a violation of international law and a return to the kind of total war Germany had waged in the Great War. The sinking of the Athena immediately pushed Britain to adopt convoys to protect shipping, and it served from the first to shape British public opinion toward the war. In Canada the sinking of the ship and particularly the death of the innocent, ten year old Margaret Hayworth, became emotional issues around which much of the nation could rally in support of the decision of Parliament to go to war. In the United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt was too wary to make the sinking of the Athenia the counterpart of the sinking of the Lusitania in the First World War. However, the Athenia exposed Germany in the public mind as a serious threat to Americans, and provided the opportunity for President Roosevelt to open direct communication with Winston Churchill. The Athenia helped to change public opinion in the United States sufficiently to amend the existing Neutrality Laws to allow the country to sell munitions and supplies to Britain and France—a supportive first step to meeting the Nazi threat directly. So the sinking of the Athenia is a tale full of meaning and passion that deserves to be known....more

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• Keep From All Thoughtful Men: 1 of 2: How U.S. Economists Won World War II Hardcover – April 15, 2011. by Jim Lacey (Author)

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  Photo: Truck plant. Dodge Army ambulances are here, lined up for delivery to the Army. Detroit, Michigan, August 1942.  Photo by Arthur S. Siegel. gt_hawk63, Mischlicht and 13 more people faved this 1,583 views 15 faves 0 comments Taken in August 1942  Public domain Keep From All Thoughtful Men: 1 of 2: How U.S. Economists Won World War II Hardcover – April 15, 2011. by Jim Lacey (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Keep-All-Thoughtful-Men-Economists/dp/1591144914/ref=sr11?keywords=keep+from+all+thoughtful+men&qid=1551665728&s=books&sr=8-1 Keep from All Thoughtful Men overturns much accepted historical dogma on how World War II strategy was planned and implemented. It is taken for granted that the Axis powers were defeated by an avalanche of munitions that poured forth from pitiless American factories. So it is amazing that the story of how this "miracle of production" was organized and integrated into Allied strategy and operations remains untold.  Keep from All Thoughtful Men is the first book that tells how revolutions in both statistics and finance changed forever the nature of war. While the book relates the overall story of how economics dictated war planning at the highest levels, more specifically it tells how three obscure economists came to have more influence on the conduct of World War II than the Joint Chiefs. Because military historians rarely understand economics and economic historians just as rarely involve themselves with the details of war, there has never been a military history that shows how economics influenced the planning of strategy and the conduct of any war. This is sadly true of even World War II, which has been called by Paul Samuelson, "The Economist's War."...more

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• Keep From All Thoughtful Men: 2 of 2: How U.S. Economists Won World War II Hardcover – April 15, 2011. by Jim Lacey (Author)

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  Photo:Production. M-4 tanks. Mighty M-4 tanks are flowing in a strong, steady stream from the production lines of our arsenal of democracy. These bogie wheels being assembled in an Eastern plant give some idea of the massive construction of our new land battleships file_downloadDOWNLOAD save_alt Thumbnail 200x200 save_alt Small 640x496 save_alt Medium 1024x794 save_alt Original 1024x794 crop_originalORDER PRINT label_outline Tags united statessafety film negativesproductiontanksmightymighty mstreamlinesproduction linesdemocracybogiewheelsbogie wheelseasternplanteastern plantideaconstructionlandbattleshipsbattleshipinteriorfactory date_range Date 01/01/1942 person Contributors Rittase, William M., 1894-1968, photographer United States. Office of War Information. place Location 38.88868, -77.00472 Google Map of 38.888684, -77.00471900000002 create Source Library of Congress link Link http://www.loc.gov/ copyright Copyright info Public Domain Keep From All Thoughtful Men: 2 of 2: How U.S. Economists Won World War II Hardcover – April 15, 2011. by Jim Lacey (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Keep-All-Thoughtful-Men-Economists/dp/1591144914/ref=sr11?keywords=keep+from+all+thoughtful+men&qid=1551665728&s=books&sr=8-1 Keep from All Thoughtful Men overturns much accepted historical dogma on how World War II strategy was planned and implemented. It is taken for granted that the Axis powers were defeated by an avalanche of munitions that poured forth from pitiless American factories. So it is amazing that the story of how this "miracle of production" was organized and integrated into Allied strategy and operations remains untold.  Keep from All Thoughtful Men is the first book that tells how revolutions in both statistics and finance changed forever the nature of war. While the book relates the overall story of how economics dictated war planning at the highest levels, more specifically it tells how three obscure economists came to have more influence on the conduct of World War II than the Joint Chiefs. Because military historians rarely understand economics and economic historians just as rarely involve themselves with the details of war, there has never been a military history that shows how economics influenced the planning of strategy and the conduct of any war. This is sadly true of even World War II, which has been called by Paul Samuelson, "The Economist's War."...more

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• Code Name Caesar: 1 of 2: The Secret Hunt for U-Boat 864 During World War II Hardcover – July 3, 2012. by Jerome Preisler (Author), Kenneth Sewell (Author)

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  Photo: Sinking of the Linda Blanche out of Liverpool by SM U-21 (Willy Stöwer) Willy Stöwer (1864–1931) - http://www.cityofart.net/bship/uboatgallery.html Sinking of the Linda Blanche out of Liverpool (German: Kaperung und Versenkung des englischen Handelsdampfer Linda Blanche):[1] a German depiction of the attack of a U-boat on the Linda Blanche during WWI, showing the disembarkation of passengers from the stricken vessel - a procedure not always done in practice. The Linda Blanche was sunk on 30 January 1915 by U-21, under the command of Kapitän-Leutnant Hersing.[1] Permission details This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason: The author died in 1931, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or less. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1924. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain". This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details.View more Public Domainview terms File:Willy Stöwer - Sinking of the Linda Blanche out of Liverpool.jpg Created: 31 December 1914 Code Name Caesar: 1 of 2: The Secret Hunt for U-Boat 864 During World War II Hardcover – July 3, 2012.  by Jerome Preisler (Author), Kenneth Sewell (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Code-Name-Caesar-Secret-U-Boat-ebook/dp/B005ZOCEY6/ref=tmmkinswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=1551665897&sr=8-1-fkmrnull In the waning days of World War II, a little-known battle took place under the frozen seas off the coast of Norway . . . and changed the course of the war.   In February of 1944, Germany and Japan devised a desperate plan to escape defeat. The Germans would send Japan a submarine—boat U-864—packed with their most advanced rocket and jet aircraft technology. Japan could then reestablish air superiority in the Pacific, drawing the attention of Allied forces long enough for Germany to regroup.   Meanwhile, British code breakers, working with the Norwegian underground, had discovered the plan. But even though they were unable to stop the submarine from embarking, the British submarine HMS Venturer was waiting for it at sea. In a cat-and-mouse battle beneath the waves, they hunted one another, each waiting to strike. The Venturer won the game, becoming the only submarine in history to sink another sub in underwater combat.   This is the dramatic, action-packed account of one of the greatest unsung victories in military history, and of a historical moment in the annals of naval warfare....more

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• Code Name Caesar: 2 of 2: The Secret Hunt for U-Boat 864 During World War II Hardcover – July 3, 2012. by Jerome Preisler (Author), Kenneth Sewell (Author)

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  Photo: U-534, Birkenhead Docks, Merseyside, England Paul adams - Own work German WW2, U Boat 534 at Birkenhead Docks, Merseyside, England Permission details Public domainView more Public Domainview terms File:U534.jpg Created: 4 March 2007 Code Name Caesar: 2 of 2: The Secret Hunt for U-Boat 864 During World War II Hardcover – July 3, 2012. by Jerome Preisler (Author), Kenneth Sewell (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Code-Name-Caesar-Secret-U-Boat-ebook/dp/B005ZOCEY6/ref=tmmkinswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=1551665897&sr=8-1-fkmrnull In the waning days of World War II, a little-known battle took place under the frozen seas off the coast of Norway . . . and changed the course of the war. In February of 1944, Germany and Japan devised a desperate plan to escape defeat. The Germans would send Japan a submarine—boat U-864—packed with their most advanced rocket and jet aircraft technology. Japan could then reestablish air superiority in the Pacific, drawing the attention of Allied forces long enough for Germany to regroup. Meanwhile, British code breakers, working with the Norwegian underground, had discovered the plan. But even though they were unable to stop the submarine from embarking, the British submarine HMS Venturer was waiting for it at sea. In a cat-and-mouse battle beneath the waves, they hunted one another, each waiting to strike. The Venturer won the game, becoming the only submarine in history to sink another sub in underwater combat. This is the dramatic, action-packed account of one of the greatest unsung victories in military history, and of a historical moment in the annals of naval warfare....more

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• The War Below: 1 of 4: The Story of Three Submarines That Battled Japan Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. James Scott (Author), Donald Corren (Narrator), Inc. Blackstone Audio (Publisher)

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  Photo:IMLS Digital Collections & Content Follow Submarines Perch and Stingray at Elliott Bay Pier 91, ca. 1940  Description: On sides of submarines in image: Perch, 176; Stingray. Handwritten on verso: USS 'Perch,' USS 'Stingray.' Moored in Elliott Bay (1940?), Seattle, Pier 91. Stamped on verso: Williamson's Marine Salon Photo Shop, 81 Marion St. Viaduct, Seattle 4, WN., EL 3533. Submarine information supplied by Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society. View source image. More information on the commercial rights for this photo. Part of King County Snapshots, University of Washington Libraries. Brought to you by IMLS Digital Collections and Content. Unrestricted access; use with attribution. 923 views 0 faves 0 comments Taken circa 1940  Some rights reserved The War Below: 1 of 4: The Story of Three Submarines That Battled Japan Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. James Scott (Author), Donald Corren (Narrator), Inc. Blackstone Audio (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/War-Below-Story-Submarines-Battled/dp/B00CLFDN7E/ref=sr11?keywords=James+Scott+Submarines&qid=1551665131&s=books&sr=1-1-catcorr The riveting story of the submarine force that helped win World War II by ravaging Japan's merchant fleet and destroying its economy. The War Below is a dramatic account of extraordinary heroism, ingenuity, and perseverance-and the vital role American submarines played in winning the Pacific War. Focusing on the unique stories of the submarines Silversides, Drum, and Tang-and the men who skippered and crewed them-James Scott takes readers beneath the waves to experience the thrill of a direct hit on a merchant ship and the terror of depth charge attacks. It's a story filled with incredible feats of courage, including an emergency appendectomy performed with spoons by an inexperienced medic and the desperate struggle of sailors to escape from a flooded submarine stuck on the bottom, as well as tragic moments such as American submarines sinking an unmarked enemy ship carrying some 1,800 American POWs. The casualty rate among submariners topped that of all military branches, a staggering six times higher than the surface navy. The war claimed almost one out of every five boats. But Japan was so ravaged by the loss of precious fuel and supplies that by war's end, Japanese warships lay at anchor while hungry civilians ate sawdust. Scott paints an unforgettable picture of the dangerous life submariners endured, including the atrocious prison camps where the Japanese beat, tortured, and starved captured Allied troops. Based on more than one hundred interviews with submarine veterans and a review of more than three thousand pages of previously unpublished letters, diaries, and personal writings, The War Below allows readers to experience the Pacific War as never before....more

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• The War Below: 2 of 4: The Story of Three Submarines That Battled Japan Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. James Scott (Author), Donald Corren (Narrator), Inc. Blackstone Audio (Publisher)

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  Photo: Japan's first fleet of submarines (Nos. 1 to 5, all Holland designs), assembled by Arthur Leopold Busch in the Naval Review of October 1905. Unknown Japan's first fleet of submarine (No1 to No5), in the Naval Review of October 1905. 1905 photograph. Public Domain File:JapanFirstSubmarines.jpg Created: 1 October 1905 The War Below: 2 of 4: The Story of Three Submarines That Battled Japan Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. James Scott (Author), Donald Corren (Narrator), Inc. Blackstone Audio (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/War-Below-Story-Submarines-Battled/dp/B00CLFDN7E/ref=sr11?keywords=James+Scott+Submarines&qid=1551665131&s=books&sr=1-1-catcorr The riveting story of the submarine force that helped win World War II by ravaging Japan's merchant fleet and destroying its economy. The War Below is a dramatic account of extraordinary heroism, ingenuity, and perseverance-and the vital role American submarines played in winning the Pacific War. Focusing on the unique stories of the submarines Silversides, Drum, and Tang-and the men who skippered and crewed them-James Scott takes readers beneath the waves to experience the thrill of a direct hit on a merchant ship and the terror of depth charge attacks. It's a story filled with incredible feats of courage, including an emergency appendectomy performed with spoons by an inexperienced medic and the desperate struggle of sailors to escape from a flooded submarine stuck on the bottom, as well as tragic moments such as American submarines sinking an unmarked enemy ship carrying some 1,800 American POWs. The casualty rate among submariners topped that of all military branches, a staggering six times higher than the surface navy. The war claimed almost one out of every five boats. But Japan was so ravaged by the loss of precious fuel and supplies that by war's end, Japanese warships lay at anchor while hungry civilians ate sawdust. Scott paints an unforgettable picture of the dangerous life submariners endured, including the atrocious prison camps where the Japanese beat, tortured, and starved captured Allied troops. Based on more than one hundred interviews with submarine veterans and a review of more than three thousand pages of previously unpublished letters, diaries, and personal writings, The War Below allows readers to experience the Pacific War as never before....more

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• The War Below: 3 of 4: The Story of Three Submarines That Battled Japan Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. James Scott (Author), Donald Corren (Narrator), Inc. Blackstone Audio (Publisher)

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  Mar 04 2019

  Photo:Unknown or not provided Title  L6 (S545). Starboard broadside, crew on deck, 04/15/1918 Date 15 April 1918 Collection  National Archives at College Park Blue pencil.svg wikidata:Q38945047 Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S) Record ID  NARA Logo created 2010.svg This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 512960. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. English | Español | Français | Italiano | Македонски | മലയാളം | Nederlands | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina | Türkçe | Українська | Tiếng Việt | 中文（简体） | 中文（繁體） | +/− Record group: Record Group 19: Records of the Bureau of Ships, 1940 - 1966 (National Archives Identifier: 348 ) Series: Naval History Photographs (Bureau of Ships), compiled 1883 - 1941 (National Archives Identifier: 512919 ) NAIL Control Number: NWDNS-19-N-7228 Select List Identifier: NAVY SHIPS #159 19-N-7228 Source U.S. National Archives and Records Administration The War Below: 3 of 4: The Story of Three Submarines That Battled Japan Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. James Scott (Author), Donald Corren (Narrator), Inc. Blackstone Audio (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/War-Below-Story-Submarines-Battled/dp/B00CLFDN7E/ref=sr11?keywords=James+Scott+Submarines&qid=1551665131&s=books&sr=1-1-catcorr The riveting story of the submarine force that helped win World War II by ravaging Japan's merchant fleet and destroying its economy. The War Below is a dramatic account of extraordinary heroism, ingenuity, and perseverance-and the vital role American submarines played in winning the Pacific War. Focusing on the unique stories of the submarines Silversides, Drum, and Tang-and the men who skippered and crewed them-James Scott takes readers beneath the waves to experience the thrill of a direct hit on a merchant ship and the terror of depth charge attacks. It's a story filled with incredible feats of courage, including an emergency appendectomy performed with spoons by an inexperienced medic and the desperate struggle of sailors to escape from a flooded submarine stuck on the bottom, as well as tragic moments such as American submarines sinking an unmarked enemy ship carrying some 1,800 American POWs. The casualty rate among submariners topped that of all military branches, a staggering six times higher than the surface navy. The war claimed almost one out of every five boats. But Japan was so ravaged by the loss of precious fuel and supplies that by war's end, Japanese warships lay at anchor while hungry civilians ate sawdust. Scott paints an unforgettable picture of the dangerous life submariners endured, including the atrocious prison camps where the Japanese beat, tortured, and starved captured Allied troops. Based on more than one hundred interviews with submarine veterans and a review of more than three thousand pages of previously unpublished letters, diaries, and personal writings, The War Below allows readers to experience the Pacific War as never before....more

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• The War Below: 4 of 4: The Story of Three Submarines That Battled Japan Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. James Scott (Author), Donald Corren (Narrator), Inc. Blackstone Audio (Publisher)

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  Photo:Yamakaze sinks after being torpedoed U.S. Navy - This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 520769. Sinking of the Japanese destroyer Yamakaze on 25 June 1942 approximately 110 km southeast of Yokosuku, Japan, photographed through the periscope of the U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus (SS-168). This position is given in The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II by Robert Cressman. NH 111751 says 75 miles southwest of Yokahama Harbor. Yokahama is near Yokosuku. Public Domain File:Torpedoed Japanese destroyer Yamakaze sinking on 25 June 1942.jpg Created: 25 June 1942 Location: 34° 34′ 0″ N, 140° 25′ 60″ E The War Below: 4 of 4: The Story of Three Submarines That Battled Japan Audible Audiobook – Unabridged.  James Scott (Author), Donald Corren (Narrator), Inc. Blackstone Audio (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/War-Below-Story-Submarines-Battled/dp/B00CLFDN7E/ref=sr11?keywords=James+Scott+Submarines&qid=1551665131&s=books&sr=1-1-catcorr The riveting story of the submarine force that helped win World War II by ravaging Japan's merchant fleet and destroying its economy. The War Below is a dramatic account of extraordinary heroism, ingenuity, and perseverance-and the vital role American submarines played in winning the Pacific War. Focusing on the unique stories of the submarines Silversides, Drum, and Tang-and the men who skippered and crewed them-James Scott takes readers beneath the waves to experience the thrill of a direct hit on a merchant ship and the terror of depth charge attacks. It's a story filled with incredible feats of courage, including an emergency appendectomy performed with spoons by an inexperienced medic and the desperate struggle of sailors to escape from a flooded submarine stuck on the bottom, as well as tragic moments such as American submarines sinking an unmarked enemy ship carrying some 1,800 American POWs. The casualty rate among submariners topped that of all military branches, a staggering six times higher than the surface navy. The war claimed almost one out of every five boats. But Japan was so ravaged by the loss of precious fuel and supplies that by war's end, Japanese warships lay at anchor while hungry civilians ate sawdust. Scott paints an unforgettable picture of the dangerous life submariners endured, including the atrocious prison camps where the Japanese beat, tortured, and starved captured Allied troops. Based on more than one hundred interviews with submarine veterans and a review of more than three thousand pages of previously unpublished letters, diaries, and personal writings, The War Below allows readers to experience the Pacific War as never before....more

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• The Burning Shore: 1 of 4: How Hitler's U-Boats Brought World War II to America Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Ed Offley (Author), Robertson Dean (Narrator), Inc. Blackstone Audio (Publisher)

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  Photo:Officers on the bridge of a destroyer, escorting a large convoy of ships keep a sharp look out for attacking enemy submarines during the Battle of the Atlantic. October 1941  Post-Work: User:W.wolny - http://www.iwmcollections.org.uk/ Permission details This work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain. This is because it is one of the following: It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or It was published prior to 1969; or It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1969. HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply) More information. See also Copyright and Crown copyright artistic works.View more Public Domainview terms File:Officers on the bridge.jpg The Burning Shore: 1 of 4: How Hitler's U-Boats Brought World War II to America Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Ed Offley (Author), Robertson Dean (Narrator), Inc. Blackstone Audio (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/Burning-Shore-Hitlers-U-Boats-Brought-dp-B00IREMAE0/dp/B00IREMAE0/ref=mtaudiodownload?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1551589058...more

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• The Burning Shore: 2 of 4: How Hitler's U-Boats Brought World War II to America Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Ed Offley (Author), Robertson Dean (Narrator), Inc. Blackstone Audio (Publisher)

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  Photo:Admiral Graf Spee shortly after her scuttling Source: York Space Institutional Respository Description: German heavy cruiser Admiral Graf Spee scuttled in Montevideo harbor following the Battle of the River Plate in December 1939. View license File:Graf Spee scuttled.png Uploaded: 19 August 2013 The Burning Shore: 2 of 4: How Hitler's U-Boats Brought World War II to America Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Ed Offley (Author), Robertson Dean (Narrator), Inc. Blackstone Audio (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/Burning-Shore-Hitlers-U-Boats-Brought-dp-B00IREMAE0/dp/B00IREMAE0/ref=mtaudiodownload?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1551589058...more

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• The Burning Shore: 3 of 4: How Hitler's U-Boats Brought World War II to America Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Ed Offley (Author), Robertson Dean (Narrator), Inc. Blackstone Audio (Publisher)

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  Photo:Grand Admiral Erich Raeder with Otto Kretschmer (left), who was the most successful German U-boat commander, August 1940 Bundesarchiv, Bild 101II-MW-0952-17 / Mannewitz / CC-BY-SA 3.0 For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Findbuch: CC BY-SA 3.0 de File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101II-MW-0952-17, Frankreich, Auszeichnungen für U-99-Besatzung.jpg Created: 1 August 1940 The Burning Shore: 3 of 4: How Hitler's U-Boats Brought World War II to America Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Ed Offley (Author), Robertson Dean (Narrator), Inc. Blackstone Audio (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/Burning-Shore-Hitlers-U-Boats-Brought-dp-B00IREMAE0/dp/B00IREMAE0/ref=mtaudiodownload?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1551589058...more

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• The Burning Shore: 4 of 4: How Hitler's U-Boats Brought World War II to America Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Ed Offley (Author), Robertson Dean (Narrator), Inc. Blackstone Audio (Publisher)

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  Photo:A U-boat shells a merchant ship which has remained afloat after being torpedoed. View author information Public Domain File:Torpedoed merchant ship.jpg Uploaded: 27 December 2005 The Burning Shore: 4 of 4: How Hitler's U-Boats Brought World War II to America Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Ed Offley (Author), Robertson Dean (Narrator), Inc. Blackstone Audio (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/Burning-Shore-Hitlers-U-Boats-Brought-dp-B00IREMAE0/dp/B00IREMAE0/ref=mtaudiodownload?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1551589058...more

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• They Were Heroes: 1 of 8: A Sergeant Major's Tribute to Combat Marines of Iraq and Afghanistan Hardcover – February 27, 2015 by SgtMaj David K. Devaney (Author)

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  Photo: British Royal Horse Artillery withdrawing at the Battle of Maiwand Richard Caton Woodville (1856-1927). - BritishBattles.com E Battery Royal Horse Artillery escaping from the overwhelming Afghan attack at the Battle of Maiwand, from "Maiwand: Saving the Guns" by Richard Caton Woodville. Public Domain File:Royal Horse Artillery fleeing from Afghan attack at the Battle of Maiwand.jpg Created: 31 December 1882 They Were Heroes: 1 of 8: A Sergeant Major's Tribute to Combat Marines of Iraq and Afghanistan Hardcover – February 27, 2015 by SgtMaj David K. Devaney (Author) https://www.amazon.com/They-Were-Heroes-Sergeant-Afghanistan/dp/1612517897/ref=sr11?keywords=devaney+heroes&qid=1551584923&s=books&sr=8-1 Sergeant Major Devaney's They Were Heroes presents moving portraits of warriors who have not been fully celebrated. His stories recognize the heroism of those who fought in these deadly conflicts and placed their lives at risk to assure the safety of their fellow Marines. For these Marines, no Medal of Honor is enough for their bravery. Nonetheless, though not his main purpose, Devaney calls attention to the practice of awarding medals itself, that often these warriors received awards that were below what their deeds merited. No less disturbing is the revelation that medals were often awarded by rank, and not always by action. The lives presented in Devaney's book call attention to the fact that many heroes of these deadly conflicts have gone unrecognized....more

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• They Were Heroes: 2 of 8: A Sergeant Major's Tribute to Combat Marines of Iraq and Afghanistan Hardcover – February 27, 2015 by SgtMaj David K. Devaney (Author)

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  Photo:Afghan victors of the Battle of Maiwand Unknown - http://afghan.ifrance.com/listehtml.htm - P21. Second Anglo-Afghan war Group of Afghans after their victory at the Battle of Maiwand. Permission details This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States. Note that a few countries have copyright terms longer than 70 years: Mexico has 100 years, Jamaica has 95 years, Colombia has 80 years, and Guatemala and Samoa have 75 years. This image may not be in the public domain in these countries, which moreover do not implement the rule of the shorter term. Côte d'Ivoire has a general copyright term of 99 years and Honduras has 75 years, but they do implement the rule of the shorter term. Copyright may extend on works created by French who died for France in World War II (more information), Russians who served in the Eastern Front of World War II (known as the Great Patriotic War in Russia) and posthumously rehabilitated victims of Soviet repressions (more information). This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.View more Public Domainview terms File:Victory day at Kandahar 1880.jpg Created: 2 September 1880 They Were Heroes: 2 of 8: A Sergeant Major's Tribute to Combat Marines of Iraq and Afghanistan Hardcover – February 27, 2015 by SgtMaj David K. Devaney (Author) https://www.amazon.com/They-Were-Heroes-Sergeant-Afghanistan/dp/1612517897/ref=sr11?keywords=devaney+heroes&qid=1551584923&s=books&sr=8-1 Sergeant Major Devaney's They Were Heroes presents moving portraits of warriors who have not been fully celebrated. His stories recognize the heroism of those who fought in these deadly conflicts and placed their lives at risk to assure the safety of their fellow Marines. For these Marines, no Medal of Honor is enough for their bravery. Nonetheless, though not his main purpose, Devaney calls attention to the practice of awarding medals itself, that often these warriors received awards that were below what their deeds merited. No less disturbing is the revelation that medals were often awarded by rank, and not always by action. The lives presented in Devaney's book call attention to the fact that many heroes of these deadly conflicts have gone unrecognized....more

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• They Were Heroes: 3 of 8: A Sergeant Major's Tribute to Combat Marines of Iraq and Afghanistan Hardcover – February 27, 2015 by SgtMaj David K. Devaney (Author)

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  Photo:Durban Maidan of Sherpur Cantonment in 1879. John Burke (1843-1900) - The British Library Durbar Maidan and Logar Chiefs [Sherpur Cantonment, Kabul]. Photograph taken by John Burke in 1879, showing the Maidan or open space at the cantonment at Sherpur, situated a mile north of the city of Kabul, and the gathering of chieftains from Logar in Afghanistan for a durbar or meeting with the British. Following the killing of the British Resident Sir Louis Cavagnari and his mission at Kabul in September 1879, General Roberts and his forces entered the city and occupied the cantonment in October. Roberts was tasked with launching punitive action against the Afghans, securing his force at Kabul and establishing a line of communication with British forces via the Khyber Pass. The cantonment, set up by the Amir Sher Ali as winter quarters for his troops, offered a secure and easily defendable position close to the city; it was large enough to accommodate the troops and provided easy access eastwards through the Khyber Pass towards Peshawar, northwards towards Kohistan and westwards into the Chardeh Plain. Burke accompanied the British army into Afghanistan in 1878 and worked steadily in the hostile environment of Afghanistan and the North West Frontier Province, recording military and topographical scenes as well as the peoples of the country during the Second Afghan War (1878-80). Burke also photographed many darbars or meetings that took place between British combat leaders and Afghan chiefs which led to the uneasy peace treaties characteristic of the campaign. His two-year Afghan expedition produced a visual document which resulted in his achieving significance as the photographer of the region of the Great Game (the Anglo-Russian territorial rivalry). Permission details This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States. Note that a few countries have copyright terms longer than 70 years: Mexico has 100 years, Jamaica has 95 years, Colombia has 80 years, and Guatemala and Samoa have 75 years. This image may not be in the public domain in these countries, which moreover do not implement the rule of the shorter term. Côte d'Ivoire has a general copyright term of 99 years and Honduras has 75 years, but they do implement the rule of the shorter term. Copyright may extend on works created by French who died for France in World War II (more information), Russians who served in the Eastern Front of World War II (known as the Great Patriotic War in Russia) and posthumously rehabilitated victims of Soviet repressions (more information). This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States. Note that a few countries have copyright terms longer than 70 years: Mexico has 100 years, Jamaica has 95 years, Colombia has 80 years, and Guatemala and Samoa have 75 years. This image may not be in the public domain in these countries, which moreover do not implement the rule of the shorter term. Côte d'Ivoire has a general copyright term of 99 years and Honduras has 75 years, but they do implement the rule of the shorter term. Copyright may extend on works created by French who died for France in World War II (more information), Russians who served in the Eastern Front of World War II (known as the Great Patriotic War in Russia) and posthumously rehabilitated victims of Soviet repressions (more information). This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.View more Public Domainview terms File:Durbar Maidan of Sherpur Cantonment in 1879.jpg Created: 31 December 1878 They Were Heroes: 3 of 8: A Sergeant Major's Tribute to Combat Marines of Iraq and Afghanistan Hardcover – February 27, 2015 by SgtMaj David K. Devaney (Author) https://www.amazon.com/They-Were-Heroes-Sergeant-Afghanistan/dp/1612517897/ref=sr11?keywords=devaney+heroes&qid=1551584923&s=books&sr=8-1 Sergeant Major Devaney's They Were Heroes presents moving portraits of warriors who have not been fully celebrated. His stories recognize the heroism of those who fought in these deadly conflicts and placed their lives at risk to assure the safety of their fellow Marines. For these Marines, no Medal of Honor is enough for their bravery. Nonetheless, though not his main purpose, Devaney calls attention to the practice of awarding medals itself, that often these warriors received awards that were below what their deeds merited. No less disturbing is the revelation that medals were often awarded by rank, and not always by action. The lives presented in Devaney's book call attention to the fact that many heroes of these deadly conflicts have gone unrecognized....more

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• They Were Heroes: 4 of 8: A Sergeant Major's Tribute to Combat Marines of Iraq and Afghanistan Hardcover – February 27, 2015 by SgtMaj David K. Devaney (Author)

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  Photo: Bengal Sapper and Miners Bastion in Sherpur cantonment. Bengal Sapper and Miners photographer - http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/s/019pho000000197u00002000.html Bengal Sapper and Miners Bastion, in Sherpur cantonment, Kabul, Second Afghan War, c. 1879 Public Domain File:Bengal Sapper and Miners Bastion, in Sherpur cantonment, Kabul, Second Afghan War, c. 1879.jpg Created: circa 1879 date QS:P,+1879-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 They Were Heroes: 4 of 8: A Sergeant Major's Tribute to Combat Marines of Iraq and Afghanistan Hardcover – February 27, 2015 by SgtMaj David K. Devaney (Author) https://www.amazon.com/They-Were-Heroes-Sergeant-Afghanistan/dp/1612517897/ref=sr11?keywords=devaney+heroes&qid=1551584923&s=books&sr=8-1 Sergeant Major Devaney's They Were Heroes presents moving portraits of warriors who have not been fully celebrated. His stories recognize the heroism of those who fought in these deadly conflicts and placed their lives at risk to assure the safety of their fellow Marines. For these Marines, no Medal of Honor is enough for their bravery. Nonetheless, though not his main purpose, Devaney calls attention to the practice of awarding medals itself, that often these warriors received awards that were below what their deeds merited. No less disturbing is the revelation that medals were often awarded by rank, and not always by action. The lives presented in Devaney's book call attention to the fact that many heroes of these deadly conflicts have gone unrecognized....more

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• They Were Heroes: 5 of 8: A Sergeant Major's Tribute to Combat Marines of Iraq and Afghanistan Hardcover – February 27, 2015 by SgtMaj David K. Devaney (Author)

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  Photo: Highlanders of Amir Yaqub at Gandamak John Burke (1843-1900) - The British Library - Online Gallery The Amir Yakub Khan's Highlanders [Gandamak]. Photograph of a group of soldiers of the 51st Light Infantry (Yorkshire Regiment) photographed by John Burke in May 1879, around the time that Britain and Afghanistan signed the Treaty of Gandamak. Burke accompanied British forces into Afghanistan in 1878 and covered the events of the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-80), becoming the first significant photographer of the country and its people in the process. The British, having taken the Khyber Pass and defeated the Amir Sher Ali's forces, wintered in Jalalabad, waiting for the new Amir Yakub Khan to accept their terms and conditions. One of the key figures in the negotiations was the military administrator Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari (1841-1879), a half-Irish, half-Italian aristocrat who was appointed as emissary by the Viceroy Lord Lytton. By signing the Treaty of Ganadamak, Yakub Khan agreed to allow a British Resident in Kabul, which his father had refused, and ceded Afghan territory, and in return received a promise of a subsidy and support against foreign attack. Cavagnari took up residence in Kabul in July 1879, but in September the same year was killed along with other European members of staff by rebelling Afghan troops. A British force avenged this attack in October when they defeated the Afghans at Kabul and took possession of the city. Yakub Khan abdicated, taking refuge in the British camp and was subsequently sent to India in December. Permission details This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States. Note that a few countries have copyright terms longer than 70 years: Mexico has 100 years, Jamaica has 95 years, Colombia has 80 years, and Guatemala and Samoa have 75 years. This image may not be in the public domain in these countries, which moreover do not implement the rule of the shorter term. Côte d'Ivoire has a general copyright term of 99 years and Honduras has 75 years, but they do implement the rule of the shorter term. Copyright may extend on works created by French who died for France in World War II (more information), Russians who served in the Eastern Front of World War II (known as the Great Patriotic War in Russia) and posthumously rehabilitated victims of Soviet repressions (more information). This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States. Note that a few countries have copyright terms longer than 70 years: Mexico has 100 years, Jamaica has 95 years, Colombia has 80 years, and Guatemala and Samoa have 75 years. This image may not be in the public domain in these countries, which moreover do not implement the rule of the shorter term. Côte d'Ivoire has a general copyright term of 99 years and Honduras has 75 years, but they do implement the rule of the shorter term. Copyright may extend on works created by French who died for France in World War II (more information), Russians who served in the Eastern Front of World War II (known as the Great Patriotic War in Russia) and posthumously rehabilitated victims of Soviet repressions (more information). This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.View more Public Domainview terms File:Highlanders of Amir Yaqub at Gandamak.jpg Created: 31 December 1878 They Were Heroes: 5 of 8: A Sergeant Major's Tribute to Combat Marines of Iraq and Afghanistan Hardcover – February 27, 2015 by SgtMaj David K. Devaney (Author) https://www.amazon.com/They-Were-Heroes-Sergeant-Afghanistan/dp/1612517897/ref=sr11?keywords=devaney+heroes&qid=1551584923&s=books&sr=8-1 Sergeant Major Devaney's They Were Heroes presents moving portraits of warriors who have not been fully celebrated. His stories recognize the heroism of those who fought in these deadly conflicts and placed their lives at risk to assure the safety of their fellow Marines. For these Marines, no Medal of Honor is enough for their bravery. Nonetheless, though not his main purpose, Devaney calls attention to the practice of awarding medals itself, that often these warriors received awards that were below what their deeds merited. No less disturbing is the revelation that medals were often awarded by rank, and not always by action. The lives presented in Devaney's book call attention to the fact that many heroes of these deadly conflicts have gone unrecognized....more

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• They Were Heroes: 6 of 8: A Sergeant Major's Tribute to Combat Marines of Iraq and Afghanistan Hardcover – February 27, 2015 by SgtMaj David K. Devaney (Author)

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  Photo:Drummer James Roddick of the Gordon Highlanders defends a wounded officer during British attack at Gundi Mulla Sahibdad during the Battle of Kandahar  William Skeoch Cumming (1864-1929) - Christie's, LotFinder: entry 5123798 (sale 7555, lot 47, London, 23 October 2008) Public Domain File:William Skeoch Cumming01.jpg Created: 1894date QS:P571,+1894-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 They Were Heroes: 6 of 8: A Sergeant Major's Tribute to Combat Marines of Iraq and Afghanistan Hardcover – February 27, 2015 by SgtMaj David K. Devaney (Author) https://www.amazon.com/They-Were-Heroes-Sergeant-Afghanistan/dp/1612517897/ref=sr11?keywords=devaney+heroes&qid=1551584923&s=books&sr=8-1 Sergeant Major Devaney's They Were Heroes presents moving portraits of warriors who have not been fully celebrated. His stories recognize the heroism of those who fought in these deadly conflicts and placed their lives at risk to assure the safety of their fellow Marines. For these Marines, no Medal of Honor is enough for their bravery. Nonetheless, though not his main purpose, Devaney calls attention to the practice of awarding medals itself, that often these warriors received awards that were below what their deeds merited. No less disturbing is the revelation that medals were often awarded by rank, and not always by action. The lives presented in Devaney's book call attention to the fact that many heroes of these deadly conflicts have gone unrecognized....more

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• They Were Heroes: 7 of 8: A Sergeant Major's Tribute to Combat Marines of Iraq and Afghanistan Hardcover – February 27, 2015 by SgtMaj David K. Devaney (Author)

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  Mar 03 2019

  Photo:ws.com Follow No Known Restrictions: Baghdad Aerial from Matson Collection, ca. 1920-1934 (LOC)  Believed to be in Public Domain From Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Collections. More on copyright: What does "no known restrictions" mean? For information from Creative Commons on proper licensing for images believed to already be in the public domain please-- click here. By using this image from this site, you are acknowledging that you have read all the information in this description and accept responsibility for any use by you or your representatives. You are accepting responsibility for conducting any additional due diligence that may be necessary to ensure your proper use of this image. Public Domain. Suggested credit: Library of Congress via pingnews. Additional information from source: TITLE: Baghdad. Looking down on houses in the heart of the old city of Haroun El-Rashid / American Colony, Jerusalem. CALL NUMBER: LOT 13757, no. 31 [item] [P&P] Check for an online group record (may link to related items) REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-DIG-ppmsca-13200 (digital file from original photograph) No known restrictions on publication. SUMMARY: Aerial photograph of a residential area of Baghdad, Iraq. MEDIUM: 1 photographic print : gelatin silver. CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between 1920 and 1934] CREATOR: American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Dept., photographer. NOTES: Title from item. Forms part of: G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). SUBJECTS: Neighborhoods--Iraq--Baghdad--1900-1910. Roofs--Iraq--Baghdad--1900-1910. FORMAT: Aerial photographs 1900-1910. Gelatin silver prints 1900-1910. REPOSITORY: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA DIGITAL ID: (digital file from original photograph) ppmsca 13200 hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.13200 CARD #: 2007675857 View the MARC Record for this item. bss, it is aai! and 13 more people faved this Ron 12y So changed this would be today. Interesting "open" areas on the roofs. (Contact Photos) ste__rrando 11y Interesting the void at the center of the houses "a corte", like in the mediterranean tradition. lamusediffuse 11y We would appreciate you sharing this photo at Modern Architecture of Baghdad. 10,843 views 15 faves 3 comments Taken on April 15, 2007  Public domain They Were Heroes: 7 of 8: A Sergeant Major's Tribute to Combat Marines of Iraq and Afghanistan Hardcover – February 27, 2015 by SgtMaj David K. Devaney (Author) https://www.amazon.com/They-Were-Heroes-Sergeant-Afghanistan/dp/1612517897/ref=sr11?keywords=devaney+heroes&qid=1551584923&s=books&sr=8-1 Sergeant Major Devaney's They Were Heroes presents moving portraits of warriors who have not been fully celebrated. His stories recognize the heroism of those who fought in these deadly conflicts and placed their lives at risk to assure the safety of their fellow Marines. For these Marines, no Medal of Honor is enough for their bravery. Nonetheless, though not his main purpose, Devaney calls attention to the practice of awarding medals itself, that often these warriors received awards that were below what their deeds merited. No less disturbing is the revelation that medals were often awarded by rank, and not always by action. The lives presented in Devaney's book call attention to the fact that many heroes of these deadly conflicts have gone unrecognized....more

