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Palestine between politics and terror, 1945-1947 by Golani, Moṭti

Table of Contents: “…The High Commissioner's "conciliation policy" -- Chapter 7. Martial law.…”
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Palestine between politics and terror, 1945-1947 by Golani, Moṭti

Table of Contents: “…The High Commissioner's "conciliation policy" -- Chapter 7. Martial law.…”
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The image before the weapon a critical history of the distinction between combatant and civilian / by Kinsella, Helen

Table of Contents: “…Gender, innocence, and civilization -- Martial piety in the medieval and chivalric codes of war -- Civilization and empire: Francisco de Vitoria and Hugo Grotius -- General orders 100, Union General Sherman's March to Atlanta, and the Sand Creek Massacre -- The 1899 Martens Clause and the 1949 IV Geneva Convention -- The Algerian Civil War and the 1977 Protocols Additional -- The civil wars of Guatemala and El Salvador -- Responsibility.…”
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The image before the weapon a critical history of the distinction between combatant and civilian / by Kinsella, Helen

Table of Contents: “…Gender, innocence, and civilization -- Martial piety in the medieval and chivalric codes of war -- Civilization and empire: Francisco de Vitoria and Hugo Grotius -- General orders 100, Union General Sherman's March to Atlanta, and the Sand Creek Massacre -- The 1899 Martens Clause and the 1949 IV Geneva Convention -- The Algerian Civil War and the 1977 Protocols Additional -- The civil wars of Guatemala and El Salvador -- Responsibility.…”
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The governor's hounds the Texas State Police, 1870-1873 / by Crouch, Barry A., 1941-

Table of Contents: “…Murder: an inalienable state right -- An "untiring enemy to all evil-doers": the formation of the state police -- "An affair only equalled by the exploits of the comanches": the Hill County imbroglio -- "The dark recesses of their hearts": the state police and martial law in Walker County -- A shamelessly disloyal community: the state police and Limestone/Freestone Counties -- The job is relentless: state policemen in action -- Lampasas: the death of the state police.…”
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The governor's hounds the Texas State Police, 1870-1873 / by Crouch, Barry A., 1941-

Table of Contents: “…Murder: an inalienable state right -- An "untiring enemy to all evil-doers": the formation of the state police -- "An affair only equalled by the exploits of the comanches": the Hill County imbroglio -- "The dark recesses of their hearts": the state police and martial law in Walker County -- A shamelessly disloyal community: the state police and Limestone/Freestone Counties -- The job is relentless: state policemen in action -- Lampasas: the death of the state police.…”
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Mortal Kombat : Games of Death / by Church, David, 1982-

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Mortal Kombat : Games of Death / by Church, David, 1982-

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Entertaining Crisis in the Atlantic Imperium, 1770–1790 / by O'Quinn, Daniel, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…remediation, interruption and the celebration of martial masculinity -- Days and nights of the living dead : Handelmania -- Coda : "in praise of the oak, its advantage and prosperity".…”
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Entertaining Crisis in the Atlantic Imperium, 1770–1790 / by O'Quinn, Daniel, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…remediation, interruption and the celebration of martial masculinity -- Days and nights of the living dead : Handelmania -- Coda : "in praise of the oak, its advantage and prosperity".…”
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Forging Napoleon's Grande Armée motivation, military culture, and masculinity in the French army, 1800-1808 / by Hughes, Michael J., 1972-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : military culture and motivation in the armies of Napoleon -- From the coasts of the ocean to the snows of Poland : the grande Armée and Napoleonic military culture -- Honneur, gloire, et patrie : honor in Napoleon's legions -- Imperial virtue : the evolution of French patriotism -- Napoleon's manhood : sex and martial masculinity in the French army -- Clothing the new emperor : creating the cult of Napoleon -- The emperor's grognards : the officer corps -- Devoted soldiers and reluctant conquerors : the rank-and-file -- Conclusion : vive l'empereur! …”
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Forging Napoleon's Grande Armée motivation, military culture, and masculinity in the French army, 1800-1808 / by Hughes, Michael J., 1972-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : military culture and motivation in the armies of Napoleon -- From the coasts of the ocean to the snows of Poland : the grande Armée and Napoleonic military culture -- Honneur, gloire, et patrie : honor in Napoleon's legions -- Imperial virtue : the evolution of French patriotism -- Napoleon's manhood : sex and martial masculinity in the French army -- Clothing the new emperor : creating the cult of Napoleon -- The emperor's grognards : the officer corps -- Devoted soldiers and reluctant conquerors : the rank-and-file -- Conclusion : vive l'empereur! …”
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War at the Margins : Indigenous Experiences in World War II / by Poyer, Lin, 1953-

