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The anarchy : the relentless rise of the East India Company2019
Summary: In August 1756 the East India Company defeated the young Mughal emperor and forced him to establish in his richest provinces a new administration run by English merchants who collected taxes through... more »- place hold (0)
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The Blood telegram : Nixon, Kissinger, and a forgotten genocide2013
Summary: A full-length account of the involvement of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger in Pakistan's brutal 1970s military dictatorship argues that they encouraged China's military presence in India,... more »- place hold (0)
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Cambodia and Laos2019
Summary: An ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring these cultured and ancient nations. Admire Siem Reap's... more »- place hold (0)
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A Christmas far from home : an epic tale of courage and survival during the Korean War2014
Summary: "From an acclaimed historian, the dramatic story of the Christmas escape of thousands of American troops overwhelmingly surrounded by the enemy in Korea's harsh terrain. Just before Thanksgiving in... more »- place hold (0)
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Countdown 1945 : the extraordinary story of the atomic bomb and the 116 days that changed the world2020
Summary: An electrifying behind-the-scenes account of the 116 days leading up to the Americans attack on Hiroshima. April 12, 1945. After years of bloody conflict in Europe and the Pacific, America is stunned... more »- place hold (0)
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Daughters of the samurai : a journey from East to West and back2015
Summary: "In 1871, five young girls were sent by the Japanese government to the United States. Their mission: learn Western ways and return to help nurture a new generation of enlightened men to lead Japan."--Provided by publisher.- place hold (0)
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Thailand's beaches & islands2016
Summary: A comprehensive travel guide to the beaches and islands of Thailand, with detailed maps and recommendations on where to stay and eat, museums and shops, entertainment, and other points of interest.- place hold (0)
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Escape from Camp 14 : one man's remarkable odyssey from North Korea to freedom in the West2012
Summary: Twenty-six years ago, Shin Dong-hyuk was born inside Camp 14, one of five sprawling political prisons in the mountains of North Korea. This is the gripping, terrifying story of his escape from this no-exit prison-- to freedom in South Korea.- place hold (0)
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Great soul : Mahatma Gandhi and his struggle with India2011
Summary: In this ambitious, original study, Pulitzer Prize-winner Lelyveld sets out to measure Gandhi's accomplishments as a politician and an advocate for the downtrodden--against Gandhi's own expectations... more »- place hold (0)
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Hero found : the greatest POW escape of the Vietnam War2010
Summary: Tells the true story of Navy pilot Dieter Dengler who led and organized an escape from a P.O.W. camp in the Laotian jungle and returned to his aircraft carrier, emaciated and ill, six months after being shot down.- place hold (0)
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Historical atlas of the Vietnam war1995
Summary: With more than one hundred four-color maps supplemented by photographs and reconstructions, the Historical Atlas of the Vietnam War provides the first major visualization of that war as well as a... more »- place hold (0)
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Honorable exit : how a few brave Americans risked all to save our Vietnamese allies at the end of the war2019
Summary: In 1973, the Vietnam War ended in a cease-fire and a U.S. withdrawal that included promises by President Nixon to assist the South in the event of invasion by the North. But in early 1975, when North... more »- place hold (0)
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Huế 1968 : a turning point of the American war in Vietnam2017
Summary: In mid-1967, the North Vietnam leadership had started planning an offensive intended to win the war in a single stroke. Part military action and part popular uprising, the effort included attacks... more »- place hold (0)
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The illustrated ninja handbook : hidden techniques of ninjutsu2013
Summary: In The Art of War, Sun Tzu says: "If you know the enemy and you know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles."Welcome to the secret world of the ninja master! The Illustrated... more »- place hold (0)
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India : a portrait2011
Summary: Second only to China in the magnitude of its economic miracle and second to none in its potential to shape the new century, India is fast undergoing one of the most momentous transformations the... more »- place hold (0)
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Japan2019
Summary: Discover Japan with this essential travel guide, designed to help you create your own unique trip and to transport you to this fascinating country before you've even packed your case. Catch the buzz... more »- place hold (0)
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Kill anything that moves : the real American war in Vietnam2013
Summary: Based on classified documents and interviews, a controversial history of the Vietnam War argues that American acts of violence against millions of Vietnamese civilians were a pervasive and systematic part of the war.- place hold (0)
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Killing the rising sun : how America vanquished World War II Japan2016
Summary: Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe but is escalating in the Pacific, where American soldiers face an opponent who will go to any length to avoid defeat. The Japanese army follows the... more »- place hold (0)
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A Kim Jong-Il production : the extraordinary true story of a kidnapped filmmaker, his star actress, and a young dictator's rise to power2015
Summary: Before becoming the world's most notorious dictator, Kim Jong-Il ran North Korea's Ministry for Propaganda and its film studios. Conceiving every movie made, he acted as producer and screenwriter.... more »- place hold (0)
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The last fighter pilot : the true story of the final combat mission of World War II2017