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• They Were Heroes: 8 of 8: A Sergeant Major's Tribute to Combat Marines of Iraq and Afghanistan Hardcover – February 27, 2015 by SgtMaj David K. Devaney (Author)

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  Photo:45th Rattray's Sikhs guard Afghan prisoners during an advance through the Khyber Pass John Burke - http://lakhvir.files.wordpress.com/2006/07/afghan-war.jpg?w=477 Photo of 45th Rattray's Sikhs with prisoners from the second Second Anglo-Afghan War From Source: The three Afghan prisoners captured in the advance through the Khurd Khyber are sitting in the centre of the photograph, surrounded by Sikh guards. The 45th Sikh Regiment was raised in 1856 by Captain Thomas Rattray, and was popularly known as Rattray’s Sikhs. It had earlier earned glory with its courage and loyalty to the British at the relief of Lucknow during the Indian Uprising of 1857. The Regiment served in the Fourth Infantry Brigade, part of the Peshawar Valley Field Force, during the Second Afghan War. The prisoners were lucky to have survived because in the harsh conditions and terrain of the Afghan Wars no quarter was given and prisoners taken, on both sides. Permission details "This image is in the public domain and may be used free of charge without permissions or fees."View more Public Domainview terms File:45th Sikh Regiment escorting prisoners - 2nd afghan war.jpg Created: 31 December 1877 They Were Heroes:  8 of 8: A Sergeant Major's Tribute to Combat Marines of Iraq and Afghanistan Hardcover – February 27, 2015 by SgtMaj David K. Devaney (Author) https://www.amazon.com/They-Were-Heroes-Sergeant-Afghanistan/dp/1612517897/ref=sr11?keywords=devaney+heroes&qid=1551584923&s=books&sr=8-1 Sergeant Major Devaney's They Were Heroes presents moving portraits of warriors who have not been fully celebrated. His stories recognize the heroism of those who fought in these deadly conflicts and placed their lives at risk to assure the safety of their fellow Marines. For these Marines, no Medal of Honor is enough for their bravery. Nonetheless, though not his main purpose, Devaney calls attention to the practice of awarding medals itself, that often these warriors received awards that were below what their deeds merited. No less disturbing is the revelation that medals were often awarded by rank, and not always by action. The lives presented in Devaney's book call attention to the fact that many heroes of these deadly conflicts have gone unrecognized. ...more

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• Outlaw Platoon: 1 of 4: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Sean Parnell (Author), John Bruning (Author), Ray Porter (Narrator), HarperAudio (Publisher)

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  Photo: More details Mohammad Yaqub Khan with Britain's Sir Pierre Cavagnari on May 26, 1879, when the Treaty of Gandamak was signed, photograph by John Burke. John Burke (1843 - 1900) - The British Library - Online Gallery Group. The Amir Yakub Khan, General Daod Shah, Habeebula Moustafi, with Major Cavagnari C.S.I. & Mr Jenkyns [Gandamak]. Photograph, a formal seated portrait of five figures (Major Cavagnari second from left, Amir Yakub Khan in the centre, the tall Daoud Shah next to the Amir, and Jenkyns and Habibullah Moustafi at extreme left and right), taken by John Burke at Gandmak in Afghanistan in May 1879. Burke accompanied British forces into Afghanistan in 1878 and covered the events of the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-80), becoming the first significant photographer of the country and its people in the process. The British, having defeated the Amir Sher Ali's forces, wintered in Jalalabad, waiting for the new Amir Yakub Khan to accept their terms and conditions. One of the key figures in the negotiations was Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari (1841-1879). A half-Irish, half-Italian aristocrat, descended from the royal family of Parma on his father's side, he had been brought up in England, with schooling at Addiscombe. He served with the East India Army in the 1st Bengal Fusiliers and then transferred into political service, becoming Deputy Commisssioner at Peshawar, and was appointed as envoy by the Viceroy Lord Lytton in the 1878 mission to Kabul which the Afghans refused to let proceed. This refusal was one of a series of events which led to the Second Afghan War. In the photograph, the 34 year old Yakub is wearing the white clothes he favoured. The six foot tall Daoud Shah, from the Ghilzai tribe, was his commander-in-chief. He had served under the former Amir Sher Ali as well and was known as an able man. Habibullah Khan had been a trusted confidant of Sher Ali and was now the moustafi or prime minister of Yakub Khan. In May 1879, Yakub Khan travelled to Gandamak, a village just outside Jalalabad and entered into negotiations with Cavagnari as a result of which the Treaty of Gandamak was signed whereby the Amir ceded territories to the British and accepted a British envoy in Kabul. Cavagnari took up the post of British Resident in Kabul in July 1879. He was known to be reckless and arrogant rather than discreet and his role as envoy was viewed as injudicious even by some of the British. The situation in Kabul was tense and eventually some Afghan troops who had not been paid by the Amir rebelled and attacked the Residency, killing Cavagnari and his mission in September 1879. The war was far from over despite the treaty and British troops were recalled over the mountains to occupy Kabul, secure it and launch punitive action against the Afghans. Yakub Khan abdicated, taking refuge in the British camp and was subsequently sent to India in December. Permission details This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or less. You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.View more Public Domainview terms File:Mohammad Yaqub Khan with British officers in May of 1879.jpg Created: 31 December 1878 Outlaw Platoon: 1 of 4: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan Audible Audiobook – Unabridged.  Sean Parnell (Author), John Bruning (Author), Ray Porter (Narrator), HarperAudio (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/Outlaw-Platoon-Renegades-Brotherhood-Afghanistan/dp/B007EJSJX0/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=...more

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• Outlaw Platoon: 2 of 4: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Sean Parnell (Author), John Bruning (Author), Ray Porter (Narrator), HarperAudio (Publisher)

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  Photo: More details 92nd Highlanders and 2nd Gurkhas storming the Gaudi Mullah Sahibdad at Kandahar 1 September 1880. Richard Caton Woodville, Jr. - D. Chandler (ed.): The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Army, Oxford University Press 1994, ISBN 0-19-869178-5 Public Domain File:Battle in Afghanistan.jpg Created: Late 19th century Outlaw Platoon: 2 of 4: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Sean Parnell (Author), John Bruning (Author), Ray Porter (Narrator), HarperAudio (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/Outlaw-Platoon-Renegades-Brotherhood-Afghanistan/dp/B007EJSJX0/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=...more

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• Outlaw Platoon: 3 of 4: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Sean Parnell (Author), John Bruning (Author), Ray Porter (Narrator), HarperAudio (Publisher)

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  Photo:Titled "Dignity & Impudence" for stereotypic personality traits of elephants and mules respectively, this photograph by John Burke shows an elephant and mule battery during the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The mule team would have hauled supplies or towed the small field gun, while the elephants towed the larger gun. The gun appears to be a Rifled Muzzle Loader (RML) 7-pounder mountain gun. The men in the photograph are a mix of British soldiers and Indian sepoys. The group kneeling around the smaller, muzzle-loaded field gun is preparing to fire after the soldier at front left has used the ramrod to jam the charge down into the gun. The gun at right, towed by elephants, appears to be a Rifled breech loader (RBL) 40-pounder Armstrong Burke, John, died 1900 - http://dl.wdl.org/11496.png Gallery: http://www.wdl.org/en/item/11496/ This photograph of an elephant and mule battery is from an album of rare historical photographs depicting people and places associated with the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The mule team on the left side of the photograph would have hauled supplies or towed the small field gun, while the elephants towed the larger gun. The gun appears to be an RML 7-pounder mountain gun. The men in the photograph are a mix of British soldiers and Indian sepoys. The group kneeling around the smaller, muzzle-loaded field gun is preparing to fire after the soldier at front left has used the ramrod he is holding to jam the charge down into the gun. The gun at right, towed by elephants, appears to be an RBL 40-pounder Armstrong breechloader, as evidenced by gunner with ramrod behind the gun. The humorous caption invokes common stereotypes about elephants (“dignity”) and mules (“impudence”). The Second Anglo-Afghan War began in November 1878 when Great Britain, fearful of what it saw as growing Russian influence in Afghanistan, invaded the country from British India. The first phase of the war ended in May 1879 with the Treaty of Gandamak, which permitted the Afghans to maintain internal sovereignty but forced them to cede control over their foreign policy to the British. Fighting resumed in September 1879, after an anti-British uprising in Kabul, and finally concluded in September 1880 with the decisive Battle of Kandahar. The album includes portraits of British and Afghan leaders and military personnel, portraits of ordinary Afghan people, and depictions of British military camps and activities, structures, landscapes, and cities and towns. The sites shown are all located within the borders of present-day Afghanistan or Pakistan (a part of British India at the time). About a third of the photographs were taken by John Burke (circa 1843–1900), another third by Sir Benjamin Simpson (1831–1923), and the remainder by several other photographers. Some of the photographs are unattributed. The album possibly was compiled by a member of the British Indian government, but this has not been confirmed. How it came to the Library of Congress is not known. Afghan Wars; Cannons; Elephants; Great Britain. Army; Mules; Soldiers Public Domain File:Elephant and Mule Battery ("Dignity & Impudence") WDL11496.png Created: between 1878 and 1879 date QS:P571,+1878-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1878-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1879-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 Outlaw Platoon: 3 of 4: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Sean Parnell (Author), John Bruning (Author), Ray Porter (Narrator), HarperAudio (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/Outlaw-Platoon-Renegades-Brotherhood-Afghanistan/dp/B007EJSJX0/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=...more

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• Outlaw Platoon: 4 of 4: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Sean Parnell (Author), John Bruning (Author), Ray Porter (Narrator), HarperAudio (Publisher)

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  Photo:British team at the site of the Battle of Ali Masjid John Burke - "The Afghan War, Attogk to Jellalabad, Gandamak and Surkhab" The aftermath of the Battle of Ali Masjid Permission details Public domain works must be out of copyright in both the United States and in the source country of the work in order to be hosted on the Commons. If the work is not a U.S. work, the file must have an additional copyright tag indicating the copyright status in the source country.View more Public Domainview terms File:Battle of Ali Masjid - 19 members of the Yorkshire Infantry.jpg Created: 31 December 1877 Outlaw Platoon: 4 of 4: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Sean Parnell (Author), John Bruning (Author), Ray Porter (Narrator), HarperAudio (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/Outlaw-Platoon-Renegades-Brotherhood-Afghanistan/dp/B007EJSJX0/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=...more

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• Adam Schiff and the vanishing goalposts of Russiagate. @AndrewCMcCArthy @ThadMcCotter

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  Photo:[Detroit, Mich., Lyceum Theatre, Thompson drop curtain] lyceum theatre detroit michtheatersstages platformsunited statesmichigandetroitdry plate negativeslyceumtheatrelyceum theatrethompsondropcurtaintheater date_range Date 01/01/1900 person Contributors Detroit Publishing Co., publisher collections In Collections Magnificent Detroit place Location Detroit (Mich.), 42.33139, -83.04583 Google Map of 42.331388888888895, -83.04583333333333 create Source Library of Congress link Link http://www.loc.gov/ copyright Copyright info No known restrictions on publication. Adam Schiff and the vanishing goalposts of Russiagate. @AndrewCMcCArthy @ThadMcCotter...more

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• The fleeting political theater of Michael Cohen. @AndrewCMcCarthy @ThadMcCotter

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  Photo:  Knickerbocker theater: "Angel Face" glass negativesknickerbockertheaterknickerbocker theaterangelfaceangel face date_range Date 01/01/1900 person Contributors Bain News Service, publisher create Source Library of Congress link Link http://www.loc.gov/ copyright Copyright info No known restrictions on publication. The fleeting political theater of Michael Cohen. @AndrewCMcCarthy @ThadMcCotter

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• Fear of the Digital Future: #TheScalaReport A month without Facebook? Total digital surveillance when you cross a border? Chris Riegel, CEO Scala.com #ScalaAPS @STRATACACHE @ScalaInc

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  Photo:English:  Identifier: onehundredphotog01rand (find matches) Title: One hundred photographic views of Chicago .. Year: 1900 (1900s) Authors: Rand, McNally & co. (from old catalog) Subjects:  Publisher: Chicago and New York, Rand, McNally & co Contributing Library: The Library of Congress Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: HAYMARKET SQUARE,A crowded West side thoroughfare and a center of considerable wholesale provision business, was the scene of the deplorable Anarchist riot of May 5. 1886. thatresulted in the killing of eight policemen. The monument visible in the foreground was erected by the citizensot Chicago in honor of the citys police forceand in commemoration of the heroism displayed by the boys during the difficult days of th? eighties. The figure is that of a policeman, and the monumentbears this fitting inscription : In the Name of the People of Illinois. I Command Peace. Text Appearing After Image: THE ELEVATED RAILROAD. View on Wabash Avenue. Tracks and interlockings. Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. Date 1900 Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/14578148979/ Source book page: https://archive.org/stream/onehundredphotog01rand/onehundredphotog01rand#page/n110/mode/1up Author Internet Archive Book Images Permission (Reusing this file)  At the time of upload, the image license was automatically confirmed using the Flickr API. For more information see Flickr API detail. Flickr tags  bookid:onehundredphotog01rand bookyear:1900 bookdecade:1900 bookcentury:1900 bookauthor:RandMcNallycofromoldcatalog_ bookpublisher:ChicagoandNew_YorkRandMcNallyco bookcontributor:TheLibraryofCongress booksponsor:SloanFoundation bookleafnumber:110 bookcollection:libraryof_congress bookcollection:americana Flickr posted date 28 July 2014 Licensing[edit] This image was taken from Flickr's The Commons. The uploading organization may have various reasons for determining that no known copyright restrictions exist, such as: Fear of the Digital Future: #TheScalaReport A month without Facebook?  Total digital surveillance when you cross a border? Chris Riegel, CEO Scala.com #ScalaAPS @STRATACACHE @ScalaInc...more

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• The Palestinian failure unending & What is to be done? Ghaith al-Omari. @WashInstitute Malcolm Hoenlein

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  Photo:English: Gaza after surrender to Britain Date 1918 Source http://www.nakbaonline.org/images/LandBtwn/Gaza-1918SoonAfterBritishOccupation.jpg Author Unknown Permission (Reusing this file)  Picture taken in 1918, license expired (see below) Licensing[edit] Public domain This work or image is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired in Israel (details). According to Israel's copyright statute from 2007 (translation), a work is released to the public domain on 1 January of the 71st year after the author's death (paragraph 38 of the 2007 statute) with the following exceptions: The Palestinian failure unending & What is to be done? Ghaith al-Omari. @WashInstitute Malcolm Hoenlein Ghaith al-Omari, a senior fellow in The Washington Institute's Irwin Levy Family Program on the U.S.-Israel Strategic Relationship, is the former executive director of the American Task Force on Palestine. ● https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trend-lines/27472/the-political-paralysis-behind-the-collapse-of-the-palestinian-unity-government ● https://www.timesofisrael.com/pa-said-to-nab-hamas-led-cell-that-was-readying-to-carry-out-attacks-in-israel/ ● https://www.timesofisrael.com/gaza-protesters-call-on-abbas-to-step-down/ ● https://saraacarter.com/palestinian-authority-continue-pay-for-slay-despite-israel-and-u-s-financial-ban/...more

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• Requiem for relentless Opportunity the Rover. Bill Farrand,@Farview3000 Space Science Institute, Member Opportunity Team.David Livingston, SpaceShow.com

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  Photo Opportunity's panoramic camera (Pancam) took the component images for this view from a position outside Endeavor Crater during the span of June 7 to June 19, 2017. Toward the right side of this scene is a broad notch in the crest of the western rim of crater. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell/Arizona State Univ.  Requiem for relentless Opportunity the Rover. Bill Farrand,@Farview3000 Space Science Institute, Member Opportunity Team.David Livingston, SpaceShow.com

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• The New American Civil War: 1 of 2: Congressional violence foreshadows national violence. Michael Vlahos, Johns Hopkins

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  Photo:Jonathan Cilley J.B. Sears - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b45396 Permission details PDView more Public Domainview terms File:JCilley.jpg Created: circa 1838 date QS:P,+1838-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 The New American Civil War: 1 of 2: Congressional violence foreshadows national violence. Michael Vlahos, Johns Hopkins The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War Hardcover – September 11, 2018 by Joanne B. Freeman (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Field-Blood-Violence-Congress-Civil/dp/0374154775...more

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• The New American Civil War: 2 of 2: Congressional violence foreshadows national violence. Michael Vlahos, Johns Hopkins

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  Photo:William J. Graves Philip Haas - Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Online Catalog Kentucky Congressman William J. Graves Public Domain File:William J. Graves.jpg Created: circa 1840 date QS:P,+1840-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 The New American Civil War: 2 of 2: Congressional violence foreshadows national violence. Michael Vlahos, Johns Hopkins The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War Hardcover – September 11, 2018 by Joanne B. Freeman (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Field-Blood-Violence-Congress-Civil/dp/0374154775...more

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• The Saudis under MBS double-down on Yemen & What is to be done? Simon Henderson @WashInstitute Malcolm Hoenlein

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  PhotoInternet Archive Book Images Follow Image from page 82 of "Arabia: the cradle of Islam : studies in the geography, people and politics of the peninsula, with an account of Islam and mission work" (1900)  Identifier: arabiacradleofis00zwem Title: Arabia: the cradle of Islam : studies in the geography, people and politics of the peninsula, with an account of Islam and mission work Year: 1900 (1900s) Authors: Zwemer, Samuel Marinus, 1867-1952 Subjects: Missions -- Arabian Peninsula Islam Islam Arabian Peninsula Arabian Peninsula -- Description and travel Arabian Peninsula -- Missions Publisher: New York Toronto : F. H. Revell Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library Digitizing Sponsor: MSN View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: of the market or the loungers inthe streets. The total population is 30,000, including Chinese,Persians, Turks, Egyptians, Somalis, Hindus, Parsees, Jewsand Arabs from every part of the peninsula. Aden is a greatcentre for native shipping, and the dhows and buggalows thatsail every year from the Persian Gulf to Yemen and Jiddahalway call at Aden en route. Also from Oman and Hadramautthe modern Sinbads run their craft into Aden to exchangeproduce or to lay in supplies for their voyages to the coast ofAfrica. The distance from Aden to Yemens old capital, Sana isnearly 200 miles in a direct line, but on my second journeythither, in 1894, I was obliged to take a roundabout journeyto Taiz, because of an Arab uprising. This and the moun-tainous character of the country made the distance over 250miles. This route passes through, or near, all the importanttowns of Yemen south of Sana. With my Bedouin companion, Nasir, I left Sheikh Othmanearly on the second morning of July. We reached a small Text Appearing After Image: TRAVELLING IN SOUTHERN ARABIA rf?^k- Win*: Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. 1,214 views 0 faves 0 comments Taken circa 1900  No known copyright restrictions The Saudis under MBS double-down on Yemen & What is to be done? Simon Henderson @WashInstitute Malcolm Hoenlein Simon Henderson is the Baker fellow and director of the Bernstein Program on Gulf and Energy Policy at The Washington Institute, specializing in energy matters and the conservative Arab states of the Persian Gulf. ● http://isis-online.org/isis-reports/detail/the-iranian-nuclear-archive-implications-and-recommendations/ ● https://www.timesofisrael.com/tv-report-mi6-intel-chief-makes-secret-israel-trip-amid-new-iran-nuke-activity/ ● https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/what-washingtonand-iranshould-take-away-from-the-warsaw-conference...more

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• Sampling the truck-sized boulders of Bennu. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com

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  Photo English: OSIRIS-REx Arrives at Bennu After traveling through space for more than two years and over two billion miles, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft arrived at its destination, asteroid Bennu, on Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. The spacecraft will spend almost a year surveying the asteroid with five scientific instruments with the goal of selecting a location that is safe and scientifically interesting to collect the sample. OSIRIS-REx will return the sample to Earth in September 2023. This series of images taken by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft shows Bennu in one full rotation from a distance of around 50 miles (80 km). The spacecraft’s PolyCam camera obtained the thirty-six 2.2-millisecond frames over a period of four hours and 18 minutes. Date Taken on 25 November 2018 Source https://www.asteroidmission.org/?attachment_id=12182 (image link); see also https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/osiris-rex-approach Author NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona Licensing Public domain This file is in the public domain i Sampling the truck-sized boulders of Bennu. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com...more

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• Curiosity on Mars with glitchy computers A and B. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com

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  Photo:Paris Exposition: Champ de Mars and Chateau of Water and Palace of Electricity, Paris, France, 1900. Champ de Mars: Chateau d'Eau and Palais Electricite. Brooklyn Museum Archives. Date 1 January 1900, 00:00:00 Source Flickr: Paris Exposition: Champ de Mars and Chateau of Water and Palace of Electricity, Paris, France, 1900 Author Brooklyn Museum Permission (Reusing this file)  Checked copyright icon.svg This image, which was originally posted to Flickr, was uploaded to Commons using Flickr upload bot on 29 August 2012, 13:37 by Paris 16. On that date, it was confirmed to be tagged as no known copyright restrictions. This files was originally posted to Flickr by the Brooklyn Museum. In April 2014, the Brooklyn Museum indicated that they had left Flickr and that the content that was formerly on Flickr had been moved to Wikimedia Commons. Please see the Brooklyn Museum's policy page (archived copy) on their Flickr images. You can e-mail their archivist at library@brooklynmuseum.org for further usage information. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. English | français | 日本語 | македонски | +/− This image was taken from Flickr's The Commons. The uploading organization may have various reasons for determining that no known copyright restrictions exist, such as: Curiosity on Mars with glitchy computers A and B. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com...more

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• Bibi Netanyahu in the political fight of his life. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres

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  Photo: English: Settlements in Israel עברית: יום העצמאות בבית הספר בשנת 1953 בשדרות, Original Image Name:בתי ספר בשדרות בשנת ה-50, Location:בתי ספר בשדרות בשנות ה-50 Date 1950 - 1956 Soorce corine chone via the PikiWiki - Israel free image collection project Author  עברית: אין מידע Permission (Reuisin this file)  Public domain This work has been released into the public domain by its author, corine chone. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: Bibi Netanyahu in the political fight of his life. Malcolm Hoenlein @Confofpres...more

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• Trump rejects North Korea's predatory game. @IlanBerman American Foreign Policy Council Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres

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  Photo:Marine Cpl. Charles E. Price sounds "Taps" over the graves of fallen Leathernecks during memorial services Dec. 13, 1950, at the 1st Marine Division cemetery at Hungnam, Korea, following the division's break-out from the Chosin Reservoir. DoD Photo by Cpl. W.T. Wolfe, USMC.   (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Trump rejects North Korea's predatory game. @IlanBerman American Foreign Policy Council Malcolm Hoenlein @Confofpres

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• Michael Cohen's remarks require no change in the House Intelligence Committee Reports of 2018 by the Republican Majority. @DevinNunes

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  Photo:Français : Mission française militaires Prague 1920. Date 1920 Source Own work Author G.Garitan Licensing[edit] I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: w:en:Creative Commons attribution share alike This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.  You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. Michael Cohen's remarks require no change in the House Intelligence Committee Reports of 2018 by the Republican Majority. @DevinNunes...more

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• The Heritage Index of Economic Freedom rates the Republic of Azerbaijan thumbs-up. Ambassador Terry Miller, @Heritage

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  Photo English: The Branobel wells in Balakhani, a suburb of Baku in Azerbaijan. Date circa 1890 Source Historic Photos of the Baku Oil Industry Author Unknown Licensing[edit] Public domain This work is in the public domain in Russia according to article 1256 of Book IV of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation No. 230-FZ of December 18, 2006 (details) The Heritage Index of Economic Freedom rates the Republic of Azerbaijan thumbs-up. Ambassador Terry Miller, @Heritage https://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/business/3011190.html...more

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• Bernie promises to confiscate property and liberty. @SebGorka #AmericaFirst

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  Photo:Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev chat before touring the American Exhibition at Sokolniki Park in Moscow. Also present are Soviet Premier Klimenti Voroshilov (2nd from Left) and Dr. Milton Eisenhower (Far Right) file_downloadDOWNLOAD save_alt Thumbnail 200x200 save_alt Small 640x500 save_alt Original 674x527 crop_originalORDER PRINT description Summary Stamped on back: United Press International Photo Photographic Materials label_outline Tags richardnixonrichard nixonnikitakhrushchevchatnikita khrushchev chatamericanexhibitionamerican exhibitionsokolnikiparksokolniki parkmoscowsovietpremierklimentivoroshilovsoviet premier klimenti voroshilovmiltoneisenhowermilton eisenhowerfarmoscow russiaussrnikita khrushchevsecondkhrushchev nikita sergeevichsoviet unionsoviet leaderrussia date_range Date 24/07/1959 collections In Collections President Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 The American National Exhibition, Moscow 1959 The American National Exhibition was held in Sokol'niki Park, Moscow in the summer of 1959. President Richard Nixon President Richard Nixon, 1969-1974 create Source The U.S. National Archives link Link https://catalog.archives.gov/ copyright Copyright info No known copyright restrictions Bernie promises to confiscate property and liberty. @SebGorka #AmericaFirst...more

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• Cohen fails to deliver Prague & Game Over. @SebGorka #AmericaFirst

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  Photo:Prague Castle in 1606 Philipp van der Bossche - Sadelerův prospekt Prahy (1606) Západní část Pražského hradu r. 1606. Public Domain File:Sadeler, Královský palác.jpg Created: 26 May 2014 Location: 50° 5′ 11.97″ N, 14° 24′ 16.62″ E Cohen fails to deliver Prague & Game Over. @SebGorka #AmericaFirst

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• Hotel Mars: 1 of 2: Chang'e 4 and Yutu-2 on the far side of the moon for what purpose? Namrata Goswami, author, “India’s National Security and Counter-Insurgency”, “Asia 2030” and “Asia 2030 The Unfolding Future.” David Livingston SpaceShow.com

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  Photo:Detailed view by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University - http://wms.lroc.asu.edu/lrocbrowse/view/WACGL180 (see also http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA14021) Far side of the moon, by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Orthographic projection centred at 180° longitude, 0° latitude. Because the moon is tidally locked (meaning the same side always faces Earth), it was not until 1959 that the farside was first imaged by the Soviet Luna 3 spacecraft (hence the Russian names for prominent farside features, such as Mare Moscoviense). And what a surprise – unlike the widespread maria on the nearside, basaltic volcanism was restricted to a relatively few, smaller regions on the farside, and the battered highlands crust dominated. A different world from what we saw from Earth. Of course, the cause of the farside/nearside asymmetry is an interesting scientific question. Past studies have shown that the crust on the farside is thicker, likely making it more difficult for magmas to erupt on the surface, limiting the amount of farside mare basalts. Why is the farside crust thicker? That is still up for debate, and in fact several presentations at this week's Lunar and Planetary Science Conference attempt to answer this question. The Clementine mission obtained beautiful mosaics with the sun high in the sky (low phase angles), but did not have the opportunity to observe the farside at sun angles favorable for seeing surface topography. This WAC mosaic provides the most complete look at the morphology of the farside to date and will provide a valuable resource for the scientific community. And it's simply a spectacular sight! The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) Wide Angle Camera (WAC) is a push-frame camera that captures seven color bands (321, 360, 415, 566, 604, 643, and 689 nm) with a 57 km swath (105 km swath in monochrome mode) from a 50 km orbit. One of the primary objectives of LROC is to provide a global 100 m/px monochrome (643 nm) base map with incidence angles between 55° and 70° at the equator, lighting that is favorable for morphological interpretations. Each month, the WAC provides nearly complete coverage of the Moon under unique lighting. As an added bonus, the orbit-to-orbit image overlap provides stereo coverage. Reducing all these stereo images into a global topographic map is a big job, which is being led by LROC Team Members from the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR). Several preliminary WAC topographic products have appeared in LROC featured images over the past year (Orientale basin, Sinus Iridum). The WAC topographic dataset will be completed and released later this year. The global mosaic released today is comprised of over 15,000 WAC images acquired between November 2009 and February 2011. The non-polar images were map-projected onto the GLD100 shape model (WAC derived 100 m/px DTM), while polar images were map-projected on the LOLA shape model. In addition, the LOLA-derived crossover-corrected ephemeris and an improved camera pointing provide accurate positioning (better than 100 m) of each WAC image. Hotel Mars: 1 of 2: Chang'e 4 and Yutu-2 on the far side of the moon for what purpose?    Namrata Goswami, author, “India’s National Security and Counter-Insurgency”, “Asia 2030” and “Asia 2030 The Unfolding Future.” David Livingston SpaceShow.com https://thespaceshow.com/guest/dr.-namrata-goswami-0...more

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• Hotel Mars: 2 of 2: Chang'e 4 and Yutu-2 on the far side of the moon for what purpose? Namrata Goswami, author, “India’s National Security and Counter-Insurgency”, “Asia 2030” and “Asia 2030 The Unfolding Future.” David Livingston SpaceShow.com

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  Mar 01 2019

  Photo: Hotel Mars: 2 of 2: Chang'e 4 and Yutu-2 on the far side of the moon for what purpose? Namrata Goswami, author, “India’s National Security and Counter-Insurgency”, “Asia 2030” and “Asia 2030 The Unfolding Future.” David Livingston SpaceShow.com https://thespaceshow.com/guest/dr.-namrata-goswami-0

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• Cohen does not change a vote from November 8, 2016. @SalenaZito @WashingtonExaminer

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  Mar 01 2019

  Photo:nglish: Three colour (blue, yellow-orange, black) lithographic print showing Pittsburgh in 1902. Author  Original: Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler (1842-1922) Restoration: Adam Cuerden Date 1902 Source Library of Congress Geography and Maps division Permission (Reusing this file)  Public domain This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1924. Cohen does not change a vote from November 8, 2016. @SalenaZito @WashingtonExaminer...more

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• The US withdraws from global peacekeeper & What is to be done? @CliffordDMay @FDD

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  Mar 01 2019

  Photo:Powerhouse Museum Follow Portrait of a man in a bowler hat  Format: Glass plate negative. Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. Repository: Phillips Glass Plate Negative Collection, Powerhouse Museum www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/collection=PhillipsGlassPlate_Negative Part Of: Powerhouse Museum Collection General information about the Powerhouse Museum Collection is available at www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database Persistent URL: www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=386896 Acquisition credit line: Gift of the Estate of Raymond W Phillips, 2008 _Yamamoto, mr.jones and 345 more people faved this View 20 previous comments alike ray (deleted) 8y Cracker! This is the sort of look you'll find amongst Law Men in the 'Wild West' of the 1800's. Agustín Sanchez 8y !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KongKlam 8y nice moustache chillywilly36 8y Sort of reminds me of Wyatt Earp! entertaining industry (deleted) 8y sweet stache *Alessia * 8y nice!!!! reemah s.k 8y great Zedexarh 8y Must be hundred years ago, saw old family pics of my great grandfather and he is in the same era of fashion big moustashe and bowler hat, intresting capture nice to see it. Jose Luis Cernadas Iglesias 7y This beautiful B&W seen in B&W The Art of Photography (P1 C1 If You Wish To) ingo1947 7y PAPA? Ana Júlia de Castro 7y Perfect! Jamaine Katongole 7y bokeh is nice even in the 1900s lucky 7y i like this kind of stuff Thelma 7y genial Jaime Alberto Soto 7y very clean! such a nice portrait Marvelous Sense (deleted) 7y Looks like Doc Holiday -from the shootout at the O, K, Corral annie ep 7y wow!! javelinjane 6y Dapper he is, it first popped in my mind and I see I am not alone. He looks so crisp and clean. I'm in love janetdye@yahoo.com 6y great photo! handsome looking nicely dressed man. wow!! ingrid garcia 5y Wow q bello 40,942 views 347 faves 40 comments Taken circa 1900  No known copyright restrictions The US withdraws from global peacekeeper & What is to be done? @CliffordDMay @FDD...more

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• Climate change dissent & What is to be done? Part 1 of 2: @RichardAEpstein @HooverInst

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  Photo:Rocky Mountain Landscape, in the White House Albert Bierstadt - LQHnphqTI0chUg at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level Public Domain File:Albert Bierstadt - Rocky Mountain Landscape - Google Art Project.jpg Created: 1870date QS:P571,+1870-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 Climate change dissent & What is to be done? Part 1 of 2: @RichardAEpstein @HooverInst

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• Climate change dissent & What is to be done? Part 2 of 2: @RichardAEpstein @HooverInst

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  Mar 01 2019

  Photo:Cayuga Lake in a thunderstorm. file_downloadDOWNLOAD save_alt Thumbnail 200x200 save_alt Small 640x365 save_alt Original 760x434 crop_originalORDER PRINT label_outline Tags new york stateithaca nystereoscopic viewscayugalakecayuga lakethunderstormunited statesnew yorkithacarobert dennis collection of stereoscopic views date_range Date 1858 - 1900 person Contributors Marsh, C. M., Photographer create Source New York Public Library link Link http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8f670920-c554-012f-1416-58d385a7bc34 copyright Copyright info Public Domain Climate change dissent & What is to be done? Part 2 of 2: @RichardAEpstein @HooverInst...more

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• US-China trade dispute reported finding an accommodation & What is to be done? @AlanTonelson @GordonGChang

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  Feb 28 2019

  Photo:Dragon Throne of Chinese Emperors, Peking, China dragonthronedragon thronechineseemperorschinese emperorschina date_range Date 01/01/1928 collections In Collections China China - Stock Photo create Source Library of Congress link Link http://www.loc.gov/ copyright Copyright info No known restrictions on publication. US-China trade dispute reported finding an accommodation & What is to be done? @AlanTonelson @GordonGChang

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• Expectations for North Korea conduct are very low. @BruceKingner @Heritage @GordonGChang

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  Feb 28 2019

  Photo:LSTs unloading at Inchon, 15 September 1950. American forces land in Inchon harbor one day after Battle of Inchon began.  US Navy - http://www.cnbg2.surfor.navy.mil/Site%20Pages/History.aspx File:Invasion of Inchon, Korea. Four LST's unload men and equipment on beach. Three of the LST's shown are LST-611... - NARA - 520772.tif Permission details This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain in the United States.View more Public Domainview terms File:Battle of Inchon.png Created: 15 September 1950 Expectations for North Korea conduct are very low. @BruceKingner @Heritage @GordonGChang...more

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• The Milky Way, most beautiful of all the spiral galaxies, is mortal. 1 of 2: Ken Croswell, Sky & Telescop

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  Feb 28 2019

  Photo:Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC/Caltech) Published: November 8, 2017 Like early explorers mapping the continents of our globe, astronomers are busy charting the spiral structure of our galaxy, the Milky Way. Using infrared images from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, scientists have discovered that the Milky Way's elegant spiral structure is dominated by just two arms wrapping off the ends of a central bar of stars. Previously, our galaxy was thought to possess four major arms. The annotated artist's concept illustrates the new view of the Milky Way. The galaxy's two major arms (Scutum-Centaurus and Perseus) can be seen attached to the ends of a thick central bar, while the two now-demoted minor arms (Norma and Sagittarius) are less distinct and located between the major arms. The Milky Way, most beautiful of all the spiral galaxies, is mortal. 1 of 2: Ken Croswell, Sky & Telescope...more

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• The Milky Way, most beautiful of all the spiral galaxies, is mortal. 2 of 2: Ken Croswell, Sky & Telescope

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  Feb 28 2019

  Photo:Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC/Caltech) Published: November 8, 2017 Like early explorers mapping the continents of our globe, astronomers are busy charting the spiral structure of our galaxy, the Milky Way. Using infrared images from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, scientists have discovered that the Milky Way's elegant spiral structure is dominated by just two arms wrapping off the ends of a central bar of stars. Previously, our galaxy was thought to possess four major arms. The annotated artist's concept illustrates the new view of the Milky Way. The galaxy's two major arms (Scutum-Centaurus and Perseus) can be seen attached to the ends of a thick central bar, while the two now-demoted minor arms (Norma and Sagittarius) are less distinct and located between the major arms. The Milky Way, most beautiful of all the spiral galaxies, is mortal. 2 of 2:  Ken Croswell, Sky & Telescope...more

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• Enforcing trade rules on the PRC. @GordonGChang

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  Feb 28 2019

  Photo:Storck Harbour scene Abraham Storck - [1] Permission details This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason: This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or less. You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain". This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details.View more Public Domainview terms File:Storck Harbour scene.jpg Created: 17th century date QS:P571,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7 - 18th century date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7 Enforcing trade rules on the PRC. @GordonGChang...more

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• Why open liaison offices in Pyongyang and Washington? Arthur Waldron, Lauder Professor of International Relations in the Department of History at the University of Pennsylvania. @GordonGChang

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  Photo:Panmunjom, Korea, November 1951, the site of armistice negotiations. (U.S. Air Force photo) Why open liaison offices in Pyongyang and Washington? Arthur Waldron,  Lauder Professor of International Relations in the Department of History at the University of Pennsylvania. @GordonGChang

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• Will North Korea surrender the nukes? Bruce Bechtol, professor at Angelo State University and author of North Korean Military Proliferation in the Middle East and Africa: Enabling Violence and Instability. @GordonGChang

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  Feb 28 2019

  Photo:PHOTO DETAILS / DOWNLOAD HI-RES 1 of 9 North Korean Army officers and U.S. military representatives initial maps defining the future Demilitarized Zone or DMZ at Panmunjom, October 1951. (U.S. Air Force photo) Will North Korea surrender the nukes? Bruce Bechtol,  professor at Angelo State University and author of North Korean Military Proliferation in the Middle East and Africa: Enabling Violence and Instability. @GordonGChang

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• Who lost South Korea & What is to be done? Sung-Yoon Lee of the Fletcher School of Tufts University. @GordonGChang

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  Feb 28 2019

  Photo: 日本語: 1945年8月15日のw:ja:ソウル駅前の群衆 Date 15 August 1945 Source 山根俊郎編『在日朝鮮人運動資料集1 カラスよ 屍を見て啼くな』長征社,1990年. Author 原典不詳 Licensing[edit] This work is in the Public domain in the Republic of Korea and Japan because it was first published in Korea between 1910 and 1945, and the copyright  Who lost South Korea & What is to be done? Sung-Yoon Lee of the Fletcher School of Tufts University. @GordonGChang

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• Ultima Thule ready for the close-up by New Horizons. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com

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  Feb 28 2019

  Photo:English: New Horizons image of Ultima Thule. Dato 1. januar 2019 Kjelde NASA image (New Horizons) Opphavsperson New Horizons image Lisensiering: Public domain This file is in the public domain  Ultima Thule ready for the close-up by New Horizons. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com

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• SpaceX looking to man-rate the Dragon capsule with an abort test. Bob Zimmemrna, BehindtheBLack.com

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  Feb 28 2019

  Photo:Internet Archive Book Images Follow Image from page 399 of "From the Earth to the Moon direct in ninety-seven hours and twenty minutes, and a trip round it" (1874)  Identifier: fromearthtomoond00vern Title: From the Earth to the Moon direct in ninety-seven hours and twenty minutes, and a trip round it Year: 1874 (1870s) Authors: Verne, Jules, 1828-1905 Subjects: Publisher: New York : Scribner, Armstrong Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: s,the whole three caught a glimpse of that mysterious disc whichthe eye of man now saw. for the first time. What could they dis-tinguish at a distance which they could not estimate ? Somelengthened bands along the disc, real clouds formed in the midstof a very confined atmosphere, from which emerged not only allthe mountains, but also projections of less importance; its circles,its yawning craters, as capriciously placed as on the visible sur-face. Then immense spaces, no longer arid plains, but real seas,oceans, widely distributed, reflecting on their liquid surface all thedazzling magic of the fires of space ; and, lastly, on the surface ofthe continents, large dark masses, looking like immense forestsunder the rapid illumination of a brilliance. Was it an illusion, a mistake, an optical illusion ? Could theygive a scientific assent to an observation so superficially obtained ?Dared they pronounce upon the question of its habitability after6C slight a glimpso of the invisible disc ? Text Appearing After Image: WHAT A SIGUT. [p. 2m: HYPERBOLA OR PARABOLA. 269 But the lightnings ia space subsided by degrees ; its accidentalbiillianey died away ; the aslcioids dispersed iu diHi rent direc-tions and were extinguished in the distance. The ether returnedto its accustomed darkness ; the stars, eclipsed for a moiueut,again twinkled in the firmament, and the disc, bo hastily discerned,was again buried in impenetrable night. .-O ROUND TH6 MOON. CHAPTER XVI. THE SOUTHERX HEMISPHERE. The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, and a veryunforeseen one. Who would have thought of such a rencontrewith meteors ? These erring bodies might create serious perilsfor the travellers. They were to them so many sandbanks uponthat sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could notescape. But did these adventurers complain of space ? No, notsince nature had given them the splendid sight of a cosmicalmeteor bursting from expansion, since this inimitable firework,which no Ruggieri could imitate, ha Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. jason ramirez, Zen Wang and 74 more people faved this 36,664 views 76 faves 0 comments Taken circa 1874  No known copyright restrictions SpaceX looking to man-rate the Dragon capsule with an abort test. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com...more

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• What does Trump want from the meeting in Hanoi? Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs.

