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Grant en Buitelandse Sake

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Ondanks die cronyisme en korrupsie van die Grant -administrasies, is 'n algemeen bewonderenswaardige rekord opgestel in die omgang met buitelandse moondhede. Hierdie sukses was grootliks te danke aan die pogings en gesonde oordeel van die minister van buitelandse sake, Hamilton Fish. President Grant is meegedeel dat die Dominikaanse Republiek 'n groot strategiese belang het, veral wanneer 'n kanaal in Sentraal -Amerika gebou sou word wat die Atlantiese en Stille Oseaan verbind.

Megara (vrou van Hercules)

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Henri Frenay

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Ivoorkus Geskiedenis - Geskiedenis

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Moisei Uritsky

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Waarom het Yamamoto Nagumo na Pearl Harbor berispe?

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Franse revolusionêre figuur wat gedink het ape kan toesig hou oor swart slawe?

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Ek werk uit 'n vaag geheue vir hierdie vraag, maar ek weet dat ek hierdie bisarre (en aanstootlike: eerlike waarskuwing) historiese figuur teëgekom het waaroor ek hier in my vorige vraag ...

Bestuurspraktyke van die School of Sun Tzu

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Sun Tzu's Art of War was, one is told, written by an ancient Chinese soldier - except there is no evidence that there ever was a General Sun Tzu. In general, the commentary on Art of War just guesses when, where and who he served, and when he sat down and crafted this remarkable book.

Slag van Atuatuca, 54 Oktober v.C.

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Battle of Atuatuca, October 54 B.C.The disaster at Atuatuca (October 54 B.C.) was one of the most serious setbacks suffered by Julius Caesar during his conquest of Gaul, and saw the Eburones destroy an entire Roman legion that had just entered winter quarters.54 B.C. had seen a drought and a poor corn harvest, and so after returning from his second expedition to Britain Caesar was forced to scatter his legions across a wide area of north-eastern Gaul.

Frank Maxwell Andrews, 1884-1943

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Frank Maxwell Andrews, 1884-1943Frank Maxwell Andrews (1884-1943) was a pioneer of strategic air power and a senior USAAF officer who served in the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and briefly as commander of the European Theatre of Operations, US Army (ETOUSA) while Eisenhower was in North Africa.Born in Nashville, Andrews attended West Point, gradating 42nd out of his class of 78 in 1906 before joining the cavalry.

Brittanje se deeltydse soldate: The Amateur Military Tradition 1558-1945, Ian F. W. Beckett

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Britain& 39;s Part-Time Soldiers: The Amateur Military Tradition 1558-1945, Ian F. BeckettBritain& 39;s Part-Time Soldiers: The Amateur Military Tradition 1558-1945, Ian F. BeckettThe amateur military tradition has a long history in Britain, and indeed the idea of a professional standing army was resisted for a long time.

USS Stockton (DD-73)/ HMS Ludlow

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USS Stockton (DD-73)/ HMS Ludlow USS Stockton (DD-73) was a Caldwell class destroyer that served in the First World War with the US Navy and in the Second World War as HMS Ludlow, after taking part in the Destroyers for Bases deal.The Stockton was named after Robert Field Stockton, a US naval officer during the War of 1812, the war against the Barbary pirates and the Mexican War.