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During the 2003 Iraq War invasion called Operation Iraqi Freedom, the 3D Infantry Division led the effort starting March 19, 2003. They pushed three days straight into the fight to take Baghdad with major combat operations lasting several months. 3D Infantry Division's 1st Brigade, the main effort, was supported by the 126th Forward Surgical Team known as "Phantom FaST". This is a story about a newly married bride and her husband, a young officer in "Phantom FaST", trying to make sense of war and separation. During the initial combat phase, there were no methods of communication other than good old letter writing like veterans of past wars. This book is a compilation of those letters and is a story about LOVE shared, the effects of WAR, and the FAITH to survive.

Discover the major political scandals from Nixon to Trump. Find out more about the scandalous presidencies that shaped America. Read about their international origins and international consequences.

Thematically focused analaysis of modern architecture throughout Texas with gorgeous photographs illustrating works by famous and lesser-known architects.

Americans responded to the deadly terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, with an outpouring of patriotism, though all were not united in their expression. A war-based patriotism inspired millions of Americans to wave the flag and support a brutal War on Terror in Afghanistan and Iraq, while many other Americans demanded an empathic patriotism that would bear witness to the death and suffering surrounding the attack. Twenty years later, the war still simmers, and both forms of patriotism continue to shape historical understandings of 9/11's legacy and the political life of the nation. John Bodnar's compelling history shifts the focus on America's War on Terror from the battlefield to the arena of political and cultural conflict, revealing how fierce debates over the war are inseparable from debates about the meaning of patriotism itself. Bodnar probes how honor, brutality, trauma, and suffering have become highly contested in commemorations, congressional correspondence, films, soldier memoirs, and works of art. He concludes that Americans continue to be deeply divided over the War on Terror and how to define the terms of their allegiance--a fissure that has deepened as American politics has become dangerously polarized over the first two decades of this new century.

Seventeen authors collaborated to present this incisive deconstruction of the falsifications saturating the information space.

"The group of artists known as the "Pictures Generation" are usually thought to have rebelled against abstract and minimalist art by bringing back figural techniques and borrowing liberally from the aesthetics of mass media and advertising. Challenging conventional interpretations of this group, Alexander Bigman argues that these artists-especially Robert Longo, Jack Goldstein, Sarah Charlesworth, Gretchen Bender, and Troy Brauntuch-deployed totalitarian and fascist iconography to pose new, politically loaded questions about what it means to perceive the world historically in a society saturated by images. Throughout, he also situates their work in the context of other developments taking place in New York City at the time, including music, fashion, cinema, and literature. This is a book about art, popular culture, and memory, and especially about how the specter of fascism loomed for these artists in the 1970s and 1980s, and the ways it still looms for us today"--

"Though widely recognized as the founder of the legendary Fluxus movement, George Maciunas has long been a puzzling figure in the history of twentieth-century art. Many have questioned whether he should be considered an artist at all. In Fluxus Administration, critic and art historian Colby Chamberlain reveals the consistent artistic practice hidden behind Maciunas's varied work in architecture, music, performance, publication, graphic design, film, and real estate as an attempt to create models for community through structures of bureaucracy. In this deeply researched study, Chamberlain traces how Maciunas's art insinuated itself into settings as unlikely as the routes of the postal service, the fine print of copyright law, the zoning strictures of urban planning, and the corridors of hospitals. These shifting frames of reference expand our understanding of where an artistic practice can operate and what forms it might assume. In particular, Chamberlain draws on media theory to highlight Maciunas's ingeniously crafted paperwork, much of which is beautifully reproduced here for the first time"--

102 Geschichten, bei denen der Alltag Pate stand.Überraschend heiter, nachdenklich, und oft böse enden die Erzählungen, sobald der lakonische Erzähler den Blick erweitert.Männer und Frauen stehen im Mittelpunkt, da und dort spielt die Technik eine eigenwillige Rolle und Kinder, der Osterhase sowie eine Hexe haben Gastauftritte.Hier zum Beispiel die Geschichte über "Perfekte Männer"Lorena schüttelte heftig den Kopf. Das Notebook blinkte und piepste - war das nicht komplett unwürdig einer Zauberin? Generationenlang hatten sie, wenn Not am Mann war, sie aus eigener Kraft geschaffen.Ihre Großmutter beherrschte noch die Kunst, sie wunschgemäß zu backen. Das halbe Dorf hatte sie versorgt. Und essen konnte man sie dann auch noch.Schon ihre Mutter durfte es nicht mehr - Ethikkommission und so; also nahm sie meist den Hübschesten von der nächsten Baustelle. Und sie? Lorena wollte kein Kind - nur auf Erfahrung war sie aus und so saß jetzt vor dem flirrenden Glas, konfigurierte Haar- und andere Längen und sollte sich schließlich entscheiden, ob er geliefert werden sollte - mit oder ohne künstliche Intelligenz.

