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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...
Josephus Daniels
The University of North Carolina Press 2013; US$ 35.00As a longtime leader of the Democratic Party and key member of Woodrow Wilson's cabinet, Josephus Daniels was one of the most influential progressive politicians in the country, and as secretary of the navy during the First World War, he became one of the most important men in the world. Before that, Daniels revolutionized the newspaper industry in... more...
Omar Bradley
Regnery Publishing 2013; US$ 16.95The First In-Depth Biography of America?s Last Five-Star General He was known as ?the G.I. General?? humble, self-effacing, hard-working, reflecting the small-town virtues of the America whose uniform he wore. But those very virtues have led historians to neglect General Omar Bradley?until now. Bestselling author Jim DeFelice, in this, the first-ever... more...
Meyer London
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2013; US$ 45.00Meyer London (1871-1926), a Russian Jewish immigrant, settled in New York's Lower East Side in 1891. He became a lawyer, labor activist, founding member of the Socialist Party of America, and a three term Congressman who advocated peaceful methods and refused to take rigid doctrinal positions. Elected to Congress in 1914 as the lone Socialist,... more...
The American Culture of War
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95The American Culture of War presents a sweeping critical examination of every major American war since 1941: the Second World War, Korea, Vietnam, and the First and Second Persian Gulf Wars. As he carefully considers the cultural forces that surrounded each military engagement, Adrian Lewis offers an original and provocative look at the motives... more...
Harold E. Stassen
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2012; US$ 45.00In 1938 Harold E. Stassen was elected governor of Minnesota at age 31. He went on to a distinguished career as a key political figure of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. In 1943 he resigned as governor to enter the United States Navy at the height of World War II. In the postwar years he participated in writing the charter of the United Nations, and later... more...
Driven Patriot
Naval Institute Press 2012; US$ 36.95A biography of the brilliant, ambitious Forrestal whose career took him from the Wall Street to Washington. more...
We Have Not Been Moved
PM Press 2012; US$ 9.99A compendium of writings that detail the grassroots actions of social and political activists from the civil rights era of the early 1960s to the present day, this book reviews the major points of intersection between white supremacy and the war machine through historic and contemporary articles from a diverse range of scholars and activists. Among... more...
Blood, Sweat and Tears
Liberties Press 2012; US$ 14.57Irish troops have served 40,000 individual tours of duty over four decades in Lebanon. All over Ireland, in almost every family, there is a father, a brother, a sister, son, daughter or cousin who has come under fire in South Lebanon. Forty-seven Irish troops died in Lebanon and thousands more have returned with physical and psychological injuries.... more...









