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ORIGINS AND APPLICABILITY OF FIGHTER TACTICS
Title
THE ORIGINS AND APPLICABILITY OF FIGHTER TACTICS.
Creator
KEENAN, JOHN ROBERT., Florida Atlantic University, O'Sullivan, John
Abstract/Description
A new form of combat, aerial warfare, made its debut in the twentieth century. Unlike land and naval services, the air fighters of the twentieth century had no long tradition of accepted combat practices to follow. The successful air fighters of World War One found that competitive aircraft flown by pilots using solid basic fighter maneuvers in a sound aggressive way were the essential elements for victory in air combat. Modern fighter pilots have discovered through bitter experience that,...
Show moreA new form of combat, aerial warfare, made its debut in the twentieth century. Unlike land and naval services, the air fighters of the twentieth century had no long tradition of accepted combat practices to follow. The successful air fighters of World War One found that competitive aircraft flown by pilots using solid basic fighter maneuvers in a sound aggressive way were the essential elements for victory in air combat. Modern fighter pilots have discovered through bitter experience that, despite changing technology, the principles of air combat discovered in the early twentieth century are axiomatic for success in the aerial combat arena. Fighter air superiority, gained through application of these basic principles, is essential if air forces are to carry out their tactical missions of reconnaissance, close air support, and interdiction.
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Date Issued
1986
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14301
Subject Headings
Fighter planes--Piloting
Format
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GENERAL JOHN J. PERSHING AND HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE AMERICAN MILITARY SUCCESS IN WORLD WAR II
Title
GENERAL JOHN J. PERSHING AND HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE AMERICAN MILITARY SUCCESS IN WORLD WAR II.
Creator
ROBERTS, JOHN WILLIAM, JR., Florida Atlantic University, O'Sullivan, John
Abstract/Description
General John J. Pershing was the Commander of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I and led the United States, along with our Allies, to victory in that war. His contribution to American military preparedness in the future was also very significant. Pershing created the first modern American army in France during 1917-1918 in spite of great difficulties. He developed the organizations, the training methods and the leaders that carried over to World War II. His influence on military...
Show moreGeneral John J. Pershing was the Commander of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I and led the United States, along with our Allies, to victory in that war. His contribution to American military preparedness in the future was also very significant. Pershing created the first modern American army in France during 1917-1918 in spite of great difficulties. He developed the organizations, the training methods and the leaders that carried over to World War II. His influence on military leaders of the caliber of Douglas MacArthur, George C. Marshall and George S. Patton, Jr. was substantial. All of these elements combined played an important part in our successful conclusion of the Second World War and assured Pershing a place in history as a part of that triumph.
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Date Issued
1981
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14082
Subject Headings
Pershing, John J--(John Joseph),--1860-1948
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AIRSHIP OPERATIONS DURING WORLD WAR II
Title
AIRSHIP OPERATIONS DURING WORLD WAR II.
Creator
LEVITT, MARTIN L., Florida Atlantic University, O'Sullivan, John
Abstract/Description
The role of the airship has been largely ignored by traditional operational histories of World War II. Although airships never proved as effective an offensive weapon against submarines as their prewar proponents had promised, they played a strong defensive role in deterring U-boat assaults. They served successfully as convoy escorts and provided a number of useful ancillary services, including air/sea rescues and utility missions. American airships made a clear if limited contribution to...
Show moreThe role of the airship has been largely ignored by traditional operational histories of World War II. Although airships never proved as effective an offensive weapon against submarines as their prewar proponents had promised, they played a strong defensive role in deterring U-boat assaults. They served successfully as convoy escorts and provided a number of useful ancillary services, including air/sea rescues and utility missions. American airships made a clear if limited contribution to successful Allied naval operations.
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Date Issued
1982
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14140
Subject Headings
Airships, World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American
Format
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ARMY OFFICER AS MILITARY STATESMAN, 1930-1965
Title
THE ARMY OFFICER AS MILITARY STATESMAN, 1930-1965.
