America's role in the First World War is an historically overlooked and misunderstood event. The war is typically presented as a conflict which began in 1917 and drew to a quick close with little effect on the nation at large. In fact the war began in in 1914 and the United States quickly started providing funding and material aid to the Allied powers. The war itself fundamentally uprooted the economic, political and social structure of the nation from its inception and changed America's place in the world. This book seeks to trace that history, to provide a complete description of the course...
America's role in the First World War is an historically overlooked and misunderstood event. The war is typically presented as a conflict which began ...
The classic samurai novel about the real exploits of the most famous swordsman. Miyamoto Musashi was the child of an era when Japan was emerging from decades of civil strife. Lured to the great Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 by the hope of becoming a samurai-without really knowing what it meant-he regains consciousness after the battle to find himself lying defeated, dazed and wounded among thousands of the dead and dying. On his way home, he commits a rash act, becomes a fugitive and brings life in his own village to a standstill-until he is captured by a weaponless Zen monk. The...
The classic samurai novel about the real exploits of the most famous swordsman. Miyamoto Musashi was the child of an era when Japan was emerging f...