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

Never before had any century in history known the continually accelerating rate and scope of change experienced...  Read More >>

I am awed by my destructive power. With a small squeeze of the gun trigger under my right index finger, I can rip...  Read More >>

Air Force veteran and novelist Hank Zeybel takes us along for the ride in this memoir of his sorties in Vietnam...  Read More >>

In the Kingdom of Shoes tells the story of the pioneering Bata Company, which created a fascinating company culture...  Read More >>

The brilliant untold story of three daughters of diplomacy: Anna Roosevelt, Sarah Churchill, and Kathleen Harriman,...  Read More >>

Charlie Brown's America tells the story of how and why the lovable kids and an adventurous beagle of Peanuts became...  Read More >>

The Hook, a prominent ridge on the Korean Peninsula, saw more blood spilt than any other feature in that grisly...  Read More >>

Ausgehend von der Weltwirtschaftskrise behandelt dieser Band die gesellschaftlichen, politischen und wirtschaftlichen...  Read More >>

With Britain's empire collapsing and Stalin ascendent, U.S. officials set out to reconstruct Western Europe as a...  Read More >>

The first book to explore the secret campaign that Mrs Thatcher and her government waged before and after the Falklands...  Read More >>

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Based on an incredible true story, a young Marine fights an unbelievable battle in the abyss of Vietnam. Get a front...  Read More >>

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Based on an incredible true story, a young Marine fights an unbelievable battle in the abyss of Vietnam. Get a front...  Read More >>

This book investigates handwritten entertainment fiction (shouchaoben wenxue) which circulated clandestinely during...  Read More >>

What happens when a regular person accidentally finds themselves lost in the middle of a war? In 1991, Chris Woolf...  Read More >>

This volume examines the origins of the Latin American republics as well as the economic, societal, and political...  Read More >>

Produced in conjunction with the Bentley Drivers Club and the W.O. Bentley Memorial Foundation,100 Years of Bentley...  Read More >>

Three devastating epidemics swept Egypt in the 1940s killing more people than all the wars Egypt has fought in the...  Read More >>

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This book examines the international dimensions of the Greek military dictatorship of 1967-74 and uses it as a case...  Read More >>

The gripping story of the toy car wars: how Dinky, Corgi and Matchbox drove our childhoods!  Read More >>

The Fellowship Church explores the evolution of the American religious left through a case study of the African...  Read More >>

This textbook provides a dynamic and concise overview of the Cold War. Offering balanced coverage of the whole era,...  Read More >>

Shirley Caldwell-Patterson led an extraordinary life. This is her memoir.  Read More >>