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The following would have been a typical day in the life of a Battle of Britain pilot The sequences are based on the works of different authors with the exception that the names have been changed. This is just to give you an idea as to how a pilot may have spent his day at the height of the battle. ...

Rise Of Methodism, Preaching Of The Wesleys And Of WhitefieldAuthor: Lecky, William E. H.Rise Of Methodism, Preaching Of The Wesleys And Of Whitefield1738 Next to the founders of the world's great religions, the principalfigures in religious history are the leaders of its new movements, thefounders ...

The American Civil War, Frederick Douglass Edited by: Robert Guisepi 2002 A General Survey of the Slave Plantation by Frederick Douglass It was generally supposed that slavery in the State of Maryland existed in its mildest form, and that it was totally divested of those harsh and terrible peculiari...

World War One, Somme The battle of the Somme was another in a long line of ill conceived battles. Many Generals were still convinced that a decisive battle was possible. The attack would be proceeded by a massive artillery bombardment which was designed to break the German lines. "You won't even nee...

Prussia The International History Project Edited By: Robert Guisepi Prussia was the former kingdom and state of Germany. At the height of its expansion, in the late 19th century, Prussia extended along the coasts of the Baltic and North seas, from Belgium, the Netherlands, France, and Luxembourg on...

The Indus Valley And The Genesis Of South Asian Civilization Edited By: R. A. Guisepi Introduction Like Sumer, Egypt, and other early civilizations in the Middle East, civilizations first developed in East and South Asia in the vicinity of great river systems. When irrigated by the massive spring f...

GRANT, ULYSSES S. (1822-1885). 18th President of the U.S. (1869-1877). Nicknamed"Unconditional Surrender" Grant after cooly demanding "immediate and unconditionalsurrender" at the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi (May 18 - July 4, 1863; surrendered on July4, 1863). 29,000 rebel troops surrendered, th...

The Foundations Of European Global Dominance Scientific SuperiorityIntroduction The word imperialism has come to mean many things to many people. Broadly speaking, the term refers to the extension of authority or control, whether direct or indirect, of one nation over another. But we use the term i...

Ancient Egypt: Apopis Egypt's HistoryRobert Guisepi, 1984 The Valley of the Nile Apopis was the last great Hyksos king of Egypt (reigned c. 1585-1542 BC). Initially, he controlled most of Egypt but was gradually driven back northward to the vicinity of his capital in the Nile River delta due to succ...

Caesar, Gaius Julius (100-44 BC), Roman general and statesman, who laid the foundations of the Roman imperial system. Caesar(died 44 B.C.E.) By Plutarch Written 75 A.C.E. After Sylla became master of Rome, he wished to make Caesar put away his wife Cornelia, daughter of Cinna, the late sole ruler of ...

Mary Chesnut A Diary from Dixie,as Written by Mary Boykin Chesnut,Wife of James Chesnut, Jr., United States Senatorfrom South Carolina, 1859-1861,and Afterward an Aide to Jefferson Davis and a Brigadier-Generalin the Confederate Army: I do not pretend to go to sleep. How can I? If Anderson does no...

The History Of Spain To The Conquest Of GranadaAuthor: Hallam, Henry Part IKingdom of the Visigoths - Conquest of Spain by the Moors - GradualRevival of the Spanish Nation - Kingdoms of Leon, Aragon, Navarre, andCastile, successively formed - Chartered Towns of Castile - Military Orders -Conquest of...