Sentences with phrase «particularly military history»

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Nigeria, the most populous black African country, has had a particularly sad history of press repression, particularly under the former military junta headed by Major General Muhammadu Buhari, whose infamous Decree Number 4 against criticism of the government was the pretext for a number of detentions of journalists, some of whom died under mysterious circumstances.

He is married and lives in Gainesville, and he enjoys traveling, football, baseball, animals and history, particularly military.

Mark Tansey translates the language of art history — particularly terms with scientific and military origins such as «avant - garde,» «revolution,» «discoverer,» and «pioneer» — into literal scenarios that mock the discipline's self - importance.

Richard Alley (see links above at Comment 69566, particularly Segment 8) expands on this by quoting military sources emphasizing the past history of the military in developing technological improvements that expanded to the civilian sector.

Thanks to the particularly bitter winter of 1794 - 1795, French cavalry were able to charge across the Zuiderzee (a shallow bay in the North Sea) and capture Dutch ships frozen in place; it is the only capture of ships by horsemen in recorded military history.

Primary research interests are ancient and military history, particularly the role of African Americans during the Civil War and subsequent -LSB-...] Continue Reading →