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  • The Making of Détente

    Eastern Europe and Western Europe in the Cold War, 1965-75

    Edited by Wilfried Loth, George Soutou ...
    Series series Cold War History
    Containing essays by leading Cold War scholars, such as Wilfried Loth, Geir Lundestad and Seppo Hentilä, this volume offers a broad-ranging examination of the history of détente in the Cold War.The ten years from 1965 to 1975 marked a deep transformation of the bipolar international system of the Cold War. The Vietnam War and the Prague Spring showed the limits of the two superpowers, who were ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

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  • The American Revolution

    A Concise History

    by Robert Allison ...
    Here is a brisk, accessible, and vivid introduction to arguably the most important event in the history of the United States--the American Revolution. Between 1760 and 1800, the American people cast off British rule to create a new nation and a radically new form of government based on the idea that people have the right to govern themselves. In this lively account, Robert Allison provides a ... Read more

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  • The Call to Arms

    The 1812 Invasions of Upper Canada

    by Richard Feltoe ...
    Series Book 1 - Upper Canada Preserved - War of 1812
    LIMITED TIME OFFERThe Call to Arms is the first of six books in the series Upper Canada Preserved - War of 1812. Each book in this battlefield-based chronicle combines the best of modern historical research with extensive quotations from original official documents and personal letters to bring to life this crucial period of Canada's early history. Numerous historical images of locations are ... Read more

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  • Forced to Change

    Crisis and Reform in the Canadian Armed Forces

    by Colonel Bernd Horn, Dr. Bill Bentley ...
    Undeniably, the 1990s were a period of crisis for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). Drastic budget reductions and a series of endless scandals all collided to form the perfect storm. The outcome of this was nothing short of the implosion of the Canadian Armed Forces Officer Corps.Stripped by the government of the right to regulate itself, the Officer Corps, which represented the nation’s stewards ... Read more

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  • Super-heavy Tanks of World War II

    by Kenneth W Estes ...
    Series Book 216 - New Vanguard
    The super-heavy tanks of World War II are heirs to the siege machine tradition – a means of breaking the deadlock of ground combat.It is not surprising that the breakthrough tank projects of the period prior to World War II took place in the armies that suffered the most casualties of the Great War (Russia, France, Germany). Much as the casualties of World War I prompted the original breakthrough ... Read more

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  • Redcoats' Revenge: An Alternate History of the War of 1812

    by Col. David Fitz-Enz, USA (Ret.) ...
    What if, on September 11, 1814, the United States had lost the close-run battle that Winston Churchill called the “most decisive” of the War of 1812? With a victory at Plattsburgh, would the British have eventually been able to regain control of their former colonies? Only one fleeting moment on Lake Champlain might have been needed to forever alter the young country's history and return it to the ... Read more

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  • The Hammer of the Scots

    History and Historical Fiction, #17

    by Jason Wallace ...
    Series Book 17 - History and Historical Fiction
    "The problem with Scotland is that it's full of Scots!" These words may have only been spoken by Patrick McGoohan, the actor that played Edward I in the film Braveheart and never uttered by the real Edward I of England, but they seem to establish quite well the sentiments he felt when discussing his neighbors to the North. Many have heard of the movie Braveheart or seen it, perhaps even read the ... Read more

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  • F-4 Phantom II vs MiG-21

    USAF & VPAF in the Vietnam War

    by Peter E. Davies ...
    Series Book 12 - Duel
    A gripping account of the mighty F-4 Phantom II, icon of the Cold War and ultimate American fighter of the 1960s, versus the nimble, agile and abundant MiG-21, which was a communist icon of the period.Influential leaders and tacticians are profiled to provide a comparative evaluation of their contrasting skills. This book also reveals the technical specifications of each jet with an analysis of ... Read more

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    Leadership And Strategy From The Chinese Military Classics

    by Ralph D. Sawyer ...
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    by Philip Matyszak ...
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  • World War 2: Stories of the Schutzstaffel: True Accounts of Hitler’s Personal Bodyguards

    World War 2 History, #1

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    Series Book 1 - World War 2 History
    The instigator and the mastermind behind the Holocaust; Adolf Hitler of Germany, was at the forefront of the Second World War and ruined millions of lives, throwing the entire European continent into chaos. Not only was he hated by the whole world, even some of his own military commanders didn’t like him.Most leaders around the world rely on one, maybe two bodyguards to keep them safe. Even the ... Read more

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