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

The realities of life aboard a (VLCC) supertanker, daily moving millions of tonnes of essential oil worldwide  Read More >>

In 1977, young diplomat Ouk Ket was recalled to Cambodia 'to get educated to better fulfil [his] responsibilities'....  Read More >>

Why everything you think you know about Australia's Vietnam War is wrong When Mark Dapin first interviewed Vietnam...  Read More >>

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The first in-depth study of Iran’s maverick liberation theorist of the twentieth century  Read More >>

General William Donovan was the head of America's first centralized intelligence organization, Office of Strategic...  Read More >>

This book tells of this draftee's struggles, sacrifices and ultimate survival of a war he wanted nothing to do with....  Read More >>

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General William Donovan was the head of America's first centralized intelligence organization, Office of Strategic...  Read More >>

General Douglas MacArthur is one of the towering figures of World War II, and indeed of the twentieth century, but...  Read More >>

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Ambiguous Transitions provides an accessible, intimate exploration of gender and citizenship in socialist Romania....  Read More >>

Postwar Europe and the Eurovision Song Contest examines how the Eurovision Song Contest has reflected and become...  Read More >>

Using new material unearthed in French archives, Vietnamese-language publications, and the testimony of veterans,...  Read More >>

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Vietnam Journal is a look at the Vietnam War through the eyes of a war journalist Scott Neithammer, a freelance...  Read More >>

Patriot, Prisoner, Survivor: An American Family at War is CDR James Bedinger's first-hand account of his life, and...  Read More >>

Patriot, Prisoner, Survivor: An American Family at War is CDR James Bedinger's first-hand account of his life, and...  Read More >>

This volume contains the Names and Citations for all awards of the Medal of Honor and Distinguished Service Cross...  Read More >>

A sparkling portrait of when women were breaking all the rules about sex, politics and their place in the world....  Read More >>

Captain Mason documents his year in Vietnam as an advisor to a Vietnamese railway security battalion. The book depicts...  Read More >>

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A detailed account of the Allied, Italian and Yugoslav military presence in the area before, and their build-up...  Read More >>

"Letters to Pat chronicles the day by day events of Bill Eshelman, a young Marine Captain writing home to his wife....  Read More >>

"Printed in COLOR Iran has been in the news quite a lot of late and the threat to economic well-being of the world...  Read More >>