Mar 17, 2015 it should be noted that documentary the ten thousand day war was made by the canadian broadcast company cbc, not cbs, as the email states. At the time of the first barbary war 18011805 along the north coast of africa, european regimes had been at war with muslims for eight centuries. These are the books that made me feel the sameish way. The first day of the human counteroffensive saw the united nations third tactical response brigade comprised mostly of irish and ethiopians under the command of brigadier yembe. As a student who already knew a good bit about the war, it deepened my knowledge, particulary in the french war in indochina and americas involvement in it. The ten thousand day war trace the entire course of the conflict, from the closing days of world war ii when ho chi minh first began to assemble his revolutionary army, to the fall of saigon in 1975. Though fantasy of this sort isnt really my cup of tea, i was immediately taken in by the medieval mongolialike setting. Written by cnn correspondent peter arnett, the episodes of vietnam. Now a leading writer has created the most detailed account yet of. The war, which ended on june 10, is known as the sixday war. The ten thousand doors of january is a wild, magical, fascinating story about incredible journeys, love, family, loss, and loyalty. This may be, or at least was at one time, the definitive book about the vietnam war. University of toronto thomas fisher rare book library.
With air superiority protecting its ground forces, israel controlled the sinai peninsula within three days and then concentrated on the jordanian frontier, capturing jerusalems old city subsequently annexed, and on the syrian border, gaining the strategic golan heights annexed 1981. While the banks are busy looting the world in what is effectively. This has been called the ten thousand day war because it was the longest war fought in american history and it lasted 10,000 days not true, with a. The book of a thousand days by shannon hale librarything. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The war remains our most contentious, and our bloodiest, with over six hundred thousand killed in the course of the fouryear struggle. The thousand year war in the mideast is a concise europeanmideast history course. The book starts a few days before the second ww ended. The ten thousand doors of january begins as a simple adventure, but like its mysteriously transportive doors, leads deeper and deeper the further you read.
A primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides firsthand or direct evidence on a topic. Learn about the russians, serbs, croats, the balkans, kosovo, the ottoman. Anne of the thousand days by maxwell anderson, 1948. The ten thousand day war is the best book on the subject i have ever read. And i beheld, and i heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders. This civil war was between the two major political parties in colombia at the time, the liberal party and the conservative party. The desire to be neutral and uninvolved in wars was a popular american sentiment in those days. Now a leading writer has created the most detailed account yet of those events for a series of bbc. The ten thousand doors of january audiobook by alix e. The ten thousand day war, a 26part halfhour canadian television documentary on the.
Book of a thousand days by shannon hale about the book. Documentary filmmaking simply doesnt get much better than this. The book does a great job of putting the war into the context of the post wwii collapse of colonial empire as well as the domestic political conditions that led to disasters in participation and execution. Common types of primary sources include works of literature, historical documents, original philosophical writings, and religious texts. The book is definitely fascinating and was written after the war ended, giving it a retrospective feel. Shannon hale is the newbery honorwinning and new york times bestselling author of the princess academy series, the books of bayern, book of a thousand days, dangerous, and the graphic novels rapunzels revenge and calamity jack, as well as the ever after high and princess in black series, the unbeatable squirrel girl, and real friends. The next phase of the battle, became a guerrilla war. It provides an all encompassing overview of the whole conflict from french involvement, and into the postus withdrawal years to the end of the conflict hence the 10,000 days.
List of books and articles about sixday war online. January was seven years old when she first found a door. The 10,000 day war cbc complete series steviea427 the falklands war the untold story full documentary timeline duration. The series was released on videocassette format by embassy and won a national education association award for best. The thousand year war in the mideast is part of the 11 book series. The war of a thousand days colombian history britannica. The series aired in canada on cbc television, in the united states and in the united kingdom on channel 4 maclear visited vietnam during the production of the series and had access to film material there. On july 26, a peace treaty was signed, and this concluded the first part of this war. As war returns to the balkans, a young doctor inflects. The ten thousand doors of january revolves around january scaller.
By the time the conflict, known as the war of a thousand days, ended in 1902, up to,000 lives had been lost. Beige planet mars it began with an attempted martian invasion of earth in the form of a blitzkrieg attempt at areoforming. Dec 15, 20 14 videos play all vietnam the ten thousand day war privatesteverogers the making of full metal jacket duration. Vietnam, 19451975 is a 26part documentary about the war in vietnam, produced by the canadian broadcasting corporation. Exploring mexican, american, and indian sources ranging from diplomatic correspondence and congressional debates to captivity narratives and plains indians pictorial calendars, war of a thousand deserts recovers the surprising and previously unrecognized ways in which economic, cultural, and political developments within native communities. Everyone is a combatant and a member of the army or the citizen militia. The ten thousand by harold coyle war game spacebattles forums.
