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

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Spymaster: The Memoirs of Gordon M. Stewart, CIA Station Chief in Cold War Germany

Spymaster: The Memoirs of Gordon M. Stewart, CIA Station...

Author: Gordon Stewart ,  Thomas Boghardt
ISBN: 9783111348445
Format: Hardback
$232.29

For over two decades, Gordon M. Stewart guided CIA operations in Cold War Germany. As chief of the agency's largest...  Read More >>

The Revelation of Ireland: 1995-2020

The Revelation of Ireland: 1995-2020

Author: Diarmaid Ferriter
ISBN: 9781800810945
Format: Hardback
$55.00

A masterful history of a country transformed over 25 years, from Ireland's most distinguished historian  Read More >>

The 1969 ‘Greek Case’ in the Council of Europe: A Game Changer for Human Rights

The 1969 ‘Greek Case’ in the Council of Europe: A Game...

Author: Dr Kostis Kornetis ,  Dr Víctor Fernández Soriano
ISBN: 9781350296589
Format: Hardback
$170.00

In 1969 Greece withdrew from the Council of Europe (CoE), following pressure exercised by various European countries,...  Read More >>

Hindi Cinema and Pakistan: Screening the Idea and the Reality

Hindi Cinema and Pakistan: Screening the Idea and the...

Author: Meenakshi Bharat (University of Delhi, India)
ISBN: 9781032845197
Format: Paperback
$77.99

Hindi Cinema and Pakistan traces the genesis and development of this theme in Hindi cinema in the 1950s, showcasing...  Read More >>

International History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond

International History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond...

Author: Antony Best (London School of Economics, UK) ,  Jussi M. Hanhimäki (Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland)
ISBN: 9780367352721
Format: Hardback
$273.00

Now in its fourth edition, this highly successful global history of the twentieth century is written by four prominent...  Read More >>

Ujamaa’s Army: The Creation and Evolution of the Tanzania People's Defence Force, 1964–1979

Ujamaa’s Army: The Creation and Evolution of the Tanzania...

Author: Charles G. Thomas
ISBN: 9780821425589
Format: Hardback
$211.20

This first scholarly study of the Tanzania People’s Defence Force is critical to understanding Cold War international...  Read More >>

The English-Speaking Alliance: Britain, the United States, the Dominions and the Cold War 1945–1951

The English-Speaking Alliance: Britain, the United States,...

Author: Ritchie Ovendale
ISBN: 9781032914718
Format: Hardback
$221.00

First published in 1985, The English-Speaking Alliance is the story of how post-war Labour governments sustained...  Read More >>

Beautiful New Sky: Fabricating Bodies for Outer Space in East Germany's Military

Beautiful New Sky: Fabricating Bodies for Outer Space...

Author: Ines Geipel (Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts, Berlin, Germany) ,  Nick Somers
ISBN: 9781509559992
Format: Hardback
$41.95

It was a bold, ambitious and wildly arrogant idea: extending the reach of communism into space. Spurred on by the...  Read More >>

Soviet SCI_BERIA: The Politics of Expertise and the Novosibirsk Scientific Center

Soviet SCI_BERIA: The Politics of Expertise and the...

Author: Ksenia Tatarchenko
ISBN: 9781350165830
Format: Hardback
$170.00

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Texts and Contexts from the History of Feminism and Women’s Rights: East Central Europe, Second Half of the Twentieth Century

Texts and Contexts from the History of Feminism and...

Author: Zsófia Lóránd (University of Cambridge) ,  Adela Hîncu (Central European University)
ISBN: 9789633864531
Format: Hardback
$657.22

A compendium of one hundred sources, preceded by a short author’s bio and an introduction, this volume offers an...  Read More >>

After the Flying Saucers Came: A Global History of the UFO Phenomenon

After the Flying Saucers Came: A Global History of the...

Author: Greg Eghigian (Professor of History and Bioethics, Professor of History and Bioethics, Pennsylvania State University)
ISBN: 9780190869878
Format: Hardback
$56.95

Roswell, 1947. Washington, DC, 1952. Quarouble, 1954. New Hampshire, 1961. Pascagoula, 1973. Petrozavodsk, 1977....  Read More >>

Israel and the Gaza Strip: The First Decade 1947–1957

Israel and the Gaza Strip: The First Decade 1947–1957...

Author: Arnon Golan
ISBN: 9781032645728
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This book concentrates on the formative period of the Gaza Strip and the bordering Israeli Gaza Frontier Area, considering...  Read More >>

Catastrophic Technology in Cold War Political Thought

Catastrophic Technology in Cold War Political Thought...

Author: Caroline Ashcroft
ISBN: 9781399535014
Format: Hardback
$232.88

Explores a Cold War concept of technology as a catastrophic influence on modern politics  Read More >>

The Tales of a Tiger: Memoirs from the Vietnam War

The Tales of a Tiger: Memoirs from the Vietnam War

Author: Michael R Farley
ISBN: 9798893958201
Format: Paperback
$36.93

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Our Science, Ourselves: How Gender, Race and Social Movements Shaped the Study of Science

Our Science, Ourselves: How Gender, Race and Social...

Author: Christa Kuljian
ISBN: 9781625348180
Format: Paperback
$79.07

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Community Relations and the Troubles in Northern Ireland: A Policy History

Community Relations and the Troubles in Northern Ireland:...

Author: Joana Etchart
ISBN: 9781802074468
Format: Hardback
$258.75

Community relations policy has been an almost permanent feature in Northern Ireland since 1969, yet it has rarely...  Read More >>

The Air National Guard: The Early Years 1946-1965

The Air National Guard: The Early Years 1946-1965

Author: Brig. Gen. Kennard R. Wiggins Jr.
ISBN: 9781781559321
Format: Paperback
$64.69

A history of the first two decades of the Air National Guard as it evolved from a post-war ""flying club"" for WW2...  Read More >>

Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Gaza

Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Gaza...

Author: David Petraeus ,  Andrew Roberts
ISBN: 9780008568016
Format: Paperback
$26.99

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ‘A rigorous and thoughtful study of what has happened on battlefields over the past...  Read More >>

Everything Under the Sun: The Complete Guide to Pink Floyd

Everything Under the Sun: The Complete Guide to Pink...

Author: Mike Cormack
ISBN: 9781803995359
Format: Hardback
$65.00

The most definitive book ever written on the history of Pink Floyd and their music  Read More >>

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