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  Feb 27 2019

  Photo:Col. Francis “Gabby” Gabreski (far right) with members of the Royal Australian Air Force No 77 Squadron. Gabreski was the commander of the F-86-equipped 51st Fighter-Interceptor Wing, and an ace in World War II and in Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo) What does Trump want from the meeting in Hanoi? Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs.

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• What does Kim want from Trump at Hanoi? Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs

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  Feb 27 2019

  Photo:Tired USAF and Royal Australian Air Force Mustang pilots are debriefed after an attack on communist forces southeast of Seoul in February 1951. (U.S. Air Force photo) What does Kim want from Trump at Hanoi?  Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs.

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• An elite academic poll rates Donald Trump "lucky" and nothing else & What is to be done? @HooverWhalen @HooverInst

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  Feb 27 2019

  Photo:Columbia Univ. commencement, academic procession of faculty, New York label_outline Tags new yorkglass negativescolumbiaunivcolumbia univcommencementprocessionfaculty date_range Date 01/01/1908 person Contributors Bain News Service, publisher create Source Library of Congress link Link http://www.loc.gov/ copyright Copyright info No known restrictions on publication. An elite academic poll rates Donald Trump "lucky" and nothing else & What is to be done? @HooverWhalen @HooverInst https://www.forbes.com/sites/billwhalen/2019/02/23/what-does-luck-have-to-do-with-trump-everything-if-you-poll-presidential-scholars/#2862230830dd...more

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• The Caspian Sea countries and Europe look to the Southern Gas Corridor and more for the 21st Century. Robert Cutler,Fellow, Canadian Energy Research Institute and Senior Researcher, Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, Carleton University.

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  Feb 27 2019

  Photo: The Caspian Sea countries and Europe look to the Southern Gas Corridor and more for the 21st Century. Robert Cutler,Fellow, Canadian Energy Research Institute and Senior Researcher, Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, Carleton University. https://www.euractiv.com/section/azerbaijan/news/commission-eager-to-see-the-capacity-of-southern-gas-corridor-doubled/

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• Does Elizabeth Warren know better than to campaign on confiscation of private property? @LizPeek

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  Feb 27 2019

  Photo:Русский: Помогите определить улицу в Москве 1920х годов Date 2 January 1920 Source Фото архив С. С. Ильина Author С. С. Ильин Licensing[edit] Public domain  This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1924. Does Elizabeth Warren know better than to campaign on confiscation of private property? @LizPeek...more

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• Donald Trump's winning economy vs. Larry Summer's stagnating economy. @LizPeek @FNC

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  Feb 27 2019

  Photo: English: Automobiles lining up for fuel at a service station in the U.S. state of Maryland in the United States, in June 1979. Date 15 June 1979 Source  Library of Congress square logo.png This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID ppmsca.03433. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. S Donald Trump's winning economy vs. Larry Summer's stagnating economy. @LizPeek @FNC...more

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• The last round-up for the Muellers. @AndrewCMcCarthy @ThadMcCotter

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  Feb 27 2019

  Photo English: FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT HOUSE-MUSEUM, HYDE PARK. With American President Bill Clinton. Русский: ХАЙД-ПАРК, ДОМ-МУЗЕЙ ФРАНКЛИНА РУЗВЕЛЬТА. С Президентом США Биллом Клинтоном. Date Taken on 24 October 1995 Source FIRST RUSSIAN PRESIDENT. In Memory of Boris Yeltsin. - ПЕРВЫЙ ПРЕЗИДЕНТ РОССИИ. Памяти Бориса Ельцина Author ITAR-TASS Standard of the President of the Russian Federation.svg This file comes from the website of the President of the Russian Federation and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. In short: you are free to distribute and modify the file as long as you attribute www.kremlin.ru. Note: Works published on site before April 8, 2014 are also licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.  The permission letter from the Press Secretary for the President of the Russian Federation is a The last round-up for the Muellers.  @AndrewCMcCarthy @ThadMcCotter https://www.wsj.com/articles/schiffting-to-phase-2-of-collusion-11550794762?emailToken=de27a003f5734f20719dd6e6f010d843/gj6AsGZGhxbXyRTcWQK6Xok9oyT8iB0k8IZJN8WnIyE7w+1VcGJ2eRclzxnUh6kUjeUFp8Q1AG02owbMIRmUg%3D%3D&reflink=articlecopyURLshare...more

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• The public record of American presidents boasting of collusion with post-Soviet Russia. @AndrewCMcCarthy @ThadMcCotter

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  Feb 27 2019

  Photo:Photograph of President William J. Clinton Walking with Russian President Boris Yeltsin in Front of Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan file_downloadDOWNLOAD save_alt Thumbnail 200x200 save_alt Original 600x402 crop_originalORDER PRINT description Summary This item is a photograph of President William J. Clinton walking with his hand on Russian President Boris Yeltsin's back in front of the Akasaka Palace during the G-7 Tokyo Economic Summit in Tokyo, Japan. The image was photographed by Sharon Farmer.   Photographs Relating to the Clinton Administration label_outline Tags presidentclintonrussianborisyeltsinrussian president boris yeltsinakasakapalaceakasaka palacetokyojapantokyo japanpresident bill clintonwilliam clintonbill clintonpresident william j clintonpresident clinton date_range Date 09/07/1993 create Source The U.S. National Archives link Link https://catalog.archives.gov/ copyright Copyright info No known copyright restrictions The public record of American presidents boasting of  collusion with post-Soviet Russia. @AndrewCMcCarthy @ThadMcCotter https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/02/russia-collusion-democrats-republicans-foreign-policy-history/...more

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• ISIS gangster Muthana tells her version: 1 of 2: & What is to be done? @CRosett @ThadMcCotter

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  Feb 27 2019

  Photo: Turris Babel from Athanasius Kircher Unknown - http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/kircher1679/0059 From: Athanasius Kircher. Turris Babel... Amsterdam, 1679. Public Domain File:Turris Babel by Athanasius Kircher.jpg Created: 3 September 2014 ISIS gangster Muthana tells her version: 1 of 2: & What is to be done? @CRosett @ThadMcCotter https://pjmedia.com/claudiarosett/timeline-of-the-isis-bride/#comments

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• ISIS gangster Muthana tells her version: 2 of 2: & What is to be done? @CRosett @ThadMcCotter

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  Feb 27 2019

  Photo:Tower of Babel, by Lucas van Valckenborch, 1594, Louvre Museum Lucas van Valckenborch - Grandes énigmes de l'humanité - éditions Larousse Public Domain File:Tour de babel.jpeg Created: 1594date QS:P571,+1594-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 ISIS gangster Muthana tells her version: 2 of 2:  & What is to be done? @CRosett Independent Women's Forum @ThadMcCotter https://pjmedia.com/claudiarosett/timeline-of-the-isis-bride/#comments

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• Iran-deal-maker Zarif quits & What is to be done? Malcolm Hoenlein. @ThadMcCotter

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  Feb 27 2019

  Photo Hanging Gardens of Babylon (19th century illustration), depicts the Tower of Babel in the background. Maarten van Heemskerck - http://www.plinia.net/wonders/gardens/hgpix1.html 'Hanging Gardens of Babylon' probably 19th century after the first excavations in the Assyrian capitals. ::The Hanging Gardens of Babylon This hand-coloured engraving probably made in 19th century after the first excavations in the Assyrian capitals, depicts the fabled Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. According to the tradition, the gardens did not hang, but grew on the roofs and terraces of the royal palace in Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar II, the Chaldean king, is supposed to have had the gardens built in about 600 BC as a consolation to his Median wife, who missed the natural surroundings of her homeland. Public Domain File:Hanging Gardens of Babylon.jpg Created: 19th century date QS:P,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7 Iran-deal-maker Zarif quits & What is to be done? Malcolm Hoenlein. @ThadMcCotter...more

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• "Indiana" Hoenlein and the Lost Palace of Herodian rooms. Malcolm Hoenlein. @ThadMcCotter

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  Feb 27 2019

  Photo:Massacre of the Innocents by Julius Schnorr von Karolsfeld, 1860 Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld - Die Bibel in Bildern Woodcut for "Die Bibel in Bildern", 1860. Permission details Reproduction of a painting that is in the public domain because of its ageView more Public Domainview terms File:Schnorr von Carolsfeld Bibel in Bildern 1860 172.png Created: between 1851 and 1860 date QS:P,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1851-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1860-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 "Indiana" Hoenlein and the Lost Palace of Herodian rooms. Malcolm Hoenlein. @ThadMcCotter...more

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• The Bible of Unspeakable Truths Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Greg Gutfeld (Author, Narrator), Penn Jillette (foreword) (Author), Hachette Audio (Publisher)

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  Feb 26 2019

  Photo Houdini and Jennie, the Vanishing Elephant, January 7, 1918 White Studio - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c12421, Item in McManus-Young Collection, LC-USZ62-112421 DLC (b&w film copy neg.) Houdini lässt einen Elefanten verschwinden (1918) Public Domain File:Houdini-Elephant.jpg Created: 31 December 1917 The Bible of Unspeakable Truths Audible Audiobook – Unabridged.  Greg Gutfeld (Author, Narrator), Penn Jillette (foreword) (Author), Hachette Audio (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/The-Bible-of-Unspeakable-Truths/dp/B003NYOBHS/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=...more

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• The Mueller report awaits the president's return from Vietnam. @David Drucker @JohnFund @ThadMcCotter

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  Feb 26 2019

  Photo:In the early days of the Ho Chi Minh trail, bicycles were often used to transport arms and equipment from North Vietnam to South Vietnam. Unknown - Stewart, Richd W. "Deepening Involvement, 1945-1965," Center of Military HIstory, United States Army Transporting goods on the Ho Chi Minh Trail from North Vietnam to South Vietnam Public Domain File:Ho chi minh trail.jpg Created: 6 November 2014 The Mueller report awaits the president's return from Vietnam. @David Drucker @JohnFund @ThadMcCotter...more

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• Bernie, Booker and Warren condemn American corporate profits & What is to be done? @DavidMDrucker z@JohnFund @ThadMcCotter

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  Photo  More details Campaign poster from his 1912 presidential campaign featuring Debs and vice presidential candidate Emil Seidel View author information Public Domain File:Debs campaign.jpg Uploaded: 24 May 2008 Bernie, Booker and Warren condemn American corporate profits & What is to be done?  @DavidMDrucker z@JohnFund @ThadMcCotter https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/431527-sanders-damn-right-ill-make-the-large-corporations-pay-fair-share-of-taxes

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• Kicking-the-can trade war with China heading to another Trump-Xi pow-wow. @GordonGChand @ThadMcCotter

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  Photo:English: Mao Zedong, Zhang Yufeng and Richard Nixon Date 29 February 1972 Source White House Photo Office (1969 – 1974) Author White House Photo Office (1969 – 1974) Other versions  President Nixon meets with China's Communist Party Leader, Mao Tse- Tung, 02-29-1972 - NARA - 194759.tif https://everydaylifeinmaoschina.org/2015/02/26/mao-zedong-and-his-personal-secretary-zhang-yufeng-1970-1976/ Licensing[edit] Public domain This work is in the public domain  Kicking-the-can trade war with China heading to another Trump-Xi pow-wow. @GordonGChand @ThadMcCotter...more

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• The unusually low bar for the second North Korea summit. @GordonGChang @ThadMcCotter

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  Photo:U.S. Air Force attacking railroads south of Wonsan on the eastern coast of North Korea U.S. Army Military History Institute - http://www.army.mil/-images/2007/10/10/9122/ While trains were used to transport U.S. Soldiers and their equipment during the Korean War, trains in North Korea were targets of attack by U.S. and other U.N. forces. Here, U.S. forces target rail cars south of Wonsan, North Korea, an east coast port city. Public Domain File:Korean War, train attack.jpg Created: 31 December 1949 The unusually low bar for the second North Korea summit.  @GordonGChang @ThadMcCotter...more

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• US drone strikes on Somalia in a prelude to quitting the fight against al Shabab. @BillRoggio @ThomasJoscelyn @FDD

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  Photo:Political situation in Somalia as of April 2017. Ingoman (James Dahl) - Own work This map shows the states, regions, and districts of Somalia, as well as the current situation in Somalia. Public Domain File:Somalia map states regions districts.png Created: 12 April 2010 US drone strikes on Somalia in a prelude to quitting the fight against al Shabab. @BillRoggio @ThomasJoscelyn @FDD https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2019/02/us-airstrikes-kill-dozens-of-shabaab-fighters.php

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• As the US evacuates Afghanistan, the Taliban and Islamic State drive up civilian casualties.@ThomasJoscelyn @BillRoggio @FDD

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  Photo:English: U.S. Army Sgt. Jonathan Black, right, a medic at Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, rushes to the aid station to help evacuate Afghan police officers and civilians to medical evacuation helicopters after a suicide bombing at the Afghan-Pakistan border crossing near the base in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, July 5, 2013. Several Afghan casualties were brought to the base, treated by medical personnel and evacuated for further treatment. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jovi Prevot/Released) Date 5 July 2013 Source https://www.dvidshub.net/image/968671 Author Spc. Jovi Prevot location FORWARD OPERATING BASE SPIN BOLDAK, AF VIRIN 130705-A-IX952-027 Search DVIDs Posted 10 July 2013, 01:43 Licensing[edit] Public domain This image is a work of a U.S. Army soldier or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain. As the US evacuates Afghanistan, the Taliban and Islamic State drive up civilian casualties.@ThomasJoscelyn @BillRoggio @FDD https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2019/02/taliban-and-islamic-state-cause-majority-of-civilian-casualties-in-afghan-war-un-finds.php...more

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• North Korea and Regional Security in the Kim Jong-un Era: 1 of 4: A New International Security Dilemma (Palgrave Pivot) 2014 Edition, Kindle Edition. by Bruce E. Bechtol Jr. (Author)

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  Photo:American and South Korean soldiers along the DMZ on 26 August 1967. United States Army - http://www.usarmy.mil Public Domain File:American and South Korean Soldiers, DMS 1967.jpg Uploaded: 21 May 2014 North Korea and Regional Security in the Kim Jong-un Era: 1 of 4: A New International Security Dilemma (Palgrave Pivot) 2014 Edition, Kindle Edition. by Bruce E. Bechtol Jr. (Author) https://www.amazon.com/North-Korea-Regional-Security-Jong-ebook/dp/B00HYEEGEG/ref=sr12?keywords=Bechtol+security+North&qid=1551145665&s=gateway&sr=8-2...more

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• North Korea and Regional Security in the Kim Jong-un Era: 2 of 4: A New International Security Dilemma (Palgrave Pivot) 2014 Edition, Kindle Edition. by Bruce E. Bechtol Jr. (Author)

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  Photo:A South Korean DMZ Guard Post 대한민국 국군 Republic of Korea Armed Forces - GP의 경계 2008 국방화보 Rep. of Korea, Defense Photo Magazine A Guard Post (GP) along the DMZ in 1960s and 1970s CC BY-SA 2.0 File:GP의 경계 (7438456102).jpg Created: 18 June 2012 North Korea and Regional Security in the Kim Jong-un Era: 2 of 4: A New International Security Dilemma (Palgrave Pivot) 2014 Edition, Kindle Edition. by Bruce E. Bechtol Jr. (Author) https://www.amazon.com/North-Korea-Regional-Security-Jong-ebook/dp/B00HYEEGEG/ref=sr12?keywords=Bechtol+security+North&qid=1551145665&s=gateway&sr=8-2...more

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• North Korea and Regional Security in the Kim Jong-un Era: 3 of 4: A New International Security Dilemma (Palgrave Pivot) 2014 Edition, Kindle Edition. by Bruce E. Bechtol Jr. (Author)

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  Photo: Emblem of Emblem of North Korea  Original: Vector-Images.com Converted from EPS to SVG by: Oren neu dag - http://vector-images.com/image.php?epsid=815 Emblem of North Korea Permission details This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia. The use of such symbols is restricted in many countries. These restrictions are independent of the copyright status.View more Public DomainThis image contains Communist insignia which may be banned in some countries.This image contains official insignia which may be subject to legal restrictions.view terms File:Emblem of North Korea.svg Created: 6 August 2005 North Korea and Regional Security in the Kim Jong-un Era: 3 of 4: A New International Security Dilemma (Palgrave Pivot) 2014 Edition, Kindle Edition. by Bruce E. Bechtol Jr. (Author) https://www.amazon.com/North-Korea-Regional-Security-Jong-ebook/dp/B00HYEEGEG/ref=sr12?keywords=Bechtol+security+North&qid=1551145665&s=gateway&sr=8-2...more

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• North Korea and Regional Security in the Kim Jong-un Era: 4 of 4: A New International Security Dilemma (Palgrave Pivot) 2014 Edition, Kindle Edition. by Bruce E. Bechtol Jr. (Author)

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  Photo: Suspected communist sympathizers awaiting execution in May 1948 after the Jeju Uprising Unknown - http://www.japanfocus.org/-Khiem__KimSungsoo/2848 http://www.korea-is-one.org/spip.php?article266 https://web.archive.org/web/20110727181314/http://koreanhistoria2005.blogsome.com/images/cheju13.jpg Jeju citizens awaiting execution in May 1948. Permission details This file is now in the public domain in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) because its term of copyright has expired there. (details) According to Articles 39 to 44 of the Copyright Act of the Republic of Korea, under the jurisdiction of the Government of the Republic of Korea all copyrighted works enter the public domain 70 years after the death of the creator (there being multiple creators, the creator who dies last) or 70 years after publication when made public in the name of an organization. (30 years for death before 1957, 50 years before July 2013) This applies to copyrighted works of which authors died before 1 January 1963, or made public in the name of an organization before 1 January 1963. Furthermore, with the exceptions of photographs reproducing otherwise copyrighted works of art, and photographs inserted into a work of study or art and produced only for the purpose of inclusion within said work, photographs or other works of a similar form to photography either published or produced in negative on or before 31 December 1976 are now in the public domain in the Republic of Korea as their term of copyright has expired there. There are exceptional cases. Property rights are to belong to the state according to provisions of the Civil Law and other laws upon the death of a copyright owner without heir or, in the case of a legal person or organization, upon its dissolution. The product must also be in the public domain in the United States. English | 한국어 | македонски | +/− View more Public Domainview terms File:Jeju Massacre.jpg Created: 1 May 1948 North Korea and Regional Security in the Kim Jong-un Era: 4 of 4: A New International Security Dilemma (Palgrave Pivot) 2014 Edition, Kindle Edition.  by Bruce E. Bechtol Jr. (Author) https://www.amazon.com/North-Korea-Regional-Security-Jong-ebook/dp/B00HYEEGEG/ref=sr12?keywords=Bechtol+security+North&qid=1551145665&s=gateway&sr=8-2...more

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• Hell to Pay: 1 of 2: Operation Downfall and the Invasion of Japan, 1945-1947 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. D. M. Giangreco (Author), Danny Campbell (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher)

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  Photo: Operation Olympic was to attack southern Japan. View author information Operation Olympic, part of Operation Downfall Source: http://maps.library.umass.edu/raster/otherhistorical/images/genmacgif/GenMac118.gif from http://maps.library.umass.edu/raster/otherhistorical/genmac.html Originally from "Reports of General MacArthur" -1966 Government printing office -- public domain Hell to Pay: 1 of 2: Operation Downfall and the Invasion of Japan, 1945-1947 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. D. M. Giangreco (Author), Danny Campbell (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/Hell-Pay-Operation-Downfall-1945-1947/dp/B0043UPOBS/ref=sr12?keywords=hell+to+pay&qid=1551141819&s=books&sr=1-2 Hell to Pay is a comprehensive and compelling examination of the many complex issues that encompassed the strategic plans for the proposed American invasion of Japan. U.S. planning for the invasion and military occupation of Imperial Japan began in 1943, two years before the dropping of atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In its final form, Operation Downfall called for a massive Allied invasion - on a scale dwarfing D-Day - to be carried out in two stages. In the first stage, Operation Olympic, the U.S. Sixth Army would lead the southernmost assault on the Home Island of Kyushu preceded by the dropping of as many as nine atom bombs behind the landing beaches and troop concentrations inland. Sixth Army would secure airfields and anchorages needed to launch the second stage, Operation Coronet, five hundred miles to the north in 1946. The decisive Coronet invasion of the industrial heartland of Japan through the Tokyo Plain would be led by the Eighth Army, as well as the First Army, which had previously pummeled its way across France and Germany to defeat the Nazis. These facts are well known and have been recounted - with varying degrees of accuracy - in a variety of books and articles. A common theme in these works is their reliance on a relatively few declassified high-level planning documents. In contrast, Hell to Pay examines the invasion of Japan in light of the large body of Japanese and American operational and tactical planning documents unearthed by the author in both familiar and obscure archives, as well as postwar interrogations and reports that senior Japanese commanders and their staffs were ordered to produce for General MacArthur's headquarters. Hell to Pay brings to light the political and military ramifications of the enormous casualties and loss of material projected by both sides in the climatic struggle to bring the Pacific War to a conclusion through a brutal series of battles on Japanese soil....more

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• Hell to Pay: 2 of 2: Operation Downfall and the Invasion of Japan, 1945-1947 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. D. M. Giangreco (Author), Danny Campbell (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher)

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  Photo:Operation Coronet was planned to take Tokyo. View author information Operation Coronet, part of Operation Downfall Source: http://maps.library.umass.edu/raster/otherhistorical/images/genmacgif/GenMac124.gif from http://maps.library.umass.edu/raster/otherhistorical/genmac.html Originally from "Reports of General MacArthur" -1966 Government printing office -- public domain Public Domain File:Operation Coronet.jpg Uploaded: 24 August 2009 Hell to Pay: 2 of 2: Operation Downfall and the Invasion of Japan, 1945-1947 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged.  D. M. Giangreco (Author), Danny Campbell (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/Hell-Pay-Operation-Downfall-1945-1947/dp/B0043UPOBS/ref=sr12?keywords=hell+to+pay&qid=1551141819&s=books&sr=1-2 Hell to Pay is a comprehensive and compelling examination of the many complex issues that encompassed the strategic plans for the proposed American invasion of Japan. U.S. planning for the invasion and military occupation of Imperial Japan began in 1943, two years before the dropping of atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In its final form, Operation Downfall called for a massive Allied invasion - on a scale dwarfing D-Day - to be carried out in two stages. In the first stage, Operation Olympic, the U.S. Sixth Army would lead the southernmost assault on the Home Island of Kyushu preceded by the dropping of as many as nine atom bombs behind the landing beaches and troop concentrations inland. Sixth Army would secure airfields and anchorages needed to launch the second stage, Operation Coronet, five hundred miles to the north in 1946. The decisive Coronet invasion of the industrial heartland of Japan through the Tokyo Plain would be led by the Eighth Army, as well as the First Army, which had previously pummeled its way across France and Germany to defeat the Nazis. These facts are well known and have been recounted - with varying degrees of accuracy - in a variety of books and articles. A common theme in these works is their reliance on a relatively few declassified high-level planning documents. In contrast, Hell to Pay examines the invasion of Japan in light of the large body of Japanese and American operational and tactical planning documents unearthed by the author in both familiar and obscure archives, as well as postwar interrogations and reports that senior Japanese commanders and their staffs were ordered to produce for General MacArthur's headquarters. Hell to Pay brings to light the political and military ramifications of the enormous casualties and loss of material projected by both sides in the climatic struggle to bring the Pacific War to a conclusion through a brutal series of battles on Japanese soil....more

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• The Gun: 1 of 2: Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. C. J. Chivers (Author), Michael Prichard (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher)

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  Photo:A Type 2 AK-47, the first machined receiver variation View author information Public Domain File:AK-47 type II Part DM-ST-89-01131.jpg Uploaded: 24 May 2010 The Gun: 1 of 2: Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. C. J. Chivers (Author), Michael Prichard (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/The-Gun/dp/B0046XYGQQ/ref=sr11?keywords=chivers+the+gun&qid=1551070295&s=books&sr=1-1-catcorr

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• The Gun: 2 of 2: Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. C. J. Chivers (Author), Michael Prichard (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher)

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  Feb 25 2019

  Photo:Mikhail Kalashnikov on a 2014 stamp of the Russian Post. Russian Post, Publishing and Trade Centre "Marka" (ИТЦ «Марка»). The design of the stamp by A. Drobyshev. - From a personal collection. Recipients of the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called (the ongoing series, issue IV). Mikhail Kalashnikov1, a Soviet and Russian designer of small arms, the creator of the AK family of assault rifles. There depicted the badge of the Order of St. Andrew on the left. The stamp of Russia, 15.00 Rubles, 24 October 2014, PTC Marka Catalogue No 1883. Coated paper. Offset printing, varnish coating. Perforation: comb 12×11½. Size of the stamp: 50×37 mm. Print run: 374,000. Public Domain File:Stamp of Russia 2014 No 1883 Mikhail Kalashnikov.png Created: 24 October 2014 The Gun: 2 of 2:    Audible Audiobook – Unabridged.  C. J. Chivers (Author), Michael Prichard (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/The-Gun/dp/B0046XYGQQ/ref=sr11?keywords=chivers+the+gun&qid=1551070295&s=books&sr=1-1-catcorr...more

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• The Girls of Atomic City: 1 of 4: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Denise Kiernan (Author), Cassandra Campbell (Narrator), Audible Studios (Publisher)

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  Feb 25 2019

  photo: Workers leaving the Manhattan Project's Y-12 plant at shift changing time, 1945 Ed Westcott / US Army / Manhattan Engineer District - Ed Westcott / American Museum of Science and Energy Shift change at the Y-12 uranium enrichment facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, during the Manhattan Project. Notice the billboard: "Make CEW count — Continue to protect project information." Permission details This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code. Note: This only applies to original works of the Federal Government and not to the work of any individual U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, county, municipality, or any other subdivision. This template also does not apply to postage stamp designs published by the United States Postal Service since 1978. (See § 313.6(C)(1) of Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices). It also does not apply to certain US coins; see The US Mint Terms of Use.View more Public Domainview terms File:Y-12 Shift Change.jpg Created: circa 1945 date QS:P,+1945-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 The Girls of Atomic City: 1 of 4: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Denise Kiernan (Author), Cassandra Campbell (Narrator), Audible Studios (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/Girls-Atomic-City-Untold-Helped/dp/B00G3EBIY4/ref=sr11?keywords=Girls+of+atomic+city&qid=1551065638&s=books&sr=1-1-catcorr...more

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• The Girls of Atomic City: 2 of 4: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Denise Kiernan (Author), Cassandra Campbell (Narrator), Audible Studios (Publisher)

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  photo: [edit] Description  English: Photo of the construction of the K-25 plant at the end of the Oak Ridge reservation. This was the facility that used the gaseous diffusion method to enrich uranium by separating uranium-235 from uranium-238. Date between 1943 and 1945 Source https://web.archive.org/web/19960101-re/http://www.childrenofthemanhattanproject.org/PH/OR2/ORP-619.jpg Author US Government Permission (Reusing this file)  Public domain This work is in the public domain in th The Girls of Atomic City: 2 of 4: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Denise Kiernan (Author), Cassandra Campbell (Narrator), Audible Studios (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/Girls-Atomic-City-Untold-Helped/dp/B00G3EBIY4/ref=sr11?keywords=Girls+of+atomic+city&qid=1551065638&s=books&sr=1-1-catcorr...more

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• The Girls of Atomic City: 3 of 4: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Denise Kiernan (Author), Cassandra Campbell (Narrator), Audible Studios (Publisher)

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  Feb 25 2019

  photo: English: Elza gate entrance to the Clinton Engineer Works, 1945 Date 1945 Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/doe-oakridge/7128929843/ Author Ed Westcott / Department of Energy Oak Ridge Licensing[edit] Public domain This image is a work of a United States Department of Energy (or predecessor organization) employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain. The Girls of Atomic City: 3 of 4: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Denise Kiernan (Author), Cassandra Campbell (Narrator), Audible Studios (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/Girls-Atomic-City-Untold-Helped/dp/B00G3EBIY4/ref=sr11?keywords=Girls+of+atomic+city&qid=1551065638&s=books&sr=1-1-catcorr...more

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• The Girls of Atomic City: 4 of 4: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Denise Kiernan (Author), Cassandra Campbell (Narrator), Audible Studios (Publisher)

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  photo:English: PRO976-1 DOE photo by Ed Westcott General Leslie R. Groves, Jr., Speaking to Service Personnel Oak Ridge Tennessee. 8/29/45 Fecha 29 de agosto de 1945 Fuente https://www.flickr.com/photos/doe-oakridge/7132835747/ Autor Ed Westcott / Department of Energy Oak Ridge Licencia Public domain This image is a work of a United States Department of Energy (or predecessor organization) employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain. The Girls of Atomic City: 4 of 4: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II Audible Audiobook – Unabridged.  Denise Kiernan (Author), Cassandra Campbell (Narrator), Audible Studios (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/Girls-Atomic-City-Untold-Helped/dp/B00G3EBIY4/ref=sr11?keywords=Girls+of+atomic+city&qid=1551065638&s=books&sr=1-1-catcorr...more

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• An Empire of Ice: 1 of 4: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Edward J. Larson (Author), John Allen Nelson (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher)

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  Photo: Scott, writing his journal in the Cape Evans hut, winter 1911 Herbert Ponting - Bonhams, London, 17 Mai 2012, lot 9 Captain Robert Falcon Scott writing in his diary, Cape Evans hut, 7th October 1911. Brown toned carbon print. Public Domain File:Robert Falcon Scott in the Cape Evans hut, October 1911.jpg Created: 7 October 1911date QS:P571,+1911-10-07T00:00:00Z/11 An Empire of Ice: 1 of 4: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Edward J. Larson (Author), John Allen Nelson (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Ice-Shackleton-Antarctic-Science/dp/B0057CEPRK/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=1551064285&sr=1-1-catcorr...more

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• An Empire of Ice: 2 of 4: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Edward J. Larson (Author), John Allen Nelson (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher)

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  Feb 25 2019

  Photo:Scott's group took this photograph of themselves using a string to operate the shutter on 17 January 1912, the day after they discovered Amundsen had reached the pole first Henry Bowers (1883–1912) - Huxley, Leonard (ed) (1913) "The Return from the Pole" in Scott's Last Expedition, Volume 1, New York, United States: Dodd, Mead and Company, pp. Opposite p. 374 Retrieved on 3 November 2011. Robert Falcon Scott's Pole party of his ill-fated expedition, from left to right at the Pole: Oates (standing), Bowers (sitting), Scott (standing in front of Union Jack flag on pole), Wilson (sitting), Evans (standing). Bowers took this photograph, using a piece of string to operate the camera shutter.[1] Permission details The author died in 1912, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or less. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1924. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.View more Public Domainview terms File:Scott's party at the South Pole.jpg An Empire of Ice: 2 of 4: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Edward J. Larson (Author), John Allen Nelson (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Ice-Shackleton-Antarctic-Science/dp/B0057CEPRK/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=1551064285&sr=1-1-catcorr...more

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• An Empire of Ice: 3 of 4: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Edward J. Larson (Author), John Allen Nelson (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher)

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  Photo: The expedition ship Discovery in Antarctic waters Unknown - livre publié avant 1923: The Voyage of the Discovery, Smith Elder & Co London 1905 Robert Falcon Scott's RRS Discovery in the Antarctic Permission details This image might not be in the public domain outside of the United States; this especially applies in the countries and areas that do not apply the rule of the shorter term for US works, such as Canada, Mainland China (not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany, Mexico, and Switzerland. The creator and year of publication are essential information and must be provided. See Wikipedia:Public domain and Wikipedia:Copyrights for more details.View more Public Domainview terms File:Discoveryboat.jpg Uploaded: 4 April 2007 An Empire of Ice: 3 of 4: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Edward J. Larson (Author), John Allen Nelson (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Ice-Shackleton-Antarctic-Science/dp/B0057CEPRK/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=1551064285&sr=1-1-catcorr...more

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• An Empire of Ice: 4 of 4: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Edward J. Larson (Author), John Allen Nelson (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher)

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  Feb 25 2019

  Photo:Sir Edwin Pears and Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, 29 June 1909, by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone[69] unknown / неизвестен - http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portraitLarge/mw174659/Sir-Edwin-Pears-Sir-Ernest-Henry-Shackleton Sir Edwin Pears; Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton foto Public Domain File:Sir Edwin Pears and Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton.jpg Created: 29 June 1909 An Empire of Ice: 4 of 4: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science Audible Audiobook – Unabridged.  Edward J. Larson (Author), John Allen Nelson (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Ice-Shackleton-Antarctic-Science/dp/B0057CEPRK/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=1551064285&sr=1-1-catcorr...more

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• Moment of Battle: 1 of 4: The Twenty Clashes That Changed the World Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Kevin Foley (Narrator), James Lacey (Author), Williamson Murray (Author), Tantor Audio (Publisher)

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  Feb 25 2019

  Photo: Battle of Adrianople 378 AD (svg, english text)  BitvauAdrianopole.gif: Elias84 derivative work: Dipa1965 (talk) - Bitvau_Adrianopole.gif Public Domain File:Battle of Adrianople 378 en.svg Created: 21 July 2010 Moment of Battle: 1 of 4: The Twenty Clashes That Changed the World Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Kevin Foley (Narrator), James Lacey (Author), Williamson Murray (Author), Tantor Audio (Publisher)   https://www.amazon.com/Moment-Battle-Twenty-Clashes-Changed/dp/B00G02D6U8/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=...more

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• Moment of Battle: 2 of 4: The Twenty Clashes That Changed the World Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Kevin Foley (Narrator), James Lacey (Author), Williamson Murray (Author), Tantor Audio (Publisher)

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  Feb 25 2019

  Photo: More details The battlefield of Marathon Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916; Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry), 1845-1933 - History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria Volume 9 The Battlefield of Marathon Public Domain File:The Battlefield of Marathon.jpg Created: 1 January 1903 Moment of Battle: 2 of 4: The Twenty Clashes That Changed the World Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Kevin Foley (Narrator), James Lacey (Author), Williamson Murray (Author), Tantor Audio (Publisher)   https://www.amazon.com/Moment-Battle-Twenty-Clashes-Changed/dp/B00G02D6U8/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=...more

