David M : 1401 books
The History of Public Library Access for African Americans in the South
Or, Leaving Behind the Plow
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2008
The story of the long struggle of African Americans to attain civil rights, particularly in the South, is well documented. The story of the public library movement in America is also well documented. However, the story of the African American struggle for access to public libraries in the South is...
The Immortalists
Charles Lindbergh, Dr. Alexis Carrel, and Their Daring Quest to Live Forever
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2009
His historic career as an aviator made Charles Lindbergh one of the most famous men of the twentieth century, the subject of best-selling biographies and a hit movie, as well as the inspiration for a dance step—the Lindy Hop—that he himself was too shy to try. But for all the attention lavished...
Sometime in Sorrento
A Sequel to an Italian Journey
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2007
Blundering about Sorrento and its environs in search of culture, the author unwittingly resists his wifes never ending attempts to civilise him.From the heights of Vesuvius, to the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum, along the beautiful Amalfi coast and, of course, not forgetting Sorrento itself, the...
by Dr. David M. Abramowicz
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2012
101 Doughnut Proverbs is a collection of humorous adages related to the beloved pastry. The Author's amusing comparisons raise the awareness of the reader to important lessons in life in a comical context.
Heart of the Blackhawks
The Pierre Pilote Story
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
NHL legend Pierre Pilote brings readers rinkside in this compelling biography from the defensive great himself. The longtime Chicago Blackhawks captain of the 1960s tells his story in this no-holds-barred tale that mimics his famously rough-and-tumble playing style. From his upbringing in northern...
by Colonel David M Glantz
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
In his classic work, On War, Carl von Clausewitz wrote, “As we shall show, defense is a stronger form of fighting than attack.” A generation of nineteenth century officers, nurtured on the study of the experiences of Napoleon and conditioned by the wars of German unification, had little reason...
by Colonel David M Glantz
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
This report examines the development of the Soviet Army’s operational art against the Germans during World War 2. It examines the reconstruction and reorganization of the Soviet military forces after Hitler’s invasion, the development and coordination of military tactics on the various fronts and the deployment of forces for defense or attack in several battles.
The Initial Period of War on the Eastern Front, 22 June - August 1941
Proceedings Fo the Fourth Art of War Symposium, Garmisch, October, 1987
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Beginning with Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, this volume draws upon eye-witness German accounts supplemented with German archival and detailed Soviet materials. Formerly classified Soviet archival materials has been incorporated.
The Ministry of the Spirit
Selected Writings of Roland Allen
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Roland Allen is internationally renowned for his controversial solutions to dilemmas within churches and missions. His works were first written in the first decade of the twentieth century, yet their ideas are so radical that they are still relevant today. Indeed, Allen predicted that his principles...
by David M. Salkin
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2007
Known across Iran as a violent and powerful Mullah, Bijon Mujaharov is in fact a spy for the CIA. With his hateful speeches, he has won the respect of Iran’s leaders—and has gained access to their secrets. Now he has learned a devastating fact: Iran has weapons grade nuclear material—and Israel...
From the Don to the Dnepr
Soviet Offensive Operations, December 1942 - August 1943
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
This book provides an in-depth study of the Soviet Army during the offensive operations that started with Battle of Stalingrad in December 1942 and went until Spring 1943. The lessons learned by the Soviet Army from these experiences helped design the military steamroller that decimated the German panzer divisions at Kursk in the Summer of 1943.
Law’s History
American Legal Thought and the Transatlantic Turn to History
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2012
This is a study of the central role of history in late nineteenth-century American legal thought. In the decades following the Civil War, the founding generation of professional legal scholars in the United States drew from the evolutionary social thought that pervaded Western intellectual life on...
A Passionate Pilgrim
A Biography of Bishop James A. Pike
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
James A. Pike, the fifth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of California, was a man of many faces. To some he was an iconoclast, a man decades ahead of his time who modernized the Church and rendered it more progressive and open to inquiry. To others he was a heretic, who polarized and desecrated the...
After Stalingrad: The Red Army's Winter Offensive 1942-1943
The Red Army's Winter Offensive, 1942-1943
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2011
In the wake of the Red Army's signal victory at Stalingrad, which began when its surprise counteroffensive encircled German Sixth Army in Stalingrad region in mid-November 1942 and ended when its forces liquidated beleaguered Sixth Army in early February 1943, the Soviet High Command (Stavka) expanded...