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10) The Civil War
Language
English
Description
This book is a collection of essays on the Civil War, discussing the causes of the war, various battles, and changes brought to the nation as a whole as a result of the war.
11) World War I
Language
English
Description
This anthology covers the causes, course, and outcome of the First World War. The war in the trenches and on the seas, the home fronts, the impact of revolution in Russia, the Versailles peace settlement, and postwar disillusionment are considered.
Language
English
Description
No longer dismissed as a protracted New Years Eve party between the First World War and the Great Depression, the twenties are seen today as a watershed, a time that saw the birth of mass consumer society as it exists today. This anthology examines the ingredients of that new society as well as individual turning points in the decade that brought us modern sales promotion, chain stores, radio, tabloid newspapers, jazz, mixed drinks, organized crime...