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• Moment of Battle: 3 of 4: The Twenty Clashes That Changed the World Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Kevin Foley (Narrator), James Lacey (Author), Williamson Murray (Author), Tantor Audio (Publisher)

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  Photo:Map depicting the positions at 1:00 pm  History Department, United States Military Academy - http://www.dean.usma.edu/history/web03/atlases/american%20revolution/ARGIFS/FremansFarm1300Hours.gif First Battle of Saratoga 1300 Hours Permission details This image is a work of a U.S. Army employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain in the United States. View more Public Domainview terms File:First Battle of Saratoga 1300 Hours.USMA.edu.history.gif Created: Thursday, 2010 May 27 Moment of Battle: 3 of 4: The Twenty Clashes That Changed the World Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Kevin Foley (Narrator), James Lacey (Author), Williamson Murray (Author), Tantor Audio (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/Moment-Battle-Twenty-Clashes-Changed/dp/B00G02D6U8/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=...more

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• Moment of Battle: 4 of 4: The Twenty Clashes That Changed the World Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Kevin Foley (Narrator), James Lacey (Author), Williamson Murray (Author), Tantor Audio (Publisher)

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  Feb 25 2019

  Photo: The French deployed a small number of M24 Chaffee light tanks during the battle that proved critical in repelling the enemy attacks. Starry, Donn A Mounted combat in Vietnam. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY. - http://www.history.army.mil/books/Vietnam/mounted/chapter1.htm#p3 Tanks firing in support of French infantry at Dien Bien Phu. Public Domain File:French M24s atr Dien Bien Phu.jpg Created: 31 December 1953 Moment of Battle: 4 of 4: The Twenty Clashes That Changed the World Audible Audiobook – Unabridged.  Kevin Foley (Narrator), James Lacey (Author), Williamson Murray (Author), Tantor Audio (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/Moment-Battle-Twenty-Clashes-Changed/dp/B00G02D6U8/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=...more

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• The Amistad Rebellion: 3 of 4: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Marcus Rediker (Author), Peter Jay Fernandez (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher)

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  Feb 24 2019

  Photo:First page of the deposition of James Covey concerning La Amistad prisoners held in the New Haven, Connecticut jail, October 4, 1839 James Covey, deponent (written in an unknown hand) - Yale University Manuscripts & Archives Digital Images Database [1] First page of the deponent James Covey, himself a man of color, testifying concerning the captives of the Amistad held in the New Haven, Connecticut, jail. Courtesy of the Baldwin Family Papers, Yale University Manuscripts & Archives Digital Images Database, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. Public Domain File:James Covey deposition on Amistad captives held in New Haven jail page 1.jpg Created: 4 October 1839 The Amistad Rebellion: 3 of 4: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Marcus Rediker (Author), Peter Jay Fernandez (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/Amistad-Rebellion-Atlantic-Odyssey-Slavery/dp/B00AKHD1RM/ref=sr1fkmrnull_1?keywords=amistad+rediker&qid=1550975576&s=books&sr=1-1-fkmrnull...more

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• Red China's space program is military and non-transparent. Bob Zimmerman,BehindtheBlack.com

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  Feb 24 2019

  Photo:Far side of the Moon, photographed by Apollo 16 Apollo 16 astronauts - http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS16-M-3021, NASA Apollo 16 photograph AS16-3021 The far side of the Moon photographed by Apollo 16, April 1972 Public Domain File:Back side of the Moon AS16-3021.jpg Created: 1 April 1972 Red China's space program is military and non-transparent. Bob Zimmerman,BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/new-lro-image-of-change-4-and-yutu-2/...more

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• NASA loses the X-34 to trash and rabbit holes. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com

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  Feb 24 2019

  Photo: Orbital Sciences X34 View author information Public Domain File:Orbital Sciences X34.jpg Uploaded: 27 November 2010. NASA loses the X-34 to trash and rabbit holes. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/how-nasas-x-34-ended-up-rotting-in-someones-backyard/

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• The Amistad Rebellion: 1 of 4: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Marcus Rediker (Author), Peter Jay Fernandez (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher)

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  Feb 24 2019

  Photo:  Joseph Story gave the Supreme Court's majority judgment. Studio of Mathew Brady - This file was derived from: Daguerreotype of Joseph Story, 1844.jpg:  Daguerreotype of Supreme Court justice Joseph Story. Public Domain File:Daguerreotype of Joseph Story, 1844 (edit).jpg Created: 31 December 1843 The Amistad Rebellion: 1 of 4: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Marcus Rediker (Author), Peter Jay Fernandez (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/Amistad-Rebellion-Atlantic-Odyssey-Slavery/dp/B00AKHD1RM/ref=sr1fkmrnull_1?keywords=amistad+rediker&qid=1550975576&s=books&sr=1-1-fkmrnull...more

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• The Amistad Rebellion: 2 of 4: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Marcus Rediker (Author), Peter Jay Fernandez (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher)

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  Feb 24 2019

  Photo: Lewis Tappan, American evangelical abolitionist and founder of the "Amistad committee" unattributed - Massachusetts Historical Society This portrait depicts Lewis Tappan, (1788-1873). Public Domain File:Lewis Tappan portrait.jpg Created: before 1873 date QS:P,+1873-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1873-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 The Amistad Rebellion: 2 of 4: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Marcus Rediker (Author), Peter Jay Fernandez (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/Amistad-Rebellion-Atlantic-Odyssey-Slavery/dp/B00AKHD1RM/ref=sr1fkmrnull_1?keywords=amistad+rediker&qid=1550975576&s=books&sr=1-1-fkmrnull...more

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• The Amistad Rebellion: 4 of 4: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Marcus Rediker (Author), Peter Jay Fernandez (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher)

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  Feb 24 2019

  Photo:Sengbe Pieh, leader of the La Amistad uprising, pictured as a Muslim (1839). Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library[3] Unknown - http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/dlcrosscollex/brbldlgetrec.asp?fld=img&id=1313221 A true history of the African chief Jingua and his comrades : with a description of the Kingdom of Mandingo, and of the manners and customs of the inhabitants, an account of King Sharka, of Gallinas : a sketch of the slave trade and horrors of the middle passage, with the proceedings on board the "long, low, black schooner," Amistad. Permission details This work was published before January 1, 1924 and it is anonymous or pseudonymous due to unknown authorship. It is in the public domain in the United States as well as countries and areas where the copyright terms of anonymous or pseudonymous works are 95 years or less since publication.View more Public Domainview terms File:Sengbe.jpg Created: 31 December 1838 The Amistad Rebellion: 4 of 4: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom Audible Audiobook – Unabridged.  Marcus Rediker (Author), Peter Jay Fernandez (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/Amistad-Rebellion-Atlantic-Odyssey-Slavery/dp/B00AKHD1RM/ref=sr1fkmrnull_1?keywords=amistad+rediker&qid=1550975576&s=books&sr=1-1-fkmrnull...more

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• The New American Civil War: 1 of 2: The existential threat of China vs the divided nation. Michael Vlahos, Johns Hopkins

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  Feb 24 2019

  Photo: More details Cartoon map illustrating Gen. Winfield Scott's plan to crush the Confederacy, economically. It is sometimes called the "Anaconda plan". J.B. Elliott - The Library of Congress/American Memory (Digital ID: g3701s cw0011000) [1] Scott's great snake. Cartoon map illustrating Gen. Winfield Scott's plan to crush the Confederacy, economically. It is sometimes called the "Anaconda plan." The tail of the snake is wrapped around the flagpole at Washington D.C., with U.S. flag and liberty cap. New York has winged cap of "FREE TRADE" and a colorful soldier from one of its Zouave regiments; ships are entering the port of New York (unlike the blockaded southern ports). New Jersey has "Trenton 76 + 61" written. Delaware has "Union Peaches"(??) written (not sure about second word). Maryland has "We give in" written. Virginia has beehive with Stars and Bars flag (representing Richmond) and burning raildroad bridge. West Virginia (separated from Virginia by dotted line) has man flying U.S. flag and waving sword. North Carolina has sketch of "POOR EATING". South Caroline has "CONTRABANDS" (runaway slaves) fleeing for Tennessee. Georgia has dilapidated "COTTON FACTORY" building falling apart. Alabama is complaining "DAM OLD VIRGINIA TOOK OUR CAPITOL" (the Confederate capital was moved from Montgomery to Richmond). Mississippi has sketch of "BURNING MASSA OUT". Louisiana shows idle men lying on barrels saying "Can't ship now" and a lynched "UNION MAN" hanging from gallows. Texas has sketch of "COSTLY SHOOTING $1000.00 A HEAD" (a Confederate man firing at fleeing slaves). Indian Territory shows Indian smoking pipe in front of teepees, cradleboard hanging from tree in background. The head of the snake is in Missouri, driving "Jackson & Co." into Arkansas. "Kanzas"[sic] shows "Union Music" (sketch of advancing troops under U.S. flag). Iowa similarly shows "HAWK-EYE MARKSMEN" advancing. Illinois, Indiana and Ohio show corn, pork and wheat being speeded eastward by railroad. A cannon in southern Illinois (next to flagpole with U.S. flag) is pointed southwestward. Kentucky shows soldier with coonskin hat sitting on fence in name of "ARMED NUTRALITY"[sic]. Eastern Tennessee (separated by a dotted line from the rest of the state) shows "KNOCKSVILLE WHIG" in pugilistic attitude, next to flagpole flying U.S. flag. There are several engraving errors (due to fact that the plate had to be engraved in mirror-image form): the dollar sign and the "S" of "South Carolina" are backwards. Public Domain File:Scott-anaconda.jpg Created: 1 December 1861 The New American Civil War: 1 of 2: The existential threat of China vs the divided nation.  Michael Vlahos, Johns Hopkins...more

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• The New American Civil War: 2of 2: The existential threat of China vs the divided nation. Michael Vlahos, Johns Hopkins

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  Photo:Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott, General in Chief, USA Charles D. Fredricks & Company - Heritage Auctions This picture of Lieut. Gen. Winfield Scott was made at West Point, N.Y., June 10, 1862. The subscribers claim that, for correctness of portraiture, finish and detail, it is pre-eminently the best portrait of the Great American Military Chieftain. Permission details This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States. Note that a few countries have copyright terms longer than 70 years: Mexico has 100 years, Jamaica has 95 years, Colombia has 80 years, and Guatemala and Samoa have 75 years. This image may not be in the public domain in these countries, which moreover do not implement the rule of the shorter term. Côte d'Ivoire has a general copyright term of 99 years and Honduras has 75 years, but they do implement the rule of the shorter term. Copyright may extend on works created by French who died for France in World War II (more information), Russians who served in the Eastern Front of World War II (known as the Great Patriotic War in Russia) and posthumously rehabilitated victims of Soviet repressions (more information). This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.View more Public Domainview terms File:Winfield Scott by Fredricks, 1862.jpg Created: 10 June 1862 The New American Civil War:  2of 2: The existential threat of China vs the divided nation. Michael Vlahos, Johns Hopkins...more

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• Kissing Sailor: 1 of 2: The Mystery Behind the Photo that Ended WWII Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Steven Menasche (Narrator), Lawrence Verria (Author), George Galdorisi (Author), & 1 more

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  Feb 24 2019

  Photo:Jorgensen's similar photograph Lt. Victor Jorgensen - US archives "New York City celebrating the surrender of Japan. They threw anything and kissed anybody in Times Square." National archive number 80-G-377094 Naval Historical Center #520697 Permission details This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 520697.View more Public Domainview terms File:Kissing the War Goodbye.jpg Created: 14 August 1945 Location: 40° 45′ 25″ N, 73° 59′ 10″ W Kissing Sailor: 1 of 2: The Mystery Behind the Photo that Ended WWII Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Steven  Menasche (Narrator), Lawrence Verria (Author), George Galdorisi (Author), & 1 more https://www.amazon.com/Kissing-Sailor-Mystery-Behind-Photo/dp/B00BW2EOXE/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=...more

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• Kissing Sailor: 2 of 2: The Mystery Behind the Photo that Ended WWII Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Steven Menasche (Narrator), Lawrence Verria (Author), George Galdorisi (Author), & 1 more

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  Feb 24 2019

  Photo:Crowds celebrating V-J Day in Times Square on August 14, 1945 New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer: DeMarsico, Dick, photographer. - Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c19650 Crowd of people, many waving, in Times Square on V-J Day at time of announcement of the Japanese surrender in 1945 / World-Telegram photo by Dick DeMarsico. Permission details PD [1]View more Public Domainview terms File:V-J Day Times Square NYWTS.jpg Created: 14 August 1945 Kissing Sailor: 2 of 2: The Mystery Behind the Photo that Ended WWII Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Steven Menasche (Narrator), Lawrence Verria (Author), George Galdorisi (Author), & 1 more https://www.amazon.com/Kissing-Sailor-Mystery-Behind-Photo/dp/B00BW2EOXE/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=...more

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• Everyone but the USAF still loves the A-10 Warthog. @TheWarZone Tyler Rogoway

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  Feb 24 2019

  Photo:  More details Two A-10s in formation Senior Airman Matthew Bruch - https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1173912/fearsome-four-ship-188th-warthogs-train-razorback-range Col. Mark Anderson (Tail No. 188), 188th Fighter Wing commander, and Maj. Doug Davis (Tail No. 639), 188th Detachment 1 commander, conduct a training mission Dec. 30, 2013, over Razorback Range, located at Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center, Ark. The photos were captured from a 189th Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules. The sortie was one of the last four-ship training missions that will be conducted at the 188th. The wing is currently transitioning from a fighter mission to an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance/remotely piloted aircraft (MQ-9 Reaper) mission that will also feature a space-focused targeting squadron. The 188th has divested two A-10C Thunderbolt II “Warthogs” per month since September 2013. The last Warthog is slated to leave the 188th in June 2014. The 188th has flown A-10s since April 2007 and has had assigned aircraft on site since 1953. June will mark the first time in unit’s 60-year history that no assigned military aircraft will be parked on the flightline at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Fort Smith, Ark. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Bruch) Unit: 188th Wing DVIDS Tags: Air National Guard; Formation; A-10; Warthog; Arkansas; Fort Smith; Fort Chaffee; 184th Fighter Squadron; Aviation News; 188th Figther Wing; Razorback Range Public Domain File:Fearsome four-ship, 188th Warthogs train at Razorback Range 131230-F-UL677-787.jpg Created: 30 December 2013 Everyone but the USAF still loves the A-10 Warthog. @TheWarZone Tyler Rogoway http://thedrive.com/the-war-zone/26529/behold-these-awesome-images-of-a-10-warthogs-training-with-mv-22-ospreys-over-hawaii...more

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• Early scuttlebutt on the plot of Top Gun 2 coming in 2020. @TheWarZone Tyler Rogoway.

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  Feb 24 2019

  PhotoF-14 with landing gear deployed Camera Operator: PH2 BRUCE TROMBECKY, USN - ID:DN-ST-89-11148 / Service Depicted: Navy An F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 101 (VF-101) gains altitude after takeoff, its landing gear still down. VF-101 provides F-14 readiness training for Atlantic fleet units. Location: NAVAL AIR STATION, OCEANA, VIRGINIA (VA) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA) Public Domain File:F-14 Tomcat with landing gear down.jpg Created: 1 August 1989 Early scuttlebutt on the plot of Top Gun 2 coming in 2020. @TheWarZone Tyler Rogoway. http://thedrive.com/the-war-zone/26523/photos-show-f-14-used-in-top-gun-2-production-snared-in-carriers-crash-barricade...more

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• The US Navy confronts the threats of the Cognitive Age of the 21st Century: 1 of 2: Thomas B. Modly, Under Secretary of the Navy.

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  Feb 23 2019

  PhotoThe U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) photographed circa late 1941, soon after completion, probably at a U.S. East Coast port. A ferry boat and "Eagle Boat" (PE) are in the background.  Unknown - U.S. Navy photo NH 81313 Public Domain File:Aft view of USS Hornet (CV-8), circa in late 1941 (NH 81313).jpg Created: late 1941 date QS:P,+1941-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P4241,Q40719766 The US Navy confronts the threats of the Cognitive Age of the 21st Century:  1 of 2: Thomas B. Modly, Under Secretary of the Navy. https://news.usni.org/2019/02/12/navys-new-education-seapower-report From Under Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly’s Introduction Letter "Continuous learning – and sharing hard-won knowledge – represents a combat-proven key to victory for our naval services. Our flagship educational institutions, including the United States Naval Academy, Naval Postgraduate School, Marine Corps University, and Naval War College, along with the many outstanding national colleges and universities associated with the Reserve Officers Training Corps, have long and well served the nation in educating our future leaders. They inculcate not only the finest sense of honor and integrity, but also creativity and deep rigor in thinking about the future of naval warfare, especially in times of great change. "As the Secretary of Defense indicates clearly in his summary of the 2018 National Defense Strategy, a new age of great power competition and strategic complexity has dawned, finding our former competitive edge relatively diminished. Once again, our forces must find new, ever-more agile and resilient strategies to dissuade our potential adversaries, and when necessary, prevail in conflict. To shape this more lethal force, we must begin by thinking anew about how those strategies and capabilities are developed in the first place – with our most critical resource – human creativity and talent. "At the same time, a revolution in the art and science of learning is currently taking place throughout the globe. New uses of digital technology and artificial intelligence are now being applied to a deeper and more holistic understanding of learning psychology, resulting in speed and capacity increases that have the potential to leap well beyond today’s analog expectations by orders of magnitude. To ensure every possible advantage for our sons and daughters sent into harm’s way, we must turn our energies towards a new and comprehensive study of all aspects of naval education, challenging every assumption of roles, responsibilities, and interconnections while pursuing the highest fidelity of learning technology..."...more

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• The US Navy confronts the threats of the Cognitive Age of the 21st Century: 2 of 2: Thomas B. Modly, Under Secretary of the Navy.

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  Feb 23 2019

  Photo:Hornet, sinking and abandoned. U.S. Navy - U.S. Navy photo [1] from cv6.og the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8), severely listing, is abandoned by her crew at about 17:00 hrs during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands on 26 October 1942. Permission details Although from a commercial site that lists the source of this photo as William T. Barr, William Barr was a US Navy photographer (source: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cocoon/vhp-stories/loc.natlib.afc2001001.10509/transcript?ID=sr0001) performing official duties for the US government which makes this and any other photo he took during this time original works of the US Government. Original works of the US Government are public domain documents.View more Public Domainview terms File:Listing USS Hornet (CV-8) is abandoned in the late afternoon of 26 October 1942.jpg Created: 26 October 1942 The US Navy confronts the threats of the Cognitive Age of the 21st Century: 2 of 2: Thomas B. Modly, Under Secretary of the Navy. https://news.usni.org/2019/02/12/navys-new-education-seapower-report From Under Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly’s Introduction Letter "Continuous learning – and sharing hard-won knowledge – represents a combat-proven key to victory for our naval services. Our flagship educational institutions, including the United States Naval Academy, Naval Postgraduate School, Marine Corps University, and Naval War College, along with the many outstanding national colleges and universities associated with the Reserve Officers Training Corps, have long and well served the nation in educating our future leaders. They inculcate not only the finest sense of honor and integrity, but also creativity and deep rigor in thinking about the future of naval warfare, especially in times of great change. "As the Secretary of Defense indicates clearly in his summary of the 2018 National Defense Strategy, a new age of great power competition and strategic complexity has dawned, finding our former competitive edge relatively diminished. Once again, our forces must find new, ever-more agile and resilient strategies to dissuade our potential adversaries, and when necessary, prevail in conflict. To shape this more lethal force, we must begin by thinking anew about how those strategies and capabilities are developed in the first place – with our most critical resource – human creativity and talent. "At the same time, a revolution in the art and science of learning is currently taking place throughout the globe. New uses of digital technology and artificial intelligence are now being applied to a deeper and more holistic understanding of learning psychology, resulting in speed and capacity increases that have the potential to leap well beyond today’s analog expectations by orders of magnitude. To ensure every possible advantage for our sons and daughters sent into harm’s way, we must turn our energies towards a new and comprehensive study of all aspects of naval education, challenging every assumption of roles, responsibilities, and interconnections while pursuing the highest fidelity of learning technology..."...more

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• Pacific Watch: Gavin Newsom's high-speed rail to giving the money back to Trump. Jeff Bliss.

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  Feb 23 2019

  Photo: English:  Accession Number: 1974:0056:0086 Maker: William M. Vander Weyde (American 1871–1929) Title: Harrison, NY Train Wreck Date: ca. 1900 Medium: negative, gelatin on glass Dimensions: 6.5x8.5 in. George Eastman House Collection General – information about the George Eastman House Photography Collection is available at http://www.eastmanhouse.org/inc/collections/photography.php. For information on obtaining reproductions go to: http://www.eastmanhouse.org/flickr/index.php?pid=1977:0144:0050MP. Date 19 September 2008, 16:14:12 Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeeastmanhouse/2870342655/ Author  William van der Weyde (1871–1928) Blue pencil.svg wikidata:Q24579152 Permission (Reusing this file)  At the time of upload, the image license was automatically confirmed using the Flickr API. For more information see Flickr API detail. Flickr sets  William M. Vander Weyde Flickr tags  GeorgeEastmanHouse train car train wreck bw accident color:rgb_avg 5c5d5a William M. Vander Weyde train wrecks railroad accidents rescue work Garrison, New York Garrison Hudson River rivers October, 1897 William Manley Putnam County Great Hudson River Railway New York NY geh:accession 1974:0056:0086 Licensing[edit] This image was taken from Flickr's The Commons. The uploading organization may have various reasons for determining that no known copyright restrictions exist, such as: The copyright is in the public domain because it has expired; The copyright was injected into the public domain for other reasons, such as failure to adhere to required formalities or conditions; The institution owns the copyright but is not interested in exercising control; or The institution has legal rights sufficient to authorize others to use the work without restrictions. More information can be found at https://flickr.com/commons/usage/. Please add additional copyright tags to this image if more specific information about copyright status can be determined. See Commons:Licensing for more information. Checked copyright icon.svg This image was originally posted to Flickr by George Eastman House at https://flickr.com/photos/7167652@N06/2870342655. It was reviewed on 28 November 2016 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the No known copyright restrictions. Pacific Watch: Gavin Newsom's high-speed rail to giving the money back to Trump. Jeff Bliss....more

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• The Green New Deal costs incalculably more than the Second World War times n. Lee Ohanaian, @HooverInst

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  Feb 23 2019

  Photo: English: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the declaration of war against Germany, marking US entry into World War II in Europe. Senator Tom Connally stands by holding a watch to fix the exact time of the declaration. Date 11 December 1941 Source  Library of Congress square logo.png This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cph.3a17434. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. العربية | čeština | Deutsch | English | español | فارسی | suomi | français | עברית | magyar | italiano | македонски | മലയാളം | Nederlands | polski | português | português do Brasil | русский | slovenčina | slovenščina | Türkçe | українська | 中文 | 中文（简体）‎ | 中文（繁體）‎ | +/− Author Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Permission (Reusing this file)  "No known restrictions on publication." Public domain This work is in the public domain in t The Green New Deal costs incalculably more than the Second World War times n. Lee Ohanaian, @HooverInst...more

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• Identity politics attacks its own identities & What is to be done? @WJMcGurn.

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  Feb 23 2019

  Photo; More details Joseph Stalin, Lenin, and Mikhail Kalinin meeting in 1919. All three of them were "Old Bolsheviks"—members of the Bolshevik party before the October Revolution. ? (Retouched by AM (talk)) - http://www.skmrf.ru/old/xobby/stalin3/stalin3.htm Stalin, Lenin and Mikhail Kalinin (falsified detail of a photo from the VIII Congress of the Russian Communist Party, March 1919). Part of much larger photo showing other Congress members. Public Domain File:Stalin-Lenin-Kalinin-1919.jpg Created: 18 February 1919 Identity politics attacks its own identities & What is to be done? @WJMcGurn....more

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• No send-up, Bernie and comrades are running to the Left of "Waiting for Lefty." @DanHenninger @WSJOoiunion

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  Feb 23 2019

  Photo  English: Publicity portrait of Clifford Odets, with signature. Date 1936 Source RR Auction Author Unknown Permission (Reusing this file)  PD-icon.svg This work is in the public domain in the No send-up, Bernie and comrades are running to the Left of "Waiting for Lefty." @DanHenninger @WSJOoiunion

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• The ISIS gangster Muthana, and tens of thousands of similar outlaws, should pay the penalty of an illegal combatant. @AndrewCMcCarthy @ThadMcCotter

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  Feb 23 2019

  Photo Whirling Dervishes from "Cassell's History of the War in the Soudan" Large 1600x1541 save_alt Original 1943x1871 crop_originalORDER PRINT description Summary This image has been taken from scan 000479 from volume 02 of "Cassell's History of the War in the Soudan". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flickr photostream. label_outline Tags united kingdomwhirlingdervisheswhirling dervishescassellhistorywarsoudan create Source British Library link Link http://europeana.eu/ copyright Rights advisory Public Domain The ISIS gangster Muthana, and tens of thousands of similar outlaws, should pay the penalty of an illegal combatant. @AndrewCMcCarthy @ThadMcCotter https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/02/isis-bride-hoda-muthana-indictment/...more

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• Why is the disgraced FBI executive Andrew McCabe talking about the most secret Gang of Eight on TV? @AndrewCMcCarthy @ThadMcCotter

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  Feb 23 2019

  Photo:The view is from the west. Despite appearances this painting shows a single palace. The Banqueting House is on the left. Hendrick Danckerts - Hendrick Danckerts Public Domain File:The Old Palace of Whitehall by Hendrik Danckerts.jpg Uploaded: 21 July 2016 Why is the disgraced FBI executive Andrew McCabe talking about the most secret Gang of Eight on TV? @AndrewCMcCarthy @ThadMcCotter

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• Former IDF General Benny Gantz outpolling PM Bibi Netanyahu in Israel election cycle. Malcolm Hoenlein.

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  Photo:English: "Jerusalem (El-Kouds). The railway station." Glass negative, dry plate. Date bet. 1889-1914 Source  Library of Congress square logo.png This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID matpc.06532. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. العربية | čeština | Deutsch | English | español | فارسی | suomi | français | עברית | magyar | italiano | македонски | മലയാളം | Nederlands | polski | português | português do Brasil | русский | slovenčina | slovenščina | Türkçe | українська | 中文 | 中文（简体）‎ | 中文（繁體）‎ | +/− Author American Colony Jerusalem, restored by Michel Vuijlsteke Other versions  Restored version of File:Jerusalem Railway Station.jpg. Dust and scratches removed, histogram adjusted globally and locally, corrected, penciled-on legend cloned out, cropped. Wikipedia showWikipedia If you think this file should be featured on Wikimedia Commons as well, feel free to nominate it. If you have an image of similar quality that can be published under a suitable copyright license, be sure to upload it, tag it, and nominate it. العربية | অসমীয়া | Azərbaycanca | Беларуская (тарашкевіца)‎ | বাংলা | Català | Čeština | Cymraeg | Dansk | Deutsch | Zazaki | Ελληνικά | English | Esperanto | Español | Eesti | Euskara | فارسی | Тоҷикӣ | Suomi | Français | Galego | עברית | हिन्दी | Hrvatski | Magyar | Հայերեն | Bahasa Indonesia | Italiano | 日本語 | ქართული | Қазақша | 한국어 | 조선말 | Lëtzebuergesch | Lietuvių | Македонски | മലയാളം | मराठी | Bahasa Melayu | Malti | Plattdüütsch | Nederlands | Norsk nynorsk | Norsk | Polski | Português | Português do Brasil | Română | Русский | Slovenščina | Српски / srpski | Svenska | தமிழ் | ไทย | Tagalog | Türkçe | Татарча/tatarça | Українська | Tiếng Việt | Yorùbá | 中文（简体）‎ | 中文（繁體）‎ | 粵語 | +/− Licensing Public domain This media file is in the public domain in the United States.  Former IDF General Benny Gantz outpolling PM Bibi Netanyahu in Israel election cycle. Malcolm Hoenlein....more

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• Does Russia have a Plan B for the Venezuela Maduro regime? @AnnaBorsch @WashInstitute Malcolm Hoenlein.

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  Photo: 5 July 1811 (fragment), painting by Juan Lovera in 1811. Juan Lovera (1776-1841) - Concejo Municipal de Caracas. Juan Lovera: Fragmernto derecho del cuadro Firma del Acta de Independencia. Public Domain File:Juan Lovera 2012 005.jpg Created: 31 December 1837 Does Russia have a Plan B for the Venezuela Maduro regime? @AnnaBorsch @WashInstitute Malcolm Hoenlein.

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• IRGC attacked by Baluchistan suicide bomber in Iran. Mohsen Sazegara. Malcolm Hoenlein.

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  Feb 23 2019

  Photo:Shah of Persia ahmad shāh qājārshah of iranglass negativesshahpersiairan date_range Date 01/01/1900 person Contributors Bain News Service, publisher create Source Library of Congress link Link http://www.loc.gov/ copyright Rights advisory Public Domain IRGC attacked by Baluchistan suicide bomber in Iran. Mohsen Sazegara. Malcolm Hoenlein.

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• Can the break with Corbyn anti-semitism in London reverse the BDS anti-Semitism in Europe? @JSchanzer @FDD Malcolm Hoenlein

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  Feb 23 2019

  Photo:English: Tottenham Court Road at the junction with Oxford Street. The building on the left was demolished in 1928 to make way for the Dominion Theatre. Svenska: Dubbeldäckare i stadstrafik i London Date 1927 Source Tottenham Court road in London 1927 Uploaded by Ultra7 Author Stockholm Transport Museum Photo Nr: 2076-P10 sparvagsmuseet.sl.se Camera location 51° 30′ 59.04″ N, 0° 07′ 49.12″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap. View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth info Licensing[edit] This image was taken from Flickr's The Commons. The uploading organization may have various reasons for determining that no known copyright restrictions exist, such as: The copyright is in the public domain because it has expired; The copyright was injected into the public domain for other reasons, such as failure to adhere to required formalities or conditions; The institution owns the copyright but is not interested in exercising control; or The institution has legal rights sufficient to authorize others to use the work without restrictions. More information can be found at https://flickr.com/commons/usage/. Please add additional copyright tags to this image if more specific information about copyright status can be determined. See Commons:Licensing for more information. Checked copyright icon.svg This image, originally posted to Flickr, was reviewed on 19 October 2012 by the administrator or reviewer File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), who confirmed that it was available on Flickr under the stated license on that date. Can the break with Corbyn anti-semitism in London reverse the BDS anti-Semitism in Europe? @JSchanzer @FDD Malcolm Hoenlein...more

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• Without evidence, accused FBI leaker Andrew McCabe accuses Congressman Devin Nunes of leaking. @DevinNunes CA-22

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  Feb 22 2019

  Photo:View of the completed Library of Congress building from the U.S. Capitol grounds, ca. 1900] Summary Photo shows the newly constructed Thomas Jefferson Building, with its gilded dome and a statue of George Washington and horse-drawn carriages in the foreground. label_outline Tags library of congress thomas jefferson building washington dclibrarieswashington dcfilm negativesviewlibrarycongresscapitolgroundscapitol groundsunited states capitollibrary of congress photosgeorge washingtonlibrary of congress date_range Date 01/01/1980 collections In Collections Building The Library Construction of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. place Location Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.90719, -77.03687 Google Map of 38.9071923, -77.03687070000001 create Source Library of Congress link Link http://www.loc.gov/ copyright Rights advisory Public Domain Without evidence, accused FBI leaker Andrew McCabe accuses Congressman Devin Nunes of leaking. @DevinNunes CA-22...more

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• The unconvincing Green New Deal condemns the cows of the San Joaquin Valley. @DevinNunes 22-CA.

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  Feb 22 2019

  Photo: English:  Cattle grazing on the beach, California, ca.1900 Photograph of cattle grazing on the beach, California, ca.1900. Several cows are grazing on the grass (foreground) while others lounge around near the shore. Call number: CHS-5569 Filename: CHS-5569 Coverage date: circa 1900 Part of collection: California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 Format: glass plate negatives Type: images Part of subcollection: Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960 Repository name: USC Libraries Special Collections Accession number: 5569 Microfiche number: 1-78-19 Archival file: chs_Volume69/CHS-5569.tiff Repository address: Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Subject (adlf): agricultural sites Geographic subject (country): USA Format (aacr2): 2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. Rights: Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Project: USC Repository email: specol@usc.edu Contributing entity: California Historical Society Date created: circa 1900 Publisher (of the digital version): University of Southern California. Libraries Format (aat): photographic prints; photographs Geographic subject (state): California Legacy record ID: chs-m9660; USC-1-1-1-9799 Access conditions: Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343. Subject (file heading): Animals -- Cattle Subject (lcsh): Cattle Date circa 1900 (date created) Source http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll65/id/9909 Author Unknown Licensing[edit] Public domain This media file is in the public domain in the United States.  The unconvincing Green New Deal condemns the cows of the San Joaquin Valley. @DevinNunes 22-CA....more

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• The Bad Actors in Caracas led by Cuba. @MaryAnastasiaOG @WSJOpinion

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  Feb 22 2019

  Photo:Español: Caracas La Vega hacia 1900 Date 1900 Source Rivero, Angel. 1992: La vega en concreto. Libro conmemorativo de la fundación C.A. Fabrica Nacional de Cementos. Editorial Arte. ISBN:980-6273-66-4 Author Unknown Licensing[edit] Public domain This image is in the public domain in Venezuela because the copyright of this photograph, registered in Venezuela, has expired. (Both at least 60 years have passed after the photograph was published, or 60 years the author has died (Law on Copyright Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 2, Article 26) Use this template exclusively for photos and NOT for drawings or other pieces of art.  Dialog-warning.svg Warning: date and source of any publication prior to 60 year old must be indicated so anyone can check it, and clear evidence that the image was taken more than 60 years ago must be given. The Bad Actors in Caracas led by Cuba. @MaryAnastasiaOG @WSJOpinion https://www.wsj.com/articles/power-and-money-in-venezuela-11549828972...more

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• The Arias Scandal: There is no extradition treaty between the US and Colombia. @MaryAnastasiaOG @WSJOpinion

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  Feb 22 2019

  Photo: Richard Nixon waves while surrounded by a street crowd in Bogota, Colombia description Summary Photographic Materials label_outline Tags richardnixonwavesrichard nixon wavesstreetcrowdstreet crowdbogotacolombiarichard nixon date_range Date 11/05/1958 collections In Collections President Richard Nixon President Richard Nixon, 1969-1974 create Source The U.S. National Archives link Link https://catalog.archives.gov/ copyright Rights advisory Public Domain The Arias Scandal: There is no extradition treaty between the US and Colombia. @MaryAnastasiaOG @WSJOpinion https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-cynical-trade-with-colombia-1542578697...more

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• Bernie Sanders is a Socialist who aims to destroy liberty. @SebGorka #AmericaFirst

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  Feb 22 2019

  Photo:The U.S. National Archives Follow Leon Trotsky and American admirers. Mexico, 1940  Title: Leon Trotsky and American admirers. Mexico, 1940 Production Date: April 5, 1940 File Unit: United States v. Vincent Raymond Dunne and Grant Dunne, 1940 - 1942; U.S. District Court for the Fourth (Minneapolis) Division of the District of Minnesota; Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685 - 1991; Record Group 21; National Archives. Persistent URL: arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=283642 Access Restrictions: Unrestricted Use Restrictions: Unrestricted smile-Rita, Fernanda Lopes Silva and 7 more people faved this djr18 8y Jimmy Bartlett, far right, turned out to be an FBI fink. Harry DeBoer, on the left, was a solid citizen to the end. Taken in April 1940  No known copyright restrictions Bernie Sanders is a Socialist who aims to destroy liberty. @SebGorka #AmericaFirst...more

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• Andrew McCabe tells a story to undermine POTUS & What is to be done? Wait. @SebGorka #AmericanFirst

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  Feb 22 2019

  Photo:English: J. Edgar Hoover, half-length portrait, seated at desk, facing left Date 16 May 1932 Source  Library of Congress square logo.png This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cph.3b10753. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. العربية | čeština | Deutsch | English | español | فارسی | suomi | français | עברית | magyar | italiano | македонски | മലയാളം | Nederlands | polski | português | português do Brasil | русский | slovenčina | slovenščina | Türkçe | українська | 中文 | 中文（简体）‎ | 中文（繁體）‎ | +/− Author Underwood & Underwood Licensing[edit] Public domain This work is from the Library of Congress. According to the library, there are no known copyright restrictions on the use of this work. Images submitted for copyright by Underwood & Underwood are in the public domain in the United States due to expiration or lack of renewal. Andrew McCabe tells a story to undermine POTUS & What is to be done? Wait.  @SebGorka #AmericanFirst...more

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• Can US manufacturing adjust to US disengagement from PRC manufacturing? @AlanTonelson REalityChek @GordonGChang

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  Feb 22 2019

  Photo:Identifier: hartfordconnasma00hart (find matches) Title: Hartford, Conn., as a manufacturing, business and commercial center; with brief sketches of its history, attractions, leading industries, and institutions .. Year: 1889 (1880s) Authors: Hartford (Conn.). Board of Trade Subjects: Hartford (Conn.) -- Commerce Hartford (Conn.) -- Industries Hartford (Conn.) -- Description and travel Publisher: Hartford, Board of Trade Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: University of Connecticut Libraries View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: CHENEY BUILDING (MAIN STREET). Text Appearing After Image: I present /T\a9ufa<;t...more

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• Will PM Justin Trudeau back down to Huawei? Charles Burton, Brock University.

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  Photo:Benjamin West 005 Benjamin West - The Yorck Project (2002) 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei (DVD-ROM), distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH. ISBN: 3936122202. Permission details [1]View more Public Domainview terms File:Benjamin West 005.jpg Created: 31 December 1769 Will PM Justin Trudeau back down to Huawei? Charles Burton, Brock University.