The need for artificial intelligence systems that are not only capable of mastering complicated tasks but also of explaining their decisions has massively gained attention over the last years. This also seems to offer opportunities for further interconnecting different approaches to artificial intelligence, such as machine learning and knowledge representation.This work considers the task of learning knowledge bases from agent behavior, with a focus on human-readability, comprehensibility and applications in games. in this context, it will be presented how knowledge can be organized and processed on multiple levels of abstraction, allowing for efficient reasoning and revision. It will be investigated how learning agents can benefit from incorporating the approaches into their learning processes.Examples and applications are provided, e.g., in the context of general video game playing. The most essential approaches are implemented in the InteKRator toolbox and show potential for being applied in other domains (e.g., in medical informatics).

Imperial Island shows how empire and its ever-present aftermath have divided and defined Britain over the last seventy years.'An eye-opening study of the empire within' SHASHI THAROOR'Clear, bold, refreshing' LUCY WORSLEYAfter the Second World War, Britain's overseas empire disintegrated. But the effects of empire lived on, shaping its population and politics and dominating its relationship with the world ever since. Drawing on a mass of new research, from personal letters to pop culture, Imperial Island tells this dramatic story of imperial demise and its potent legacy, from the Suez Crisis to the Falklands War, from the invasion of Iraq to Brexit. It is a story of immigration and social unrest, multiculturalism and extremism, and a nation continuously wrestling with its past.'Incisive, important and incredibly timely . . . for anyone wanting to understand how Britain became the nation it is today ' CAROLINE ELKINS'Marvellous . . . A thought-provoking delight that absolutely everyone should read' STEPHEN BUSH'Absorbing . . . dexterously handled and carefully sourced' Financial Times'Masterful, ingeniously written. You won't look at Britain in the same way ever again' OWEN JONES

'The Susan Sontag of her generation' Deborah LevyThe story of two couples who live in the same apartment in north-east Paris almost fifty years apart.In 2019, Anna, a psychoanalyst, is processing a recent miscarriage. Her husband, David, takes a job in London so she spends days obsessing over renovating the kitchen while befriending a younger woman called Clémentine who has moved into the building and is part of a radical feminist collective called les colleuses.Meanwhile, in 1972, Florence and Henry are redoing their kitchen. Florence is finishing her degree in psychology while hoping to get pregnant. But Henry isn't sure he's ready for fatherhood...Both sets of couples face the challenges of marriage, fidelity, and pregnancy. The characters and their ghosts bump into and weave around each other, not knowing that they once all inhabited the same space.A novel in the key of Éric Rohmer, Scaffolding is about the bonds we create with people, and the difficulty of ever fully severing them; about the ways that people we've known live on in us; and about the way that the homes we make hold communal memories of the people who've lived in them and the stories that have been told there.'Atmospheric and evocative, the prose elegant and poised' Observer

From bestselling author and British astronaut Tim Peake, an inspirational human history of space travel, from the Apollo missions to our future forays to Mars. The Right Stuff for a new generation.PERFECT GIFT FOR FATHER'S DAY'This book is brilliant - once in a blue moon. A book for the whole family.' Chris Evans, Virgin Radio'The most wonderful book ... Tim Peake is a historian and encyclopaedia of space.' Rory Stewart'An extraordinary book. For anyone - even if you're not interested in Space. If you're interested in human stories and the human character - this is delightful.' BBC Breakfast'A fascinating, detailed, playful book drawn from extensive research - Peake met seven Apollo astronauts, Russian cosmonauts and various other space technicians - as well as his considerable personal experience. Lifts the lid on what space is like: the dedication and sacrifice; the politics and pantomime; the practicalities and the peril; the glory and fame; the adjustment back to normal life.' iPaper'A thrilling human history of space' Daily Mirror'The bible of space travel' Chris Moyles, Radio XAs seen in the major TV series Secrets of Our Universe with Tim Peake.Only 656 people in human history have left Earth. In Space: The Human Story, astronaut Tim Peake traces the lives of these remarkable men and women who have forged the way, from Yuri Gagarin to Neil Armstrong, from Valentina Tereshkova to Peggy Whitson.Full of exclusive new stories, and astonishing detail only an astronaut would know, the book conveys what space exploration is really like: the wondrous view of Earth, the surreal weightlessness, the extraordinary danger, the surprising humdrum, the unexpected humour, the newfound perspective, the years of training, the psychological pressures, the gruelling physical toll, the thrill of launch and the trepidation of re-entry. The book also examines the surprising, shocking and often poignant stories of astronauts back on Earth, whose lives are forever changed as they readjust to terra firma.Publication of the book comes on the eve of NASA's plans to return to the moon, fifty years after an astronaut last walked on the lunar surface. In 2024 the Artemis II mission will send four astronauts to orbit the moon. In 2025 Artemis III will send the first woman and the first person of colour to step on the lunar surface. What will separate these upcoming moonwalkers from the legendary Apollo crews? Does it still take a daring-do attitude, super-human fitness, intelligence, plus the 'Right-stuff' - a fabled grace under pressure? And how will astronauts travel even further - to Mars and beyond? Space: The Human Story reveals all.

