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Liu, Jingyu. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 97-101). / Abstracts in English and Chinese; includes Chinese. / Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter One --- The Prominence of Daoist Warrior Gods --- p.12 / Chapter 1 --- Black Killer --- p.12 / Chapter 2 --- Zhenwu --- p.19 / Chapter 3 --- Marshal Deng Bowen --- p.29 / Chapter 4 --- Marshal Wen Qiong --- p.32 / Concluding Remarks --- p.34 / Chapter Chapter Two --- The Cult of Marshal Wen in the Daoist Canon --- p.37 / Chapter 1 --- Authorial Background --- p.37 / Chapter 2 --- The Rites of Earth Spirits --- p.38 / Chapter 3 --- "Hagiography of Grand Guardian Wen, Supreme Commander of the Earth Spirits" --- p.45 / Chapter 4 --- The participation of Heavenly Master Daoism --- p.63 / Concluding Remarks --- p.66 / Conclusion --- p.68 / Appendix --- p.72 / "Hagiography of Grand Guardian Wen, Supreme Commander of the Earthly Spirits" --- p.72 / 地祗上將溫太保傳 --- p.84 / "Addendum to the Hagiography of Grand Guardian Wen, Supreme Commander of the Earthly Spirits" --- p.91 / 溫太保傳補遺 --- p.94 / Bibliography --- p.97

In the mid-1220s, William Marshal, second earl of Pembroke, commissioned the History of William Marshal, a verse history which recounts the life of his father, the first earl of Pembroke. The History has been utilized as a source of information about its titular subject by modern historians, but none have examined the causes behind its commissioning and the significance of the document within the context of the second earl's political career in depth. This thesis seeks to increase understanding of the History by placing it within this context and examining the second earl's influence on its contents. Primary sources, including contemporary letters and court records contained within the Curia Regis Rolls, help reconstruct the political career of the second earl and reveal the reasons why he may have found it expedient to commission the History. An analysis of the History itself indicates that the document reflects the second earl's concerns. The introduction and first chapter of this thesis provide historiographical background for the History, both within its contemporary setting and as a type of work analyzed by modern historians. They indicate the importance of understanding the political and social function of the History and argue that the modern label of biography should not be applied to it. In the second chapter, primary sources and detailed studies of the minority and reign of Henry III are utilized to illustrate the second earl's political career and his conflicts with fellow barons and the crown over property and his unconventional marriage into the royal family. The third chapter offers an interpretation of the History with reference to the earl's career. This thesis concludes that the second earl commissioned the History in response to the objections raised to his marriage.

Si Alphonse Juin demeure une des figures majeures de l’histoire de l’armée française du XXe siècle, il semble que son souvenir se soit estompé aujourd’hui dans la mémoire collective des Français. Dernier maréchal de France élevé à cette dignité de son vivant en mai 1952, le vainqueur du Garigliano est resté célèbre pour ses victoires en Tunisie en 1943, puis en Italie l’année suivante, à la tête du Corps expéditionnaire français (C. E. F.). Ces faits d’armes masquent pourtant une carrière entièrement orientée sur la défense de l’empire colonial en Afrique du Nord. Que ce soit au Maroc avec Lyautey et Lucien Saint, sous Vichy, ou comme Résident général en Tunis en 1943, et à Rabat entre 1947 et 1951. Juin constitue l’archétype de l’officier de l’Armée d’Afrique. Son comportement vis-à-vis du pouvoir politique sous la Quatrième République, ou son rapport à l’obéissance « d’homme à homme » avec Lyautey, Pétain ou de Gaulle, ont varié en fonction de ses fondamentaux impériaux. Malgré l’échec de sa tentative de déposition du sultan Mohamed V au Maroc en 1951, Juin connait au début des années 1950 l’apogée de son influence politico-militaire, avant d’être progressivement marginalisé par le processus de décolonisation, et par la politique algérienne du général de Gaulle qui mettra fin à sa carrière. Vainqueur sur les champs de bataille, le maréchal Juin apparait comme un vaincu de la mémoire, du fait de son passé colonial et vichyssois. / Although Alphonse Juin remains one of the major characters in the History of the French Army of the 20th century, his memory seems weak and almost gone today. He is the last military alive to be named Marshal in May 1952. He is also the victor of the Garigliano battle, many others in Tunisia in 1943 and Italy the next year at the head of the French Expeditionary Corps (F. E. C.). Behind his accomplishments lies a carrier devoted entirely to the defense of the French Empire colonies in North Africa. Either under Lyautey in Morocco and Lucien Saint, during Vichy France or as governor in Tunie in 1943 and Rabat between 1947 and 1951, Juin is the archetype of African Army’s officer. Indeed, his behaviour toward the political power in place, and his relationship with the direct subordination with Lyautey, Pétain or de Gaulle, has varied depending on the imperial fundamentals. Although his failure to deposit the sultan Mohamed V in Morocco in 1951, Juin enjoys the climax of its political and military influence in the early 1950 before being progressively marginalized due to both the decolonization process and de Gaulle’s new politic line in Algeria. Great victor in the battlefield, the Marshal Juin appears as the loser in the battle for Memory, due to his Vichy and colonialist past.

