ebooks Dark Hours: South Carolina Soldiers; Sailors; and Citizens Who Were Held in Federal Prisons during the War for Southern Independence; 1861–1865 by Randolph W. Kirkland Jr. in History

Description

I thought my men were invincible;” admitted Robert E. Lee.A string of battlefield victories through 1862 had culminated in the spring of 1863 with Lee’s greatest victory yet: the battle of Chancellorsville. Propelled by the momentum of that supreme moment; confident in the abilities of his men; Lee decided to once more take the fight to the Yankees and launched this army on another invasion of the North.An appointment with destiny awaited in the little Pennsylvania college town of Gettysburg.Historian Dan Welch follows in the footsteps of the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac as the two foes cat-and-mouse their way northward; ultimately clashing in the costliest battle in North American history.Based on the Gettysburg Civil War Trails; and packed with dozens of lesser-known sites related to the Gettysburg Campaign; The Last Road North: A Guide to the Gettysburg Campaign offers the ultimate Civil War road trip._x000D_ Surprisingly little ink has been spilled on the final months of the Civil War in the Carolinas; despite its fascinating cast of characters; host of combats large and small; and its impact on the course of the war. Resisting Sherman: A Confederate Surgeon’s Journal and the Civil War in the Carolinas; 1865; by Francis Marion Robertson (edited by Thomas H. Robertson; Jr.) fills in many of the gaps and adds tremendously to our knowledge of this region and those troubled final days of the Confederacy. Surgeon Francis Robertson fled Charleston with the Confederate garrison in 1865 in an effort to stay ahead of General Sherman’s Federal army as it marched north from Savannah. The Southern high command was attempting to assemble General Joseph E. Johnston’s force in North Carolina for a last-ditch effort to defeat Sherman and perhaps join with General Lee in Virginia; or at least gain better terms for surrender. Dr. Robertson; a West Pointer; physician; professor; politician; patrician; and Presbyterian; with five sons in the Confederate army; kept a daily journal for the final three months of the Civil War while traveling more than 900 miles through four states. His account looks critically at the decisions of generals from a middle ranking officer’s viewpoint; describes army movements from a ground level perspective; and places the military campaign within the everyday events of average citizens suffering under the boot of war. Editor and descendant Thomas Robertson followed in his ancestor’s footsteps; conducting exhaustive research to identify the people; route; and places mentioned in the journal. Sidebars on a wide variety of related issues include coverage of politics and the Battle of Averasboro; where one of the surgeon’s sons was shot. An extensive introduction covers the military situation in and around Charleston that led to the evacuation described so vividly by Surgeon Robertson; and an epilogue summarizes what happened to the diary characters after the war. Resisting Sherman is a valuable addition to Civil War literature._x000D_ June 1863. The Gettysburg Campaign is underway. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia is pushing northward through the Shenandoah Valley toward Pennsylvania; and only one significant force stands in its way: Maj. Gen. Robert H. Milroy’s Union division of the Eighth Army Corps; in the vicinity of Winchester and Berryville; Virginia. What happened next is the subject of the provocative new book The Second Battle of Winchester: The Confederate Victory That Opened the Door to Gettysburg; June 13-15; 1863.Despite being heavily outnumbered; General Milroy defied repeated instructions to withdraw his command even as the overpowering Second Corps under Lt. Gen. Richard Ewell approached within striking distance. The veteran Indiana politician-turned-soldier was convinced the enemy consisted of nothing more than cavalry or was simply a feint. Milroy’s controversial decision to stand and fight pitted his outnumbered and largely inexperienced men against some of Lee’s finest veterans. The complex and fascinating maneuvering and fighting that followed on June 13-15 cost Milroy hundreds of killed and wounded and some 4;000 captured (about one-half of his command); with the remainder of his command routed from the battlefield. The combat cleared the northern end of the Shenandoah Valley of Federal troops; demonstrated Lee could obtain supplies on the march; justified the elevation of General Ewell to replace the recently deceased Stonewall Jackson—and sent shockwaves through the Northern states.Today; the Second Battle of Winchester is largely forgotten. But in June 1863; the politically charged front-page news caught President Lincoln and the War Department by surprise and forever tarnished Milroy’s career. The beleaguered Federal soldiers who fought there spent a lifetime seeking redemption; arguing their three-day “forlorn hope” delayed the Rebels long enough to allow the Army of the Potomac to arrive and defeat Lee at Gettysburg. For the Confederates; the decisive leadership on display outside Winchester proved an illusion that masked significant command issues buried within the upper echelons of Stonewall Jackson’s former corps that would only make themselves known in the earliest days of July on a different battlefield.Award-winning authors Eric J. Wittenberg and Scott L. Mingus Sr. combined their researching and writing talents to produce the most