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Hardback. On October 23, 1983, nearly simultaneous suicide truck bombings killed 241 U.S. peacekeepers in their barracks at the Beirut International Airport (BIA) and 58 French paratroopers at their headquarters two miles north of BIA. In this long-awaited book, the Marine Corps commander of the U.S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 b&w photos, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPN; HBLW3; HBW; JPWL; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597974257
- ISBN
- 9781597974257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.37
€ 43.37
Hardback. Delves into the myths associated with the Vietnam veteran's experience and looks at them through the war stories they told and continue to tell. Kulik conducts an extremely thorough review of the Vietnam literature and interviews participants wherever possible, poking holes in the war myths of people throughout the political spectrum. Num Pages: 304 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597973045
- ISBN
- 9781597973045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.13
€ 31.99
€ 30.13
Hardback. In New York City in 1939, neither eighteen-year-old Jack "Jake" Jacobson nor his comrade Murray "Duke" Davison had any intention of joining the military. Their sights were set on playing club dates in what Duke called the "upholstered sewers" of Manhattan. Num Pages: 292 pages, 16 b+w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597972857
- ISBN
- 9781597972857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.91
€ 27.99
€ 26.91
Paperback. The books in the Essential Bibliographies series include an essay by a noted scholar on the important historiographical issues and a pertinent bibliography for a particular period or theme in military history. Series: Essential Bibliographies Series. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: GBCR; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 122
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597972468
- ISBN
- 9781597972468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.67
€ 15.99
€ 15.67
paperback. It is only in the past two decades that scholars have breached the language barrier in Germany, Austria, and Russia, permitting a comprehensive reexamination of the Napoleonic Wars. Series: Essential Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: GBCR; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 134
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597972093
- ISBN
- 9781597972093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.24
€ 15.99
€ 15.24
Hardback. The Cold War continues to shape international relations almost twenty years after being acknowledged as the central event of the last half of the twentieth century. Interpretations of how it ended thus remain crucial to an accurate understanding of global events and foreign policy. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBA; HBTW; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597971744
- ISBN
- 9781597971744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.44
€ 68.44
paperback. Presents a study of unconventional warfare in American military history. This book includes: guerrilla fighting during the American Civil War; wars between the United States and Native Americans; the Philippine Insurrection; the campaign against Mexico's Pancho Villa; and, US occupations of the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Nicaragua. Num Pages: 308 pages, 6 b&w photos, 7 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBW; JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597971560
- ISBN
- 9781597971560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.72
€ 20.99
€ 20.72
hardcover. In 1955, after assignments at the US Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) and on board a destroyer, Marvin Durning arrived at ONI's office in Munich, Germany. During this year, he participated in the final stages of transforming Germany from a defeated enemy into a respected democracy. World Turned Upside Down is Durning's account this period. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; JPSH; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597971348
- ISBN
- 9781597971348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.13
€ 25.99
€ 25.13
Paperback. Today we face America's most terrifying enemy ever: an indigenous insurgent army made up of millions of our own citizens. We snipe at each other from behind impregnable barricades of cynicism, mocking efforts to move ahead and scoffing at once-cherished national ideals. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597971034
- ISBN
- 9781597971034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.71
€ 15.99
€ 15.71
hardcover. In October 2001, the Bush administration sent Amb. James F. Dobbins, who had overseen nation-building efforts in Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, and Kosovo, to war-torn Afghanistan to help the Afghans assemble a successor government to the Taliban. Num Pages: 192 pages, b+w photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597970839
- ISBN
- 9781597970839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.18
€ 25.99
€ 25.18
paperback. What distinguishes Richard F. Miller's "A Carrier at War" is its focus on individual officers and sailors and shipboard morale as distinct from the usual "bomb and bullet" reporting. The USS Kitty Hawk's mission paralleled the tortuous course of events leading up to the Iraq War. Num Pages: 272 pages, 29 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781597970471
- ISBN
- 9781597970471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.25
€ 19.25
Hardback. Tells the story of northern Iraq during the transition from US occupation to local sovereignty. Undoing Saddam goes beyond the attacks and violence to detail the day-to-day problems of rebuilding a nation, including constructing schools, digging wells, completing roads, and building new power plants. Num Pages: 226 pages, 30 b&w photos, 2 maps, timeline illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBW; JPHV; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597970242
- ISBN
- 9781597970242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.88
€ 27.99
€ 26.88
Paperback. "The basis for the Academy Award-winning film starring George C. Scott"--Cover. Num Pages: 896 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1143.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Westholme Publishing, U.S. United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 896
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594160110
- ISBN
- 9781594160110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.30
€ 36.99
€ 35.30
Hardback. Great cities and neighborhoods rise and fall, yet Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia has seized the imagination and envy of social climbers, urban planners, and novelists alike for two centuries. This title provides a full-length social history of this public urban space. Num Pages: 224 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 5182 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592139880
- ISBN
- 9781592139880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.23
€ 37.99
€ 33.23
Paperback. Offers multifaceted explorations of how Chinese Americans have shaped their ethnic culture and identities to claim recognition in America's multiracial, multicultural democratic state. Editor(s): Chan, Sucheng; Hsu, Madeline Y. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBJK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592137534
- ISBN
- 9781592137534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.21
€ 37.21
Hardback. Black Communists Speak on Scottsboro, an account of a neglected chapter in the story of the Scottsboro saga, gives voice to a segment of the African American community that has often been ignored or distorted: black Communists. Editor(s): Howard, Walter T. Num Pages: 200 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592135974
- ISBN
- 9781592135974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.19
€ 58.19
Paperback. Drawing from the "Philadelphia" magazine, this is a collection of profiles of the famous, infamous, and nearly famous in Philadelphia. It includes essays on athletes, such as: Mike Schmidt and Dr J; captains of industry, including Brian Roberts; and the politicians - Governor Rendell, Mayor Goode, and many other civic leaders. Editor(s): Huber, Robert; Wallace, Benjamin. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134618
- ISBN
- 9781592134618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.73
€ 27.99
€ 24.73
Paperback. A visual history of America's gun women, this illustrated volume, with over 125 images, looks at how armed women have positioned themselves within or against the mainstream culture of their time, while also revealing how mainstream America's perception of gun women has changed over time. Num Pages: 256 pages, 70 b&w and 80 4-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFSJ1; WSXS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592131556
- ISBN
- 9781592131556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.84
€ 38.84
Hardback. How the crowded neighbourhoods of New York's Lower East Side gave rise to cross-racial and cross-ethnic bonds before 1930 Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592131273
- ISBN
- 9781592131273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.86
€ 76.86
Hardback. At the beginning of the twentieth century, hundreds of thousands of European immigrants came to northeastern Pennsylvania to work in the coal mines. This work chronicles the struggle of these miners to earn a decent wage, alleviate dangerous working conditions, and gain respect. Num Pages: 82 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JJC; HBTB; HBTK; KNAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 288 x 13. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Scranton Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 82
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589660519
- ISBN
- 9781589660519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.82
€ 35.82