Creator
MORIARTY, DONALD PETER, JR., Florida Atlantic University, O'Sullivan, John
Abstract/Description
Between 1930 and 1965, four men held such key positions in the military establishment that they essentially dominated their profession. Although their positions were first and foremost military, the non-military implications inherent in their offices were of such nature as to involve the office holder in a wide range of national affairs at the highest levels. Using as a method comparative biographical sketches of Generals of the Army Douglas MacArthur, George Marshall, Dwight Eisenhower, and...
Show moreBetween 1930 and 1965, four men held such key positions in the military establishment that they essentially dominated their profession. Although their positions were first and foremost military, the non-military implications inherent in their offices were of such nature as to involve the office holder in a wide range of national affairs at the highest levels. Using as a method comparative biographical sketches of Generals of the Army Douglas MacArthur, George Marshall, Dwight Eisenhower, and General Maxwell Taylor, conelusions are derived which, it is hoped, will assist in determining an appropriate role for the Army officer in matters of national leadership.
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Date Issued
1973
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13591
Subject Headings
United States--Army--Officers--Biography, Generals--United States, United States--Military policy
Format
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ANALYSIS OF CIVILIAN PUBLIC SERVICE CAMP TWENTY-SEVEN F, ORLANDO, FLORIDA
Title
AN ANALYSIS OF CIVILIAN PUBLIC SERVICE CAMP TWENTY-SEVEN F, ORLANDO, FLORIDA.
Creator
MONEY, EDGAR LOWELL, JR., Florida Atlantic University, O'Sullivan, John
Abstract/Description
Pacifists have traditionally been treated harshly in the United States. Numerous conscientious objectors were imprisoned during the First World War. Civilian Public Service was established in the course of World War II by the government and the historic peace churches to provide suitable alternative work for men conscientiously opposed to martial violence. Encampments were created at sites all across the country for these persons under this program. Great resentment arose in some of the...
Show morePacifists have traditionally been treated harshly in the United States. Numerous conscientious objectors were imprisoned during the First World War. Civilian Public Service was established in the course of World War II by the government and the historic peace churches to provide suitable alternative work for men conscientiously opposed to martial violence. Encampments were created at sites all across the country for these persons under this program. Great resentment arose in some of the facilities against the federal authorities over several controversial issues. The American Friends Service Committee organized a hookworm eradication project near Orlando, Florida. This particular unit was unusual in many ways. It continued to function smoothly despite the widespread bitterness evident throughout the system. The men stationed at this camp made a determined effort to contribute something of value to the local community. Although strongly opposed by various citizens, these objectors gained enormous satisfaction from their endeavor.
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Date Issued
1975
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13758
Subject Headings
Civilian Public Service Camp 27 F, Orlando, Fla, World War, 1939-1945--Conscientious objectors--United States, Service, Compulsory non-military--United States, Society of Friends--American Friends Service Committee--Civilian Public Service
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CIVILIAN PUBLIC SERVICE UNIT SIXTY-THREE: MENNONITE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS IN WORLD WAR II
Title
CIVILIAN PUBLIC SERVICE UNIT SIXTY-THREE: MENNONITE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS IN WORLD WAR II.
Creator
CUMMINS, DORRIS LILLIAN CRATE., Florida Atlantic University, O'Sullivan, John
Abstract/Description
This thesis examines the background and wartime service of Mennonite conscientious objectors who, when drafted during the Second World War, were assigned work as attendants at the State Mental Hospital in Marlboro, New Jersey. The commitment of Mennonites to lives of nonresistance and to work they viewed as Christian service is shown to be totally consistent with their history and ideology. The work of Mennonite conscientious objectors alleviated the suffering of the mentally ill and their...
Show moreThis thesis examines the background and wartime service of Mennonite conscientious objectors who, when drafted during the Second World War, were assigned work as attendants at the State Mental Hospital in Marlboro, New Jersey. The commitment of Mennonites to lives of nonresistance and to work they viewed as Christian service is shown to be totally consistent with their history and ideology. The work of Mennonite conscientious objectors alleviated the suffering of the mentally ill and their dedication inspired the Mennonite Central Committee to support a program designed to improve mental health care in America.
