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In the Garden of Beasts
Crown Publishing Group 2011; US$ 16.00?Larson is a marvelous writer...superb at creating characters with a few short strokes.?? New York Times Book Review Erik Larson has been widely acclaimed as a master of narrative non-fiction, and in his new book, the bestselling author of Devil in the White City turns his hand to a remarkable story set during Hitler?s rise to power. The... more...
The Little Book of Great Britain
The History Press 2012; US$ 14.57This little gem of a book is a repository of intriguing, fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts and trivia about Britain and the things that have made it great. Within this volume are such chapters as inventors and inventions, manners and customs, great Britons, great places such as castles, cathedrals, notable buildings, museums, collections... more...
Real Enemies
Oxford University Press, USA 2009; US$ 20.99Many Americans believe that their own government is guilty of shocking crimes. Government agents shot the president. They faked the moon landing. They stood by and allowed the murders of 2,400 servicemen in Hawaii--or 3,000 civilians in New York. In their zeal to cover up their crimes, they killed witnesses, faked evidence, and stole into secure offices... more...
Bull Halsey
Naval Institute Press 2013; US$ 32.95Applauded by the public and revered by the men who served under him, Adm. William F. Halsey was one of the leading American personalities of World War II. His reputation as a no-holds-barred fighter and his tough-guy expression earned him the nickname "Bull," yet he was also known for showing genuine compassion toward his men and inspiring them to... more...
The Kennedys at War
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2002; US$ 27.50A dramatic, fascinating?and revisionist?narrative detailing how America?s first family was changed utterly during World War II. First-rate history grounded in scholarship and brought to life by a critically acclaimed author. From breathless hagiographies to scandal-mongering exposés, no family has generated more bestselling books than the Kennedys.... more...
Contemporary America
Infobase Publishing 2009; US$ 60.00Changing International affairs and the forces of technological innovation shaped the lives of Americans in the last decades of the 20th century. While the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union gave rise to hopes of peaceful international relations, the Gulf War and the attacks of September 11, 2001 on the World Trade Center in New... more...
A Fiery Peace in a Cold War
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2010; US$ 16.95From Neil Sheehan, author of the Pulitzer Prize?winning classic A Bright Shining Lie, comes this long-awaited, magnificent epic. Here is the never-before-told story of the nuclear arms race that changed history?and of the visionary American Air Force officer Bernard Schriever, who led the high-stakes effort. A Fiery Peace in a Cold War is a masterly... more...
Rainbow Pie
Scribe Publications 2011; US$ 26.99Rainbow Pie is a coming-of-age memoir wrapped around a discussion of America?s most taboo subject ? social class. Set between 1950 and 1963, Joe Bageant uses Maw, Pap, Ony Mae, and other members of his rambunctious Scots?Irish family to chronicle the often-heartbreaking post-war journey of 22 million rural Americans into the cities, where they became... more...
Remember Them
Hardie Grant Books 2009; US$ 39.95Victoria's wartime and military heritage encompasses a vast range of memorials, from the majestic Shrine of Remembrance to local war monuments, honour boards, cemeteries, Avenues of Honour, sculptures, museums and memorabilia. Each memorial commemorates the lives, courage and sacrifice of the local soldiers who served in the various theatres of... more...
Die Bedeutung Europas in der Außenpolitik der USA
Springer 2012; US$ 54.99Seit dem Ende des Ost-West-Konflikts scheint Europa für die USA an Bedeutung zu verlieren. Dafür werden nicht nur die neuen weltpolitischen Konstellationen, sondern auch soziodemographische Veränderungen in den USA verantwortlich gemacht. Alexander Höse untersucht die Effekte dieser Entwicklungen auf die amerikanische politische Elite: Anhand der Konzepte... more...









