Biography: historical, political and military Books
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Doolittle Raiders
Book SynopsisDiscover the lives and stories of the 80 men who made the first attack on Japan following Pearl Harbor.
£14.39
Crown Publishing Group (NY) Into Africa The Epic Adventures of Stanley
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£15.30
Royal British Columbia Museum Henry Self
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£17.84
Royal British Columbia Museum By Snowshoe Buckboard and Steamer Women of the
Book SynopsisThe vivid, personal accounts of four women who lived and travelled as settlers in early British Columbia '...a cloud passing away from the face of the moon revealed a band of wild horses bearing down upon us at a full gallop. As they came near and saw us they divided into two groups, passing by on either side. Had the moon not come out they would probably have become entangled in our tent ropes, and we should not have lived to tell the tale.'--Violet Sillitoe, between Osoyoos and Penticton The women in this book were trailblazers. The frontiers they lived on were not only geographical but personal. As they left the drawing rooms of England and eastern Canada for new lives in the far West, social patterns were disrupted, and the status quo dissolved. On the wagon roads and river boats of nineteenth-century British Columbia, they found risks, opportunities and freedoms far beyond those familiar to their more settled contemporaries. By Snowshoe, Buckboard and Steamer tells four extraordin
£15.15
Royal British Columbia Museum What Was Said to Me
Book SynopsisTrade Review"As I read What was Said to Me I felt like I was sitting with my grandmother when she too shared stories, teachings, culture and tradition. Such a beautiful reflection of Ruby's vision: a legacy that guides and directs her family." -- Robina ThomasExecutive Director, Indigenous Academic and Community Engagement, University of Victoria" What Was Said to Me is a beautiful and generous gift our Aunty, Sti'tum'atul'wut, has shared with us. It is rich with teachings from beginning to end. It is an example of the love she had for the people." -- Samaya Jardey, Director of Language and Cultural Affairs, Squamish Nation"A synthesis of memoir, oral history and auto-ethnography, Ruby Peter's story is a powerful testament to the persistence of Indigenous life on Canada's West Coast." -- Wendy Wickwire, Author of At the Bridge: James Teit and an Anthropology of Belonging
£17.84
Baker Publishing Group The Hiding Place
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£16.14
Johns Hopkins University Press The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower Columbia
Book SynopsisVolumes XII and XIII follow Eisenhower's career from January 1, 1951 to the day before his inauguration.Trade ReviewAn editorial accomplishment of the highest order. Saturday Review I found the documents irresistible. And they were partly so because, among other virtues, they are firmly and unpretentiously literate. John Kenneth Galbraith
£264.10
Johns Hopkins University Press Documentary History of the First Federal Congress
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis unique eyewitness account of the launching of the government under the Constitution is also one of the great American diaries, consistently entertaining and compulsively readable. -- Richard B. Bernstein Constitution This unique eyewitness account of the launching of the government under the Constitution is also one of the great American diaries, consistently entertaining and compulsively readable. -- Richard E. Bernstein ConstitutionTable of ContentsIllustrationsIntroductionEditorial MethodAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations and SymbolsMembers of the SenateMembers of the House of RepresentativesPart I. The Diary of William MaclayFirst SessionSecond SessionThird SessionAppendix A: Miscellaneous Diary DocumentsAppendix B: Newspaper PiecesAppendix C: Genealogical ChartAppendix D: Correspondence of William MaclayAppendix E: Biography of William MaclayPart II. Other Notes on Senate DebatesThe Notes of:Johns AdamsPierce ButlerWilliam Samuel JohnsonRufus KingWilliam PatersonPaine WingateIndex
£107.82
Johns Hopkins University Press Anton the Dove Fancier and Other Tales of the
Book SynopsisThis collection of true stories illuminates the experiences of a young Polish boy before World War II, through the gathering storm of Nazism, into the death camps, to poignant reunions many years later.Trade ReviewFrom time to time one comes across a book of true tales that not only has the power to be painfully moving, but also terribly informing about what it was like to survive the Holocaust. Bernard Gotfryd, in his true tales, has given us such a book. Dimensions Thirty autobiographical stories whose banal details and well-placed silences haunt long after the book is finished. -- Joan Baum The Independent Written with integrity and honesty, Anton helps us to recognize human strength and precariousness, and the complexity of human existence. The book rouses our responsibility and makes us face people and history through the specific voices Gotfryd lets us hear, and the specific faces and places he lets us see. -- Yasuhiro Tae Bulletin of the Center for Holocaust Studies [A] fine collection of 30 true stories, some nostalgic, others heartbreaking, all of them moving. Jewish Book WorldTable of ContentsForewordPrefaceChapter 1. Theft of a TableChapter 2. The Circus Comes to TownChapter 3. The StuttererChapter 4. The Music TeacherChapter 5. The Wedding PictureChapter 6. The ViolinChapter 6. My DebutChapter 7. The Fountain PenChapter 8. Mr. G.Chapter 9. MashaChapter 10. A Chicken for the HolidaysChapter 11. AlexandraChapter 12. KurtChapter 13. Helmut ReinerChapter 14. The Last MorningChapter 15. Anton the Dove FancierChapter 16. On GuiltChapter 17. Three EggsChapter 18. The ExecutionChapter 19. My Brother's FriendChapter 20. Hans Bürger, #15252Chapter 21. The Last CampChapter 22. An Encounter in LinzChapter 23. ReunionsChapter 24. IngeChapter 25. America at LastChapter 26. Old FriendsChapter 27. Walking in the Footsteps of My ChildhoodChapter 28. On a Rainy NightChapter 29. On Memory
£30.39
Johns Hopkins University Press Vietnam Shadows
Book SynopsisIsaacs reports and writes for those whose lives were changed by the war and for a generation that has come of age without memory of Vietnam but who nonetheless feels its shadow in the country they soon will lead.Trade ReviewMore than 20 years after the fall of Saigon, Vietnam still haunts us. It is the war that never seems to go away. Arnold Isaacs's readable and insightful new book, Vietnam Shadows, is an effort to explore comprehensively the many facets of this phenomenon. -- George C. Herring Chicago Tribune A finely balanced retrospection that is emotionally and morally engaged, and that works by deft indirection... Isaacs deploys telling tangents, revealing juxtapositions, and shrewd asides to deepen our understanding of the impact of the war. His range is impressive... his judgments are sound, and his exquisite nose for detecting self-deception leads him to some awkward truths about the wartime mythologies that have become encased in middle-aged amber. -- Adam Garfinkle New York Times Written with exemplary detachment for one who was witness to the blood baths, Vietnam Shadows covers a broad range of subjects... Here the Vietnam of syndromes, MIA myths, noble causes, and ignoble casuistries receives critical scrutiny, while the America of veterans, the Vietnam generation, and the new Americans from Southeast Asia comes into trenchant focus. -- Robert Andersen Washington Post Book World No event in the post-World War II era, many have argued, had such far reaching and tragic effects on American society, politics, and international relations as the Vietnam War. These 'far reaching effects' are the subject of Arnold R. Isaacs's comprehensive, insightful, and indeed, compassionate book. -- William B. Pickett Journal of Military HistoryTable of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1. The WallChapter 2. The VeteransChapter 3. The GenerationChapter 4. The SyndromeChapter 5. The MythChapter 6. Learning About the WarChapter 7. The New Americans Chapter 8. GhostsEpilogueBibliographical EssayList of SourcesIndex
