Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 14
Uncovered : the cover-up of the My Lai massacre.
(2009-04-01)
In the midst of a war that was being fought not on open battlefields but in dense jungles, an atrocious event occurred in the presence of soldiers of the United States military. Over five hundred Vietnamese civilians, the ...
"Whose boy will die because you failed?" : Waco and McLennan County in 1942.
(2006-09-28)
This thesis analyzes the experiences and actions of Waco and McLennan County residents during 1942, the first full year of World War II. People living on the home front participated in the war effort in a variety of ways, ...
The history of African Americans in Fort Worth, Texas, 1875-1980.
(2007-12-04)
African American urban histories in the United States typically focus on larger cities in the nation such as Chicago, New York, and Washington, D.C. Despite the low amount of scholarly works looking at Texas cities, the ...
Kirvin and Streetman: a new history of the northwest section of Freestone County, 1900-1950.
(2006-12-05)
A social history of the northwest section of Freestone County, Texas, focusing mainly on the towns of Kirvin and Streetman, 1900–1950, reveals the developments, the tragedies, the stories, and the obvious themes running ...
Land reform and the fall of the Roman Republic, 133-83 BC.
(2006-10-26)
This thesis follows the birth and growth of the land reform movement in Roman politics from the period of 133 - 83 BC. Beginning with Tiberius Gracchus in 133 and moving through the periods of leadership of Gaius Gracchus ...
The Philippine Scouts and the practice of counter-insurgency in the Philippine-American War, 1899-1913.
(2008-10-01)
More than one-hundred years ago, the United States fought a counter-insurgency campaign in the Philippines similar to those currently being waged in Iraq and Afghanistan. Winning against a guerrilla opponent has been a ...
Saudi Arabia and the United States' plans for Middle East defense.
(2006-12-05)
The Dwight D. Eisenhower administration's Cold War concerns shaped the United States' policy in the Middle East during the 1950s. Relations with Saudi Arabia proved critical as the U.S. pursued its interests in the region. ...
He was ours: Lyndon Baines Johnson and American identity.
(2006-12-04)
President Lyndon B. Johnson challenged his fellow citizens to build a Great Society based on traditional conceptions of American identity. Johnson's cultivation of a personal identity as a Texan, rather than a southerner, ...
Jezebel or servant of God?: how Julie Pennington-Russell became the first female pastor in Texas.
(2008-10-01)
In 1998 Calvary Baptist Church, in Waco, Texas, appointed Julie Pennington-Russell: the first female Baptist pastor in Texas. This thesis will show the dynamic relationship between the conservative and moderate Baptist ...
The military and administrative leadership of the Black Prince.
(2008-10-28)
Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales and Aquitaine (1330-1376), has been analyzed on many different levels for his military genius in battle during the Hundred Years War. Known as the Black Prince, Edward had an effective ...