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Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. America's Frontier Culture. Book.

Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. At War in the Gulf: A Chronology. Book.

Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace. Book.

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Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. Wangka: Austronesian Canoe Origins. Book.

Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. Flying the Hump. Book.

Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. The Transfer and Transformation of Ideas and Material Culture. Book.

Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. Brownsville Raid. Book.

Condición: New. Num Pages: 144 pages, 21ill.4M. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBT; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286. . 1992. 1. paperback. . . . .

Condición: New. Num Pages: 144 pages, 21ill.4M. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBT; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286. . 1992. 1. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 152 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 112 pages. 11.25x8.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - In this little classic, first published in 1977, Ray A. Billington outlines the threecenturylong process of westering that forged the American characteristics of resourcefulness, individualism and democracy, and upward social mobility. 'The American Frontiersman' looks at the mountain men of the fur trade who succumbed to the wilderness world in which they found themselves and in which they were forced to begin the climb upward to civilization once more. In 'The Frontier and American Culture' the author suggests that although many backwoodsmen seceded from civilization, others made a heroic effort to perpetuate their culture. And in 'Cowboys, Indians, and the Land of Promise' Billington reviews the worldwide myths of the American West--its violence and lawlessness on the one hand and its ripe abundance on the other. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Americans consider themselves a peaceful people. Yet every generation since colonial times has taken part in war. Why Does something in our democratic creed lead us repeatedly into hostilities Does the American sense of mission demand that we take up arms to transform the world into our own image Do baser motives drive national policy Is there, in short, a distinctive American motive and style of war Distinguished diplomatic historian Robert A. Divine considers these questions in a thoughtful retrospective of the wars of the twentieth century. He examines the process of going to war and seeks patterns showing how and why the nation becomes involved in hostilities. He then turns to the way the United States wages war, looking at how it uses force to achieve political ends. Finally, he considers how leaders bring wars to an end, a process that sheds perhaps the most light of all on the national character. Repeatedly, Divine concludes, America seeks to use warfare to create a better and more stable world, only to meet with unexpected outcomes and the seeds of new hostility. Ironically, Divine finds that America's high ideals continually prevent the very peace the nation seeks. In the epilogue, Divine applies his points to the final American war of the century, the conflict in Kosovo, which is.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990, unleashed a conflict that had both diplomatic and military fronts. Using contemporary accounts and recently released military documents, Col. Arthur H. Blair, USA (Ret.), traces both fronts as they developed day by day. Efforts to avoid war, coalition formation, mobilization of public support, military build-up in a foreign desert--all of these aspects of Desert Shield are presented in clear detail. Then, from the beginning of the air war through the final ground assault, Blair recounts troop movements, tactics, munitions, and casualties leading to the unconditional surrender of Saddam Hussein on February 8, 1991. With military maps of principal troop movements and photographs of many of the stunningly accurate aircraft and tanks involved, this chronology puts into sequence and perspective the dramatic events that reshaped global alliances, revitalized the United Nations, and brought victory to the American military. Blair, a twenty-seven-year veteran of the U.S. Army, with combat experience in Korea and Vietnam, is now deputy director of the Mosher Institute for Defense Studies at Texas A&M University and served as a media analyst and commentator during the Gulf crisis. His clear and concise description will provide context and a starting point for scholars, students, and analysts of the war and of the U.S. military. For those who cared about and tried to follow this first technological war as it happened, it brings order and sense to what was at the time a desert whirlwind. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Recounts the last high-casualty US action in the Vietnam War. This work presents a look at soldiers who performed in exemplary fashion under terrible circumstances.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Were the Austronesians hapless travelers on fragile craft, drifted at the mercy of the waves to the far-flung islands of the Pacific Or were they intrepid seafarers whose exploratory voyages covered much of the great ocean on seaworthy canoes capable of being sailed against the wind This book addresses these questions in one of the most thorough discussions of Austronesian sailing canoes ever attempted. The canoes themselves are described in detail, and similarities and differences in hull configuration, sails, and sailing techniques are noted. A review of earlier writings on the canoes repeats the earlier understanding of their origins: that the earliest canoes were the double-outrigger type and that single-outrigger canoes came later, followed by the double canoes in which the great voyages from Central Polynesia to such extremities as Hawaii and New Zealand were made. Another chapter summarizes the great advances of recent years in anthropological and archaeological studies of the Pacific. At the heart of the book is a thorough examination of canoe seaworthiness. Doran's conclusions are that Austronesian canoes were amply seaworthy and fully capable of intentional voyages of discovery, and that previous views on the ages of canoe types are just the opposite of the probable sequence. Double canoes seem to be the oldest type; single-outrigger canoes probably were devised somewhat later; and much later, possibly only about 2,500 years ago, double outriggers were developed. Maps showing the distribution of canoe types, sail types, sailing techniques, and the like, illustrate these ideas.…