in-depth and comprehensive study of Second Winchester ever written. Their balanced effort; based upon scores of archival and previously unpublished diaries; newspaper accounts; letter collections; other firsthand sources; and a deep familiarity with the terrain in and around Winchester and the lower Shenandoah Valley; explores the battle from every perspective.The Second Battle of Winchester is comprehensive; highly readable; deeply researched; and immensely interesting. Now; finally; the pivotal battle in the Shenandoah Valley that opened the door to Gettysburg has the book it has long deserved._x000D_ When the Nazis invaded Hungary in 1944; they sent virtually the entire Jewish population to Auschwitz. A Jew and a medical doctor; Dr. Miklos Nyiszli was spared from death for a grimmer fate: to perform “scientific research” on his fellow inmates under the supervision of the infamous “Angel of Death”: Dr. Josef Mengele. Nyiszli was named Mengele’s personal research pathologist. Miraculously; he survived to give this terrifying and sobering account._x000D_ Indispensable to the Western observer for a full understanding of the complexities of the conflicts in the Middle East; this study analyzes and documents the historical; social; and spiritual realities of the dhimmi peoples_ the non-Arab and non-Muslim communities subjected to Muslim domination after the conquest of their territories by Arabs._x000D_ Written by the core faculty of the Hebrew Program at Brandeis University; Brandeis Modern Hebrew is an accessible introduction to the Hebrew language for American undergraduates and high school students. Its functional and contextual elements are designed to bring students from the beginner level to the intermediate level; and to familiarize them with those linguistic aspects that will prepare them to function in advanced stages.This volume reflects some of the main principles that have shaped the Brandeis Hebrew curriculum during the past decade. These include:• an emphasis on the learner’s ability to use the target language in all four skills areas: speaking; listening; reading; and writing• an effort to contextualize each unit within a specific subject or theme• exposing the student to authentic and semi-authentic materials (texts written by native speakers)• exploring different elements from Israeli and Jewish culture in the language drills; reading passages; and in selections of sources from the Hebrew literary canonThe text in this edition comprises a short introduction to the instructor; 11 units; supplementary Hebrew proficiency guidelines; and a vocabulary list. Audio-visual components for all reading passages are available online for download._x000D_ Who are the Finland-Swedes? Defined as citizens of Finland with a Swedish mother tongue; many know these people as “Swede- Finns” or simply “Swedes.” This book; the first ever to focus on this ethnolinguistic minority living in Michigan; examines the origins of the Finland-Swedes and traces their immigration patterns; beginning with the arrival of hundreds in the United States in the 1860s. A growing population until the 1920s; when immigration restrictions were put in place; the Finland-Swedes brought with them unique economic; social; cultural; religious; and political institutions; explored here in groundbreaking detail. Drawing on archival; church; and congregational records; interviews; and correspondence; this book paints a vivid portrait of Finland-Swedish life in photographs and text; and also includes detailed maps that show the movement of this group over time. The latest title in the Discovering the Peoples of Michigan series even includes a sampling of traditional Finland-Swedish recipes._x000D_ The December 7th; 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor has been portrayed by historians as a dazzling success; “brilliantly conceived and meticulously planned.” With most American historians concentrating on command errors and the story of participants’ experiences; the Japanese attack operation has never been subjected to a comprehensive critical analysis of the military side of the operation. This book presents a detailed evaluation of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on the operational and tactical level. It examines such questions as: Was the strategy underlying the attack sound? Were there flaws in planning or execution? How did Japanese military culture influence the planning? How risky was the attack? What did the Japanese expect to achieve; balanced against what they did achieve? Were there Japanese blunders? What were their consequences? What might have been the results if the attack had not benefited from the mistakes of the American commanders? The book also addresses the body of folklore about the attack; supporting or challenging many contentious issues such as the skill level of the Japanese aircrew; whether midget submarines torpedoed Oklahoma and Arizona; as has been recently claimed; whether the Japanese ever really considered launching a third wave attack; and the consequences of a “3rd wave” attack against the Naval Shipyard and the fuel storage tanks if it had been executed. In addition; the analysis has detected for the first time a body of deceptions that a prominent Japanese participant in the attack placed into the historical record; most likely to conceal his blunders and enhance his reputation. The centerpiece of the book is an analysis using modern Operations Research methods and computer simulations; as well as combat models developed between 1922 and 1946 at the U.S. Naval War College. The analysis puts a new