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  • Building Community, Chinatown Style

    A Half Century of Leadership in San Francisco Chinatown

    by Gordon Chin ...
    Gordon Chin, nationally recognized community leader and activist, tells the compelling story of the rise of civic and political power in San Francisco's Chinatown from the 1960s through the election of a Chinese American mayor in 2011. This grass roots community leadership has made San Francisco Chinatown a model for community development across the country. The narrative covers the birth of Asian ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Security, Strategy, and Military Dynamics in the South China Sea

    Cross-National Perspectives

    by Gordon Houlden, Alexander Korolev, Kun-chin Lin, Sourabh Gupta, Leszek Buszynski, Masafumi Iida, YingHui Lee, Mingjiang Li, Veasna Var, Hui-Yi Katherine Tseng0, Senia Febrica1, Rommel C Banlaoi2, Yann-Huei Song3, Yang Li4, Tobias Burgers5, Joshua Hastey6 ...
    This volume brings together international experts to provide fresh perspectives on geopolitical concerns in the South China Sea.The book considers the interests and security strategies of each of the nations with a claim to ownership and jurisdiction in the Sea. Examining contexts including the region’s natural resources and China’s behaviour, the book also assesses the motivations and approaches ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • US Army Air Force (1)

    by Gordon L. Rottman ...
    Series Book 46 - Elite
    In June 1941 the US Army's air organisations were consolidated under a single command, the Army Air Forces or AAF.Its expansion was rapid and massive, and its contribution to the war effort was substantial. Books abound describing the AAF's impressive combat record, but little has been published to record what the men inside the machines wore to stay alive and effective in the air and on the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • US Army Air Force (2)

    by Gordon L. Rottman ...
    Series Book 51 - Elite
    While the most conspicuous components of the US Army Air Forces in World War II were the air units, there were also hundreds of ground units and organisations.Besides assigned military personnel the AAF also employed thousands of civilians. Many unique outfits were designed to meet the AAF's special needs. Uniformed civilians also possessed a variety of unique uniforms and insignia.These general ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • China's Vision of Victory

    by Jonathan D. T. Ward ...
    Someday we may say that we never saw it coming. After seventy-five years of peace in the Pacific, a new challenger to American power has emerged, on a scale not seen in generations. Working from a deep sense of national destiny, the Chinese Communist Party is guiding a country of 1.4 billion people towards what it calls “the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,” and, with it, the end of an ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Tiger Tanks at War

    by Michael Green,James D. Brown ...
    Series series At War
    The first prototype for the Tiger tank was set to be ready for Hitlers birthday on April 20, 1942. The Henschel Company, competing with Porsche, produced the superior model, and by August of that year the formidable Tiger--or Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Ausf. H.--was in full production. This book takes us behind the scenes with the Tiger tank, reviewing the full history, the design and mechanics, ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The End of the Asian Century

    War, Stagnation, and the Risks to the World's Most Dynamic Region

    by Michael R. Auslin ...
    An urgently needed “risk map” of the many dangers that could derail Asia’s growth and stabilitySince Marco Polo, the West has waited for the “Asian Century.” Today, the world believes that Century has arrived. Yet from China’s slumping economy to war clouds over the South China Sea and from environmental devastation to demographic crisis, Asia’s future is increasingly uncertain. Historian and ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Navy SEAL Sniper

    An Intimate Look at the Sniper of the 21st Century

    by Glen Doherty, Brandon Webb ...
    The sniper is a battlefield threat second to none. Mastering the art of marksmanship is critical but is only part of what makes a Navy SEAL sniper. Snipers must be able to apply the craft in an urban environment or alone on a hostile mountain top with equal effectiveness. Today’s sniper must not just leverage technological advances but also have the foreknowledge to select the best rifle and gear ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Where Great Powers Meet

    America & China in Southeast Asia

    by David Shambaugh ...
    After the end of the Cold War, it seemed as if Southeast Asia would remain a geopolitically stable region within the American-led order for the foreseeable future. In the last two decades, however, the re-emergence of China as a major great power has called into question the geopolitical future of the region and raised the specter of renewed great power competition. As the eminent China scholar ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

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  • Airborne

    by Tom Clancy ...
    Series Book 5 - Tom Clancy's Military Referenc
    They are America's front lines--serving proudly in forward areas around the world. Representing the very best from the Army and Air Force, the Airborne Task Force is an unstoppable combination of manpower and firepower. Now, Tom Clancy examines this elite branch of our nation's armed forces. With pinpoint accuracy and a style more compelling than any fiction, the acclaimed author of Executive ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • 50 Years Of Asean And Singapore

    by Tommy Koh, Sharon Li-lian Seah, Li Lin Chang ...
    On the 8th of August 2017, ASEAN will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its founding. ASEAN is of great importance to Singapore, the region and the world.In 1967, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN in short, was founded by five countries in Southeast Asia which had just gained independence from their former colonial masters, united by a determination for the region to live in ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • US MACV-SOG Reconnaissance Team in Vietnam

    by Gordon L. Rottman ...
    Series Book 159 - Warrior
    In 1964 Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, activated a joint unconventional task force known as the Studies and Observation Group-MACV-SOG. As a cover its mission was to conduct analysis of lessons learned in combat by all branches of service. SOG's real mission was to conduct covert strategic reconnaissance missions into Laos, Cambodia and South Vietnam as well as sabotage and 'Black' ... Read more

    $14.99 USD