Great Rivals In History

Author : Joseph Cummins
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1741960428
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Rivals in History written by Joseph Cummins and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When two supremely powerful political rivals lock horns in a clash of personality and ideology, they can change the course of human history.

Author : James Lacey
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 0345547578
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gods of War written by James Lacey and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hannibal vs. Scipio. Grant vs. Lee. Rommel vs. Patton. The greatest battles, commanders, and rivalries of all time come to life in this engrossing guide to the geniuses of military history. “A compelling study of military leadership.”—James M. McPherson, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom Any meeting of genius may create sparks, but when military geniuses meet, their confrontations play out upon a vast panorama of states or civilizations at war, wielding the full destructive power of a mighty nation’s armies. Gods of War is the first single-volume, in-depth examination of the most celebrated military rivalries of all time, and of the rare, world-changing battles in which these great commanders in history matched themselves against true equals. From Caesar and Pompey deciding the fate of the Roman Republic, to Grant and Lee battling for a year during the American Civil War, to Rommel and Montgomery and Patton meeting in battle after battle as Hitler strove for European domination, these match-ups and their corresponding strategies are among the most memorable in history. A thrilling look into both the generals’ lives and their hardest-fought battles, Gods of War is also a thought-provoking analysis of the qualities that make a strong commander and a deep exploration of the historical context in which the contestants were required to wage war, all told with rousing narrative flair. And in a time when technology has made the potential costs of war even greater, it is a masterful look at how military strategy has evolved and what it will take for leaders to guide their nations to peace in the future.

Author : David K. Wiggins
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
ISBN 13 : 9781610753494
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rivals written by David K. Wiggins and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sixteen original essays in this collection cover influential and famous rivalries from a variety of sports, including track and field, golf, boxing, basketball, tennis, ice skating, baseball, football, soccer, and more. The essays are diverse, but together they illustrate what is common to any rivalry: equally matched opponents that often have decidedly different backgrounds, styles, and personalities. These differences may center on race and culture, political and societal ideologies, personality, geography, or religion—a mix intensified by fans and the media. From highly publicized and emotionally charged individual competitions to bitterly fought team contests, Rivals illuminates what one-of-a-kind opponents and the passion they inspire tell us about ourselves and our society.

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Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781482445107
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History's Greatest Rivals: Sets 1 - 2 written by and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing. This book was released on 2015-12-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Significant events in history often breed divisions between individuals and groups. This extraordinary collection highlights legendary adversaries during some of the most fascinating periods of history. Each volume seamlessly interweaves biography and history and thoughtfully emphasizes how the rivalries impacted both. "Flashpoints" break down overarching topics into significant events. Such famous pairs as Elizabeth I of England and Mary, Queen of Scots, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis, and John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev present the young historian an engaging and informative appreciation of historical time periods. -Carefully designed volumes allow readers to visually distinguish opposing viewpoints -Quotations, timelines, and photographs and paintings enhance readers' understanding of people and events -Recognizing relationships and interactions between individuals and events is an informational text skill of the Common Core

Author : Matthew Kroenig
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0190080248
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Return of Great Power Rivalry written by Matthew Kroenig and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book seeks to answer to a central international politics: why do great powers rise and fall? It provides an innovative argument about how domestic political institutions are the key to a state's ability to amass power and influence in the international system. This text also offers a sweeping historical analysis of democratic and autocratic competitors from ancient Greece through the Cold War. This book employs a unique framework to understand and analyze the state of today's competition between the democratic United States and its autocratic competitors, Russia and China.

Author : Wayne Vansant
Publisher : Zenith Press
ISBN 13 : 9781939581785
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grant Vs. Lee written by Wayne Vansant and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2015-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Grant vs. Lee, graphic novel author and artist Wayne Vansant narrates the story of the two greatest generals during the last year of the Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant and General Robert E. Lee. In many ways, the campaigns these two led against each other in 1864-65 represented the beginning of modern warfare--the era of the strategic and gentleman amateur was over.

Author : Adam Lazarus
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 0306821362
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Best of Rivals written by Adam Lazarus and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2012-08-28 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this revealing, in-depth look at the NFL's greatest quarterback controversy, Adam Lazarus takes readers into the locker room and inside the huddle to deliver the real story behind the rivalry—when Joe Montana and Steve Young battled on and off the field and forged one of the finest football dynasties of all time. From 1987 to 1994, the two future Hall of Famers spurred each other on to remarkable heights, including three Super Bowl wins and four MVP awards, and set new standards for quarterback excellence. The two men couldn't have been more different in background, personality, and playing style, and their competition created as much tension as it did greatness, forcing Montana to prove that he was still the game's best quarterback and Young to prove that he was a worthy successor. Featuring candid interviews with Montana, Young, Jerry Rice, George Seifert, and many more, Best of Rivals brings to life the story of two sports legends, the golden era of football their rivalry presided over, and the amazing legacy it produced.

Author : Rick Beyer
Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 0316504963
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rivals Unto Death written by Rick Beyer and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2017-02-21 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of The Greatest Stories Never Told series, the epic history of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr's illustrious and eccentric political careers and their fateful rivalry. The famous duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr was the culmination of a story three decades in the making. Rivals unto Death vividly traces their rivalry back to the earliest days of the American Revolution, when Hamilton and Burr--both brilliant, restless, and barely twenty years old--elbowed their way onto the staff of General George Washington. The fast-moving account traces their intricate tug-of war, uncovering surprising details that led to their deadly encounter through battlefields, courtrooms, bedrooms, and the wildest presidential election in history, counting down the years to their fateful rendezvous on the dueling ground. This is politics made personal: shrill accusations, bruising collisions, and a parade of flesh and blood founders struggling--and often failing--to keep their tempers and jealousies in check. Smoldering in the background was a fundamental political divide that threatened to tear the new nation in two, and still persists to this day. The Burr and Hamilton that leap out of these pages are passionate, engaging, and utterly human characters inextricably linked together as Rivals unto Death.

Author : Richard O. Davies
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444320815
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rivals! written by Richard O. Davies and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-01-28 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rivals! The Ten Greatest American Sports Rivalries of the 20th Century presents the most memorable rivalries in over a hundred years of American sports history. Examines ten of the greatest American sports rivalries of the past century, relating them to their broader historical context Includes the rivalries between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, Duke and North Carolina, Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, and more Draws upon the most recent works of sport historians, as well as hundreds of books, articles, and newspaper accounts Reveals a deep understanding of American sports history and American popular culture Features 30 images that bring the rivalries vividly to life

Author : Chris DeRose
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1596982829
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Founding Rivals written by Chris DeRose and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-11-14 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DeRose tells the never before told story of the 1789 congressional election in Virginia s 5th district and of the two men who fought it: James Madison and James Monroe. They were friends and political allies for most of their lives, but their paths diverged when they found themselves at odds with each other in the battle over the Constitution. In 1789 James Madison and James Monroe ran against each other for Congress, the only time that two future presidents have contested a congressional seat. But what was at stake? As author Chris DeRose reveals in Founding Rivals: Madison vs Monroe, The Bill of Rights and the Election That Saved a Nation was more than personal ambition. This was a race that determined the future of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the very definition of the United States of America.