In 1987, former Naval Intelligence officer Jonathan Jay Pollard was sentenced to life in prison for passing classified information to the Israelis - the only person ever to be so severely punished for spying on behalf of an American ally. Why was his sentence so harsh? This book aims to reveal the story.
Benedict Arnold stands as one of the most vilified figures in American history. Stories of his treason have so come to define him that his name, like that of Judas, is virtually synonymous with treason.Yet Arnold was one of the most heroic and remarkable men of his time, indeed in all of American history. A brilliant military leader of uncommon ......
"Dearly beloved Child of my Heart, we are probably standing at the end of our beautiful and rich life together. Because tomorrow the People's Court intends to sit in judgment on me and others. I hear that we have been expelled from the army. They can take the uniform from us, but not the spirit in which we acted."-Peter Yorck von Wartenburg, in a ......
In this text, the author aims to present a cultural biography of the first woman. She traces the evolution of Eve's bad reputation, drawing on myth and folk tale, and puts the spotlight on women's sexuality.
Experiences of Vietnam Veterans from Newport County, Rhode Island
Touched by the Dragon details wartime accounts of average servicemen and women-some heroic, some frightening, some amusing, some nearly unbelievable-extracted from interviews with Vietnam War veterans residing in Newport County, Rhode Island. The work is a historical compendium of fascinating and compelling stories woven together in a theme ......
For nearly a decade Ralph Bunche, United Nations Under-Secretary, was the most celebrated contemporary African American, both domestically and internationally, but today he is virtually forgotten. This biography sets out to recapture the essence of his service to America and the world.
Thomas Hutchinson, Governor of Massachusetts, was despised for being ardently loyal to the Crown in the days leading up to the American Revolution. This biography traces his decline from respected member of Boston's governing class to leading object of America's revolutionary hostility.
The Mexican War Letters of Lieutenant Theodore Laidley
Lieutenant Theodore Laidley, whose army career spanned forty years until his retirement as a colonel in 1882, was a young officer during the Mexican War. Like so many of his fellow soldiers he wrote long letters home describing new and unusual sights and events. Laidley landed at Veracruz on the Mexican coast in March 1847, and assisted in the ......
Kennedy scholars and younger historians go beyond the Camelot and counter-Camelot stereotypes of JFK, drawing on recently declassified documents. They examine key issues of the Kennedy administration, including Vietnam, the Cuban missile crisis, the space race, trade policy, and Kennedy's extramari
