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15 produkter
Jefferson's War
America's First War on Terror 1801-1805
Häftad, 2004
232 kr
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Author Joseph Wheelan has marvellously captured the story of America's war against the Barbary pirates, our first war against terror and the nations that support it. The Barbary pirates, a Muslim enemy from Tripoli, attacked European and American merchant shipping with impunity. Jefferson ordered …
Terrible Swift Sword
The Life of General Philip H. Sheridan
Häftad, 2013
239 kr
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In this compelling and crisply written biography, historian Joseph Wheelan examines the life and wars of the indomitable General Phil Sheridan, whose leadership and aggressive tactics helped win the Civil War, crush the marauding Plains Indians,and save Yellowstone.
Midnight in the Pacific
Guadalcanal--The World War II Battle That Turned the Tide of War
Inbunden, 2017
366 kr
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The first U.S. offensive of World War II began with no fanfare early August 7, 1942. But, before it ended six months later with the first U.S. land victory, Guadalcanal was a household name. There, marines faced bloody banzai attacks in the stifling malarial jungles while the U.S. sailors and …
Bloody Okinawa
The Last Great Battle of World War II
Häftad, 2021
185 kr
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The last great battle of World War II began on Easter Sunday, April 1, 1945, when more than 184,000 began landing on the only Japanese home soil invaded during the Pacific war. The island of Okinawa was just 350 miles from mainland Japan, and the Allies planned to use it as its forward base for its …
Bitter Peleliu
The Forgotten Struggle on the Pacific War's Worst Battlefield
E-bok, 2022
184 kr
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The hard-hitting history of the Pacific War''s ''forgotten battle'' of Peleliu – a story of intelligence failings and impossible bravery. In late 1944, as a precursor to the invasion of the Philippines, U.S. military analysts decided to seize the small island of Peleliu to ensure that the Japanese …
Bitter Peleliu
The Forgotten Struggle on the Pacific War's Worst Battlefield
E-bok, 2022
185 kr
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The hard-hitting history of the Pacific War''s ''forgotten battle'' of Peleliu – a story of intelligence failings and impossible bravery. In late 1944, as a precursor to the invasion of the Philippines, U.S. military analysts decided to seize the small island of Peleliu to ensure that the Japanese …
Farthest Valley
Escaping the Chinese Trap at the Chosin Reservoir
E-bok, 2024
183 kr
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A history of the legendary extraction of the Fifth and Seventh Marines from a Chinese trap, told for the first time using Chinese sources. Knee-deep in snow, and under a leaden sky, American Marines thousands of miles from home watched more snow settle onto the frozen ground, glittering in the …
Farthest Valley
Escaping the Chinese Trap at the Chosin Reservoir
E-bok, 2024
185 kr
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A history of the legendary extraction of the Fifth and Seventh Marines from a Chinese trap, told for the first time using Chinese sources. Knee-deep in snow, and under a leaden sky, American Marines thousands of miles from home watched more snow settle onto the frozen ground, glittering in the …
Farthest Valley
Escaping the Chinese Trap at the Chosin Reservoir
Inbunden, 2025
290 kr
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Knee-deep in snow, and under a leaden sky, American Marines thousands of miles from home watched more snow settle onto the frozen ground, glittering in the fading light. Suddenly, the still Korean night roared to life with the sound of Chinese mortar fire. The Fifth and Seventh Marine Regiments …
Bloody Spring
Forty Days That Sealed the Confederacy’s Fate
Ljudbok, 2014
293 kr
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A unique and compelling examination of the Civil War''s "turning point"—forty crucial days in the spring of 1864 that turned the tide for the Union In the spring of 1864, Robert E. Lee faced a new adversary: Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant. Named commander of all Union armies in March, Grant …
Jefferson's War
America’s First War on Terror 1801–1805
Ljudbok, 2005
337 kr
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Two centuries ago, without congressional or public debate, Thomas Jefferson, a president who is thought of today as peaceable, launched America’s first war on foreign soil—a war against terror. The enemy was Muslim; the war was waged unconventionally, with commandos, native troops, and encrypted …
Mr. Adams's Last Crusade
John Quincy Adams's Extraordinary Post-Presidential Life in Congress
Häftad, 2009
218 kr
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When John Quincy Adams,the sixty-three-year-old former president, U.S. senator, secretary of state, and diplomat,was elected to the House of Representatives by his Massachusetts neighbours, he embarked on a spectacular late-life career. He became Congress's most acerbic and influential critic of …
Libby Prison Breakout
The Daring Escape from the Notorious Civil War Prison
Häftad, 2011
218 kr
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During the winter of 1863-1864, 1,200 Union officers lived in squalor and semi-starvation in Richmond's Libby Prison, known as "The Bastille of the South." On February 9, 109 of those officers wriggled through a fifty-five-foot tunnel to freedom. After an all-out Rebel manhunt, survivors reached …
