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"A Magnificent Fight"
Naval Institute Press 2013;This book recounts how the Wake Island garrison survived nearly daily bombings and repulsed the first Japanese attempt to take the atoll. The author uses extensive Japanese materials--many never before used or available-- to identify the enemy order of battle and the roles each unit played in the drama. more...
"C" Force to Hong Kong
Dundurn 1997; US$ 12.99This is the story of a "no military risk" campaign that slowly turned into a nightmare. The book provides new answers to a number of difficult questions beginning with a discussion of why Canadian troops were sent to Hong Kong at the request of the British War Office. Were the British duplicitous in making this request? Was Canadian Chief of the General... more...
"Donation of Constantine" and "Constitutum Constantini"
De Gruyter 2007; US$ 119.00The Donation of Constantine is the largest and most powerful forgery in world history. Disputed until modern times, this document was the fuel of religious war, used by both the reformation, as well as the counter-reformation. Johannes Fried not only reinterprets the origin of this forgery (i.e. he ascribes it to the Franks? opposition of Emperor Louis... more...
"Execute against Japan"
Texas A&M University Press 2009; US$ 37.50Less than five hours after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, U.S. naval leaders reluctantly chose to pursue a form of warfare they despised?targeting not only Japanese military assets but also civilian-operated fishing trawlers, freighters, and tankers. The move to unrestricted submarine warfare represented a major change in the longstanding American... more...
'Getting History Right'
Bucknell University Press 2010; US$ 36.99How do individuals, societies, and nations deal with their difficult pasts? 'Getting History Right' examines this question in a comparative context by looking at an authoritarian East Germany and a pluralistic, democratic West Germany. Eschewing a narrow focus on elites, this work draws extensively on societal level discussions of the past in popular... more...
"Gypsies" in European Literature and Culture
Palgrave Macmillan 2008; US$ 100.00This book traces representations of "Gypsies" that have become prevalent in the European imagination and culture and influenced the perceptions of Roma in Eastern and Western European societies. more...
"Happiness Is Not My Companion"
Indiana University Press 2001; US$ 19.95"Happiness Is Not My Companion"The Life of General G. K. Warren David M. Jordan The valorous but troubled career of the Civil War general, best known for his quick action to defend Little Round Top and avert a Union defeat at Gettysburg. Gouverneur K. Warren, a brilliant student at... more...
"I Love Paul Revere, Whether He Rode Or Not"
HarperCollins 2011; US$ 12.99Provocative and amusingly heretical, "I Love Paul Revere, Whether He Rode or Not" (a quote attributed to Warren Harding) offers eye-opening revelations debunking long-held American legends. more...
"I Love Paul Revere, Whether He Rode Or Not"
HarperCollins 2011; Not AvailableProvocative and amusingly heretical, "I Love Paul Revere, Whether He Rode or Not" (a quote attributed to Warren Harding) offers eye-opening revelations debunking long-held American legends. more...
"In a Single Garment of Destiny"
Beacon Press 2013; US$ 26.95An unprecedented and timely collection that captures the global vision of Dr. King?in his own words Too many people continue to think of Dr. King only as ?a southern civil rights leader? or ?an American Gandhi,? thus ignoring his impact on poor and oppressed people around the world. "In a Single Garment of Destiny" is the first book to treat... more...









