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

This book focuses on the broad concept of ‘controversy’ and issues pertaining to the translation of politically...  Read More >>

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First Published in 1983, Syria: Modern State in an Ancient Land presents a concise profile of Syria in which the...  Read More >>

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

This book seeks to address US public diplomacy strategies in Latin America, of particular importance during the...  Read More >>

Identifying the previously unrecognised connections between American wars and mass incarceration, Prisoners after...  Read More >>

This book puts images centre stage and argues for the agency of the visual in the construction of Europe’s east...  Read More >>

This collection explores post-Soviet nostalgia as a discursive practice serving a variety of agendas. The authors...  Read More >>

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Judi’s parents were on a mission to remake the world. These were the Cold War years of the 1950s and ‘60s, following...  Read More >>

Much has been written about the V-bombers – the Valiant, Victor and Vulcan – but virtually nothing has been said...  Read More >>

Deliver Us From Evil, first published in 1956, is Dr. Tom Dooley's moving account of his humanitarian work in the...  Read More >>

During his first tour in Vietnam – 1967-68 – Dick Taylor was a well-trained and highly motivated amateur assigned...  Read More >>

Dive into the world of Neal Middleton, an intrepid Military Policeman who served during the tail end of the Vietnam...  Read More >>

An extraordinarily dramatic reconstruction of the greatest border breach in Cold War history In August 1989, a...  Read More >>

A powerful book collating memories of the Miners’ Strike, encompassing pickets, collieries and communities, forty...  Read More >>

A dramatic and timely account of Stalin’s failed invasion of Finland in 1939, and the decade of wars and fraught...  Read More >>

An extraordinarily dramatic reconstruction of the greatest border breach in Cold War history In August 1989, a...  Read More >>

As new nations were formed from the declining British Empire, a murky world of diplomats, oil executives and spies...  Read More >>

This open access book presents an international history of humanitarianism during the Bangladesh Liberation War...  Read More >>

""First published in India in 2020 by Vintage Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House India."" --Title page verso....  Read More >>

Unearthing Spirituality from the Trenches: A Soldier's Faithful Odyssey in War and Peace. War and faith are two...  Read More >>

In this groundbreaking work, the Cold War is unraveled and redefined as a clash of imperialisms. Focusing on two...  Read More >>

After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the Swiss government oscillated between neutrality and solidarity in one...  Read More >>