Bettina Messner erzählt kurze Schwänke aus ihrem Leben.Zwischen Installateuren und "Urinellas", skurrilen Träumen und witzigen Reiseberichten, Gelsen und Klopapier, Eiscreme und natürlich Zitronen. Großteils äußerst heiter.Zu 97 Prozent seien es wahre Erlebnisse, behauptet die Autorin. DerRest bestehe aus Erinnerungsunschärfen und Dramatisierungen.Wer's glaubt.

Die Abendsonne kotzt Melancholie auf den Asphalt, als wir uns zum letzten Mal treffen.Abschied, kein Neuanfang in Sicht. Wir allein auf einer Welt voller verlorener Seelen.Herzschmerz in unseren Jackentaschen, neben zerknülltem Kaugummi-Papier und zerrissenen Mahnungen.Träume, ertrunken in Sektgläsern aus Plastik, und Momente, die zerfließen wie unsere heruntergeschluckten Schmerzen."Mary Lee Wagner schreibt von Träumen und Sehnsüchten, die mal meine waren. Als die Welt groß und abenteuerlich war, bevor ich glaubte, schon alles gesehen zu haben. Sie zeigt die Schönheit des was-wäre-wenn und den Schmerz des was-niemals-wurde." - Wendy NikolaizikDer Band enthält acht Kurzgeschichten.

Als souveräner Geschäftsmann steht Jan Dietrich mit seiner Lebenserfahrung und Cleverness als Garant für Erfolg. Ganz anders sieht es in seinem Privatleben aus.In der DDR aufgewachsen, trifft er in dieser Zeit auf die beiden Menschen, die sein Leben entscheidend prägen sollen: seinen Freund Uwe und Laura, die ihm eine glückliche Ehe und seine Tochter Alina schenken wird.Die Freundschaft der beiden Männer scheint lange Zeit unverbrüchlich, bis sie durch ihre konträren Lebensentwürfe auf eine harte Probe gestellt wird und sich ihre Wege trennen. Die Nachricht von Uwes Tod wirft eine Fülle von Fragen auf ...Für Jan hat die Wiedervereinigung Deutschlands alles auf Anfang gesetzt und zusammen mit Laura und Alina startet er noch einmal durch. Das Glück scheint perfekt - da verstirbt Laura unerwartet an einer heimtückischen Krankheit. Vater und Tochter bewältigen den Verlust auf je eigene Weise. Während Alina mit Sorge das Einsiedlerdasein ihres Vaters beobachtet, verfolgt Jan die leidenschaftlichen Auseinandersetzungen seiner Tochter und ihrer akademischen Freunde, in denen sie um eine neue, bessere Zukunft ringen. Ein Prozess, der für Jan zum Spiegel seiner ureigensten Träume wird.

