African Wars

Using the writings of Cosmas and a wealth of other historical and archaeological evidence from the period, eminent historian G. W. Bowersock carefully reconstructs this fascinating but overlooked chapter in pre-Islamic Arabian history. The flashpoint of the war, Bowersock tells us, occurred when Yusuf, the Jewish king of Himyar, massacred hundreds of Christians living in Najran. The Christian ruler of Ethiopia, Kaleb, urged on by the Byzantine emperor Justin, led a force of 120,000 men across the Red Sea to defeat Yusuf.

A Nigerian native who emigrated to the United States at age 11, Alex Owumi's exploits on the basketball court earned him a college scholarship to Georgetown University. Undrafted by the NBA, Owumi pursued his basketball dream overseas, eventually signing with Al-Nasr of Libya, a state-run athletic club privately funded by the family of Libyan president Muammar Qaddafi.

Johannesburg, Easter weekend, 1993. Nelson Mandela has been free for three years and is in slow-moving power-sharing talks with President FW de Klerk when a white supremacist shoots Mandela’s popular young heir apparent, Chris Hani, in the hope of igniting an all-out civil war. Will he succeed in plunging South Africa into chaos, safeguarding apartheid for perhaps years to come? Or can Mandela and de Klerk overcome their differences and mutual suspicion and calm their followers, plotting a way forward?

Step into the incredible life of Harriet Tubman—a fearless young girl, who grew up to become one of history’s greatest heroes. Born into slavery, Harriet faced unimaginable hardships, but she refused to let the world define her. With courage as her compass and freedom as her goal, Harriet risked everything to escape to the North, but she didn’t stop there. Join Harriet on her thrilling journey as she returns to the South time and time again, leading countless others to freedom on the Underground Railroad. Travel with her through dark forests, across dangerous rivers, and into the ...

The 27th United States Colored Troops (USCT), composed largely of free black Ohio men, served in the Union army from April 1864 to September 1865 in Virginia and North Carolina. It was the first time most members of the unit had traveled so far from home. The men faced daily battles against racism and inferior treatment, training, and supplies. They suffered from the physical difficulties of military life, the horrors of warfare, and homesickness and worried about loved ones left at home without financial support.

When the eleven- and twelve-year-olds on the Cannon Street YMCA All-Star team registered for a baseball tournament in Charleston, South Carolina, in June 1955, it put the team and the forces of integration on a collision course with segregation, bigotry, and the southern way of life. When all the White teams withdrew in protest, the Cannon Street team won the state tournament.

How to restructure the modern African state to make it an effective machinery responsive to the needs and aspirations of the people and facilitate regional integration is the focus of this study.

It is highly regrettable that we live in perilous times where terrorist attacks are a fact of life. Particularly if you live in the USA or Western Europe, but they can happen anywhere. It really does not matter whether the attack is from radicals; Muslim, Christian or Atheist, or the criminally insane - it is happening. It is predicted in this book that a terrorist attack will take place every three months in the USA or Western Europe in the foreseeable future... since publication in 2016 nothing has changed to challenge this prediction. It can happen to you and it usually does when least ...

Through the years, since Apartheid ended officially in 1994, a lot was written about the South African Police Force (SAP), the country’s National Police Force. Not all of the books were true to facts and many with a clear left-wing liberal political motive behind them. Many “anti” books were published, especially by the mainstream publishing houses and although they have a function and fulfilled a financial need, the Mean Streets Series is not like that. This is a story of a man, a junior officer that grew up in Apartheid South Africa and joined the Police at age 18 with the specific ...

Stars, Bars, and Brown Skin: The Black Confederates of the American Civil War (1861-1865), Volume 2, is the second series of the Stars, Bars, and Brown Skin-Series of Ethnic American History books, which will put to rest the lies, propaganda, and false perceptions that all African Americans were Slaves. They were not, and this will explain why. Volume 2 book will also show that African Americans from the Southern States, who have actually fought the Union Army, as full-time Soldiers in the Confederate Army, and were NOT forced to fight for the Rebel Army/Navy! True Story! The Union Army did...

Si desea descubrir la fascinante historia de la guerra anglo-zulú de 1879, este es el libro indicado para usted. En enero de 1879, un poderoso y moderno ejército británico se adentró con confianza en Zululandia, decidido a matar o capturar al rey zulú Cetshwayo y aplastar al ejército zulú. Días más tarde, los soldados británicos huían en retirada, después de sufrir una de las derrotas más devastadoras en la historia militar británica. Ese mismo día, solo la defensa de un pequeño puesto de avanzada en Rorke's Drift redimió la estima imperial británica.