£34.98
Johns Hopkins University Press Constantine and the Bishops The Politics of
Book SynopsisA book for students and scholars of ancient history and religion, Constantine and the Bishops shows how Christian belief motivated and gave shape to imperial rule.Trade ReviewA refreshingly original and powerfully argued re-conception of the issues and the forces at work in this period of the conversion not of Constantine, but of Christianity... With laser-keen insight, bold thinking, and also a large measure of wry humor, Drake has presented a plausible and powerful interpretation of this formative moment in Western history... A riveting story, and masterfully told. Anyone who rejoices in our Founding Fathers' constitutional conviction that church must be kept separate from state will read Constantine and the Bishops with deepest appreciation; and perhaps those who long for the opposite should read it, too. The lessons of late antiquity remain pertinent, alas, to the politics of religion in our own day. -- Paula Fredriksen New Republic If you read one book on late antiquity this year, read this one. If you read one book on politics this year, read this one again... A work of visionary brilliance. Virginia Quarterly Review The strength of this work is Drake's skillful use of a wide range of scholarship... This is a stimulating book, with a persuasive thesis. -- Nathan Howard Journal of Church and State In its scholarship and size Constantine and the Bishops is clearly a work to benefit scholars, but the clarity of its explanations make it accessible to the enterprising undergraduate as well. -- Ronald J. Weber History: Reviews of New Books Compelling... His overarching thesis provides a persuasive new paradigm. -- David Brakke Journal of Religion A well organized, well documented, and well written study. -- Richard A. Lebrun H-Catholic, H-Net Reviews This is a learned, broadly based, and carefully elaborated argument. It is also racily written, interesting, and hard to put down. -- Stuart G. Hall Journal of Theological Studies A thoughtful and erudite book that breaks the mold... A powerful study with a strong, coherent thesis, Constantine and the Bishops is animated by a fresh vision of the early fourth century. It skillfully incorporates major historical themes in unexpected and rewarding ways. -- Richard Lim SpeculumTable of ContentsContents: Preliminaries Contstantinople 335 AD The Game of Empire The Church Becomes a Player Opportunities The Old Guard Changes In Search of a Vision Building a Coalition Consequences Consensus Politics Controlling the Message Controlling the Agenda Unintended Consequences The Fine Print Power Players Milan, 390
£38.84
Johns Hopkins University Press Enrico Dandolo and the Rise of Venice
Book SynopsisCulminating with the crisis precipitated by the failure of the Fourth Crusade, Madden's groundbreaking work reveals the extent to which Dandolo and his successors became torn between the anxieties and apprehensions of Venice's citizens and its escalating obligations as a Mediterranean power.Trade ReviewAn example of the kind of history that should be read and written by all students of history. -- Donald B. Epstein History: Reviews of New Books 2004 This is a very readable book... No one working in the fields of Venetian, Byzantine, or Crusading history (in all three of which Madden is equally comfortable), much less medieval history in general, can ignore this book. With it, Madden more than ever stakes out his place as one of the most important medievalists in America at present. -- John W. Barker Medieval Review In addition to a lively narrative, Madden offers a new interpretation of Venice's role in the Fourth Crusade. Choice 2004 A refreshing contribution not only to study of the Fourth Crusade but also to that of medieval Venice. -- David Malkiel American Historical Review 2004 This book deserves to be considered authoritative because of Madden's use of sources contemporary to the Fourth Crusade and not written afterwards with the advantage of hindsight. -- Eleanor A. Congdon International Journal of Maritime History 2004 An elegantly constructed book that gives a new twist to the fourth crusade and a new perspective on the government and constitution of Venice at a critical moment in its development. -- Michael Angold International History Review 2005 Offers a useful account of a turning point in Venice's development. -- Jonathan Seitz Sixteenth Century Journal 2005 Helps shed a great deal of new light on the origins of Venice's political system. -- Karl Appuhn Speculum 2005 Madden provides an unusually lucid and thorough account. -- James S. Grubb Journal of Interdisciplinary History 2006 Provides an important contribution both to our understanding of Venice's political and constitutional evolution until the early thirteenth century and to the background of the Fourth Crusade. -- David Jacoby Mediterranean Historical Review 2006 Well-written and interesting study. -- James M. Powell Crusades 2006 Thanks to its resolutely urban perspective, its careful reading of the sources, and its well-founded and independent standpoint, this study is a benefit to the history of the Crusades and the history of Venice alike. -- Nikolas Jaspert Catholic Historical Review 2009Table of ContentsContents: One Rise of the New Families Two Patriarch Enrico Dandolo & the Reform of the Venetian Church Three Vitale Dandolo & the Reform of the Venetian State Four Coming of Age, 1175-1192 Five The Medieval Dogeship & The Election of 1192 Six Enrico Dandolo's Dogeship: The First Decade, 1192-1201 Seven The Crucible of the Crusade Eight Venice & the Diversion Nine The Conquest of Constantinople Ten The Venetians in the Latin Empire, 1204-1205 Epilogue: Birth of a Maritime Empire
£50.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Arthur Cayley Mathematician Laureate of the
