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Paperback. An account of the Vietnam War, as seen by the American PFCs, sergeants and platoon leaders in the rivers and jungles and trenches. Into their stories, Lehrack has woven a narrative that explains the events they describe and places them into both a historical and a political context. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 35 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BG; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JWD; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700605347
- ISBN
- 9780700605347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.38
€ 43.38
Paperback. Time after time during the Vietnam War, the United States sent Vietnamese spies and commandos behind enemy lines only to have them killed, captured or compromised into reporting back false information. This is a sobering account of the disastrous secret programme. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 358 pages, 25 photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JWH; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700611478
- ISBN
- 9780700611478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.34
€ 42.34
Paperback. A scathing critique of the CIA's role in and final departure from the Vietnam War. The work was originally written 25 years ago, at great risk and ultimately at great sacrifice by an author who had believed in the CIA's cause but was disillusioned by the agency's treacherous withdrawal. Num Pages: 636 pages, 35 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 45. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 25 Anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612130
- ISBN
- 9780700612130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.45
€ 51.45
Hardcover. After the Chinese detonated their first nuclear test in 1964, America and India were both concerned. The CIA knew it needed to gather more information, but had few ways of achieving this. This text chronicles the effort to plant a sensing device on a Himalayan peak in order to listen in on China. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 28 photographs, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JPSH; JWMN; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612239
- ISBN
- 9780700612239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Paperback. A study of the often misunderstood Philippine War. From the pitched battles of the early war to the final campaigns against guerrillas, it traces the entire course of the war. The text is grounded in original documents, including the letters and diaries of soldiers from both sides. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 442 pages, 21 photographs, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; 3JJC; HBJF; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612253
- ISBN
- 9780700612253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.37
€ 43.37
Paperback. An account of the "Pueblo" incident. In January 1968, the USS Pueblo was attacked and captured by North Korean gunships on its maiden voyage. Diplomacy prevailed in the end, but not without great cost to the lives of the imprisoned crew and to a nation already mired in an unwinnable war in Vietnam. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 21 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612963
- ISBN
- 9780700612963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.50
€ 42.50
Hardcover. When US-led forces invaded Iraq in March 2003 Katherine M. Skiba went as an "embed". Her memoir provides a you-are-there account of her experiences with the Army's legendary 101st Airborne, the division celebrated for its heroism in World War II as the "Band of Brothers.". Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JM; BGB; HBJF1; HBLX; JWG; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700613823
- ISBN
- 9780700613823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.12
€ 67.12
Hardcover. By failing to develop effective programs weapon development, Japan increased the probability that it could not triumph over its more advanced enemies. Walter Grunden underscores the dramatic scientific and technological disparities that left Japan vulnerable and ultimately led to its defeat in World War II. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 1st.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700613830
- ISBN
- 9780700613830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.19
€ 74.19
Paperback. A winner of the Richard W Leopold Prize and the Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Book Award and selected for the US Army's Recommended Reading List. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 456 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1FPK; 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614165
- ISBN
- 9780700614165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.57
€ 43.57
Hardcover. In the violent world of radical extremists, "the enemy of my enemy is my friend." This study reveals how that precept plays out in the unexpected bonding between militant Islam and the extreme right in America and Europe. It provides an insightful and sane look at the possibilities for collaboration between these groups. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 785.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614448
- ISBN
- 9780700614448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.71
€ 74.71
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. This work features the horrors of firefights and summary executions and the drama of the UN bombing. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 34 photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBW; JWLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614981
- ISBN
- 9780700614981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.40
€ 73.40
Paperback. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 390 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616237
- ISBN
- 9780700616237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.98
€ 42.98
Paperback. A true Band of Brothers story from the Vietnam War, this first unit history of a naval air squadron uses extensive interviews to highlight the Navy's contribution to the air war. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 440 pages, 37 photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616770
- ISBN
- 9780700616770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.78
€ 43.78
Hardcover. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJK; HBWS4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 36. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- Har/DVD
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700618019
- ISBN
- 9780700618019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.91
€ 74.91
Paperback. Tells the story of the unsung heroes of the Korean War the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade. This remarkable air-ground unit shipped out only six days after its creation and activation and yet won every one of its engagements and helped secure the Pusan Perimeter." Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 258 pages, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBWS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700618927
- ISBN
- 9780700618927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.41
€ 40.41
Hardcover. An authoritative history of the violence that plagued Cambodia from World War II until the end of the twentieth century--and an expose of CIA activities there, peeling back the layers of secrecy that surrounded the CIA's covert assistance to anticommunist forces in Cambodia during that span. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619009
- ISBN
- 9780700619009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.53
€ 68.53
Hardcover. This first detailed account of the Denver Anti-Chinese Riot of 1880 tells the complex story of how anti-Chinese nativism in the nineteenth century grew from a regional political issue to a full-fledged national concern. Provides a new way of understanding late nineteenth-century race relations, as well as American sectionalism. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBBWC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619191
- ISBN
- 9780700619191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.97
€ 73.97
Paperback. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; JFSL3; LAZ; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619269
- ISBN
- 9780700619269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.30
€ 35.30
Paperback. The dramatic story of the 1945 war crimes trial of General Tomoyuki Yamashita, who was charged with atrocities he neither committed nor ordered and of which he likely had no knowledge. Even so, he was convicted and, following a Supreme Court review, executed for having failed to control his troops." Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JWXK; LNDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620142
- ISBN
- 9780700620142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.52
€ 40.52
Paperback. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700621095
- ISBN
- 9780700621095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.20
€ 46.20