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• The US Space Force needs to fly on its own wings: 1 of 2: not borrowed from the US Air Force. @JerryHendrixII

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  Feb 22 2019

  Photo: More details Laika (Soviet dog) View author information Fair use File:Laika (Soviet dog).jpg Uploaded: 29 January 2011 The US Space Force needs to fly on its own wings: 1 of 2:  not borrowed from the US Air Force. @JerryHendrixII https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2019/02/25/to-rule-the-orbits/

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• The US Space Force needs to fly on its own wings: 2 of 2: not borrowed from the US Air Force. @JerryHendrixII

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  Feb 22 2019

  Photo: More details Romanian stamp from 1959 with Laika (the caption reads "Laika, first traveller into Cosmos") scanned by user Neozoon Laika, dog launched into space on stamp from Rumania Posta Romania , 1957, 1,20 Lei Michel stamp catalogue (East-Europe part 4) number: 1685 Permission details According to the Romanian Law on Copyright and Neighboring Rights Law no. 8/1996 of March 14, 1996 with further amendments Chapter 3 Article 9 the following documents shall not benefit from the legal protection accorded to copyright: (a) the ideas, theories, concepts, scientific discoveries, procedures, working methods, or mathematical concepts as such and inventions, contained in a work, whatever the manner of the adoption, writing, explanation or expression thereof; (b) official texts of a political, legislative, administrative or judicial nature, and official translations thereof; (c) official symbols of the State, public authorities and organizations, such as armorial bearings, seals, flags, emblems, shields, badges and medals; (d) means of payment; (e) news and press information; (f) simple facts and data. Also, according to Chapter 10 Article 85 Paragraph 2, The photographs of letters, deeds, documents of any kind, technical drawings and other similar papers shall not benefit from the legal protection accorded to copyright. Therefore this image is assumed to be in the public domain worldwide, although some of the above categories may be subject to usage restrictions within Romania. العربية | Deutsch | English | français | italiano | македонски | română | русский | sicilianu | +/−View more Public Domainview terms File:Posta Romana - 1959 - Laika 120 B.jpg Created: 22 October 2009 The US Space Force needs to fly on its own wings: 2 of 2: not borrowed from the US Air Force. @JerryHendrixII https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2019/02/25/to-rule-the-orbits/...more

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• Four years later, Bernie holds a grudge. @SalenaZito

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  Feb 22 2019

  Photo:Parker/Davis campaign poster Britton & Rey, printmaker - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cph.3a09830. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. Alton B. Parker and Henry G. Davis, 1904 Democratic Party candidates for President and Vice President of the United States. Public Domain File:Parker-Davis-poster.jpg Created: 31 December 1903 Four years later, Bernie holds a grudge. @SalenaZito...more

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• The US lacks an ambassador at Doha during the Taliban talks & What is to be done? Kristian Ulrichsen, Baker Institute, Rice University.

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  Feb 22 2019

  Photo:Qatar på eit kart frå 1891 av Adolf Stieler. Adolf Stieler - This file has been extracted from another file: Stielers Handatlas 1891 59.jpg беларуская (тарашкевіца)‎ | বাংলা | нохчийн | čeština | Deutsch | Ελληνικά | English | Esperanto | español | eesti | euskara | فارسی | français | galego | עברית | hrvatski | magyar | italiano | 日本語 | қазақша | 한국어 | Lëtzebuergesch | македонски | മലയാളം | Nederlands | polski | português | română | русский | slovenčina | slovenščina | svenska | українська | 中文 | 中文（简体）‎ | 中文（繁體）‎ | +/− Qatar in "Iran and Turan Map by Adolf Stieler map 1891" CC BY-SA 3.0 File:Qatar in Stielers Handatlas 1891 59.JPG Oppretta: 31. desember 1890 The US lacks an ambassador at Doha during the Taliban talks & What is to be done? Kristian Ulrichsen, Baker Institute, Rice University. https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-taliban-talks-postponed-to-february-25-location-changed-to-doha-1995264...more

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• Run Joe, Run? @MonicaCrowley @WashingtonTimes

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  Feb 21 2019

  Photo:William Jennings Bryan during the 1896 campaign for US president. Date 1896 Source Downloaded from https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/running-for-office/assets/images/artifacts/37.1-zoom.jpg, linked to from https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/running-for-office/index.php?page=37. Author Unknown; from records of the U.S. Information Agency Permission (Reusing this file)  Public domain This media file is in the public domain in the United States. This applies to U.S. works where the copyright has expired, often because its first publication occurred prior to January 1, 1924. See this page for further explanation. Run Joe, Run? @MonicaCrowley @WashingtonTimes...more

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• Bernie Sanders is a Communist & What is to be done? @MonicaCrowley

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  Feb 21 2019

  Photo: Русский: Почтовая марка СССР К 10-ти летию Первой Конной армии Date 1930 Source  Русский: Электронный каталог "Марки Страны оветов" Author Почта СССР Public domain This work is not an object of copyright according to article 1259 of Book IV of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation No. 230-FZ of December 18, 2006.Bernie Sanders is a Communist & What is to be done? @MonicaCrowley

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• The feared PLA is a paper dragon and has never won a war. Arthur Waldron, University of Pennsylvania. @GordonGChang

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  Feb 21 2019

  Photo:Soldiers from the Chinese 79th Division moving to engage the Marines at Yudam-ni Source Chinese 79th Division at Yudam-ni during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir Fair use File:Chinese 79th Division at Chosin.jpg Created: 1950 The feared PLA is a paper dragon and has never won a war. Arthur Waldron, University of Pennsylvania. @GordonGChang

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• Who lost South Korea? @GordonGChang

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  Feb 21 2019

  Photo:한국어: 서울특별시 소방재난본부 소장 사진. photos of Seoul Metropolitan Fire & Disaster Headquarters. 이 파일은 크리에이티브 커먼즈 저작자표시-동일조건변경허락 4.0 국제 라이선스로 배포됩니다. 단 누구인지 구별 가능한 특정 인물이 사진에 포함되어 있을 경우 사용 전에 서울특별시 소방재난본부 및 해당 인물의 승인을 받으셔야합니다. 감사합니다. evidence of permission - http://goo.gl/Zavar9 Date 5 December 1960 Source 서울특별시 소방재난본부(Seoul Metropolitan Fire & Disaster Headquarters) Author 서울특별시 소방재난본부(Seoul Metropolitan Fire & Disaster Headquarters) Licensing[edit] w:en:Creative Commons attribution share alike This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.  Who lost South Korea? @GordonGChang https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/losing-south-korea/  US China trade talks will kick the can down the road. @GordonGChang...more

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• PRC is building a fleet to conquer Taiwan. Rick Fisher, International Assessment and Strategy Center. @GordonGChang

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  Feb 21 2019

  Photo:PLANS Changbaishan (LSD-989) at Nieuwe Waterweg, Rotterdam kees torn - https://www.flickr.com/photos/68359921@N08/16401635911/ CC BY-SA 2.0 File:PLANS Changbaishan (LSD-989) 20150130(2).jpg Created: 30 January 2015 PRC is building a fleet to conquer Taiwan. Rick Fisher, International Assessment and Strategy Center. @GordonGChang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type071amphibioustransportdock

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• North Korean human rights crimes are the weakness of the regime & What is to be done? Suzanne Scholte, president, Defense Forum Foundation and chair, North Korea Freedom Coalition. @GordonGChang

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  Feb 21 2019

  Photo: Pennsylvania coal breakers, (Breaker Boys), 1912 Lewis Hines - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-43031764 Pennsylvania coal breakers, (Breaker Boys), 1912 Public Domain File:Pennsylvania coal breakers, (Breaker Boys), 1912.jpg Created: 31 December 1912 North Korean human rights crimes are the weakness of the regime & What is to be done? Suzanne Scholte, president, Defense Forum Foundation and chair, North Korea Freedom Coalition. @GordonGChang https://dailycaller.com/2018/06/18/art-of-deal-meets-art-of-deception/...more

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• Corbyn's antisemitism plunges the Labour Party into a crisis. Simon @RealConstable

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  Feb 21 2019

  Photo:English: Royal College Street, Camden, 1960. View NW, near Pratt Street. [Precise location slightly doubtful]. Date 3 June 1960 Source From geograph.org.uk Author Ben Brooksbank Permission (Reusing this file)  Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0 Attribution (required by the license) Ben Brooksbank / Royal College Street, Camden, 1960 / CC BY-SA 2.0 Camera location 51° 32′ 18.12″ N, 0° 08′ 08.15″ W Heading=315° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap. View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth info Licensing[edit] Geograph depth small.png This image was taken from the Geograph project collection. See this photograph's page on the Geograph website for the photographer's contact details. The copyright on this image is owned by Ben Brooksbank and is licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license. Corbyn's antisemitism plunges the Labour Party into a crisis. Simon @RealConstable...more

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• The approaching governance crisis in Nigeria. 1 of 2. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs.

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  Feb 21 2019

  Photo:Berlin, Staatsbesuch Minister Benson, Nigeria Info non-talk.svg Original caption  For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Info non-talk.svg Ankunft des nig. Inform. Min. Benson Flughafen Tegel (T.O.S. Benson und Ehefrau - nigerianischer Informationsminister) Depicted people  Benson, T. O. S.: Minister, Nigeria Depicted place Berlin Date 20 June 1963 Photographer Friedrich, Reinhard Institution  German Federal Archives Blue pencil.svg wikidata:Q685753 Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung - Bildbestand (B 145 Bild) Accession number B 145 Bild-F016245-0007 Source  Logo Bundesarchiv This image was provided to Wikimedia Commons by the German Federal Archive (Deutsches Bundesarchiv) as part of a cooperation project. The German Federal Archive guarantees an authentic representation only using the originals (negative and/or positive), resp. the digitalization of the originals as provided by the Digital Image Archive. Licensing[edit] w:en:Creative Commons attribution share alike This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Germany license. Flag of Germany.svg Attribution: Bundesarchiv, B 145 Bild-F016245-0007 / Friedrich, Reinhard / CC-BY-SA 3.0 The approaching governance crisis in Nigeria. 1 of 2. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs....more

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• The approaching governance crisis in Nigeria. 2 of 2. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs.

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  Feb 21 2019

  Photo:  60-0720 DOE photo Ed Westcott 7-22-1960 Oak Ridge Tennessee Uploaded on February 10, 2016   United States government work The approaching governance crisis in Nigeria. Part 2 of 2. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs.

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• Opportunity did not transmit, "My battery is low and it's getting dark." Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com

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  Feb 21 2019

  Photo:An artist's concept portrays a NASA Mars Exploration Rover on the surface of Mars. Rovers Opportunity and Spirit were launched a few weeks apart in 2003 and landed in January 2004 at two sites on Mars. Each rover was built with the mobility and toolkit to function as a robotic geologist. NASA/JPL/Cornell University, Maas Digital LLC - http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA04413 (image link) Public Domain File:NASA Mars Rover.jpg Created: 1 February 2003 Opportunity did not transmit, "My battery is low and it's getting dark." Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com...more

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• Is NASA pros Roscosmos and anti-SpaceX? Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com

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  Feb 21 2019

  Photo: English: After Francis Gary Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union during a CIA spy flight on May 1. 1960, NASA issued a press release with a cover story about a U-2 conducting weather research that may have strayed off course after the pilot reported difficulties with his oxygen equipment. To bolster the cover-up, a U-2 was quickly painted in NASA markings, with a fictitious NASA serial number, and put on display for the news media at the NASA Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base on May 6, 1960. The U-2 cover story in 1956 was that it was a NASA plane to conduct high-altitude weather research. But various observers doubted this story from the beginning. Certainly the Soviets did not believe it once the aircraft began overflying their territory. The NASA cover story quickly blew up in the agency's face when both Gary Powers and aircraft wreckage were displayed by the Soviet Union, proving that it was a reconnaissance aircraft. This caused embarrassment for several top NASA officials. Date 6 May 1960 Source  Armstrong Photo Gallery: Home - info - pic Great Images in NASA: Home - info - pic Author NASA Shuttle.svg This image or video was catalogued by Armstrong Flight Research Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: E-5442.  This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. български | català | čeština | Deutsch | English | español | فارسی | français | galego | magyar | Հայերեն | Bahasa Indonesia | italiano | 日本語 | македонски | മലയാളം | Nederlands | polski | português | русский | sicilianu | Türkçe | українська‎ | 中文 | 中文（简体）‎ | +/− Shuttle.svg This image or video was catalogued by Great Images in NASA of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: GPN-2000-000112.  This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. български | català | čeština | Deutsch | English | español | فارسی | français | galego | magyar | Հայերեն | Bahasa Indonesia | italiano | 日本語 | македонски | മലയാളം | Nederlands | polski | português | русский | sicilianu | Türkçe | українська‎ | 中文 | 中文（简体）‎ | +/− Licensing[edit] Public domain This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.) Is NASA pros Roscosmos and anti-SpaceX? Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com...more

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• The Trans Caspian Pipeline is energy security for Europe. Robert Cutler,Fellow, Canadian Energy Research Institute and Senior Researcher, Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, Carleton University

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  PhotoThis is a view from orbit of the Caspian Sea as imaged by the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite. Caption: The original caption from NASA: ::"The northern part of the Caspian Sea is plagued by a process called eutrophication, in which agricultural run-off rich in fertilizers stimulates rampant growth of algae in the water. The death and decay of these algae robs the water of oxygen, with obvious negative consequences for aquatic life. This image of the Caspian Sea shows swirls of green and blue near the mouth of the Volga River (top center), which indicate the presence of algae. The bright blue color of the northeastern part of the sea may be due to a mixture of plant life and sediment, for this is where the sea is most shallow. This image is from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite on June 11, 2003. Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC - http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=5514 Transferred from English Wikipedia, original upload 2 November 2004 by Kbh3rd en:Image:Caspian Sea from orbit.jpg The Trans Caspian Pipeline is energy security for Europe. Robert Cutler,Fellow, Canadian Energy Research Institute and Senior Researcher, Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, Carleton University ....more

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• America losing three wars at once & What is to be done? Jed Babbin, Washington Times.

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  Photo: Русский: Берк, Джон, умер в 1900 году Français : Burke, John, mort en 1900 English: Burke, John, died 1900 中文: 约翰·伯克，卒于 1900 年 Português: Burke, John, falecido em 1900 العربية: بيرك، جون، توفي 1900 Español: Burke, John, fallecido en 1900 Title  Русский: Афганская водяная мельница в Афганистане Français : Un moulin à eau en Afghanistan English: An Afghan Water Mill in Afghanistan 中文: 阿富汗的一座传统水磨 Português: Um moinho de água afegão no Afeganistão العربية: ساقية أفغانية في أفغانستان Español: Un molino de agua en Afganistán Description  Русский: Эта фотография афганской водяной мельницы входит в альбом редких исторических фотоснимков, на которых изображены люди и места, связанные со Второй англо-афганской войной. Вероятно, эта мельница прямоугольной формы с соломенной крышей часть времени использовалась семьей, изображенной на снимке. Она имеет традиционную конструкцию с небольшой, вытянутой горизонтально мукомольней, сложенной из камня или, возможно, из глиняного кирпича. Люди на снимке смотрят прямо в камеру, однако женщина в чадре из скромности частично прикрывает свое лицо. Вторая англо-афганская война началась в ноябре 1878 года, когда Великобритания, опасаясь, как ей казалось, растущего влияния России в Афганистане, вторглась в эту страну с территории Британской Индии. Первый этап войны закончился в мае 1879 года подписанием Гандамакского договора, позволившего афганцам сохранить внутренний суверенитет, однако заставившего их уступить контроль над внешней политикой своей страны британцам. Военные действия возобновились в сентябре 1879 года, после антибританского восстания в Кабуле, и окончательно завершились в сентябре 1880 года решающей битвой за Кандагар. Данный альбом включает портреты британских и афганских лидеров и военнослужащих, фотографии простых афганских людей, изображения британских военных лагерей, военных действий, строений, пейзажей, крупных и небольших городов. Все изображенные на фотоснимках места находятся на территории современных Афганистана или Пакистана (в то время бывших частью Британской Индии). Около трети представленных в альбоме фотографий выполнены Джоном Берком (около 1843–1900 гг.), другая треть — сэром Бенджамином Симпсоном (1831–1923 гг.), а оставшаяся часть — несколькими другими фотографами. Авторы некоторых фотоснимков неизвестны. Возможно, что составителем альбома был один из членов британского правительства в Индии, однако это предположение не подтверждено. Каким образом альбом попал в Библиотеку Конгресса, неизвестно.  Афганские войны; Групповые портреты; Портретные фотографии; Реки; Водяные мельницы Français : Ce cliché d'un moulin à eau afghan est extrait d'un album de photographies historiques rares de personnalités et de sites associés à la seconde guerre anglo-afghane. La marche de ce moulin, de forme rectangulaire et doté d'un toit de chaume, était probablement assurée périodiquement par la famille visible sur la photographie. Le moulin fut conçu dans le style traditionnel, avec une petite maison de pierres ou peut-être de briques de terre crue, construite en long. Les hommes regardent directement le photographe, et une femme portant un tchador cache une partie de son visage en signe de pudeur. La seconde guerre anglo-afghane commença en novembre 1878 lorsque la Grande-Bretagne, se sentant menacée par l'influence croissante des Russes en Afghanistan, envahit le pays depuis l'Inde britannique. La première phase de la guerre s'acheva en 1879 avec le traité de Gandamak, qui permit aux Afghans de conserver leur souveraineté nationale, mais les força à céder le contrôle de leur politique étrangère aux Britanniques. Les combats reprirent en septembre 1879, à la suite d'un soulèvement antibritannique à Kaboul, et ils se conclurent finalement en septembre 1880 avec la bataille décisive de Kandahar. L'album contient des portraits de dirigeants et de militaires britanniques et afghans, mais également d'Afghans ordinaires, ainsi que des représentations de camps et d'activités militaires britanniques, de structures, de paysages, et de villes et de villages. Les sites photographiés sont tous situés sur le territoire de l'actuel Afghanistan ou Pakistan (une partie de l'Inde britannique à l'époque). Près d'un tiers des photographies furent prises par John Burke (1843–1900 env.), un second tiers par sir Benjamin Simpson (1831–1923) et le reste par plusieurs autres photographes. Les auteurs de certains clichés ne sont pas identifiés. Bien que cette théorie ne fût jamais confirmée, l'album fut vraisemblablement compilé par un membre du gouvernement indo-britannique, et les circonstances de son arrivée dans les collections de la Bibliothèque du Congrès restent inconnues.  Guerres afghanes; Portraits de groupe; Portraits photographiques; Rivières, fleuves et cours d'eau; Moulins à eau English: This photograph of an Afghan water mill is from an album of rare historical photographs depicting people and places associated with the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The mill, rectangular shaped with a thatched roof, was probably operated on a part-time basis by the family pictured in the photograph. The water mill is a traditional design with a small horizontal mill-house built of stone, or perhaps mud bricks. The men look directly at the camera, but a woman wearing a chador partially screens her face for modesty. The Second Anglo-Afghan War began in November 1878 when Great Britain, fearful of what it saw as growing Russian influence in Afghanistan, invaded the country from British India. The first phase of the war ended in May 1879 with the Treaty of Gandamak, which permitted the Afghans to maintain internal sovereignty but forced them to cede control over their foreign policy to the British. Fighting resumed in September 1879, after an anti-British uprising in Kabul, and finally concluded in September 1880 with the decisive Battle of Kandahar. The album includes portraits of British and Afghan leaders and military personnel, portraits of ordinary Afghan people, and depictions of British military camps and activities, structures, landscapes, and cities and towns. The sites shown are all located within the borders of present-day Afghanistan or Pakistan (a part of British India at the time). About a third of the photographs were taken by John Burke (circa 1843–1900), another third by Sir Benjamin Simpson (1831–1923), and the remainder by several other photographers. Some of the photographs are unattributed. The album possibly was compiled by a member of the British Indian government, but this has not been confirmed. How it came to the Library of Congress is not known.  Afghan Wars; Group portraits; Portrait photographs; Rivers; Water mills 中文: 这张照片拍摄的是一座阿富汗水磨，它出自一本稀有的历史相册，该相册描绘了第二次英国–阿富汗战争的相关人物和地点。这座方形水磨盖有茅草屋顶，可能是由照片上的一家人利用业余时间操作。这座水磨采用传统设计，用石头或者泥砖建造了一间小型的平房磨坊。照片上的男人都直视着镜头，而身穿罩袍的女人则矜持地遮住了半张脸。1878 年 11 月，第二次英阿战争爆发，当时英国对俄罗斯在阿富汗势力的不断扩大感到恐惧，因此从英属印度入侵阿富汗。战争的第一阶段以 1879 年 5 月缔结的《甘达马克条约》结束，条约允许阿富汗人保持内部主权，但强迫他们将外交政策控制权交给英国。1879 年 9 月，喀布尔爆发反英起义，英阿再次开战，1880 年 9 月坎大哈决战后，战争最终结束。这本相册收录了英国和阿富汗的领导人、军事人员以及普通阿富汗人的照片，拍摄主题包括英军军营和军营中的活动、建筑、景观、城市和城镇。照片中显示的地点都位于今阿富汗或巴基斯坦（当时是英属印度的一部分）的边界内。大约有三分之一的照片由约翰·伯克（John Burke，约 1843-1900 年）拍摄，还有三分之一由本杰明·辛普森爵士（Benjamin Simpson，1831-1923 年）拍摄，其余由另外几位摄影师拍摄。部分照片的摄影者不可考。这本相册可能是由英属印度政府的一位成员编制，但这一猜测尚未得到证实。它如何来到美国国会图书馆也不可知。  阿富汗战争; 合影照片; 肖像照片; 河流; 水磨坊 Português: Esta fotografia de um moinho de água afegão pertence a um álbum de fotografias históricas raras que retrata pessoas e lugares associados à Segunda Guerra Anglo-Afegã. O moinho, de formato retangular e com teto de palha, provavelmente era operado em meio período pela família retratada na fotografia. O moinho de água tem um design tradicional, com uma pequena casa de máquinas horizontal construída de pedras ou, talvez, tijolos de barro. Os homens olham diretamente para a câmera, mas uma mulher usando chador cobre parcialmente o rosto em sinal de pudor. A Segunda Guerra Anglo-Afegã começou em novembro de 1878, quando a Grã-Bretanha, temendo o que era visto como uma crescente influência russa sobre o Afeganistão, invadiu o país pela Índia Britânica. A primeira fase da guerra terminou em maio de 1879, com o Tratado de Gandamak, que permitiu aos afegãos manterem a soberania interna, porém forçando-os a ceder aos britânicos o controle sobre sua política externa. Os confrontos recomeçaram em setembro de 1879, após uma rebelião antibritânica em Cabul, e, finalmente, terminaram em setembro de 1880 com a decisiva Batalha de Kandahar. O álbum inclui retratos de líderes britânicos e afegãos, de militares e de cidadãos afegãos comuns; além de imagens de acampamentos militares britânicos, atividades, estruturas, paisagens, cidades e vilas. Todos os locais fotografados se encontram dentro das fronteiras dos atuais Afeganistão ou Paquistão (que era parte da Índia britânica, naquela época). Cerca de um terço das fotografias foi tirado por John Burke (entre 1843 e 1900, aproximadamente); um outro terço, por Sir Benjamin Simpson (1831 a 1923) e o restante por vários outros fotógrafos. Algumas das fotografias não indicam o nome do fotógrafo. O álbum possivelmente foi compilado por algum membro do governo da Índia britânica, mas isso não foi confirmado. Não se sabe como ele chegou até a Biblioteca do Congresso.  Guerras afegãs; Retratos de grupo; Retratos fotográficos; Rios; Moinhos de água العربية: توجد هذه الصورة لساقية مائية أفغانية في ألبوم يحتوي على صورٍ تاريخية نادرة لأشخاصٍ وأماكن مرتبطة بالحرب الأنغلو-أفغانية الثانية. الساقية مستطيلة الشكل ولها سقف من القش، وكانت تديرها بدوام جزئي على الأرجح الأسرةُ الظاهرة في الصورة. تتميز الساقية بتصميم تقليدي يتكون من بيت صغير أفقي مبني من الحجر أو ربما من قوالب الطوب اللبن. ينظر الرجال مباشرةً إلى الكاميرا لكن المرأة المرتدية الشادور لا تُظهر وجهها بالكامل من باب الاحتشام. بدأت الحرب الأنغلو-أفغانية الثانية في نوفمبر 1878 عندما غزت بريطانيا العظمى أفغانستان من الهند البريطانية خشية مما رأت أنه تزايد للنفوذ الروسي في البلاد. انتهت المرحلة الأولى من الحرب في مايو لعام 1879 بمعاهدة غانداماك، التي سمحت للأفغان بالحفاظ على سيادتهم الداخلية، لكنها أجبرتهم على التخلي عن سيطرتهم على السياسة الخارجية لصالح البريطانيين. استُئنف القتال في سبتمبر عام 1879، بعد انتفاضة مناهضة للوجود البريطاني في كابول، وانتهى في سبتمبر 1880 بمعركة قندهار الحاسمة. يحوي الألبوم صوراً لقادة وأفراد جيش بريطانيين وأفغان وصوراً لأفغان من العامة وصوراً لمعسكرات الجيش البريطاني والأنشطة والمنشآت والمناظر الطبيعية والمدن والقرى. كافة المواقع التي تظهر بالصور تقع داخل حدود أفغانستان أو باكستان الحالية (التي كانت جزءاً من الهند البريطانية حينذاك). التقط جون بيرك (حوالي 1843-1900) ثُلث صور الألبوم تقريباً، بينما التقط السير بنيامين سيمبسون (1831-1923) ثُلثاً آخر، أما بقية الصور فتُنسب لعدة مصورين آخرين. بعض الصور لا يُعرف مَن أخذها. جُمع الألبوم على الأرجح على يد أحد أعضاء الحكومة البريطانية الهندية، غير أن صحة هذا الأمر لم يتم القطع بها. ومن غير المعروف كيف وصل الألبوم إلى مكتبة الكونغرس.  الحروب الأفغانية; الصور الجماعية; الصور الفوتوغرافية الشخصية; الأنهار; السَّواقي Español: Esta fotografía de un molino de agua afgano pertenece a un álbum de raras fotografías históricas que muestran a personas y lugares relacionados con la segunda guerra anglo-afgana. El molino, de forma rectangular y con un techo de paja, probablemente era operado parte del tiempo por la familia que aparece en la foto. El molino de agua tiene un diseño tradicional, con un pequeño granero construido en piedra o, tal vez, en adobe. Los hombres miran directamente a la cámara, pero una mujer con un chador cubre parte de su rostro por modestia. La segunda guerra anglo-afgana comenzó en noviembre de 1878, cuando Gran Bretaña, temerosa de ver lo que parecía ser una creciente influencia rusa en Afganistán, invadió el país desde la India británica. La primera etapa de la guerra terminó en mayo de 1879 con el Tratado de Gandamak: este permitía a los afganos mantener la soberanía interna, si bien los obligaba a ceder a los británicos el control de su política exterior. La lucha se reanudó en septiembre de 1879, después de un levantamiento antibritánico en Kabul, y finalmente concluyó en septiembre de 1880 con la batalla decisiva de Kandahar. El álbum incluye retratos de líderes y militares británicos y afganos, retratos de los afganos comunes y representaciones de ciudades y pueblos, paisajes, estructuras, actividades y campamentos militares británicos. Los lugares que se muestran se ubican en las fronteras de los actuales Afganistán o Pakistán (en ese entonces, parte de la India británica). John Burke (circa 1843-1900) tomó alrededor de un tercio de las fotografías; sir Benjamin Simpson (1831-1923), otro tercio; y el resto pertenece a otros fotógrafos. Algunas de las fotografías son anónimas. El álbum quizás haya sido elaborado por un miembro del gobierno británico en la India, pero esta teoría no ha sido confirmada. Se desconoce la forma en que llegó a la Biblioteca del Congreso.  Guerras afganas; Retratos grupales; Retratos fotográficos; Ríos; Molinos de agua Date between 1878 and 1880 Medium  Русский: Эстампы, фотографии Français : Images, photographies English: Prints, Photographs 中文: 图像, 摄影作品 Português: Imagens, Fotografias العربية: مطبوعات، صور فوتوغرافية Español: Imágenes, Fotografías Dimensions  English: 1 photographic print in an album : albumen Collection  Русский: Библиотека Конгресса Français : Bibliothèque du Congrès English: Library of Congress 中文: 国会图书馆 Português: Biblioteca do Congresso العربية: مكتبة الكونغرس Español: Biblioteca del Congreso Place of creation  Русский: Афганистан Français : Afghanistan English: Afghanistan 中文: 阿富汗 Português: Afeganistão العربية: أفغانستان Español: Afganistán Notes Original language title: An Affghan Water Mill in Affghanistan Source/Photographer  http://dl.wdl.org/11490.png Gallery: http://www.wdl.org/en/item/11490/ Licensing[edit] This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason: Public domain  This work is in the public domain in its America losing three wars at once & What is to be done? Jed Babbin, Washington Times. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/17/wars-in-middle-east-ending-badly/...more

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• Tales of the New Cold War: 1 of 2: The Sovietization of American Institutions. Stephen F. Cohen, @NYU @Princeton EastWestAccord.com

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  PhotoNina Khrushcheva, Mamie Eisenhower, Khrushchev, and Dwight Eisenhower at a state dinner in 1959 National Archives and Records Administration - http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amerpolhist/thumbnail428.html Dwight Eisenhower, Nikita Khrushchev, and their wives at state dinner 1959 From left to right: Nina Khrushcheva (Khrushchev's wife) Mamie Eisenhower (Eisenhower's wife) Nikita Khrushchev President Dwight Eisenhower Permission details copyright statement at http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amerpolhist/_use.htmView more Public Domainview terms File:Dwight Eisenhower Nikita Khrushchev and their wives at state dinner 1959.png Created: 31 December 1958 Tales of the New Cold War: 1 of 2: The Sovietization of American Institutions. Stephen F. Cohen, @NYU @Princeton EastWestAccord.com...more

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• Tales of the New Cold War: 2 of 2: The Sovietization of American Institutions. Stephen F. Cohen, @NYU @Princeton EastWestAccord.com

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  Photo Inside Pravda editorial office. В. С. Молодцов - Архив В. С. Молодцова В редакции газеты Правда. 18.03.1939. Стоят: В. С. Молодцов, Ильичёв, сидит Рыклин Public Domain File:1939-pravda-molodsov-ilichev-ryklin.jpg Created: 12 March 2014 Tales of the New Cold War: 2 of 2: The Sovietization of American Institutions. Stephen F. Cohen, @NYU @Princeton EastWestAccord.com

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• Have the stars fallen from the eyes of Bernie Bros? @HooverWhalen @HooverInst

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  Photo:Hon. William Jennings Bryan and his wife, at their house, Omaha, Nebraska. Date  Created: 1880-1910. Coverage: 1865?-1920?. Source Imprint: 1865?-1920?. Digital item published 6-15-2005; updated 2-13-2009. Collection  New York Public Library Blue pencil.svg wikidata:Q219555 Current location  Stephen A. Schwarzman Building / Photography Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs Accession number  Catalog Call Number: MFY Dennis Coll 90-F431 Record ID: 660301 Digital ID: G90F431_010F Source  Original source: Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views. / United States. / States / Nebraska. / Stereoscopic views of Nebraska. (Approx. 72,000 stereoscopic views : 10 x 18 cm. or smaller.) digital record  New York Public Library 1908c.jpg This image is available from the New York Public Library's Digital Library under the digital ID G90F431_010F: digitalgallery.nypl.org → digitalcollections.nypl.org This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. беларуская (тарашкевіца)‎ | বাংলা | English | français | hrvatski | Nederlands | русский | Türkçe | українська | 中文 |+/− This image is in the public domain because it is a mere mechanical scan or photocopy of a public domain original, or – from the available evidence – is so similar to such a scan or photocopy that no copyright protection can be expected to arise. The original itself is in the public domain for the following reason: Public domain This media file is in the public domain in the United States. This applies to U.S. works where the copyright has expired, often because its first publication occurred prior to January 1, 1924. See this page for further explanation. Have the stars fallen from the eyes of Bernie Bros? @HooverWhalen @HooverInst https://www.forbes.com/sites/billwhalen/2019/02/16/the-grass-is-always-greener-unless-youre-pandering-for-votes/#1c02232c5915...more

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• Suddenly America is shopping again & What is to be done? @LizPeek

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  Photo:General store interior. Moundville, Alabama, USA  Packaged and loose goods are stacked on shelves and the floor. Items visible on the walls include a calendar showing "July 1936" and a Coca-Cola advertisement. Visible items for sale include loose dishes, lanterns, dustpans, padlocks, rope, Mason jars, boxed soaps, boxes of shot-gun shells, canned goods, bags of self-rising flour. Rolls of butcher-paper visible at left. A safe is at center, partially behind bags of flour. Date July 1936 Source  Library of Congress square logo.png This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID fsa.8c52415. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. العربية | čeština | Deutsch | English | español | فارسی | suomi | français | עברית | magyar | italiano | македонски | മലയാളം | Nederlands | polski | português | português do Brasil | русский | slovenčina | slovenščina | Türkçe | українська | 中文 | 中文（简体）‎ | 中文（繁體）‎ | +/− Author Walker Evans, for the Farm Security Administration Permission (Reusing this file)  Public domain This image is a work of an employee of the United States Farm Security Administration or Office of War Information domestic photographic units, taken as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain in the United States. See Copyright. Suddenly America is shopping again & What is to be done? @LizPeek...more

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• Bernie Sanders socialism is firmly opposed to corporate profits. @LizPeek @FNC

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  Photo:https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/430690-sanders-campaign-reports-raising-4m-in-less-than-a-day Bernie Sanders socialism is firmly opposed to corporate profits. @LizPeek @FNC https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/430690-sanders-campaign-reports-raising-4m-in-less-than-a-day

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• Ghosn falls, Tesla Model 3 rises. Lou Ann Hammond @Drivingthenat DrivingtheNation.com

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  Photo:English: Breton horses in the Finistère around 1900-1910 Français : Chevaux bretons sur une foire du Finistère entre 1900 et 1910 Date between 1900 and 1910 Source https://books.google.fr/books?id=Vc9jtpoFM-IC&lpg=PA44&dq=cheval%20Breton&pg=PA19#v=onepage&q=cheval%20Breton&f=false Author ?, Yvon Le Berre collection Licensing[edit] Public domain  This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. Ghosn falls, Tesla Model 3 rises. Lou Ann Hammond @Drivingthenat DrivingtheNation.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XeipcYPKuE...more

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• Washington condemns Armenia, Russia and Iran in Syria. @ProfBShaffer

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  Photo: Franz Roubaud's painting of the Erivan Fortress siege in 1827 by the Russian forces under leadership of Ivan Paskevich during the Russo-Persian War (1826–28) Franz Alekseevitch Rubo (1856-1928) - Покоренный Кавказ (очерки исторического прошлого и современного положения Кавказа с иллюстрациями), Книга I-IV, СПб.,1904 Yerevan fortress siege by forces of Tsarist Russia, Capture of Erivan Fortress by Russia, 1827 (by Franz Roubaud) Public Domain File:Capture of Erivan Fortress by Russia, 1827 (by Franz Roubaud).jpg Created: 31 December 1892 Washington condemns Armenia, Russia and Iran in Syria. @ProfBShaffer https://am.usembassy.gov/foreign-fighter/...more

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• The Not Thought Through DOJ Coup of 2017. 1 of 2: @AndrewCMcCarthy @ThadMcCotter

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  Photo:Saigon Nov 1963 - Coup d'Etat (Ogden Williams Collection - Vietnam Center and Archive) 20  Taken on May 10, 2013  Some rights reserved The Not Thought Through DOJ Coup of 2017. 1 of 2: @AndrewCMcCarthy @ThadMcCotter https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/andrew-mccarthy-mccabe-rosenstein-and-the-real-truth-about-the-25th-amendment-coup-attempt

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• The Not Thought Through DOJ Coup of 2017. 2 of 2: @AndrewCMcCarthy @ThadMcCotter

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  Feb 20 2019

  Photo:Mohammad Mosaddegh in court, 8 November 1953. Non communiqué - http://mashruteh.org/wiki/index.php?title=%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87:Rastakhiz28Amordad13324_b.jpg L'ancien Premier Ministre Mohammad Mossadegh, arrivant à son procès au début de celui-ci, le 8 novembre 1953 Public Domain File:Mossadegh Trial 28 Amordad 1332.jpg Created: 8 November 1953 The Not Thought Through DOJ Coup of 2017. 2 of 2: @AndrewCMcCarthy @ThadMcCotter https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/andrew-mccarthy-mccabe-rosenstein-and-the-real-truth-about-the-25th-amendment-coup-attempt...more

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• The rise of the anti-Amazon Democrat. @JohnFund @ThadMcCotter

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  Feb 19 2019

  Photo:Florida Memory Follow General merchandise store interior just before Christmas, Fort Meade, ca. 1900  Local call number: PR03223 Title: General merchandise store interior just before Christmas Date: 19--? Physical description: 1 photonegative - b&w - 8 x 10 in. Series Title: Print collections Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850-245-6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/3059 8,980 views 8 faves 1 comment Taken circa 1900  No known copyright restrictions The rise of the anti-Amazon Democrat. @JohnFund @ThadMcCotter https://www.businessinsider.com/mayor-bill-de-blasio-slammed-amazon-for-canceled-hq2-new-york-city-2019-2...more

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• "Indiana" Hoenlein and Found Coins and Horsehead Figurines in the Rains of Israel. @ThadMcCotter

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  Photo:Bar Kochba silver Shekel/tetradrachm. Obverse: the Jewish Temple facade with the rising star, surrounded by "Shimon". Reverse: A lulav, the text reads: "to the freedom of Jerusalem". Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Sela – Tetradrachm (28mm, 14.07 g, 11h). Undated issue (year 3 - 134/5 CE). Temple facade, the Ark of the Covenant within; star above / Lulav with etrog. Mildenberg 85.12 (O127/R44´); Meshorer 233; Hendin 711. Near EF, toned, light deposits. Permission details This work is free and may be used by anyone for any purpose. If you wish to use this content, you do not need to request permission as long as you follow any licensing requirements mentioned on this page. Wikimedia has received an e-mail confirming that the copyright holder has approved publication under the terms mentioned on this page. This correspondence has been reviewed by an OTRS member and stored in our permission archive. The correspondence is available to trusted volunteers as ticket #2006092710009217. If you have questions about the archived correspondence, please use the OTRS noticeboard.View more CC BY-SA 3.0view terms File:Barkokhba-silver-tetradrachm.jpg Created: 31 December 2006 "Indiana" Hoenlein and Found Coins and Horsehead Figurines in the Rains of Israel. @ThadMcCotter https://www.timesofisrael.com/rains-unearth-rare-bar-kochba-era-coin-hailing-freedom-of-israel/...more

