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

17128 books were found.

The Royal Engineers in Korea: The Photographic Memoir of Frank Merritt

The Royal Engineers in Korea: The Photographic Memoir...

Author: Matt Merritt
ISBN: 9781399044691
Format: Hardback
$75.00

Although never formally diagnosed, Frank Merritt was on the autistic spectrum. He was also dyslexic and it was rare...  Read More >>

Air Power in the Malayan Emergency: The RAF and Allied Air Forces in Malaya 1948 - 1960

Air Power in the Malayan Emergency: The RAF and Allied...

Author: An Official History
ISBN: 9781526726124
Format: Hardback
$75.00

Detailed analysis of the actions of the RAF and Allied air forces against the Communist insurgents.  Read More >>

The Carnation Revolution: The Day Portugal's Dictatorship Fell

The Carnation Revolution: The Day Portugal's Dictatorship...

Author: Alex Fernandes
ISBN: 9780861547548
Format: Hardback
$34.99

On the night of 24 April 1974, at five minutes to eleven, a Lisbon radio station broadcasts Portugal’s Eurovision...  Read More >>

Manifesta, Art, Society and Politics: Creating a New Europe through Contemporary Art

Manifesta, Art, Society and Politics: Creating a New...

Author: Erdem Çolak
ISBN: 9781350375802
Format: Hardback
$170.00

Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Amsterdam, 2021, under the title: Creating a new Europe...  Read More >>

Building a Special Relationship: Canada-US Relations in the Eisenhower Era, 1953–61

Building a Special Relationship: Canada-US Relations...

Author: Asa McKercher ,  Michael D. Stevenson
ISBN: 9780774870542
Format: Hardback
$230.29

This book takes a compelling look at how bilateral diplomacy in an era wracked by the Cold War created a culture...  Read More >>

The Intransigent Companion

The Intransigent Companion

Author: Cyril R Schroemges
ISBN: 9798891279216
Format: Paperback
$50.16

The Intransigent Companion is an evocative and deeply personal narrative that delves into the harrowing experiences...  Read More >>

Canada and the Korean War: Histories and Legacies of a Cold War Conflict

Canada and the Korean War: Histories and Legacies of...

Author: Andrew Burtch ,  Tim Cook
ISBN: 9780774868631
Format: Hardback
$90.56

Canada and the Korean War synthesizes Canadian and global perspectives on a watershed conflict to explore its profound...  Read More >>

History Below the Global: On and Beyond the Coloniality of Power in Historical Research

History Below the Global: On and Beyond the Coloniality...

Author: Lorenzo Kamel (Bologna University, Italy)
ISBN: 9781032730868
Format: Hardback
$284.00

History Below the Global aims to foster an entangled knowledge of global history, and to place ‘others’ at the centre...  Read More >>

My 3rd Mother: Vietnam and the Journey Toward Redemption

My 3rd Mother: Vietnam and the Journey Toward Redemption...

Author: John Rozich
ISBN: 9781963102031
Format: Hardback
$65.87

This is the story of an individual, not yet a man, placed within the confines of duty, honor and doubt. It is a...  Read More >>

Kick the Tires and Light the Fires: My Life as a Naval Aviator, FAA Test Pilot, and Aviation Consultant

Kick the Tires and Light the Fires: My Life as a Naval...

Author: David Paul West
ISBN: 9781961505179
Format: Paperback
$52.67

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Living with Agent Orange: Conversations in Postwar Viet Nam

Living with Agent Orange: Conversations in Postwar Viet...