light on the strategy and tactics employed by Yamamoto to open the Pacific War; and a dramatically different appraisal of the effectiveness of the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Dr. Alan D. Zimm is a member of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; where he heads a section in the Aviation Systems and Advanced Concepts Group. He is a former officer in the US Navy; completing his service as a Commander; and holds degrees in Physics; Operations Research; and Public Administration with a concentration on Policy Analysis and Strategic Planning._x000D_ Main Selection of the Military Book Club Made famous by her final commanding officer; John F. Kennedy; PT-109 is one of the most celebrated warships in American history. However; a full chronicle of PT-109’s wartime story has heretofore been lacking. Behind the familiar account of the future president and the boat’s violent demise is the little-known record under two previous officers during the swirling battles around Guadalcanal. In these mainly nocturnal fights; when the Japanese navy was at its apex; America’s small; fast-boat flotillas would sally out to probe enemy strength; vying with enemy destroyers; who were similarly roaming the waters and able to blast a PT-boat out of the water if main armament could be brought to bear. It was constant hit-and-run and dodging between searchlights across Iron Bottom Sound; as the PT-boats darted in among the enemy fleet; like a “barroom brawl with the lights turned out.” Bryant Larson and Rollin Westholm preceded Kennedy as commanders of PT-109; and their fights with the brave ship and its crew hold second to none in the chronicles of US Navy daring. As the battles moved on across the Pacific the PT-boat flotillas gained confidence; even as the Japanese; too; learned lessons in how to destroy them. Under its third and final commander; Kennedy; PT-109 came a cropper as a Japanese destroyer suddenly emerged from a dark mist and rammed it in half. Two crewmen were killed immediately but Kennedy; formerly on the swim team at Harvard; was able to shepherd his wounded and others to refuge. His unsurpassed gallantry can not resist retelling; yet the courage of the book’s previous commanders have not till now seen the light of day. This book provides the complete record of PT-109 in the Pacific; as well as a valuable glimpse of how the American Navy’s daring and initiative found its full playing field in World War II._x000D_ By the summer of 1863; following Chancellorsville; it was clear to everyone on both sides of the Civil War that the Army of Northern Virginia was the most formidable force Americans had ever put in the field. It could only be “tied” in battle; if against great odds; but would more usually vanquish its opponents. A huge measure of that army’s success was attributable to its cavalry arm; under Major General J.E.B. Stuart; which had literally “run rings” around its enemies. But Northern arithmetic and expertise were gradually catching up. In this work; the sequel to his acclaimed Year of Glory; author Monte Akers tracks Stuart and his cavalry through the following year of the war; from Gettysburg to the Overland Campaign; concluding only when Jeb himself succumbs to a gunshot while fending off a force three times his size at the very gates of Richmond. Gettysburg put paid to the aura of unstoppable victory surrounding the Army of Northern Virginia. But when Grant and Sheridan came east they found that Lee; Stuart; Longstreet; and the rest still refused to be defeated. It was a year of grim casualties and ferocious fighting―in short; a year of “desperate struggle” with the gloves off on both sides. This work picks up where Year of Glory left off; with a minute examination of Stuart’s cavalry during the controversial Gettysburg campaign; followed by the nine months of sparring during which the Army of Potomac declined to undertake further major thrusts against Virginia. But then the Union’s western chieftains arrived and the war became one huge “funeral procession;” as Grant and Sheridan found that their prior victories had by no means prepared them for meeting the Army of Northern Virginia. In this work Akers provides a fascinating; close-in view of the Confederacy’s cavalry arm during this crucial period of the war. After Stuart’s death the Army of Northern Virginia would eventually be cornered; but while he was alive it was often the Northerners who most needed to look to their security._x000D_ The epic and brutal battle of Waterloo was a pivotal moment in history―when the events of a single day defined the course of Europe's future. In this vibrant and exhilarating hour-by-hour portrayal of the battle; a renowned historian joins his voice with the eyewitness accounts of those who fought it. For example: “One of the lancers rode by; and stabbed me in the back with his lance. I then turned; and lay with my face upward; and a foot soldier stabbed me with his sword as he walked by. Immediately after; another; with his firelock and bayonet; gave me a terrible plunge; and while doing it with all his might; exclaimed; ‘Sacré nom de Dieu!’” In March 1815; the Allies declared war on Napoleon in response to his escape from exile and his renewed threat to imperial European rule. Three months later; on 18 June 1815; having suffered considerable losses at Quatre-Bras; Wellington's army fell back on Waterloo; some ten miles south of Brussels. Halting on the ridge; they awaited Napoleon's army; blocking its entry to the capital. This would become the Allies' final stand; the infamous battle of Waterloo.
