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Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army
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Jeremy Scahill
On September 16, 2007, machine gun fire erupted in Baghdad's Nisour Square leaving seventeen Iraqi civilians dead, among them women and children. The shooting spree, labeled "Baghdad's Bloody Sunday," was neither the work of Iraqi insurgents nor U. S. soldiers. The shooters were private forces working for the secretive mercenary company, ...
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International Building Code
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International Code Council
Featuring time-tested safety concepts and the very latest industry standards in material design, the 2009 International Building CodeA(R) offers up-to-date, comprehensive insight into the regulations surrounding the design and installation of building systems. It provides valuable structural, fire-, and life- safety provisions that cover means of ...
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The Savage Wars of Peace: Small Wars and the Rise of American Power
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Max Boot
A thrilling account of the forgotten wars of American history, and an eye-opening argument about the military's future role. . Max Boot's new book is a history of those smaller, undeclared wars that, he argues, have always played a key role in American international affairs. This story, he shows, has special relevance to the current "war on ...
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The Veteran's Survival Guide: How to File and Collect on VA claims
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John D Roche, Maj.
"Claim denied!" All too often millions of veterans have received this response to their legitimate claims for federal benefits. In most cases, writes veterans' advocate John D. Roche, the claimant didn't understand the procedures needed to meet the myriad requirements of the Department of Veterans Affairs. With the appeals process requiring years ...
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Beyond belief : a chronicle of murder and its detection
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Emlyn Williams
This is a look at Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, the Moors Murderers. The text covers the murders, their perpetrators and the detection that led to Brady and Hindley's arrest.
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The Use of Force: Military Power and International Politics
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Robert J Art
The sixth edition of this classic text retains the best from earlier editions and adds thirteen new selections that highlight twenty-first century challenges, including terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. Strategies for using force, together with case studies that illustrate the general principles, are hallmarks of the text. New case ...
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A Question of Loyalty: Gen. Billy Mitchell and the Court-Martial That Gripped the Nation
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Douglas C Waller
Documents the events surrounding the 1920s trial of a World War I army air service leader, describing his accusations of treason and criminal negligence against the president and other officers, and his seven-week court martial.
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Scottsboro: A Tragedy of the American South
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Dan T Carter
In a chapter written especially for this revised edition of his modern classic, Carter recounts the latest turns in the case. Included are the surprising story of the last surviving Scottsboro defendant and the vivid description of Victoria Price's libel suit against the network that televised the drama and subsequent trial--presumably the last of ...
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Soldier and the State: The Theory and Politics of Civil-Military Relations
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Samuel P Huntington
In a classic work, Samuel P. Huntington challenges most of the old assumptions and ideas on the role of the military in society. Stressing the value of the military outlook for American national policy, Huntington has performed the distinctive task of developing a general theory of civil-military relations and subjecting it to rigorous historical ...
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War and the American Presidency
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Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Jr.
In this collection of unified essays, America's distinguished historian, Arthur M. Schlesinger selects key issues that have arisen during the George W. Bush administration and examines them in the light of history. In the opening essay, he explains how, though unilateralism was actually the prevailing approach through most of our country's history ...
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The Trial of the Catonsville Nine
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Daniel Berrigan
On May 17, 1968, at the height of the Vietnam War, nine Catholic activists used napalm to destroy military draft records taken from a Selective Service office outside Baltimore. The nine men and women (including Daniel and Philip Berrigan) were tried, found guilty of destroying government property, and sentenced to three years in jail. This new ...
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Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939
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Edward Carr
PART ONE The Science of International Politics Chapter 1 The Beginnings of a Science The science of international politics is in its infancy. Down to 1914, the conduct of international relations was the concern of persons professionally engaged in it. In democratic countries, foreign policy was traditionally regarded as outside the scope of party ...
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The war between the generals
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David Irving
The little band of military chiefs entrusted with the historic task of the liberation of Nazi-occupied Europe were allies, but more often antagonists, scrapping amongst themselves for power and prestige. David Irving reveals the war as the generals lived it.
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Divorce and the Military II: A Comprehensive Guide for Service Members, Spouses, and Attorneys
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Marsha L Thole
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Letters from Nuremberg: My Father's Narrative of a Quest for Justice
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Christopher J Dodd, Lary Bloom
Drawing on his father's long-archived correspondence as a prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials, Senator Dodd's narrative and contextual observations give readers the feeling of being in the courtroom during this momentous event. Eight-page b&w photo insert.
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War Talk
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Arundhati Roy
Noted author Roy continues her exploration into nonfiction with this third volume, touching on a range of subjects afflicting the world, from poverty and privation to the lack of conscientious global leadership today.
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The Anatomy of the Nuremberg Trials: A Personal Memoir
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Telford Taylor
A history of the Nuremberg war-crimes trials by one of the key participants, Telford Taylor, the distinguished American lawyer who was a member of the prosecution staff and eventually became chief counsel. His legal expertise is complemented by an intimate knowledge of what took place outside the courtroom before and during the trials, which began ...
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Beyond Terror: Strategy in a Changing World
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Ralph Peters
Acclaimed military strategist and author Ralph Peters assembles 18 essays, some written before and others after the 11 September 2001 attacks, that show his writing at its best. Always one step ahead of other military strategists, Peters evaluates the status quo of world affairs and brings years of experience as an Army-insider to bear on the ...
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Guantanamo: What the World Should Know
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Michael Ratner, Anthony Lewis, Ellen Ray
In the months following its initial release, "Guantnamo: What the World Should Know" has proved to be a disturbingly accurate account of the Bush administration's tangle with civil liberties and torture. Written by Michael Ratner (Center for Constitutional Rights President and co-consul on the case of Rasul v. Bush)and Ellen Ray (Institute for ...
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The Men Who Wear the Star: The Story of the Texas Rangers
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Charles M Robinson, III
"The Men who Wear the Star" deals with the period between 1823, when the Texas Frontier Force Rangers were organized, to 1934, when Bonnie and Clyde were captured. It follows the Rangers from their inception up through the Depression, and captures the feel of the old West with style and imagination.
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Remote Viewers: The Secret History of America's Psychic Spies
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Jim Schnabel
For the first time, this explosive expose reveals the Pentagon's use of psychic spies--a true life version of "The X-Files"! Under code names like Sun Streak and Star Gate, the U.S. government's remote viewers went on psychic spying missions around the world. Top intelligence personnel gave their full support to the training and development of ...
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Son Thang: An American War Crime
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Gary D Solis
Three months after Army Lt. William Calley was charged with the infamous My Lai massacre, the murders of 16 women and children by five U.S. Marines at Son Thang-4 raised serious questions for the Marine Corps. Gary Solis, a Marine combat officer in Vietnam and later a judge advocate, recounts an engrossing true courtroom drama, complete with ...
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Sands of Empire: Missionary Zeal, American Foreign Policy, and the Hazards of Global Ambition
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Robert W Merry
This title takes aim at the prevailing notion that Western civilization and American democracy are universal and can be dictated to the entire world. The author argues that America must accept the reality of fundamental cultural differences in the world and concentrate instead on its vital interests.
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Lost Art of Cross-Examination
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J. W. Ehrlich, Percy Foreman (Designed by)
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A Great Fall,
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Mildred Dspitzz Savage
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