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Now in its 20th anniversary edition, this 1973 classic is an unforgettable chronicle of John Kennedy's Camelot and its legacy--featuring remarkable portraits of the men who conceived and executed the Vietnam War, including Robert McNamara, McGeorge Bundy, Dean Rusk, and Presidents Kennedy and Johnson.

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Covering Sparta's full classical history, The Bronze Lie examines the myth of Spartan warrior supremacy.

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The President has the power to end the world in minutes. Right now, no one can stop him.

Since the Truman administration, America has been one "push of a button" away from nuclear war-a decision that rests solely in the hands of the President. Without waiting for approval from Congress or even the Secretary of Defense, t

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The most colourful and comprehensive history of national service ever published, featuring more than 80 interviews with those who experienced it, as well as correspondence from the period

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A gripping illustrated narrative of the Cimbrian (or Cimbric) War, in which the armies of the Roman Republic finally defeated the Germanic tribes of the Cimbri, Teutons, Ambrons and Tigurini.

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Traces the history of secret codes since the time of the pharoahs, and discusses the impact of codes and codebreaking on human history.

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A chilling, absorbing and topical investigation into the presence of the defence industries in our daily lives.

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The most audacious bombing raid in history is explained in detail within this text. It includes the complex design and testing of Barnes Wallis' theories, including dummy runs across English and Scottish lakes and lochs.

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An examination of the characters and careers of two generals creates a work that is at once a dual biography, military history, and analysis of the American penchant for patriotic bloodshed.

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From the legendary Pentagon Papers whistle-blower, an eyewitness expos of America's Top Secret, seventy-year nuclear policy that continues to this day, with a new Afterword by the author.

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A groundbreaking and tightly argued polemic about the state of the western world and its defences.

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The Face of Battle is military history from the battlefield: an imperishable account of the direct experience of individuals at 'the point of maximum danger'.

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A new illustrated, luxury edition of the Japanese warrior classic - admired today for its practical usefulness as a modern business manua

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Since its introduction in the 1950s the innovative G3 battle rifle has seen widespread combat around the globe, from South America to Afghanistan. This absorbing study investigates the origins, development, combat record, and legacy of this iconic rifle of the Cold War.

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"This is the story of the thirteen black men who broke one of the military's most rigid racial barriers and integrated the officer corps of the United States Navy."--

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In 1937, as the invading Japanese Army closed on Nanking, all foreigners were ordered to evacuate. John Rabe who ran the local Siemens factory, refused on the grounds that it would show a bad example to his Chinese workers. Sending his wife and family to safety, he watched in horror as the Japanese began to wipe out the population.

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An incredible account of one man's first hand experience of a conflict that continues to haunt the entire world.

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An updated in-depth investigation into the history and mystique of the Gurkha regiments

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A fascinating look at the turning points of famous conflicts - the moment when a minor incident decides the outcome of a battle (called the hinge of battle).

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Tasked with storming mountain strongholds in the desert. Trained to hunt down the world's most wanted terrorists. This is the extraordinary story of 22 SAS.

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An illustrated overview of the Hundred Years War, the most long-running, and the most significant, conflict in western Europe in the later Middle Ages.