In this intimate; hour-by-hour account; acclaimed military historian Robert Kershaw resurrects the human stories at the center of the fighting; creating an authoritative single-volume biography of this landmark battle. Drawing on his profound insight and a field knowledge of military strategy; Kershaw takes the reader to where the impact of the orders was felt; straight into the heart of the battle; shoulder to shoulder with the soldiers on the mud-splattered ground. Masterfully weaving together painstakingly researched eyewitness accounts; diaries and letters―many never before seen or published―this gripping portrayal of Waterloo offers unparalleled authenticity. Extraordinary images of the men and women emerge in full color; the voices of the sergeants; the exhausted foot-soldiers; the boy ensigns; the captains and the cavalry troopers; from both sides; rise from the page in vivid and telling detail; as the fate of Europe hangs by a thread._x000D_ The Duke of Wellington described the Battle of Waterloo as ‘the most desperate business I ever was in. I was never so near being beat’. The courage of British troops that day has been rightly praised ever since; but the fact that one-third of the forces which gave him his narrow victory were subjects; not of George III; but of the King of the Netherlands; has been almost completely ignored. This book seeks to correct a grave injustice through the study of Dutch sources – both primary and secondary – the majority of which have never been used by English-speaking historians._x000D_ Highly classified until only recently; two U.S. Army Special Forces detachments were stationed far behind the Iron Curtain in West Berlin during the Cold War. The units' existence and missions were protected by cover stories; their operations were secret. The massive armies of the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies posed a huge threat to the nations of Western Europe. US military planners decided they needed a plan to slow the juggernaut they expected when and if a war began. The plan was Special Forces Berlin. The first 40 men who came to Berlin in mid-1956 were soon reinforced by 60 more and these 100 soldiers (and their successors) would stand ready to go to war at only two hours' notice; in a hostile area occupied by nearly one million Warsaw Pact forces; until 1990.Their mission should hostilities commence was to wreak havoc behind enemy lines; and buy time for vastly outnumbered NATO forces to conduct a breakout from the city. In reality it was an ambitious and extremely dangerous mission; even suicidal. Highly trained and fluent in German; each man was allocated a specific area. They were skilled in clandestine operations; sabotage; intelligence tradecraft and able to act as independent operators; blending into the local population and working unseen in a city awash with spies looking for information on their every move.Special Forces Berlin was a one of a kind unit that had no parallel. It left a legacy of a new type of soldier expert in unconventional warfare; one that was sought after for missions such as the attempted rescue of American hostages from Tehran in 1979. With the U.S. government officially acknowledging their existence in 2014; their incredible story can now be told. _x000D_ In the wake of 9/11; policy analysts; journalists; and academics have tried to make sense of the rise of militant Islam; particularly its role as a motivating and legitimating force for violence against the United States. The general perception is that Islam is more violence-prone than other religions and that scripture and beliefs within the faith; such as the doctrines of jihad and martyrdom; demonstrate the inherently violent nature of Islam. _x000D_ Frank G. Tinker; Jr.; a U.S. Naval Academy graduate; Class of 1933; flew in combat with Soviet airmen during the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). Flying with the Spanish Republican Air Force; he was the top American ace during the Spanish Civil War.This biography deals with his experience in combat; culminating with Tinker commanding a Soviet squadron and terminating his contract with the government of Spain. After returning to the United States; he wrote a memoir about fighting for Republican Spain and later died under mysterious circumstances in Little Rock in June 1939. While there have been other books about the air war during the Spanish Civil War; this book differs from the preceding ones on two counts. First; it is the complete biography of a most colorful and uncommon young man―based not only on his memoir; but on Tinker family papers and his own personal records. Through sheer perseverance; he rose from a teenage enlisted seaman; through the U.S. Naval Academy; to the officer’s wardroom―then pressed on to claim the wings of a naval aviator and become a superlative fighter pilot and a published author. More unusual still; he possessed extraordinary people skills―skills that allowed him to deal and move with relative ease among Navy compatriots; foreign combat pilots; left-wing literati in Madrid and Paris; and the rural folk of Arkansas; Mississippi; and Louisiana; who embraced him as “one of their own.” While in Spain; Tinker socialized with Ernest Hemingway; Robert Hale Merriman; the leader of the American Volunteers of the