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Clarence R. Huebner: An American Military Story of Achievement
In the eyes of the American public excellence is often overshadowed by brilliance of personality. This is particularly true in the portrayal of many of the country's military leaders in World War II. A prime example of this phenomenon is Douglas MacArthur, whose larger than life persona made him a newspaper fixture during the war despite a series of strategic and tactical blunders that would have led to the sacking of a less visible (and publicly popular) leader. At the level of divisional commanders, this triumph of brilliance over excellence is best exemplified by the two primary leaders of the country's 1st Infantry Division, Terry de la Mesa Allen and Clarence R. Huebner. One was a hard-drinking, swashbuckling leader who led by almost the sheer force of his personality; the other, a plain spoken, demanding officer who believed that organization, planning and attention to detail were the keys to superior battlefield performance. The leadership differences between Allen and Huebner have been documented in multiple publications. What has not been documented is the life of the truly overshadowed general - Huebner. Huebner's transition to the leadership of the 1st Infantry Division (1st ID) constitute only a small period in a military …
Date:
May 2006
Creator:
Flaig, Steven
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of Oran M. Roberts
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This thesis analyzes the political career of Oran M. Roberts during the critical period from 1850 to 1873. Through a reassessment of Roberts's extensive personal papers in the context of modern historical scholarship, the author explains how Roberts's political philosophy reflected the biases and prejudices typical of his era, as well as his own material interests and ambitions. Topic areas covered include Roberts's position on the Compromise of 1850, his constitutional philosophy, his involvement in the secession movement in Texas (including his service as president of the state secession convention), his military career during the Civil War, his participation in Presidential Reconstruction, his views on Congressional Reconstruction, and his role in the process of "redemption" in Texas.
Date:
May 2004
Creator:
Klemme, A. Christian
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Counterinsurgency Dilemma: The Causes and Consequences of State Repression of Human Rights in Civil Wars
In this project a theory of adaptive differential insurgency growth by the mechanism of repression driven contagion is put forth to explain variation in the membership and spatial expansion of insurgencies from 1981 to 1999. As an alternative to the dominant structural approaches in the civil war literature, Part 1 of the study proposes an interactive model of insurgency growth based on Most and Starr's opportunity and willingness framework. The findings suggest that state capacity, via its impact on state repressive behavior, plays an important gatekeeping function in selecting which minor insurgencies can grow into civil war, but contributes little to insurgency growth directly. In Part 2 of the study, I directly examine variation in insurgency membership and geographical expansion as a function of repression driven contagion. I find that repression increases the overall magnitude of insurgency activity within states, while at the same time reducing the density of insurgency activity in any one place. Despite an abundance of low intensity armed struggles against a highly diverse group of regimes around the world, I find an extremely strong and robust regularity: where repression is low - insurgencies don't grow.
Date:
May 2010
Creator:
Quinn, Jason Michael
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
General Paul Von Lettow-vorbeck’s East Africa Campaign: Maneuver Warfare on the Serengeti
General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck’s East African Campaign was a conventional war of movement. Lettow based his operations on the military principles deduced from his thorough German military education and oversea deployments to China and German South West Africa. Upon assignment to German East Africa, he sought to convert the colony’s protectorate force from a counterinsurgency force to a conventional military force. His conventional strategy succeeded early in the war, especially at the Battle of Tanga in October 1914. However, his strategy failed as the war in East Africa intensified. He suffered a calamitous defeat at the Battle of Mahiwa in November 1917, and the heavy losses forced Lettow to adopt the counterinsurgency tactics of the colonial protectorate force.
Date:
May 2012
Creator:
Nesselhuf, F. Jon
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The German Officer Corps and the Socialists, 1918-1920: A Reappraisal
This work attempts to examine the relationship shared by two ideologically opposed groups during the post-World War I period in Germany. The officer corps is viewed as a relic of the traditional imperial state while the socialists represented the harbinger of the modern, democratic, industrialized state. Although it should seem evident that these two factions of society would be natural enemies, the chaos of World War I pushed these ideological, opposites into the same corner.
Date:
May 1973
Creator:
Pierce, Walter Rankin
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Power of the President to Commit American Armed Forces Abroad Without Congressional Authorization-The Problem and Some Proposals
This report discusses the issue of whether the President has the power to commit military forces to service abroad without Congressional approval and if he does have this power, how much can he do with it. Various proposals to clarify or fix the issue are discussed.