Adrian Graf von Holter-Kersch leitet mit Umsicht sein global gestreutes Imperium "Kohle & Stahl", beispielhaft mit einer Dependance in Buenos Aires. Als Seiteneinsteiger der höheren Politik zu dienen, wird ihm anempfohlen. Beliebt ist er als erschöpfend gebildeter Redner bei Professoren an den Hochschulen und er spricht ferner vor wesentlichen Gremien. Graf Adrian schreibt sich an wichtiger Literatur die Finger wund. Sein Wälzer "Budapest, wie es leibt und lebt" wird zum Kassenschlager. Keiner dominiert in puncto Expertise bezüglich der Kulturen der Inuits und der Seldschuken anregender, durchschaut deren Verantwortungsbewusstsein und Lebensart, die er mühelos durchrecherchiert. Er durchstreift Alaska wie auch die Sonorawüste in Arizona. Graf Adrian ist zeitweilig mit der Hamburgerin Petra liiert, die ihn nach eigenen Angaben wegen seines immensen Pfefferminzverzehrs vielfach, jedoch immer fortwährender, meidet. Er findet in Stefanie eine neue Frau, die ihn versteht, welche zudem sein neues Standbein "Hähne & Hühner", vor allem mongolischen Charakters, per IT zu hüten vermag. Dass der Graf samt Familie sich in der Mongolei breitschlagen lässt, vor der Jurte in der mongolischen Steppe zu meditieren, die Messer zu werfen, den Yak zu reiten und mit Pfeil und Bogen zu schießen, deutet er selber so: Es geht mit ihm konkret zur Sache, er ist imstande, den Dingen Argumente zu liefern, er ist allemal befähigt, sich überdies selbstkritisch zu durchleuchten, respektive Mysteriöses per se zu illuminieren. Er ist und bleibt einer, der hinter die Rituale blickt, neue Atmosphäre weltwirtschaftlich zu kreieren versteht.

Children and youth belong to one of the most vulnerable groups in societies. This was the case even before the current humanitarian crises around the world which led millions of people and families to flee from wars, terror, poverty and exploitation. Minors have been denied human rights such as access to education, food and health services. They have been kidnapped, sold, manipulated, mutilated, killed, and injured. This has been and continues to be the case in both developed and developing countries, and it does not look as if the situation will improve in the near future. Rather, current geopolitical developments, political and economic uncertainties and instabilities seem to be increasing the vulnerability of minors, especially in the wars and armed conflicts currently being waged not only in Europe, but on almost every continent. How can risks children and youth are exposed to in times of transition be reduced? Which role do state agencies, non-governmental organisations, as well as children's coping strategies play in mitigating the vulnerabilities of minors?This volume addresses risks to which children and young people are exposed, especially in times of transition. The focus is on different groups of children in the European wartime and post-war societies of the Second World War, 'occupation children' in Germany, teenage National Socialist collaborators in Norway, and more recent cases such as child soldiers, refugee children, and children of European "Islamic State" fighters. The contributions come from international scholars and different academic disciplines (educational and social sciences, humanities, law, and international peace and conflict studies) and are based on historical, quantitative, and/or qualitative analyses.

The Emerging Populist Majority analyzes America’s political future and changing coalitions through long-term and emerging trends across demography, geography, and ideology.America is on a new rendezvous with destiny…at least that’s what co-authors Troy M. Olson and Gavin M. Wax explore in The Emerging Populist Majority. With confounding consensus narratives in our media and culture, and building on Donald Trump’s historical upset in the 2016 presidential election, Olson and Wax make the case that the populist revolt remaking American politics is merely at the midfield point. Furthermore, they argue that this revolt is poised to continue long-term, and more recent trends predict that populism will become the major political movement in America for the remainder of the twenty-first century. Building on the late 1960s tradition when Kevin P. Phillips accurately predicted the next generation of Republican dominance at the presidential level, and considering the forecasted coalition of the ascendent that found its way through the electoral process in the 2006 midterm wave and election of Barack Obama in 2008, The Emerging Populist Majority exists both in that tradition and sets itself apart. Casting doubt and scrutiny on realignments and the traditionally agreed-upon narrative about them, this book is an exploration of the elite corridors of American society. Leaving no stone unturned, this analytical dive into the past, present, and future of America’s changing electorate and emerging coalitional makeup running through its two major parties has something for the politically obsessed across the divide, at home, and abroad.

This book deconstructs the American myth of fair and infallible justice: deplorable conditions of confinement, daily abuse, random legal appeals and political and judicial manipulation. The death penalty appears as a torture with many faces.

