Search Results - "World war"

To get a better school system one hundred years of education reform in Texas / by Preuss, Gene B., 1966-

Table of Contents: “…Retreat and recovery in Texas schools, 1850-1900 -- Progressive reforms in Texas schools -- Minorities in Texas schools, 1920-1949 -- World War II and Texas rural schools -- The Gilmer-Aikin laws.…”
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Long shot vaccines for national defense / by Hoyt, Kendall, 1971-

Table of Contents: “…Disease, security, and vaccines -- Historical patterns of vaccine innovation -- Vaccine development during World War II -- Wartime legacies -- The end of an era -- Biodefense in the 21st century -- The search for sustainable solutions.…”
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To get a better school system one hundred years of education reform in Texas / by Preuss, Gene B., 1966-

Table of Contents: “…Retreat and recovery in Texas schools, 1850-1900 -- Progressive reforms in Texas schools -- Minorities in Texas schools, 1920-1949 -- World War II and Texas rural schools -- The Gilmer-Aikin laws.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Long shot vaccines for national defense / by Hoyt, Kendall, 1971-

Table of Contents: “…Disease, security, and vaccines -- Historical patterns of vaccine innovation -- Vaccine development during World War II -- Wartime legacies -- The end of an era -- Biodefense in the 21st century -- The search for sustainable solutions.…”
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Power in uncertain times strategy in the fog of peace / by Goldman, Emily O., 1961-

Table of Contents: “…The fog of peace -- Strategic choice in uncertain times -- Post-Crimean War period, 1856-1910 -- Inter-world war period, 1918-1939 -- United states, 1990-2010 -- Consequences of strategic choices.…”
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The theory that would not die how Bayes' rule cracked the enigma code, hunted down Russian submarines, and emerged triumphant from two centuries of controversy / by McGrayne, Sharon Bertsch

Table of Contents: “…Enlightenment and the Anti-Bayesian reaction -- pt. 2. Second World War era -- pt. 3. The glorious revival -- pt. 4. …”
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The Federal Reserve and the financial crisis by Bernanke, Ben

Table of Contents: “…Lecture 1: origins and mission of the Federal Reserve -- Lecture 2: the Federal Reserve after World War II -- Lecture 3: the Federal Reserve's response to the financial crisis -- Lecture 4: the aftermath of the crisis.…”
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Making the world safe for workers : labor, the Left, and Wilsonian internationalism / by McKillen, Elizabeth, 1957-

Table of Contents: “…Mexico and the Western Hemisphere -- part II. World War I and the U.S. labor debate over neutrality and preparedness -- part III. …”
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Nylon and bombs : DuPont and the march of modern America / by Ndiaye, Pap

Table of Contents: “…DuPont and the rise of chemical engineering -- From ammonia to nylon : technologies and careers -- Culture and politics at DuPont before World War II -- The forgetten engineers of the bomb -- The heyday and decline of chemical enineering.…”
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Power in uncertain times strategy in the fog of peace / by Goldman, Emily O., 1961-

Table of Contents: “…The fog of peace -- Strategic choice in uncertain times -- Post-Crimean War period, 1856-1910 -- Inter-world war period, 1918-1939 -- United states, 1990-2010 -- Consequences of strategic choices.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

The theory that would not die how Bayes' rule cracked the enigma code, hunted down Russian submarines, and emerged triumphant from two centuries of controversy / by McGrayne, Sharon Bertsch

Table of Contents: “…Enlightenment and the Anti-Bayesian reaction -- pt. 2. Second World War era -- pt. 3. The glorious revival -- pt. 4. …”
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The Federal Reserve and the financial crisis by Bernanke, Ben

Table of Contents: “…Lecture 1: origins and mission of the Federal Reserve -- Lecture 2: the Federal Reserve after World War II -- Lecture 3: the Federal Reserve's response to the financial crisis -- Lecture 4: the aftermath of the crisis.…”
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Making the world safe for workers : labor, the Left, and Wilsonian internationalism / by McKillen, Elizabeth, 1957-

