Analyzes the institutions, successes, and failures of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, the pro-Soviet regime that sought to dominate the country during the years of the Soviet military presence. This title explores the military, political, and social strategies of the predominantly urban and Marxist regime as it struggled.
In this history of race relations during the Vietnam War, James E.Westheider illustrates how American soldiers in Vietnam grappled with the same racial conflicts that were roiling their homeland thousands of miles away.
The Swahili Coast, India, and Portugal in the Early Modern Era
In Port Cities and Intruders, historian Michael Pearson explores the role of port cities and their orientation, relations between the coast and the interior, the place of the coast in the world economy, and the impact of the Portuguese in the early modern period.
Experiences of Vietnam Veterans from Newport County, Rhode Island
Touched by the Dragon details wartime accounts of average servicemen and women-some heroic, some frightening, some amusing, some nearly unbelievable-extracted from interviews with Vietnam War veterans residing in Newport County, Rhode Island. The work is a historical compendium of fascinating and compelling stories woven together in a theme ......
The Story of American Air Force Fighter Pilots in the Korean War
Drawing on the extensive documentary resources of the Air Force History and Museums Program, and on memoirs and interviews, this is an account of the performance of US Air Force fighter pilots in the Korean War. It examines their motivations and methods, and the effect on their personal lives.
At the height of the Vietnam War, American society was so severely fragmented that it seemed that Americans may never again share common concerns. Blending history and cultural criticism in a lucid style, this book discusses an ideology of unity that has emerged through widespread rhetorical and cultural references to the war.
An exploration of the largest revolt the British army ever faced and its implications to the military establishment in India and the rest of the Empire. The focal event is the transfer of troops from the East India Company to the Queen's control. The author uses soldiers' diaries, biographies, Parl
"A useful analysis of the Taliban and politics and society in Afghanistan today." (Foreign Affairs) "Highly recommended." (Choice) Composed of essays commissioned from the foremost experts on the Taliban, this anthology traces the movement's origins, its ascendance, the reasons for its success, and its role in the reconstruction of Afghanistan.
"A useful analysis of the Taliban and politics and society in Afghanistan today." (Foreign Affairs) "Highly recommended." (Choice) Composed of essays commissioned from the foremost experts on the Taliban, this anthology traces the movement's origins, its ascendance, the reasons for its success, and its role in the reconstruction of Afghanistan.
