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Revolutions
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Modern History Library: Revolutions, Nations, Anthropology & Voyages
This catalogue maps modern history through four interlocking themes: Revolutions, Modern Nations, Social History, and World Events. Rather than isolating conflicts, it pairs political upheaval with nation-building, social transformation, and global events—so a revolution appears alongside the nation it reshapes and the war that tests it. Readers can trace the American Civil War from political analyses to personal memoirs, or follow World War I from frontline narratives to naval strategy. With 100 public-domain texts, the collection favors primary sources and eyewitness accounts, offering multiple entry points for students and researchers.
100 public-domain works118 represented authorsSource-attributed catalogue records
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Modern Nations
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Social History
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World Events
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Modern Nations
A Close Encounter: The Marine La...
Authored by Authors: Harwood, Richard, 'A Close Encounter: The Marine La...' stands as a notable and significant work within the Modern Nations category. Richard Harwood's account of the Tinian landing examines the strategic debate over beach selection, the seven-week bombardment, and the Marines' unopposed assault on narrow White Beaches, drawing on planning documents, oral histories, and Japanese diary entries. Discover the unique thematic elements that make this specific work highly regarded.
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Specimens of British Trench Orde...
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The Final Campaign: Marines in t...
In World E...
Bloody Beaches: The Marines at P...
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Leyte: The Return to the Philipp...
In World E...
Breaching the Marianas: The Batt...
In World E...
Breaking the Outer Ring: Marine ...
In World E...
From Makin to Bougainville: Mari...
In World E...
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Begin with RevolutionsOpen a focused route to works connected with Revolutions.Explore Modern NationsCompare authors, source types and recurring questions within Modern Nations.Read through Social HistoryMove from introductory records to related works in Social History.Browse World EventsUse this theme as a starting point for nearby catalogue records in World Events.
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