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

17128 books were found.

Everyone Has a Story: The Vietnam Conflict, One Ohio County, and 11 Untold Stories

Everyone Has a Story: The Vietnam Conflict, One Ohio...

Author: Michael Price
ISBN: 9781630665869
Format: Paperback
$52.67

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The Reality of the My Lai Massacre and the Myth of the Vietnam War

The Reality of the My Lai Massacre and the Myth of the...

Author: Marshall Poe
ISBN: 9781621966715
Format: Hardback
$329.97

The Reality of the My Lai Massacre And the Myth of the Vietnam War is an important resource for those studying American...  Read More >>

The Silent Veteran: A Memoir

The Silent Veteran: A Memoir

Author: Vance Becker
ISBN: 9781928667087
Format: Hardback
$52.77

In 1967, Vance Becker fears his younger brother will die in Vietnam. Unable to live with that premonition, he relinquishes...  Read More >>

The Flying Grunt: The Story of Lieutenant General Richard E. Carey, United States Marine Corps (Ret)

The Flying Grunt: The Story of Lieutenant General Richard...

Author: Alan E Mesches ,  Chris Monteiro
ISBN: 9798874647803
Format: Audio
$124.05

Richard Edward Carey came from a broken home. Enlisting in the Corps in 1946 he later earned a commission, fighting...  Read More >>

The Flying Grunt: The Story of Lieutenant General Richard E. Carey, United States Marine Corps (Ret)

The Flying Grunt: The Story of Lieutenant General Richard...

Author: Alan E Mesches ,  Chris Monteiro
ISBN: 9798874647810
Format: Audio
$110.85

Richard Edward Carey came from a broken home. Enlisting in the Corps in 1946 he later earned a commission, fighting...  Read More >>

Beatlemania in America: Fan Culture from Below

Beatlemania in America: Fan Culture from Below

Author: Andrew Hunt (University of Waterloo, Canada)
ISBN: 9781350291560
Format: Paperback
$44.99

"""A bottom-up study of The Beatles' fan base and fan culture to explore the impact upon American society, popular...  Read More >>

Sixty Years of Service in Africa: The U.S. Peace Corps in Cameroon

Sixty Years of Service in Africa: The U.S. Peace Corps...

Author: Julius A. Amin (University of Dayton, USA)
ISBN: 9781032584836
Format: Hardback
$284.00

Based on previously unused primary sources obtained from both sides of the Atlantic, this study provides a more...  Read More >>

Noble Ambitions: The Fall and Rise of the Post-War Country House

Noble Ambitions: The Fall and Rise of the Post-War Country...

Author: Adrian Tinniswood
ISBN: 9781529111439
Format: Paperback
$29.99

From the bestselling author of The Long Weekend- a wild, sad and sometimes hilarious tour of the English country...  Read More >>

Beatlemania in America: Fan Culture from Below

Beatlemania in America: Fan Culture from Below

Author: Andrew Hunt (University of Waterloo, Canada)
ISBN: 9781350291577
Format: Hardback
$130.00

"""A bottom-up study of The Beatles' fan base and fan culture to explore the impact upon American society, popular...  Read More >>

Feminist Lives: Women, Feelings, and the Self in Post-War Britain

Feminist Lives: Women, Feelings, and the Self in Post-War...

Author: Prof Lynn Abrams (Professor of Modern History, Professor of Modern History, University of Glasgow)
ISBN: 9780192896995
Format: Hardback
$82.95

The story of women growing up in post-war Britain, rejecting the self-sacrifice of their mothers' generation and...  Read More >>

When Migrants Fail to Stay: New Histories on Departures and Migration

When Migrants Fail to Stay: New Histories on Departures...

Author: Dr Ruth Balint (University of New South Wales, Australia) ,  Joy Damousi (Australian Catholic University, Australia)
ISBN: 9781350351110
Format: Hardback
$170.00

""Explores how migration has shaped and restructured the order of society after the Second World War""--  Read More >>

On The Ho Chi Minh Trail – The Blood Road, The Women Who Defended It, The Legacy

On The Ho Chi Minh Trail – The Blood Road, The Women...

Author: Sherry Buchanan
ISBN: 9781916346321
Format: Paperback
$32.95

A mix of travelogue, history, and mediation on a journey through the Ho Chi Minh Trail that reveals the critical...  Read More >>

Family Values: Divorce, Working Women, and Reproductive Rights in Twentieth-Century America

Family Values: Divorce, Working Women, and Reproductive...

