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Through oral histories, personal interviews, eyewitness accounts, congressional testimony, and recently declassified FBI files, War Against All Puerto Ricans tells the story of a forgotten revolution and its context in Puerto Rico's history, from the US invasion in 1898 to the modern-day struggle for self-determination.

This book takes a look at George Washington’s Spies by revisiting some of Washington’s tactics and strategies during the American Revolutionary War of 1776. It revisits his use of spies, espionage and counter espionage to support a war that many at the time thought could not be won. It was a war that some referred to as Washington’s secret war. If you are adventurous, progressive or even daring, you may enjoy this step of venturing a creative look at history from a tactical and strategic point of view. A step that may well allow you to enjoy an analysis of the factors which George ...

"Michael González‐Cruz ofrece en su libro, Nacionalismo Revolucionario Puertorriqueño, una visión documentada del nacionalismo en Puerto Rico y de las organizaciones que han realizado acciones armadas, tanto en forma abierta como clandestina. En la vida pública y aún en los libros de historia de Puerto Rico, estos procesos apenas se mencionan y rara vez se alude a ellos, excepto en informes periodísticos apresurados o comentarios retóricos y superficiales. En particular, la información fácilmente accesible acerca de las acciones armadas y del trabajo clandestino por la ...

In 1966, with the words 'Bombard the Headquarters!' Mao Zedong unleashed the full, violent force of a movement that he called the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. By the time he died ten years later, millions had perished, China's cultural heritage was in ruins, its economic state was perilous, its institutions of government were damaged and its society was bitterly divided. In this fascinating account, Linda Jaivin focuses on the eventful start of the Cultural Revolution. She sheds light on the ideological quarrels that underpinned it and profiles the personalities involved.