Lincoln Brigade and his successor Milton Wolff; who led the 15th International Brigade during the Battle of the Ebro. All this he managed before his death at age twenty-nine. Second; the book focuses on the aerial tactics introduced in the Spanish Civil War that became standard military practice a few years later in World War II. Included are descriptions of the German introduction of the “Finger Four” fighter formation that replaced the “V of three or four” formation then in vogue; the first use of military airlift to move large numbers of troops and equipment into combat; the greater accuracy and destructiveness of dive bombers vice high altitude bombers; perfection of the “silent approach” used by high altitude bombers before the introduction of radar early warning; and air intelligence reports that asserted daylight high altitude bombers could not “get through” and return from enemy territory successfully without the protection of fighter cover. U.S. Army Air Corps leaders at that time had fashioned a doctrine that the high speed; high altitude; “self-defending” daylight bomber would always get through; and rejected these intelligence reports―at a subsequent cost in lives of hundreds of high altitude bomber aircrews in Europe in World War II._x000D_ This book provides a glimpse into how misperceptions between Muslims and Christians in France and Britain perpetuate interpersonal and societal conflicts. Through the use of in-depth interviews and statistical analysis; Muslims and Christians express their experiences. Christians explain how they perceive Islam changing the very nature of Europe. Futhermore; Christians assert this change is something Christian Europe should resist. Muslims; on the other hand; see Europe as an unwelcoming home that expects them to change and become Europeans but does not understand their faith or heritage. Readers will find vivid descriptions from respondnets of their experiences from living as a Muslim or a Christian in a Europe going through what many consider an identity shift_x000D_ Founded in 1901; the Boston Red Sox have been making history for over a century. The passion of the players; the tragedy and triumph of the “Bambino’s Curse”—the Boston spirit comes alive in this collection of stories and anecdotes from Fenway Park. Any baseball fan will ?nd this book irresistible._x000D_ Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass; an American Slave By Frederick Douglass_x000D_ The Art of War By Sun Tzu_x000D_ 2013 Reprint of 1939 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition; not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. In the background of what has become known as ceremonial magic is medieval Jewish magic. In turn this was based on the Kabbalah; the Jewish traditions known as Haggadah; and other esoteric beliefs. This is a comprehensive review of Jewish magic from the 10th to the 15th century; including a rich lode of folklore. Many well-known Jewish traditions are explained; such as why a glass is broken at a wedding; and how the expression mazel tov is related to a belief in Astrology. Trachtenberg deals extensively with Golems; Succubi; the Lillim; (from Lilith--Adam's first wife); and other magical creatures; some well known such as werewolves; and others not so well; such as estrie; mare and broxa. There are detailed descriptions of talismans; amulets; charms; and other curious magical objects. There are chapters dealing with dream interpretation; medical beliefs; necromancy; and other forms of divination. There is also a short glossary; so if you are having trouble telling the difference between a Kaddish and a Kiddush; you're in luck. The author; Joshua Trachtenberg (b. 1904; d. 1959) was a reform rabbi on the east coast of the US. This is an elaboration of his Columbia University Ph.D. thesis. Trachtenberg's appreciation of the role of folk-magic in Jewish culture is important for the study of Judaism; and also the roots of modern Pagan beliefs and practices._x000D_ 2015 Reprint of 1961 Edition. Full Facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. The book is an affirmation of education and an espousal of cooperative democracy as a way of life for the new Africa. It contains as well a report on social studies of African life. It also expounds on the philosophical and spiritual dimensions of African life and its prospects for the future. Amidst the current debates concerning multiculturalism and political correctness; this publication moves the discussion beyond the vagueness of ethnicity to the reality of African empowerment._x000D_ The voices of three female Zen masters reverberate in this much-needed collection.Too often the history of Zen seems to be written as an unbroken masculine line: male teacher to male student. In this timely volume; Beata Grant shows us that women masters do exist—and have always existed. Zen Echoes is a collection of classic koans from Zen’s Chinese history that were first collected and commented on by Miaozong; a twelfth-century nun so adept that her teacher; the legendary Dahui Zonggao; used to tell other students that perhaps if they practiced hard enough; they might be as realized as her. Nearly five hundred years later; the seventeenth-century nuns Baochi and Zukui added their own commentaries to the collection. The three voices—distinct yet harmonious—remind us that enlightenment is at once universal and individual. In her introduction to this shimmering translation; Professor Grant tells us that the verses composed by these women provide evidence that “in a religious milieu made up overwhelmingly of men; there were women who were just as dedicated to Chan practice; just as advanced in their spiritual realization; and just as gifted at using language to convey that which is beyond language.”