Book SynopsisComprehensive and elegantly composed, this biography makes clear the scope of Arthur Cayley's prodigious achievements, firmly enshrining him as the Mathematician Laureate of the Victorian Age.Trade ReviewThe real subject of Crilly's monumental biography is the surrounding galaxy of British mathematicians and milieu in which they operated. Nature 2006 Fluid, readable style... Highly recommended. Choice 2006 This well-written biography... is full of shrewd observation and careful analysis. -- Jeremy Gray MAA Online 2006 First full-length account of Cayley's life... Anyone interested in the emerging role of the research mathematician in England will find Crilly's book particularly rewarding. American Scientist 2006 Crilly's book is a beautifully written account of Cayley's life and of British mathematics in the 19th century. -- David Singerman London Mathematical Society Newsletter 2007 I highly recommend Arthur Cayley: Mathematician Laureate of the Victorian Age as a valuable addition to one's personal or institutional library. There is everything to enjoy about this book: the writing, the content, the essential tribute to Cayley's life and contributions. -- Kathleen M. Clark Convergence 2007 The reader of Crilly's book will come away with an appreciation of the quality and breadth of Cayley's mathematical writings. -- Francine F. Abeles Isis 2007 A well-written and thorough account of its subject... a wealth of useful and well-researched information that is difficult to find elsewhere. -- Robin Wilson Historia Mathematica 2006 Recommended to those who are not specialists in mathematics and are interested in historico-cultural or social science aspects... An instructive book accessible to the reader. -- Karl-Neinz Schlote Mathematical Reviews 2008 A scholarly work of the highest quality. It should be in every university library, and I recommend it to all who wish to delve deeply into the life of Arthur Cayley. -- Henry E. Heatherly Mathematical Intelligencer 2008 [ Arthur Cayley] gives a broad picture of the developments in mathematics and society over the nineteenth century. -- Thomas Banchoff Victorian Studies 2009Table of ContentsAcknowldgmentsIntroductionChronologyGenealogyPart I. Growing Up, 1821-18431. Early Years2. A Cambridge Prodigy3. Coming of AgePart II. New Vistas, 1844-18494. A Mathematical Medly5. From a Fenland Base6. The Pupil BarristerPart III. A Rising Star, 1850-19627. Barrister-at-Law8. A Grand Design9. Without Portfolio10. The Road to AcademePart IV. The High Plateau, 1863-188211. The Mathematician Laureate12. Years of Challenge13. A Representative Man14. March On with Step SublimePart V. Make One Music as Before, 1882-189515. "A Tract of Beautiful Coutry"16. The Old Man of mathematics17. Last YearsAppendix AAppendix BAbbreviationsNotesBibliographyIndex
£67.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Eddie Rickenbacker An American Hero in the
Book SynopsisDavid Lewis has written the definitive biography of America's ace of aces.Trade ReviewThis well-written and well-researched biography tells the life story of one of America's greatest, most widely-recognized, and controversial airmen. Skyways 2005 Mr. Lewis' research, 15 years of it, is meticulous, showing the beauty of how fact-based reality can top fiction for excitement, irony and tragedy. Mr. Lewis has painted a balanced, complete picture of an extremely complex man. It's obvious the author has a love for his subject, but this is not hagiography: All aspects of Rickenbacker's personality are laid on the table. Washington Times 2006 Lewis is comprehensive about his subject. Booklist 2005 A riveting read-certainly the best telling of the Rickenbacker story we are ever likely to have. Airways 2006 Makes for an avid story not just of Rickenbacker and his world, but of an evolving transportation industry. California Bookwatch 2006 Lewis provides readers with the definitive biography of this extraordinary man. Register of the Kentucky Historical Society 2005 This book will give a whole new generation of readers insights into a truly unique American character. The Western Front Association 2006 Lewis's intent is to replace Rickenbacker's self-promoting, ghost-written autobiographies with a reliable scholarly life. Journal of American History 2006 Lewis has given us an unabashedly individual and heroic story from the heart of our era's passion for motorized speed. Technology and Culture 2007 [Lewis] has compiled the definitive biography of Eddie Rickenbacker, an often forgotten American hero and entrepreneur. Exhaustively researched and well written, Lewis's study chronicles the life and achievements of Rickenbacker from his humble beginnings as the son of Swiss immigrants through his rise to heroic military veteran and founding father of American auto racing and airline travel. H-War, H-Net Reviews 2006Table of ContentsPrologue. A Boy and His Flying Machine1. Starting Line2. Ignition3. Acceleration4. Full Throttle5. Shifting Gears8. A Matter of Luck9. Climax10. Homecoming11. Domestic Front12. Frustrations13. Comeback14. Apex15. Pivot16. Call to Duty17. Pacific Mission18. New Mandate19. Anticipating Victory20. Turbulence and Descent21. End GameEpilogue. In the ArenaAcknoldgmentsNotesEssay on Primary SourcesIndex
£56.76
Johns Hopkins University Press Leading Representatives The Agency of Leaders in
Book SynopsisThis engagingly written book will be of interest to political scholars of all stripes as well as readers inclined to learn more about the history and inner workings of the House.Trade ReviewStrahan's fascinating analysis, thorough interviews and primary sources, is pure inside baseball. -- Steve Goddard History Wire - Where the Past Comes Alive 2008 Strahan has done an excellent job of furthering the debate on House leadership. Highly recommended. All undergraduate, graduate, and research collections. Choice 2008 Randall Strahan's book offers a fascinating insight into the rigorous methods of political science. -- Bernard Genton Cercles 2011Table of ContentsSeries Editor's ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Leading Representatives2. Explaining Congressional Leadership3. Henry Clay: The Unionist as Speaker4. Thomas Reed: The Responsible Partisan as Speaker5. Newt Gingrich: The Transformative Leader as Speaker6. Conclusion: Congressional Leadership and Its LimitsAppendixNotesReferencesIndex
£45.50
Johns Hopkins University Press Leading Representatives The Agency of Leaders in
Book SynopsisThis engagingly written book will be of interest to political scholars of all stripes as well as readers inclined to learn more about the history and inner workings of the House.Trade ReviewStrahan's fascinating analysis, thorough interviews and primary sources, is pure inside baseball. -- Steve Goddard History Wire - Where the Past Comes Alive 2008 Strahan has done an excellent job of furthering the debate on House leadership. Highly recommended. All undergraduate, graduate, and research collections. Choice 2008 Randall Strahan's book offers a fascinating insight into the rigorous methods of political science. -- Bernard Genton Cercles 2011Table of ContentsSeries Editor's ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Leading Representatives2. Explaining Congressional Leadership3. Henry Clay: The Unionist as Speaker4. Thomas Reed: The Responsible Partisan as Speaker5. Newt Gingrich: The Transformative Leader as Speaker6. Conclusion: Congressional Leadership and Its LimitsAppendixNotesReferencesIndex
£31.10
Johns Hopkins University Press Eddie Rickenbacker An American Hero in the
