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Activities in Northern Burma, August 6, 1956
in General Records of the Department of State (RG59). Subject Files 1949-1958 - Border Incursions, of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (06 August 1956), Box 1, 320.0024 Border Incursion 1956 , 2 page(s)
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in General Records of the Department of State (RG59). Subject Files 1949-1958 - Border Incursions, of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (06 August 1956), Box 1, 320.0024 Border Incursion 1956 , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
06 August 1956, 1956
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Topic / Theme
Burma and Thailand Border, Military encampments, Military maneuvers, Military units, Political boundaries, Politics & Policy, French, Chinese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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in General Records of the Department of State (RG59). Balkan Files, 1947-1950, of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (1947), Box 32, Border , 6 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1947
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Topic / Theme
Bulgaria, Macedonia, and the Balkans Borders, Lines of defense, Police surveillance, Political boundaries, Politics & Policy, Bulgarians, Greeks, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Banat Ya'qub September 1953-Present
in General Records of the Department of State (RG59). Intelligence Research Files of Herbert A. Fine Relating to the Palestinian Problem, 1947-1971, of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (1953), Box 2, Arab-Israeli Border Incidents Reports , 2 page(s)
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in General Records of the Department of State (RG59). Intelligence Research Files of Herbert A. Fine Relating to the Palestinian Problem, 1947-1971, of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (1953), Box 2, Arab-Israeli Border Incidents Reports , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1953
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Topic / Theme
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria Borders, Violence, Military raids, Truces, Political boundaries, Arab-Israeli Conflicts, 1949-, Politics & Policy, Syrians, Israelis, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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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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Border Incidents Between Israel and Neighboring States, April 24, 1951
written by United States. Department of State, in General Records of the Department of State (RG59). Intelligence Research Files of Herbert A. Fine Relating to the Palestinian Problem, 1947-1971, of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (24 April 1951), Box 1, Border Incidents General - UNTSO Reports , 2 page(s)
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written by United States. Department of State, in General Records of the Department of State (RG59). Intelligence Research Files of Herbert A. Fine Relating to the Palestinian Problem, 1947-1971, of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (24 April 1951), Box 1, Border Incidents General - UNTSO Reports , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
24 April 1951, 1951
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Recipient Organization
United States. Department of State
Author / Creator
United States. Department of State
Topic / Theme
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria Borders, Forced migration and expulsion, Water resources development, Land attacks, Crossing borders, Arab-Israeli Conflicts, 1949-, Geography, Diplomacy, Politics & Policy, Lebanese, Jordanians, Arabs, Syrians, Israelis, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Brother Number One: A Political Biography Of Pol Pot (Second Edition)
written by David P. Chandler, 1933- (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1999, originally published 1999), 280 page(s)
In the tragic recent history of Cambodia—a past scarred by a long occupation by Vietnamese forces and by the preceding three-year reign of terror by the brutal Khmer Rouge—no figure looms larger or more ominously than that of Pol Pot. As secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (C...
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written by David P. Chandler, 1933- (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1999, originally published 1999), 280 page(s)
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In the tragic recent history of Cambodia—a past scarred by a long occupation by Vietnamese forces and by the preceding three-year reign of terror by the brutal Khmer Rouge—no figure looms larger or more ominously than that of Pol Pot. As secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) since 1962 and as prime minister of Democratic Kampuchea (DK), he has been widely blamed for trying to destroy Cambodian society. B...
In the tragic recent history of Cambodia—a past scarred by a long occupation by Vietnamese forces and by the preceding three-year reign of terror by the brutal Khmer Rouge—no figure looms larger or more ominously than that of Pol Pot. As secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) since 1962 and as prime minister of Democratic Kampuchea (DK), he has been widely blamed for trying to destroy Cambodian society. By implementing policies whose effects were genocidal, he oversaw the deaths of more than one million of his nation’s people.The political career of Saloth Sar, better known by his nom de guerre Pol Pot, forms a critical but largely inaccessible portion of twentieth-century Cambodian history. What we know about his life is sketchy: a comfortable childhood, three years of study in France, and a short career as a schoolteacher preceded several years—spent mostly in hiding—as a guerrilla and the commander of the victorious army in Cambodia’s civil war. His career reached a climax when he and his associates, coming to power, attempted to transform their country along lines more radical than any attempted by a modern regime. Driven into hiding in 1979 by invading Vietnamese forces, Pol Pot maintained his leadership of a Khmer Rouge guerrilla army in exile, remaining a power and a threat.In this political biography, David P. Chandler throws light on the shadowy figure of Pol Pot. Basing his study on interviews and on a wide range of sources in English, Cambodian, and French, the author illuminates the ideas and behavior of this enigmatic man and his entourage against the background of post–World War II events, providing a key to understanding this horrific, pivotal period of Cambodian history. In this revised edition, Chandler provides new information on the state of Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge following the death of Pol Pot in 1997.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
David P. Chandler, 1933-
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Westview Press
Person Discussed
Pol Pot, 1925-1998
Topic / Theme
Cambodia Khmer Rouge Regime (1975-1979), Vietnamese, Cambodian, Genocide victims, Genocide, Violence, War, Military occupation, Massacre at Po Chrey, Cambodia, April 1975, Cambodian Civil War, 1970-1975, Cambodian Holocaust, 1975-1979, History, Politics & Policy, Law, Origins, Documentation of Crimes, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1999 by Perseus Book Group
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Cambodia's Curse: The Modern History of a Troubled Land (First Edition)
written by Joel Brinkley, 1952-2014 (New York, NY: PublicAffairs Books, 2011, originally published 2011), 416 page(s)
A generation after the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia shows every sign of having overcome its history--the streets of Phnom Penh are paved; skyscrapers dot the skyline. But under this façade lies a country still haunted by its years of terror.
