Tells the story of the roles played by American and Vietnamese citizens in their postwar quest for peace. Hang Thi Thu... Læs mere
Offers the first comprehensive history of the period when the US created the legislative, legal, and administrative... Læs mere
Provides an in-depth investigation of the successes and failures of the militant Irish republican efforts to arm themselves. This is... Læs mere
Covers the military history of a region encompassing Afghanistan, Central and South Asia, and West Asia, over some 2,500 years. This is the first comprehensive study in any language... Læs mere
Physical training in the US Army has a surprisingly short history. Bodies for Battle is the first in-depth analysis of the US Army's particular set of practices and values, known as... Læs mere
Traces the growth of Lee v. Macon County from a case to desegregate a single school district in rural Alabama to a decision that paved the way for ending state-imposed racial segregation of the schools in the Deep South.
Focusing on history, courageous LGBTQ+ plaintiffs, and the careful work of legal activists, Before Bostock illustrates how the... Læs mere
James K. Polk’s ascension to the White House was a pivotal moment in propelling the US towards civil war, and the 1844 election expanded the... Læs mere
Using Racial Threat Theory arguments, this book demonstrates that American states with larger or growing Black and Hispanic populations have more restricted voting, and that these restrictive voting laws disproportionately demobilize these populations in predictable ways.
In this fifth and final volume of his renowned series detailing the campaign for Vicksburg, Tim Smith sheds much-needed light to this often-misunderstood episode of the Union’s efforts to take Vicksburg.
Gathering its waters from the plains of Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska, the Kaw is truly America’s prairie river. James... Læs mere
Based on an original, comprehensive dataset of every congressional reference to the commander-in-chief clause from... Læs mere