Book SynopsisDavid Lewis has written the definitive biography of America's ace of aces.Trade ReviewThis well-written and well-researched biography tells the life story of one of America's greatest, most widely-recognized, and controversial airmen. Skyways 2005 Mr. Lewis' research, 15 years of it, is meticulous, showing the beauty of how fact-based reality can top fiction for excitement, irony and tragedy. Mr. Lewis has painted a balanced, complete picture of an extremely complex man. It's obvious the author has a love for his subject, but this is not hagiography: All aspects of Rickenbacker's personality are laid on the table. Washington Times 2006 Lewis is comprehensive about his subject. Booklist 2005 A riveting read-certainly the best telling of the Rickenbacker story we are ever likely to have. Airways 2006 Makes for an avid story not just of Rickenbacker and his world, but of an evolving transportation industry. California Bookwatch 2006 Lewis provides readers with the definitive biography of this extraordinary man. Register of the Kentucky Historical Society 2005 This book will give a whole new generation of readers insights into a truly unique American character. The Western Front Association 2006 Lewis's intent is to replace Rickenbacker's self-promoting, ghost-written autobiographies with a reliable scholarly life. Journal of American History 2006 Lewis has given us an unabashedly individual and heroic story from the heart of our era's passion for motorized speed. Technology and Culture 2007 [Lewis] has compiled the definitive biography of Eddie Rickenbacker, an often forgotten American hero and entrepreneur. Exhaustively researched and well written, Lewis's study chronicles the life and achievements of Rickenbacker from his humble beginnings as the son of Swiss immigrants through his rise to heroic military veteran and founding father of American auto racing and airline travel. H-War, H-Net Reviews 2006Table of ContentsPrologue. A Boy and His Flying Machine1. Starting Line2. Ignition3. Acceleration4. Full Throttle5. Shifting Gears8. A Matter of Luck9. Climax10. Homecoming11. Domestic Front12. Frustrations13. Comeback14. Apex15. Pivot16. Call to Duty17. Pacific Mission18. New Mandate19. Anticipating Victory20. Turbulence and Descent21. End GameEpilogue. In the ArenaAcknoldgmentsNotesEssay on Primary SourcesIndex
£35.67
Johns Hopkins University Press Johns Hopkins A Silhouette
Book SynopsisThis reissued edition brings this compelling portrait to a new generation of readers.Table of ContentsIntroduction to the 2009 EditionIntroduction by Dr. FrenchForewordList of IllustrationsI. The Early Life of Johns HopkinsII. Out of the School-House into the OfficeIII. ElizabethIV. The Making of a FinancierV. AnecdotesVII. Johns Hopkins at HomeVII. Last DaysVIII. FulfilmentAppendixI. The Letter of Instructions Given by Johns Hopkins to his TrusteesII. The Last Will and Testament of Johns HopkinsIII. The Hopkins GenealogyIV. Resolutions Sent by the Mayor and City Council to Johns Hopkins, March, 1873
£33.73
Johns Hopkins University Press Midnight Ride Industrial Dawn Paul Revere and the
Book SynopsisOriginal and well told, this account argues that the greatest patriotic contribution of America's Midnight Rider was his work in helping the nation develop from a craft to an industrial economy.Trade ReviewMartello succeeds superbly in using Paul Revere as a lens to view the social, economic, and technological landscape of early America... Revere's adept transitions are matched only by Martello's adept retelling of them. Highly recommended. Choice 2011 Revere sensed that he was living in a time of unprecedented opportunity, and unlike some contemporaries who returned to small shops, he moved quickly from artisan to manager, from craftsman to industrialist. As Martello demonstrates in this fascinating study, the transition was not easy. Times Literary Supplement 2011 Martello's account of Revere's life is a welcome addition to the literature on American industry and on the founding fathers. -- Lawrence A. Peskin Common-Place 2011Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. Artisan, Silversmith, and Businessman (1754–1775) Chapter 2. Patriot, Soldier, and Handyman of the Revolution (1775–1783)Chapter 3. Mercantile Ambitions and a New Look at Silver (1783–1789)Chapter 4. To Run a "Furnass": The Iron Years (1788–1792)Chapter 5. Bells, Cannon, and Malleable Copper (1792–1801)Chapter 6. Paul Revere's Last Ride: The Road to Rolling Copper (1798–1801) Chapter 7. The Onset of Industrial Capitalism: Managerial and Labor Adaptations (1802–1811)Chapter 8. Becoming Industrial: Technological Innovations and Environmental Implications (1802–1811) Conclusion Acknowledgments Appendixes1. Major Events in the Narratives of Paul Revere and America 2. Four Proto-industrial Production Factors and Major Linkages 3. Prevalent Craft and Industrial Practices in the Proto-industrial Period 4. Selected Revere Engravings 5. Furnace Startup Expenses for 1787–1788 6. April 1796 Payments to Faxon 7. Revere's Second Letter to Benjamin Stoddert, February 26, 1800 8. Employee Salaries, 1802–1806 9. Typical Stages in the Growth of a Large Technological System Notes Index
£34.44
Random House USA Inc Spearhead
Book SynopsisTHE NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, LOS ANGELES TIMES, AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER “A band of brothers in an American tank . . . Makos drops the reader back into the Pershing’s turret and dials up a battle scene to rival the peak moments of Fury.”—The Wall Street JournalFrom the author of the international bestseller A Higher Call comes the riveting World War II story of an American tank gunner’s journey into the heart of the Third Reich, where he will meet destiny in an iconic armor duel—and forge an enduring bond with his enemy. When Clarence Smoyer is assigned to the gunner’s seat of his Sherman tank, his crewmates discover that the gentle giant from Pennsylvania has a hidden talent: He’s a natural-born shooter. At first, Clarence and his fellow crews in the legendary 3rd Armored Division—“Spearhead”—thought their tanks were invincible. Then they met the German Panther, with a gun so murderous it could shoot through one Sherman and into the next. Soon a pattern emerged: The lead tank always gets hit. After Clarence sees his friends cut down breaching the West Wall and holding the line in the Battle of the Bulge, he and his crew are given a weapon with the power to avenge their fallen brothers: the Pershing, a state-of-the-art “super tank,” one of twenty in the European theater. But with it comes a harrowing new responsibility: Now they will spearhead every attack. That’s how Clarence, the corporal from coal country, finds himself leading the U.S. Army into its largest urban battle of the European war, the fight for Cologne, the “Fortress City” of Germany. Battling through the ruins, Clarence will engage the fearsome Panther in a duel immortalized by an army cameraman. And he will square off with Gustav Schaefer, a teenager behind the trigger in a Panzer IV tank, whose crew has been sent on a suicide mission to stop the Americans. As Clarence and Gustav trade fire down a long boulevard, they are taken by surprise by a tragic mistake of war. What happens next will haunt Clarence to the modern day, drawing him back to Cologne to do the unthinkable: to face his enemy, one last time.Praise for Spearhead“A detailed, gripping account . . . the remarkable story of two tank crewmen, from opposite sides of the conflict, who endure the grisly nature of tank warfare.”—USA Today (four out of four stars)“Strong and dramatic . . . Makos established himself as a meticulous researcher who’s equally adept at spinning a good old-fashioned yarn. . . . For a World War II aficionado, it will read like a dream.”—Associated Press
£18.00
Holt McDougal Paul McCartney Many Years from Now
Book SynopsisDuring the past year Paul McCartney has been in the public''s eye more than at any time since the peak of Beatlemania over thirty years ago. His fans have been treated to the best-selling Flaming Pie and Standing Stone albums, a full hour of Paul on Oprah, and this thoughtful and comprehensive biography that brings us closer to the man than ever before. Based on hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews over a period of five years, and with complete access to Paul''s own archives, Barry Miles has succeeded in letting Paul tell the story of his life as a Beatle in his own words. It includes Paul''s recollection of the genesis of every song that he wrote with John Lennon and the fascinating details about their remarkable collaboration.