Author: Diane Niblack Fox
ISBN: 9781625347480
Format: Hardback
$261.36

For over half a century, the Vietnamese people have endured the harmful legacies of Agent Orange, the toxic herbicide...  Read More >>

Political Trials in Poland 1981-1986

Political Trials in Poland 1981-1986

Author: Andrzej Swidlicki
ISBN: 9781032741512
Format: Hardback
$252.00

First published in 1988, Political Trials in Poland 1981-1986 describes the major political trials which took place...  Read More >>

Not for Naught: Humble Soldier, Remarkable Life

Not for Naught: Humble Soldier, Remarkable Life

Author: Arthur Lee Burns ,  Monica Marie Anderson
ISBN: 9798989378944
Format: Paperback
$39.57

"Arthur could only hope that many good things would come out of his career choice. Yet, no one, including his family...  Read More >>

United States Marine Reconnaissance in the Vietnam War: Ghost Soldiers and Sea Commandos, 1963-1971

United States Marine Reconnaissance in the Vietnam War:...

Author: Leo J. Daugherty, III
ISBN: 9781476690964
Format: Paperback
$68.20

Tracing the history of US Marine Force and Battalion Reconnaissance from its formation in 1898 through its operations...  Read More >>

A Canadian Jew in Uncle Sam's Army: Darkly Humorous Recollections of Disparity, Irony, and Narrowly Surviving During the Cold War

A Canadian Jew in Uncle Sam's Army: Darkly Humorous...

Author: Adam L Harris
ISBN: 9798989683215
Format: Paperback
$47.39

Told with rawness, honesty, and no shortage of wry humor and artful pranks, Adam Harris chronicles the grueling...  Read More >>

Modern Japanese Air Power: The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force Today

Modern Japanese Air Power: The Japanese Air Self-Defense...

Author: Mike Yeo
ISBN: 9781950394159
Format: Paperback
$140.00

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) is one of the most well-equipped and capable air arms in the Indo-Pacific...  Read More >>

Four Shots in the Night: A True Story of Stakeknife, Murder and Justice in Northern Ireland

Four Shots in the Night: A True Story of Stakeknife,...

Author: Henry Hemming
ISBN: 9781529426762
Format: Paperback
$43.96

The riveting story of how the death of a spy in the IRA led to the biggest murder investigation in British history....  Read More >>

Radio Caroline: The True Story of the Boat that Rocked

Radio Caroline: The True Story of the Boat that Rocked...

Author: Ray Clark ,  Emperor Rosko
ISBN: 9781803996813
Format: Paperback
$42.99

A new paperback edition of the bestselling biography of Radio Caroline  Read More >>

Four Shots in the Night: A True Story of Stakeknife, Murder and Justice in Northern Ireland

Four Shots in the Night: A True Story of Stakeknife,...

Author: Henry Hemming
ISBN: 9781529426755
Format: Hardback
$55.00

The riveting story of how the death of a spy in the IRA led to the biggest murder investigation in British history....  Read More >>

I Promise You I'll Be Home: Korean War Letters of a U.S. Marine

I Promise You I'll Be Home: Korean War Letters of a...

Author: Al Martinez ,  Sara S. Hodson
ISBN: 9781476693163
Format: Paperback
$105.47

Written from the unique perspective of an obviously gifted, professional writer at the beginning of his career,...  Read More >>

Well Beings: How the Seventies Lost Its Mind and Taught Us to Find Ourselves

Well Beings: How the Seventies Lost Its Mind and Taught...

Author: James Riley
ISBN: 9781785787898
Format: Hardback
$59.99

James Riley, author of the cult hit The Bad Trip: Dark Omens, New Worlds and the End of the Sixties, returns with...  Read More >>

Waterloo Sunrise: London from the Sixties to Thatcher

Waterloo Sunrise: London from the Sixties to Thatcher...

Author: John Davis
ISBN: 9780691223797
Format: Paperback
$44.99

Waterloo Sunrise is a panoramic and multifaceted account of modern London during the transformative years of the...  Read More >>

1974: Scenes from a Year of Crisis

1974: Scenes from a Year of Crisis

Author: Nick Rennison
ISBN: 9780857305817
Format: Paperback
$24.99

1974 was a year of major changes around the world. The roots of many aspects of today's societies which we take...  Read More >>

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