Author: Isabel Heinemann ,  Alex Skinner
ISBN: 9783111035536
Format: Hardback
$154.35

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The Gunner and the Grunt Lib/E: Two Boston Boys in Vietnam with the First Calvary Division Airmobile

The Gunner and the Grunt Lib/E: Two Boston Boys in Vietnam...

Author: Michael L Kelly ,  Peter Burbank
ISBN: 9798212937153
Format: Audio
$176.85

"The Gunner and the Grunt is written in the voices of two soldiers who fought in the same battles as members of...  Read More >>

Misfire: The Tragic Failure of the M16 in Vietnam

Misfire: The Tragic Failure of the M16 in Vietnam

Author: Bob Orkand ,  Lyman Duryea
ISBN: 9780811772983
Format: Paperback
$51.99

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American Pop Art in France: Politics of the Transatlantic Image

American Pop Art in France: Politics of the Transatlantic...

Author: Liam Considine
ISBN: 9781032653570
Format: Paperback
$83.99

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Liverpool: A Memoir of Words

Liverpool: A Memoir of Words

Author: Tony Crowley (The School of English, University of Leeds (United Kingdom))
ISBN: 9781837644384
Format: Hardback
$51.75

Liverpool: A Memoir of Words is a work of creative non-fiction that combines the study of language in Liverpool...  Read More >>

We Need to Do This: A History of the Women's Shelter Movement in Alberta and the Alberta Council of Women's Shelters

We Need to Do This: A History of the Women's Shelter...

Author: Alexandra Zabjek
ISBN: 9781773854922
Format: Paperback
$73.89

Tells the story of Alberta women’s shelters. Based on dozens of in-depth interviews, the book traces the evolution...  Read More >>

We Need to Do This: A History of the Women's Shelter Movement in Alberta and the Alberta Council of Women's Shelters

We Need to Do This: A History of the Women's Shelter...

Author: Alexandra Zabjek
ISBN: 9781773854915
Format: Hardback
$126.69

Tells the story of Alberta women’s shelters. Based on dozens of in-depth interviews, the book traces the evolution...  Read More >>

Combat in the Sky: Airpower and the Defense of North Vietnam, 1965-1973

Combat in the Sky: Airpower and the Defense of North...

Author: Dong Sy Hung ,  Brian Laslie
ISBN: 9781612510279
Format: Hardback
$102.30

Fought in the skies over North Vietnam, the air war between Vietnamese People’s Air Force (VNPAF) and US airpower...  Read More >>

The Northern Ireland Troubles: 1969–2007

The Northern Ireland Troubles: 1969–2007

Author: Aaron Edwards (Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, UK)
ISBN: 9781472857149
Format: Paperback
$26.99

In this fully illustrated introduction, acclaimed historian Dr Aaron Edwards provides a concise overview of one...  Read More >>

Korea and the Evolution of the American-Australian Relationship, 1947–53: Aligning Interests

Korea and the Evolution of the American-Australian Relationship,...

Author: Daniel Fazio (University of South Australia, Australia)
ISBN: 9781032443201
Format: Hardback
$284.00

Fazio examines the significance of the US-Australian Korean engagement, 1947-53, in the evolution of the relationship...  Read More >>

A Northern Wind: Britain 1962-65

A Northern Wind: Britain 1962-65

Author: David Kynaston
ISBN: 9781526657572
Format: Hardback
$59.99

A WATERSTONES, TIMES, TELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN, SPECTATOR AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR The early sixties...  Read More >>

Popular Culture in Europe since 1800: A Student's Guide

Popular Culture in Europe since 1800: A Student's Guide...

Author: Tobias Becker ,  Len Platt
ISBN: 9780415716833
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This book tells the story of the history of popular culture in Europe since 1800, providing a framework which challenges...  Read More >>

Remaking Indigeneity in the Amazon: Christianity, Colonization and the State

Remaking Indigeneity in the Amazon: Christianity, Colonization...

Author: Esteban Rozo (Universidad del Rosario, Colombia)
ISBN: 9781032440583
Format: Hardback
$284.00

Drawing on archival and ethnographic work, this book analyses how indigeneity, Christianity, and state-making became...  Read More >>

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