£33.29
Kensington Publishing Brothers in Arms
Book Synopsis #1 internationally bestselling author, war reporter, and award-winning WWII historian Damien Lewis chronicles the birth of the legendary SAS, Winston Churchill’s singular band of brothers, and how their extraordinary do-or-die exploits truly turned the tide of war.In 1941, as World War Two raged, scores of men stepped forward to answer Winston Churchill’s call for volunteers for Special Service, a high-risk opportunity to undertake the most hazardous, top-secret duties of war. Comprised of some of the finest fighting units in the entire British Army, these warriors longed to leave behind their mind-numbing garrison duties for battle. They hungered to pit themselves against a seemingly omnipotent enemy and brave a bloody and bruising baptism by fire. A rightfully proud regiment with an unrivalled esprit de corps, they were disavowed as unruly by top brass, unyieldingly vaunted by Churchill, and courageously loyal to the clandestine “butche
£22.40
MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant v. 27 January
Book SynopsisThis looks at events of 1876 - a trying year for the White House. The Seventh Cavalry was wiped out by the Sioux, and Ulysees Grant's peace process lay in tatters as a result. Scandals diverted Grant's attention from larger policy questions. A series of prosecutions culminated in the February trial of Orville Babcock, Grant's private secretary.
£999.99
MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant v. 28 November 1
Book SynopsisThese papers cover Grant's post-presidential tour and his comments on the war and his presidency.
£999.99
New Directions Publishing Corporation Because I Was Flesh The Autobiography of Edward
Book SynopsisBecause I Was Flesh is the story of Edward Dahlberg’s life as a child and young man, and a portrait in depth of the remarkable woman, his mother Lizzie, who shaped it.Trade Review"Dahlberg wed the kill-the-father imperative, the famous anxiety of influence, to the truism that a man is only as big as his enemies." -- Jonathan Lethem - Harper's"Because I Was Flesh is a work of extraordinary honesty, eloquence and power." -- Alfred Kazin
£12.34
New Directions Publishing Corporation Promise at Dawn
Book SynopsisA classic of modern French literature, the thrilling real-life story of the military hero, ambassador, ladies man, writer, and loving sonTrade Review"[Tzvetan] Todorov praises the way Gary’s novels, unclouded by ideological intention and unflinching in the face of suffering, radiate colors at once “tragic” and “vibrant with joy and life.” Nowhere is Todorov’s praise truer than in Gary’s last novel, now appearing for the first time in English in the superb translation of Miranda Richmond Mouillot." -- Jewish Review of Books"An origin myth full of inventions and omissions, Gary framed his artistic emergence as an unusual love story about his long-suffering mother’s mad devotion to him." -- The New York Times"To figure out who Gary was and how he arrived at his intricate marriage of absurdist comedy and humane instruction, you have to turn to that memoir, “Promise at Dawn,” a matchlessly entertaining and psychologically persuasive book." -- Adam Gopnik - The New Yorker"A celebrated and infinitely seductive portrait of his early life, which is still often described as an unprecedented innovation in the writing of autobiography in France. " -- David Bellos"Perhaps the only memorial by a son that raises the rare literary pleasure of laughter in the reader as a measure of appreciation." -- Janet Flanner - The New Yorker"What talent, most certainly, how many ideas and passions too. You seize us and shake us. Ah!" -- Charles de Gaulle
£13.29
Random House USA Inc Thurgood Marshall American Revolutionary
Book SynopsisA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • The definitive biography of the great lawyer and Supreme Court justice, from the bestselling author of Eyes on the Prize “Magisterial . . . in Williams’ richly detailed portrait, Marshall emerges as a born rebel.”—Jack E. White, Time Thurgood Marshall was the twentieth century’s great architect of American race relations. His victory in the Brown v. Board of Education decision, the landmark Supreme Court case outlawing school segregation in the United States, would have made him a historic figure even if he had never been appointed as the first African-American to serve on the Supreme Court. He had a fierce will to change America, which led to clashes with Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcom X, and Robert F. Kennedy. Most surprising was Marshall’s secret and controversial relationship with the FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover.
£14.24
Random House USA Inc The Life of Alexander the Great
Book SynopsisIn 336 b.c. Philip of Macedonia was assassinated and his twenty-year-old son, Alexander, inherited his kingdom. Immediately quelling rebellion, Alexander extended his father’s empire through-out the Middle East and into parts of Asia, fulfilling the soothsayer Aristander’s prediction that the new king “should perform acts so important and glorious as would make the poets and musicians of future ages labour and sweat to describe and celebrate him.” The Life of Alexander the Great is one of the first surviving attempts to memorialize the achievements of this legendary king, remembered today as the greatest military genius of all time. This exclusive Modern Library edition, excerpted from Plutarch’s Lives, is a riveting tale of honor, power, scandal, and bravery written by the most eminent biographer of the ancient world.