Joel Brinkley won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting in Cambodia on the fall of...
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written by Joel Brinkley, 1952-2014 (New York, NY: PublicAffairs Books, 2011, originally published 2011), 416 page(s)
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A generation after the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia shows every sign of having overcome its history--the streets of Phnom Penh are paved; skyscrapers dot the skyline. But under this façade lies a country still haunted by its years of terror.
Joel Brinkley won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting in Cambodia on the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime that killed one quarter of the nation's population during its years in power. In 1992, the world came together...
A generation after the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia shows every sign of having overcome its history--the streets of Phnom Penh are paved; skyscrapers dot the skyline. But under this façade lies a country still haunted by its years of terror.
Joel Brinkley won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting in Cambodia on the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime that killed one quarter of the nation's population during its years in power. In 1992, the world came together to help pull the small nation out of the mire. Cambodia became a United Nations protectorate--the first and only time the UN tried something so ambitious. What did the new, democratically-elected government do with this unprecedented gift? In 2008 and 2009, Brinkley returned to Cambodia to find out. He discovered a population in the grip of a venal government. He learned that one-third to one-half of Cambodians who lived through the Khmer Rouge era have P.T.S.D.--and its afflictions are being passed to the next generation. His extensive close-up reporting in Cambodia's Curse illuminates the country, its people, and the deep historical roots of its modern-day behavior.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Joel Brinkley, 1952-2014
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
PublicAffairs Books
Person Discussed
Pol Pot, 1925-1998
Topic / Theme
Cambodia Khmer Rouge Regime (1975-1979), Cambodian, Vietnamese, Military occupation, War, Violence, Genocide victims, Genocide, Invasions, Communism, Political corruption, Massacre at Po Chrey, Cambodia, April 1975, Cambodian Holocaust, 1975-1979, Cambodian Civil War, 1970-1975, Law, Politics & Policy, History, Documentation of Crimes, Origins, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2011 by Perseus Book Group
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Chronological Summary of Border Incidents, March 1959
in General Records of the Department of State (RG59). Intelligence Research Files of Herbert A. Fine Relating to the Palestinian Problem, 1947-1971, of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (27 March 1959), Box 2, Border Incidents General. January 1, 1958 - May 1967 , 6 page(s)
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in General Records of the Department of State (RG59). Intelligence Research Files of Herbert A. Fine Relating to the Palestinian Problem, 1947-1971, of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (27 March 1959), Box 2, Border Incidents General. January 1, 1958 - May 1967 , 6 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
27 March 1959, 1959
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Topic / Theme
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria Borders, Violence, Skirmishes, Political boundaries, Crossing borders, International relations, Arab-Israeli Conflicts, 1949-, Diplomacy, Politics & Policy, Lebanese, Egyptians, Arabs, Israelis, Syrians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Chronology July 20, 1949 - April 1956
in General Records of the Department of State (RG59). Intelligence Research Files of Herbert A. Fine Relating to the Palestinian Problem, 1947-1971, of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (1956), Box 2, Arab-Israeli Border Incidents Reports , 5 page(s)
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in General Records of the Department of State (RG59). Intelligence Research Files of Herbert A. Fine Relating to the Palestinian Problem, 1947-1971, of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (1956), Box 2, Arab-Israeli Border Incidents Reports , 5 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1956
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Topic / Theme
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria Borders, International relations, Terrorism, Canals, Skirmishes, Forced migration and expulsion, Truces, Arab-Israeli Conflicts, 1949-, History, Diplomacy, Politics & Policy, Egyptians, Jordanians, Arabs, Israelis, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Chronology of Major Incidents along the Arab-Israeli Frontiers Since the Signature of the General Agreements
in General Records of the Department of State (RG59). Intelligence Research Files of Herbert A. Fine Relating to the Palestinian Problem, 1947-1971, of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (1960), Box 2, Arab-Israeli Border Incidents Reports , 19 page(s)
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in General Records of the Department of State (RG59). Intelligence Research Files of Herbert A. Fine Relating to the Palestinian Problem, 1947-1971, of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (1960), Box 2, Arab-Israeli Border Incidents Reports , 19 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1960
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Topic / Theme
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria Borders, Skirmishes, International relations, Canals, Political boundaries, Violence, Truces, Military raids, Arab-Israeli Conflicts, 1949-, History, Diplomacy, Politics & Policy, Syrians, Arabs, Egyptians, Jordanians, Israelis, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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