_x000D_ This companion volume to the exhibit examines the multicultural city of Fustat; capital of medieval Egypt and predecessor to modern Cairo. It explores the interactions of Muslim; Christian; and Jewish communities within urban city life. These three communities practiced their own beliefs and enacted communal self-government; but they also intermingled on a daily basis and practiced shared traditions of life. Essays by leading scholars examine the different religions and languages found at Fustat; as well as cultural aspects of daily life such as food; industry; and education. The lavishly illustrated catalog highlights a new analysis of the Oriental Institute’s collection of artifacts and textual materials from 7th through 12th-century Egypt. Highlights include documents from the Cairo Genizah (a document repository) of the Ben Ezra Synagogue as well as never-before-published artifacts from archaeological excavations conducted at Fustat by George Scanlon on behalf of the American Research Center in Egypt. The volume encourages discussion on the challenges of understanding religion through objects of daily life._x000D_ This handbook offers the techniques and tactics that make U.S. Army Rangers the best soldiers in the world. These highly trained; easily deployable; and widely skilled infantrymen specialize in airborne assault; raids; recovery of personnel and equipment; and airfield seizure; among other difficult and dangerous missions. Now; in this recently revised edition of the U.S. Army Ranger Handbook; you can get the latest info on everything from understanding the basics of Army operations and tactics to discovering what makes a soldier with good leadership qualities and character. Although primarily written for Rangers and other light infantry units; it serves as a handy reference for all military units; covering how infantry squad- and platoon-sized elements conduct combat operations in varied terrains.Drawing from over two centuries of lessons learned in special operations combat; this guide provides modern soldiers with best training possible. It effectively combines the lessons of the past with important insights for the future to help make army leaders the absolute best they can be. In straightforward; no-frills language; it covers deception; stealth; communications; escape and evasion; ambush operations; perimeter defense; counterintelligence; and much more. This book is the ultimate resource for anyone who wants to know how Rangers think and function. _x000D_ After sixty years; Kristine Keese is finally able to share the memories of her years spent in the Warsaw Ghetto as a small child. She owes her survival; and that of her young uncle; to the striking resourcefulness of her mother. The story emerges as vividly as if it happened yesterday; full of details that only a child would notice. Although the the events of the Warsaw Ghetto and the fate of its victims has been described many times; Keese's story is exceptional; as it is told through the eyes of; not a victim; but a child engaged with her daily reality focused on survival._x000D_ What went wrong behind the scenes in the Trayvon Martin case? Why does America endure so many tragic shootings like this one? These are the questions at the heart of Suspicion Nation.Bestselling author; trial attorney; and NBC News analyst Lisa Bloom covered the murder trial and was appalled by what she witnessed. Bloom now exposes the injustice; conducting new in-depth interviews with key trial participants and digging deeper into the evidence. Suspicion Nation outlines the six biggest mistakes made by the state of Florida that guaranteed it would lose this “winnable case;” and the laws and biases that created the conditions for this tragedy.The only nonwhite juror tells her story of painful isolation in the jury room. Rachel Jeantel; the state's star witness; reveals how poorly the state prepared her to testify and what went through her mind on the stand. The medical examiner reveals scientific evidence he wasn’t allowed to present. And a new examination of Trayvon's school suspensions raises questions about racial profiling; all in a country divided over issues of race; gun laws; and violence.Suspicion Nation is a riveting courtroom drama that shines a bright light on a case we only thought we knew._x000D_ The Jewish people endured three crises during the formation of what would become the Jewish canon; which significantly shaped their religion. The destruction of Solomon s Temple by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 B.C.E.; the destruction of Herod s Temple by the Romans in 70 C.E.; and the acceptance of Christianity as the state religion of Rome in 363 C.E. each signaled the apparent end of Jewish religion. Instead of succumbing to defeat and despair; Judaism arose from each crisis as a r