Barbara's fairytale life has hit a brick wall. Worst part, she didn't see it coming.Barbara navigates the NYC corporate world as a confident Black lawyer, balancing sky-high career goals with heavy family expectations. But while her career thrives at 31, her engagement crumbles, leaving her heartbroken-and stuck with a non-refundable destination wedding.Arriving at her island paradise, Barbara is swept away by Sebastian-a hazel-eyed lawyer with a snake tattoo and a mysterious past. Their connection is so deep, Barbara feels seen for the first time in her life.For Sebastian, time stops when he's with Barbara. It doesn't matter that she's rich, and he grew up on food stamps. That her clothes are designer and his hide old gang tattoos. Even that he's white, and she's Black. None of their differences matter until he's handed the job meant for her.Jobless and stripped of her family's wealth, Barbara digs deep to find herself and her voice. Suspecting she faced racial discrimination, Barbara challenges her boss in court. It's a decision that puts Barbara and Sebastian on opposite sides of a battle they long to fight together.As their love and convictions are put to the test, one crucial question remains, how much are they willing to risk to find justice?Multi-award-winning author Paulette Stout returns with a bold and spicy story of love, social justice, and belonging that'll stay with you long after the last page. It's fast-paced contemporary fiction for lovers of strong heroines with something to say about the world.

Despite repeated warnings from the White House, Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. Why did Putin start the war-and why has it unfolded in previously unimaginable ways? Ukrainians have resisted a superior military; the West has united, while Russia grows increasingly isolated.Serhii Plokhy, a leading historian of Ukraine and the Cold War, offers a definitive account of this conflict, its origins, course, and the already apparent and possible future consequences. Though the current war began eight years before the all-out assault-on February 27, 2014, when Russian armed forces seized the building of the Crimean parliament-the roots of this conflict can be traced back even earlier, to post-Soviet tensions and imperial collapse in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Providing a broad historical context and an examination of Ukraine and Russia's ideas and cultures, as well as domestic and international politics, Plokhy reveals that while this new Cold War was not inevitable, it was predictable.Ukraine, Plokhy argues, has remained central to Russia's idea of itself even as Ukrainians have followed a radically different path. In a new international environment defined by the proliferation of nuclear weapons, the disintegration of the post-Cold War international order, and a resurgence of populist nationalism, Ukraine is now more than ever the most volatile fault line between authoritarianism and democratic Europe.

Explore LGBTQ+ history with Queer Art, an intoxicating and energetic curation of iconic artworks that express queerness in all its forms, from the twentieth century to today.

Over the course of his presidency, Donald Trump intimidated, silenced, and bent to his will Justice Department and FBI officials, from Attorneys General Jeff Sessions and William Barr to career public servants. He sowed public doubt in both agencies so successfully that when he tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election, he paid little political cost and, despite an unprecedented array of criminal indictments, easily won the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election.In Where Tyranny Begins, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Rohde investigates the strategies Trump systematically used to turn the country's two most powerful law-enforcement agencies into his personal political weapons. Rohde also reveals how, during the Biden years, Justice Department non-partisan 1970s norms that Attorney General Merrick Garland reinforced inadvertently helped Trump, and could fail to deliver a trial and legal accountability by Election Day 2024.Where Tyranny Begins exposes how ill-suited both the DOJ and FBI are to serve as checks on abuses of presidential power. The rise of hyper-partisanship and the Trump and Biden presidencies have uncovered core flaws in American constitutional democracy that Trump would exploit in a second term. A round of historic reforms equivalent to the post-Watergate reforms that stabilized American democracy in the 1970s are immediately needed. A five-word warning coined by the English philosopher John Locke in 1689 captures the stakes in 2024: "Where-ever law ends, tyranny begins."

"Goodman reveals the ... innerworkings of our supply chain and the factors that have led to its constant, dangerous vulnerability. His reporting takes readers deep into the elaborate system, showcasing the triumphs and struggles of the human players who operate it--from factories in Asia and an almond grower in Northern California, to a group of striking railroad workers in Texas, to a truck driver who Goodman accompanies across hundreds of miles of the Great Plains. Through their stories, Goodman weaves [an] ... argument for reforming a supply chain to become truly reliable and resilient, demanding a radical redrawing of the bargain between labor and shareholders, and deeper attention paid to how we get the things we need"--Amazon.com.

This book provides an overview of the rapid development Beijing has seen in a wide range of areas in 2019, both within itself and as an integral part of a larger region, as Chinäs economic development continues to improve in overall quality and regional coordination. A review of Chinäs regional economic development in 2019-2020 is followed by 11 chapters that cover Beijing¿s achievements and challenges in economic development, public services, social governance, building a national cultural center, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei regional development coordination, creative city construction and nighttime economic development.This book is a valuable reference for anyone trying to gain a better understanding of the what, how, and why with regard to one of the world¿s fastest growing mega-cities.