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

"Few Americans know the facts about the final year of US combat operations in South Vietnam. As political will to...  Read More >>

The Eighties pulls back the curtain on the transformative years of the 1980s, engaging readers with a thorough analysis...  Read More >>

The dramatic life of Vietnam War hero Roy Benavidez, a Mexican American Green Beret from a working-class family...  Read More >>

""A detailed dramatic narrative . . . Vivid."" --Times (London) Literary Supplement. How the Allies kept the population...  Read More >>

""A detailed dramatic narrative . . . Vivid."" --Times (London) Literary Supplement. How the Allies kept the population...  Read More >>

The long 1970s have recently emerged as the start of a new epoch in which we still live. This volume advances the...  Read More >>

The Vietnam War ended nearly fifty years ago but the central paradox of the struggle endures: how did the world’s...  Read More >>

25 years after the publication of the “Joint Declaration”, in which the Federal Republic of Germany committed itself...  Read More >>

Sent into the deadly Central Highlands of Vietnam, the true story of my dad and his fellow soldiers of the 1st Air...  Read More >>

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"""War is hell for men. We've always known that. As you read this book, you will discover that war is hell for women...  Read More >>

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On May 4, 1970, at Kent State University in Ohio, political fires that had been burning across America during the...  Read More >>

On May 4, 1970, at Kent State University in Ohio, political fires that had been burning across America during the...  Read More >>

The classic study of Pahlavi-era Iran, written on the eve of the 1979 revolution  Read More >>

The early sixties in Britain told as only David Kynaston ('the most entertaining historian alive' Spectator) can:...  Read More >>

Provides a bold new interpretation of the Soviet myth of World War II from its Stalinist origins to its emergence...  Read More >>

'ROBERT FISK HAS BEEN REPORTING FROM THE MIDDLE EAST WITH INCOMPARABLE DEPTH AND UNDERSTANDING…AND EXTRAORDINARY...  Read More >>

Henry Kissinger analyses how six extraordinary leaders he has known have shaped their countries and the world In...  Read More >>

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""Richard T. García has written an eloquent, courageous, and heartfelt book on the challenging and debilitating...  Read More >>

The Vietnam War continues to cast a long shadow over American history and the world's understanding of international...  Read More >>

'By focusing attention on a poorly understood but vitally important aspect of Churchill's career, Tucker-Jones has...  Read More >>

Engages with studies of film, media, literature, and gender and sexuality to advance a new perspective on the artistic...  Read More >>

""You never really retire from a life of counterterrorism, international counterfeit rings, and haute cuisine,""...  Read More >>