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The Twilight War: The Secret History of America s Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran

An important and timely book that should be required reading for anyone interested in understanding how the United States and Iran went from close allies to enduring enemies. - The Washington Post Deserves a spot on the short list of must-read books... more

How America went to war: an account from official sources of the nation s war activities 1917-1920. [By Benedict Crowell and Robert Forrest Wilson. Volume v.5 1921 [Leather Bound]

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How America went to war: an account from official sources of the nation s war activities 1917-1920. [By Benedict Crowell and Robert Forrest Wilson. Volume 5 (1921) [Leatherbound]

Leatherbound edition. Language: English Volume: v.5 Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1921 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint.... more

How America went to war : an account from official sources of the nation s war activities 1917-1920 / by Benedict Crowell and Robert Forrest Wilson. Volume v. 4 1921 [Leather Boun

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Pre-Owned A Nation Transformed: How the Civil War Changed America Forever (Paperback) 158182579X 9781581825794

A Fresh Approach to the Second American Revolution Called America s second revolution by some historians the Civil War produced many changes that went far beyond military matters. In many respects a different nation emerged from the conflict than... more

How America Went To War: The Road To France. 1921. 2 V (Paperback)

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Europe at war a red Book of the Greatest war of History; why and how Europe Went to Battle--men Guns Forts Ships and Aircraft of the Warring Countries--food Supply Finances--the Kaiser and Oth

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Kissinger s Betrayal: How America Lost the Vietnam War (Hardcover)

Kissinger s Betrayal is arguably the most important single source published in decades for understanding why America went to war in Vietnam why doing so was important and what went wrong and ultimately led to a Communist victory. --Prof. Robert F.... more

How America went to war : an account from official sources of the nation s war activities 1917-1920 / by Benedict Crowell and Robert Forrest Wilson. Volume v. 5 1921 [Leather Boun

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How America went to war : an account from official sources of the nation s war activities 1917-1920 / by Benedict Crowell and Robert Forrest Wilson. Volume v. 2 1921 [Leather Boun

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The Twilight War: The Secret History of America s Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran (Paperback)

An important and timely book that should be required reading for anyone interested in understanding how the United States and Iran went from close allies to enduring enemies. -The Washington Post Deserves a spot on the short list of must-read books... more

Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America s Vietnam (Paperback)

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE Written with the style of a great novelist and the intrigue of a Cold War thriller Embers of War is a landmark work that will forever change your understanding of how and why America went to war in Vietnam. Tapping newly... more

Europe at war a red Book of the Greatest war of History; why and how Europe Went to Battle--men Guns Forts Ships and Aircraft of the Warring Countries--food Supply Finances--the Kaiser and Oth

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United... more

Young Washington : How Wilderness and War Forged America s Founding Father 9780062845993 Used / Pre-owned

CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining... more

In Search of a Peace Settlement: Egypt and Israel Between the Wars 1967-1973 (Paperback)

This is the first examination of the Israeli and Egyptian peace process between 1967-1973 which highlights the rise and fall of Soviet influence after the Six Day War and explores how the increasing importance of America s political leadership... more

Devil s Causeway : The True Story Of America s First Prisoners Of War In The Philippines And The Heroic Expedition Sent To Their Rescue (Hardcover)

As the United States engaged in a campaign to pacify its Philippines territory a secret American mission went terribly wrong. What happened next was a struggle for survival. A sweeping military epic drawing on international primary sources this book... more

Pre-Owned Useful Idiots : How Liberals Got It Wrong in the Cold War and Still Blame America First 9780060579418

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Pre-Owned Death of a Generation: How the Assassinations of Diem and JFK Prolonged the Vietnam War (Paperback) 0195176057 9780195176056

When John F. Kennedy was shot millions were left to wonder how America and the world would have been different had he lived to fulfill the enormous promise of his presidency. For many historians and political observers what Kennedy would and would... more

Music and War How Music Has Helped Win America s Wars - War College Series

This is a curated and comprehensive collection of the most important works covering matters related to national security diplomacy defense war strategy and tactics. The collection spans centuries of thought and experience and includes the latest... more

American Amnesia : How the War on Government Led Us to Forget What Made America Prosper 9781451667837 Used / Pre-owned

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Pre-Owned Spies and Commandos : How America Lost the Secret War in North Vietnam 9780700610020

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Working in the Americas: American Railroad Labor and the Genesis of the New Deal 1919-1935 (Paperback)

Gauges and measures how railroad labor unions emerged from the World War I experience stronger and more vitally interested in improving their members lives. Captures how well the railroad unions embarked on a path of reforming retirement systems and... more

