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Pre-Owned The Myth of the Addicted Army: Vietnam and the Modern War on Drugs (Paperback) by Jeremy Kuzmarov

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M.E. Sharpe Library of Franklin D. Roosevelt Studies (Hardcover): Franklin D.Roosevelt and the Formation of the Modern World (Hardcover)

No event shaped the twentieth century more than World War II and no leader shaped the conduct of the war and the formation of the modern world more than President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In this anthology leading scholars examine Roosevelt s role in... more

From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective: Catholic Vietnam : A Church from Empire to Nation (Series #5) (Edition 1) (Hardcover)

In this important new study Charles Keith explores the complex position of the Catholic Church in modern Vietnamese history. By demonstrating how French colonial rule allowed for the transformation of Catholic missions in Vietnam into broad and... more

Studies on Modern Orient: Martyrdom Mysticism and Dissent: The Poetry of the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) (Hardcover)

This book is the first extensive research on the role of poetry during the Iranian Revolution (1979) and the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988). How can poetry especially peaceful medieval Sufi poems be applied to exalt violence to present death as martyrdom... more

Origins of Modern Wars The Origins of the American Civil War (Paperback)

The American Civil War (1861-65) was the bloodiest war of the nineteenth century and its impact continues to be felt today. It and its origins have been studied more intensively than any other period in American history yet it remains profoundly... more

Cass Military Studies: Modern War and the Utility of Force: Challenges Methods and Strategy (Paperback)

This book investigates the use and utility of military force in modern war. After the Cold War Western armed forces have increasingly been called upon to intervene in internal conflicts in the former Third World. These forces have been called upon... more

Routledge Studies in Modern European His Garibaldi s Radical Legacy: Traditions of War Volunteering in Southern Europe (1861-1945) (Paperback)

Between the two world wars thousands of European antifascists were pushed to act by the political circumstances of the time. In that context the Spanish Civil War and the armed resistances during the Second World War involved particularly large... more

Routledge Studies in Modern History War and Diplomacy in East and West: A Biography of Józef Retinger (Paperback)

The New York Times said of Józef Hieronim Retinger that he was on intimate terms with most leading statesmen of the Western World including presidents of the United States. He has been repeatedly acknowledged as one of the principle architects of... more

Studies in Modern History: The Pacific War 1941-1943 (Series #12) (Hardcover)

9780718186524. New condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Studies in Modern History ; Ladybird Expert Series . Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES - Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbour? - How did the Americans underestimate the Japanese? -... more

Liverpool Studies in Spanish History: The Impact of the Spanish Civil War on Britain (Hardcover)

The Spanish Civil War has had a profound and lasting impact on Britain. At least 2400 Britons volunteered to fight for the Spanish Republic (of whom more than 500 died) while others provided medical assistance visited Spain in delegations or covered... more

Routledge Studies in Civil Wars and Intr Understanding Civil Wars: Continuity and change in intrastate conflict (Paperback)

This volume explores the nature of civil war in the modern world and in historical perspective. Civil wars represent the principal form of armed conflict since the end of the Second World War and certainly in the contemporary era. The nature and... more

Routledge Studies in Civil Wars and Intr Understanding Civil Wars: Continuity and change in intrastate conflict (Hardcover)

This volume explores the nature of civil war in the modern world and in historical perspective. Civil wars represent the principal form of armed conflict since the end of the Second World War and certainly in the contemporary era. The nature and... more

Road to Disaster: A New History of America s Descent Into Vietnam (Paperback)

The most thoughtful and judicious one-volume history of the war and the American political leaders who presided over the difficult and painful decisions that shaped this history. The book will stand for the foreseeable future as the best study of... more

Routledge Studies in Modern History Castro and Franco: The Backstage of Cold War Diplomacy (Hardcover)

Cuba s Fidel Castro and Spain s Francisco Franco were two men with very similar backgrounds but very different political ideologies. Both received a Catholic education and had strong connections to the Galicia region of Spain. Both were familiar... more

Routledge Studies in Modern History War and Displacement in the Twentieth Century: Global Conflicts Book 13 (Hardcover)

Human displacement has always been a consequence of war written into the myths and histories of centuries of warfare. However the global conflicts of the twentieth century brought displacement to civilizations on an unprecedented scale as the two... more

Osprey German and Italian Aircraft Carriers of World War II New

This fully illustrated study details Germany and Italy s failed development of World War II aircraft carriers and the naval aviation ships that the two Axis powers sent into action in their place. The quest for a modern aircraft carrier was the... more

War and Border Societies in the Middle Ages (Hardcover)

The frontier or `marcher societies flourished in the Middle Ages and their influence has lasted well into modern times. In this study of Anglo-Scottish relations and of border society the contributors examine the infrastructure beneath societies... more

Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare: The Hunger Winter (Paperback)

In this pioneering study Ingrid de Zwarte examines the causes and demographic impact of the Dutch Hunger Winter that occurred in the Netherlands during the final months of German occupation in the Second World War. She offers a comprehensive and... more

Pre-Owned America the Vietnam War and the World: Comparative and International Perspectives Publications of the German Historical Institute Paperback Daum Andreas W.

