After the Korean War: An Intimate History, Hardcover - Heonik Kwon

Reducere. Following his prizewinning studies of the Vietnam War, renowned anthropologist Heonik Kwon presents this ground-breaking study of the Korean War's ...

Reducere. This is a fascinating study of the Vietnamese experience and memory of the Vietnam War through the lens of popular imaginings about the wandering s...

The full story of the Vietnam War, putting Ken Burns's epic ten-part film series to the page. Extensive additional research from Ward.

Reducere. Explore how the Korean War Started, the Aftermath and the Events in Between The narrative of the Korean War in the West, and particularly in the Un...

Reducere. Selected as a Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Economist, Independent, Observer and Mail on Sunday. THE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSE...

Reducere. Explore the Cold War and Get a Deeper Understanding of the Korean and Vietnam WarTwo captivating manuscripts in one book: Korean War: A Captivating...

Reducere. Explore how the Korean War Started, the Aftermath and the Events in Between The narrative of the Korean War in the West, and particularly in the Un...

Publisher: Reaktion BooksAuthor(s): Anne GreenIllustration(s): 65 color plates, 25 halftonesNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 2...

Reducere. An intimate narrative history of World War I told through the stories of twenty men and women from around the globe--a powerful, illuminating, hear...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. It was the first war we could not win. At no other time since World War II have two superpowers met in battle. Now Max Hastings, preeminent militar...

Reducere. DescriptionHow can you achieve victory in war if you don't have a clear idea of your political objectives and a vision of what victory means? In th...

A narrative history of the Korean War by bestselling author Sir Max Hastings

Reducere. In December 1950 General Matthew B. Ridgway replaced General Walton Walker as commander of the Eighth Army, and in April 1951 he succeeded Douglas ...

The story of the post-World War Two course of events that can now be understood as the British Empire's fall and America's rise.

Reducere. This book deals with the impact of Taft's numerous inner conflicts and his decision-making ability--and, in particular, on his frequent failure to ...

A compelling history of the Black Death that scoured Europe in the mid 14th-century killing twenty-five million people. It was one of the worst hum...

Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): Victoria GlendinningNumber of pages: 400Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 162 x 243 x 35Cover type: H...

Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): Victoria GlendinningNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 27Cover type: P...

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In 1948 the USAF, Marine Corps and US Navy were concentrating on converting over to an all-jet force. This title deals with this topic.

The overlooked story of how ordinary women and their husbands managed financially in the Victorian era - and why so many struggled despite increasi...

Reducere. Other Losses caused an international scandal when first published in 1989 by revealing that Allied Supreme Commander Dwight Eisenhower's policies c...

DescriptionToday the Korean War of 1950-1953 is overshadowed by later twentieth-century conflicts in Vietnam and the Middle East, yet at the time i...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. In June 1950 Communist forces poured across the 38th Parallel (the arbitrary, militarily indefensible line of latitude separating the Communist Nor...

Reducere. An utterly original and illuminating work that meets at the crossroads of autobiography and ethnography to re-examine violence and memory through t...

An account of the first five months of the Korean War, describing the withdrawal to the Pusan perimeter, MacArthur's landing at Inch'on and drive n...

Reducere. A groundbreaking look at how the interrogation rooms of the Korean War set the stage for a new kind of battle--not over land but over human subject...

London's Fields is a book in which the turbulent 'us and them' dichotomy of derbies in the capital is told. The marginalised fans - keepers of cult...

Reducere. Description"Espinoza's book stands out as a beacon for future queer writers, thinkers, and activists. Reading these accounts, I felt myself drawn i...

Reducere. DescriptionThe most complete portrait ever drawn of the complex emotional connection between two of history's towering leaders Franklin Roosevelt a...

Offers the first history of fatigue, one that is scrupulously researched but also informed by Emily Abel's own experiences as a cancer survivor. Wi...

This is a unique collaboration between a historian and four ordinary women who were extraordinary letters-writers, family photographers and memoiri...

Reducere. A rollicking tour of the English country home after World War II, when swinging London collided with aristocratic valuesAs the sun set slowly on th...

In World War II, the author's ship the USS Albuquerque PF-7 endured a fourteen month tour of duty in the Bering Sea performing unending patrols, es...

Reducere. The demonstrations that resulted in the U.S. Navy's being forced out of Vieques in 2003 were the result of the island's occupation during and after...

From acclaimed aviation historian Michael Napier, this is a highly illustrated survey of the air war over Korea. The Korean War holds a unique plac...

Reducere. This book is the story of a majestic bomber of the propeller era flying perilous combat missions against a sleek, nimble warplane of the jet age, t...

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The millennia-old port of Jaffa, now part of Tel Aviv, was once known as the "Bride of Palestine, " one of the truly cosmopolitan cities of the Med...

Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Sarah DiGregorioNumber of pages: 368Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 135 x 203 x 25Cover type: PaperbackRedesco...

DescriptionBrooke King has been asked over and over what it's like to be a woman in combat, but she knows her answer is not what the public wants t...

Description"On previous flight ops, when a launch was delayed, we usually passed the time telling jokes or exchanging the latest scuttlebutt. Tonig...

After the Second World War, military analysts thought that the only place significant armored forces were ever likely to confront each other again ...

DescriptionPoland was re-created as an independent nation at the end of the First World War, but it soon faced problems as Nazi Germany set about e...

Reducere. Description*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary records *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "There were, I suppo...