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Soldiers, Spies, and the Rat Line: America's Undeclared War Against th...
Milano, James V.; Brogan, Patrick
paperback. After Germany's surrender in World War II, Jim Milano, a young U.S. army intelligence officer, led a small, independent group of soldiers charged with carrying out some of the first intelligence efforts of the postwar era. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574883046
- ISBN
- 9781574883046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.82
€ 21.99
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Paperback. Tells the story of John F. Kinney - hero, POW escapee, and aviation pioneer. It contains the first full-length account of a successful escape by a Marine captured in one of the great battles of World War II. Series: Memories of War. Num Pages: 220 pages, 17ill.M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BTM; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887365
- ISBN
- 9781574887365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.33
€ 16.99
€ 16.33
paperback. SECDEF offers an expert's insights into one of the most difficult jobs in Washington. Of the twenty-one men who have held the post of secretary of defense since it was created in 1947, only half served more than eighteen months. The first, James Forrestal, committed suicide soon after leaving the Pentagon. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JW. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc. United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887952
- ISBN
- 9781574887952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.72
€ 20.99
€ 20.72
Paperback. During the Iraq War, coauthor Capt. Jason Conroy commanded Charlie Company, which was part of Task Force 1-64, 2d Brigade Combat Team, part of the U.S. Army's 3d Infantry Division. A tank unit equipped with mammoth M1A1 Abrams tanks, Conroy's company was literally at the tip of the U.S. Army's spear and one of the first elements into Baghdad. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b&w photographs/maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574888577
- ISBN
- 9781574888577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.82
€ 21.99
€ 21.82
paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; WN; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Counterpoint LLC United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781593760922
- ISBN
- 9781593760922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.00
€ 16.99
€ 15.00
paperback. The Sixth Marine Division holds a unique place in U.S. Marine Corps history, because it was retired after one great battle. The division was formed on Guadalcanal in September 1944, its ranks filled with battle-hardened veterans and untested replacement troops. Num Pages: 304 pages, 63 b&w illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597970501
- ISBN
- 9781597970501
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.72
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Hardback. Using both Russian and US documents, this work investigates why the Russian Pacific Squadron came to San Francisco in 1863; what happened during its nearly year-long visit; and how its presence influenced events. It gives us an examination of the Russians' visit and its social, diplomatic, and military impact. Series: Military Controversies S. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 b&w photos & illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPS; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597970549
- ISBN
- 9781597970549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.26
€ 28.26
paperback. From the author of The Veteran's Survival Guide, The Veteran's PTSD Handbook addresses the obstacles that veterans face when filing for benefits related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In an accessible, self-help style Roche offers detailed instructions on how to prepare a well-grounded claim for veterans' benefits relating to PTSD. Num Pages: 258 pages, charts, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; JW; MJN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books; 1 edition (2007-04-30) United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597970648
- ISBN
- 9781597970648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.72
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Hardback. Most observers have maintained that US machinations were responsible for the success of General Augusto Pinochet's coup. This book examines one of the most controversial chapters in US intelligence history, the CIA's covert operations in Chile from 1964 to 1974. It shows that the conventional wisdom about the impact of US actions is flawed. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSH; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597970976
- ISBN
- 9781597970976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.08
€ 42.08
paperback. 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. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597971102
- ISBN
- 9781597971102
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
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hardcover. When the Nazis took power in 1933, most Germans did not foresee the oncoming storm. Many were wildly enthusiastic; some were alarmed; most were worried but trusted that things would work out. In short, they felt much as Americans have felt from time to time. Num Pages: 240 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; JPA; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597972239
- ISBN
- 9781597972239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.30
€ 38.30
paperback. During the Second World War, women pilots were given the opportunity to fly military aircraft for the first time in history. Num Pages: 146 pages, 20 b+w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597972666
- ISBN
- 9781597972666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.53
€ 18.99
€ 18.53
Hardback. More than twelve million immigrants, many of them children, passed through Ellis Island's gates between 1892 and 1954. Children also came through the "Guardian of the Western Gate," the detention center on Angel Island in California that was designed to keep Chinese immigrants out of the United States. Num Pages: 208 pages, 18 b&w photos, chronology, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTD; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597972963
- ISBN
- 9781597972963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.30
€ 38.30
hardcover. "Guns don't kill people; people kill people." "When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns." "An armed society is a polite society. Num Pages: 282 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597973564
- ISBN
- 9781597973564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.30
€ 38.30
hardcover. As the first chief of the Special Intelligence Unit at the Treasury Department, Elmer L. Irey accomplished what J. Edgar Hoover wouldn't and Eliot Ness couldn't. From the 1920s through the 1940s, he headed the investigations that led to the prosecution of the ruthless, murderous bosses who ruled American cities without fear of the law. Num Pages: 372 pages, 11 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597974882
- ISBN
- 9781597974882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.79
€ 35.79
hardcover. From literary journalist Sara Mansfield Taber comes a deep and wondrous memoir of her exotic childhood as the daughter of a covert CIA operative. Born under an Assumed Name portrays the thrilling and confusing life of a girl growing up abroad in a world of secrecy and diplomacy - and the heavy toll it takes on her and her father. Num Pages: 396 pages, 64 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBJK; HBTM; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597976985
- ISBN
- 9781597976985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.30
€ 38.30
hardcover. As the first great Jewish player in the major leagues and the first African American to play major-league baseball during the twentieth century, respectively, Hank Greenberg and Jackie Robinson are forever linked because of the barriers they encountered, the discrimination they endured, the athletic gifts they exhibited, and especially the .. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597978422
- ISBN
- 9781597978422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.08
€ 42.08
hardcover. The Ohio State Buckeyes have been a powerhouse in college football for decades, with numerous national championships and NFL draftees to their credit. Saint Woody: The History and Fanaticism of Ohio State Football is a Bill Bryson-style look at Ohio State football and the spiritual fanaticism that surrounds it. Num Pages: 304 pages, 24 b&w photos, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; WSBT; WSBX; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612342009
- ISBN
- 9781612342009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.79
€ 37.99
€ 33.79
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904558378
- ISBN
- 9781904558378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.57
€ 20.57
Paperback. Throughout, Lovegren supplements recipes - some mouth-watering, some appalling - from classic cookbooks and family magazines with humorous anecdotes that chronicle how society and kitchen technology influenced the way we lived and how we ate. Num Pages: 464 pages, 35halftones, 7line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; WBA; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 184 x 25. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226494074
- ISBN
- 9780226494074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.12
€ 25.99
€ 21.12