Table of Contents: “…Mexico and the Western Hemisphere -- part II. World War I and the U.S. labor debate over neutrality and preparedness -- part III. …”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Nylon and bombs : DuPont and the march of modern America / by Ndiaye, Pap

Table of Contents: “…DuPont and the rise of chemical engineering -- From ammonia to nylon : technologies and careers -- Culture and politics at DuPont before World War II -- The forgetten engineers of the bomb -- The heyday and decline of chemical enineering.…”
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American homicide by Roth, Randolph, 1951-

Table of Contents: “…"Cuttinge one anothers throates" : homicide in early modern Europe and America -- "All hanging together" : the decline of homicide in the Colonial Period -- Family and intimate homicide in the first two centuries -- "A sense of their rights" : homicide in the age of revolution -- The emergence of regional differences : homicide in the postrevolutionary period -- The rise in family and intimate homicide in the nineteenth century -- "All is confusion, excitement and distrust" : America becomes a homicidal nation -- The modern pattern is set : homicide from the end of Reconstruction to World War I -- The problem endures : homicide from World War I to the present -- Conclusion : can America's homicide problem be solved?…”
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Tomorrow's Air Force : tracing the past, shaping the future / by Smith, Jeffrey J.

Table of Contents: “…Period one: 1907-1947 -- The birth of military airpower -- World War I and the interwar years -- World War II -- "Counting" the changes in period one -- Period two: 1947-1992 -- The rise of bomber dominance: 1947-1965 -- Bomber decline: 1965-1992 -- The changing leadership of period two -- Period three: 1992-2030 -- Fighter pilot dominance: 1992-1994 -- From Bosnia to Allied Force: 1994-1999 -- September 11, Afghanistan, and Iraq: 2001-2011 -- Signs of change: 1992-2010 -- Anticipating USAF change -- Framing the survey perspectives -- Changing leadership -- Predicting the future -- Summary and recommendations.…”
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American homicide by Roth, Randolph, 1951-

Table of Contents: “…"Cuttinge one anothers throates" : homicide in early modern Europe and America -- "All hanging together" : the decline of homicide in the Colonial Period -- Family and intimate homicide in the first two centuries -- "A sense of their rights" : homicide in the age of revolution -- The emergence of regional differences : homicide in the postrevolutionary period -- The rise in family and intimate homicide in the nineteenth century -- "All is confusion, excitement and distrust" : America becomes a homicidal nation -- The modern pattern is set : homicide from the end of Reconstruction to World War I -- The problem endures : homicide from World War I to the present -- Conclusion : can America's homicide problem be solved?…”
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Tomorrow's Air Force : tracing the past, shaping the future / by Smith, Jeffrey J.

Table of Contents: “…Period one: 1907-1947 -- The birth of military airpower -- World War I and the interwar years -- World War II -- "Counting" the changes in period one -- Period two: 1947-1992 -- The rise of bomber dominance: 1947-1965 -- Bomber decline: 1965-1992 -- The changing leadership of period two -- Period three: 1992-2030 -- Fighter pilot dominance: 1992-1994 -- From Bosnia to Allied Force: 1994-1999 -- September 11, Afghanistan, and Iraq: 2001-2011 -- Signs of change: 1992-2010 -- Anticipating USAF change -- Framing the survey perspectives -- Changing leadership -- Predicting the future -- Summary and recommendations.…”
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The U.S. Navy : a concise history / by Symonds, Craig L.

Table of Contents: “…Navy in the Second World War (1939-1945) -- Confronting the Soviets: The Cold War Navy (1945-1975) -- The U.S. …”
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The U.S. Navy : a concise history / by Symonds, Craig L.

Table of Contents: “…Navy in the Second World War (1939-1945) -- Confronting the Soviets: The Cold War Navy (1945-1975) -- The U.S. …”
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