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War in the Pacific National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia) War in the Pacific National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Antalcidas, Peace of
(Encyclopedia) Antalcidas, Peace of: see Corinthian War.Noailles, Adrien Maurice, duc de
(Encyclopedia) Noailles, Adrien Maurice, duc deNoailles, Adrien Maurice, duc deädrēăNˈ mōrēsˈ dük də nōīˈyə [key], 1678–1766, marshal of France. He fought in the War of the Spanish Succession and was…Davis, Dwight Filley
(Encyclopedia) Davis, Dwight Filley, 1879–1945, American tennis player and public official, b. St. Louis, grad. Harvard, 1900, and Washington Univ. law school. An outstanding tennis player, Davis…Trenchard, Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Trenchard, Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount, 1873–1956, British air marshal. He entered the army in 1893 and served in the South African War. During World War I he commanded the…Carr, Eugene Asa
(Encyclopedia) Carr, Eugene Asa, 1830–1910, Union general in the U.S. Civil War, b. Concord, Erie co., N.Y., grad. West Point, 1850. In the Civil War he distinguished himself at Wilson's Creek (1861…Alexievich, Svetlana Alexandrovna
(Encyclopedia) Alexievich, Svetlana Alexandrovna, 1948–, Belarusian journalist and nonfiction writer, grad. Univ. of Minsk (1972). She was a working journalist before she began writing books in the…civil defense
(Encyclopedia) civil defense, nonmilitary activities designed to protect civilians and their property from enemy actions in time of war. A civil defense program usually includes measures taken during…Paris, Declaration of
(Encyclopedia) Paris, Declaration of, 1856, agreement concerning the rules of maritime warfare, issued at the Congress of Paris. It was the first major attempt to codify the international law of the…battleship
(Encyclopedia) battleship, large, armored warship equipped with the heaviest naval guns. The evolution of the battleship, from the ironclad warship of the mid-19th cent., received great impetus from…Trending
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