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• Netanyahu running strongly against former IDF General Benny Gantz. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @ThadMcCotter

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  Photo: English: A dam on the Jordan River in the Jordan River Narrows, Salt Lake County, Utah Date before 1901 Source Utah State Historical Society Originally published in: (1901) Twenty-first annual report of the United States Geological survey to the secretary of the Interior 1899-1900, Part 4, Washington D.C.: Government printing office, p. between pages 400–401  Author United States Geological Survey Licensing[edit] Public domain This media file is in the public domain in the United States. This applies to U.S. works where the copyright has expired, often because its first publication occurred prior to January 1, 1924. See this page for further explanation. Netanyahu running strongly against former IDF General Benny Gantz. Malcolm Hoenlein @Confofpres @ThadMcCotter...more

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• Is Virginia in play for 2020 after the Northam & Fairfax conduct? @JohnFund @ThadMcCotter

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  Photo:Weston, West Virginia 1900. file_downloadDOWNLOAD save_alt Original 1768x1032 crop_originalORDER PRINT label_outline Tags weston w vaaerial viewsunited stateswest virginiawestonvirginia date_range Date 01/01/1900 person Contributors Fowler, T. M. (Thaddeus Mortimer), 1842-1922. Moyer, James B. place Location Weston (W. Va.), 39.03833, -80.46722 Google Map of 39.038333333333334, -80.46722222222222 create Source Library of Congress link Link http://www.loc.gov/ copyright Rights advisory Public Domain Is Virginia in play for 2020 after the Northam & Fairfax conduct? @JohnFund @ThadMcCotter...more

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• Can the US disengage from China's manufacturing and larceny? @GordoGChang @ThadMcCotter @AlanTonelson

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  Feb 19 2019

  Photo:An illustration of furnace bellows operated by waterwheels, from the Nong Shu, by Wang Zhen, 1313 AD, during the Yuan Dynasty in China. Wang Zhen - http://www.waterhistory.org/histories/waterwheels/ This medieval printed illustration depicts waterwheels powering the bellows of a blast furnace in creating cast iron. This illustration is taken from the 14th century treatise Nong Shu, written by Wang Zhen in 1313 AD, during the Chinese Yuan Dynasty. Public Domain File:Yuan Dynasty - waterwheels and smelting.png Created: 31 December 1312 Can the US disengage from China's manufacturing and larceny? @GordoGChang @ThadMcCotter @AlanTonelson https://www.thedailybeast.com/its-time-to-stop-talking-to-beijing-and-start-disengaging-from-chinas-economy?ref=home...more

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• Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative unravels in Pakistan. @GordonGChang @ThadMcCotter

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  PhotoCaravan on the Silk Road, 1380 Cresques Abraham - Atlas catalan Caravane sur la Route de la soie - Caravan on the Silk Road Public Domain File:Caravane sur la Route de la soie - Atlas catalan.jpg Created: 31 December 1379 Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative unravels in Pakistan. @GordonGChang @ThadMcCotter https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Will-China-let-Belt-and-Road-die-quietly But beneath the surface there is growing unease in China about BRI. And rightly so. With the country feeling an economic squeeze, fighting a trade war with the U.S. and facing criticism from nations receiving BRI funds, Chinese skeptics, including academics, economists and business people, of BRI are quietly asking if their government is putting its scarce resources to the right use. To be sure, there are no official announcements that Beijing is about to pare back Xi's BRI dreams. Tight censorship has removed any direct criticisms of BRI from the media. Yet, one can detect tantalizing signs that Beijing is already curtailing BRI, at least rhetorically. The official propaganda machine, cranked to full steam to tout BRI's achievements not too long ago, has turned down the volume these days. In January 2018, the People's Daily, the Communist Party's mouthpiece, carried 20 stories on BRI. In January this year, there were only seven. If we keep track of BRI stories in the official Chinese media in 2019 and compare the coverage with previous years, we should have a clearer picture about where BRI is headed....more

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• The US drone strikes in Somalia have no effect on al Shabaab. @BillRoggio @FDD

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  Feb 19 2019

  Photo:Defense Secretary Jim Mattis briefs reporters aboard his aircraft on its flight back to Washington, D.C., following the secretary’s participation in a conference on Somalia in London, May 11, 2017. DoD photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Jette Carr The US drone strikes in Somalia have no effect on al Shabaab. @BillRoggio @FDD https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2019/02/us-military-intensifies-airstrikes-against-al-qaeda-in-somalia.php

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• The US leaves Afghanistan and the region to permanent turmoil. @BillRoggio @FDD

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  Feb 19 2019

  Photo: A Marine with Headquarters Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) rests in the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan, while catching up on the lastest news via the Stars and Stripes, before leaving on a mission in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM file_downloadDOWNLOAD save_alt Thumbnail 200x200 save_alt Small 640x432 save_alt Medium 1024x691 save_alt Large 1600x1079 save_alt Original 1720x1160 crop_originalORDER PRINT description Summary The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles G. Grow Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files label_outline Tags marineheadquarterscompanyheadquarters companybattalionteamexpeditionaryunitmarine expeditionary unitspecialoperationsspecial operationskhandaharinternationalairportkhandahar international airportafghanistannewsstarsstripesmissionoperation enduring freedommilitary operationsenduring freedom date_range Date 16/01/2002 create Source The U.S. National Archives link Link https://catalog.archives.gov/ copyright Rights advisory Public Domain The US leaves Afghanistan and the region to permanent turmoil. @BillRoggio @FDD https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2019/02/jihadist-suicide-bomber-kills-dozens-of-indian-troops-in-largest-attack-in-kashmir-in-decades.php...more

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• Song of Wrath: 4 of 4: The Peloponnesian War Begins by J. E. Lendon.

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  Feb 19 2019

  Photo: A scene from the Iliad where Odysseus (Ulysses) discovers Achilles dressed as a woman and hiding among the princesses at the royal court of Skyros. A late Roman mosaic from La Olmeda, Spain, 4th–5th centuries AD Anonymous mosaic artist from late Roman Spain, active during the late 4th-5th centuries AD - Villa Romana La Olmeda, "Imágenes en Alta Resolucion" See also similar images at Pinterest. A scene from the Iliad where Odysseus (Ulysses) discovers Achilles dressed as a woman and hiding among the princesses at the royal court of Skyros. A late Roman mosaic from La Olmeda, Spain, marble and tiled glass, 2.20 by 2.50 meters. For full descriptions (in Spanish), see: "Destino Castilla y León" (13 August 2014) and "La Diputación de Palencia aprueba el proyecto básico de la villa romana de La Olmeda, donde se invertirán 6,3 millones" (26 May 2005). Public Domain File:Mosaico-del-Oecus-de-Aquiles-1728x800 c.png Created: 4th-5th centuries AD Song of Wrath: 4 of 4: The Peloponnesian War Begins by J. E. Lendon. https://www.amazon.com/Song-Wrath-Peloponnesian-War-Begins/dp/0465031439 Paul Cartledge, A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at Cambridge University “J.E. Lendon’s polemology of ancient Greece recognizes no bounds—or equals. Honor is a major theme of his new finely researched and inimitably styled analysis of the Ten Years’ War (431-421 BCE) fought between Sparta and Athens and their respective allies, and honor is due to its never less than engaging author.”\ Barry Strauss, author of The Spartacus War and Professor of History at Cornell University Dennis Showalter, Professor of History at Colorado College “This provocative and persuasive analysis of the Peloponnesian War’s first ten years shifts focus from the ‘realist’ aspects of the conflict’s causes and conduct. Lendon stresses instead the centrality of honor, time, manifested by reciprocal acts of destruction and revenge. Humiliation, not conquest, was the primary war aim—an aim so vague it made expanding the war easier than making peace.” Publishers Weekly “In an exceptionally well-written account of the first 10 years of the Peloponnesian War (431–421 B.C.E.), University of Virginia historian Lendon brings the Greek city-states to life. Crediting Thucydides with the humanizing of military history, Lendon emphasizes the extraordinary importance of worth or glory to the typical Greek and casts the long, bloody conflict between Athens and Sparta in the light of the concepts of honor and hubris.” Library Journal “Weaving together cultural and military history, Lendon details the events of the Peloponnesian War’s first decade (431-421 B.C.E.) with language that is (as was his intention) more evocative of Herodotus’s epic-poetical style than the dryer intellectual approach of Thucydides.” The Greek Star “A fast-paced military history that places readers in the heart of battle, Song of Wrath is essential reading for anyone interested in one of the momentous wars in world history.” The Hellenic Voice “Historian J.E. Lendon presents a tale of pitched battles by land and sea, sieges, sacks, raids, and deeds of cruelty and guile – along with courageous acts of mercy, surprising charity, austere restraint, and arrogant resistance. Recounting the rise of democratic Athens to great-power status, and the resulting fury of authoritarian Sparta, Greece’s traditional leader, Lendon portrays the causes and strategy of the war as a duel over national honor, a series of acts of revenge.”...more

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• Song of Wrath: 3 of 4: The Peloponnesian War Begins by J. E. Lendon.

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  Feb 19 2019

  Photo: Thetis gives her son Achilles weapons forged by Hephaestus (detail of Attic black-figure hydria, 575–550 BC) Near the Tyrrhenian Group - Jastrow (2006) Thetis gives her son Achilles his weapons newly forged by Hephaestus, detail of an Attic black-figure hydria, ca. 575 BC–550 BC. Public Domain File:Hydria Achilles weapons Louvre E869.jpg Uploaded: 13 January 2006 Song of Wrath: 3 of 4: The Peloponnesian War Begins by J. E. Lendon. https://www.amazon.com/Song-Wrath-Peloponnesian-War-Begins/dp/0465031439 Paul Cartledge, A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at Cambridge University “J.E. Lendon’s polemology of ancient Greece recognizes no bounds—or equals. Honor is a major theme of his new finely researched and inimitably styled analysis of the Ten Years’ War (431-421 BCE) fought between Sparta and Athens and their respective allies, and honor is due to its never less than engaging author.”\ Barry Strauss, author of The Spartacus War and Professor of History at Cornell University Dennis Showalter, Professor of History at Colorado College “This provocative and persuasive analysis of the Peloponnesian War’s first ten years shifts focus from the ‘realist’ aspects of the conflict’s causes and conduct. Lendon stresses instead the centrality of honor, time, manifested by reciprocal acts of destruction and revenge. Humiliation, not conquest, was the primary war aim—an aim so vague it made expanding the war easier than making peace.” Publishers Weekly “In an exceptionally well-written account of the first 10 years of the Peloponnesian War (431–421 B.C.E.), University of Virginia historian Lendon brings the Greek city-states to life. Crediting Thucydides with the humanizing of military history, Lendon emphasizes the extraordinary importance of worth or glory to the typical Greek and casts the long, bloody conflict between Athens and Sparta in the light of the concepts of honor and hubris.” Library Journal “Weaving together cultural and military history, Lendon details the events of the Peloponnesian War’s first decade (431-421 B.C.E.) with language that is (as was his intention) more evocative of Herodotus’s epic-poetical style than the dryer intellectual approach of Thucydides.” The Greek Star “A fast-paced military history that places readers in the heart of battle, Song of Wrath is essential reading for anyone interested in one of the momentous wars in world history.” The Hellenic Voice “Historian J.E. Lendon presents a tale of pitched battles by land and sea, sieges, sacks, raids, and deeds of cruelty and guile – along with courageous acts of mercy, surprising charity, austere restraint, and arrogant resistance. Recounting the rise of democratic Athens to great-power status, and the resulting fury of authoritarian Sparta, Greece’s traditional leader, Lendon portrays the causes and strategy of the war as a duel over national honor, a series of acts of revenge.”...more

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• Song of Wrath: 2 of 4: The Peloponnesian War Begins by J. E. Lendon.

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  Feb 19 2019

  Photo: The Burning of Troy (1759/62), oil painting by Johann Georg Trautmann  Johann Georg Trautmann (1713–1769) - http://www.zeller.de/ Public Domain File:J G Trautmann Das brennende Troja.jpg Uploaded: 28 September 2010 Song of Wrath: 2 of 4: The Peloponnesian War Begins by J. E. Lendon. https://www.amazon.com/Song-Wrath-Peloponnesian-War-Begins/dp/0465031439 Paul Cartledge, A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at Cambridge University “J.E. Lendon’s polemology of ancient Greece recognizes no bounds—or equals. Honor is a major theme of his new finely researched and inimitably styled analysis of the Ten Years’ War (431-421 BCE) fought between Sparta and Athens and their respective allies, and honor is due to its never less than engaging author.”\ Barry Strauss, author of The Spartacus War and Professor of History at Cornell University Dennis Showalter, Professor of History at Colorado College “This provocative and persuasive analysis of the Peloponnesian War’s first ten years shifts focus from the ‘realist’ aspects of the conflict’s causes and conduct. Lendon stresses instead the centrality of honor, time, manifested by reciprocal acts of destruction and revenge. Humiliation, not conquest, was the primary war aim—an aim so vague it made expanding the war easier than making peace.” Publishers Weekly “In an exceptionally well-written account of the first 10 years of the Peloponnesian War (431–421 B.C.E.), University of Virginia historian Lendon brings the Greek city-states to life. Crediting Thucydides with the humanizing of military history, Lendon emphasizes the extraordinary importance of worth or glory to the typical Greek and casts the long, bloody conflict between Athens and Sparta in the light of the concepts of honor and hubris.” Library Journal “Weaving together cultural and military history, Lendon details the events of the Peloponnesian War’s first decade (431-421 B.C.E.) with language that is (as was his intention) more evocative of Herodotus’s epic-poetical style than the dryer intellectual approach of Thucydides.” The Greek Star “A fast-paced military history that places readers in the heart of battle, Song of Wrath is essential reading for anyone interested in one of the momentous wars in world history.” The Hellenic Voice “Historian J.E. Lendon presents a tale of pitched battles by land and sea, sieges, sacks, raids, and deeds of cruelty and guile – along with courageous acts of mercy, surprising charity, austere restraint, and arrogant resistance. Recounting the rise of democratic Athens to great-power status, and the resulting fury of authoritarian Sparta, Greece’s traditional leader, Lendon portrays the causes and strategy of the war as a duel over national honor, a series of acts of revenge.”...more

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• Song of Wrath: 1 of 4: The Peloponnesian War Begins by J. E. Lendon.

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  Feb 19 2019

  Photo: Achilles tending Patroclus wounded by an arrow, identified by inscriptions on the upper part of the vase. Tondo of an Attic red-figure kylix, ca. 500 BC. From Vulci. Sosias (potter, signed). Painting attributed to the Sosias Painter (name piece for Beazley, overriding attribution) or the Kleophrades Painter (Robertson) or Euthymides (Ohly-Dumm) - User:Bibi Saint-Pol, own work, 2008 Public Domain File:Akhilleus Patroklos Antikensammlung Berlin F2278.jpg Uploaded: 17 February 2008 Song of Wrath: 1 of 4: The Peloponnesian War Begins by J. E. Lendon. https://www.amazon.com/Song-Wrath-Peloponnesian-War-Begins/dp/0465031439 Paul Cartledge, A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at Cambridge University “J.E. Lendon’s polemology of ancient Greece recognizes no bounds—or equals. Honor is a major theme of his new finely researched and inimitably styled analysis of the Ten Years’ War (431-421 BCE) fought between Sparta and Athens and their respective allies, and honor is due to its never less than engaging author.”\ Barry Strauss, author of The Spartacus War and Professor of History at Cornell University Dennis Showalter, Professor of History at Colorado College “This provocative and persuasive analysis of the Peloponnesian War’s first ten years shifts focus from the ‘realist’ aspects of the conflict’s causes and conduct. Lendon stresses instead the centrality of honor, time, manifested by reciprocal acts of destruction and revenge. Humiliation, not conquest, was the primary war aim—an aim so vague it made expanding the war easier than making peace.” Publishers Weekly “In an exceptionally well-written account of the first 10 years of the Peloponnesian War (431–421 B.C.E.), University of Virginia historian Lendon brings the Greek city-states to life. Crediting Thucydides with the humanizing of military history, Lendon emphasizes the extraordinary importance of worth or glory to the typical Greek and casts the long, bloody conflict between Athens and Sparta in the light of the concepts of honor and hubris.” Library Journal “Weaving together cultural and military history, Lendon details the events of the Peloponnesian War’s first decade (431-421 B.C.E.) with language that is (as was his intention) more evocative of Herodotus’s epic-poetical style than the dryer intellectual approach of Thucydides.” The Greek Star “A fast-paced military history that places readers in the heart of battle, Song of Wrath is essential reading for anyone interested in one of the momentous wars in world history.” The Hellenic Voice “Historian J.E. Lendon presents a tale of pitched battles by land and sea, sieges, sacks, raids, and deeds of cruelty and guile – along with courageous acts of mercy, surprising charity, austere restraint, and arrogant resistance. Recounting the rise of democratic Athens to great-power status, and the resulting fury of authoritarian Sparta, Greece’s traditional leader, Lendon portrays the causes and strategy of the war as a duel over national honor, a series of acts of revenge.”...more

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• Did the Neanderthals and Denisovans suffer the black plague, too? Carl Zimmer @NYTimes

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  Feb 18 2019

  Photo:Skeletons in a mass grave from 1720–1721 in Martigues, France, yielded molecular evidence of the orientalis strain of Yersinia pestis, the organism responsible for bubonic plague. The second pandemic of bubonic plague was active in Europe from 1347, the beginning of the Black Death, until 1750. S. Tzortzis - http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/2/06-0197-f1.htm Bubonic plague victims in a mass grave in Martigues, France Public Domain File:Bubonic plague victims-mass grave in Martigues, France 1720-1721.jpg Created: 1 December 2011 Did the Neanderthals and Denisovans suffer the black plague, too?  Carl Zimmer @NYTimes https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/23/science/in-ancient-dna-evidence-of-plague-much-earlier-than-previously-known.html?_r=0 Prehistoric Tales of Bubonic Plague.Carl Zimmer, NYT. Ken Croswell, Science Now.. But in a new study, published on Thursday in the journal Cell, researchers report that the bacterium was infecting people as long as 5,000 years ago. "...Exactly what those early outbreaks were like is impossible to know. But the authors of the new study suggest that plague epidemics in the Bronze Age may have opened the doors to waves of migrants in regions decimated by disease. “To my mind, this leaves little doubt that this has played a major role in those population replacements,” said Eske Willerslev, a co-author of the new study and the director of the Center for GeoGenetics at the University of Copenhagen. "David M. Wagner, a microbial geneticist at Northern Arizona University who was not involved in the study, said that the new research should prompt other scientists to look at mysterious outbreaks in early history, such as the epidemic that devastated Athens during the Peloponnesian War. “It opens up whole new areas of research,” he said...."...more

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• War of Two: 1 of 8: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Duel That Stunned the Nation Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. John Sedgwick (Author), P. J. Ochlan (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher)

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  Photo: English: The corner of Broadway and Grand Street, New York 1818 Date 8 April 2015 Source http://www.boweryboyshistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/1818.jpg Author Unknown Licensing[edit] This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain  War of Two: 1 of 8: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Duel That Stunned the Nation Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. John Sedgwick (Author), P. J. Ochlan (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/War-Two-Alexander-Hamilton-Stunned/dp/B016QQ67JE/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= A provocative and penetrating investigation into the rivalry between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, whose infamous duel left the Founding Father dead and turned a sitting Vice President into a fugitive. In the summer of 1804, two of America’s most eminent statesmen squared off, pistols raised, on a bluff along the Hudson River. Why would two such men risk not only their lives but the stability of the young country they helped forge?  In War of Two, John Sedgwick explores the long-standing conflict between Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and Vice President Aaron Burr. Matching each other’s ambition and skill as lawyers in New York, they later battled for power along political fault lines that would decide—and define—the future of the United States.  A series of letters between Burr and Hamilton suggests the duel was fought over an unflattering comment made at a dinner party. But another letter, written by Hamilton the night before the event, provides critical insight into his true motivation. It was addressed to former Speaker of the House Theodore Sedgwick, a trusted friend of both men, and the author’s own ancestor.  John Sedgwick suggests that Hamilton saw Burr not merely as a personal rival but as a threat to the nation. It was a fear that would prove justified after Hamilton’s death.....more

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• War of Two: 2 of 8: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Duel That Stunned the Nation Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. John Sedgwick (Author), P. J. Ochlan (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher)

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  Photo:Internet Archive Book Images Follow Image from page 410 of "The old New York frontier : its wars with Indians and Tories, its missionary schools, pioneers, and land titles, 1614-1800" (1901)  Identifier: oldnewyorkfronti01hals Title: The old New York frontier : its wars with Indians and Tories, its missionary schools, pioneers, and land titles, 1614-1800 Year: 1901 (1900s) Authors: Halsey, Francis Whiting, 1851-1919. 4n Subjects: New York (State) -- History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 New York (State) -- History Revolution, 1775-1783 Susquehanna River Valley -- History Publisher: New York : C. Scribner's Sons Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center Digitizing Sponsor: MSN View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: how bad theircondition was. I erected a storehouse, and during eachWinter filled it with large quantities of grain, purchased indistant places. I procured from my friend, Henry Drinker,a credit for a large quantity of sugar kettles; he also lentme some potash kettles, which we conveyed as best wecould, sometimes by partial roads on sleighs, and sometimesover the ice. By this means I established potash worksamong the settlers, and made them debtor for their breadand laboring utensils. I also gave them credit for theirmaple sugar and potash, at a price that would bear trans-portation, and the first year after the adoption of this planI collected in one mass 43 hogsheads of sugar and 300barrels of pot and pearl ash, worth about $9,000. Thiskept the people together and at home, and the country soonassumed a new face. I had not funds of my own sufficient for the opening ofnew roads, but I collected the people at convenient seasons,and by joint efforts we were able to throw bridges over 362 Text Appearing After Image: OTSEGO HALL, COOPERSTOWN(The home of J. Fenimore Cooper.) (Fault by Coopers father in 1707-90: improved by Cooper in 1 134; destroyed by firein 1S53; the grounds now a village park.) WILLIAM COOPER the deep streams, and to make, in the cheapest manner,such roads as suited our then humble purposes. Of the famine which arose in 1789, and whichJudge Cooper relieved, the following account isgiven : In the Winter preceding the Summer of 1789, grainrose in Albany to a price before unknown. The demandswept all the granaries of the Mohawk country. Thenumber of beginners who depended upon it for their breadgreatly aggravated the evil, and a famine ensued which willnever be forgotten by those who, though now in the enjoy-ment of ease and comfort, were then afflicted with thecrudest of wants. In the month of April, I arrived among them with severalloads of provisions, destined for my own use and that of thelaborers I had brought with me for certain necessary opera-tions; but in a few days all wa Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. 245 views 0 faves 0 comments Taken circa 1901  No known copyright restrictions War of Two: 2 of 8: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Duel That Stunned the Nation Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. John Sedgwick (Author), P. J. Ochlan (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/War-Two-Alexander-Hamilton-Stunned/dp/B016QQ67JE/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= A provocative and penetrating investigation into the rivalry between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, whose infamous duel left the Founding Father dead and turned a sitting Vice President into a fugitive. In the summer of 1804, two of America’s most eminent statesmen squared off, pistols raised, on a bluff along the Hudson River. Why would two such men risk not only their lives but the stability of the young country they helped forge?  In War of Two, John Sedgwick explores the long-standing conflict between Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and Vice President Aaron Burr. Matching each other’s ambition and skill as lawyers in New York, they later battled for power along political fault lines that would decide—and define—the future of the United States.  A series of letters between Burr and Hamilton suggests the duel was fought over an unflattering comment made at a dinner party. But another letter, written by Hamilton the night before the event, provides critical insight into his true motivation. It was addressed to former Speaker of the House Theodore Sedgwick, a trusted friend of both men, and the author’s own ancestor.  John Sedgwick suggests that Hamilton saw Burr not merely as a personal rival but as a threat to the nation. It was a fear that would prove justified after Hamilton’s death.....more

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• War of Two: 3 of 8: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Duel That Stunned the Nation Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. John Sedgwick (Author), P. J. Ochlan (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher)

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  Photo: Internet Archive Book Images Follow Image from page 285 of "Valentine's manual of the city of New York, 1917-1918 " (1918)  Identifier: ldpd6274881000 Title: Valentine's manual of the city of New York, 1917-1918 Year: 1918 (1910s) Authors: Subjects: New York (N.Y.)--History--Periodicals. New York (N.Y.)--Description and travel--Periodicals. New York (N.Y.)--Politics and government--Periodicals. Publisher: Old Colony Press, Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: it was taken by LewisTappen and in 1834 was sacked by the Anti-Abolitionmob. Later it was the residence of Mayor Harper. No. 11 Bond street had as its first resident John Gris-wold, who came from 52 Broadway in 1827. Later helived at 43 Bond street. Some account of him will begiven under that number. The next occupant of No.11 was Lieutenant Edward N. Cox, of the United StatesNavy, who moved from 34 Hammond street (nowEleventh street west of Greenwich avenue) in 1829. Hedied in 1845. In 1835 the house was taken by anotherof New Yorks famous old merchants, William P. Fur-niss, who retained the Bond street establishment as histown house to within a few years of his death in 1871.He is buried in Trinity Cemetery. His country house,built about the time he came to Bond street, was theold white mansion with the pillared veranda that facedRiverside Drive between Ninety-ninth and One Hun-dredth streets. It was demolished about 1912. The first occupant of No. 12 Bond street was the cele- [226] Text Appearing After Image: Old Broadway — ihe Bunker Mansions, where Washington lived for a few months, between Morris Sueetand Exchange Alley. The ultra-fashionable residence section of New York during the Revolution, brated banker, James Gore King, who went there from19 North Moore street in 1827 and remained till 1833,when he moved to Weehawken. In 1825 he entered thefirm of Prime, Ward and Sands and the firm name thenbecame Prime, Ward, Sands, King and Company. Ayear or two later Joseph Sands dropped out and the firmbecame Prime, Ward, King and Company, then Prime,Ward and King. The other partners at that time wereNathaniel Prime, who lived in the Kennedy house at No,1 Broadway and whose country house, built in 1800, isstill standing in the grounds of St. Josephs OrphanAsylum, in Ninetieth street between First avenue andAvenue A, and Samuel Ward, who lived at the corner ofBroadway and Bond street. It was James G. King whoin the panic of 1837 was sent by Prime, Ward and Kingto London to confer with the Ban Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. War of Two:  3 of 8: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Duel That Stunned the Nation Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. John Sedgwick (Author), P. J. Ochlan (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/War-Two-Alexander-Hamilton-Stunned/dp/B016QQ67JE/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= A provocative and penetrating investigation into the rivalry between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, whose infamous duel left the Founding Father dead and turned a sitting Vice President into a fugitive. In the summer of 1804, two of America’s most eminent statesmen squared off, pistols raised, on a bluff along the Hudson River. Why would two such men risk not only their lives but the stability of the young country they helped forge?  In War of Two, John Sedgwick explores the long-standing conflict between Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and Vice President Aaron Burr. Matching each other’s ambition and skill as lawyers in New York, they later battled for power along political fault lines that would decide—and define—the future of the United States.  A series of letters between Burr and Hamilton suggests the duel was fought over an unflattering comment made at a dinner party. But another letter, written by Hamilton the night before the event, provides critical insight into his true motivation. It was addressed to former Speaker of the House Theodore Sedgwick, a trusted friend of both men, and the author’s own ancestor.  John Sedgwick suggests that Hamilton saw Burr not merely as a personal rival but as a threat to the nation. It was a fear that would prove justified after Hamilton’s death.....more

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• War of Two: 4 of 8: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Duel That Stunned the Nation Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. John Sedgwick (Author), P. J. Ochlan (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher)

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  Feb 18 2019

  Photo:George Washington enters New York in triumph following the British evacuation of America. E.P. & L. Restein - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID pga.02468. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. Title: "Evacuation Day" and Washington's Triumphal Entry in New York City, Nov. 25th, 1783 Related Names: Restein, Edmund P., 1837-1891 , lithographer; Restein, Ludwig, b. ca. 1838 , lithographer Date Created/Published: Phil., PA : Pub. [E.P.] & L. Restein,[1879] Medium: 1 print : chromolithograph. Summary: Print showing George Washington and other military officers riding on horseback along street, spectators line the street, others observe from windows. Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-pga-02468 (digital file from original print) LC-USZC4-737 (color film copy transparency) LC-USZ62-3915 (b&w film copy neg.) LC-USZCN4-213 (color film copy neg.) Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. Call Number: PGA - Restein--Evacuation day ... (D size) [P&P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Notes: Title from item. Copyrighted [... E.P.] & L. Restein. Restein's oil-chromo. Subjects: Washington, George,--1732-1799--Military service. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Military personnel--American. Format: Chromolithographs--Color--1870-1880. Collections: Popular Graphic Arts Public Domain File:Evacuation Day and Washington's Triumphal Entry.jpg Created: 1879date QS:P571,+1879-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 War of Two: 4 of 8: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Duel That Stunned the Nation Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. John Sedgwick (Author), P. J. Ochlan (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/War-Two-Alexander-Hamilton-Stunned/dp/B016QQ67JE/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= A provocative and penetrating investigation into the rivalry between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, whose infamous duel left the Founding Father dead and turned a sitting Vice President into a fugitive. In the summer of 1804, two of America’s most eminent statesmen squared off, pistols raised, on a bluff along the Hudson River. Why would two such men risk not only their lives but the stability of the young country they helped forge?  In War of Two, John Sedgwick explores the long-standing conflict between Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and Vice President Aaron Burr. Matching each other’s ambition and skill as lawyers in New York, they later battled for power along political fault lines that would decide—and define—the future of the United States.  A series of letters between Burr and Hamilton suggests the duel was fought over an unflattering comment made at a dinner party. But another letter, written by Hamilton the night before the event, provides critical insight into his true motivation. It was addressed to former Speaker of the House Theodore Sedgwick, a trusted friend of both men, and the author’s own ancestor.  John Sedgwick suggests that Hamilton saw Burr not merely as a personal rival but as a threat to the nation. It was a fear that would prove justified after Hamilton’s death.....more

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• War of Two: 5 of 8: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Duel That Stunned the Nation Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. John Sedgwick (Author), P. J. Ochlan (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher)

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  Photo:Illustration, "Duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. After the painting by J. Mund." The duel took place in Weehawken, New Jersey on July 11, 1804. Note: possibly due to artistic license and the problems of perspective and canvas size etc, the duellists are standing at an unusually short distance from each other. However, it is known that some duels did indeed take place at very short distances such as this, though most were fought where the opponents were standing approximately 50 feet apart. The protagonists are dressed in anachronistic 18th century dress, not the common fashion of the early 19th century. Illustrator not identified. From a painting by J. Mund. - Lord, John, LL.D. (1902). Beacon Lights of History. Vol. XI, "American Founders." (London: James Clarke and Co Ltd. Republished as a Project Gutenberg eBook, 2004-01-08. eBbook no. 10644. Permission details Public domain works must be out of copyright in both the United States and in the source country of the work in order to be hosted on the Commons. If the work is not a U.S. work, the file must have an additional copyright tag indicating the copyright status in the source country.View more Public Domainview terms File:Hamilton-burr-duel.jpg Created: 11 July 1804 War of Two: 5 of 8: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Duel That Stunned the Nation Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. John Sedgwick (Author), P. J. Ochlan (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/War-Two-Alexander-Hamilton-Stunned/dp/B016QQ67JE/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= A provocative and penetrating investigation into the rivalry between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, whose infamous duel left the Founding Father dead and turned a sitting Vice President into a fugitive. In the summer of 1804, two of America’s most eminent statesmen squared off, pistols raised, on a bluff along the Hudson River. Why would two such men risk not only their lives but the stability of the young country they helped forge?  In War of Two, John Sedgwick explores the long-standing conflict between Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and Vice President Aaron Burr. Matching each other’s ambition and skill as lawyers in New York, they later battled for power along political fault lines that would decide—and define—the future of the United States.  A series of letters between Burr and Hamilton suggests the duel was fought over an unflattering comment made at a dinner party. But another letter, written by Hamilton the night before the event, provides critical insight into his true motivation. It was addressed to former Speaker of the House Theodore Sedgwick, a trusted friend of both men, and the author’s own ancestor.  John Sedgwick suggests that Hamilton saw Burr not merely as a personal rival but as a threat to the nation. It was a fear that would prove justified after Hamilton’s death.....more

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• War of Two: 6 of 8: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Duel That Stunned the Nation Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. John Sedgwick (Author), P. J. Ochlan (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher)

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  Photo: The Wogdon & Barton pistols used in the duel Unknown - Uploaded from en.wiki The pair of flintlock pistols used for the Burr-Hamilton duel, on 11 July 1804 at Weehawken, New Jersey. The pistols were handmade by Wogdon & Barton, English gunsmiths from London. Permission details This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or less. You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.View more Public Domainview terms File:Hamilton-Burr pistols.jpg Created: Early 20th-century (presumably 1904) War of Two: 6 of 8: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Duel That Stunned the Nation Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. John Sedgwick (Author), P. J. Ochlan (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/War-Two-Alexander-Hamilton-Stunned/dp/B016QQ67JE/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= A provocative and penetrating investigation into the rivalry between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, whose infamous duel left the Founding Father dead and turned a sitting Vice President into a fugitive. In the summer of 1804, two of America’s most eminent statesmen squared off, pistols raised, on a bluff along the Hudson River. Why would two such men risk not only their lives but the stability of the young country they helped forge?  In War of Two, John Sedgwick explores the long-standing conflict between Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and Vice President Aaron Burr. Matching each other’s ambition and skill as lawyers in New York, they later battled for power along political fault lines that would decide—and define—the future of the United States.  A series of letters between Burr and Hamilton suggests the duel was fought over an unflattering comment made at a dinner party. But another letter, written by Hamilton the night before the event, provides critical insight into his true motivation. It was addressed to former Speaker of the House Theodore Sedgwick, a trusted friend of both men, and the author’s own ancestor.  John Sedgwick suggests that Hamilton saw Burr not merely as a personal rival but as a threat to the nation. It was a fear that would prove justified after Hamilton’s death.....more

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• War of Two: 7 of 8: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Duel That Stunned the Nation Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. John Sedgwick (Author), P. J. Ochlan (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher)

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  Photo: An 1841 map showing the location of a Hamilton monument Unknown - Weehawken Portion of 1841 Map 1841 map of parts of Hudson and New York Counties, and the Hudson River Public Domain File:Hamilton monument map.jpg Created: 31 December 1840 War of Two: 7 of 8: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Duel That Stunned the Nation Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. John Sedgwick (Author), P. J. Ochlan (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher) https://www.amazon.com/War-Two-Alexander-Hamilton-Stunned/dp/B016QQ67JE/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= A provocative and penetrating investigation into the rivalry between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, whose infamous duel left the Founding Father dead and turned a sitting Vice President into a fugitive. In the summer of 1804, two of America’s most eminent statesmen squared off, pistols raised, on a bluff along the Hudson River. Why would two such men risk not only their lives but the stability of the young country they helped forge?  In War of Two, John Sedgwick explores the long-standing conflict between Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and Vice President Aaron Burr. Matching each other’s ambition and skill as lawyers in New York, they later battled for power along political fault lines that would decide—and define—the future of the United States.  A series of letters between Burr and Hamilton suggests the duel was fought over an unflattering comment made at a dinner party. But another letter, written by Hamilton the night before the event, provides critical insight into his true motivation. It was addressed to former Speaker of the House Theodore Sedgwick, a trusted friend of both men, and the author’s own ancestor.  John Sedgwick suggests that Hamilton saw Burr not merely as a personal rival but as a threat to the nation. It was a fear that would prove justified after Hamilton’s death.....more

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• War of Two: 8 of 8: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Duel That Stunned the Nation Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. John Sedgwick (Author), P. J. Ochlan (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher)