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Date Issued
1982
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14123
Subject Headings
Mennonites--Parties and movements, Conscientious objectors--United States, World War, 1939-1945--Conscientious objectors
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CIVILIAN NUCLEAR ENERGY IN CRISIS: THE SEABROOK, NEW HAMPSHIRE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT AS A CASE STUDY
Title
CIVILIAN NUCLEAR ENERGY IN CRISIS: THE SEABROOK, NEW HAMPSHIRE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT AS A CASE STUDY.
Creator
GABAR, EDNA., Florida Atlantic University, O'Sullivan, John
Abstract/Description
Civilian nuclear power became part of the American energy system under the aegis of the Atomic Energy Commission. That agency promoted, subsidized, and regulated nuclear plants. Public opposition to the nuclear plants grew as the radioactive hazards to the environment became known. When intervenors found opposition through the court system lengthy, expensive, and ineffective, some turned to on-site demonstrations. The mass-demonstrations and arrests at the Seabrook, New Hampshire nuclear...
Show moreCivilian nuclear power became part of the American energy system under the aegis of the Atomic Energy Commission. That agency promoted, subsidized, and regulated nuclear plants. Public opposition to the nuclear plants grew as the radioactive hazards to the environment became known. When intervenors found opposition through the court system lengthy, expensive, and ineffective, some turned to on-site demonstrations. The mass-demonstrations and arrests at the Seabrook, New Hampshire nuclear plant site focussed worldwide attention on the anti-nuclear movement. Lessened demand for electricity, and rising construction costs caused financial problems for the utility companies, and led to cancellation of many proposed plants, and a halt to completion of many partially-built ones. By the middle of the 1980s, the early promise of civilian nuclear energy had given way to much more pessimistic assessment of the industry's future in the American economy.
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Date Issued
1986
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14295
Subject Headings
Nuclear power plants--New Hampshire., Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant (N.H.)
Format
Document (PDF)
Atomic spies: The Soviet penetration of the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory
Title
Atomic spies: The Soviet penetration of the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory.
Creator
Cabrera, Christopher G., Florida Atlantic University, O'Sullivan, John
Abstract/Description
The intelligence services of the Soviet Union capitalized on several factors that facilitated their successful penetration of Los Alamos Laboratory, allowing them access to the secrets of the atomic bomb. The freedoms enjoyed in a democratic society, the appeal of communism, and the special considerations of wartime presented an environment in the United States conducive for the development and operation of Soviet spy networks. While these conditions did present the Soviets with circumstances...
Show moreThe intelligence services of the Soviet Union capitalized on several factors that facilitated their successful penetration of Los Alamos Laboratory, allowing them access to the secrets of the atomic bomb. The freedoms enjoyed in a democratic society, the appeal of communism, and the special considerations of wartime presented an environment in the United States conducive for the development and operation of Soviet spy networks. While these conditions did present the Soviets with circumstances favorable for espionage work, the foremost reason for the Soviet Union's skillful theft of atomic secrets from Los Alamos Laboratory involved the fact that they had help from inside of the Manhattan Project. The contributions of Theodore Hall, Klaus Fuchs, and David Greenglass allowed the Soviet Union to obtain critical information on both technologies required to develop the atomic bomb as well and a detailed bomb design.
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Date Issued
1998
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15591
Subject Headings
Manhattan Project (U.S.), Los Alamos National Laboratory, Espionage, Soviet--United States, Spies, Atomic bomb
Format
Document (PDF)
Cuban missile crisis: An analysis of a quarter century of historiography
Title
The Cuban missile crisis: An analysis of a quarter century of historiography.
Creator
Machin, Maria A., Florida Atlantic University, O'Sullivan, John
Abstract/Description
The perception of the Cuban missile crisis created in the 1960s has undergone drastic changes in the quarter century following that event. The emerging picture in the 1990s is a very different one from the original limited view of respectful acclaim and admiration for President John F. Kennedy and his advisors. Historians of the crisis have rushed to develop new perspectives without full use of all material available. Existing American declassifications help explain Soviet motives but do not...
