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  • Wrong Turn

    America's Deadly Embrace of Counter-Insurgency

    de Gian Gentile ...
    A searing indictment of US strategy in Afghanistan from a distinguished military leader and West Point military historian—"A remarkable book" ( National Review).In 2008, Col. Gian Gentile exposed a growing rift among military intellectuals with an article titled "Misreading the Surge Threatens U.S. Army's Conventional Capabilities," that appeared in World Politics Review. While the years of US ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • How Effective is Strategic Bombing?

    Lessons Learned From World War II to Kosovo

    In the wake of World War II, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson and President Harry S. Truman established the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey, to determine exactly how effectively strategic air power had been applied in the European theater and in the Pacific. The final study, consisting of over 330 separate reports and annexes, was staggering in its size and emphatic in its conclusions. As such it ... Leer más

    $35.99 USD

  • Audiolibro

    Paths of Dissent

    Soldiers Speak Out Against America's Misguided Wars

    Completo

    8 hora 29 minutos

    American veterans who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan offer invaluable firsthand perspectives on what made America’s post-9/11 wars so costly and disastrous.Twenty years of America’s Global War on Terror produced little tangible success while exacting enormous harm. In Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States sustained tens of thousands of casualties, expended trillions of dollars, and inflicted ... Leer más

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    America's War for the Greater Middle East

    A Military History

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    15 hora 23 minutos

    Retired army colonel and New York Times bestselling author Andrew J. Bacevich provides a searing reassessment of U.S. military policy in the Middle East over the past four decades.From the end of World War II until 1980, virtually no American soldiers were killed in action while serving in the Greater Middle East. Since 1990, virtually no American soldiers have been killed in action anywhere else. ... Leer más

    $25.99 USD

  • Keeping the Jewel in the Crown

    The British Betrayl of India

    de Walter Reid ...
    An in-depth look at what truly happened when the Great Britain gave India its independence, from the author of Five Days from Defeat.When India became independent in 1947, the general view, which has prevailed until now, is that Britain had been steadily working for an amicable transfer of power for decades. In this book, Walter Reid argues that nothing could be further from the truth. With ... Leer más

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  • The Imperial Presidency

    A "brilliant" examination of the growth of presidential power from George Washington to George W. Bush, by a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian ( Newsweek).Over the course of two centuries, the power of the president of the United States has grown exponentially. From George Washington to Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon to George W. Bush, presidential power has both served and ... Leer más

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  • The Faded Map

    Lost Kingdoms of Scotland

    Dive into Northern Britain's Dark Ages in "a book which gives a satisfying and convincing account of this little-known part of Scotland's history" ( Undiscovered Scotland).Modern communications have driven motorways and pylons through the countryside, dwarfed us with TV and telephone masts, and drastically altered the way in which we move around, see, and understand Scotland. Recent politics and ... Leer más

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  • Finding Napoleon

    A Novel

    **“Rodenberg inventively uses Bonaparte’s own unfinished novel to tell the story of the despot’s rise to power, which she juxtaposes against the story of his last love affair. Told creatively and with excellent research!” —Stephanie Dray, New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of America's First Daughter and The Women of Chateau Lafayette“Beautiful and poignant.” —Allison Pataki, New ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Mapping the Great Game

    Explorers, Spies and Maps in 19th-Century Asia

    de Riaz Dean ...
    The work of explorers, surveyors and spies in the race to conquer Southern Asia is vividly recounted in this history of British imperial cartography.In the 19th century, the British and Russian empires were engaged in bitter rivalry for the acquisition of Southern Asian. Although India was the ultimate prize, most of the intrigue and action took place along its northern frontier in Afghanistan, ... Leer más

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  • How Ike Led

    The Principles Behind Eisenhower's Biggest Decisions

    "Lays bare the essence of [President Eisenhower's] leadership in war and peace—his singular devotion to the unity and security of the American people." — The Wall Street JournalFew leaders have made decisions as momentous—and varied—as Dwight D. Eisenhower. From D-Day to Little Rock, from the Korean War to Cold War crises, from the Red Scare to the Missile Gap controversies, Ike was able to give ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Family Papers

    A Sephardic Journey Through the Twentieth Century

    An award-winning historian shares the true story of a frayed and diasporic Sephardic Jewish family preserved in thousands of letters.One of The Economist's Best Books of 2019A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceA National Jewish Book Award finalistFor centuries, the bustling port city of Salonica was home to the sprawling Levy family. As leading publishers and editors, t... ... Leer más

    $20.99 USD