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Die USA im Vietnamkriegby Erik Fischer
Diplomica Verlag 2009; US$ 47.48Am Morgen des 16. März 1968 machte sich eine amerikanische Einheit auf den Weg in ein kleines südvietnamesisches Dorf: My Lai. Innerhalb von vier Stunden brachten sie so gut wie alle Bewohner in einem grauenvollen Exzess um. My Lai ist eine Zäsur; es ist der Höhepunkt eines grausamen Krieges. Erschreckender noch als das Ereignis selbst, ist die Erkenntnis, dass My Lai zwar in seiner zeitlichen Verdichtung einzigartig, ansonsten aber in der Geschichte des Vietnamkrieges nicht ungewöhnlich war. Extreme Gewalt gegen andere wurde in Vietnam alltäglich; nicht einmal die eigenen Soldaten waren voreinander sicher. In diesem Krieg entgrenzte sich die amerikanische Armee vollständig. Sie stellte ihren Soldaten eine Ermächtigung zum willkürlichen Töten... more...
Freedom at Riskby James Buckley
Encounter Books 2010; US$ 25.95James L. Buckley may be the only American alive who has held high office in each branch of the federal government as senator of New York, undersecretary of state under Ronald Reagan, and a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. His unique understanding of how Washington works equips him to address the intrusive and exponential growth of the federal government in the past forty years. In Freedom at Risk, Buckleys collected essays, musings, and speeches tell the real story of why government is incapable of managing an economy, and why the transformation of the federal government into a centrally administered welfare state is undermining the critical safeguards that the Founders wrote into the Constitution. Here, in a sober... more...
Democrats do the Dumbest Thingsby Bill Crawford
St. Martin's Press 2011; US$ 6.99If you think you've heard every dumb thing they've said or done...think again! Outrageous indulgent, and downright dumb. That's right, we're talking aout the words and deeds committed by politicians, our favorite and least favorite people in the whole world. In this hilarious collections, it's he Democrats who step up to the mike, open their mouths, and insert their collective feet. Democrats do the dumbest things. Just ask any Republican who might wonder how Senator Ted Kennedy, whose legacy may have as much to do with his partying as with his party affiliation, kept his pants on long enough to serve the public. When Ted was photographed atop a twenty-two year old woman on a speed boat, a fellow senator quipped, "Well Teddy, I see you've... more...
The Political Legacies of Barry Goldwater and George McGovernby Jeffrey J. Volle
Palgrave Macmillan 2010; US$ 85.00This book is about redemption for people on the right and left of the political spectrum who can be proud of two politicians, Senator's Barry Goldwater and George McGovern, who demonstrated that defeat can be accepted with decency and honor. more...
Historic Documents of 2010by CQ Press
CQ Press, a Division of SAGE 2011; US$ 270.00The Historic Documents series makes primary source research easy by presenting in one volume key excerpts from documents about the important events of each year for the United States and the world more...
The Thom Hartmann Readerby Thom Hartmann
Berrett-Koehler Publishers 2011; US$ 19.95Compiled from more than a decade of incisive writing about the deep change needed at the individual and political level, this anthology reveals bestselling author Thom Hartmann at his very best. more...
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