Show moreThe perception of the Cuban missile crisis created in the 1960s has undergone drastic changes in the quarter century following that event. The emerging picture in the 1990s is a very different one from the original limited view of respectful acclaim and admiration for President John F. Kennedy and his advisors. Historians of the crisis have rushed to develop new perspectives without full use of all material available. Existing American declassifications help explain Soviet motives but do not justify them. Soviet and Cuban archival sources remain virtually untapped. Existing oral histories require documentary confirmation. The bulk of all multi-national archival material remains unavailable. The study of the crisis has not passed beyond its preliminary stages with the full story still to be written.
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Date Issued
1990
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14667
Subject Headings
Cuban Missile Crisis, Oct 1962, Cuba--History--1959-, United States--Foreign relations--1961-1963
Format
Document (PDF)
BARUCH PLAN
Title
THE BARUCH PLAN.
Creator
BYSTOCK, TED., Florida Atlantic University, O'Sullivan, John
Abstract/Description
This thesis takes the reader from the detonation of the first atomic bomb to the failure to reach agreement at the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission meeting during the fall of 1946. Within these months was lost perhaps the last opportunity to eliminate the nuclear threat to the world, and gone a chance to avert an international arms race. The subject of responsibility for failure to reach agreement on the American proposal, presented by Bernard M. Baruch at the first meeting in 1946, is...
Show moreThis thesis takes the reader from the detonation of the first atomic bomb to the failure to reach agreement at the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission meeting during the fall of 1946. Within these months was lost perhaps the last opportunity to eliminate the nuclear threat to the world, and gone a chance to avert an international arms race. The subject of responsibility for failure to reach agreement on the American proposal, presented by Bernard M. Baruch at the first meeting in 1946, is here addressed. When negotiations were still possible, Baruch remained inflexible because of reliance upon a winning weapon. The Russian delegate, Andrei A. Gromyko, was unshaken in clinging to national security, and optimistic about the Soviet development of its own bomb. In no way was agreement possible. Both sides took positions which ensured failure.
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Date Issued
1984
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14222
Subject Headings
Baruch, Bernard M.--(Bernard Mannes),--1870-1965, Nuclear warfare, Nuclear arms control
Format
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PROJECT GEMINI
Title
PROJECT GEMINI.
Creator
VIROLAINEN, KALEVI., Florida Atlantic University, O'Sullivan, John
Abstract/Description
Project Gemini was developed to demonstrate the feasibility of man being able to withstand long duration space flight. Orbital techniques for rendezvous and docking were successfully achieved during the program and Gemini became a stepping stone to Project Apollo which eventually placed men on the surface of the moon. During Project Gemini, extensive technological, engineering, and medical experiments were conducted in space as well as extra-vehicular activity. Twelve Gemini spacecraft were...
Show moreProject Gemini was developed to demonstrate the feasibility of man being able to withstand long duration space flight. Orbital techniques for rendezvous and docking were successfully achieved during the program and Gemini became a stepping stone to Project Apollo which eventually placed men on the surface of the moon. During Project Gemini, extensive technological, engineering, and medical experiments were conducted in space as well as extra-vehicular activity. Twelve Gemini spacecraft were launched during 1964-1966 and all of the major objectives of the program were successfully completed. During the years of the Gemini program the United States assumed undisputed leadership in space.
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Date Issued
1977
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13887
Subject Headings
Project Gemini, Manned space flight
Format
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POLITICS OF ANTICOMMUNISM: ITS UTILIZATION IN THE CAREERS OF RICHARDNIXON AND JOSEPH MCCARTHY
Title
THE POLITICS OF ANTICOMMUNISM: ITS UTILIZATION IN THE CAREERS OF RICHARDNIXON AND JOSEPH MCCARTHY.
Creator
MURPHY, TIMOTHY FRANCIS., Florida Atlantic University, O'Sullivan, John
Abstract/Description
Anticommunist sentiment in American society after World War II resulted from a number of contributing factors: traditional anticommunist feelings inherent in the American character since the Bolshevist takeover in Russia in 1917, events in the international areca, expositions of communist infiltration in American society, and the manipulations of various politicians in the postwar period. A few politicians, including Joseph McCarthy and Richard Nixon, even achieved national recognition...
