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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Brock Chisholm, the World Health Organization, and the Cold War Brock Chisholm, the World Health Organization, and the Cold War Farley, John "This is the story of a man and an institution. Brock Chisholm was one of the most influential Canadians of the twentieth century. A world-renowned psychiatrist, he was the first director-general of … OL16180157W
History of the Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1864 - 2004 History of the Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1864 - 2004 Mark Coghlan It is May 1983. The UMR is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its Headquarters, the UMR Hall, in Greytown. A medal parade, civic dinner and a number of other events are on the programme. The member… OL17060998W
Herbicides in war Herbicides in war Arthur H. Westing "This volume is the first product of the SIPRI/NEP programme on 'Military activities and the human environment'. The programme uses an environmental, rather than a geopolitical approach to the study … OL17843325W
European and native American warfare, 1675-1815 European and native American warfare, 1675-1815 Armstrong Starkey Challenging the historical tradition that has denigrated Indians as 'savages' and celebrated the triumph of European 'civilization', Armstrong Starkey presents military history as only one dimension … OL1904223W
Testament of youth Testament of youth Vera Brittain A vivid and passionate record of the years 1900 to 1925, this is Vera Brittain's haunting autobiography - a portrait of a young girl's life in prewar England and a heartbreaking document of the holoc… OL1971473W
Thundersticks Thundersticks David J. Silverman The adoption of firearms by Native Americans between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries marked a turning point in the history of North America's indigenous peoples--a cultural earthquake so pro… OL20040655W
Medical practices in the Civil War Medical practices in the Civil War Susan Provost Beller Discusses medical care during the Civil War, focusing on disease, wounds, medical personnel, instruments, surgery and anesthesia, recovery, and changes in medicine during the war. OL21208567W
The Rape of Nanking The Rape of Nanking Iris Chang China has endured much hardship in its history, as Iris Chang shows in her ably researched The Rape of Nanking, a book that recounts the horrible events in that eastern Chinese city under Japanese oc… OL2686150W
The Nazi Doctors The Nazi Doctors Robert Jay Lifton **The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide** was written by Robert Jay Lifton and published in 1986, analyzing the role of German doctors in carrying out a genocide. In the wo… OL31311W
Yanomami warfare Yanomami warfare R. Brian Ferguson "Re-evaluation of Yanomamo warfare defends a material motivation hypothesis grounded in an etic behavioral approach. Elaborating a method previously applied to the study of Pacific Northwest warfare … OL3472685W
Tribal and chiefly warfare in South America Tribal and chiefly warfare in South America Elsa M. Redmond "Preparations, organization, weapons, strategies, rituals, and mortuary treatments associated with warfare among contemporary Jivaro and Yanomamo, and among contact-period Colombian and Panamanian ch… OL3482118W
The body in pain The body in pain Elaine Scarry Part philosophical meditation, part cultural critique, this work explores the nature of physical suffering. Elaine Scarry bases her study on a wide range of sources: literature and art, medical case … OL35084W
Ashenden Ashenden William Somerset Maugham,W Some Maugham THE GREATEST SPY IN THE HISTORY OF FICTION! ASHENDEN is one of the two or three greatest spy stories ever written. W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM, himself a former British Operative, based this novel on his … OL505651W
Weapons of the Vikings Weapons of the Vikings Matt Doeden "Describes the weapons of Viking warriors, including hand-to-hand combat weapons, long range weapons, defenses, and transportation"--Provided by publisher. OL5712433W
The impact of war on children The impact of war on children Graça Machel "The impact of armed conflict on children is devastating and total. War wounds children's bodies and destroys their spirit. Using examples from around the world, this book analyses the special vulner… OL5982335W
Shattered Love Shattered Love Richard Chamberlain ***One of the most beloved actors of our time, shares the New York Times bestselling story of how he learned to live with an open heart.*** Early in his career, shortly after rising to fame as tel… OL6033804W
Sonnenblume Sonnenblume Simon Wiesenthal While imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp, Simon Wiesenthal was taken one day from his work detail to the bedside of a dying member of the SS. Haunted by the crimes in which he had participated, … OL737914W
Bright Armour Bright Armour Salmond, Monica Grenfell lady Monica Salmond was the sister of Julian and Billy Grenfell, and the daughter of Lord and Lady Desborough. Volunteering for nursing duties in 1914, she worked first in the London Hospital, then moved … OL7591241W