Star Wars films--History and criticism; Myth in motion pictures; Lucas, George, 1944-
The Star Wars franchise is one of the most successful film series of all time. The original three
movies, along with the more recent three prequels, serve as the foundation to a vast empire of
Star Wars television shows, action figures, comic...
The purpose of this dissertation is to suggest that peace is an idea that changes throughout the history of the west, rather than to show how nations may achieve peace or to define what it is. It begins as a concept the power brokers refer to or...
This thesis is a social and military history of the First Battalion of the 27th Foot, the Inniskilling Regiment, at the Battle of Waterloo. Crucial to success in battle is the cohesion of units and their ability to withstand punishment and keep...
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States; Drug control--Social aspects--United States; War on Terrorism, 2001- --Social aspects; Crime and race--United States; United States--Race relations
This thesis is an examination of the relationship between race and ethnicity and the American justice system. It is a comparative case study of the racial dimensions of the War on Drugs in the domestic criminal justice system and the ethnic...
To gain a true appreciation of the works of any author, we must first be familiar with his race, his environment, and the period in which and of which he wrote. The Paris of the early seventeenth century was far different from the modern metropolis...
United States. Army--History; Federal aid to law enforcement agencies--United States; Riots--United States
The function of the army of the United States is to protect the country against all enemies foreign and domestic. Everyone is cognizant of the accomplishments of the American forces against its foreign enemies; but there is another work, of equal...
A group of men in various military uniforms stand and sit in front of a display labeled Veterans of Foreign Wars United States Buechel Post Kentucky 3705 Honor Roll with a list of names below. Title supplied by cataloger.
Men carry baskets of food from a building into a car. A group of women stands at the top of the steps to the building. Printed on image: Churchill Downs Post #2921. Veterans of Foreign Wars of U.S.A. Address: 724 Central Avenue, Louisville,...
Willis Overton Harris was born in 1847 in Powhatan County, Virginia. He entered Virginia Military Institute in 1863 and fought in the Civil War with VMI cadet corps until wars end, receiving an honorary degree in 1867. He attended University of...
Portrait of General Edmund Pendleton Gaines (1777-1849), a United States army officer who served with distinction during the War of 1812, the Seminole Wars and the Black Hawk War. He is also known for capturing Aaron Burr, who had killed Alexander...
Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union; Generals--American--1860-1870; Generals; Military uniforms; Military officers
Engraved portrait of William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891), Major General of the Union Army during the United States Civil War. He is well known for leading his troops in the capture (and burning) the city of Atlanta in 1864, then marching to the...
Children's band inside a gymnasium or auditorium. Two rows of boys in marching band uniforms. The back row has four boys holding flags. A row of drums runs across the front. The two center drums read 'Shawnee Corps 3204 Louisville, Ky." The...
Train on the center tracks in a row of four sets of railroad tracks beneath a metal railroad sign that crosses the tracks. In the background the tracks curve around a tree-covered mountain. There are trees to the left below a drop-off. Two people...
Commissioned in 1848 by the Kentucky State Legislature, this monument to honor Kentucky veterans of all wars was built by Robert E. Launitz of New York. It was brought by barge to Frankfort, Kentucky, and completed in 1850. Only the top of the...
War Memorial Building, ornamental lawn, and state capitol. Cars are parked in a line by the lawn. Text printed on verso reads, "The War Memorial Building, erected jointly by the City of Nashville, the County of Davidson and the State, is a...
