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Presidents Are Authors, Authors Are Presidents
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Being the President of the United States is much more than the average public government job. It’s an unfathomable responsibility that has only been held by forty-five democratically elected men. They are the forefront—the point men—of this great nation. Presidents, while they are historically educated, male, and rhetorically effective speakers,…
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“Over the Top” and Wartime News Reporting
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On January 28, 2017, American special forces touched down in Yemen for what Financial Times is calling “the most significant antiterrorism operation since [the 2016] election.” While the raid resulted successful in the capture of crucial intelligence, several American service members were injured or killed. Taking place on a Saturday…
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Sample Chapter: Over the Top
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It was not uncommon for American soldiers to fight among the ranks of British allies during World War I. However, the relationship between the two forces was less than ideal, as the Americans and British saw themselves superior to the other. Arthur Guy Empey is an American machine gunner who…
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Happy Birthday, Toni Morrison!
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Also known as Chloe Anthony Wofford, Toni Morrison is a novelist, editor, playwright, and professor. From a working-class family, she is the second of four children. After finding her love for literature at a young age, she continued to study English at both Howard and Cornell University and has a…
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Coming Soon- Turn Back before Baghdad
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January 15, 1991: Saddam Hussein’s last day to peacefully withdraw troops from Kuwait before the United States takes lethal action. Hussein fails to comply and the United States prepares to launch a series of attacks on Iraqi forces, in attempt to bring an end to the war over the oil…
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Preserving WW1 History: An Editor’s Note by David Scott Stieghan
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I am excited to announce that 100 years after the initial publication Arthur Guy Empey’s Over the Top is available in a new edition in April 2017. It has been my dream to someday see this important work back in print so that another generation of readers could enjoy this…
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Two Months Away: Turn Back Before Baghdad Release!
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The release of Turn Back Before Baghdad is only two short months away! Here’s another look at the work and its author—both of which the Press has been honored to work with. Overview In the early morning hours of January 12, 1991, telephones rang in the rooms of a dozen or so…
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“Targeting Discretion” Book Signing PSA
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Casey LaFrance, author of one of the Press’s newest releases Targeting Discretion, will be introducing his new book at New Copperfield’s Book Service this Saturday, February 18. He will be doing signings from 10am to noon and 1pm to 3pm. New Copperfield’s Book Service is located at 120 North Side…