Summary: From April to August of 1945, Captain Jerry Yellin and a small group of fellow fighter pilots flew dangerous bombing and strafe missions out of Iwo Jima over Japan. Even days after America dropped... more »- place hold (0)
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Legend : a harrowing story from the Vietnam War of one Green Beret's heroic mission to rescue a Special Forces team caught behind enemy lines2015
Summary: The author takes as his canvas the Vietnam War, as seen through a single mission that occurred on May 2, 1968. A twelve-man Special Forces team had been covertly inserted into a small clearing in... more »- place hold (0)
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Loon : a Marine story2009
Summary: Nothing could have prepared privileged-boy Jack McLean for the horror of Landing Zone Loon--a three-day battle that took place on a remote hill tucked into the border of North Vietnam and Laos in... more »- place hold (0)
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Midnight in broad daylight : a Japanese American family caught between two worlds2016
Summary: "Meticulously researched and beautifully written, the true story of a Japanese American family that found itself on opposite sides during World War II--an epic tale of family, separation, divided... more »- place hold (0)
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Midnight's furies : the deadly legacy of India's partition2015
Summary: Describes how a cycle of rioting and violence leading up to the partition of India and birth of Pakistan resulted in brutal and widespread ethnic cleansing on both sides of the border, creating a... more »- place hold (0)
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No beast so fierce : the terrifying true story of the Champawat Tiger, the deadliest animal in history2019
Summary: American Sniper meets Jaws: The gripping true account of the Champawat Tiger, the deadliest animal of all time (killer of an astonishing 436 humans), and Jim Corbett, the legendary hunter who brought it down in 1907.- place hold (0)
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One child : the story of China's most radical experiment2016
Summary: "When Communist Party leaders adopted the one-child policy in 1980, they hoped curbing birth-rates would help lift China's poorest and increase the country's global stature. But at what cost? Now, as... more »- place hold (0)
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The patient assassin : a true tale of massacre, revenge, and India's quest for independence2019
Summary: Describes Udham Singh's journey to fulfill his vow of revenge against the men responsible for the 1919 British massacre in India.- place hold (0)
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Perfect spy : the incredible double life of Pham Xuan An, Time magazine reporter and Vietnamese communist agent2007
Summary: During the Vietnam War, Time reporter Pham Xuan An befriended everyone who was anyone in Saigon, including American journalists such as David Halberstam and Neil Sheehan, the CIA's William Colby, and... more »- place hold (0)
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The real North Korea : life and politics in the failed Stalinist utopia2013
Summary: Andrei Lankov has gone where few outsiders have ever been. A native of the former Soviet Union, he lived as an exchange student in North Korea in the 1980s. He has studied it for his entire career,... more »- place hold (0)
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Stolen valor : how the Vietnam generation was robbed of its heroes and its history1998
Summary: The authors expose phony heroes who have become the object of award winning documentaries on national television, liars and fabricators who have become best selling authors, and others who have based... more »- place hold (0)
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Such a lovely little war : Saigon, 1961-632016
Summary: A memoir, in graphic novel form, on the early years of the Vietnam war through the eyes of a young Vietnamese boy.- place hold (0)
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Tiger Force : a true story of men and war2007
Summary: The true story of the seven-month rampage of an elite army unit in Vietnam, an experiment gone terribly wrong, is told from the viewpoints of the soldiers who tried to resist the descent into hell,... more »- place hold (0)
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Tour of duty : John Kerry and the Vietnam War2004
Summary: Covering more than four decades, "Tour of Duty is the definitive account of John Kerry's journey from war to peace. Written by acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley, this is the first full-scale,... more »- place hold (0)
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Two souls indivisible : the friendship that saved two POWs in Vietnam2005
Summary: Chronicles the life-saving friendship that developed between a black Air Force officer and a white Navy pilot from a privileged Southern background while they were both prisoners of the North Vietnamese during the Vietnam War.- place hold (0)
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Vietnam2019
Summary: The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring this compelling country. Explore the legacy of the Nguyen... more »- place hold (0)
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The Vietnam War for dummies2003
Summary: The Vietnam War was unlike any war the United States ever fought. Unlike the previous wars of the twentieth century, the Vietnam War left the United States divided, and it continues to influence U.S.... more »- place hold (0)
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The Vietnam War2008
Summary: The Vietnam War examines the conflict from its origins through to 1975 and North Vietnam's victory. This new revised editionis completely up-to-date with current academic debates and includes new... more »- place hold (0)
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The Vietnam War : an intimate history2017
Summary: Continuing in the tradition of their critically acclaimed collaborations, the authors draw on dozens and dozens of interviews in America and Vietnam to give listeners the perspectives of people... more »- place hold (0)
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We are soldiers still : a journey back to the battlefields of Vietnam2008
Summary: To honor fallen comrades, a journalist and a soldier return to Vietnam battlefields more than 30 years later.- place hold (0)
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When hell was in session2009
Summary: In When Hell Was in Session, Jeremiah Denton, the senior American officer to serve as a Vietnam POW, tells the amazing story of the almost eight years he survived as a POW in North Vietnam. In 1966,... more »- place hold (0)
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