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  Photo: Artistic impression of Burr's shot Internet Archive Book Images - https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/14598442187/ Source book page: https://archive.org/stream/ourgreatercountr00nort/ourgreatercountr00nort#page/n553/mode/1up Duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton Identifier: ourgreatercountr00nort (find matches) Title: Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time .. Year: 1901 (1900s) Authors: Northrop, Henry Davenport, 1836-1909 Subjects: Publisher: Philadelphia, National pub co. Contributing Library: The Library of Congress Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: CAPTAIN (afterward COMMODORE) BAIXBRIDGE AND THE DEY OF ALGIERS. in a small schooner named the Intrepid.**Placing his vessel alongside of the Phila-delphia by night, he boarded the frigate aSshe lay under the guns of the castle and the 5o6 FROM THE REVOLUTION TO THE CIVH. WAR. Tripolitan fleet, drove the Turkish crew intothe sea, set fire to the frigate in every part,and retreated from the harbor without theloss of a man. During the year 1804 the American fleetrepeatedly bombarded Tripoli, and did con-siderable damage to it. The war went onuntil the summer of 1805, when the bey of In the fall of 1C04 Mr. Jefiferson waselected president for a second term, but thistime Colonel Burr was dropped by his party,who nominated and elected George Clinton,of New York, vice-president in his place.Burr had at last experienced the reward ofhis insincerity : both parties had come todistrust him. After his defeat for the vice Text Appearing After Image: DUICL BETWEEN BURR AND HAMILTON. Tripoli asked for peace, and a treaty wasmade by which the Tripolitan pirates sur-rendered their captives on payment of aransom, and agreed to refrain from aggres-sions upon the commerce of the UnitedStates in future without payment of furthertribute. For some years the American ves-sels were safe from the outrages of theBarbary pirates. presidency he had been nominated by hi?party as their candidate for governor of NewYork. He was warmly opposed by Alex-ander Hamilton, who was mainly instrumental in bringing about his deteat. Bunnever forgave Hamilton for his course in thiselection, and took advantage of the firstopportunity to challenge him to a duel.They met at Weehawken, on the banks of ADMINISTRATIONS OF ADAMS AND JEFFERSON. 507 foe Hudson, opposite New York, on theeleventh of July, 1804. Hamilton, who had accepted the challengein opposition to his better judgment, andwho had expressed his intention not to fireat Burr, was mortally wounded, and di Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. Permission details At the time of upload, the image license was automatically confirmed using the Flickr API. For more information see Flickr API detail.View more No restrictionsview terms File:Duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton.jpg Created: 31 December 1900 War of Two: 8 of 8: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Duel That Stunned the Nation Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. John Sedgwick (Author), P. J. Ochlan (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher) [ https://www.amazon.com/War-Two-Alexander-Hamilton-Stunned/dp/B016QQ67JE/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=](https://www.amazon.com/War-Two-Alexander-Hamilton-Stunned/dp/B016QQ67JE/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=) A provocative and penetrating investigation into the rivalry between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, whose infamous duel left the Founding Father dead and turned a sitting Vice President into a fugitive. In the summer of 1804, two of America’s most eminent statesmen squared off, pistols raised, on a bluff along the Hudson River. Why would two such men risk not only their lives but the stability of the young country they helped forge?  In War of Two, John Sedgwick explores the long-standing conflict between Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and Vice President Aaron Burr. Matching each other’s ambition and skill as lawyers in New York, they later battled for power along political fault lines that would decide—and define—the future of the United States.  A series of letters between Burr and Hamilton suggests the duel was fought over an unflattering comment made at a dinner party. But another letter, written by Hamilton the night before the event, provides critical insight into his true motivation. It was addressed to former Speaker of the House Theodore Sedgwick, a trusted friend of both men, and the author’s own ancestor.  John Sedgwick suggests that Hamilton saw Burr not merely as a personal rival but as a threat to the nation. It was a fear that would prove justified after Hamilton’s death.....more

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• The routine disenchantment of the literary life: 1 of 2: Christine Sneed

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  Photo:Official opening ceremony of the world fair 1900 in Paris. Photography, reproduction, no restrictions on use. Date 14 April 1900 Source magazine “L’Exposition Universelle 1900”, page 19 Copyright: free of charges Author Unknown Permission (Reusing this file)  This image is in the public domaine Other versions  not present note for this version * 25. April 2008; 17:12; 800x598 (115,414 bytes) Licensing[edit] Public domain  This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. The routine disenchantment of the literary life: 1 of 2: Christine Sneed https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/books/review/paris-he-said-by-christine-sneed.html?_r=1 "...When I decided that I’d try to make a life as a writer during my senior year in college, I set off in dogged, possibly foolhardy pursuit of this goal. It wasn’t so much a conscious decision as a pigheaded, glacially slow march out of complete obscurity, out of the room where I wrote thousands of pages of unpublished work before my first book, a short story collection, was published a couple of months after my thirty-eighth birthday...."...more

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• The routine disenchantment of the literary life: 2 of 2: Christine Sneed

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  Photo:  17303 P.Z. Paris, les Palais des Nations II. Photochrom print by Photoglob Zürich, between 1890 and 1900 from the Exposition Universelle, 1900. From the Photochrom Prints Collection at the Library of Congress More photochroms from France | More photochrom prints [PD] This picture is in the public domain Flavia Pio, Santiago Sepúlveda and 5 more people faved this ...!!! - 4y tres magnifique 4,000 views 7 faves 1 comment Taken circa 1900  Some rights reserved The routine disenchantment of the literary life: 2 of 2:  Christine Sneed https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/books/review/paris-he-said-by-christine-sneed.html?_r=1 "...When I decided that I’d try to make a life as a writer during my senior year in college, I set off in dogged, possibly foolhardy pursuit of this goal. It wasn’t so much a conscious decision as a pigheaded, glacially slow march out of complete obscurity, out of the room where I wrote thousands of pages of unpublished work before my first book, a short story collection, was published a couple of months after my thirty-eighth birthday...."...more

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• Not beyond reasonable doubt Ethel Rosenberg: 1 of 2: Sam Roberts, NYTimes.com

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  Feb 18 2019

  Photo:Police photograph of Ethel Rosenberg. Licensing[edit] Source: U.S. National Archives and Record Administration Created by: Department of Justice, Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern Judicial District of New York (federal court). Public domain This work is in the public domain in  Not beyond reasonable doubt Ethel Rosenberg: 1 of 2: Sam Roberts, NYTimes.com https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/16/nyregion/david-greenglass-grand-jury-testimony-ethel-rosenberg.html At the trial, Mr. Greenglass, who had been an Army machinist assigned to Los Alamos, N.M., where the atomic bomb was developed, testified that in September 1945 he had delivered bomb secrets to his brother-in-law in the Rosenbergs’ Lower East Side apartment. There, he said, his sister typed his handwritten notes for delivery to the Russians....more

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• Not beyond reasonable doubt Ethel Rosenberg: 2 of 2: Sam Roberts, NYTimes.com

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  Feb 18 2019

  Photo:Police mugshot of David Greenglass. Licencia Source: U.S. National Archives and Record Administration Created by: Department of Justice, Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern Judicial District of New York (federal court). Not beyond reasonable doubt Ethel Rosenberg: 2 of 2:  Sam Roberts, NYTimes.com https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/16/nyregion/david-greenglass-grand-jury-testimony-ethel-rosenberg.html At the trial, Mr. Greenglass, who had been an Army machinist assigned to Los Alamos, N.M., where the atomic bomb was developed, testified that in September 1945 he had delivered bomb secrets to his brother-in-law in the Rosenbergs’ Lower East Side apartment. There, he said, his sister typed his handwritten notes for delivery to the Russians....more

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• American Spring: 1 of 8: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution by Walter R. Borneman.

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  Feb 17 2019

  Photo Silversmith Paul Revere and several other messengers on horseback sounded the alarm that the regulars were leaving Boston. John Singleton Copley - http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/paul-revere-32401 Public Domain File:J S Copley - Paul Revere.jpg Created: 1768date QS:P571,+1768-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 American Spring: 1 of 8: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution by Walter R. Borneman. https://www.amazon.com/American-Spring-Lexington-Concord-Revolution/dp/0316221023/ref=sr1sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1492389155&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=bornean+American+Spring A vibrant new look at the American Revolution's first months, from the author of the bestseller The Admirals When we reflect on our nation's history, the American Revolution can feel almost like a foregone conclusion. In reality, the first weeks and months of 1775 were very tenuous, and a fractured and ragtag group of colonial militias had to coalesce rapidly to have even the slimmest chance of toppling the mighty British Army. AMERICAN SPRING follows a fledgling nation from Paul Revere's little-known ride of December 1774 and the first shots fired on Lexington Green through the catastrophic Battle of Bunker Hill, culminating with a Virginian named George Washington taking command of colonial forces on July 3, 1775. Focusing on the colorful heroes John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, Benjamin Franklin, and Patrick Henry, and the ordinary Americans caught up in the revolution, Walter R. Borneman uses newly available sources and research to tell the story of how a decade of discontent erupted into an armed rebellion that forged our nation....more

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• American Spring: 2 of 8: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution by Walter R. Borneman.

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  Feb 17 2019

  Photo 1775 map of the battles and of the Siege of Boston J. DeCosta - From the Library of Congress American Memory. G3764.B6S3 1775 .D4 Vault g3764b ar090000 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3764b.ar090000 A mostly accurate hand-colored map depicting the 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord and the Siege of Boston Public Domain File:Lexington Concord Siege of Boston.jpg Created: 29 July 1775 American Spring: 2 of 8: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution by Walter R. Borneman. https://www.amazon.com/American-Spring-Lexington-Concord-Revolution/dp/0316221023/ref=sr1sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1492389155&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=bornean+American+Spring A vibrant new look at the American Revolution's first months, from the author of the bestseller The Admirals When we reflect on our nation's history, the American Revolution can feel almost like a foregone conclusion. In reality, the first weeks and months of 1775 were very tenuous, and a fractured and ragtag group of colonial militias had to coalesce rapidly to have even the slimmest chance of toppling the mighty British Army. AMERICAN SPRING follows a fledgling nation from Paul Revere's little-known ride of December 1774 and the first shots fired on Lexington Green through the catastrophic Battle of Bunker Hill, culminating with a Virginian named George Washington taking command of colonial forces on July 3, 1775. Focusing on the colorful heroes John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, Benjamin Franklin, and Patrick Henry, and the ordinary Americans caught up in the revolution, Walter R. Borneman uses newly available sources and research to tell the story of how a decade of discontent erupted into an armed rebellion that forged our nation....more

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• American Spring: 3 of 8: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution by Walter R. Borneman.

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  Feb 17 2019

  Photo Margaret Kemble Gage may have given military intelligence to the rebels. John Singleton Copley - from http://www.mcah.columbia.edu/dbcourses/vrc/large/copleygagemrs_thomas.jpg Uploaded to english Wikipedia by en:User:Flying Jazz on 9 May 2005. Portrait of Margaret Kemble Gage Public Domain File:Margaret Kemble Gage.jpg Created: circa 1771 date QS:P571,+1771-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902American Spring: 3 of 8: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution by Walter R. Borneman. https://www.amazon.com/American-Spring-Lexington-Concord-Revolution/dp/0316221023/ref=sr1sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1492389155&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=bornean+American+Spring A vibrant new look at the American Revolution's first months, from the author of the bestseller The Admirals When we reflect on our nation's history, the American Revolution can feel almost like a foregone conclusion. In reality, the first weeks and months of 1775 were very tenuous, and a fractured and ragtag group of colonial militias had to coalesce rapidly to have even the slimmest chance of toppling the mighty British Army. AMERICAN SPRING follows a fledgling nation from Paul Revere's little-known ride of December 1774 and the first shots fired on Lexington Green through the catastrophic Battle of Bunker Hill, culminating with a Virginian named George Washington taking command of colonial forces on July 3, 1775. Focusing on the colorful heroes John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, Benjamin Franklin, and Patrick Henry, and the ordinary Americans caught up in the revolution, Walter R. Borneman uses newly available sources and research to tell the story of how a decade of discontent erupted into an armed rebellion that forged our nation....more

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• American Spring: 4 of 8: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution by Walter R. Borneman.

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  Feb 17 2019

  Photo Francis Smith, commander of the military expedition, in a 1763 portrait Francis Cotes - http://www.redcoat.org/history/smith.html Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith, leader of the British forces at the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Public Domain File:Francis Smith.jpeg Created: 1764date QS:P571,+1764-00-00T00:00:00Z/9American Spring: 4 of 8: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution by Walter R. Borneman. https://www.amazon.com/American-Spring-Lexington-Concord-Revolution/dp/0316221023/ref=sr1sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1492389155&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=bornean+American+Spring A vibrant new look at the American Revolution's first months, from the author of the bestseller The Admirals When we reflect on our nation's history, the American Revolution can feel almost like a foregone conclusion. In reality, the first weeks and months of 1775 were very tenuous, and a fractured and ragtag group of colonial militias had to coalesce rapidly to have even the slimmest chance of toppling the mighty British Army. AMERICAN SPRING follows a fledgling nation from Paul Revere's little-known ride of December 1774 and the first shots fired on Lexington Green through the catastrophic Battle of Bunker Hill, culminating with a Virginian named George Washington taking command of colonial forces on July 3, 1775. Focusing on the colorful heroes John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, Benjamin Franklin, and Patrick Henry, and the ordinary Americans caught up in the revolution, Walter R. Borneman uses newly available sources and research to tell the story of how a decade of discontent erupted into an armed rebellion that forged our nation....more

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• American Spring: 5 of 8: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution by Walter R. Borneman.

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  Feb 17 2019

  Photo Thomas Gage not specified - This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 531002. British General Thomas Gage. Engraving (bust). Permission details Access Restrictions: Unrestricted Use Restrictions: UnrestrictedView more Public Domainview terms File:Thomas Gage.jpg Created: not specified American Spring: 5 of 8: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution by Walter R. Borneman. https://www.amazon.com/American-Spring-Lexington-Concord-Revolution/dp/0316221023/ref=sr1sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1492389155&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=bornean+American+Spring A vibrant new look at the American Revolution's first months, from the author of the bestseller The Admirals When we reflect on our nation's history, the American Revolution can feel almost like a foregone conclusion. In reality, the first weeks and months of 1775 were very tenuous, and a fractured and ragtag group of colonial militias had to coalesce rapidly to have even the slimmest chance of toppling the mighty British Army. AMERICAN SPRING follows a fledgling nation from Paul Revere's little-known ride of December 1774 and the first shots fired on Lexington Green through the catastrophic Battle of Bunker Hill, culminating with a Virginian named George Washington taking command of colonial forces on July 3, 1775. Focusing on the colorful heroes John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, Benjamin Franklin, and Patrick Henry, and the ordinary Americans caught up in the revolution, Walter R. Borneman uses newly available sources and research to tell the story of how a decade of discontent erupted into an armed rebellion that forged our nation....more

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• American Spring: 6 of 8: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution by Walter R. Borneman.

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  Feb 17 2019

  Photo Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775, New York Public Library Scan by NYPL - https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-3061-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 Printmakers include Henry Bryan Hall and Luigi Schiavonetti. EM8524 Permission details This image is available from the New York Public Library's Digital Library under the digital ID 777ffd40-c60a-012f-d096-58d385a7bc34: digitalgallery.nypl.org → digitalcollections.nypl.orgView more Public Domainview terms File:Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775 (NYPL b12610192-422627).jpg Uploaded: 5 April 2016 American Spring: 6 of 8: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution by Walter R. Borneman. https://www.amazon.com/American-Spring-Lexington-Concord-Revolution/dp/0316221023/ref=sr1sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1492389155&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=bornean+American+Spring A vibrant new look at the American Revolution's first months, from the author of the bestseller The Admirals When we reflect on our nation's history, the American Revolution can feel almost like a foregone conclusion. In reality, the first weeks and months of 1775 were very tenuous, and a fractured and ragtag group of colonial militias had to coalesce rapidly to have even the slimmest chance of toppling the mighty British Army. AMERICAN SPRING follows a fledgling nation from Paul Revere's little-known ride of December 1774 and the first shots fired on Lexington Green through the catastrophic Battle of Bunker Hill, culminating with a Virginian named George Washington taking command of colonial forces on July 3, 1775. Focusing on the colorful heroes John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, Benjamin Franklin, and Patrick Henry, and the ordinary Americans caught up in the revolution, Walter R. Borneman uses newly available sources and research to tell the story of how a decade of discontent erupted into an armed rebellion that forged our nation....more

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• American Spring: 7 of 8: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution by Walter R. Borneman.

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  Feb 17 2019

  Photo BEP engraved vignette Battle of Lexington which appeared on the $20 National Bank Note Luigi (Louis) Delnoce, for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing - Restoration by Godot13 Bureau of Engraving and Printing engraved vignette from the Battle of Lexington, based on a Darley drawing. The vignette appears on the left obverse of the $20 National Bank Note. Engraving by Luigi (Louis) Delnoce. Scanned from an original impression, part of a Treasury Department presentation album of portraits and vignettes (c. 1902), possibly presented to Lyman Gage. (Epson 10000XL scanner @2400dpi). Public Domain File:BEP-DELNOCE-Battle of Lexington (Darley).jpg Created: 28 May 2014 American Spring: 7 of 8: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution by Walter R. Borneman. https://www.amazon.com/American-Spring-Lexington-Concord-Revolution/dp/0316221023/ref=sr1sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1492389155&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=bornean+American+Spring A vibrant new look at the American Revolution's first months, from the author of the bestseller The Admirals When we reflect on our nation's history, the American Revolution can feel almost like a foregone conclusion. In reality, the first weeks and months of 1775 were very tenuous, and a fractured and ragtag group of colonial militias had to coalesce rapidly to have even the slimmest chance of toppling the mighty British Army. AMERICAN SPRING follows a fledgling nation from Paul Revere's little-known ride of December 1774 and the first shots fired on Lexington Green through the catastrophic Battle of Bunker Hill, culminating with a Virginian named George Washington taking command of colonial forces on July 3, 1775. Focusing on the colorful heroes John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, Benjamin Franklin, and Patrick Henry, and the ordinary Americans caught up in the revolution, Walter R. Borneman uses newly available sources and research to tell the story of how a decade of discontent erupted into an armed rebellion that forged our nation....more

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• American Spring: 8 of 8: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution by Walter R. Borneman.

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  Feb 17 2019

  PhotoA stylized engraving that inaccurately depicts the Battle of Lexington, 19 April 1775. Godefroy, François, 1743?-1819 - Scanned by me from an old German book: Welst-Geschichte Herausgegeben von Professor Dr J.v.Pflugk-Harttung Neuzeit seit 1815 Berlin Ullstein & Co (copyright 1910) Another copy of this image is in the New York Public Library Digital Collection. Image URL:http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?trg=1&strucID=254155&imageID=478724&word=battle%20of%20lexington&s=1¬word=&d=&c=&f=&k=0&lWord=&lField=&sScope=&sLevel=&sLabel=&total=46&num=0&imgs=20&pNum=&pos=7#_seemore Image Title: Journée de Lexington. Medium: Engravings Specific Material Type: Prints Standard Reference: EM2374 Catalog Call Number: MEZP Digital ID: 478724 Record ID: 254155 Public Domain File:Battle of Lexington, 1775.png Created: 19 April 1775 American Spring: 8 of 8:  Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution by Walter R. Borneman. https://www.amazon.com/American-Spring-Lexington-Concord-Revolution/dp/0316221023/ref=sr1sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1492389155&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=bornean+American+Spring A vibrant new look at the American Revolution's first months, from the author of the bestseller The Admirals When we reflect on our nation's history, the American Revolution can feel almost like a foregone conclusion. In reality, the first weeks and months of 1775 were very tenuous, and a fractured and ragtag group of colonial militias had to coalesce rapidly to have even the slimmest chance of toppling the mighty British Army. AMERICAN SPRING follows a fledgling nation from Paul Revere's little-known ride of December 1774 and the first shots fired on Lexington Green through the catastrophic Battle of Bunker Hill, culminating with a Virginian named George Washington taking command of colonial forces on July 3, 1775. Focusing on the colorful heroes John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, Benjamin Franklin, and Patrick Henry, and the ordinary Americans caught up in the revolution, Walter R. Borneman uses newly available sources and research to tell the story of how a decade of discontent erupted into an armed rebellion that forged our nation....more

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• American Fun: 1 of 4: Four Centuries of Joyous Revolt." by John Beckman. @AmericanFun

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  Feb 17 2019

  Photo: Bain News Service, publisher.  British amateur boxers visiting the United States in 1911:  Hayes, the trainer; wikipedia:Reuben Charles Warnes; W. W. Allen; secretary Calver; wikipedia:Alfred Spenceley; Frank Parks; Erskine; and Murray, the trainer circa 1911 Public domain This media file is in the public domain in American Fun: 1 of 4: Four Centuries of Joyous Revolt. by John Beckman.  https://www.amazon.com/American-Fun-Centuries-Joyous-Revolt/dp/0307908178 “The historian who revisits well-trodden ground must offer either something new or at least a new way of looking at it. In American Fun John Beckman does both—stringing unfamiliar episodes of U.S. history together in a new and ingenious way.” —The Washington Post “The key to this spirited and challenging book is in its subtitle: ‘joyous revolt.’ . . . American Fun provides an original perspective on how ordinary folk left a mark on the historical landscape in a way that has not received full recognition.” —Howard P. Chudacoff, The New York Times Book Review “This freewheeling history . . . richly demonstrate[s] how Americans have often blended defiance and wit with the pursuit of liberty.” —The New Yorker “This is a history of ‘a raffish national tradition that flaunted pleasure in the face of authority.’ That sort of fun has made America what it is, and it is a pleasure to read a book that explains historically this essential nature of part of the American character. . . . Fun . . . and informative to boot.” ­­­­­—Columbus Dispatch “[I]n his adventuresome new history, American Fun: Four Centuries of Joyous Revolt. . . . Beckman, an English professor at the United States Naval Academy, makes a powerful case that fun may be good but should always be at least slightly less than clean.” —The Daily Beast http://www.amazon.com/American-Fun-Centuries-Joyous-Revolt/dp/0345803779/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1460341045&sr=1-1&keywords=american+fun+beckman...more

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• American Fun: 2 of 4: Four Centuries of Joyous Revolt. by John Beckman.

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  Feb 17 2019

  Photo: Description  English: A Football Match, between England and Scotland. Illustration. Date circa 1893 Source Rugby Pioneers Author Unknown Licensing[edit] This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain wor American Fun: 2 of 4: Four Centuries of Joyous Revolt. by John Beckman.  https://www.amazon.com/American-Fun-Centuries-Joyous-Revolt/dp/0307908178 “The historian who revisits well-trodden ground must offer either something new or at least a new way of looking at it. In American Fun John Beckman does both—stringing unfamiliar episodes of U.S. history together in a new and ingenious way.” —The Washington Post “The key to this spirited and challenging book is in its subtitle: ‘joyous revolt.’ . . . American Fun provides an original perspective on how ordinary folk left a mark on the historical landscape in a way that has not received full recognition.” —Howard P. Chudacoff, The New York Times Book Review “This freewheeling history . . . richly demonstrate[s] how Americans have often blended defiance and wit with the pursuit of liberty.” —The New Yorker “This is a history of ‘a raffish national tradition that flaunted pleasure in the face of authority.’ That sort of fun has made America what it is, and it is a pleasure to read a book that explains historically this essential nature of part of the American character. . . . Fun . . . and informative to boot.” ­­­­­—Columbus Dispatch “[I]n his adventuresome new history, American Fun: Four Centuries of Joyous Revolt. . . . Beckman, an English professor at the United States Naval Academy, makes a powerful case that fun may be good but should always be at least slightly less than clean.” —The Daily Beast http://www.amazon.com/American-Fun-Centuries-Joyous-Revolt/dp/0345803779/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1460341045&sr=1-1&keywords=american+fun+beckman...more

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• American Fun: 3 of 4: Four Centuries of Joyous Revolt. by John Beckman.

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  Feb 17 2019

  Photo: English: Frankfurt squad 1880. From left to right: Wilhelm Lachenmaier, Anton Schaefer, Otto Wagner, Friedrich (Fred) Kasten, "Prof." George Brosius, Hermann J. Koehler, Carl (Charles) Paul, Carl (Charles) Mueller. Deutsch: Frankfurter Riege 1880. Date 1880 Source Turnverein Milwaukee 1853-1928. Seventy-fifth Anniversary. June 2 and 3, 1928 (Milwaukee: Turnverein, 1928), unpaginated. Author photo: unknown; file: James Steakley Licensing Public domain This media file is in the public domain in the United States. This applies to U.S. works where the copyright has expired, often because its first publication occurr American Fun: 3 of 4: Four Centuries of Joyous Revolt. by John Beckman.  https://www.amazon.com/American-Fun-Centuries-Joyous-Revolt/dp/0307908178 “The historian who revisits well-trodden ground must offer either something new or at least a new way of looking at it. In American Fun John Beckman does both—stringing unfamiliar episodes of U.S. history together in a new and ingenious way.” —The Washington Post “The key to this spirited and challenging book is in its subtitle: ‘joyous revolt.’ . . . American Fun provides an original perspective on how ordinary folk left a mark on the historical landscape in a way that has not received full recognition.” —Howard P. Chudacoff, The New York Times Book Review “This freewheeling history . . . richly demonstrate[s] how Americans have often blended defiance and wit with the pursuit of liberty.” —The New Yorker “This is a history of ‘a raffish national tradition that flaunted pleasure in the face of authority.’ That sort of fun has made America what it is, and it is a pleasure to read a book that explains historically this essential nature of part of the American character. . . . Fun . . . and informative to boot.” ­­­­­—Columbus Dispatch “[I]n his adventuresome new history, American Fun: Four Centuries of Joyous Revolt. . . . Beckman, an English professor at the United States Naval Academy, makes a powerful case that fun may be good but should always be at least slightly less than clean.” —The Daily Beast http://www.amazon.com/American-Fun-Centuries-Joyous-Revolt/dp/0345803779/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1460341045&sr=1-1&keywords=american+fun+beckman...more

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• American Fun: 4 of 4: Four Centuries of Joyous Revolt. by John Beckman.

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  Feb 17 2019

  Photo:English: Redcliffe netball team, 1930s Date  Source Item is held by John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. Author  This file is lacking author information. Licensing[edit] Public domain This image is of Australian origin and is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired. According to the Australian Copyright Council (ACC), ACC Information Sheet G023v17 (Dura American Fun: 4 of 4: Four Centuries of Joyous Revolt." by John Beckman. @AmericanFun https://www.amazon.com/American-Fun-Centuries-Joyous-Revolt/dp/0307908178 “The historian who revisits well-trodden ground must offer either something new or at least a new way of looking at it. In American Fun John Beckman does both—stringing unfamiliar episodes of U.S. history together in a new and ingenious way.” —The Washington Post “The key to this spirited and challenging book is in its subtitle: ‘joyous revolt.’ . . . American Fun provides an original perspective on how ordinary folk left a mark on the historical landscape in a way that has not received full recognition.” —Howard P. Chudacoff, The New York Times Book Review “This freewheeling history . . . richly demonstrate[s] how Americans have often blended defiance and wit with the pursuit of liberty.” —The New Yorker “This is a history of ‘a raffish national tradition that flaunted pleasure in the face of authority.’ That sort of fun has made America what it is, and it is a pleasure to read a book that explains historically this essential nature of part of the American character. . . . Fun . . . and informative to boot.” ­­­­­—Columbus Dispatch “[I]n his adventuresome new history, American Fun: Four Centuries of Joyous Revolt. . . . Beckman, an English professor at the United States Naval Academy, makes a powerful case that fun may be good but should always be at least slightly less than clean.” —The Daily Beast http://www.amazon.com/American-Fun-Centuries-Joyous-Revolt/dp/0345803779/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1460341045&sr=1-1&keywords=american+fun+beckman...more

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• The Book of Universes: 1 of 2: Exploring the Limits of the Cosmos. by John D. Barrow.

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  Feb 17 2019

  Photo:nternet Archive Book Images Follow Image from page 85 of "Concours pour l'Exposition universelle de 1900; projets exposés au Palais de l'industrie" (1895)  Identifier: concourspourlexp01expo Title: Concours pour l'Exposition universelle de 1900; projets exposés au Palais de l'industrie Year: 1895 (1890s) Authors: Exposition universelle internationale de 1900 (Paris, France) France. Ministère du commerce Bernard, E., et Cie Subjects: Architecture Exhibition buildings Publisher: Paris, E. Bernard Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: Text Appearing After Image: i^qH.iiiiLliciiiyypxiinii!||itoJLM< -à LlCm: A. BL.n.K, Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. comments Taken circa 1895 The Book of Universes: 1 of 2: Exploring the Limits of the Cosmos. by John D. Barrow.  http://www.amazon.com/Book-Universes-Exploring-Limits-Cosmos/dp/0393343111/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1460855140&sr=1-1&keywords=BOOK+OF+UNIVERSES “Starred Review. A narrative laced with humor and poetry . . . mind-expanding.” (Booklist) “A solid overview of the evolution of cosmology, with illuminating coverage of the current state of the art.” (Kirkus Reviews) “As it turns out, exercising the brain cells in thinking about such matters is great fun, and The Book of Universes is an excellent place to start such an exploration.” (New Statesman) “Entertaining and accessible.” (Publishers Weekly) About the Author. John D. Barrow is professor of mathematical sciences and director of the Millennium Mathematics Project at Cambridge University, as well as a Fellow of the Royal Society. He is the best-selling author of many books on science and mathematics, including Mathletics: 100 Amazing Things You Didn’t Know about the World of Sports and 100 Essential Things You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know: Math Explains Your World....more

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• The Book of Universes: 2 of 2: Exploring the Limits of the Cosmos. by John D. Barrow.

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  Feb 17 2019

  Photo:Image from page 191 of "The science-history of the universe" (1909)  Identifier: sciencehistoryofv3rolt Title: The science-history of the universe Year: 1909 (1900s) Authors: Rolt-Wheeler, Francis, 1876-1960, ed Subjects: Science Geology Cosmology Physical sciences Life sciences Natural history Humanities Publisher: New York : Current Literature Pub. Co. Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: Experiment of Cuneus : the Leyden Jar. From time to time it has been attempted to use for thedielectric materials other than glass, and thousands ofcondensers using paraffined paper are in use on moderntelephone and telegraph circuits. Larger condensers areused on power circuits. None of these other materials is,however, as satisfactory as glass, being liable to be dis-rupted if the pressure of the charge is too great. The op-portunities for using condensers to advantage are rapidly 172 ELECTRICITY increasing at present and considerable energy is beingdirected toward their development. The desirable qualitiesof such a condenser are that its dielectric should be capableof containing a very large charge, that it should standvery high electric pressure without disruption, and that itscoatings should be in the most intimate contact with the Text Appearing After Image: Battery of Leyden Jars. dielectric. In some recent condensers, made in Switzer-land, the metal coatings are made by chemically depositingsilver upon the inner and outer surfaces of the glass. The ancients, who knew nothing of electricity, couldnot conceive of thunder as anything but the result of apurely mechanical shock. Seneca, speaking of the factthat two hands struck together produced a loud noise, con-cluded from that that the collision of two enormous clouds ELECTROSTATICS 173 ought to sound with a very great crash. Again, he com-pares thunder, the sound of which is very sharp, evenpenetrating, to the noise made by the bursting of a bladderon a persons head. Lucretius also explains thunder bythe shaking of the clouds or their tearing asunder. The identity of lightning with electricity was first shownby Benjamin Franklin in a paper published in 1749, twoyears before his experiments with the storm clouds. Atthat epoch he had just recognised the power of points.Two ingenious experi Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. 337 views 0 faves 0 comments Taken circa 1909  No known copyright restrictions The Book of Universes: 2 of 2: Exploring the Limits of the Cosmos. by John D. Barrow.  http://www.amazon.com/Book-Universes-Exploring-Limits-Cosmos/dp/0393343111/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1460855140&sr=1-1&keywords=BOOK+OF+UNIVERSES “Starred Review. A narrative laced with humor and poetry . . . mind-expanding.” (Booklist) “A solid overview of the evolution of cosmology, with illuminating coverage of the current state of the art.” (Kirkus Reviews) “As it turns out, exercising the brain cells in thinking about such matters is great fun, and The Book of Universes is an excellent place to start such an exploration.” (New Statesman) “Entertaining and accessible.” (Publishers Weekly) About the Author. John D. Barrow is professor of mathematical sciences and director of the Millennium Mathematics Project at Cambridge University, as well as a Fellow of the Royal Society. He is the best-selling author of many books on science and mathematics, including Mathletics: 100 Amazing Things You Didn’t Know about the World of Sports and 100 Essential Things You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know: Math Explains Your World....more

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• Genius of Place: 1 of 2: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted (A Merloyd Lawrence Book). by Justin Martin

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  Photo:Maurice Prendergast (1858–1924) Blue pencil.svg wikidata:Q248707 (1858/1924) Maurice Prendergast: Central Park, 1900 Title  English: Central Park, 1900 Object type watercolor painting Date 1900 Medium  English: Watercolor, pastel, and graphite pencil on paper Dimensions Height: 15.2 ″ (38.7 cm); Width: 22.1 ″ (56.1 cm) (Sheet) Collection  Whitney Museum of American Art Blue pencil.svg wikidata:Q639791 Source/Photographer xwHBVkI06oJqeQ at Google Cultural Institute, zoom level maximum Licensing[edit] This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason: Public domain  The author died in 1924, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author' Genius of Place: 1 of 2: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted (A Merloyd Lawrence Book). by Justin Martin https://www.amazon.com/Genius-Place-Frederick-Olmsted-Lawrence/dp/0306821486/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1519008097&sr=1-1&keywords=genius+of+place+justin+martin Frederick Law Olmsted is arguably the most important historical figure that the average American knows the least about. Best remembered for his landscape architecture, from New York's Central Park to Boston's Emerald Necklace to Stanford University's campus, Olmsted was also an influential journalist, early voice for the environment, and abolitionist credited with helping dissuade England from joining the South in the Civil War. This momentous career was shadowed by a tragic personal life, also fully portrayed here. Most of all, he was a social reformer. He didn't simply create places that were beautiful in the abstract. An awesome and timeless intent stands behind Olmsted's designs, allowing his work to survive to the present day. With our urgent need to revitalize cities and a widespread yearning for green space, his work is more relevant now than it was during his lifetime. Justin Martin restores Olmsted to his rightful place in the pantheon of great Americans....more

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• Genius of Place: 2 of 2: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted (A Merloyd Lawrence Book). by Justin Martin

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  Feb 17 2019

  Photo:English: 1900 Central Park Grove Date 1900 Source Anonymous Author Anonymous Postcard Photographer Licensing[edit] Public domain Warning sign The author of this work is anonymous and this work was made available to the public more than 50 years ago. According to the Berne convention Art. 7, and the laws of many countries, this work is in the public domain. Genius of Place: 2 of 2:  The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted (A Merloyd Lawrence Book). by Justin Martin https://www.amazon.com/Genius-Place-Frederick-Olmsted-Lawrence/dp/0306821486/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1519008097&sr=1-1&keywords=genius+of+place+justin+martin Frederick Law Olmsted is arguably the most important historical figure that the average American knows the least about. Best remembered for his landscape architecture, from New York's Central Park to Boston's Emerald Necklace to Stanford University's campus, Olmsted was also an influential journalist, early voice for the environment, and abolitionist credited with helping dissuade England from joining the South in the Civil War. This momentous career was shadowed by a tragic personal life, also fully portrayed here. Most of all, he was a social reformer. He didn't simply create places that were beautiful in the abstract. An awesome and timeless intent stands behind Olmsted's designs, allowing his work to survive to the present day. With our urgent need to revitalize cities and a widespread yearning for green space, his work is more relevant now than it was during his lifetime. Justin Martin restores Olmsted to his rightful place in the pantheon of great Americans....more

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• #TheScalaReport: Analysis of new data on the global High Net Worth pop (HNW): those with $1m-$30m. Why the retreat in Africa/Latin America? Why the leap in Europe? Chris Riegel, CEO Scala.com #ScalaAPS @STRATACACHE @ScalaInc

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  Feb 16 2019

  Photo: More details Jupiter in a wall painting from Pompeii, with eagle and globe Olivierw - Own work Zeus, Museo archeologico nazionale di Napoli (inv. nr.9551). Da Pompei, Casa dei Dioscuri. Permission details This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason: This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States. Note that a few countries have copyright terms longer than 70 years: Mexico has 100 years, Jamaica has 95 years, Colombia has 80 years, and Guatemala and Samoa have 75 years. This image may not be in the public domain in these countries, which moreover do not implement the rule of the shorter term. Côte d'Ivoire has a general copyright term of 99 years and Honduras has 75 years, but they do implement the rule of the shorter term. Copyright may extend on works created by French who died for France in World War II (more information), Russians who served in the Eastern Front of World War II (known as the Great Patriotic War in Russia) and posthumously rehabilitated victims of Soviet repressions (more information). This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain". This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details. {{PD-Art}} template without license parameter: please specify why the underlying work is public domain in both the source country and the United States (Usage: {{PD-Art|1=|deathyear=''year of author's death''|country=''source country''}}, where parameter #1 can be PD-old-auto, PD-old-auto-1923, PD-old-auto-1996, PD-old-100 or similar. See Commons:Multi-license copyright tags for more information.)View more Public Domainview terms File:Zeus pompei.JPG Created: 19 July 2009 #TheScalaReport: Analysis of new data on the global High Net Worth pop (HNW): those with $1m-$30m. Why the retreat in Africa/Latin America? Why the leap in Europe? Chris Riegel, CEO Scala.com #ScalaAPS @STRATACACHE @ScalaInc https://www.wealthx.com/report/high-net-worth-handbook-2019/...more

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• Very, very faintest of galaxies, Virgo I. Ken Croswell, @NewScientist.