This thesis examines the spatial distribution of monuments across public spaces in Prague. Its goal is to determine how these monuments, with diverse symbolisms, are arranged in the public space, how they interact with this space and the conflicts they generate. Because the symbolic meaning of a monument is so important, this paper explores the monuments' significance at the time they were built compared to their contemporary meaning. Based on field research and data collection, categories of monuments were created, mapped in ArcGIS software and then analysed in more detail. The paper considers the spatial distribution of monuments in the so-called Greater Prague, investigating the factors that have influenced their location supported by evidence from literature. This thesis also examines contentious monuments, particularly the Marian column and the statue of Marshal Konev, why they are perceived as problematic from the perspective of collective memory and how that is reflected in the city's spaces. The results of the analysis demonstrate that the function of a monument changes over time and society places great emphasis on its symbolic meaning. Contemporarily, the most common monuments are those depicting the tragic events of the World Wars, and these can be found across the entire area in scope....

Approved for public release; distribution in unlimited. / Relationships between the United States and its worldwide network of allies has, since the inception of NATO, greatly revolved around the United States' ability and desire to permanently station troops oversees. Since 1941, the United States has entered into these basing agreements for a variety of strategic and sometimes political reasons. From NATO's inception, and as the cornerstone of its defensive structure, the United States has combined the idea of sending troops to different regions of the world with a global basing strategy founded on the concepts of overlapping protection and deployability. At times, to gain access to areas of strategic interest, the United States has offered aid and economic assistance along with a military presence. In other cases, positively affecting the political climate of the country was the stated goal of troop presence. This thesis will examine the effects of basing in Greece and Spain in order to uncover lessons learned which might be applied to the new US global basing plan and current troop positioning activities in Kyrgyzstan. In both cases the United States worked with openly dictatorial governments for the purposes of basing and did not foster the long term political situation initially desired. / Captain, United States Army

Héritière des anciennes milices du royaume de France, la garde nationale a été officiellement créée en 1791 et était initialement chargée du maintien de l’ordre. Elle connut bien des vicissitudes au gré des régimes qui se sont succédé et fut dissoute en 1852. Devant la menace que la victoire prussienne de Sadowa, en 1866, faisait peser sur la France, Napoléon III créa la garde nationale mobile en 1868 et c’est elle qui, avec la garde nationale mobilisée et les francs-tireurs, suppléa l’armée française, défaite à Sedan et enfermée dans Metz, pour continuer la lutte contre l’envahisseur en 1870-1871. L’arrondissement de Beaune dut lever quatre bataillons et demi qui furent principalement appelés à participer à la défense de Paris et à la répression de la révolte kabyle. À l’instar des corps auxiliaires recrutés dans les autres départements, ces troupes, levées dans l’impréparation la plus totale, ont suscité l’espoir et n’ont pas démérité. À défaut d’avoir pu rétablir la situation en France, elles ont permis qu’à la défaite ne s’ajoute pas la déstabilisation en Algérie. Après la guerre, les anciens de ces corps ont pleinement imprégné la société et contribué à forger l’esprit de revanche. / The National guard was established in 1791 as a direct descendent of the former militias in the Kingdom of France. The National guard was first tasked with policing, and, during the regimes that followed, experienced various ups and downs before disbanding in 1852. In 1868, however, Napoléon III created the garde nationale mobile to address the impending threat from the Prussian victory in Sadowa in 1866. In 1868, the garde nationale mobile supplemented the regular Army, which had suffered defeat in Sedan and had been pinned down in Metz. Alongside the mobilized garde nationale and the franc-tireurs, the garde nationale mobile continued fighting the invasion forces in the years 1870-1871. The arrondissement of Beaune had to form four battalions and a half through levée en masse. These were mainly tasked with the defense of Paris and the repression of the Kabyle revolt. Just like the corps auxiliaires recruited in the other départements, these conscripted troops were thoroughly unprepared, although they did raise hopes and fought bravely. Despite failing to restore the status quo in France, they did ensure that destabilization was not exacerbated in Algeria. After the 1870 war, the veterans of these forces were at the heart of the society and contributed to forge the spirit of revenge.

This literary/historical novel details the life of African-American Deputy US Marshal Bass Reeves between the years 1838-1862 and 1883-1884. One plotline depicts Reeves’s youth as a slave, including his service as a body servant to a Confederate cavalry officer during the Civil War. Another plotline depicts him years later, after Emancipation, at the height of his deputy career, when he has become the most feared, most successful lawman in Indian Territory, the largest federal jurisdiction in American history and the most dangerous part of the Old West. A preface explores the uniqueness of this project’s historical relevance and literary positioning as a neo-slave narrative, and addresses a few liberties that I take with the historical record.