The Armies of the Night

The Armies of the Night
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Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : OCLC:969539670
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Synopsis The Armies of the Night by : Norman Mailer

The Armies of the Night

The Armies of the Night
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Publisher : Odyssey Editions
Total Pages : 309
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ISBN-10 : 9781623730239
ISBN-13 : 1623730236
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis The Armies of the Night by : Norman Mailer

The Armies of the Night chronicles the famed October 1967 March on the Pentagon, in which all of the old and new Left—hippies, yuppies, Weathermen, Quakers, Christians, feminists, and intellectuals—came together to protest the Vietnam War. Alongside his contemporaries, Mailer went, witnessed, participated, suffered, and then wrote one of the most stark and intelligent appraisals of the 1960s: its myths, heroes, and demons. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and a cornerstone of New Journalism, The Armies of the Night is not only a fascinating foray into that mysterious terrain between novel and history, fiction and nonfiction, but also a key chapter in the autobiography of Norman Mailer—who, in this nonfiction novel, becomes his own great character, letting history in all its complexity speak through him.

Army of the Night

Army of the Night
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 412
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ISBN-10 : 9780857739667
ISBN-13 : 0857739662
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis Army of the Night by : Patrick Marnham

Who was the enigmatic Jean Moulin, a man as skilled in deception as he was in acts of heroism? The memory of this French Resistance hero, who was betrayed to the Gestapo and tortured by Klaus Barbie, the infamous 'Butcher of Lyon', is revered alongside that of other national icons. But Moulin's story is full of unanswered questions and the truth of his life is far more complicated than the legend. Patrick Marnham, winner of the Marsh Prize for biography, thrillingly tells the epic story of France's greatest war hero, bringing to light the shadowy and often deceitful world of the French Resistance, and offers a shocking conclusion to one of the great unsolved mysteries of World War II.

The Army of the Roman Republic

The Army of the Roman Republic
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Publisher : Oxbow Books
Total Pages : 527
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ISBN-10 : 9781782975588
ISBN-13 : 1782975586
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis The Army of the Roman Republic by : Mike Dobson

The main source of archaeological evidence for Late Roman Republican camps is a complex of installations around the Iberian city of Numantia in Spain, excavated by Adolf Schulten in the early 1900s. This book reassesses Schulten and concludes that much of his interpretation is questionable. Radically different alternative reconstructions making use of recent fieldwork are presented for several of the sites. A discussion of dating evidence leads to alternative dates being offered for some of the camps. To aid interpreting the sites, army organisation and art of encampment for the period of the Numantine Wars is discussed. This study gives added importance to the sites at Numantia, for they not only form the main source of archaeological evidence for Late Republican camps, but provide evidence for the form of camp for both the late manipular army and the early cohort one.

The Army of Northern Virginia

The Army of Northern Virginia
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 362
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ISBN-10 : 9781135455934
ISBN-13 : 1135455937
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Synopsis The Army of Northern Virginia by : Philip Katcher

To see the introduction, the table of contents, a generous selection of sample pages, and more, visit the website The Army of Northern Virginia website. The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia was one of the greatest fighting formations in history: a combination of an outstanding commander and an excellent fighting force. This book offers an in-depth study of why this formation was so successful against Northern armies, which often had a greater wealth of resources and manpower and some very able leaders. Almost always outnumbered, Lee's forces were able to record a number of notable victories by giving free rein to subordinates and utilizing the fighting qualities of the army's units to the full. Also includes color and black and white maps.

Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War

Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 388
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ISBN-10 : 9780393608991
ISBN-13 : 0393608999
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War by : Paul Scharre

Winner of the 2019 William E. Colby Award "The book I had been waiting for. I can't recommend it highly enough." —Bill Gates The era of autonomous weapons has arrived. Today around the globe, at least thirty nations have weapons that can search for and destroy enemy targets all on their own. Paul Scharre, a leading expert in next-generation warfare, describes these and other high tech weapons systems—from Israel’s Harpy drone to the American submarine-hunting robot ship Sea Hunter—and examines the legal and ethical issues surrounding their use. “A smart primer to what’s to come in warfare” (Bruce Schneier), Army of None engages military history, global policy, and cutting-edge science to explore the implications of giving weapons the freedom to make life and death decisions. A former soldier himself, Scharre argues that we must embrace technology where it can make war more precise and humane, but when the choice is life or death, there is no replacement for the human heart.

Phantom Armies of the Night

Phantom Armies of the Night
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 287
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ISBN-10 : 9781594778063
ISBN-13 : 159477806X
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis Phantom Armies of the Night by : Claude Lecouteux

An exploration of the many forms of the ancient myth of the Wild Hunt and its influence in pagan and early Christian Europe • Recounts the myriad variations of this legend, from the Cursed Huntsman and King Herla to phantom armies and vast processions of sinners and demons • Explains how this belief was an integral part of the pagan worldview and was thus employed by the church to spread Christian doctrine • Reveals how the secret societies of medieval Europe reenacted these ghostly processions for soul travel and prophecies of impending death Once upon a time a phenomenon existed in medieval Europe that continuously fueled local lore: during the long winter nights a strange and unknown troop could be heard passing outside over the land or through the air. Anyone caught by surprise in the open fields or depths of the woods would see a bizarre procession of demons, giants, hounds, ladies of the night, soldiers, and knights, some covered in blood and others carrying their heads beneath their arms. This was the Wild or Infernal Hunt, the host of the damned, the phantom army of the night--a theme that still inspires poets, writers, and painters to this day. Millennia older than Christianity, this pagan belief was employed by the church to spread their doctrine, with the shapeshifters' and giants of the pagan nightly processions becoming sinners led by demons seeking out unwary souls to add to their retinues. Myth or legend, it represents a belief that has deep roots in Europe, particularly Celtic and Scandinavian countries. The first scholar to fully examine this myth in each of its myriad forms, Claude Lecouteux strips away the Christian gloss and shows how the Wild Hunt was an integral part of the pagan worldview and the structure of their societies. Additionally, he looks at how secret societies of medieval Europe reenacted these ghostly processions through cult rituals culminating in masquerades and carnival-like cavalcades often associated with astral doubles, visions of the afterlife, belief in multiple souls, and prophecies of impending death. He reveals how the nearly infinite variations of this myth are a still living, evolving tradition that offers us a window into the world in which our ancestors lived.

Army and Air Force National Guard and Reserve Component Equipment Posture

Army and Air Force National Guard and Reserve Component Equipment Posture
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Total Pages : 130
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ISBN-10 : MINN:31951D03457718Z
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Rating : 4/5 (8Z Downloads)

Synopsis Army and Air Force National Guard and Reserve Component Equipment Posture by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee

King of the Border

King of the Border
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Publisher : Funstory
Total Pages : 379
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ISBN-10 : 9781648145209
ISBN-13 : 1648145205
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis King of the Border by : , Zhenyinfang

King of the Border