American History

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Judged by contemporaries to be a 'perfidious rogue', Sir George Downing rose to prominence during the English Civil War as Oliver Cromwell's chief of military intelligence. In the Interregnum he...

Seven young Australian soldiers find themselves caught up in the madness and brutality of the Vietnam War. one dies, six survive after being wounded - only to find there are...

In this revealing social history, one remarkable White House dinner becomes a lens through which to examine race, politics, and the lives and legacies of two of America's most iconic...

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Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History of the United States is the only volume to tell America's story from the point...

Judged by contemporaries to be a 'perfidious rogue', Sir George Downing rose to prominence during the English Civil War as Oliver Cromwell's chief of military intelligence. In the Interregnum he...

Regarded as the standard biography of World War II naval hero Adm. Raymond A. Spruance, this work is now available in trade paperback for the first time. Spruance, victor of...

Before Dwight Eisenhower became president of the United States, he had a brilliant and successful career in the military. John Wukovits reveals Eisenhower's contributions to American warfare, including his advocacy...

President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions of his presidency and personal life Decision Points is the extraordinary memoir of America's 43rd president. Shattering the conventions of political autobiography,...

A New York Times Top 10 Best Book of the Year A Washington Post Notable Book Theirs was the most captivating American political partnership since Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger:...

From the author of Mayflower, Valiant Ambition , and In the Hurricane's Eye-- t he riveting bestseller tells the story of the true events that inspired Melville's Moby-Dick . Winner...

The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively history of the Academy Awards, focusing on the brutal battles, the starry rivalries,...

What Barry Lopez did in expanding our vision of the frozen North in Arctic Dreams, William Fox has done in broadening our perceptions of the desert expanses of the West's...

Although North America and Australasia occupy opposite ends of the earth, they have never been that far from each other conceptually. The United States and Australia both began as British...

Instant New York Times Bestseller A searing, vital investigation of the Republican Party's dangerous campaign to rewrite recent history in real time, from the Emmy Award-winning Rachel Maddow Show producer...

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The book titled Korea That Was & Three Short Stories by the author Jerry M Jackis. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Douglas MacArthur was arguably the last American public figure to be worshipped unreservedly as a national hero, the last military figure to conjure up the romantic stirrings once evoked by...

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This book aims to demonstrate that the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on 2nd August 1990 was the logical conclusion to 20 years of diplomatic duplicity, greed and corruption, particularly on...

The American experience in Vietnam divided us as a nation and eroded our confidence in both the morality and the effectiveness of our foreign policy. Yet our understanding of this...

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"Here is that rare thing: an untold chapter in the Kennedy saga. . .Compelling and illuminating."-Jon Meacham Based on genealogical breakthroughs and previously unreleased records, this is the first book...

A Question of Standing deals with recognizable events that have shaped the history of the first 75 years of the CIA. Unsparing in its accounts of dirty tricks and their...

Challenges opinions about the Civil War general's presidency, explaining how Grant enabled the country to achieve a sense of post-war calm and applied constructive political strategies in favor of less...

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An exploration of the "Pacific Rim" in the American imagination and of how the concept has been variously adapted and resisted in Hawaii, the Pacific Islands, New Zealand and Australia....

Produced to accompany a major exhibition at the British Museum, on view 24 September 2009 - 24 January 2010, this catalogue will explore the dramatic events surrounding the Spanish assault...

A profound, powerful and moving collection of 100 letters from around the world responding to the climate crisis, introduced by Emma Thompson and lovingly illustrated by CILIP award winner Jackie...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodFrom the front lines of a world at war comes The Wounded Don't Cry, a gripping first-hand account by Quentin Reynolds, one...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodWhat happens when the law itself becomes the accused? Resisting Arrest by Steven Phillips is a gripping, unflinching examination of the criminal justice system, charting...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFor a century, the pulse of Australia's public discourse has been captured, catalogued, and preserved by a single...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingIn the frenzied aftermath of World War One, when aviation was still in its dangerous infancy, a group...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerAt the height of the Second World War, when the fate of Western civilization hung in the balance,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedIn the freezing skies above the Korean Peninsula, a war-weary Navy pilot must confront the brutal, unforgiving calculus of modern...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingIn the thick of the world's most devastating conflict, one man armed with nothing but a notepad and an unflinching...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingA landmark in crime fiction publishing, the Best American Detective Stories of the Year: 17th Annual Collection gathers the finest short detective fiction from...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Remainder markCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the formative decades between the two World Wars, a small band of visionary...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerIn September 1944, the Allies launched Operation Market Garden — the largest airborne assault in history — with...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodAt a pivotal moment in American political life, The American Dissent: A Decade of Modern Conservatism presents a rigorous and impassioned intellectual...

Edition: 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingAt the crossroads of conscience and power, Muckraking: Past Present and Future presents a sweeping...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerOn the morning of December 7, 1941, the world changed forever — and Walter Lord's Day of Infamy...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingWhen the men sworn to protect a nation become its greatest criminals, the line between patriotism and corruption dissolves entirely — and...

Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingIn the shadowy halls of global power, seven oil companies quietly shaped the fate of nations, economies,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodIn the scrublands of post-Civil War Florida, a young boy named Jody Baxter discovers an orphaned fawn and brings it home, forging a bond that will...