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The Name of War: King Philip’s War and the Origins of American Identity

Government and Civics, Religion and Philosophy

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Jill Lepore, Professor of Early American History at Harvard University, draws on scholarship from her book, The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity, to trace how the meanings attached to this brutally...

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The Civil War, 1861-1865

The Civil War, 1861-1865 Letters and documents recount the secession crisis and the American Civil War through general orders, orderly books, recruitment broadsides, maps, photographs, newspapers, and the journals, official dispatches...

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Imperialism & the Spanish American War

World History

History Now Essay

The Indians’ War of Independence

Colin G. Calloway

Geography, Government and Civics, World History

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson clearly described the role of American Indians in the American Revolution. In addition to his other oppressive acts, King George III had "endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of...

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21 | The American Revolution Fall 2009

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History U | The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War This History U course covers the long struggle for Vietnam waged between 1940 and 1975, with particular attention to the period of direct American involvement. Course Instructor : Professor Fredrik Logevall, Harvard University...

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World War II

World War II 1939–1945 Sixteen million Americans served in the United States military during World War II. Yeiichi “Kelly” Kuwayama served as part of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a segregated Japanese unit that remains the most decorated unit...

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Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Afghanistan: 2001–2021 Iraq: 2003–2011 The Iraq and Afghanistan Wars are the United States’ most recent armed conflicts. Alan G. Rogers served during the Gulf and Iraq Wars as a biometrics officer, and was killed in...

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World War II

World War II (A Six-Week Compressed Course, Term II) Led by : Prof. Michael Neiberg (US Army War College) Course Number : AMHI 656 Semesters : Fall 2018, Summer 2020, Summer 2022, Summer 2024 (Term II) Image: A photograph of President Franklin D....

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Printed document

1919

Meriwether, Lee, 1862-1966

The War Diary of a Diplomat

GLC04546.057

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Newspaper clipping

circa 1900

From the Heat of War

GLC04546.078