Show moreAnticommunist sentiment in American society after World War II resulted from a number of contributing factors: traditional anticommunist feelings inherent in the American character since the Bolshevist takeover in Russia in 1917, events in the international areca, expositions of communist infiltration in American society, and the manipulations of various politicians in the postwar period. A few politicians, including Joseph McCarthy and Richard Nixon, even achieved national recognition through their identification with it. This thesis is an examination of the utilization of anticommunism by these two men and an analysis of the extent to which it may have affected the dissimilar turns their two careers have taken.
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Date Issued
1972
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13512
Subject Headings
Nixon, Richard M.--(Richard Milhous),--1913-, McCarthy, Joseph,--1908-1957., Anti-communist movements--United States.
Format
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Pragmatic hawk: Joseph C. Grew and the retention of the emperor, 1942-1945
Title
Pragmatic hawk: Joseph C. Grew and the retention of the emperor, 1942-1945.
Creator
Osborne, Edward Charles., Florida Atlantic University, O'Sullivan, John
Abstract/Description
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the policy of "unconditional surrender" and the historical role of Joseph C. Grew and his attempts to affect this policy. Grew was a career diplomat who served as Ambassador to Japan from 1932 to 1942 and he also served as Under Secretary and Acting Secretary of State between December 1944 and August 1945. Grew's experience made him one of the administration's diplomatic experts on Japan and he became a key figure in the formulation of the eventual...
Show moreThe purpose of this thesis is to investigate the policy of "unconditional surrender" and the historical role of Joseph C. Grew and his attempts to affect this policy. Grew was a career diplomat who served as Ambassador to Japan from 1932 to 1942 and he also served as Under Secretary and Acting Secretary of State between December 1944 and August 1945. Grew's experience made him one of the administration's diplomatic experts on Japan and he became a key figure in the formulation of the eventual surrender policy. The traditional analysis of Grew argued that he was an advocate of a "soft peace" with Japan because he suggested the retention of the Emperor as a means of quickly ending the war. However, throughout Grew's tenure as a member of the State Department he continued to publicly and enthusiastically support the administration's call for unconditional surrender. The evidence shows that Grew's concern for the retention of the Emperor was based upon his pragmatic belief that the institution of the throne was the best formula for ending the war quickly with a minimum loss of American and Allied lives.
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Date Issued
1996
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15297
Subject Headings
Grew, Joseph C--(Joseph Clark),--1880-1965, Ambassadors--United States--Biography, United States--Foreign relations--20th century, United States--Foreign relations--Japan, Japan--Foreign relations--United States, Diplomatic and consular service, American, Japan--politics and government--1912-1945
Format
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PACIFIST MOVEMENT IN THE METHODIST CHURCH DURING WORLD WAR II: A STUDY OF CIVILIAN PUBLIC SERVICE MEN IN A NONPACIFIST CHURCH
Title
THE PACIFIST MOVEMENT IN THE METHODIST CHURCH DURING WORLD WAR II: A STUDY OF CIVILIAN PUBLIC SERVICE MEN IN A NONPACIFIST CHURCH.
Creator
EWING, EMERSON KEITH., Florida Atlantic University, O'Sullivan, John
Abstract/Description
The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 provided that the conscientious objector could do "work of national importance under civilian direction." The arrangement worked out between the government and the National Service Board for Religious Objectors was the Civilian Public Service camps. The Methodist Church had the largest number of Civilian Public Service men of any nonpacifist church. Methodists strongly emphasized pacifism and the evils of war in the 1930s, especially among the...
Show moreThe Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 provided that the conscientious objector could do "work of national importance under civilian direction." The arrangement worked out between the government and the National Service Board for Religious Objectors was the Civilian Public Service camps. The Methodist Church had the largest number of Civilian Public Service men of any nonpacifist church. Methodists strongly emphasized pacifism and the evils of war in the 1930s, especially among the youth. This thesis examines a number of the Methodist men who chose Civilian Public Service instead of either combatant or noncorobatant military service. The study concerns itself with the church's influence upon them, their relationship to the church while in Civilian Public Service, and the effect of this experience on their relationship to the church following their service.
