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Vigilance Is Not Enough: A History of United States IntelligenceA broad and deep survey of American intelligence from before the Revolution to the present Every nation has an intelligence apparatus--some means by which its top officials acquire needed information on sensitive issues. But each nation does it differently, influenced by its history, its...
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Visual Antietam Vol. 2: Ezra Carman's Antietam Through Maps and Pictures: The West Woods to Bloody LaneEzra A. Carman is regarded as the father of Antietam historiography. Colonel of the 13th New Jersey Infantry during the battle, he spent the better part of his later life writing a comprehensive manuscript detailing the Maryland Campaign. He also spent a significant amount...
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Voices from Gettysburg: Letters, Papers, and Memoirs from the Greatest Battle of the Civil WarThe voices of those who witnessed the Battle of Gettysburg and its aftermath with their own eyes - who saw the bloodshed, heard its din, trembled in its crash, struggled with its aftermath - are collected for the first time by Allen C. Guelzo,...
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Waging a Good War: How the Civil Rights Movement Won Its Battles, 1954-1968#1 New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas E. Ricks offers a new take on the Civil Rights Movement, stressing its unexpected use of military strategy and its lessons for nonviolent resistance around the world. "Ricks does a tremendous job of...
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WarA harrowing exploration of the uniquely dangerous experience of men whose survival depends on their absolute commitment to one another--from the bestselling author of The Perfect Storm. "Incisive ... absorbing ... original." --New York Times Book Review Sebastian Junger turns his brilliant and empathetic...
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War as I Knew ItA classic of American military history first published in 1947, War as I Knew It is the captivating memoir of George S. Patton, Jr., the legendary general, incendiary warrior, and unparalled tactician of World War II.Drawing from General Patton's vivid memories of battle and...
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War Is a Racket: And Other Essential Truths from General Smedley ButlerIncludes a new introduction by Kristofer Goldsmith, the nation's most recognized authority on the targeting of American troops and veterans with disinformation and extremist recruiting efforts. Updated with fresh material, this edition brings the prophetic warnings of the 2-time Medal of Honor recipient to...
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War Is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America's Most Decorated SoldierGeneral Butler's screed crosses all ideological boundaries.Originally printed in 1935, War Is a Racket is GeneralSmedley Butler's frank speech describing his role as a soldier as nothing morethan serving as a puppet for big-business interests. The introduction discusseswhy General Butler went against the corporate...
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War Is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America's Most Decorated SoldierUS Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler collected an award cabinet full of medals for his battlefield bravery. But perhaps his bravest act of all was to declare, after his retirement in the early 1930s, who was really winning (and losing) during the bloody...
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Warnings Unheeded: Twin Tragedies at Fairchild Air Force BaseMass murder and military aviation disaster. One community's experience with two fatal tragedies that occurred suddenly... but not without warning.On 20 June 1994, a vengeance-seeking gunman opened fire in an Air Force hospital. Despite warnings from his roommates and co-workers. Despite the efforts of...
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Warriors in WashingtonHow did the US Army emerge as one of the most powerful political organizations in the United States following World War II? In this book, Grant H. Golub asserts that this remarkable shift was the result of the Army's political masters consciously transforming the...
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Washington's CrossingSix months after the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution was all but lost. A powerful British force had routed the Americans at New York, occupied three colonies, and advanced within sight of Philadelphia. Yet, as David Hackett Fischer recounts in this riveting history,...
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Washington's Immortals: The Untold Story of an Elite Regiment Who Changed the Course of the RevolutionBy the award-winning author of Dog Company: a historic account of a Revolutionary War unit's "tactical acumen and human drama . . . combat writing at its best" (The Wall Street Journal).In August 1776, little over a month after the Continental Congress had formally...
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Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy RingNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Turn: Washington's Spies, now an original series on AMC Based on remarkable new research, acclaimed historian Alexander Rose brings to life the true story of the spy ring that helped America win the Revolutionary War. For the first time,...
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We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam"Powerful. . . . A candid, highly informative, and heartfelt tale of forgiveness between former fierce enemies in the Vietnam War." --St. Petersburg TimesThe #1 New York Times bestseller We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young brought to life one of the...
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We Few: U.S. Special Forces in Vietnam"Brokhausen mixes irreverence, perversity, and sarcasm with touches of gonzo journalism to recreate his 1970 tour with the Military Assistance Command Vietnam Studies and Observations Group..." -- Vietnam Veterans of AmericaThis riveting memoir details the actions and experiences of a small group of Americans...
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What They Fought for 1861-1865From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom--an impressive scholarly tour de force and a lively, highly accessible account of the sentiments of both Northern and Southern soldiers during the national trauma of the Civil War. In Battle Cry Of Freedom, James...
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What Was D-Day?In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, an armada of 7,000 ships carrying 160,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Nazi-occupied France. Up until then the Allied forces had suffered serious defeats, yet D -Day, as the invasion was called, spelled the...
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When Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped Us Win World War IINEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. While the Nazis were burning hundreds of millions of books across Europe, America printed and shipped 140 million books to its troops. The "heartwarming" story of how an army of librarians and publishers lifted spirits and built a new democratic...
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When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-DayA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "Absolutely gripping." --The Washington Post - "A masterpiece of oral history...stirring, surprising, grim, joyous, moving, and always riveting." --Evan Thomas From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky and Pulitzer Prize finalist...
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