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Operation Nemesis: The Assassination Plot that Avenged the Armenian Genocide
Eric Bogosian · Little, Brown and Company; 1st Edition, 1st Printing edition |
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A masterful account of the assassins who hunted down the perpetrators of the Armenian GenocideIn 1921, a tightly knit band of killers set out to avenge the deaths of almost one million victims of the Armenian Genocide. They were a humble bunch an accountant, a life insurance salesman, a newspaper... |
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The China Mirage: The Hidden History of
James Bradley · Little, Brown and Company; Lrg edition |
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From the bestselling author of Flags of our Fathers, Flyboys, and The Imperial Cruise, a spellbinding history of turbulent U.S.-China relations from the 19th century to World War II and Maos ascent.In each of his books, James Bradley has exposed the hidden truths behind Americas engagement... |
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Infamy: The Shocking Story of the Japanese-American Internment in World War II
Richard Reeves · Henry Holt and Co.; First Edition edition |
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Bestselling author Richard Reeves provides an authoritative account of the internment of more than 120,000 Japanese-Americans and Japanese aliens during World War IILess than three months after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and inflamed the nation, President Roosevelt signed an executive order... |
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Fighting the Cold War: A Soldier's Memoir
John Galvin USA (Ret.) , · University Press of Kentucky |
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When four-star general John Rogers Galvin retired from the US Army after forty-four years of distinguished service in 1992, the Washington Post hailed him as a man without peer among living generals. In Fighting the Cold War A Soldiers Memoir, the celebrated soldier, scholar, and statesman... |
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Revolt at Taos: The New Mexican and Indian Insurrection of 1847
James A. Crutchfield · Westholme Publishing; 1 edition |
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On the morning of January 19, 1847, Charles Bent, the newly appointed governor of the American-claimed territory of New Mexico, was savagely killed at his home in Don Fernando de Taos, a small, remote town located north of Santa Fe. Those responsible for Bents murder were New Mexican settlers... |
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The Religion of Democracy: Seven Liberals and the American Moral Tradition
Amy Kittelstrom · Penguin Press |
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A history of religions role in the American liberal tradition through the eyes of seven transformative thinkersToday we associate liberal thought and politics with secularism. When we argue over whether the nations founders meant to keep religion out of politics, the godless side is said... |
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