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  • The Dead March

    A History of the Mexican-American War

    by Peter Guardino ...
    Winner of the Bolton-Johnson PrizeWinner of the Utley PrizeWinner of the Distinguished Book Award, Society for Military History“The Dead March incorporates the work of Mexican historians…in a story that involves far more than military strategy, diplomatic maneuvering, and American political intrigue…Studded with arresting insights and convincing observations.”—James Oakes, New York Review of Books ... Read more

    $18.79 USD

  • The Time of Liberty

    Popular Political Culture in Oaxaca, 1750–1850

    by Walter D. Mignolo, Irene Silverblatt, Sonia Saldívar-Hull, Peter Guardino, PhD ...
    Series series Latin America Otherwise
    Between 1750 and 1850 Spanish American politics underwent a dramatic cultural shift as monarchist colonies gave way to independent states based at least nominally on popular sovereignty and republican citizenship. In The Time of Liberty, Peter Guardino explores the participation of subalterns in this grand transformation. He focuses on Mexico, comparing local politics in two parts of Oaxaca: the ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

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  • Uprooting Community

    Japanese Mexicans, World War II, and the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands

    by Selfa A. Chew ...
    Joining the U.S.’ war effort in 1942, Mexican President Manuel Ávila Camacho ordered the dislocation of Japanese Mexican communities and approved the creation of internment camps and zones of confinement. Under this relocation program, a new pro-American nationalism developed in Mexico that scripted Japanese Mexicans as an internal racial enemy. In spite of the broad resistance presented by the ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

  • On War

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    by Carl von Clausewitz ...
    Translated by James John Graham ...
    'On War' is a book on war and military strategy. It was written shortly after the Napoleonic Wars by the Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz. It is one of the most important treatises on political-military analysis and strategy ever written, and even today it remains both controversial and an influence on strategic thinking. This edition comprises all eight books. ... Read more

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  • The Conquest of New Spain

    by Bernal Diaz Del Castillo ...
    Series series Bybliotech Discovery
    Bernal Diaz was an eyewitness to one of history's most remarkable events - the conquest of the Empire of the Aztecs, and the defeat of their Emperor Montezuma.The indomitable Diaz delivers his chronicle first-hand, vividly describing the ruthless battles, the brilliant Machiavellian strategies of Cortes, and the superstitions vacillations of Montezuma that lead to the momentous overthrow of the ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • A Time to Stand

    The Epic of the Alamo

    by Walter Lord ...
    The #1 New York Times –bestselling author of The Miracle of Dunkirk tells the story of the Texans who fought Santa Anna's troops at the Battle of the Alamo."Probably the best of all Alamo accounts . . . a history which should last." — The New York Times Book ReviewLooking out over the walls of the whitewashed Alamo, sweltering ... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Conquest

    Cortes, Montezuma, and the Fall of Old Mexico

    by Hugh Thomas ...
    Series series Gift for History Buffs
    Drawing on newly discovered sources and writing with brilliance, drama, and profound historical insight, Hugh Thomas presents an engrossing narrative of one of the most significant events of Western history.Ringing with the fury of two great empires locked in an epic battle, Conquest captures in extraordinary detail the Mexican and Spanish civilizations and offers unprecedented in-depth portraits ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • First Stop in the New World

    by David Lida ...
    The definitive book on Mexico City: a vibrant, seductive, and paradoxical metropolis-the second-biggest city in the world, and a vision of our urban future.First Stop in the New World is a street-level panorama of Mexico City, the largest metropolis in the western hemisphere and the cultural capital of the Spanish-speaking world. Journalist David Lida expertly captures the kaleidoscopic nature of ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • At the Abyss

    An Insider's History of the Cold War

    by Thomas Reed ...
    “The Cold War . . . was a fight to the death,” notes Thomas C. Reed, “fought with bayonets, napalm, and high-tech weaponry of every sort—save one. It was not fought with nuclear weapons.” With global powers now engaged in cataclysmic encounters, there is no more important time for this essential, epic account of the past half century, the tense years when the world trembled At the Abyss. Written ... Read more

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  • A Merchant Seaman's Survival - An Autobiography - An Escape Story of World War II

    by Edward J. Sweeney ...
    The sinking of a WW2 merchant navy ship by German raider that led to escapes from 2 concentration camps by Edward J. Sweeney from two concentration camps in France and Spain, from a German troop train, and from various jails."On 20th August 1940, I was a 20 year old member of the gun crew of the refrigerated cargo vessel, the SS Turakina. We were sailing from Australia to New Zealand when attacked ... Read more

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  • A Glorious Defeat

    Mexico and Its War with the United States

    by Timothy J. Henderson ...
    A concise yet comprehensive social history of the Mexican–American War as it was experienced by the people of Mexico.The war that was fought between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 was a major event in the history of both countries: it cost Mexico half of its national territory, opened western North America to US expansion, and magnified tensions that led to civil wars in both ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Sword And The Olive

    A Critical History Of The Israeli Defense Force

    by Martin Van Creveld ...
    Combining razor-sharp analysis with dramatic narrative, vivid portraits of soldiers and commanders with illuminating discussions of battle tactics and covert actions, The Sword and the Olive traces the history of the IDF from its beginnings in Palestine to today. The book also goes beyond chronology to wrestle with the political and ethical struggles that have shaped the IDF and the country it ... Read more

    $13.99 USD