The liberal party represented coffee plantation owners and importexport merchants who favoured. Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. It should be noted that documentary the ten thousand day war was made by the canadian broadcast company cbc, not cbs, as the email states. This was a columbian civil war, that was fought almost entirely in panama. The basic conflict behind the war was the conflict between liberals and conservatives, so it was an ideological war as opposed to a regional one, and it. For the next fifteen years, owing in part to changes unleashed by american expansion, indian warriors launched devastating attacks across ten mexican states. Apr 10, 2020 the ten thousand by harold coyle is the best and most interesting of the scott dixon series in novel a us operation to seize nuclear warheads from ukraine goes south, as germany wasnt told the operation and the warheads are in their country violating the treaty. In the early 1830s, after decades of relative peace, northern mexicans and the indians whom they called the barbarians descended into a terrifying cycle of violence.
This book covers the war from the very beginning when the u. The ten thousand day war available in dvd ship this item this item is available online through marketplace sellers. A comprehensive history of the american stage of the vietnam war. The biggest cause of the liberal defeat, was due to the dislike, and fighting between herrera and porras. Trapped in eastern europe by a united germany with atomic weapons, an american armyled by lieutenant general big al malinmust fight its way to the safety of. Book of a thousand days was my first foray into shannon hale, and as an introduction to her work i found it to be pretty good. But as i have said many times, political power corrupts the morals and the judgment. Buy a cheap copy of the ten thousand book by harold coyle. The ten thousand day war, a 26part halfhour canadian television documentary on the vietnam war, and was produced in 1980 by michael maclear.
In the book, general piotrowski also said former secretary of state dean rusk said, all we wanted to do is demonstrate to the north vietnamese leadership that we could strike targets at will, but. When dashti, a maid, and lady saren, her mistress, are shut in a tower for seven years because of sarens refusal to marry a man she despises, the two prepare for a very long and dark imprisonment. The first day of the human counteroffensive saw the united nations third tactical response brigade comprised mostly of irish and ethiopians under the command of brigadier yembe lethbridgestewart drop. The ten thousand day war, a 26part canadian television documentary on the vietnam war, was produced in 1980 by michael maclear the documentary series was consolidated into hourlong episodes for american television syndication. It is politically neutral and covers everything about vietnam until the 1970s. The ninth volume of the ten thousand day war covers north vietnamese society at war.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. So off the top of my head this is how you lose the time war, jonathan strange and mr norrell, the broken earth trilogy. Being at war for 30 years, the people of the north develop a guerrilla society. The forces unleashed by that war were immensely destruc tive because of the significant issues involved. The thousand day war took place between 2086 and 2088. The ten thousand day war new edition by maclear, michael isbn. Original cinematography edward higginson film editors raymond belanger, oliver manton, richard unruh, robert wylam original music cameron hawkins, pete pedersen writer and interviewer peter. Following the war, the national government was too. The thousand days war was a civil war fought in colombia between the years of 1899 and 1902. Why has the vietnam war sometimes been referred to as the. The conservatives were in power at this time, and the animosity between them had existed for over 80 years. Years later, january starts forgetting about her brief encounter with that door, until one day she stumbles upon a book. The series aired in canada on cbc television, in the united states and in the united kingdom on channel 4. The ten thousand by harold coyle is the best and most interesting of the scott dixon series in novel a us operation to seize nuclear warheads from ukraine goes south, as germany wasnt told the operation and the warheads are in their country violating the treaty.
And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand. Original poster 7 points 17 days ago its very literary in scale and perfectly emotionally weighted. Anderson, anthony astuccio, peter braestrup, george r. Maybury explains how events on the other side of the world a thousand years ago can affect us more than events in our own hometowns today. Between 401 bc and 399 bc, a greek army consisting of the wayward castoffs of the peloponnesian war marched its way into the heart of the persian empire current day iraq, ironically enough, supporting a contender for the persian throne. The war of a thousand days, 18991903, colombian civil war between liberals and conservatives that resulted in between 60,000 and,000 deaths, extensive property damage, and national economic ruin. Like charlton and moncrieffs many reasons why 1979, maclears documentary history of the vietnam war is based on interviews and statements by participants, and taken from a tv series. Raids and counterraids claimed thousands of lives, ruined. It was conceived by michael maclear, a canadian broadcast journalist and film maker, who had spent some time in north vietnam during the war. For anyone who does not have afull knowledge of what happened it provides a very good historical perspective. About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the lord unto battle, to the plains of jericho. A friend recommended he book to me and i enjoyed the book, almost as much as the vietnamese probably hated the 10,000 days of war they survived. Though there is a recommended order of reading for the series, the books can be read in any order, and each have been written to stand alone. Following the war, the national government was too weak to suppress a revolt in.
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