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

From the New York Times bestselling coauthors of Under Fire comes the story of the kidnapping and murder of CIA...  Read More >>

This book examines the evolution of the Soviet space sector during ‘Perestroika,’ a period of economic and political...  Read More >>

This history traces Vietnam from mythical origins and Dong Son bronze culture through Chinese dominations, Trưng...  Read More >>

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A young boy's accidental escape from Vietnam-aboard a disabled riverboat swept into the open sea. In America, he...  Read More >>

Throughout the extensive timeline of the United States, a nation that prides itself on its diverse fabric and ideals...  Read More >>

This expertly translated and contextualized primary-source reader brings together documents collected over decades...  Read More >>

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The fascinating story of how a forgotten group of airmen--who had spent World War II dropping Allied bombs on Berlin--risked...  Read More >>

This collection of essays explores how history is created, shared, and contested in urban and marginalized spaces...  Read More >>

This collection of essays explores how history is created, shared, and contested in urban and marginalized spaces...  Read More >>

Visual Culture of Post-Industrial Europe investigates visual cultural projects in Europe from the 1970s onwards...  Read More >>

After an uneven start in 1966 by January 1967 General Westmoreland was finally ready to launch his own offensives...  Read More >>

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Through a series of interrelated case studies that span the entire continent, this work demonstrates how the everyday...  Read More >>

In the Southeastern United States of the late 97 s, a regional network of radical communal gay households formed...  Read More >>

Provides a first-hand account of the revolutionary politics and culture of 1970s Tehran.  Read More >>

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A powerful collection of short stories that shines a light on a tumultuous time in America's history that forever...  Read More >>

“Captive Warriors is, from the beginning to end, a thoughtful, well-written, and insightful true story of endurance...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1965, this book recaptures the major events between 1949 and 1960 including: Austerity and...  Read More >>

First published in 1988, A Chronology of Post War British Politics provides the first convenient chronological reference...  Read More >>

This is the story of the King’s Own Calgary Regiment. Beginning in the last years of collective innocence before...  Read More >>