Island fantasia : imagining subjects on the military frontline between China and Taiwan / by Lin, Wei-Ping

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Island No. 10 : struggle for the Mississippi Valley / by Daniel, Larry J., 1947-

“…Island Number Ten…”
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Hell's islands : the untold story of Guadalcanal / by Jersey, Stanley Coleman, 1921-

Table of Contents: “…The eve of World War II -- The enemy at the doorstep -- Flying before the storm -- The Japanese in the Southern Solomons, May-August 1942 -- Preparing for battle -- The early air war -- Day one, Guadalcanal -- Day one : Tulagi, Gavutu, and Tanambogo -- Day two : Tulagi, Gavutu, and Tanambogo -- Guadalcanal : hanging on -- Bloody September -- Black October -- A river too far -- War in the outer islands -- The U.S. Army takes over -- The Ke-go Operation.…”
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State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations. In Council of War, June 9, 1778. : His Excellency the governor having called forth upon duty one-sixth part of the militia, independent and alarm companies in this state, to do duty from the twenty-eighth day of May last ...

Subjects: “…Rhode Island. Militia.…”
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At the General Assembly of the governor and Company of the state of Rhode-Island, and Providence Plantations : begun and holden in consequence of warrants issued by His Honor the governor at East-Greenwich, within and for the state aforesaid, on Thursday the twenty-first day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-six. : It is voted and resolved, that each captain, or next officer in command, of the several independent companies and companies of militia in this state, notify his company to appear at some proper place on the twenty-ninth day of this inst....

Subjects: “…Rhode Island. Militia.…”
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State of Rhode-Island and Providence Planations. In General Assembly, July 9, 1777. : Resolved, that one of the divisions, consisting of the one sixth part of the independent and alarm companies, and militia, heretofore draughted, and one half of a division, be immediately called upon actual duty ...

Subjects: “…Rhode Island. Militia.…”
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That ever loyal island : Staten Island and the American Revolution / by Papas, Phillip

Table of Contents: “…The crossroads of the middle colonies: the people, society, and environment of Staten Island -- "An unfriendly disposition towards the liberties of America": Staten Islanders and the colonial resistance movement -- "As the tempest approaches": Staten Island and the whig defense of New York City -- "Our inveterate enemies": Staten Islanders and the arrival of the British fleet at New York -- The price of loyalty.…”
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State of Rhode-Island and Providence Planations. In General Assembly, May session, 1777. : Whereas by an act of this Assembly, passed at the last session, five hundred men were proportioned to the several towns, to be raised on or before the tenth day of May inst. for filling the continental battalions raising within this state, upon the penalty of ten pounds lawful money for each soldier said towns shall then be deficient in: and whereas it hath been represented to this Assembly, that said time is not sufficient for raising said men ...

Subjects: “…Draft Rhode Island.…”
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State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations. In General Assembly, February session, 1779. : an act for enforcing an act, intituled, "An act obliging persons delinquent in military duty, in the late expedition against the enemy upon Rhode-Island, to pay a fine, or perform a tour of duty in lieu thereof, and for punishing the persons who left the service in said expedition, without a proper discharge."

Subjects: “…Draft Rhode Island.…”
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Mussolini's Greek island : fascism and the Italian occupation of Syros in World War II / by Lecoeur, Sheila

Subjects: “…World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Greece Syros Island.…”
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State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations. In General Assembly, August session, 1781. : an act for incorporating and bringing into the field five hundred able-bodied effective men, of the militia, to serve within this state for one month, from the time of the rendezvous, and no longer, and not to be marched out of the same....

Subjects: “…Rhode Island. Militia.…”
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State of Rhode-Island and Providence Planations. In General Assembly, April 21, 1777. : It is voted and resolved, that the first division of the second draught of the militia, alarm, and independent companies, heretofore draughted, agreeable to a resolve of this Assembly passed at their session in December last, and another resolve passed at the session held in March last, be formed into companies, as are by said resolves directed ...

Subjects: “…Rhode Island. Militia.…”
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State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. In General Assembly, November session, 1780. : an act for assessing and apportioning a rate or tax of one million of pounds, in Continental bills of the old emissions, now in circulation, upon the inhabitants of this state.

Subjects: “…Taxation Rhode Island.…”
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Rules and regulations for the Rhode-Island army. /

Subjects: “…Rhode Island. Militia.…”
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State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations. In General Assembly....

Subjects: “…Draft Rhode Island.…”
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State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations : At a meeting of the committee appointed to act during the recess of the General-Assembly, held at the Court House in Newport, on the twelfth day of September, A.D. 1776....

Subjects: “…Rhode Island. Militia.…”
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State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations. In General Assembly, March second session, A.D. 1777. : Resolved, that each of the three divisions of the militia, and alarm and independent companies, heretofore drafted agreeable to a resolve of this Assembly, passed at their sessions in December last, be drafted into two divisions each, under the direction of the field officers of each regiment, or commander of each independent company ...

Subjects: “…Draft Rhode Island.…”
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State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations. In General Assembly, September session, A.D. 1777. : Resolved, that one half of the militia, alarm, independent, and artillery companies, be drafted from the militia, alarm, independent, and artillery companies, within this state, on the twenty-seventh day of September inst....

Subjects: “…Draft Rhode Island.…”
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State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations. In General Assembly, May second session, A.D. 1778. : Resolved, that eight hundred and thirty-nine effective men be raised by the several towns within this state (excepting the towns of Newport, Portsmouth, New-Shoreham, Middletown and Jamestown) for filling the battalions and regiment of artillery raising by this state, on or before the tenth day of June next ...

Subjects: “…Draft Rhode Island.…”
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State of Rhode-Island, &c. In General Assembly, June session, A.D. 1798. : an act for calling out the militia.

Subjects: “…Rhode Island. Militia.…”
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