Presenting new perspectives on the Vietnam War its global repercussions and its role in modern history this volume reveals America s War as an international event that reverberated worldwide. The essays address political military and diplomatic... more

Studies in Early Modern Irish History Empire and Enterprise: Money Power and the Adventurers for Irish Land During the British Civil Wars (Paperback)

This book is about the transformation of England s trade and government finances in the mid-seventeenth century a revolution that destroyed Ireland. In 1642 a small group of merchants the Adventurers for Irish land raised an army to conquer Ireland... more

Modern War Studies Patrolling Baghdad: A Military Police Company and the War in Iraq (Hardcover)

For the 160 national guardsmen from America s heartland Baghdad was more than just a long way from home. It also confronted the 233rd Military Police Company with America s most difficult challenge in Iraq: establishing security in a nation rife... more

Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare: Irish Women and the Great War (Paperback)

This is the first book-length study of the impact of the Great War on women s everyday lives in Ireland focussing on the years of the war and its immediate aftermath. Fionnuala Walsh demonstrates how Irish women threw themselves into the war effort... more

The economic causes of modern war; a study of the period: 1878-1918 by John Bakeless M. A. 1921 [Leather Bound]

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Super Secret Missions In Laos: Day Activities Of A Marine Helicopter Squadron In Combat: A Modern Political Thriller Of Vietnam War

Super Secret Missions In Laos: Day Activities Of A Marine Helicopter Squadron In Combat: A Modern Political Thriller Of Vietnam War more

Routledge Studies in the Modern World Ec Free Trade and the US-China Trade War: A Network Perspective (Hardcover)

This book provides an analysis of the global trading system and its implications. The author uses network theory to examine the sustainability of the free trade system and its future. The book attempts to find out what the future of free trade could... more

Routledge Studies in Modern European His Postwar Continuity and New Challenges in Central Europe 1918-1923: The War That Never Ended Book 86 (Hardcover)

This book presents a multi-layered analysis of the situation in Central Europe after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The new geopolitics emerging from the Versailles order and at the same time ongoing fights for borders considerable war... more

Cass Military Studies Contemporary Military Theory: The dynamics of war (Paperback)

The book aims to provide the reader with a state-of-the-art introduction to classic and modern military theory. The text accounts for the most important theories within the field by developing and analyzing these theories as well as problematizing... more

Cultural History of Modern War French Crime Fiction and the Second World War: Past Crimes Present Memories (Hardcover)

This study explores France s preoccupation with memories of the Second World War through an examination of popular culture and one of its more enduring forms crime fiction. It examines what such popular narratives have to tell us about past and... more

Routledge Studies in the Modern History The British Empire and Tibet 1900-1922 (Paperback)

In August 1904 Sir Francis Younghusband s invasion force reached the forbidden city of Lhasa. The British invasion of Tibet in 1903 acted as a catalyst for change in a world transformed by revolution war and the rise of a new order. Using unofficial... more

Studies in German History: Explorations and Entanglements: Germans in Pacific Worlds from the Early Modern Period to World War I (Hardcover)

Traditionally Germany has been considered a minor player in Pacific history: its presence there was more limited than that of other European nations and whereas its European rivals established themselves as imperial forces beginning in the early... more

The economic causes of modern war; a study of the period: 1878-1918 by John Bakeless M. A. 1921 [Leather Bound]

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War Volunteering in Modern Times: From the French Revolution to the Second World War (Paperback)

Exploring volunteering as a characteristic of modern wars this book examines why individuals go to war. It studies the motivations social backgrounds and military experiences of war volunteers in a wide range of conflicts since the French Revolution... more

Pre-Owned Confronting the War Machine : Draft Resistance During the Vietnam War 9780807827673

Focusing on the draft resistance movement in Boston in 1967-68 this study argues that these acts of mass civil disobedience turned the tide in the antiwar movement by drawing the Johnson administration into a confrontation with activists who were... more

Routledge Studies in the Modern History Women s Lived Landscapes of War and Liberation in Mozambique: Bodily Memory and the Gendered Aesthetics of Belonging (Paperback)

This book tells the history of the changing gendered landscapes of northern Mozambique from the perspective of women who fought in the armed struggle for national independence diverting from the often-told narrative of women in nationalist wars that... more

Studies in Early Modern Cultural Political and Social Histo: Royalism Religion and Revolution: Wales 1640-1688 (Hardcover)

Analyses the role of long-term continuities in the political and religious culture of Wales from the eve of the Civil War in 1640 to the Glorious Revolution of 1688 In Royalism Religion and Revolution: Wales 1640-1688 Sarah Ward Clavier provides a... more

Cambridge Studies in Italian History and War Diplomacy and the Rise of Savoy 1690 1720 (Paperback)

This book deals with the crucial relationship between war and state formation in early modern Europe. Through his participation in the Nine Years War (1688-97) and the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14) Victor Amadeus II Duke of Savoy acquired... more

Witness for the Republic: Rethinking the Cold War Era (Paperback)

Inside the events that define a generation Witness for the Republic takes a revealing new look at the critical events of The Cold War Vietnam and the social revolution that created the modern world. This provocative work challenges the conventional... more

Routledge Studies in the Modern History Rice and Industrialisation in Asia (Hardcover)

This book is about the introduction of modern power-driven rice milling to the main rice exporting countries of Burma (Myanmar) Siam (Thailand) and French Indo-China (Vietnam) from 1869. Rich in historical and empirical sources the book draws... more