Military history

The story of the United States, from Revolutionary War to Donald Trump The Oxford Illustrated History of the United States offers a completely fresh account of the founding and development of the American republic.

A global and comprehensive history of a modern institution of inhumanity.

A global and comprehensive history of a modern institution of inhumanity.

The story of how the mass mobilization for World War II catalyzed the national and international political movements and conflicts of the postwar periodIn the popular imagination, World War II is perceived as the last great moment of national consensus, when the United States was united around the collective purpose of battling a clear enemy whose aim was global dominance.

The story of how the mass mobilization for World War II catalyzed the national and international political movements and conflicts of the postwar periodIn the popular imagination, World War II is perceived as the last great moment of national consensus, when the United States was united around the collective purpose of battling a clear enemy whose aim was global dominance.

The author examines fully the military role of chemical warfare and its effects on the people, industries, and administrations on both sides; he also considers the growing moral problems it created.

FASCINATING TRUE WORLD WAR II STORIES FOR SENIORSA conscientious objector who refused to carry a weapon — and saved nearly 100 lives under fire, earning the Medal of Honor.

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When Union and Confederate forces met at the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, each side was confident of victory.

The Divided AsiaHow Empire Redrew a ContinentAsia was never simply a collection of borders on a map.

The Roman siege works are still there.

After the Guns: Rebuilding the Lives a War Leaves Behind is a book about what happens after a war officially ends — when the soldiers come home, the headlines move on, and the real cost begins to appear inside families, hospitals, courts, workplaces and communities.

What does a 25S actually do once the recruiting description ends and the real work begins?

Two kings fought the largest chariot battle their world had ever seen.

The longest war in European history contained about thirty hours of famous battle.

Before the war, they were mechanics, fullbacks, and sons of farmers.

From the wire surrounding a Vietnam compound to the uneasy journey home, J.

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Forty thousand Romans marched into the Mesopotamian desert.

VA claims are built on records, but records are rarely organized around the questions a veteran needs to answer.

How did Jews and Israel get themselves into so much trouble and so many wars?

In August 1939, two men who despised everything the other stood for shook hands and carved up Europe.

They were surgeons on a warship who didn't much care about Navy regulations -- and that made all the difference.

He was the enemy the Allies couldn't help but admire, and the propaganda machine that made him famous almost destroyed him.

In this compelling history, Navy medical personnel recall the major role Navy Medicine played in World War II.

This illustrated guide is a combined version of Long Range Shooting and Advanced Long Range Shooting that teaches everyday people how to shoot as well as the most elite snipers in the United States Army.

The war created a nation.

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By the late 1960s, what had been widely heralded as the best-qualified, best-trained army in US history was descending into crisis as the Vietnam War raged without end.

Uncover the hidden history of World War I's forgotten heroes and the island that reshaped American military strategy.

The story of Winston Churchill's long relationship with the Crown—from radical liberal under Edward VII to his last premiership as an old man under the young Queen Elizabeth II.

The story of Winston Churchill's long relationship with the Crown—from radical liberal under Edward VII to his last premiership as an old man under the young Queen Elizabeth II.

This book applies a critical-feminist perspective to the question of how security sector reform (SSR) interacts with militarisation and gender relations.

This book applies a critical-feminist perspective to the question of how security sector reform (SSR) interacts with militarisation and gender relations.

What happens when two newlyweds sell everything they own, buy a beat-up converted FedEx truck, and point it toward an unknown horizon?

Un manifesto agghiacciante nel cuore del Terzo Reich: scopri le radici dell'antisemitismo, del totalitarismo e della propaganda che hanno sconvolto la storia del XX secolo.

THE PULSE-POUNDING TRUE STORY BEHIND THE ASSASSINATION THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY'Elegant, unshowy and gripping in the manner of a dependable le Carr ' THE TIMES'The page-turning pace of a thriller .

He captured the sultan who was strangling Constantinople — and bought the city another fifty years.

"e;The best battlefield first-person compilation I have read .

Army transportation is more than trucks.

Discover the untold story of the 65,000 Puerto Ricans who left the Caribbean to defend global democracy, breaking social barriers and permanently reshaping their homeland.

The life and correspondence of major general sir isaac brock kb is a historical military biography, War of 1812 history text, and biographical correspondence collection that explores the life, leadership, and legacy of a key military figure in Canadian and British history.

Lessons of the war is a historical and analytical work that examines military strategy leadership and the complexities of conflict during a critical imperial campaign.

Military memoirs of capt george carleton is a historical military memoir, early modern war narrative, and naval warfare chronicle that documents the experiences of a soldier engaged in major European conflicts such as the Dutch War and campaigns in Spain.

Drake, Nelson and Napoleon is a historical account that examines the development of British naval power through the lives and legacies of key maritime figures.

In 513 BC, the largest army in the world marched into the grass north of the Black Sea — and never found anybody to fight.

The war with the United States a chronicle of 1812 is a historical nonfiction work that analyses the causes context and consequences of the War of 1812 through a balanced examination of political economic and military factors.

The Army's 12 Series is much bigger than one kind of Engineer.

In the aftermath of civil war, often the most daunting task is to reconcile former opponents who continue to demand justice--or even vengeance--for wartime suffering.

'Sebestyen reminds us once again why he is one of the best historians writing today' ANDREW ROBERTS, author of Churchill: Walking with DestinyIn the years after the First World War, Berlin was - as Vladimir Nabokov described it - a place 'of dangerous glamour and worldliness, of tawdry cynicism, where art and riot flourished side by side.