Books with title The Crusades Reference Library: Primary Sources

The Crusades covers everything from the First Crusade (1095-99) through the Ninth Crusade (1271-72). The Crusades: Almanac discusses various topics, including the conquering of Jerusalem by the caliph Umar, pilgrimages to the Holy Land, the traditions of chivalry, Shiites and Sunnis, territorial expansion and colonization as motivations for the crusades, Knights Hospitalers and Knights Templars and more.

Stretching from the end of World War II to 1989, the Cold Warbetween the Western powers and the Communist bloc shapednational alliances around the world. Giving first-hand views of various aspects of the Cold War, Primary Sources provides key complete and excerpteddocuments of the war, such as Winston Churchills Iron Curtain speech and correspondence between John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev during the Cuban Missile Crisis. 01

This resource presents comprehensive coverage of the World War I period. World War I: Primary Sources presents 33 full or excerpted primary source materials, including diaries, speeches, letters, journals and memoirs, that are related to the period. Other features include photos and maps, a detailed chronology of events, sidebars featuring related information, an index, a glossary of Words to Know, research and activity ideas, and a list of further reading sources.

Middle Ages: Primary Sources contains excerpts from speeches, journal entries, poems, letters and many other documents relating to the era that encompass both key documents and those sources that are equally as important, but less known. Each of the 19 entries contains an introduction that provides context, highlights central ideas and gives brief biographical information on related individuals. Sources for further information are also noted as well as full document citations. Middle Ages: Primary Sources features excerpts and full-text writings of the era from all over the world and includes: Beowulf Song of Roland| Domesday book of Norman England Writings on alchemy, medicine and other sciences |Secret History| |Chronographia| |Koran| |Thousand and One Nights| |The Description of the World| Letter from Pope Gregory VII to King Henry IV Letter from a Crusader to his wife Magna Carta And many othersAlso included are 100 photographs and illustrations, sidebars, timeline, glossary, and a subject index.|PIM|31-MAY-18|01

Korean War: Almanac and Primary Sources covers the background of and issues related to the conflict, including: U.S. strategy for containing communism The role of the United Nations The entrance of Chinese troops in the conflict The possible use of the atomic bomb And othersThe volume also includes approximately 12 full or excerpted primary sources from the period, including President Harry S Trumans Statement on the Atomic Bomb. Also included are maps, a detailed chronology, sidebars featuring related information, a glossary of Words to Know, | research and activity ideas, 85 photographs and a list of further readings.|PIM|31-MAY-18|01

Allows your students to study 16 full or excerpted speeches, diary entries, newspaper accounts, novels, poems, memoirs and other materials related to World War II. Entries are grouped together in broad subject categories so students can compare and contrast various viewpoints. Special features include: Things to Remember While Reading, What Happened Next, Report Topics, Did You Know facts, definitions of terms, approximately 70 photographs, sidebars, glossary, timeline, sources for further study and an index.

Primary Sources allows your students to study 24 excerpted speeches, diary entries, newspaper accounts, novels, poems, memoirs and other materials related to Colonial America. Excerpts are grouped together in broad subject categories so students can compare and contrast various viewpoints. Special features include: Things to Remember While Reading, 01 What Happened Next, | |Did You Know, | definitions of terms, 60 photographs and much, much more.|PIM|31-MAY-18|01