Date:
May 20, 1970
Creator:
Tansill, William R.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"On the Precipice in the Dark": Maryland in the Secession Crisis, 1860-1861
This dissertation is a study of the State of Maryland in the secession crisis of 1860-1861. Previous historians have emphasized economic, political, societal, and geographical considerations as the reasons Maryland remained loyal to the Union. However, not adequately considered is the manner in which Maryland understood and reacted to the secession of the Lower South. Historians have tended to portray Maryland's inaction as inevitable and reasonable. This study offers another reason for Maryland's inaction by placing the state in time and space, following where the sources lead, and allowing for contingency. No one in Maryland could have known that their state would not secede in 1860-61. Seeing the crisis through their eyes is instructive. It becomes clear that Maryland was a state on the brink of secession, but its resentment, suspicion, and anger toward the Lower South isolated it from the larger secession movement. Marylanders regarded the Lower South's rush to separate as precipitous, dangerous, and coercive to the Old Line State. A focus on a single state like Maryland allows a deeper, richer understanding of the dynamics, forces, and characteristics of the secession movement and the federal government's response to it. It cuts through the larger debates about the …
Date:
May 2017
Creator:
Hamilton, Matthew K.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Collective Security and Coalition: British Grand Strategy, 1783-1797
On 1 February 1793, the National Convention of Revolutionary France declared war on Great Britain and the Netherlands, expanding the list of France's enemies in the War of the First Coalition. Although British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger had predicted fifteen years of peace one year earlier, the French declaration of war initiated nearly a quarter century of war between Britain and France with only a brief respite during the Peace of Amiens. Britain entered the war amid both a nadir in British diplomacy and internal political divisions over the direction of British foreign policy. After becoming prime minister in 1783 in the aftermath of the War of American Independence, Pitt pursued financial and naval reform to recover British strength and cautious interventionism to end Britain's diplomatic isolation in Europe. He hoped to create a collective security system based on the principles of the territorial status quo, trade agreements, neutral rights, and resolution of diplomatic disputes through mediation - armed mediation if necessary. While his domestic measures largely met with success, Pitt's foreign policy suffered from a paucity of like-minded allies, contradictions between traditional hostility to France and emergent opposition to Russian expansion, Britain's limited ability to project power …
Date:
May 2017
Creator:
Jarrett, Nathaniel
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hellcat News (Garnet Valley, Pa.), Vol. 68, No. 9, Ed. 1, May 2015
Monthly newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date:
May 2015
Creator:
Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News (Garnet Valley, Pa.), Vol. 69, No. 9, Ed. 1, May 2016
Monthly newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date:
May 2016
Creator:
Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ranchero. (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 28, 1863
Weekly newspaper from Corpus Christi, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 28, 1863
Creator:
Maltby, H. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dunrobin Piper, Volume 16, Number 5, May 1991
First page of The Dunrobin Piper, the newsletter of the Clan Sutherland Society of North America, containing an article titled "How Clan Sutherland Helped to Win the Battle of Culloden (16 April 1747) Even Though We Weren't There."
Date:
May 1991
Creator:
Clan Sutherland Society of North America
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Causes of the Jewish Diaspora Revolt in Alexandria: Regional Uprisings from the Margins of Greco-Roman Society, 115-117 CE
This thesis examines the progression from relatively peaceful relations between Alexandrians and Jews under the Ptolemies to the Diaspora Revolt under the Romans. A close analysis of the literature evidences that the transition from Ptolemaic to Roman Alexandria had critical effects on Jewish status in the Diaspora. One of the most far reaching consequences of the shift from the Ptolemies to Romans was forcing the Alexandrians to participate in the struggle for imperial patronage. Alexandrian involvement introduced a new element to the ongoing conflict among Egypt’s Jews and native Egyptians. The Alexandrian citizens consciously cut back privileges the Jews previously enjoyed under the Ptolemies and sought to block the Jews from advancing within the Roman system. Soon the Jews were confronted with rhetoric slandering their civility and culture. Faced with a choice, many Jews forsook Judaism and their traditions for more upwardly mobile life. After the outbreak of the First Jewish War Jewish life took a turn for the worse. Many Jews found themselves in a system that classified them according to their heritage and ancestry, limiting advancement even for apostates. With the resulting Jewish tax (fiscus Judaicus) Jews were becoming more economically and socially marginalized. The Alexandrian Jews were …
Date:
May 2016
Creator:
Vargas, Miguel M.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
International Criminal Court Cases in Africa: Status and Policy Issues
This report provides background on ICC investigations in Africa and gives an overview of cases currently before the Court. The report also examines issues raised by the ICC's actions in Africa, including the ICC's possible role in deterring future abuses and the potential impact of international criminal prosecutions on peace processes, ongoing in many countries on the continent.
Date:
May 18, 2009
Creator:
Arieff, Alexis & Margesson, Rhoda
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 33, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 5, 1866
Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 5, 1866
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 42, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 25, 1861
Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 25, 1861
Creator:
Marshall, John
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 150, Ed. 1 Friday, May 16, 1941
Daily newspaper from Borger, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 16, 1941
Creator:
Phillips, J. C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 34, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 18, 1878
Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 18, 1878
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 4, 1864
Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 4, 1864
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Theological Higher Education in Liberia: a Case Study of the Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary
The Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary (LBTS), opened on March 4, 1976, exists to train men and women for Christian ministry. It offers four-year degree programs leading to bachelor of arts in theology, bachelor of arts in religious education, and bachelor of divinity. Three major periods characterized its growth and development. the first, from 1976 to 1989, was a period of growth and prosperity. the second, from 1990-2003, was a time of immense challenge for the seminary because of the Liberian Civil War. the final period, from 2003 to the present, shows the seminary attempting to re-position itself for the future as a premier Christian higher education institution in Liberia. One of the challenges remaining, however, is the lack of historical documentation on factors impacting the growth of the seminary. This historical case study research sought to provide a comprehensive overview of the LBTS within the context of theological higher education in Liberia and the Liberian Civil War. the four major purposes guiding this research were: 1. Historical—to document and evaluate the rise, survival, developments and achievements of LBTS; 2. Institutional—to gain insight into how the seminary operates; 3. to document the effects of the 13-year civil war on the seminary; …
Date:
May 2012
Creator:
Manyango, Wilfred M.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 34, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 12, 1866
Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 12, 1866
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 35, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 25, 1878
Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 25, 1878
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The State Gazette. (Austin City, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 41, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 17, 1862
Weekly newspaper from Austin City, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 17, 1862
Creator:
Marshall, John
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 10, 1865
Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 10, 1865
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History