This book details the many roles of the Roman auxiliary cavalryman, including reconnaissance, communication and policing duties, as well as in battle.
Drawn from a wide range of warlike peoples throughout the provinces, especially on the fringes of the empire, auxiliaries were generally not citizens of the Roman empire.
When we embarked on our respective careers as freelance writers we knew how to research and we knew how to write.But nothing really prepared us for the experience of life in the marketplace—approaching editors, being rejected, getting published and finally being paid.
As teachers, each year we looked for the book that would provide our students with a good overview of writing feature articles for a range of publications. We wanted a book that was pitched at people like us, with a keen interest in writing and a desire to break into the industry.
We wanted to read interviews with people who write, buy and publish feature articles. We wanted a book that distilled everything that the beginning writer of feature articles needs to know. Here it is.
Added by: Maria | Karma: 3098.81 | Non-Fiction | 15 July 2008
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Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on
the Banality of Evil by Hannah Arendt demonstrates the true horror of
the Third Reich. This horror is not the inherent evil of Hitler or
Himmler or the sadistic camp guards. The holocaust presented these
already morally bankrupt men with the opportunity to commit the evil
which their consciences allowed. Of greater horror are the individuals,
such as Eichmann, who were not evil per se, but who were willing to put
conscience aside in order to advance within an evil system
Arendt does an amazing job of
delving into the mind of Eichmann as well as the reasons why the Final
Solution was successful in some countries and not others. This is not a
book for one who desires light reading. However, if one is seeking to
understand the Final Solution, then this book is a must.
