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Examines Haig's continuing controversial role in British national memory

A rare contemporary account of Germany's defeat, free from the whitewashing of decades of reflection

While researching an article on Gen. George S. Patton, Kevin M. Hymel made an astonishing discovery. Browsing the Library of Congress's Patton index, he found lists of photo albums. Opening one, he found photos Patton himself took during World War II, a gold mine of historical photographs of which even Blumenson, Patton's official biographer, was unaware.

Examines the continuity of geographical influences and geopolitical choices through political periods of modern Japan,

The little known naval force that helped Texas gain independence from Mexico

Curiosity killed the cat. Satisfaction brought it back!

Nothing Is Too Late details the rise and fall of a man of inestimable depravity—Lucian Kozminski, a victim of the Holocaust who swindled fellow survivors and may have even faked his own death while serving out his prison sentence. The author, former assistant U.S. attorney Mark Kalmansohn, independently undertook a lengthy investigation and pro bono civil action. To this day, he continues to race against time and Kozminski's fading footprints, trying to uncover Kozminski's assets while trying to track down the thief himself.

Phenom, star pitcher, patriot, barnstormer, union man, crank, hero?

How bin Laden and his gang slipped through the noose during fierce Afghan battles

Can America continue to maintain its military commitments without conscription?

A compelling look at a brave warrior and aeronautical pioneer in both the civilian and military fields of aviation

Established less than 200 years ago, Chicago has seen a lot of living in that short span of time. Burned to the ground early on, it's been frozen and just recently flooded. Tucked away in the Midwest, it still rivals both coasts with its food, entertainment, and cultural venues. Chicago's Most Wanted?: The Top 10 Book of Murderous Mobsters, Midway Monsters, and Windy City Oddities takes you on a tour of that toddlin' town with dozens of top-ten lists containing memorable minutiae and delightful details. Laura L. Enright will blow you away with this collection of amusing and amazing facts about the Windy City.

New revelations about the secret war against Cuba

A concise introduction to the Spanish Civil War and Franco's counter insurgency campaigns in Muslim North Africa

Players who play the game the same way it was meant to to be played

The most extensive and useful collection available

Comparing the greatness of teams across eras is a ritual for all sports fans. Now from the coauthor of the acclaimed "Baseball Dynasties comes the first-ever analysis of the greatest football teams. Using sophisticated numbers-crunching already popular in baseball, Eddie Epstein tackles his first love, football. By combining statistic

Pick and grin with fun country music trivia

Analyzes the qualities of military leadership and personality that made Cushing successful

Shocked by the murderous attacks of September 11, most Americans remain mystified by the root causes of the catastrophe. In concise and elegant prose, distinguished scholar Robert Van de Weyer analyzes the troubled history of the West and its relations with the Islamic world. A pastor and author of more than twenty books about comparative religion, world history, and economics, Van de Weyer guides a journey though our inextricably linked past, present, and future.

Hunters in the Shallows examines the development of the small torpedo boat in U.S. naval history, from Lt. William Cushing's heroic Civil War attack on the Confederate ram Albemarle in 1864 in a forerunner of the PT to the type's zenith in World War II. Author Curtis L. Nelson takes readers inside the scandalous 1939 Elco deal to manufacture PTs, describes Gen. Douglas MacArthur's dramatic escape from Corregidor via PT in 1942, and assesses the sinking of John F. Kennedy's PT-109 off the Solomon Islands in 1943.Hunter in the Shallows provides a comprehensive critical analysis of a valuable vessel long neglected by naval scholars.

With landslide political changes in Europe in the early 1990s, politicians and military planners started to contemplate their possible effects on military postures. Most countries, however, did not enforce plans for post-Cold War reforms because they lacked political will and money, their conservative militaries resisted, and they felt no real pressure from any clear and present threat. Fortunately, debates have begun about the future of military forces, the "revolution in military affairs," and the plans for NATO and European security and defense cooperation. This publication serves as a timely contribution to the debate on determining which lessons have,and have not, been learned—while suggesting possible courses for the way ahead.