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Revolutions
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
Independent digital catalogue
Modern History Library: Revolutions, Nations, Anthropology & Voyages
The GONUY Modern History Library features 100 public-domain books on modern history, with 118 authors. The collection covers revolutions, nation-building, social anthropology, and maritime voyages. Categories include Nations, Peoples & the Past; Wars, Revolutions & Nations; Social History; and World Events.
100 public-domain works118 represented authorsSource-attributed catalogue records
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Modern Nations
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
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Social History
Texts connected with historical lives, social customs, institutions and the worlds in which people lived.
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World Events
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
Modern History — Editor’s Selection
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Collection Spotlight
One work and three nearby readings from the current catalogue.
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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Hospital transports — Reading Notes
In Modern ...
Specimens of British Trench Orde...
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The Final Campaign: Marines in t...
In World E...
Bloody Beaches: The Marines at P...
In Modern ...
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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Catalogue stewardship
Ernest Orwell
Poetry Editor
Ernest Orwell oversees the overarching architecture of our digital library, comprising 100 books and 118 authors within 4 distinct categories. They guarantee the integrity of our extensive collections.