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Date Issued
1982
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14101
Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945--United States--Conscientious objectors., World War, 1939-1945--United States--Methodist Church., National service--United States.
Format
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VIOLENCE IN MISSOURI, 1831-1839: THE CASE OF THE MORMON PERSECUTION
Title
VIOLENCE IN MISSOURI, 1831-1839: THE CASE OF THE MORMON PERSECUTION.
Creator
ZAHNISER, PATRICIA A., Florida Atlantic University, O'Sullivan, John
Abstract/Description
This thesis is a consideration of the factors behind the persecution of the Mormons in Missouri. The premise of this study is that the Missourians persecuted the Mormons and drove them from the state because the Mormons threatened the traditional political and economic institutions of that state. While the usual reason for Mormon persecution in Missouri has been cited as being that of religious differences, these will be shown to be less important than the political and economic factors. The...
Show moreThis thesis is a consideration of the factors behind the persecution of the Mormons in Missouri. The premise of this study is that the Missourians persecuted the Mormons and drove them from the state because the Mormons threatened the traditional political and economic institutions of that state. While the usual reason for Mormon persecution in Missouri has been cited as being that of religious differences, these will be shown to be less important than the political and economic factors. The Mormons, intent upon building their kingdom in Missouri, were guilty of not always using wisdom in their relationships with the Missourians, but the old settlers were guilty of victimizing the Mormons far more than was justified.
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Date Issued
1973
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13577
Subject Headings
Mormons--Missouri--History
Format
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locust years: The fall of America's great computer companies and the consequences, 1980-1994
Title
The locust years: The fall of America's great computer companies and the consequences, 1980-1994.
Creator
Bryan, Eugene F., Florida Atlantic University, O'Sullivan, John
Abstract/Description
For three decades a handful of giant American Corporations dominated the world computer industry. In the late 1980s a host of relatively small firms seized industry leadership. Many saw in this astounding reversal of fortune the birth of an open, progressive, highly competitive and democratic computer industry. This thesis contends instead that the fall of the great computer companies, and the rise to leadership of firms that were undercapitalized and shortsighted, threatened the long-term...
Show moreFor three decades a handful of giant American Corporations dominated the world computer industry. In the late 1980s a host of relatively small firms seized industry leadership. Many saw in this astounding reversal of fortune the birth of an open, progressive, highly competitive and democratic computer industry. This thesis contends instead that the fall of the great computer companies, and the rise to leadership of firms that were undercapitalized and shortsighted, threatened the long-term competitive strength of the American computer industry. The historical record shows that multi-billion investments by the great computer companies built the technological foundation for the "age of the desktop." As the great companies faltered, new firms entering the industry simply did not take up the slack in research and investment. With investment falling in the U.S., and soaring in the Pacific-Rim countries, continued American leadership of this vital industry became an open question. Insights gained from studying this almost incredible episode have profound implications for all technology intensive industries.
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Date Issued
1997
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15375
Subject Headings
International Business Machines Corporation--History, AT&T Bell Laboratories--History, Computer industry--United States--History
Format
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order of battle deception of the Vietnam War: 1965-1968
Title
The order of battle deception of the Vietnam War: 1965-1968.
Creator
Stenson, Josephine., Florida Atlantic University, O'Sullivan, John
Abstract/Description
In the years 1965 to 1968 of the Viet Nam War, high level U.S. military officials ordered arbitrary reductions of official estimates of the enemy order of battle. The motivation for their policy reflected the difficulties posed by this war. As divisiveness in the U.S. increased over support for the war, signs of progress in the war were in demand, but impressive military progress was not being made, although ARVN reports through 1966 reported military success. With bilateral intelligence,...
