World War I
The ideas and events that led to World War 1, the events during the war, and the foreign policy decisions that resulted from the First World War are crucially important. These ideas and events are today the reasons why U.S. Government gets into so many wars in far corners of the globe.
The explosion of the battleship Maine in Havana Harbor in 1898 was the beginning of a chain reaction that continues today. Mr. Maybury presents an idea-based explanation of the First World War. He focuses on the ideas and events that led to World War I, events during the war, and how they led to World War II. Includes the ten deadly ideas that lead to war. Quality paper, 250 pages.
The List of Chapters:
Uncle Eric's Model of How the World Works
Author's Disclosure
Cast of Characters
Timeline
1. The 58-Year Persecution
2. The Grim Statistics
3. Is Now the Time to Learn About War?
4. First Ideas, Then Battles
5. Whose Truth?
6. Why We Fight
7. Conquest Creates Weakness Not Strength
8. Typical Garden-Variety Wars
9. Deadly Ideas Lead to War
10. The Pax Romana
11. Fascism
12. What Date Did the World Wars Begin?
13. Franco-Prussian War
14. Ancient German Ambitions
15. Political Power
16. Global Protection
17. Interests
18. Cost Externalization
19. Manifest Destiny
20. The Splendid Little War
21. Guerrilla War
22. Guerrilla War Examples
23. Never Surrender
24. Killing Women
25. Take No Prisoners
26. The White Man's Burden & The Ugly American
27. The Great White Fleet
28. Up Close and Personal
29. The First Casualty of War
30. Stealing Panama
31. Helping Crooks and Tyrants
32. The Usual Suspects
33. Boxer Rebellion and Russo-Japanese War
34. Choosing Up Sides
35. The Morocco Crisis
36. Alliances
37. The Glory of War
38. America's Entry Into World War I
39. The Third Choice Ignored
40. They Will Fight Over Anything
41. The Treaty of Versailles
42. The Sound of Reloading
43. Hitler's Rise
44. U.S. Invades Russia
45. Desperation and the Neutrality Act
46. Summary
Appendix:
The War Prayer by Mark Twain
Quotes About War
Bibliography and Suggested Reading
Suggested Viewing
Glossary
About Richard J. Maybury
Index
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Student Study Guide - World War I
Designed to reinforce and enhance a student’s understanding of the subject matter presented in the primer, "World War I: The Rest of the Story and How It Affects You Today". Comprehension Questions are given for each chapter -these include Definition, True/False, and Short Answer/Fill-in questions. The answers are located in the back of the study guide. Application Exercises are also given so that the student may personalize the information and better retain and apply the knowledge gained from the primer. Application Exercises include Discussion, Essay or Research assignments, as well as suggestions for further study (books, movies, etc.). In addition to assisting the student in the retention of the subject matter, the study guide will serve as documentation of course completion. Recommended for ages 14+
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World War II
Mr. Maybury presents an idea-based explanation of the Second World War. He focuses on events in the Second World War and how our misunderstanding of this war led to America’s subsequent wars, including the Korean and Vietnam Wars, the Iraq-Kuwait War, and the war on terrorism that began September 11, 2001. Quality paper, 349 pages.
Contents
Author's Disclosure,
Cast of Characters,
Timeline
Part One: Who Were The Good Guys?
1. The Main Theater of the War
2. Good Guys Against Bad Guys
3. Not Six Million
4. World War II Was Nothing New
5. Millions
6. Britain Was A White Hat?
7. British Conquests
8. P.T. Barnum Knew
9. British Area Bombing
10. Two Questions
Part Two: First Rumblings
11. When Did The War Begin?
12. Appeasement and Comparative Brutality
13. Carving Up Central Europe
Part Three: The U.S. Enters the War
14. The French versus the French
15. Significance of the Higgins Boat
16. Only Genghis Khan Did It
17. The Solution
18. Events Leading to Pearl Harbor
19. Hiding Facts about the Brawl
20. The Great World War II Myth
FDR's Pearl Harbor Speech
21. A Secret Agreement
22. Why Did The Japanese Attack?
23. Pearl Harbor: FDR's Deceit
24. The Flying Tigers and B-17 Bombers
25. "Caught With Their Pants Down"
26. Planes Parked Too Close Together
27. The Prokofiev Seamount
28. The Necessary Sacrifice?
29. You've Seen The Photos
Part Four: The Economics of the War
30. The Myth of German Might
31. Focus On The Eastern Front
32. Of Photographs and Weather
33. German Production of Weapons
34. Germany's Unknown Second Army
35. Tank Treads, Trucks and Submarines
36. Germany's Wonder Weapons
37. Oil and Rifles
38. Americans Were Less Intelligent?
39. The Bookings Revelation
40. Russia Invaded by Keystone Kops
41. Omaha Beach, Bravery versus Heroism
Part Five: The USG Makes It Worse
42. The German Underground
43. Unconditional Surrender
44. Why Did Roosevelt Do It?
45. Rarely Questioned
46. Why Was Nagasaki Bombed?
47. 105 Aircraft Carriers
48. Surrender Near
49. Fierce Fighters
50. The Russians React
51. The Soviet Uprising
Part Six: Effect On Us Today
52. Arm Any Gangster
53. September 11th and the Destruction of the World Trade Center
54. Blowback
55. MAD
56. Policeman of the World
57. Summary
Part Seven: Final Thoughts About War
58. The Needless Deaths of 35 Million
59. The Normal Conditions of Humans
60. The Cause of War
61. Minor League to Emperor of the World
Appendix
Bibliography and Suggested Reading
Suggested Listening
Suggested Viewing
Glossary
About Richard J. Maybury
Index
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Student Study Guide - World War II
designed to reinforce and enhance a student’s understanding of the subject matter presented in the primer, "World War II: The Rest of the Story and How It Affects You Today." Comprehension Questions are given for each chapter - these include Definition, True/False, and Short Answer/Fill-in questions. The answers are located in the back of the study guide. Application Exercises are also given so that the student may personalize the information and better retain and apply the knowledge gained from the primer. Application Exercises include Discussion, Essay or Research assignments. In addition to assisting the student in the retention of the subject matter, the study guide will serve as documentation of course completion.
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