£9.49
Random House USA Inc Polk The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and
Book SynopsisIn Polk, Walter R. Borneman gives us the first complete and authoritative biography of a president often overshadowed in image but seldom outdone in accomplishment. James K. Polk occupied the White House for only four years, from 1845 to 1849, but he plotted and attained a formidable agenda: He fought for and won tariff reductions, reestablished an independent Treasury, and, most notably, brought Texas into the Union, bluffed Great Britain out of the lion’s share of Oregon, and wrested California and much of the Southwest from Mexico. On reflection, these successes seem even more impressive, given the contentious political environment of the time.In this unprecedented, long-overdue warts-and-all look at Polk’s life and career, we have a portrait of an expansionist president and decisive statesman who redefined the country he led, and we are reminded anew of the true meaning of presidential accomplishment and resolve.
£14.39
Random House USA Inc Lady Bird Johnson Hiding in Plain Sight
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A revelation . . . a book in the Caro mold, using Lady Bird, along with tapes and transcripts of her entire White House diary, to tell the history of America during the Johnson years.”—The New York TimesThe inspiration for the documentary film The Lady Bird Diaries, premiering November 13 on HuluPerhaps the most underestimated First Lady of the twentieth century, Lady Bird Johnson was also one of the most powerful. In Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight, Julia Sweig reveals how indispensable the First Lady was to Lyndon Johnson’s administration—which Lady Bird called “our” presidency. In addition to advising him through critical moments, she took on her own policy initiatives, including the most ambitious national environmental effort since Theodore Roosevelt and a virtually unknown initiative to desegregate access to public recreation and
£17.00
The University Press of Kentucky Basil Wilson Duke CSA The Right Man in the Right
Book SynopsisAfter practicing law for several years in St. Louis, Basil Wilson Duke (1838--1916) enlisted in the Confederate army in 1861 and was elected first lieutenant of John Hunt Morgan's legendary cavalry unit.
£27.00
The University Press of Kentucky The View from the Ground Experiences of Civil War
Book SynopsisThe contributors investigate the issues engaged by soldiers during the war, including slavery and racial tensions, the isolation that many men of faith felt in the early months of the war, the divide between soldiers and civilians, and the inherent difficulty in reconciling the act of killing with Christian precepts of charity and peacefulness.
£30.40
The University Press of Kentucky Getting Right with Lincoln
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£23.75
The Catholic University of America Press Father Hartke His Life and Legacy to the
Book SynopsisThis biography chronicles the life of the flamboyant showman, respected statesman, and devout Dominican priest Father Hartke. It tells of his experiences and achievements and offers an inside look at major theatrical and political events in Washington DC from the 1930s through the 1980s.
£42.70
The University of Alabama Press Chennault Giving Wings to the Tiger
Book SynopsisBorn in rural Louisiana in 1893, Claire Lee Chennault worked as a teacher before joining the army and becoming a commissioned officer. This book provides a balanced portrait of a brave and controversial airman who commanded a training air force for Nationalist China.
£999.99
University of Missouri Press Five Stars Volume 1
Book SynopsisTalks about the lives and times of Missouri's celebrated generals and their roles in American history, focusing in particular on their battlefield exploits. This book is useful for those interested in Missouri history, as well as those interested in military leadership.
£999.99
University of Missouri Press George Washington Carver
Book SynopsisGeorge Washington Carver (1864-1943) is best known for developing new uses for agricultural crops and teaching methods of soil improvement to southern farmers. This annotated selection of his letters and other writings from the collections at the Tuskegee Institute and the George Washington Carver National Monument in Diamond, Missouri, reveals the forces that shaped his creative genius.Trade ReviewKremer’s background and transitional comments, along with Carver’s writings, succeed in bringing Carver to life; helping readers to encounter, empathize with, and appreciate this complex, often contradictory man."" - The Journal of Southern History, for the first edition
£26.21
Quest Books,U.S. The Esoteric World of Madame Blavatsky Insight
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£20.90
Te Herenga Waka University Press A Blighted Fame George S.Evans 18021868 A Life
Book SynopsisGeorge Samuel Evans, barrister, editor, and politician, was a man of his time. A brilliant scholar with formidable skills in both oratory and journalism, he was bred to pursue the goals of civil and religious liberty. His dissenting background and upbringing in his father's parish in East London led to his passion for reform. A zealous, hard-working advocate for parliamentary and colonial reform, his path led eventually to New Zealand, a colony of ragged uncertainty, ambition, rivalry, and deprivation. When Edward Gibbon Wakefield, the architect of the systematic colonization of New Zealand, virtually abandoned his project, it was Evans who took up the reins. He and a small band of others assured the scheme's continuation and, for better or worse, spurred a reluctant government into taking action to procure the country for the Crown. Although a permanent tribute to him exists in the name of Evans Bay in Wellington, today Evans has become little more than a footnote until now. Helen R
£28.45
Michigan State University Press Lord Selkirk A Life
Book SynopsisThe product of three decades of research, this is the definitive biography of Lord Selkirk. Bumsted's passionate prose and thoughtful analysis illuminate not only the man but also the social contexts in which he lived.
£999.99
Wisconsin Historical Society,US Fighting Son A Biography of Philip F La Follette
Book SynopsisAs the second son of the most famous Wisconsin progressive, Philip La Follette's own political journey was incontrovertibly marked by his father's legacy. The author examines La Follette's path from political origins through public office, active duty in the Pacific, return to law practice, and the end of the Progressive era.
£18.45
Wisconsin Historical Society Press Patrick J Lucey A Lasting Legacy
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John Wiley & Sons Wood Works
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£999.99
University Press of Colorado Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl
Book SynopsisTopiltzin Quetzalcoatl: The Once and Future Lord of the Toltecs is the most comprehensive survey and discussion of primary documentary sources and relevant archaeological evidence available about the most enigmatic figure of ancient Mesoamerica.
