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

The traumatic surreal is the first major study to examine the leading role Germanophone women artists have played...  Read More >>

This provocative collection reflects on the heretofore ignored or repressed aspects of German mainstream society-including...  Read More >>

"""Explore the tumultuous journey of 'The Vietnam War: America's Longest Conflict.' From the roots of colonialism...  Read More >>

A brilliant and original investigation into the medical origins of LSD and how the Nazis and the CIA turned it into...  Read More >>

On November 20, 1983, a three-hour made-for-TV movie, The Day After, premiered on ABC. Set in the heartland of Lawrence,...  Read More >>

A nostalgic look back at the motorcycles and manufacturers of the 90s in Britain  Read More >>

A captivating account of an interracial jazz opera that took apartheid South Africa by storm and marked a turning...  Read More >>

Civilian contractors have frequently played an important role in American military operations. George Washington...  Read More >>

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

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

Packed full of fabulous facts and quotes - from civil rights leaders and counterculture icons to writers, artists...  Read More >>

Packed full of fabulous facts and fascinating quotes, this little book explores the key events, icons and ideas...  Read More >>

Packed full of fabulous facts alongside fascinating quotes from the era's movers and shakers, this little book explores...  Read More >>

The little-known success story of four working class girls who formed 'the female Beatles' in 1960s Liverpool  Read More >>

"TAIPAN SNAKE PIT discloses the tribulations of the Vietnam helicopter war, and provides deeply moving insight into...  Read More >>

A social history of West Germany's Bundesgrenzschutz (BGS, Federal Border Police) that complicates the telling of...  Read More >>

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From the palm-fringed beaches of a small island colony to the daily slaughter of a helicopter war on the far side...  Read More >>

"The popular Apple+ TV show ""For All Mankind"" describes an alternative universe in which the exploration of space...  Read More >>

The final book charting the true family history of a Durham coal-mining family, which started in the 1830s  Read More >>

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"TAIPAN SNAKE PIT discloses the tribulations of the Vietnam helicopter war, and provides deeply moving insight into...  Read More >>

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