Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Region, 1897 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: W. & A.K. Johnston's war map of the Northwest Indian frontier. It was published by W. & A.K. Johnston in 1897. Scale [ca.1:430,000]. Covers the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Asia North Lambert Conformal Conic coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as drainage, roads, railroads, cities and other human settlements, administrative and territorial boundaries, and more. Shows contested border region and areas of active hostilities. Relief shown by shading. Includes also inset maps: British Baluchistan -- India.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

Helpless and lonely: Turkey's attitude towards the war in Syria. OSW Commentary No. 136, 09.05.2014

The conflict in Syria, which has lasted since 2011, has become the most significant test of the efficiency of Turkey’s foreign policy and the biggest challenge to Turkey’s security in recent decades. The lack of a clear prospect of an end to the war does not allow us to come to a final conclusion regarding the Syrian civil war’s importance for Turkey. However, it can be said today that with the exception of the initial phase of the conflict, Ankara’s influence over the course of events in Syria has been limited, and the war itself is evolving in a direction that is unfavourable for Turkey: the hostile regime of Bashar al-Assad is still in power, the opposition has proved to be an unreliable or even a dangerous ally, and in northern Syria militant jihadist groups and Kurds are gaining importance. It is also quite unlikely that the West will take any greater responsibility for stabilising the situation in the region. In response to such an unfortunate situation, and out of fear of risking deeper involvement in the conflict, during the past year Turkey’s policy towards Syria has been restrained, reactive and focused mainly on defending Turkey’s territory. However, this policy offers no security guarantees and does not prevent the country’s regional position from weakening, especially in the context of the reinforcement of the jihadist militants and the Kurdish autonomy in northern Syria. The arguments for Turkey continuing its defensive policy are strong: the country fears the possible results of an open confrontation with Assad’s forces; most probably it could not count on support for such actions from within its own society or its Western allies. It also does not have enough acceptance within the anti-Assad opposition circles. On the other hand, though, the risk of uncontrolled development of events is still present; the risk of confrontations with armed jihadist militants is growing; and the potential operation of Turkish forces, either against the jihadists or against Assad’s army, could be considered as a method of diverting attention from the political problems with which the AKP government has been struggling at home.

Zur europa ischen Politik, 1897-1914. Unvero ffentlichte Dokumente in amtlichem Auftrage hrsg. unter Leitung

"Eine unparteiische Erga nzung der im Jahre 1915 vom Auswa rtigen amt in Berlin herausgegebenen "Belgischen aktenstu cke 1905-1914"."--Vorwort, Bd. 1.

From Turkish toils.

Mode of access: Internet.

The political state of Europe for the year MDCCXCII : containing, an authentic and impartial narrative of every military operation of the present belligerent powers, and a correct copy of every state paper, declaration, manifesto, &c. that has been, and may be issued during the present war upon the continent ..., a correct translation of the debates and proceedings of the National assembly of France ..., together with a complete and accurate survey of the politics and conduct of the neutral powers at this very critical and interesting period

Mode of access: Internet.

Zur Vorgeschichte des Weltkrieges : erinnerungen aus den Jahren 1897-1906 /

Includes index.

In buff and blue; being certain portions from the diary of Richard Hilton, gentleman, of Haslet's regiment of Delaware foot, in our ever glorious war of independence,

Title within ornamental border.

Manual for the Quartermaster's department, pub. by authority of the secretary of war for use in the army of the United States.

On verso of t.-p.: War department Document no. 29. Office of the Quartermaster general.

Social life in old Virginia before the war.

Mode of access: Internet.

Presidents and pies; life in Washington 1897-1919,

Reprinted in part from the National magazine.

Brokenburne; a southern auntie's war tale,

Mode of access: Internet.

Atomic energy in war and peace,

Mode of access: Internet.

The war of Greek independence, 1821 to 1833 /

Mode of access: Internet.

Sallust's Catiline and Jugurthine war; with explanatory notes and a vocabulary

Mode of access: Internet.

Experiment station research on war problems in the home /

"September 1942."