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Patton's Photographs: War As He Saw It (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
While researching an article on Gen. George S. Patton, Kevin M. Hymel made an astonishing discovery. Browsing the Library of Congress's Patton index, he found lists of photo albums.
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Hannibal: The Military Biography of Rome's Greatest Enemy (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
The Romans’ destruction of Carthage after the Third Punic War erased any Carthaginian historical record of Hannibal’s life. What we know of him... Læs mere
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The Armed Forces Officer: 2007 Edition (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Initiated in 1950, this 2007 edition is the latest in a classic series of books of the same title. Journalist-historian S. L. A. Marshall wrote the first at the behest of Gen. George C. Marshall, who formed the great citizen army of World War II.
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Building the Nation: Missed Opportunities in Iraq and Afghanistan (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Heather Selma Gregg argues that the U.S.-led efforts to “nation build” in both Iraq and Afghanistan failed to focus on the population and build national unity as part of its state building efforts.
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The Alphabet Bomber: A Lone Wolf Terrorist Ahead of His Time (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
The story of the Alphabet Bomber is one of an extraordinary manhunt to find an elusive killer, a dogged prosecutor determined to bring him to... Læs mere
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Cold War Resistance: The International Struggle Over Antibiotics (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
In Cold War Resistance, Marc Landas uncovers the dark history behind the discovery, production, and distribution of antibiotics, and how the Cold War played a role in today's worsening resistance to antibiotics.
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The Hunt for Jimmie Browne: An MIA Pilot in World War II China (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
On Tuesday, November 17, 1942, aircraft C-47 #60 climbed slowly over the Himalayas growing smaller and smaller until finally it faded from sight, never to be seen again—until 70 years later.
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An Incipient Mutiny: The Story of the U.S. Army Signal Corps Pilot Revolt (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
An Incipient Mutiny covers 1892 to 1918: the events leading up to the U.S. Army pilots' revolt in 1915, as well as the resulting trials. This is a historical account of mismanagement, criminal fraud, and cover-up.
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I Held Lincoln: A Union Sailor's Journey Home (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
The story of Lt. Benjamin Loring, who escaped from a Confederate prison camp to regain his freedom, and after returning home, witnessed the assassination of President Lincoln at Ford's Theater.
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The Other War: Winning and Losing in Afghanistan (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
As the bloodshed in Iraq intensified in 2005, Afghanistan quickly faded from the nation’s front pages to become the “other war,” supposedly going well and... Læs mere
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Our American Story: The Search for a Shared National Narrative (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
With contributions from leading thinkers drawing on expertise within their fields, this book offers a series of essays providing a framework for the American story.
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Problematic: How Toxic Callout Culture Is Destroying Feminism (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Using examples from recent female-centric pop culture media and topics, Dianna E. Anderson shows how critics’ insistence on a pure feminist portrayal fails the movement’s attempt at feminist advancement.
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