£999.99
WW Norton & Co The Improbable Wendell Willkie
Book SynopsisFrom the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner comes this surprising portrait of Wendell Willkie, the businessman–turned–presidential candidate who (almost) saved America’s dysfunctional political system.Trade Review"Lewis, the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of W.E.B. Du Bois, offers an insightful, compelling portrait of this political neophyte from the Midwest…In our own polarized age, Wendell Willkie serves as a poignant reminder of what can happen when a political leader steps up to do what is right, defying his party and putting the interests of his country and its people ahead of ambition and partisan advantage." -- Lynne Olson, New York Times Book Review"The freshest dimension to Lewis’s biography comes from the lifetime of scholarship in African-American history which he brings to bear on Willkie’s domestic civil-rights efforts.... Lewis brings the now largely unknown Willkie to a new generation.... The book largely succeeds, suggesting a figure—again, like Reagan—both sunnily approachable and weirdly elusive; one who seems to require imaginative projections." -- Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker"[An] insightful, disciplined biography….In Mr. Lewis’s telling, Willkie emerges as the kind of figure who is missing on the political stage today: the classical liberal, who stands for individual rights at home and will fight tyranny abroad." -- Amity Shlaes, Wall Street Journal"In his absorbing and all-too-timely book, David Levering Lewis has painted a compelling portrait of a largely—but unjustly—forgotten figure, Wendell Willkie. Our politics needs voices like Willkie’s—someone who is in the arena and who calls them as he sees them, seeking common ground rather than perpetual conflict." -- Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels and Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power"Only the formidably erudite David Levering Lewis, the Voltaire of American letters, could remedy our misunderstanding of a neglected treasure like Wendell Willkie while touting a vibrant liberalism that lifts us beyond the self-defeating narcissism of our social morass to a soaring vision of American politics." -- Michael Eric Dyson, author of What Truth Sounds Like: Robert F. Kennedy, James Baldwin, and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America"Meticulously researched and brilliantly written... Lewis, one of our nation’s most gifted historians, rightfully elevates the devalued Willkie to high-minded Mount Rushmore statesman status. This is American history at its absolute finest!" -- Douglas Brinkley, author of Rightful Heritage: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Land of America"At a time when our political system seems alarmingly immoral and rudderless, David Levering Lewis’ The Improbable Wendell Willkie offers a powerful reminder of practical bipartisanship, visionary internationalism, and committed civil liberties and civil rights." -- Katrina vanden Heuvel, Editor & Publisher, The Nation"In this gorgeously written biography of Wendell Willkie, David Levering Lewis forces us to reconsider everything we thought we knew about Franklin Roosevelt, the New Deal, and America’s rise to global power in the twentieth century." -- David Nasaw, author of Andrew Carnegie and The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy"Lewis… provide[s] deeper insights into Willkie’s promotion of racial equality…. As Lewis writes, 'Willkie foresaw the postwar promise and peril for the United States as a beacon of democracy in a world of decaying empires, rising expectations, vast oil deposits, and flammable Islam.'" -- Dennis J. McGrath, Minneapolis Star-Tribune"This engrossing and enlightening appraisal by a master biographer shows why and how Wendell Willkie mattered. We gain virtuoso access to a thoughtful leader who demonstrated that effective political opposition need not descend into coarse demagoguery or shrill combat." -- Ira Katznelson, author of Redemption"Readers will delight in Lewis’s sparkling prose and eagerly turn the pages as Willkie is explained in his many dimensions—a man for all seasons and a timely reminder of the ordinary decency and inspired commitments that have occasionally animated American politics and politicians." -- David Mayers, author of America and the Postwar World"A nuanced, deeply researched account of Willkie, who despite his loss to the Democratic incumbent, Franklin D. Roosevelt, was arguably one of the most consequential public figures of the 20th century…. Much as Willkie was a godsend to the country, so too is David Levering Lewis for offering us this instructive story of courage and bipartisanship at a time when both are in very short supply." -- Richard Moe, American Scholar"Written passionately with the literary and research skills that only David Levering Lewis commands, here is the definitive biography of Wendell Willkie." -- Irwin F. Gellman, author of The President and the Apprentice"Two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Lewis (God’s Crucible) breathes new life into the onetime Republican standard bearer.... Those looking for parallels to recent elections featuring moguls-turned-politicians will be disappointed; Willkie took a globalist stance and favored bipartisanship to further his political missions.... [a] swift, thoughtful biography." -- Publishers Weekly"Filled with surprising new information and stunning insights, David Levering Lewis has gifted us with the global vision and politics of Wendell Willkie—needed, useful, and heartening during these difficult dangerous times." -- Blanche Wiesen Cook, author of Eleanor Roosevelt, Volumes 1–3"In 1940, Roosevelt was deciding whether to run for a third term, a war in Europe was raging, inflaming debate about whether the U.S. should join, and the Republican Party was looking desperately for a candidate who could take back the presidency. The man they chose was Indiana-born Wendell Willkie (1892-1944), a wealthy businessman with no political experience but considerable charm and who only recently had changed party affiliation. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Lewis, who was awarded the National Humanities Medal, draws on abundant archival and published material to create a spirited portrait of the charismatic, outspoken Willkie.... Lewis recounts Willkie's prescient views of the postwar world as well as his staunch civil rights advocacy. A thoroughly researched biography of a remarkable figure." -- Kirkus Reviews
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WW Norton & Co The Road Not Taken
Book SynopsisFinalist for the Pulitzer Prize (Biography) New York Times Bestseller In chronicling the adventurous life of legendary CIA operative Edward Lansdale, The Road Not Taken definitively reframes our understanding of the Vietnam War.Trade Review"Judicious and absorbing…Boot, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, brings solid credentials to this enterprise…Here he draws on a range of material, official and personal…What emerges is a picture of a man who from an early point possessed an unusual ability to relate to other people, a stereotypically American can-do optimism, an impatience with bureaucracy and a fascination with psychological warfare." -- Fredrik Logevall - The New York Times Book Review"Superb biography." -- Mark Bowden - New York Times"The Road Not Taken is an impressive work, an epic and elegant biography based on voluminous archival sources. It belongs to a genre of books that takes a seemingly obscure hero and uses his story as a vehicle to capture a whole era.... Mr. Boot’s full-bodied biography does not ignore Lansdale’s failures and shortcomings—not least his difficult relations with his family—but it properly concentrates on his ideas and his attempts to apply them in Southeast Asia. ... The Road Not Taken gives a vivid portrait of a remarkable man and intelligently challenges the lazy assumption that failed wars are destined to fail or that failure, if it comes, cannot be saved from the worst possible outcome." -- Robert D. Kaplan - The Wall Street Journal"'The Road Not Taken'… is expansive and detailed, it is well written, and it sheds light on a good deal about U.S. covert activities in postwar Southeast Asia….. [Boot] believes that Lansdale's approach was the wiser one, but he is cautious in his analysis of what went wrong… A lot of his book is committed to restoring a sense of proportion to his subject's image as a political Svengali, or "Lawrence of