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WARFARE Edited By: Robert Guisepi "Every age, however destitute of science or virtue, sufficiently abounds with acts of blood and military renown." This judgment by the historian Edward Gibbon has been echoed in the 20th century by one of the great generals of World War II, Sir Bernard Law Montgom ...

Birth Of Modern Scientific Methods, Bacon And Descartes Author: Lewes, George Henry 1620 Three centuries of modern thought have not sufficed to settle the dispute as to its own origin. Many Englishmen still claim insistently that Lord Bacon, in his Advancement of Learning, and still more positive...

Henry VIII And Anglicanism "Here I Take My Stand" Author: Lewis Hackett Date: 1992 The early English Reformation created an Anglican Church even more politically oriented than Lutheranism. The leader of the Reformation in England was not a dissenting priest but rather the reigning monarch, Henry V...

The Origin And Progress Of TragedyAuthor: Rollin, CharlesDate: 1731The Origin And Progress Of Tragedy Poets Who Excelled In It At Athens; Aeschylus, Sophocles, And EuripidesThere had been many tragic and comic poets before Thespis; but as theyhad made no alteration in the original rude form of this ...

Sumerian and Akkadian Myths Myths The Akkadian myths are in many ways dependent on Sumerian materials, but they show originality and a broader scope in their treatment of the earlier Sumerian concepts and forms; they address themselves more often to existence as a whole. Fairly close to Sumerian pro...

The Ottomans: From Frontier Warriors To Empire BuildersAuthor: Robert GuisepiDate: 1992 Part Four OTTOMAN SOCIETY AND INSTITUTIONS The Ottoman state and its society rested on many institutions. In creating these institutions, the Ottomans drew on the experiences of earlier Muslim empires, as well a...

The American Civil War, Harriet Beecher Stowe Edited by: Robert Guisepi 2002 b. June 14, 1811, Litchfield, Conn., U.S.d. July 1, 1896, Hartford, Conn. HARRIET ELIZABETH BEECHER STOWE was an American writer and philanthropist, the author of the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, which contributed so much to p...

Great Puritan Exodus To New England, Founding Of BostonAuthor: Palfrey, John G.Great Puritan Exodus To New England, Founding Of Boston1630Whatever might have been the historic development of New England had itproceeded from the single plantation of Plymouth, it is certain that thegrowth and characte...

Ancient Egypt: Amenhotep III EGYPT'S HISTORYRobert Guisepi, 1984The Valley of the Nile Amenhotep III (ruled 1390-1353 BC), the son of Thutmose IV, ascended to the throne at approximately 12 years of age. Early in his reign, he married Tiy, who became his queen. Unlike earlier royal tutors, Tiy's fat...

Mexico, A brief History The International History Project Before the Spanish arrival in 1519, Mexico was occupied by a large number of Indian groups with very different social and economic systems. In general the tribes in the arid north were relatively small groups of hunters and gatherers who roam...

Migrations Of The Mormons Author: Kane, Thomas L. Migrations Of The Mormons 1848 Among the numerous religious bodies that have grown up in the United States, the sect of Mormons, officially called "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints," is perhaps the most unique in its origin and organi...

LENIN (1870-1924). Few individuals in modern history had as profound an effect on their times or evoked as much heated debate as the Russian revolutionary Lenin. To his supporters, Lenin appeared as the individual who, through the sheer force of his will and dedication to the revolutionary struggle,...