Table of Contents: “…Empires, Nation-States, and Global War at the Margins -- Military Service, Citizenship, and Loyalties -- Combat in Indigenous Homelands -- War Far from Home: Serving Abroad -- Strangers in the Homeland -- Deploying the "Primitive": Images and Realities of Indigenous Soldiers -- "Martial Myths" and Native Realities -- Collateral Damages: Civilian Life in Wartime -- Working at War -- Building and Destroying the World through War -- Indigenous Status in the Postwar World -- Indigenous Veterans in Combatant Nations -- The Pasts and Futures of World War II for Indigenous Communities -- Beyond Nation-States.…”
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War at the Margins : Indigenous Experiences in World War II / by Poyer, Lin, 1953-

Table of Contents: “…Empires, Nation-States, and Global War at the Margins -- Military Service, Citizenship, and Loyalties -- Combat in Indigenous Homelands -- War Far from Home: Serving Abroad -- Strangers in the Homeland -- Deploying the "Primitive": Images and Realities of Indigenous Soldiers -- "Martial Myths" and Native Realities -- Collateral Damages: Civilian Life in Wartime -- Working at War -- Building and Destroying the World through War -- Indigenous Status in the Postwar World -- Indigenous Veterans in Combatant Nations -- The Pasts and Futures of World War II for Indigenous Communities -- Beyond Nation-States.…”
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Japanese sports a history / by Guttmann, Allen

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I Sporting Practices Before the Black Ships -- 1 Sum6, Ball Games, and Feats of Strength -- 2 Martial Techniques -- Part II Modern Times -- 3 The Arrival and Diffusion of Western Sports -- 4 The Modernization of Indigenous Sports -- 5 Japan at the Olympics: 1912-1940 -- 6 From Taisho Democracy to Japanese Fascism -- Part III Postwar Sports -- 7 Rising from the Ashes -- 8 Japan at the Olympics: 1952-1998 -- 9 New Directions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Plates follow page 150.…”
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Japanese sports a history / by Guttmann, Allen

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I Sporting Practices Before the Black Ships -- 1 Sum6, Ball Games, and Feats of Strength -- 2 Martial Techniques -- Part II Modern Times -- 3 The Arrival and Diffusion of Western Sports -- 4 The Modernization of Indigenous Sports -- 5 Japan at the Olympics: 1912-1940 -- 6 From Taisho Democracy to Japanese Fascism -- Part III Postwar Sports -- 7 Rising from the Ashes -- 8 Japan at the Olympics: 1952-1998 -- 9 New Directions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Plates follow page 150.…”
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Tiananmen moon inside the Chinese student uprising of 1989 / by Cunningham, Philip J.

Table of Contents: “…I: New moon -- In search of the real China -- The new May fourth spirit -- Ten thousand bicycles -- II: Waxing moon -- Hunger strike -- Laying claim to the square -- Looking for Gorbachev -- Working-class heroes -- Rising tide of rebellion -- Everyone an emperor -- Breaking the fast -- III: Waning moon -- Martial law -- Provincial vagabonds -- Egg on the face of Mao -- Tiananmen headquarters -- Radical camp -- Last will and testament -- Clandestine interview -- Going underground -- Midnight rendezvous -- IV: No moon -- Troops are coming -- Of tanks and men -- Eve of destruction -- The sky is crying.…”
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Tiananmen moon inside the Chinese student uprising of 1989 / by Cunningham, Philip J.

Table of Contents: “…I: New moon -- In search of the real China -- The new May fourth spirit -- Ten thousand bicycles -- II: Waxing moon -- Hunger strike -- Laying claim to the square -- Looking for Gorbachev -- Working-class heroes -- Rising tide of rebellion -- Everyone an emperor -- Breaking the fast -- III: Waning moon -- Martial law -- Provincial vagabonds -- Egg on the face of Mao -- Tiananmen headquarters -- Radical camp -- Last will and testament -- Clandestine interview -- Going underground -- Midnight rendezvous -- IV: No moon -- Troops are coming -- Of tanks and men -- Eve of destruction -- The sky is crying.…”
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The Irish War of Independence by Hopkinson, Michael

Table of Contents: “…Apogee: The Irish intelligence system and the development of guerrilla warfare up to the truce -- The War July-December 1920 -- From the imposition of martial law to the truce, the British perspective -- Guerrilla warfare in Dublin -- The War in Cork -- The War in Tipperary, Limerick, Waterford, Wexford and Kilkenny -- The War in Kerry and Clare -- The War in the west and north-west counties -- The Irish midlands, some surrounding counties and IRA activity in Britain -- pt. 4. …”
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The Irish War of Independence by Hopkinson, Michael

Table of Contents: “…Apogee: The Irish intelligence system and the development of guerrilla warfare up to the truce -- The War July-December 1920 -- From the imposition of martial law to the truce, the British perspective -- Guerrilla warfare in Dublin -- The War in Cork -- The War in Tipperary, Limerick, Waterford, Wexford and Kilkenny -- The War in Kerry and Clare -- The War in the west and north-west counties -- The Irish midlands, some surrounding counties and IRA activity in Britain -- pt. 4. …”
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