Asia."" -- Louis Menand - The New Yorker"A brilliant, extremely well-written book about a forgotten figure who was one of the most extraordinary and utterly unorthodox espionage agents in history." -- Steve Forbes - Forbes"Edward Lansdale is probably the greatest cold warrior that most Americans have never heard of. Max Boot has written a fascinating account of how this California college humorist, frat boy and advertising executive evolved into a counterinsurgency expert before the term was even coined…. Max Boot has become one of the master chroniclers of American counterinsurgency efforts, and his biography of Mr. Lansdale is a tribute to a guy who recognized the threat of insurgency in a post-World War II environment where most American leaders saw only brute force as a solution to any political-military problem…. This book should be read in Baghdad and Kabul, not only by Americans, but by local leaders." -- Gary Anderson - Washington Times"Max Boot capably and readably tracks the fascinating but ultimately depressing trajectory of this shadowy figure, who, as a murky undercover operative and a literary and cinematic avatar, looms over or lurks behind some of the crucial moments in U.S. foreign policy in the decades following World War II, culminating in its greatest disaster." -- James G. Hershberg - Washington Post"Deeply researched and evenhanded, The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam is a superb scholarly achievement. . . . [Boot] comes at Lansdale having already written two major books on small wars and counterinsurgency, a solid foundation that he takes to a new level here with rigorous research and dogged investigation into little-known corners of Lansdale’s life." -- Carter Malkasian - Foreign Policy"In this fine portrait of Edward Lansdale, Max Boot adds to his well-deserved reputation as being among the most insightful and productive of contemporary historians. This is a superb book. Diligently researched and gracefully written, it builds on a comprehensive analysis of Lansdale’s triumphs in the post–World War II Philippines to provide much new material, and expose old myths, about one of the most fascinating, and in many ways ultimately saddest, members of the supporting cast in the later war in Vietnam." -- Lewis Sorley - National Review"Comprehensively researched and insightfully written—Boot is, as always, an extremely talented writer." -- Christian Science Monitor"An exceptionally well-written, captivating tale of one of the most distinctive characters in American Cold War history…. The Road Not Taken is highly recommended reading for historians of the Cold War and military leaders, Foreign Service officers, and intelligence personnel wrestling with America’s current challenges in the small wars of the 21st century, as well as general readers looking for an exhilarating story of a fascinating character in American history." -- Peter Mansoor - Journal of American Greatness"A capacious biography…. The book is chock-full of operational information on Lansdale’s deeds, both quiet and ugly…. This book might work as a star vehicle for Tom Hanks or Matt Damon…. A useful addition to the literature on US foreign policy during the half century bracketed by the US occupation of the Philippines and the disastrous 2003 intervention in Iraq." -- John Reed - Financial Times"A brilliant biography of the life—and a riveting description of the times—of Edward Lansdale, one of the most significant figures in post-WWII Philippines and then Vietnam. Just as David Halberstam did in The Best and the Brightest, Max Boot uses superb storytelling skills to cast new light on America's agonizing involvement in Vietnam. The Road Not Taken not only tells Edward Lansdale's story with novelistic verve but also situates it wonderfully in the context of his tumultuous experiences—and offers important lessons for the present day." -- General David Petraeus (U.S. Army, Ret.)"Boot marshals sharp, devastating anecdotes to show how Lansdale’s ideas were dismissed or misunderstood by his contemporaries. . . . The stories this volume tells about voluntary isolation and lack of knowledge, vision, or respect for anything outside U.S. security culture, in all its violent, self-reinforcing whiteness and maleness, have a terrible timelessness to them . . . . We are in his debt for writing a book about another time that challenges us to raise those questions in ours." -- Heather Hurlburt - Washington Monthly"Max Boot, one of the premier military historians writing today, has created a fascinating portrait of Edward Lansdale, a maverick in the mold of T.E. Lawrence. But The Road Not Taken is much more than a biography, begging comparison with monumental narratives like Neil Sheehan's A Bright Shining Lie. Boot gives us a compelling look back on the Vietnam tragedy, showing that it was by no means the inevitable result of forces beyond the control of our political and military leaders. " -- Philip Caputo, author of Rumor of War"I couldn’t stop reading this engrossing biography of Edward Lansdale, a man who loved his country’s ideals and who secretly fought for them in the Philippines, Vietnam, and Washington, DC. Lansdale’s story is relevant today, because he was a key figure in the debate over how and how not to use military force to achieve American foreign policy aims. Through Lansdale’s efforts we got it right in the Philippines, but no one listened to him in Vietnam. He was forgotten by the time we moved into Afghanistan and Iraq. I fervently hope our policy makers read this book." -- Karl Marlantes, author of Matterhorn"As one of the last few links to Lansdale, who was also one of his closest on-the-ground collaborators, I can attest that this biography of him is the best, most accurate, revealing and complete portrait yet produced. Even with all I knew, I learned a great deal more that was new which broadened my understanding of this extraordinary man. The very human way he helped the Filipino and Vietnamese people defend their inalienable rights is a shining model to be followed by current and future generations of Americans assigned abroad to assist fragile nations." -- Rufus Phillips, author of Why Vietnam Matters"A remarkable piece of work, superbly researched and documented. In an ideal world, it would be required reading for all senior American diplomats being posted to underdeveloped nations. Having worked with Lansdale during an important period in his career, I particularly noted how Max Boot skillfully dissected his modus operandi." -- Lieutenant General Samuel V. Wilson (U.S. Army, Ret.)"A probing, timely study of wrong turns in the American conduct of the Vietnam War. A historian of America's ‘small wars’ with a keen eye for the nuances of counterinsurgency, Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow Boot (Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present, 2013, etc.) finds a perfect personification of America's Vietnam in Edward Lansdale (1908-1987), much as Neil Sheehan did with John Paul Vann 30 years ago with his book A Bright Shining Lie. . . . Controversial in some of its conclusions, perhaps, as Lansdale's arguments were in their day, and essential reading for students of military policy and the Vietnam conflict." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review"A superb history of the Vietnam conflict and includes fascinating military detail and a firm grasp of both American and Vietnamese politics. Boot’s expertise in counterinsurgency makes his arguments compelling, and his rich portrait of Lansdale as a creative if unpredictable maverick adds a new level of understanding not only to Lansdale himself, but also to the entire Vietnam era. This important book—substantially enhanced by excerpts from Lansdale’s own writing and augmented by outstanding maps—deserves to be read alongside Neil Sheehan’s award-winning A Bright Shining Lie (1988)." -- Mark Levine - Booklist, starred review"Boot outshines everything ever written about the legendary CIA operative Edward Lansdale (1908–1987) in this exhaustive, fact-filled, and analytical biography." -- Publisher's Weekly
£26.59
Texas Christian University Press,U.S. The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1974, The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock grew out of a magazine article coauthored by Jan Reid. The book portrays an Austin-based live music explosion variously described as progressive country, cosmic cowboys, and outlaw country.
£24.65
University of Chicago Press The Core of Johnny Appleseed
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£999.99
