Iraq and the Lessons of Vietnam: Or, How Not to Learn from the Past 9781595587374

Essays by Christian G. Appy, Andrew J. Bacevich, John Prados, and others offer "history at its best, meaning, at it

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Iraq and the Lessons of Vietnam: Or, How Not to Learn from the Past
9781595587374

Political scientist James H. Lebovic establishes that the size, strength, flexibility, and adaptability of the U.S. mili

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More than most post-1970 conflicts involving US forces, the conflict in Iraq has been fought out against a background of

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Through careful study of the British, French, and German experiences in the First World War, Dying to Learn provides a m

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How can our understanding of the past help to solve our present political or economic conditions and conflicts? Edited b

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"A memoir chronicling one woman's incredible journey to physical--and mental--fitness that will give readers a

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How can health services in the UK and Europe be improved? And can costs be reduced at the same time? Over the years, man

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This book studies the impact of the lessons and legacies of the Vietnam War on the formulation of US counterinsurgency d

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When the term “ageism” was coined in 1969, many problems of exclusion seemed resolved by government programs like Social

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Offers essential perspectives on the Cold War and post-9/11 eras and explores the troubling implications of the American

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The Nuclear Club is a globe-spanning history of the campaign to ban the spread of nuclear weapons to new countries from

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