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Afghanistan Borders Image Collection
(London, England: Bridgeman Art Library), 27 page(s)
Collection of maps and sketches documenting the joint effort of Great Britain and the Russian Empire to determine the northern border of Afghanistan. Also included are recent photographs of Afghanistan.
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(London, England: Bridgeman Art Library), 27 page(s)
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Collection of maps and sketches documenting the joint effort of Great Britain and the Russian Empire to determine the northern border of Afghanistan. Also included are recent photographs of Afghanistan.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Photo-essay
Publisher
Bridgeman Art Library
Topic / Theme
Afghanistan and its Borders, Political boundaries, Crossing borders, Geography, Politics & Policy, History, Afghans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914), 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, Germany / © DHM / Bridgeman Images
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Battle For Warsaw '44
directed by Wanda Koscia, fl. 1986; produced by Wanda Koscia, fl. 1986, October Films (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009, originally published 2004), 47 mins
The Warsaw Uprising was the largest and bloodiest military operation undertaken by any resistance movement in World War II. From August 1 - October 2, 1944 the Nazis were challenged by an underground army of irregular volunteers - the vast majority barely adult. The Poles wanted to free their capital and greet the...
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directed by Wanda Koscia, fl. 1986; produced by Wanda Koscia, fl. 1986, October Films (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009, originally published 2004), 47 mins
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The Warsaw Uprising was the largest and bloodiest military operation undertaken by any resistance movement in World War II. From August 1 - October 2, 1944 the Nazis were challenged by an underground army of irregular volunteers - the vast majority barely adult. The Poles wanted to free their capital and greet the advancing Red Army as a free people. They counted on help from the Allies but this did not come. 200,000 people, one-third of Warsaw's...
The Warsaw Uprising was the largest and bloodiest military operation undertaken by any resistance movement in World War II. From August 1 - October 2, 1944 the Nazis were challenged by an underground army of irregular volunteers - the vast majority barely adult. The Poles wanted to free their capital and greet the advancing Red Army as a free people. They counted on help from the Allies but this did not come. 200,000 people, one-third of Warsaw's population perished, 15,000 resistance fighters were taken prisoner-of-war, and 80% of Warsaw was destroyed. Battle for Warsaw '44 contains unique testimony from Polish, British, and German participants. Hugh Lunghi, a member of British Military Mission to Moscow, speaks for the first time about the British involvement at the time of the Uprising and pilots from the RAF and Red Army Air Force describe their airlifts to Warsaw. Included is the extraordinary film shot by the Poles themselves who used photo reporters and a special film unit to document the uprising. Today, two decades after the collapse of communism, hundreds of thousands of people gather at the Warsaw military cemetery on August lst to mark the outbreak of the insurrection. The commemoration in Poland was considered an act of defiance during the communist era, which government authorities monitored but dared not stop. Understanding what happened in 1944 helps explain the nature of Polish opposition to communism. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Wanda Koscia, fl. 1986, October Films, Michael Praed, 1960-
Author / Creator
Wanda Koscia, fl. 1986
Date Published / Released
2004, 2009
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Michael Praed, 1960-
Topic / Theme
Nazi regime in Germany, 1933-1945, Military occupation, Rebellions, Surrenders, War, Warsaw Uprising, August-October 1944, War and Violence, Politics & Policy, History, World History, Polish, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2009. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in Algeria
written by Alf Andrew Heggoy, 1938- (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1972, originally published 1972), 347 page(s)
This book, by Alf Andrew Heggoy, is a history of the Algerian Revolution written from the point of view of a resident of Algeria and France.
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written by Alf Andrew Heggoy, 1938- (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1972, originally published 1972), 347 page(s)
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This book, by Alf Andrew Heggoy, is a history of the Algerian Revolution written from the point of view of a resident of Algeria and France.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Alf Andrew Heggoy, 1938-
Date Published / Released
1972
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Topic / Theme
Arab Spring, 2010-2011, Political causes, Insurgency, Rebellions, Algerian War of Independence, 1954-1962, Politics & Policy, Sociology, Algerians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1972 Indiana University Press
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Revolt on the Tigris: The Al-Sadr Uprising and the Governing of Iraq
written by Mark Etherington, fl. 2005 (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2005, originally published 2005), 272 page(s)
A former paratrooper in the British Army with extensive experience of conflict and post-conflict management in the countries of former Yugoslavia, Mark Etherington had just completed an M.Phil. in international relations at Cambridge University in 2003 when the British Foreign Office asked him to assume the govern...
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written by Mark Etherington, fl. 2005 (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2005, originally published 2005), 272 page(s)
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A former paratrooper in the British Army with extensive experience of conflict and post-conflict management in the countries of former Yugoslavia, Mark Etherington had just completed an M.Phil. in international relations at Cambridge University in 2003 when the British Foreign Office asked him to assume the governorship of Wasit Province in southern Iraq on behalf of the Coalition Provisional Authority or CPA.Etherington established a small team...
A former paratrooper in the British Army with extensive experience of conflict and post-conflict management in the countries of former Yugoslavia, Mark Etherington had just completed an M.Phil. in international relations at Cambridge University in 2003 when the British Foreign Office asked him to assume the governorship of Wasit Province in southern Iraq on behalf of the Coalition Provisional Authority or CPA.Etherington established a small team in the provincial capital of al-Kut on the banks of the Tigris in order to begin the process of reconstruction—both political and physical—of a province with a predominantly Shi'ia population of 900,000 and a long border with Iran.The province was plagued by poverty and beset by social paralysis. A demoralized and often corrupt police force was incapable of imposing the rule of law. Ba'ath party functionaries had been purged, local municipal authority was weak, and basic services were lacking. More challenging still was an escalating armed insurgency by the followers of Moqtada al-Sadr that would culminate in a sixteen-hour firefight for control over the CPA's base in Kut.This gritty and compelling firsthand account of post-conflict Iraq describes the turmoil visited on the country by outside intervention and the difficulties faced by the Coalition in fashioning a new political and civil apparatus.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Mark Etherington, fl. 2005
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Person Discussed
Muqtada al-Sadr, 1973-
Topic / Theme
Revolution and Protest context, Terrorism, Militias, Rebellions, Battles, Politics & Policy, Ukrainians, Iraqis, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 Cornell University Press
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The United States Air Force in Somalia, 1992-1995 (revised)
written by Daniel L. Haulman, 1949- (Montgomery, AL: United States. Air Force. Air Force Historical Research Agency, 2015),
Source: www.afhra.af.mil
Source: www.afhra.af.mil
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written by Daniel L. Haulman, 1949- (Montgomery, AL: United States. Air Force. Air Force Historical Research Agency, 2015),
Source: www.afhra.af.mil
Source: www.afhra.af.mil
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Essay
Author / Creator
Daniel L. Haulman, 1949-
Date Published / Released
2015-11-12, 2015
Publisher
United States. Air Force. Air Force Historical Research Agency
Person Discussed
William Jefferson Clinton, 1946-, George H. W. Bush, 1924-2018
Topic / Theme
Somalia (1992 - Present), Insurgency, Military raids, Welfare and public relief, Somalia Intervention, 1992-1993, Politics & Policy, Americans, Somali, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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