Tag: world history

World War One, PERSHING, John J At the age of 56, John J. Pershing became the commander of the American Expeditionary Force that helped to turn the tide in favor of the Allies and against the Central Powers during World War I. For his leadership during the war, he was promoted to the rank of general...

World War One, The Submarine By the eve of World War I all of the major navies included submarines in their fleets, but these craft were relatively small, were considered of questionable military value, and generally were intended for coastal operations. The most significant exception to the concept...

The Turning Point For the last two months, the great air battle that had raged over south-east England was to go down in history as one of the most important battles that Britain had to overcome. We cannot argue that the German Luftwaffe was by no means an inferior opponent, on the contrary, as far...

Title: Civilization Of the Hebrews Along The Banks Of Rivers Edited By: Robert Guisepi The Hebrew Kingdoms In war, diplomacy, inventions, and art, the Hebrews made little splash in the stream of history. In religion and ethics, however, their contribution to the world civilization was tremendous....

MacARTHUR, Douglas (1880-1964). A symbol of American determination and fighting ability, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, by his defense of the Philippines, slowed the advance of the Japanese long enough to give the United States a few crucial weeks to prepare for World War II. On Dec. 7, 1941, the Japanese ...

The Peoples Of The AmericasAuthor: Stearns, Peter NDate: 1992The Archaic CulturesBy about 9000 B.C. small bands of hunters were widely dispersed over theAmerican continents. Changes in climate with the ending of the last Ice Agemay lay behind changes in diet and ways of life. The disappearance of la...

A History of Ancient Greece Author: Robert Guisepi Date: 1998 AEGEAN CIVILIZATION The earliest civilization in Europe appeared on the coasts and islands of the Aegean Sea. This body of water is a branch of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bounded by the Greek mainland on the west, Asia Minor (now Turkey...

Fall Of Maximilian Book: By Charles A. Fyffe Author: Fyffe, Charles A. By Charles A. Fyffe 1867 Compared with the Civil War in the United States, the contemporary French intervention in Mexico seems but a slight episode, little more than an eddy in the tremendous current of greater events. But as a ...

Age Of Fable Or Beauties Of Mythology Author: Bulfinch, Thomas Preface If no other knowledge deserves to be called useful but that which helps to enlarge our possessions or to raise our station in society, then Mythology has no claim to the appellation. But if that which tends to make us happier...

The Sumerian Flood Story In the beginning, all roads lead to Sumer; until recently, it was the earliest recorded civilization (currently, the oldest extant documents are from Egypt). The Sumerians were a non-Semitic people. The remains show them to be generally short and stocky, with high, straight ...

The Great DepressionThe story of the World Wide Great Depression and how it effected the 20th Century The Twentieth Century In World History Book: One-Half Century Of Crisis, 1914-1945 Author: Adas, Michael Date: 1992 The Great Depression The next step in a mounting spiral of international crisis ...

Ancient Egypt, Apopis EGYPT'S HISTORY Robert Guisepi, 1984 The Valley of the Nile Apopis was the last great Hyksos king of Egypt (reigned c. 1585-42 BC), who initially controlled most of Egypt but was driven back northward to the vicinity of his capital in the Nile River delta by the successive att...