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Book Synopsis1. The British Labour Government and the Development of Chevaline, 1976-1979 2. The Callaghan Government and Polaris Replacement 1976-1979: The Duff-Mason Report 3. Britain, the US and NATO LRTNF Modernisation, 1976-1979 4. 'Gone Bananas' The Conservative Government and Chevaline, 1979-1983 5. Mrs Thatcher and the Trident C-4 Decision 6. Follow-on Negotiations for Trident C-4 7. Mrs Thatcher, MISC 7 and the Trident II D-5 Decision 8. Creating the 'Seamless Robe of Deterrence': Great Britain's Role in NATO's INF Debate ConclusionTrade Review“Provide a full account of the debates within the British government about an earlier modernization that resulted in the deployment of US ground-launched cruise missiles to the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Western Europe in the 1980s. … provide new insights into our understanding of the UK’s nuclear history and should be read by those interested in this subject area, in the US–UK relationship, and British defence policy more generally and by those analysing why states retain nuclear capabilities.” (Andrew Dorman, International Affairs, Vol. 91 (6), 2015)'The third volume in Kristan Stoddart's monumental history of British nuclear deterrent policy takes the reader from 1976 to 1983, a key period in the story when nuclear policy became an important domestic political issue. As usual, he handles his wide range of sources with consummate skill and insight.' - Professor Eric Grove, Liverpool Hope University, UKTable of Contents1. The British Labour Government and the Development of Chevaline, 1976-1979 2. The Callaghan Government and Polaris Replacement 1976-1979: The Duff-Mason Report 3. Britain, the US and NATO LRTNF Modernisation, 1976-1979 4. 'Gone Bananas' – The Conservative Government and Chevaline, 1979-1983 5. Mrs Thatcher and the Trident C-4 Decision 6. Follow-on Negotiations for Trident C-4 7. Mrs Thatcher, MISC 7 and the Trident II D-5 Decision 8. Creating the 'Seamless Robe of Deterrence': Great Britain's Role in NATO's INF Debate Conclusion

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Book SynopsisAs a Navy SEAL on combat deployment in Iraq, the author saw a military working dog in action and instantly knew he'd found his true calling. He started his own company, training and supplying dogs for the SEAL teams, US Government, and Department of Defence. This book deals with these K9 warriors.

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Book SynopsisDuring the Vietnam War, hundreds of American POWs faced years of brutal conditions and horrific torture at the hands of communist interrogators who ruthlessly plied them for military intelligence and propaganda. This book is suitable for those wondering how courage, faith, and brotherhood can endure even in the darkest of situations.

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Book SynopsisA moving story of Marine Operators doing what they do best, Level Zero Heroes brings to life the mission of the US. Marine Special Operations Team 8222 that fought side by side in Afghanistan, in a narrative as action packed and emotional as anything to emerge from the Special Operations community contribution to the Afghan War.

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Book SynopsisThe story he tells reveals the opportunities and costs of cotton production for the Lower South and the United States.Trade ReviewSchoen has written an immensely important history of southern political economy, one that is destined to be prominent in future studies of the Old South. -- James L. Huston Civil War Book Review 2010 Schoen's chronological approach in five chapter develops his arguments and does a masterful job of keeping the focus on cotton, its politics, its exploitation of slaves, and ultimately the self-delusions of the cotton states vis-a-vis the world... An excellent book on all counts. Highly recommended. Choice 2010 A sophisticated, nuanced analysis of elite political-economic rhetoric in the antebellum South. -- Lawrence A. Peskin North Carolina Historical Review 2010 In sure-footed fashion, Brian Schoen guides the reader through overlooked issues in the oft-told account of southern secession. -- Frank J. Byrne Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 2010 Students of the causes of the Civil War should read The Fragile Fabric of Union. It is well written and extensively documented... The author brings the issues to life by illustrating how economic self interested colored the views of the South to the point that it was willing to sunder the Union and go to war. -- Stephen Donnelly Historical Journal of Massachusetts 2010 I found myself reading this book in light of current events. Schoen does a good job pointing out that legislative victors may rue their triumph, while losers may inadvertently reap benefits from loathed legislation... The book is clearly written. -- David G. Surdam Journal of Economic History 2010 Impressive... Adds an intriguing new dimension to ongoing debates about the nature of southern economic development, what motivated southern states to secede, why they seceded when they did, and ultimately what caused the Civil War. -- Beth English American Historical Review 2010 In this provocative book, he forces historians who have not done so already to discount 'Lost Cause' lore and pay greater attention to southerners who thought they could use their monopoly in raw cotton as leverage to advance the interests of their region in the larger world. -- Glenn C. Altschuler Journal of Interdisciplinary History 2010 An important contribution to the reinterpretation of plantation slavery and the origins of the U.S. Civil War... A lucidly written, richly researched, and convincing analysis of the global forces that shaped the politics of the southern slaveholders. -- Charles Post Journal of American History There is much to admire in Brian Schoen's ambitious new book... A remarkable scholarly debut that represents one of the most important studies of 'why the South fought' to be released in over a generation. -- Scott P. Marler Register of the Kentucky Historical Society 2009 Schoen's readable prose deserves a wide audience. His explanations of tariffs and other economic issues are clear, and he has admirable command of a wide range of political and economic subjects (both domestically and in foreign relations). This book will be a welcome addition to the bookshelf of any scholar of the antebellum era. -- Aaron W. Marrs Technology and Culture 2011 Schoen extends the transatlantic dimensions of this era; just as the politics of slavery were shaped by developments in the Caribbean and Europe, so too did the political economy of cotton stretch throughout the Atlantic world. This book should be read by all those interested in broadening their understanding of both the Atlantic world of the nineteenth century and the coming of the American Civil War. -- Ed Rugemer H-CivWar, H-Net Reviews Schoen challenges previous studies and underscores the impact of external global economics as a primary cause of the Civil War. This contention is likely to stir controversy and healthy debate. -- Michael Russert Civil War News 2010 Schoen's Fragile Fabric commendably sheds renewed light on the conflict's origins at the local, sectional, and transatlantic level. -- Marc-William Palen Southern Historian 2011Table of ContentsSeries Editor's ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPrologue, 1781. The Threads of a Global Loom: Cotton, Slavery, and Union in an Interdependent Atlantic, 1789–1820Cotton, Empire, and NationThe Formation of a Transatlantic Cotton InterestCotton's "Revolution" and Its Limits2. Calculating the Cost of Union: Nationalism and Sectionalism in a Republican Era, 1796–1818The Cotton South and a Republican Coalition of "Equals""The Honor of Bearing It Best": Cotton, Commercial Warfare, and WarPeace Abroad, Dissension at Home: Republicans Active and Passive3. Protecting Slavery and Free Trade: The Political Economy of Cotton, 1818– 1833Panic and ProtectionCotton and a Harmonious Domestic and International Division of Labor"Unequal" Protection under the Law and Cotton's Minority Status4. Building Bridges to the West and the World: Empowerment and Anxiety in the Second Party System, 1834–1848Publishing the "Banns" of Marriage: The Search for Lower South Commercial AdvancementAmerican Proslavery Thought in the Age of British AbolitionThe Second Party System in the Cotton South5. An Unnatural Union: King Cotton and Lower South Secession, 1849– 1860Economic Advancement in an Age of Democratic AscendanceConverting Friends to Enemies and Enemies to Friends: The Search for Natural AlliesRealists Decide: Election and SecessionEpilogue, 1861NotesEssay on SourcesIndex

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