Noah Hutto

Bio: Noah Hutto is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: German & Islamic studies. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 23 citations.

German Unification through the Blueprint of Prussian Greatness: A Study of Similarities between the Prussians, Frederick the Great, and Otto von Bismarck

Abstract: Deadline: March 1, 2015 Manuscript Due Date: April 1, 2015 Complete submission guidelines are available at www.saberandscroll.weebly.com The Saber and Scroll is an Online University Historical Research Society affiliated with the American Public University School System. The purpose of this organization is the promotion of historical studies through the encouragement of academic research and the development of a rigorously edited online publication; the broadening of historical knowledge among the membership that includes social communications, topical discussions, historical lectures and the pursuit of other kindred activities in the interest of history; and service opportunities to the school and community. We strive to bring students, faculty, alumni, and historians-at-large together for intellectual and social exchanges, which promote and assist historical research and publication by our members. Club Off icers Lew Taylor, President Guy Williams, Vice President Kim Trenner, Membership Secretary Deanna Simmons, Recording Secretary Benjamin Sorensen, Treasurer Emily Herff, Faculty Advisory Dr. Richard Hines, Faculty Advisor American Public University System www.APUS.edu

The Franj Invasion of Islamic Lands: Muslim View of the Crusades

Abstract: Europe’s Crusaders first began rallying to Pope Urban II’s call for a Holy War following the Council of Clermont in 1095. He charged Christians to set aside their coreligionist struggles in order to set out and reclaim the holy lands of the Near East, specifically Jerusalem, from the ‘infidel’ Muslims. The first, ill-prepared, noncombatant-driven expedition, the “People’s Crusade,” led by Peter the Hermit, was massacred almost to a man in August 1096. Following that slaughter, Byzantine Emperor Alexius I consolidated the European generals in Constantinople and immediately launched the first “armed pilgrimage.” This pilgrimage was not only successful, but provided the undertone of romanticism for further exploits. The rise in popularity and nod to “Christian duty” in the Western world still echoes with the exploits of the Crusader knights on their quest from God. Muslim historiography contradicts this line of thought and treats the “Crusades” almost as a footnote within the greater struggles of warring factions in the region—that they were in fact, “tiny and futile attempts to halt the inevitable expansion of Islam.” In the beginning of the conflict, the Muslims did not even consider themselves involved in a religious struggle against Christianity. Aside from a handful of primary sources from some contemporary historians, such as the personal memoirs of Usāmah Ibn-Munqidh, or in the collective works of ‘Izz ad-Din Ibn Al-Athīr, Abu Ya’la Hamza ibn Asad at-Tamimi (also known as Ibn Al-Qalanīsī), and Nasir ad-Din Ibn al-Furāt, most surviving historical Islamic sources reference early works that have been lost. Other surviving documents include significant revisions reflecting the views and motives of the author. Although the term jihad was a familiar lexicon in the Muslim world, the term crusader was not a term used by contemporary participants on either side of the struggle. It was not the Crusades, nor the Islamic reaction to them during the two hundred-year struggle, that shapes the modern-day world debate concerning the eternal struggle between Christianity and Islam. Western views dominate the historiography of the Crusades, presenting a one sided view of a topic that is far from black and white. M.R.B. Shaw’s translation of European noblemen Joinville and Villehardouin does just that. It captures contemporary views of Western Christendom’s involvement in the Crusades. A true The Franj Invasion of Islamic Lands: Muslim View of the Crusades

The Wealth of Nature: Environmental History and the Ecological Imagination

Abstract: Hailed as \"one of the most eminent environmental historians of the West\" by Alan Brinkley in The New York Times Book Review, Donald Worster has been a leader in reshaping the study of American history. Winner of the prestigious Bancroft Prize for his book Dust Bowl, Worster has helped bring humanity's interaction with nature to the forefront of historical thinking. Now, in The Wealth of Nature, he offers a series of thoughtful, eloquent essays which lay out his views on environmental history, tying the study of the past to today's agenda for change. The Wealth of Nature captures the fruit of what Worster calls \"my own intellectual turning to the land.\" History, he writes, represents a dialogue between humanity and nature-though it is usually reported as if it were simple dictation. Worster takes as his point of departure the approach expressed early on by Aldo Leopold, who stresses the importance of nature in determining human history; Leopold pointed out that the spread of bluegrass in Kentucky, for instance, created new pastures and fed the rush of American settlers across the Appalachians, which affected the contest between Britain, France, and the U.S. for control of the area. Worster's own work offers an even more subtly textured understanding, noting in this example, for instance, that bluegrass itself was an import from the Old World which supplanted native vegetation-a form of \"environmental imperialism.\" He ranges across such areas as agriculture, water development, and other questions, examining them as environmental issues, showing how they have affected-and continue to affect-human settlement. Environmental history, he argues, is not simply the history of rural and wilderness areas; cities clearly have a tremendous impact on the land, on which they depend for their existence. He argues for a comprehensive approach to understanding our past as well as our present in environmental terms. \"Nostalgia runs all through this society,\" Worster writes, \"fortunately, for it may be our only hope of salvation.\" These reflective and engaging essays capture the fascination of environmental history-and the beauty of nature lost or endangered-underscoring the importance of intelligent action in the present.

The Union Soldier in Battle: Enduring the Ordeal of Combat@@@For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War

Abstract: With its relentless bloodshed, devastating firepower, and large-scale battles often fought on impossible terrain, the Civil War was a terrifying experience for a volunteer army. Yet, as Earl Hess shows, Union soldiers found the wherewithal to endure such terrors for four long years and emerge victorious. A vivid reminder that the business of war is killing, Hess's study plunges us into the hellish realms of Civil War combat - a horrific experience crowded with brutalizing sights, sounds, smells, and textures. Drawing extensively upon the letters, diaries, and memoirs of Northern soldiers, Hess reveals their deepest fears and shocks, and also their sources of inner strength. By identifying recurrent themes found in these accounts, Hess constructs a multilayered view of the many ways in which these men coped with the challenges of battle. He shows how they were bolstered by belief in God and country, or simply by their sense of duty; and how they came to rely on the support of their comrades; and how they learned to muster self-control in order to persevere from one battle to the next.

Remembering the Civil War: Reunion and the Limits of Reconciliation

Abstract: Review of: "Remembering the Civil War: Reunion and the Limits of Reconciliation" by Sarah J. Purcell.