Soldiers, Spies, and Statesmen

A gripping analysis of Egypt's transformation from military regime to police state, on the road to revolution. Includes a new afterword, updating t...

Reducere. The orthodoxy regarding the relationship between politicians and military leaders in wartime democracies contends that politicians should declare a...

Reducere. DescriptionRanger's next mission finds him in the middle of the Revolutionary War. There he meets Isaac Pope, a fisherman turned soldier for the Co...

Reducere. The Revolutionary War has divided the country. Neighbor has turned against neighbor. Family members argue with family members. Angry rumblings of "...

Reducere. DescriptionRanger's next mission finds him in the middle of the Revolutionary War. There he meets Isaac Pope, a fisherman turned soldier for the Co...

While armies have seized enemy records and rare texts as booty throughout history, it was only during World War II that an unlikely band of librari...

Publisher: Skyhorse PublishingAuthor(s): Niall O'DowdNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 160 x 236 x 26Cover type: HardbackRedesc...

Dangerous Ground examines how white squatters in the American West came to occupy a central and destabilizing position in US political culture in t...

DescriptionLion has pride in his sight. But at night? His eyes aren't fine. This fun photographic easy-to-read story features the long "i" vowel so...

Reducere. The story of early Ohio from the days of the Mound Builders to the Victorian Age. This is a story of the people who lived in what is now the Great ...

How global organized crime shapes the politics of borders in modern conflicts Separatism has been on the rise across the world since the end of the...

DescriptionThe Battle of Antietam, fought near Sharpsburg, Maryland, was the bloodiest day in American history, with more than twenty-three thousan...

Reducere. DescriptionIf you liked the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan, you will enjoy this book.Ever wondered what the Greek myths look like through the...

Reducere. The first Confederate invasion of the North in the fall of 1862 led to a series of engagements known as the Maryland Campaign. Though best remember...

The Atom Bomb was crucial to a world dominated by the Cold War. Yet the stories of those who gave atom secrets to Russia has never fully been told....

Publisher: Globe Pequot PressAuthor(s): Robin LloydIllustration(s): Illustrations, unspecified; Maps; Black & White Illustrations; Illustrations, u...

Reducere. The Battle of Antietam, fought near Sharpsburg, Maryland, was the bloodiest day in American history, with more than twenty-three thousand dead, wou...

Nevertheless, the U.S. Army Signal Corps promptly began recruiting them.More than 7, 600 women responded, including Grace Banker of New Jersey, a s...

Description"A wonderful introduction to history's most influential scribblers."--Steven PinkerWhat is truly at stake in politics? Nothing less than...

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Reducere. "A beautifully written and memorable account of combat from the top down and bottom up as the 101st Airborne commanders and front-line grunts battl...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom the New York Times bestselling author comes a remarkable novel of three women whose lives have been torn apart by war. For fans of ...

The first-ever returning central character in Seymour's storied career - Jonas Merrick, MI5's grumpy old man from The Crocodile Hunter, must find a...

The remarkable story of the fourteen spies who, in the eyes of Nigel West, had the biggest impact on the events of the 20th Century.Publisher: Pen ...

In this stunning, unforgettable novel, Jeff Shaara carries us back thirteen years before the Civil War, when that momentous conflict's most familia...

Reducere. Julian Weems doesn't believe in aliens, cryptids, ESP, pineapple on his pizza, or ghosts.Oscar Fellowes is determined to change his mind about at l...

For the first time in one volume, three modern masterworks from the National Book Award-winning writer who has been called the American Graham Gree...

Shining a light on the largely untold story of elite-schooled child and youth soldiers under the Nazi regimePublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(...

Reducere. Originally published in 1967, William H. Leckie's The Buffalo Soldiers was the first book of its kind to recognize the importance of African Americ...

In the first full-length scholarly synthesis of the African American Churches of Christ, Edward J. Robinson provides a comprehensive look at the ch...

Reducere. DescriptionOne of the foremost scholars in Chicana/o studies offers a compelling, authoritative history of the Chicano movement in San Antonio-a mo...

Reducere. In the final year of the American Civil War, a special Union Army post was constructed just outside Philadelphia to handle a jumble of returning ci...

#1 Amazon Best Seller ─ A Deeper Look at Comic Book Superhero SoldiersThe military in comic books: Comic book superheroes have been influenced by t...

Reducere. The Stuff of Soldiers uses everyday objects to tell the story of the Great Patriotic War as never before. Brandon Schechter attends to a diverse ar...

Reducere. The thrilling true story of the daring double agents who thwarted Hitler's spy machine in Britain and turned the tide of World War II. After the fa...

Reducere. In this engrossing follow-up to The True Intrepid, author Bill Macdonald explores secrets only hinted at in that book. The WWII Canadian spymaster ...

Long-term critic of official secrecy inside Whitehall and opponent of the 2003 Iraq invasion Richard Norton-Taylor looks back on his journalistic c...

Reducere. *Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingDuring the Civil War, over 180, 000 black ...

DescriptionDuring the Second World War over half-a-million African troops served with the British Army as combatants and non-combatants in campaign...

Reducere. From the New York Times bestselling author of In Harm's Way comes a true-life story of American soldiers overcoming great odds to achieve a stunnin...

Reducere. The inspiration for the major motion picture 12 Strong from Jerry Bruckheimer, starring Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon. From the New York Time...

Reducere. One of the Best Books of the Year Time * NPR * Washington Post * Bloomberg News * Chicago Tribune * Chicago Public Library * Fortune * Los Angeles ...

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