Show moreIn the years 1965 to 1968 of the Viet Nam War, high level U.S. military officials ordered arbitrary reductions of official estimates of the enemy order of battle. The motivation for their policy reflected the difficulties posed by this war. As divisiveness in the U.S. increased over support for the war, signs of progress in the war were in demand, but impressive military progress was not being made, although ARVN reports through 1966 reported military success. With bilateral intelligence, more accurate reports were made. The Johnson Administration called for dramatic progress reports. Among these, MACV's reports on enemy force estimates were useful to portray success. However, revised estimates showed increasing numbers, both in enemy force size and battalion and larger-scale enemy-initiated attacks. These reports were suppressed by destruction or modified through arbitrary cuts by military officials. Thus news on the war was falsified to the public.
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Date Issued
1990
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14680
Subject Headings
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Format
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From Koje-do to Panmunjom: The problem of repatriation of prisoners of war during the Korean armistice negotiations
Title
From Koje-do to Panmunjom: The problem of repatriation of prisoners of war during the Korean armistice negotiations.
Creator
Poles, Joseph H., Florida Atlantic University, O'Sullivan, John
Abstract/Description
The repatriation of prisoners of war during the Korean Conflict presented the greatest problem to the armistice negotiators trying to end the fighting. Problems arose in the interpretation of various articles of the Geneva Convention of 1949 as it related to prisoners of war. The Communist interpreted these articles to mean that prisoners of war had to be repatriated back to their country of origin. The United Nations position was that the intent of the Geneva Convention meant that prisoners...
Show moreThe repatriation of prisoners of war during the Korean Conflict presented the greatest problem to the armistice negotiators trying to end the fighting. Problems arose in the interpretation of various articles of the Geneva Convention of 1949 as it related to prisoners of war. The Communist interpreted these articles to mean that prisoners of war had to be repatriated back to their country of origin. The United Nations position was that the intent of the Geneva Convention meant that prisoners of war had a choice. This war within a war prolonged the Korean Conflict for more than one year. As Admiral C. Turner Joy, chief UNC negotiator stated: "Voluntary repatriation cost us over a year of war and cost us our United Nations Command prisoners in Communist camps a year of captivity." Because of these negotiations, a precedent was set for future repatriation of POW's.
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Date Issued
1997
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15372
Subject Headings
Prisoners of war--United States, Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons, Prisoners--Legal status, laws, etc, Korean War, 1950-1953--Forced repatriation
Format
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MARCUS GARVEY AND MALCOLM X: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THEIR THOUGHT
Title
MARCUS GARVEY AND MALCOLM X: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THEIR THOUGHT.
Creator
WILLIAMS, ANTHONY C., Florida Atlantic University, O'Sullivan, John
Abstract/Description
This thesis examines the inter-relationship and significant effect of the ideas that Marcus Garvey and Malcolm X had upon their people. It also explores the common forces that affected these two black leaders. The comparative structure of this thesis allows comprehension of how influential ideas of black advocates were absorbed, reshaped, and perpetuated by Marcus and Malcolm on an international scale, in order to assist in the procurement of freedom and dignity for Africans at home and abroad.
Date Issued
1985
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14234
Subject Headings
Garvey, Marcus,--1887-1940, X, Malcolm,--1925-1965
Format
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MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE TET OFFENSIVE 1968 (VIETNAM WAR)
Title
MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE TET OFFENSIVE 1968 (VIETNAM WAR).
Creator
D'COSTA, CARLOS., Florida Atlantic University, O'Sullivan, John
Abstract/Description
The objective of this thesis is to examine the performance of the major news organizations during the Tet offensive of 1968. This was done by analyzing the manner in which these events were portrayed to the American public. The study concludes that the Tet offensive was an allied victory in South Vietnam which was presented inaccurately to the American people thereby resulting in a psychological defeat for the United States. Simply stated, the impression generated by the media of Tet...
Show moreThe objective of this thesis is to examine the performance of the major news organizations during the Tet offensive of 1968. This was done by analyzing the manner in which these events were portrayed to the American public. The study concludes that the Tet offensive was an allied victory in South Vietnam which was presented inaccurately to the American people thereby resulting in a psychological defeat for the United States. Simply stated, the impression generated by the media of Tet contributed to the enemy's ability to achieve in Washington what they were not able to accomplish on the battlefield.
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Date Issued
1981
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14055
Subject Headings
Tet Offensive, 1968--Journalism, Military--United States, Foreign news--United States
Format
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