Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000 books

First published in 1986, Nicaragua, written from an insider's point of view breaks the barrier of disinformation...  Read More >>

One deckhand’s memoir of swift boat life in Vietnam.  Read More >>

A nostalgic, trivia-filled history presented through the actual programs and commercials of the 1950s. In addition...  Read More >>

Oral histories helped secure justice for Scottish miners victimised during the 1984-85 strike  Read More >>

Part biography and part military history, Fallen Comrade examines what happened to three young men from Clinton,...  Read More >>

The 30 March 1972 Easter Day Offensive consisted of a massive, coordinated three-pronged attack. In response, President...  Read More >>

Oral histories helped secure justice for Scottish miners victimised during the 1984-85 strike  Read More >>

This book analyses the capabilities of the People's Republic of China's surface-to-air missile (SAM) units. It lists...  Read More >>

Inspired by a true story, we the same opens in 1979 Vit Nam, where six children and a mother become separated from...  Read More >>

The book offers a deep insight into the early days of industry-sponsored clinical research in psychiatry. Examining...  Read More >>

Have you ever wanted to pull up the curtain and look at what the US Army was really like during the Vietnam War?...  Read More >>

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Historical records of the diaspora of North Korean war orphans to Eastern Europe in the 1950s It's a mostly...  Read More >>

Nine US Army combat medics share their captivating experiences during the Vietnam War, told in their own words....  Read More >>

Friedrich Kramer was suceeded by his son of the same name who went to Australia with his wife and thier two sons....  Read More >>

In this personal collection of 70+ letters from Vietnam, the raw honesty of one homesick teenage boy speaks for...  Read More >>

From February 1967 to April 1968, David Vaughan flew the Lockheed C-130 Hercules in Southeast Asia. He describes...  Read More >>

Situating Britain's new towns programme of urban development within a global context, Thatcher's Progress revises...  Read More >>

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The German Democratic Republic, or East Germany, was the frontline in the Cold War, packed with hundreds of thousands...  Read More >>

Shortlisted for the Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion 2023 A place of incarceration and liberation, political debate...  Read More >>

It stands on its own as an account of both the war and the major films that have depicted it.Memories of the Cold...  Read More >>

This book examines United States policies fortifying its border with Mexico during the 1960s–1980s in response to...  Read More >>

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Offers the groundbreaking intellectual history of the Royal Lao Government (RLG) from 1945 to 1975. Ryan Wolfson-Ford’s...  Read More >>