What is the "FUTURE GENIUS Magazine For Adults"? Why a "FUTURE GENIUS" Short eBook for Grown-ups? The first word of the phrase - "FUTURE GENIUS Magazine For Adults" - makes sense, in the context of the book-series: "Codex Of The Eschaton" - COTE. However: Why the second word; and what does it really mean for us? Defining "GENIUS": The Amazon - Oxfordian Conundrum ... Between a Rock and a Hard Place! According to “lexico” - the online Oxford dictionary states: "… Exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability." Nope , that will not do ... "... person regarded as ...

A Dangerous Quest For Freedom, A Forbidden Love, A Grueling Test Of Courage, A Painful Choice - "TOP PICK" of Brilliant Light Publishing. Daisy’s one dream was for her daughter to be free.
 Opportunity sets her risky plan into motion. 
Heart-breaking circumstances change everything.
 A dangerous, grueling quest becomes a journey of enlightenment and a test of love.

 Buy FREEDOM CALLING and turn the pages of this exciting, inspiring saga. What does the future hold for these two Civil War slaves fighting for each other in their battle for freedom. Freedom Series - An epic journey...

Camouflaged Sisters chronicles the courageous path of 14 women who overcame various internal and external struggles during their military careers. These veterans give open accounts of how they adapted, achieved work-life balance, relied on their faith, and used mentorship as a vital tool in their success pre- and post-military career. Expect to be inspired by Black women who fight for our homeland while simultaneously battling to protect and preserve the assets most important to them.

The Mahdist War took place at the end of the 19th century between Sudanese rebels and their Egyptian colonizers. A religious leader claiming to be the Islamic Mahdi, Muhammad Ahmad, raised an army and led a movement to guide not only Sudanese Muslims, but Muslims worldwide. He and the Mahdists envisioned a future in which they would live by the teachings of the Qur’an. However, larger global forces, especially those of global imperialism, would stand in their way. From the Mahdist grassroots movement to independence to reconquest, this is the story of the Mahdist War.

Code Name Odette deals with codes and cyphers as well as the dangers of radical penetration agents in Western Intelligence Agencies. What my research revealed was fascinating. I further wanted to explain the difference between a code and a cypher. I found that not many know the difference but I am sure after reading Code Name Odette, you will. We also found out that almost all the decrypted World War Two Bletchley Park cyphers were useless, as workable intelligence goes. On a tactical level, they were rarely used by those needing it most, the ground troops who were fighting the enemy. For ...

Dos manuscritos completos en un audiolibro: Historia Afroamericana y Revolución Haitiana. La historia de los Afroamericanos es una larga crónica de eventos trágicos. Aquellos que tuvieron el coraje de rebelarse en contra de esta crueldad del sistema y de esta opresión eran normalmente brutalmente asesinados por este motivo. Este hecho ha creado una larga tradición de atrevidos líderes y seguidores que han sido los verdaderos motores de la evolución del pensamiento en los Estados Unidos de América.

In 1851, Elizabeth Parker, a free black child in Chester County, Pennsylvania, was bound and gagged, snatched from a local farm, and hurried off to a Baltimore slave pen. Two weeks later, her teenage sister, Rachel, was abducted from another Chester County farm. Because slave catchers could take fugitive slaves and free blacks across state lines to be sold, the border country of Pennsylvania/Maryland had become a dangerous place for most black people.

*ANTEBELLUM & CIVIL WAR ROMANCE* Handsome bachelor Edric Wainwright wanted to find the perfect woman before he wed. A beautiful, wholesome woman that would be a loving wife to him and a great mother to their children. Abigail Naylor, the wife his family found for him was certainly beautiful, but she was none of the other things on his wish list. When Edric saw Eve, the last thing he wanted was to be attracted to her. How was it even possible for him to desire, much less fall in love with someone that he owned? Beautiful Eve just wanted to survive long enough to escape and one day reunite ...

If, as Sherman once said, "War is hell," the Vietnam War was hell on steroids. Robert Toporek, a decorated Vietnam War veteran, after 56 years has begun telling his story. This first chapter is about the first African American to be awarded the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War. This powerful book portrays the impact Milton Olive’s life and death made on Robert, his parents, and many people around the country. This is a unique look into the Vietnam War in ways never before told.