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  Feb 16 2019

  Photo:An HST image of galaxy UGC 12158, which is thought to resemble the Milky Way in appearance ESA/Hubble & NASA - http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1035a/ The galaxy captured in this image, called UGC 12158, certainly isn’t camera-shy: this spiral stunner is posing face-on to the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys, revealing its structure in fine detail. UGC 12158 is an excellent example of a barred spiral galaxy in the Hubble sequence — a scheme used to categorise galaxies based on their shapes. Barred spirals, as the name suggest, feature spectacular swirling arms of stars that emanate from a bar-shaped centre. Such bar structures are common, being found in about two thirds of spiral galaxies, and are thought to act as funnels, guiding gas to their galactic centres where it accumulates to form newborn stars. These aren’t permanent structures: astronomers think that they slowly disperse over time, so that the galaxies eventually evolve into regular spirals. The appearance of a galaxy changes little over millions of years, but this image also contains a short-lived and brilliant interloper — the bright blue star just to the lower left of the centre of the galaxy is very different from the several foreground stars seen in the image. It is in fact a supernova inside UGC 12158 and much further away than the Milky Way stars in the field — at a distance of about 400 million light-years! This stellar explosion, called SN 2004ef, was first spotted by two British amateur astronomers in September 2004 and the Hubble data shown here form part of the follow-up observations. This picture was created from images taken with the Wide Field Channel of Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys. Images through blue (F475W, coloured blue), yellow (F606W, coloured green) and red (F814W, coloured red) as well as a filter that isolates the light from glowing hydrogen (F658W, also coloured red) have been included. The exposure times were 1160 s, 700 s, 700 s and 1200 s respectively. The field of view is about 2.3 arcminutes across. Very, very faintest of galaxies, Virgo I. Ken Croswell, @NewScientist. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2107985-super-dim-galaxy-may-be-one-of-hundreds-orbiting-the-milky-way/ “It continues to be interesting how faint you can go and still be a galaxy,” says Erik Tollerud of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. “They’re such tiny little puny things.” The new galaxy radiates so little light because it has so few stars, which give off only about 180 times as much light as the sun. Virgo I is just a few hundred light years across, which nonetheless indicates it is a galaxy, Chiba says. A star cluster this dim would be even smaller. Still, the galaxy’s luminosity is somewhat uncertain, because astronomers can only see its brightest stars, says Vasily Belokurov of the University of Cambridge, whose team discovered Segue 1 in 2006. “All these luminosities should be taken with a great pinch of salt,” he says. “So I would not really play this game of which one is the faintest.” Such a galaxy is so dim it can lose most of its light when just one of its red giant stars becomes a white dwarf. Last year, a less luminous objec...more

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• Brothers at Arms: 1 of 8: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Larrie D. Ferreiro (Author), David Colacci (Narrator), & 1 more

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  Photo:Amiral de Villeneuve Unknown - Estampe Public Domain File:Amiraldevilleneuve.jpg Created: XVIIIe Brothers at Arms: 1 of 8: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Larrie D. Ferreiro (Author), David Colacci (Narrator), & 1 more https://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Arms-American-Independence-France/dp/B01MPZGICJ/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= In this groundbreaking, revisionist history, Larrie D. Ferreiro shows that at the time the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord the colonists had little chance, if any, of militarily defeating the British. The nascent American nation had no navy, little in the way of artillery, and a militia bereft even of gunpowder. In his detailed accounts, Ferreiro shows that without the extensive military and financial support of the French and Spanish, the American cause would never have succeeded. France and Spain provided close to the equivalent of $30 billion and 90 percent of all guns used by the Americans, and they sent soldiers and sailors by the thousands to fight and die alongside the Americans, as well as around the world. Ferreiro adds to the historical records the names of French and Spanish diplomats, merchants, soldiers, and sailors whose contribution is at last given recognition. Instead of viewing the American Revolution in isolation, Brothers at Arms reveals the birth of the American nation as the centerpiece of an international coalition fighting against a common enemy....more

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• Brothers at Arms: 2 of 8: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Larrie D. Ferreiro (Author), David Colacci (Narrator), & 1 more

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  Feb 16 2019

  Photo:Pearl engages Esperance in an action on 30 September 1780 Peltro, John (artist); Harris, John (publisher) - NMM PAG7054 The Pearl Capt Montague taking L'Esperance 30 Sep 1780; engraving Permission details This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or less. You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or less. You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.View more Public Domainview terms File:HMS Pearl vs Esperance.jpg Brothers at Arms: 2 of 8: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Larrie D. Ferreiro (Author), David Colacci (Narrator), & 1 more https://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Arms-American-Independence-France/dp/B01MPZGICJ/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= In this groundbreaking, revisionist history, Larrie D. Ferreiro shows that at the time the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord the colonists had little chance, if any, of militarily defeating the British. The nascent American nation had no navy, little in the way of artillery, and a militia bereft even of gunpowder. In his detailed accounts, Ferreiro shows that without the extensive military and financial support of the French and Spanish, the American cause would never have succeeded. France and Spain provided close to the equivalent of $30 billion and 90 percent of all guns used by the Americans, and they sent soldiers and sailors by the thousands to fight and die alongside the Americans, as well as around the world. Ferreiro adds to the historical records the names of French and Spanish diplomats, merchants, soldiers, and sailors whose contribution is at last given recognition. Instead of viewing the American Revolution in isolation, Brothers at Arms reveals the birth of the American nation as the centerpiece of an international coalition fighting against a common enemy....more

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• Brothers at Arms: 3 of 8: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Larrie D. Ferreiro (Author), David Colacci (Narrator), & 1 more

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  Feb 16 2019

  Photo: Pearl engages the Santa Monica in the Action of 14 September 1779 Dominic Serres - Bonhams Captain George Montagu of the 'Pearl', 32 guns, engaging the Spanish frigate 'Santa Monica' off the Azores, 14th. September 1779 Public Domain File:Dominic Serres - Captain George Montagu of the 'Pearl', 32 guns, engaging the Spanish frigate 'Santa Monica' off the Azores, 14th. September 1779.jpg Brothers at Arms: 3 of 8: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Larrie D. Ferreiro (Author), David Colacci (Narrator), & 1 more https://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Arms-American-Independence-France/dp/B01MPZGICJ/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= In this groundbreaking, revisionist history, Larrie D. Ferreiro shows that at the time the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord the colonists had little chance, if any, of militarily defeating the British. The nascent American nation had no navy, little in the way of artillery, and a militia bereft even of gunpowder. In his detailed accounts, Ferreiro shows that without the extensive military and financial support of the French and Spanish, the American cause would never have succeeded. France and Spain provided close to the equivalent of $30 billion and 90 percent of all guns used by the Americans, and they sent soldiers and sailors by the thousands to fight and die alongside the Americans, as well as around the world. Ferreiro adds to the historical records the names of French and Spanish diplomats, merchants, soldiers, and sailors whose contribution is at last given recognition. Instead of viewing the American Revolution in isolation, Brothers at Arms reveals the birth of the American nation as the centerpiece of an international coalition fighting against a common enemy....more

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• Brothers at Arms: 4 of 8: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Larrie D. Ferreiro (Author), David Colacci (Narrator), & 1 more

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  Feb 16 2019

  Photo: D'Estaing's fleet attacks Barrington's at St Lucia  Dominique Serre l'Ancien - nmm.ac.uk December 15, 1778, Island of St. Lucia. Naval battle between the 12 French ships of d'Estaing (left) and seven English ships of Admiral Barrington (right). Public Domain File:Bataille de Sainte Lucie 1778.jpg Created: 1780date QS:P571,+1780-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 Brothers at Arms: 4 of 8: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Larrie D. Ferreiro (Author), David Colacci (Narrator), & 1 more https://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Arms-American-Independence-France/dp/B01MPZGICJ/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= In this groundbreaking, revisionist history, Larrie D. Ferreiro shows that at the time the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord the colonists had little chance, if any, of militarily defeating the British. The nascent American nation had no navy, little in the way of artillery, and a militia bereft even of gunpowder. In his detailed accounts, Ferreiro shows that without the extensive military and financial support of the French and Spanish, the American cause would never have succeeded. France and Spain provided close to the equivalent of $30 billion and 90 percent of all guns used by the Americans, and they sent soldiers and sailors by the thousands to fight and die alongside the Americans, as well as around the world. Ferreiro adds to the historical records the names of French and Spanish diplomats, merchants, soldiers, and sailors whose contribution is at last given recognition. Instead of viewing the American Revolution in isolation, Brothers at Arms reveals the birth of the American nation as the centerpiece of an international coalition fighting against a common enemy....more

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• Brothers at Arms: 5 of 8: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Larrie D. Ferreiro (Author), David Colacci (Narrator), & 1 more

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  Feb 16 2019

  Photo: Troops escorted by Pearl, land at Kip's Bay in September 1776 Unknown - http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=fef4fb4a-37b1-4967-a9ee-370a88397a33 British troops landing at Kip's Bay in 1776 Public Domain File:British troops landing at Kip's Bay 1776.jpg Created: 28 August 2011 Brothers at Arms: 5 of 8: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Larrie D. Ferreiro (Author), David Colacci (Narrator), & 1 more https://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Arms-American-Independence-France/dp/B01MPZGICJ/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= In this groundbreaking, revisionist history, Larrie D. Ferreiro shows that at the time the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord the colonists had little chance, if any, of militarily defeating the British. The nascent American nation had no navy, little in the way of artillery, and a militia bereft even of gunpowder. In his detailed accounts, Ferreiro shows that without the extensive military and financial support of the French and Spanish, the American cause would never have succeeded. France and Spain provided close to the equivalent of $30 billion and 90 percent of all guns used by the Americans, and they sent soldiers and sailors by the thousands to fight and die alongside the Americans, as well as around the world. Ferreiro adds to the historical records the names of French and Spanish diplomats, merchants, soldiers, and sailors whose contribution is at last given recognition. Instead of viewing the American Revolution in isolation, Brothers at Arms reveals the birth of the American nation as the centerpiece of an international coalition fighting against a common enemy....more

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• Brothers at Arms: 6 of 8: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Larrie D. Ferreiro (Author), David Colacci (Narrator), & 1 more

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  Feb 16 2019

  Photo:HMS Pearl and Santa Monica, Azores, September 1779. La Santa Monica had been built at Cartagena during 1777. Thomas Whitcombe (born circa 1760 - died circa 1824) - [1] Collections of the National Maritime Museum Permission details This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason: This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or less. You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain". This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details.View more Public Domainview terms File:HMS Pearl and Santa Monica Azores, 1779.jpg Created: 31 December 1804 Brothers at Arms: 6 of 8: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Larrie D. Ferreiro (Author), David Colacci (Narrator), & 1 more https://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Arms-American-Independence-France/dp/B01MPZGICJ/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= In this groundbreaking, revisionist history, Larrie D. Ferreiro shows that at the time the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord the colonists had little chance, if any, of militarily defeating the British. The nascent American nation had no navy, little in the way of artillery, and a militia bereft even of gunpowder. In his detailed accounts, Ferreiro shows that without the extensive military and financial support of the French and Spanish, the American cause would never have succeeded. France and Spain provided close to the equivalent of $30 billion and 90 percent of all guns used by the Americans, and they sent soldiers and sailors by the thousands to fight and die alongside the Americans, as well as around the world. Ferreiro adds to the historical records the names of French and Spanish diplomats, merchants, soldiers, and sailors whose contribution is at last given recognition. Instead of viewing the American Revolution in isolation, Brothers at Arms reveals the birth of the American nation as the centerpiece of an international coalition fighting against a common enemy....more

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• Brothers at Arms: 7 of 8: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Larrie D. Ferreiro (Author), David Colacci (Narrator), & 1 more

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  Feb 16 2019

  Photo: Dominic Serres (1722–1793) Blue pencil.svg wikidata:Q3035468 Title  The British Fleet Entering Havana, 21 August 1762 Object type painting Description  English: A depiction of an episode from the last major operation of the Seven Years War, 1756-63. It was part of England's offensive against Spain when she entered the war in support of France late in 1761. The British Government's response was immediately to plan large offensive amphibious operations against Spanish overseas possessions, particularly Havana, the capital of the western dominions and Manila, the capital of the eastern. Havana needed large forces for its capture and early in 1762 ships and troops were dispatched under Admiral Sir George Pocock and General the Earl of Albemarle. The force which descended on Cuba consisted of 22 ships of the line, four 50-gun ships, three 40s, a dozen frigates and a dozen sloops and bomb vessels. In addition there were troopships, storeships, and hospital ships. Pocock took this great fleet of about 180 sail through the dangerous Old Bahama Strait, from Jamaica, to take Havana by surprise. Havana, on Cuba's north coast, was guarded by the elevated Morro Castle which commanded both the entrance to its fine harbour, immediately to the west, and the town on the west side of the bay. The English fleet moved into Havana harbour once the obstructions had been cleared on 21 August. On the left of the picture, Commodore Augustus Keppel in the 'Valiant', is leading in his squadron first, an honour accorded him by Admiral Sir George Pocock. On the right Pocock's 'Namur', flying his flag as Admiral of the Blue, together with the Union flag and blue ensign, is shown following with the bulk of the fleet. Date 1775 Medium oil on canvas Dimensions Height: 122.5 cm (48.2 ″); Width: 183.7 cm (72.3 ″) Collection  National Maritime Museum Blue pencil.svg wikidata:Q1199924 Accession number  BHC0415 Credit line National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Maritime Museum, 1983. Source/Photographer National Maritime Museum BHC0415 Licensing[edit] This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason: Public domain  This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or less. Brothers at Arms: 7 of 8: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Larrie D. Ferreiro (Author), David Colacci (Narrator), & 1 more https://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Arms-American-Independence-France/dp/B01MPZGICJ/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= In this groundbreaking, revisionist history, Larrie D. Ferreiro shows that at the time the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord the colonists had little chance, if any, of militarily defeating the British. The nascent American nation had no navy, little in the way of artillery, and a militia bereft even of gunpowder. In his detailed accounts, Ferreiro shows that without the extensive military and financial support of the French and Spanish, the American cause would never have succeeded. France and Spain provided close to the equivalent of $30 billion and 90 percent of all guns used by the Americans, and they sent soldiers and sailors by the thousands to fight and die alongside the Americans, as well as around the world. Ferreiro adds to the historical records the names of French and Spanish diplomats, merchants, soldiers, and sailors whose contribution is at last given recognition. Instead of viewing the American Revolution in isolation, Brothers at Arms reveals the birth of the American nation as the centerpiece of an international coalition fighting against a common enemy....more

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• Brothers at Arms:8 of 8: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Larrie D. Ferreiro (Author), David Colacci (Narrator), & 1 more

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  Photo:Dominic Serres (1722–1793) Blue pencil.svg wikidata:Q3035468 Dominic Serres Alternative names Dominic Serres the Elder Description British-French painter Date of birth/death 1722 1793 Location of birth/death Auch Marylebone (London) Work location Spain; Hamburg; London (1758–1793) Authority control  wikidata:Q3035468: Q3035468 VIAF: 18126281 ISNI: 0000 0001 1602 0127 ULAN: 500015057 LCCN: nr2001033993 NLA: 35097354 WorldCat Title  The Captured Spanish Fleet at Havana, August-September 1762 Description  English: A depiction of an episode from the last major operation of the Seven Years War, 1756–63. It was part of England's offensive against Spain when she entered the war in support of France late in 1761. The British government's response was immediately to plan large offensive amphibious operations against Spanish overseas possessions, particularly Havana, the capital of the western dominions, and Manila, the capital in the east. Havana needed large forces for its capture and early in 1762 ships and troops were dispatched under Admiral Sir George Pocock and General the Earl of Albemarle. The force that descended on Cuba consisted of 22 ships of the line, four 50-gun ships, three 40-gunners, a dozen frigates and a dozen sloops and bomb vessels. In addition there were troopships, storeships, and hospital ships. Pocock took this great fleet of about 180 vessels from Jamaica and sailed through the dangerous Old Straits of Bahama, to take Havana by surprise. The scene refers to the conclusion of the naval operation. The painting is a complex panorama depicted from the southern end of the harbour, showing the captured Spanish warships at anchor, ships on the stocks being burnt at left and the sunlit fortress of El Morro seen down an open sightline at the centre right. The tropical cloud formation in the background is an important element of the composition and execution. Date 18th century Medium painting (oil) Dimensions Height: 108 cm (42.5 ″); Width: 180.4 cm (71 ″) Collection  National Maritime Museum Blue pencil.svg wikidata:Q1199924 Accession number  BHC0416 Credit line National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Maritime Museum, 1983. Source/Photographer National Maritime Museum BHC0416 Licensing[edit] This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason: Public domain  This work is in the public domain in its country of  Brothers at Arms:8 of 8:  American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Larrie D. Ferreiro (Author), David Colacci (Narrator), & 1 more https://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Arms-American-Independence-France/dp/B01MPZGICJ/ref=tmmaudswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= In this groundbreaking, revisionist history, Larrie D. Ferreiro shows that at the time the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord the colonists had little chance, if any, of militarily defeating the British. The nascent American nation had no navy, little in the way of artillery, and a militia bereft even of gunpowder. In his detailed accounts, Ferreiro shows that without the extensive military and financial support of the French and Spanish, the American cause would never have succeeded. France and Spain provided close to the equivalent of $30 billion and 90 percent of all guns used by the Americans, and they sent soldiers and sailors by the thousands to fight and die alongside the Americans, as well as around the world. Ferreiro adds to the historical records the names of French and Spanish diplomats, merchants, soldiers, and sailors whose contribution is at last given recognition. Instead of viewing the American Revolution in isolation, Brothers at Arms reveals the birth of the American nation as the centerpiece of an international coalition fighting against a common enemy....more

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• The Silo Effect: 1 of 4: The Peril of Expertise and the Promise of Breaking Down Barriers by Gillian Tett.

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  Photo: Marley's ghost, from Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. With Illustrations by John Leech. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. First edition. John Leech - http://historical.ha.com/common/viewitem.php?SaleNo=683&Lot_No=57424&type=&ic= Public Domain File:Marley's Ghost-John Leech, 1843.jpg Created: 31 December 1842 The Silo Effect: 1 of 4: The Peril of Expertise and the Promise of Breaking Down Barriers by Gillian Tett.  http://www.amazon.com/Silo-Effect-Expertise-Breaking-Barriers/dp/1451644736/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1460855658&sr=1-1&keywords=SILOS+TETT “A complex topic and lively writing make this an enjoyable call to action for better integration within organizations.” (Publishers Weekly) “Highly intelligent, enjoyable and enlivened by a string of vivid case studies. It is also genuinely important, because her prescription for curing the pathological silo-isation of business and government is refreshingly unorthodox and, in my view, convincing.” (Financial Times) "In “The Silo Effect” she applies her anthropologist’s lens to the problem of why so many organizations still suffer from a failure to communicate. It’s a profound idea, richly analyzed." (The Wall Street Journal) "’Silo’ has become a cliché among management consultants—and executives trying to hang onto their jobs by speaking the language of the au courant—but Tett gives the metaphor life in her engaging, case-study-filled new book.” (New York Post) About the Author Gillian Tett oversees global coverage of the financial markets for the Financial Times, the world’s leading newspaper covering finance and business. In 2007 she was awarded the Wincott prize, the premier British award for financial journalism, and in 2008 was named British Business Journalist of the Year. Tett is the author of Saving the Sun: How Wall Street Mavericks Shook Up Japan’s Financial World and Made Billions and The Silo Effect: Ordered Chaos, the Peril of Expertise, and the Power of Breaking Down Barriers....more

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• The Silo Effect: 2 of 4: The Peril of Expertise and the Promise of Breaking Down Barriers by Gillian Tett.

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  Photo: More details Scrooge and Bob Cratchit illustrated by John Leech in 1843 View author information Public Domain File:A Christmas Carol - Scrooge and Bob Cratchit.jpg Uploaded: 6 December 2005 The Silo Effect: 2 of 4: The Peril of Expertise and the Promise of Breaking Down Barriers by Gillian Tett.  http://www.amazon.com/Silo-Effect-Expertise-Breaking-Barriers/dp/1451644736/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1460855658&sr=1-1&keywords=SILOS+TETT “A complex topic and lively writing make this an enjoyable call to action for better integration within organizations.” (Publishers Weekly) “Highly intelligent, enjoyable and enlivened by a string of vivid case studies. It is also genuinely important, because her prescription for curing the pathological silo-isation of business and government is refreshingly unorthodox and, in my view, convincing.” (Financial Times) "In “The Silo Effect” she applies her anthropologist’s lens to the problem of why so many organizations still suffer from a failure to communicate. It’s a profound idea, richly analyzed." (The Wall Street Journal) "’Silo’ has become a cliché among management consultants—and executives trying to hang onto their jobs by speaking the language of the au courant—but Tett gives the metaphor life in her engaging, case-study-filled new book.” (New York Post) About the Author Gillian Tett oversees global coverage of the financial markets for the Financial Times, the world’s leading newspaper covering finance and business. In 2007 she was awarded the Wincott prize, the premier British award for financial journalism, and in 2008 was named British Business Journalist of the Year. Tett is the author of Saving the Sun: How Wall Street Mavericks Shook Up Japan’s Financial World and Made Billions and The Silo Effect: Ordered Chaos, the Peril of Expertise, and the Power of Breaking Down Barriers....more

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• The Silo Effect: 3 of 4: The Peril of Expertise and the Promise of Breaking Down Barriers by Gillian Tett.

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  Photo: The Silo Effect: 3 of 4: The Peril of Expertise and the Promise of Breaking Down Barriers by Gillian Tett.  http://www.amazon.com/Silo-Effect-Expertise-Breaking-Barriers/dp/1451644736/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1460855658&sr=1-1&keywords=SILOS+TETT “A complex topic and lively writing make this an enjoyable call to action for better integration within organizations.” (Publishers Weekly) “Highly intelligent, enjoyable and enlivened by a string of vivid case studies. It is also genuinely important, because her prescription for curing the pathological silo-isation of business and government is refreshingly unorthodox and, in my view, convincing.” (Financial Times) "In “The Silo Effect” she applies her anthropologist’s lens to the problem of why so many organizations still suffer from a failure to communicate. It’s a profound idea, richly analyzed." (The Wall Street Journal) "’Silo’ has become a cliché among management consultants—and executives trying to hang onto their jobs by speaking the language of the au courant—but Tett gives the metaphor life in her engaging, case-study-filled new book.” (New York Post) About the Author Gillian Tett oversees global coverage of the financial markets for the Financial Times, the world’s leading newspaper covering finance and business. In 2007 she was awarded the Wincott prize, the premier British award for financial journalism, and in 2008 was named British Business Journalist of the Year. Tett is the author of Saving the Sun: How Wall Street Mavericks Shook Up Japan’s Financial World and Made Billions and The Silo Effect: Ordered Chaos, the Peril of Expertise, and the Power of Breaking Down Barriers....more

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• The Silo Effect: 4 of 4: The Peril of Expertise and the Promise of Breaking Down Barriers by Gillian Tett.

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  Photo:Reconstruction of the Tumulus MM burial, Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara, Turkey. Georges Jansoone (JoJan) - Self-photographed (Reconstruction of the) tomb of King Midas; found at Gordion; late 8th c. BC; Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara, Turkey Permission details own photoView more Public Domainview terms File:Museum of Anatolian Civilizations055 kopie1.jpg Created: 23 April 2007 The Silo Effect: 4 of 4:  The Peril of Expertise and the Promise of Breaking Down Barriers by Gillian Tett.  http://www.amazon.com/Silo-Effect-Expertise-Breaking-Barriers/dp/1451644736/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1460855658&sr=1-1&keywords=SILOS+TETT “A complex topic and lively writing make this an enjoyable call to action for better integration within organizations.” (Publishers Weekly) “Highly intelligent, enjoyable and enlivened by a string of vivid case studies. It is also genuinely important, because her prescription for curing the pathological silo-isation of business and government is refreshingly unorthodox and, in my view, convincing.” (Financial Times) "In “The Silo Effect” she applies her anthropologist’s lens to the problem of why so many organizations still suffer from a failure to communicate. It’s a profound idea, richly analyzed." (The Wall Street Journal) "’Silo’ has become a cliché among management consultants—and executives trying to hang onto their jobs by speaking the language of the au courant—but Tett gives the metaphor life in her engaging, case-study-filled new book.” (New York Post) About the Author Gillian Tett oversees global coverage of the financial markets for the Financial Times, the world’s leading newspaper covering finance and business. In 2007 she was awarded the Wincott prize, the premier British award for financial journalism, and in 2008 was named British Business Journalist of the Year. Tett is the author of Saving the Sun: How Wall Street Mavericks Shook Up Japan’s Financial World and Made Billions and The Silo Effect: Ordered Chaos, the Peril of Expertise, and the Power of Breaking Down Barriers....more

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• The First Frontier: 1 of 4: The Forgotten History of Struggle, Savagery, and Endurance in Early America by Scott Weidensaul

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  Photo: The First Frontier: 1 of 4: The Forgotten History of Struggle, Savagery, and Endurance in Early America by Scott Weidensaul https://www.amazon.com/dp/0151015155?encoding=UTF8&isInIframe=0&n=283155&ref=dpproddesc0&s=books&showDetailProductDesc=1#product-descriptionfeaturediv “With a novelist's flair, he conveys the experiences of ordinary people pitted against powerful and unpredictable nature. . . Mr. Weidensaul invites readers to imagine the bloody ground beneath modern America's apparently tame landscape.” —The Wall Street Journal “Exhaustively researched and entertainingly written. . . Credit Weidensaul with proving once again that history does not have to be dull in order to be comprehensive. It would be difficult to find a work of either fact or fiction more filled with excitement and suspense than The First Frontier.” —The Seattle Times “With a novelist's flair, he conveys the experiences of ordinary people pitted against powerful and unpredictable nature. . . Mr. Weidensaul invites readers to imagine the bloody ground beneath modern America's apparently tame landscape.” —The Wall Street Journal...more

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• The First Frontier: 3 of 4: The Forgotten History of Struggle, Savagery, and Endurance in Early America by Scott Weidensaul

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  Photo: More details "A Plan of the New Fort at Pitts-Burgh", drawn by cartographer John Rocque and published in 1765. View author information Fort Pitt (Pennsylvania), map published in 1765, drawn by John Rocque. Public Domain File:Plan of Fort Pitt, 1759.jpg Uploaded: 4 December 2012 The First Frontier: 3 of 4: The Forgotten History of Struggle, Savagery, and Endurance in Early America by Scott Weidensaul https://www.amazon.com/dp/0151015155?encoding=UTF8&isInIframe=0&n=283155&ref=dpproddesc0&s=books&showDetailProductDesc=1#product-descriptionfeaturediv “With a novelist's flair, he conveys the experiences of ordinary people pitted against powerful and unpredictable nature. . . Mr. Weidensaul invites readers to imagine the bloody ground beneath modern America's apparently tame landscape.” —The Wall Street Journal “Exhaustively researched and entertainingly written. . . Credit Weidensaul with proving once again that history does not have to be dull in order to be comprehensive. It would be difficult to find a work of either fact or fiction more filled with excitement and suspense than The First Frontier.” —The Seattle Times “With a novelist's flair, he conveys the experiences of ordinary people pitted against powerful and unpredictable nature. . . Mr. Weidensaul invites readers to imagine the bloody ground beneath modern America's apparently tame landscape.” —The Wall Street Journal...more

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• The First Frontier: 2 of 4: The Forgotten History of Struggle, Savagery, and Endurance in Early America by Scott Weidensaul

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  Photo: 19th-century engraving of the wounding of Major-General Braddock at the Battle of the Monongahela. Unknown - Canadian Military Heritage website Major-General Braddock's death at the Battle of the Monongahela, 9 July 1755 Public Domain File:Braddock's death at the Battle of Monongahela 9-July-1755.jpg Created: 19th century date QS:P,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7 The First Frontier: 2 of 4: The Forgotten History of Struggle, Savagery, and Endurance in Early America by Scott Weidensaul https://www.amazon.com/dp/0151015155?encoding=UTF8&isInIframe=0&n=283155&ref=dpproddesc0&s=books&showDetailProductDesc=1#product-descriptionfeaturediv “With a novelist's flair, he conveys the experiences of ordinary people pitted against powerful and unpredictable nature. . . Mr. Weidensaul invites readers to imagine the bloody ground beneath modern America's apparently tame landscape.” —The Wall Street Journal “Exhaustively researched and entertainingly written. . . Credit Weidensaul with proving once again that history does not have to be dull in order to be comprehensive. It would be difficult to find a work of either fact or fiction more filled with excitement and suspense than The First Frontier.” —The Seattle Times “With a novelist's flair, he conveys the experiences of ordinary people pitted against powerful and unpredictable nature. . . Mr. Weidensaul invites readers to imagine the bloody ground beneath modern America's apparently tame landscape.” —The Wall Street Journal...more

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• The First Frontier: 4 of 4: The Forgotten History of Struggle, Savagery, and Endurance in Early America by Scott Weidensaul

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  Photo:Artist's interpretation of Fort Pitt in 1759, with Allegheny (left) and Monongahela rivers. At their confluence is the Ohio River (bottom) Pittsburgh Photo Engraving Co.; unknown artist - White, Edward, and Lucas, De Witt B. 150 years of unparalleled thrift: Pittsburgh Sesqui-centennial chronicling a development from a frontier camp to a mighty city; official history and programme. 1908. p. 2. Immediate source: Historic Pittsburgh digitization Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania, 1759. Captioned: "Fort Pitt and Pittsburgh in 1759, one year after permanent occupation by the English" Public Domain File:Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania, 1759.jpg Created: 31 December 1907 The First Frontier: 4 of 4: The Forgotten History of Struggle, Savagery, and Endurance in Early America by Scott Weidensaul https://www.amazon.com/dp/0151015155?encoding=UTF8&isInIframe=0&n=283155&ref=dpproddesc0&s=books&showDetailProductDesc=1#product-descriptionfeaturediv “With a novelist's flair, he conveys the experiences of ordinary people pitted against powerful and unpredictable nature. . . Mr. Weidensaul invites readers to imagine the bloody ground beneath modern America's apparently tame landscape.” —The Wall Street Journal “Exhaustively researched and entertainingly written. . . Credit Weidensaul with proving once again that history does not have to be dull in order to be comprehensive. It would be difficult to find a work of either fact or fiction more filled with excitement and suspense than The First Frontier.” —The Seattle Times “With a novelist's flair, he conveys the experiences of ordinary people pitted against powerful and unpredictable nature. . . Mr. Weidensaul invites readers to imagine the bloody ground beneath modern America's apparently tame landscape.” —The Wall Street Journal...more

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• Sex and the Citadel: 1 of 2: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World by Shereen El Feki.

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  Feb 15 2019

  Photo:Conquest of Baghdad by the Mongols in 1258 CE. unknown / (of the reproduction) Staatsbibliothek Berlin/Schacht - Dschingis Khan und seine Erben (exhibition catalogue), München 2005, p. 252/253 Conquest of Baghdad by the Mongols 1258. Double-page illustration of Rashid-ad-Din's Gami' at-tawarih. Tabriz (?), 1st quarter of 14th century. Water colours and gold on paper. Original size: 37.4 cm x 29.3 cm (right), 37.2 cm x 29 cm (left). Staatsbibliothek Berlin, Orientabteilung, Diez A fol. 70, p. 4 (right) and 7 (left). Note the ponton bridges, siege engines, and the refugee on the boat, maybe a high dignitary or even the calif himself. For only the left or only the right part of the illustration, see Image:DiezAlbumsFallOfBaghdadb.jpg and Image:DiezAlbumsFallOfBaghdada.jpg. Public Domain File:DiezAlbumsFallOfBaghdad.jpg Created: 14th century date QS:P,+1350-00-00T00:00:00Z/7 Sex and the Citadel: 1 of 2: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World by Shereen El Feki.  http://www.amazon.com/Sex-Citadel-Intimate-Changing-World/dp/0307390292/ref=laB00BKOF1XQ1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1460851809&sr=1-1 Shereen El Feki is a writer, broadcaster, and academic who started her professional life in medical science before going on to become an award-winning journalist with The Economist and a presenter with Al Jazeera English. She is the former vice-chair of the UN's Global Commission on HIV and the Law, as well as a TED Global Fellow. Shereen writes for a number of publications, among them The Huffington Post. With roots in Egypt and Wales, Shereen grew up in Canada; she now divides her time between London and Cairo. "Sex and the Citadel" is her first book. Learn more at www.sexandthecitadel.com “A principled book, robustly educative and illuminating without consenting to the kind of vacant voyeurism that the intimate life veiled by Islam can provoke in unthinking outsiders.” —The Times Higher Education Supplement 
 “A bold, meticulously researched mini Kinsey Report, rich in anecdote and statistics. . . . Islam and faith are not incompatible with a healthier, more liberal attitude to sex, but rather an exciting component of the revolutions now taking shape.” —The Spectator. “Fascinating. . . . Fearless. . . . An impressively researched work of sociology.” —The Santa Fe New Mexican
 “A riveting read, bound to provide interesting, if inappropriate, dinner table conversation for some time to come.” —The Daily Star (Lebanon) “[A] tour de force on Arab life. . . . Mandatory reading for anyone seeking to truly know the Middle East.” —Booklist (starred) “A daring new study. El Feki embarks on her subject with healthy doses of humor and irony. . . . A surprisingly open, extremely timely examination of the sexual coming-of-age of Egyptian youth.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred) “A clear wakeup call.” —Publishers Weekly...more

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• Sex and the Citadel: 2 of 2: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World by Shereen El Feki.

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  Photo: Souk in Baghdad, 1876 CE. Newman, John Philip, 1826-1899 - http://www.dabar.org/Assyria/Newman/chapter2.html Wood engraving of "The thrones and palaces of Babylon and Nineveh" by John Philip Newman. Page 105 Public Domain File:Market-Place of Bagdad.jpeg Created: 31 December 1875 Sex and the Citadel: 2 of 2: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World by Shereen El Feki.  http://www.amazon.com/Sex-Citadel-Intimate-Changing-World/dp/0307390292/ref=laB00BKOF1XQ1_1?s=books&;ie=UTF8&qid=1460851809&sr=1-1 Shereen El Feki is a writer, broadcaster, and academic who started her professional life in medical science before going on to become an award-winning journalist with The Economist and a presenter with Al Jazeera English. She is the former vice-chair of the UN's Global Commission on HIV and the Law, as well as a TED Global Fellow. Shereen writes for a number of publications, among them The Huffington Post. With roots in Egypt and Wales, Shereen grew up in Canada; she now divides her time between London and Cairo. "Sex and the Citadel" is her first book. Learn more at www.sexandthecitadel.com “A principled book, robustly educative and illuminating without consenting to the kind of vacant voyeurism that the intimate life veiled by Islam can provoke in unthinking outsiders.” —The Times Higher Education Supplement 
 “A bold, meticulously researched mini Kinsey Report, rich in anecdote and statistics. . . . Islam and faith are not incompatible with a healthier, more liberal attitude to sex, but rather an exciting component of the revolutions now taking shape.” —The Spectator. “Fascinating. . . . Fearless. . . . An impressively researched work of sociology.” —The Santa Fe New Mexican
 “A riveting read, bound to provide interesting, if inappropriate, dinner table conversation for some time to come.” —The Daily Star (Lebanon) “[A] tour de force on Arab life. . . . Mandatory reading for anyone seeking to truly know the Middle East.” —Booklist (starred) “A daring new study. El Feki embarks on her subject with healthy doses of humor and irony. . . . A surprisingly open, extremely timely examination of the sexual coming-of-age of Egyptian youth.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred) “A clear wakeup call.” —Publishers Weekly...more

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• The Black Count: 1 of 4: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss.

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  Feb 15 2019

  Photo: Alexandre Dumas in his library, by Maurice Leloir Maurice Leloir - Dumas, Alexandre; Leloir, Maurice (illustrator); Huyot, Jules (engraver) (1894) (in French) Les Trois Mousquetaires, Paris: Calmann Lévy, p. iii [1] Depicted person: Alexandre Dumas – in his library. Permission details This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason: The author died in 1940, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 75 years or less. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1924. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain". This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details.View more Public Domainview terms File:Alexandre Dumas 7.jpg Created: 1894date QS:P571,+1894-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 The Black Count: 1 of 4: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss. https://www.amazon.com/Black-Count-Revolution-Betrayal-Cristo/dp/0307382478 Amazon.com Review Amazon Best Books of the Month, September 2012: Generations have been enthralled by Alexandre Dumas' characters, especially the wronged hero in The Count of Monte Cristo and the daring swordsmen in The Three Musketeers. Yet few realize that these memorable characters were inspired by Dumas' father, General Alex Dumas, the son of a French count and a black Haitian slave. Tom Reiss brings the elder Dumas alive with previously unpublished correspondence and meticulous research, providing the context necessary to understand how exceptional his life as a mulatto general in a slave-owning empire truly was. From single-handedly holding a bridge in the Alps against 20 enemies to spending years held captive in a fortress, Alex Dumas is a fascinating character that not even his son's vivid imagination could have dreamed up. --Malissa Kent...more

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• The Black Count: 2 of 4: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss.

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  Photo:Alexandre Dumas about 1832 View author information Public Domain File:Alexandre Dumas 8.jpg Uploaded: 22 May 2005 The Black Count: 2 of 4: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss. https://www.amazon.com/Black-Count-Revolution-Betrayal-Cristo/dp/0307382478 Amazon.com Review Amazon Best Books of the Month, September 2012: Generations have been enthralled by Alexandre Dumas' characters, especially the wronged hero in The Count of Monte Cristo and the daring swordsmen in The Three Musketeers. Yet few realize that these memorable characters were inspired by Dumas' father, General Alex Dumas, the son of a French count and a black Haitian slave. Tom Reiss brings the elder Dumas alive with previously unpublished correspondence and meticulous research, providing the context necessary to understand how exceptional his life as a mulatto general in a slave-owning empire truly was. From single-handedly holding a bridge in the Alps against 20 enemies to spending years held captive in a fortress, Alex Dumas is a fascinating character that not even his son's vivid imagination could have dreamed up. --Malissa Kent...more

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• The Black Count: 3 of 4: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss.

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  Photo: More details First page of the original manuscript to Le Comte de Moret Alexandre Dumas - Houghton Library Page 1 of the original manuscript of Le comte de Moret, ca. 1869, by Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870). In French. MS Fr 133.1, Houghton Library, Harvard University Permission details This is a media file that Houghton Library believes to be in the public domain of the United States. This applies to a work published before January 1, 1923, or the unpublished work of an author who died more than 70 years ago. Houghton Library and Harvard University claim no rights in this photographic reproduction of the work, and the image is free to download and reproduce for any use, commercial or non-commercial, without any further permission required. We request that where these media files are used, the Houghton Library is credited as the source of the materials. Please include this citation: "MS Fr 133.1, Houghton Library, Harvard University" as its source. In the event that any of the media files infringes your rights or the rights of any third parties, or file is not properly identified or acknowledged, we would like to hear from you so we may make any necessary alterations. In this event, please contact: Houghton_Library@harvard.edu.View more Public Domainview terms File:Houghton MS Fr 133.1 - Le Comte de Moret, 1.jpg Created: circa 1869 date QS:P,+1869-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 The Black Count: 3 of 4: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss. https://www.amazon.com/Black-Count-Revolution-Betrayal-Cristo/dp/0307382478 Amazon.com Review Amazon Best Books of the Month, September 2012: Generations have been enthralled by Alexandre Dumas' characters, especially the wronged hero in The Count of Monte Cristo and the daring swordsmen in The Three Musketeers. Yet few realize that these memorable characters were inspired by Dumas' father, General Alex Dumas, the son of a French count and a black Haitian slave. Tom Reiss brings the elder Dumas alive with previously unpublished correspondence and meticulous research, providing the context necessary to understand how exceptional his life as a mulatto general in a slave-owning empire truly was. From single-handedly holding a bridge in the Alps against 20 enemies to spending years held captive in a fortress, Alex Dumas is a fascinating character that not even his son's vivid imagination could have dreamed up. --Malissa Kent...more

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• The Black Count:4 of 4: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss.

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