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The American Red Cross
The iconic relief organization’s activities over a half century of history, through wars, epidemics, and other disasters: “Well-researched . . . fascinating.” —Julia F. Irwin, Bulletin of the History of Medicine In dark skirts and bloodied boots, Clara Barton fearlessly ventured onto Civil War battlefields to tend to wounded soldiers. She later worked with civilians in Europe during the Franco-Prussian War, lobbied legislators to ratify the Geneva conventions, and founded and ran the American Red Cross. The American Red Cross from Clara Barton to the New Deal tells the story of the charitable organization from its start in 1881, through its humanitarian aid during wars, natural disas...
Pittsburgh in World War I
When the whole of Europe went to war in 1914, Pittsburgh watched the storm clouds gather at home. Yet Pittsburgh was a city of immigrants--the large Polish community urged leaders to join the side of the Allies, while German immigrants supported the Central powers. By the time the country entered World War I in 1917, Pittsburghers threw their support into the war effort united as Americans. With over 250 mills and factories, the Steel City and Allegheny County produced half of the steel and much of the munitions used by the Allies. Pittsburgh gave more than steel--sixty thousand men went to war, and women flocked to the front lines as nurses. One of the first gas masks on the western front was developed at the Mellon Institute, while the city's large Red Cross provided tireless support on the homefront. Historian Elizabeth Williams traces the remarkable story of Pittsburgh during the Great War.
The United States in World War I
With the centennial of the First World War rapidly approaching, historian and bibliographer James T. Controvich offers in The United States in World War I: A Bibliographic Guide the most comprehensive, up-to-date reference bibliography yet published. Organized by subject, this bibliography includes the full range of sources: vintage publications of the time, books, pamphlets, periodical titles, theses, dissertations, and archival sources held by federal and state organizations, as well as those in public and private hands, including historical societies and museums. As Controvich’s bibliographic accounting makes clear, there were many facets of World War I that remain virtually unknown to ...
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Threat to National Security
The Marines are looking for a few good men to betray, abuse, and kill! Marine Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, as national security advisor, unleashes a living hell upon marine Sergeant Harry Liller.FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover personally relished committing horrible criminal acts against Liller and his mother when he was a child. The FBI continually commits felony criminal acts against Liller for the past sixty years!New York Mafia boss of bosses Carlo Gambino and Pittsburgh Mafia gambling boss Tony Grosso are Liller's loyal friends, while New Orleans Mafia boss Carlos Marcello loves Liller's father.Liller has the same problem gangster legend Benjamin Siegel had, falling in love with a beautiful woman. Tina is a wild, free-spirited, beautiful Cherokee who traps his heart.When Karen, a beautiful African American woman, meets Liller, sparks fly between them, enough to make Navy sailors commit arson and destroy a six-story Marine supply building to avenge Karen's broken heart.Meanwhile, President George H. W. Bush orders the CIA to classify Sergeant Harry Liller as a presidential assassin!This is the true story of Marine Sergeant Harry Liller. Semper lie!
