Brassey's US - Böcker

This volume chronicles the US military's revitalization by following the lives of five senior commanders who led the Allies to victory in Desert Storm: Colin Powell, Chuck Horner, Barry McCaffrey, Stan Arthur and Walt Boomer. From the disarray in ...

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This study provides a picture of the US Army's performance during the Gulf War. It begins by chronicling the Army's regeneration in the two decades after Vietnam - the foundation of the Desert Storm victory. Each chapter starts with a personal com...

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This book covers many topics that are crucial to military planning but often receive only passing mention in histories or briefings. Collins, a former Army officer, stresses land geography, but he does not stint oceans, the atmosphere, or interpla...

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First published 1997 this volume contains new insights into the mystery of Amelia's disappearance over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to fly around the world. It is also an intimate biography of the young woman who rejected society's tradition...

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BRAVE DECISIONS presents true stories of men in American history who met the moral challenge and did "the right thing." Having the courage to choose the right path, these fifteen men, including Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Douglas Ma...

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Includes descriptions and images of the battles, weapons, leaders, and prisoners of the Vietnam War.

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An examination of the major European security institutions and their readiness for the challenges of the next century.

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The definitive history of the the legendary Bethel Regiment.

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Details the Japanese thought process leading up to, during, and after the attack that changed the world. Features the map drawn by the attack's lead pilot, Mitsuo Fuchida.

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As the government of South Vietnam was collapsing and communist troops were closing in, American diplomat Francis Terry McNamara led more than 300 Americans, Vietnamese, and Filipinos down a tributary of the Mekong River to safety. This is his dra...

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Grayston Lynch presents an exceptional portrayal of actual events that led to the betrayal of extraordinary, patriotic, and courageous men. Lynch's unmasking of "Kennedy's Camelot" reveals heart-wrenching facts that continue to stir emot...

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A detailed study of the complex security environment in the former Eastern Bloc nations that analyzes each country's evolving perceptions of threat and policies on defense. Essays are organized geographically in five sections that cover central Eu...

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Daniel N. Nelson and Ustina Markus offer the first in an annual report on the security-related actions, events and trends in the Baltic states, the Balkans, Central Europe, and Central Asia. Contributors include officials from the U.S. Army War Co...

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An informed look at the colourful personalities, thrilling races, and devoted fans of American stock car racing. Dutton goes inside the pits and behind the scenes to get the real story on America's fastest growing sport.

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In June 1948, Soviet authorities halted all rail traffic between Berlin and the outside world, resulting in a supply airlift by American and British air forces. By focusing on the experiences of airmen, politicians and ordinary Berliners, the auth...

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Monte Dutton's Rebel with a Cause provides an inside look at emerging NASCAR superstar Tony Stewart's 2000 racing season. Stewart's impressive 2000 campaign has not disappointed the fans who applauded his stellar rookie year, 1999. In 2000, Stewar...

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This book recountsthe horror of World War II on the eastern front, as seen through the eyes of a teenaged German soldier. At first an exciting adventure, young Guy Sajer's war becomes, as the German invasion falters in the icy vastness of the Ukra...

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In October 1979, a series of potentially catastrophic events took place: President Park Chung-hee was assassinated, South Korean officers staged a coup d'etat, and South Korean troops brutally suppressed civilian demonstrators during the controver...

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This title reveals Lincoln's continuing efforts to avoid a war with England or France while using the threat of war to prevent European recognition of Confederate independence. It also provides a review of Union and Confederate relations with Brit...

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This title presents a pictorial record of the Spanish-American War, the war that brought the United States onto the world's stage and into the 20th century. It combines rare photographs with an authoritative text. It covers the conflict on both la...

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In 1920, the University of Texas Longhorns ate their mascot at a post-season banquet. In 1940, Turk Edwards of the Washington Redskins suffered a career-ending knee injury during the pre-game coin toss. In 1969, Clive Rush was nearly electrocuted ...

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The public and the media are fascinated by U.S. government secrets, real and imagined. Yet very few people know how the process of obtaining formerly secret documents works. Secrecy Wars is a look inside the American secrecy system as it is access...

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In this concise thousand-year history, one of the world's foremost scholars on Latin America explains how Mexico's present and future flow directly from its past. Going well beyond a comprehensive description of recent crises, Mexico provides an i...

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An annual report focusing on recent security-related events in the volatile former communist regimes of Russia, Belarus, and Central Asia.

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An annual report covering the Baltic region, the Balkans, and Central Europe.

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This volume contains the stories of the brave crews who man the US Coast Guard's small boat stations, they respond to 37,000 calls for assistance each year and save more than 4000 lives. It also sounds the alarm for the rescue of this cherished Am...

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Retired Air Force Major General Smith offers a peek inside the Pentagon, and advice for those who work there. He outlines the Pentagon's organizational structure and more important its culture, complete with do's and don't's, a jargon decoder, and...

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This compelling photographic history examines the war in its entirety, from its causes and protagonists to the strategies, weapons and battles. Goldstein and Maihafer have collected more than 450 vivid photographs, many never before seen by the ge...

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This is the frightening picture of how Nazi propaganda and a loving but pro-Nazi father caused a sensitive young boy to fall under Hitler's spell. Wrestling with the questions of his past, Manz recounts with candour and honesty his experiences as ...

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