Film History: An Introduction By Kristin Thompson, David Bordwell

Film History: An Introduction By Kristin Thompson, David Bordwell
McGraw-Hill (2002) | ISBN: 0070384290 | 808 Pages
PDF | English | 161 MB

Written by two leading film scholars, Film History: An Introduction is a comprehensive survey of film-from the backlots of Hollywood, across the United States, and around the world. As in the authors' bestselling Film Art, concepts and events are illustrated with actual frame enlargements, giving students more realistic points of reference than competing books that use publicity stills.

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Lewis and Clark for Kids: Their Journey of Discovery with 21 Activities

Lewis and Clark for Kids: Their Journey of Discovery with 21 Activities
Chicago Review (2000) | ISBN: 1556523742 | 144 pages
PDF | English | 15.6 MB

Join Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's Corps of Discovery as they navigate the muddy Missouri River and begin a great adventure set against the background of the vast North American continent. Lewis and Clark for Kids takes children from President Jefferson's vision of an exploratory mission across a continent full of unique plants and animals through their dangerous and challenging journey into the unknown to the expedition's triumphant return to the frontier town of St. Louis. Twenty-one activities bring to life the Native American tribes they encountered, the plants and animals they discovered, and the camping and navigating techniques they used. A glossary of terms and listings of Lewis and Clark sites, museums, and related Web sites round out this comprehensive activity book.

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Osprey Men-at-Arms 067 The Indian Mutiny

Osprey Men-at-Arms 067 The Indian Mutiny
Author: John Wilkinson-Latham. Illustrator: Gerry Embleton
Osprey Publishing (1977) | ISBN: 0850452597 | 40 pages
PDF | English | 18 MB

On the 24 April 1855, Colonel Carmichael Smyth held a parade of the ninety skirmishers of the 3rd Light Cavalry of the Bengal Army at Meerut, some 30 miles from Delhi. The disastrous events that followed sparked an almost wholesale mutiny of the Honourable East India Company's Bengal Native Army. Had the ensuing uprising succeeded, it would have threatened the validity of the entire British Empire. As it was the Mutiny witnessed several tragic and bloody events, from the original incident in Meerut to the horrifying siege of Cawnpore. Christopher Wilikinson-Latham details the history of the conflict, from its beginnings to ultimate resolution.

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Osprey Men-at-Arms 086 Samurai Armies 1550-1615

Osprey Men-at-Arms 086 Samurai Armies 1550-1615
Author: Stephen Turnbull. Illustrator: Richard Hook
Osprey Publishing (1979) | ISBN10: 085045302X | 49 pages
PDF | English | 12 MB

In 1543 three Portuguese merchants entered a turbulent Japan, bringing with them the first firearms the Japanese had ever seen: simple matchlock muskets called arquebuses. They proved a decisive addition to the Japanese armoury, as for centuries the samurai had fought only with bow, sword and spear. In 1575, one of the greatest original thinkers in the history of samurai, Oda Nobunaga, arranged his arquebusiers in ranks three deep behind a palisade and proceeded, quite literally, to blow his opponent's cavalry to pieces, marking the beginning of a new era in Japanese military history.

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The First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading

The First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading
By Jonathan Riley-Smith
Continuum Publishing (Sept. 2000) | ISBN: 0826467261 | 236 Pages
PDF | English | 12 MB

This is a brilliant book by a leading historian of the crusades. It needs to be understood on its own terms: it's a detailed analysis of why so many Europeans set off on the 1st Crusade. Riley-Smith has produced a closely-argued analysis that places the crusade within the context of the world of eleventh-century Europe that created it. This isn't the place to go if you want accounts of the battles of the crusade, and it isn't a light read but it's very clear, dynamic and extremely valuable. The author presents facts in an interesting and condensed way, and he does take time to explain the sources he has used in his investigation.

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