LSE International Studies America the UN and Decolonisation: Cold War Conflict in the Congo (Paperback)

This book examines the role of the UN in conflict resolution in Africa in the 1960s and its relation to the Cold War. Focussing on the Congo this book shows how the preservation of the existing economic and social order in the Congo was a key... more

Pre-Owned They Were Soldiers : How the Wounded Return from America s Wars: the Untold Story 9781608463718

A reporter s first-hand close-up-and-personal look at the impact of our recent wars on America s unlucky soldiers. CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be... more

Pre-Owned War and Remembrance in the Twentieth Century (Paperback) 0521794366 9780521794367

The vivid and traumatic phenomenon of war provides the basis for a detailed examination of how war has been remembered collectively this century. Material is drawn from Europe America and Israel to show that small groups of survivors act together in... more

Pre-Owned The World Within War: America s Combat Experience in World War II (Paperback) 0674962028 9780674962026

This social history attempts to recapture the full experience of combat in World War II. Drawing on letters and diaries memoirs and surveys Gerald Linderman explores how ordinary frontline American soldiers prepared for battle related to one another... more

Pre-Owned A Better War: The Unexamined Victories and Final Tragedy of America s Last Years in Vietnam (Paperback)

Pre-Owned - Neglected by scholars and journalists alike the years of conflict in Vietnam from 1968 to 1975 offer surprises not only about how the war was fought but about what was achieved. Drawing from thousands of hours of previously unavailable... more

Our Savage Neighbors : How Indian War Transformed Early America 9780393062489 Used / Pre-owned

In potent graceful prose that sensitively unearths the social complexity and tangled history of colonial relations Silver presents an astonishingly vivid picture of 18th-century America. 13 illustrations; 2 maps. CONDITION – USED: Books sold are... more

The Memoirs of a Swine in the Land of Kultur or How It Felt to Be a Prisoner of War (Paperback)

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Unconditional Democracy : Education and Politics in Occupied Japan 1945-1952 (Paperback)

The difficult mission of a regime change: Toshio Nishi gives an account of how America converted the Japanese mindset from war to peace following World War II. more

Beirut 1958 : How America s Wars in the Middle East Began (Hardcover)

What wasn t learned from a U.S. intervention that succeeded Bruce Riedel s new book tells the now-forgotten story (forgotten that is in the United States) of the first U.S. combat operation in the Middle East. President Eisenhower sent the Marines... more

Iraqi Refugees in the United States: The Enduring Effects of the War on Terror (Hardcover)

How Iraqi refugees navigate life belonging and exclusion in America The US invasion of Iraq in 2003 caused the largest forced migration in the Middle East since 1948 with millions of people fleeing to Syria Jordan Turkey Iran European Union... more

Bringing the War Home : The Weather Underground the Red Army Faction and Revolutionary Violence in the Sixties and Seventies (Edition 1) (Paperback)

In this first comprehensive comparison of left-wing violence in the United States and West Germany Jeremy Varon focuses on America s Weather Underground and Germany s Red Army Faction to consider how and why young middle-class radicals in prosperous... more

Afghanistan: What Went Wrong? (Paperback)

A look at the history of the conflicts in Afghanistan with comments on what led to the war and a timeline of how the country got to where it is now. more

The Burning Shore: How Hitler s U-Boats Brought World War II to America (Hardcover)

On June 15 1942 as thousands of vacationers lounged in the sun at Virginia Beach two massive fireballs erupted just offshore from a convoy of oil tankers steaming into Chesapeake Bay. While men women and children gaped from the shore two damaged oil... more

Marching to Appomattox : The Footrace That Ended the Civil War 9780147514493 Used / Pre-owned

We always hear about how wars start but how they end can be just as fascinating. That is certainly the case with America s Civil War. After the fall of Richmond Robert E. Lee and his Confederate troops were racing toward North Carolina for supplies... more

Pre-Owned Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History (Hardcover) 1400067219 9781400067213

In this Sweeping Eloquent History of America Kurt Andersen demonstrates what s happening in our country today. This strange post-truth fake news moment we re all living through is not something entirely new but rather the ultimate expression of our... more

Princeton Legacy Library Sovereignty and an Empty Purse: Banks and Politics in the Civil War Book 706 (Hardcover)

A sequel to his Pulitzer Prize-winning Banks and Politics in America from the Revolution to the Civil War this book by Bray Hammond focuses on how Washington struggled financially to settle the Civil War and how its measures spurred the growth of... more