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paperback. Is any war a "good war"? In Worshipping the Myths of World War II, the author takes a critical look at what he sees is America's dedication to war as panacea and as Washington's primary method for leading the world. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971638
ISBN
9781597971638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.03

hardcover. From his birth in a Texas hill country town that no longer exists, Weldon L. Kennedy has come a long way. After service as a naval intelligence officer, he joined the FBI in 1963. Over the course of four decades, he served the Bureau with distinction, exemplifying the cutting-edge of crisis management. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGA; JKSW1; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971362
ISBN
9781597971362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.52

paperback. The VA is not your loving Uncle Sam who opens his wallet and says, 'Here you are, nephew-a $1,000 check per month for the rest of your life. That should take the pain out of your service injuries,' " writes John D. Roche. Far from it, he reveals. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 231.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971164
ISBN
9781597971164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.19

hardcover. John Brady Kiesling, a twenty-year veteran of the foreign service, publicly resigned his position as political counselor of the U.S. Embassy in Athens in February 2003 to protest the Bush administration's impending invasion of Iraq. Num Pages: 320 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
First Edition, Second Printing
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597970174
ISBN
9781597970174
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.65

hardcover. What does cynicism really mean? This book defines the nature of American cynicism and traces its historical roots. It presents an examination of the American mood as it swings from expectation to disappointment, from certainty to uncertainty, in politics, finance, work, religion, family, class, race, ethics, art, and crime. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574889857
ISBN
9781574889857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.73

hardcover. Born into a Quaker family, Nathanael Greene had nothing in his background that pointed to a military career. His total military training before mid-1775, when he abandoned pacifism, consisted of serving as a private in the Rhode Island militia for a few hours each week. Num Pages: 144 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574889123
ISBN
9781574889123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.73

Paperback. The U.S.-South Korean alliance faces significant challenges caused by transitions in both countries, including political and demographic change in South Korea and fast-paced adjustments to America's national security strategy in the face of a new global and regional strategic landscape. Num Pages: 260 pages, tables, charts, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574888959
ISBN
9781574888959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Paperback. In recent years, the United States and Japan have each undertaken a dramatic overhaul of various crisis and consequence management structures for preventing and responding to natural and man-made disasters, including earthquakes, terrorist attacks, critical infrastructure failures, and nuclear accidents. Num Pages: 174 pages, tables, charts, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; JKSR; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574888942
ISBN
9781574888942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Hardback. Friedrich von Boetticher was Germany's only military attache accredited to the United States between the world wars. Num Pages: 356 pages, 35 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; BG; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574888775
ISBN
9781574888775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.70

hardcover. The most storied rivalry in baseball is the Yankees and the Red Sox, despite what often seems like an annual exercise in disappointment in New England. Despite having a comparatively brief and less operatic history of losing to the Bronx Bombers than do the Sox, the Blue Jays were once the team to beat in the American League East. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574888614
ISBN
9781574888614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.54

paperback. No group is quoted - and misquoted - more often than America's founders. The Quotable Founding Fathers offers a compilation of some 2,500 quotes summing up the wit and wisdom of the founders. It mines into the founders' essays, diaries, letters, speeches, and sermons to extract all the nuggets that are significant to the history of the US. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574888294
ISBN
9781574888294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

paperback. An essential experience of being a baseball fan is the hopeful anticipation of seeing the hometown nine make a run at winning the World Series. In Paths to Glory, Mark L. Armour and Daniel R. Levitt review how teams build themselves up into winners. Num Pages: 422 pages, 18 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574888058
ISBN
9781574888058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

paperback. This sixtieth-anniversary edition of the 1943 classic returns to print the exciting story of a U.S. Navy fighter squadron during the invasion of French North Africa in World War II. Series: Aviation Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1HB; 1KBB; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
60th Anniversary edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887228
ISBN
9781574887228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.03

hardcover. Despite the voluminous literature on the central figure in American history, no other book in the field of political science compares to Lincoln's American Dream. It addresses comprehensively the overarching themes of Lincoln's political thought and leadership through provocative and divergent interpretations from leading scholars. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBG; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 42. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574885880
ISBN
9781574885880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.65

hardcover. Charles Stewart's life of sailing and combat on the high seas rivals that of Patrick O'Brien's fictional hero, Jack Aubrey. Stewart held more sea commands (11) than any other U.S. Navy captain and served longer (63 years) than any officer in American naval history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 27 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574885187
ISBN
9781574885187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.52

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Continuum Pub Group
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826429773
ISBN
9780826429773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.86

paperback. In the five decades after the Civil War, the United States witnessed a profusion of legal institutions designed to cope with the nation's exceptionally acute industrial accident crisis. This book talks about how jurists elaborated the common law of torts; workingmen's organisations founded a widespread system of cooperative insurance; and more. Num Pages: 322 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022614
ISBN
9780674022614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.10

Paperback. Entertaining and educational activities focusing on the ocean and its creatures. The Ocean Book Aquarium and Seaside Activities and Ideas for all Ages This activity book on the world of the oceans and the living things that inhabit them is filled with experiments, investigations, puzzles, games, and all sorts of fun things to do and learn. Series: Wiley Science Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WNCS1; YNNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 8. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Wiley
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471620785
ISBN
9780471620785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.77

Hardback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199732029
ISBN
9780199732029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.62

hardcover. Based on a field research on the changing montane and temperate rainforests of Mexico and South America. By concentrating on these largely overlooked environments, this work allows for comparative analysis across areas and helps identify how human disturbance has impacted the biodiversity of all forest types. Editor(s): Newton, A. C. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLS; KNAL; RGBL; RNCB; RNF; RNPD; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1102.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Publication date
2007
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781845932619
ISBN
9781845932619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.82

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