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For almost a decade, Col. Ryszard Kuklinski betrayed the Communist
leadership of Poland, cooperating with the CIA in one of the most
extraordinary human intelligence operations of the Cold War. But
even after freedom came to Poland a riddle remained - was Kuklinski
a patriot or a traitor? In August 1972, Ryszard Kuklinski, a highly
respected colonel in the Polish Army, embarked on what would become
one of the most extraordinary human intelligence operations of the
Cold War. Despite the extreme risk to himself and his family, he
contacted the American Embassy in Bonn, and arranged a secret
meeting. From the very start, he made clear that he deplored the
Soviet domination of Poland, and believed his country was on the
wrong side of the Cold War. Over the next nine years, Kuklinski
rose quickly in the Polish defense ministry, acting as a liaison to
Moscow, and helping to prepare for a hot war with the West. But he
also lived a life of subterfuge - of dead drops, messages written
in invisible ink, miniature cameras, and secret transmitters. In
1981, he gave the CIA the secret plans to crush Solidarity. the
West. He still lives in hiding in America. Kuklinski's story is a
harrowing personal drama about one man's decision to betray the
Communist leadership in order to save the country he loves. Through
extensive interviews and access to the CIA's secret archives on the
case, Benjamin Weiser offers an unprecedented and richly detailed
look at this secret history of the Cold War.
The middle school student will see history come to life no matter
what their pace or ability. Developed by James Stobaugh the courses
grow in difficulty with each year, preparing students for high
school work. This is a comprehensive examination of history,
geography, economics, and government systems. This educational set
meets national social studies curriculum standards.
An explosive, long-forgotten story of police violence that exposes
the historical roots of today's criminal justice crisis A deeply
researched and propulsively written story of corrupt governance,
police brutality, Black resistance, and violent white reaction in
turn-of-the-century New Orleans that holds up a dark mirror to our
own times.--Walter Johnson, author of River of Dark Dreams On a
steamy Monday evening in 1900, New Orleans police officers
confronted a black man named Robert Charles as he sat on a doorstep
in a working-class neighborhood where racial tensions were running
high. What happened next would trigger the largest manhunt in the
city's history, while white mobs took to the streets, attacking and
murdering innocent black residents during three days of bloody
rioting. Finally cornered, Charles exchanged gunfire with the
police in a spectacular gun battle witnessed by thousands. Building
outwards from these dramatic events, To Poison a Nation connects
one city's troubled past to the modern crisis of white supremacy
and police brutality. Historian Andrew Baker immerses readers in a
boisterous world of disgruntled laborers, crooked machine bosses,
scheming businessmen, and the black radical who tossed a flaming
torch into the powder keg. Baker recreates a city that was home to
the nation's largest African American community, a place where
racial antagonism was hardly a foregone conclusion--but which
ultimately became the crucible of a novel form of racialized
violence: modern policing. A major new work of history, To Poison a
Nation reveals disturbing connections between the Jim Crow past and
police violence in our own times.
This teacher guide is to be used with Studies in World History
Volume 1 (9780890517840). An essential addition for your coursework
- team your student book with this convenient teacher guide filled
with testing materials, chapter helps, and essential ways to extend
the learning program.
For thousands of years an enigmatic and astonishingly beautiful
piece of Roman art has captivated those who have come in contact
with it.Made before the birth of Christ, the Portland Vase, as it
is called, is renowned for both its beauty and its mystery.
In "The Portland Vase," Robin Brooks takes us on a vivid journey
across Europe and through the centuries, as this delicate piece of
glass, less than ten inches in height, passes through the hands of
a stunning cast of characters, including the first Roman emperor,
Augustus; a notorious tomb raider; a reckless cardinal; a princess
with a nasty gambling habit; the ceramics genius Josiah Wedgwood;
the secretive Duchess of Portland; and a host of politicians,
dilettantes, and scam artists.
Rich with passion, inspiration, jealousy, and endless
speculation, the story of The Portland Vase spans more than two
thousand years and remains one of the art world's greatest
enigmas.
Oswald Harcourt-Davis joined the Corps of Royal Engineers in 1916
to become a despatch rider. He was allocated a Triumph motorcycle
at Abbeville France on 18th July 1916 and was attached to the
ANZACs for the duration of the war which saw him motorcycling
around the Somme and Ypres Salient areas. He won his military medal
at Messines.
When, as a young man in the 1880s, Benjamin Lundy signed up for
duty aboard a square-rigged commercial sailing vessel, he began a
journey more exciting, and more terrifying, than he could have ever
imagined: a treacherous, white-knuckle passage around that
notorious "graveyard of ships," Cape Horn.
A century later, Derek Lundy, author of the bestselling
"Godforsaken Sea" and an accomplished amateur seaman himself, set
out to recount his forebear's journey. "The Way of a Ship" is a
mesmerizing account of life on board a square-rigger, a remarkable
reconstruction of a harrowing voyage through the most dangerous
waters. Derek Lundy's masterful account evokes the excitement,
romance, and brutality of a bygone era -- "a fantastic ride through
one of the greatest moments in the history of adventure" ("Seattle
Times").
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