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The Balkan wars The Balkan wars Andre . Gerolymatos An examination of the Balkan region probes the history behind the hatred tearing the region apart, traveling back seven centuries to explore the roots of ethnic strife in Southeastern Europe. "In Th… OL11024962W
State of denial State of denial Bob Woodward "State of Denial examines how the Bush administration avoided telling the truth about Iraq to the public, to Congress, and often to themselves. Two days after the May report, the Pentagon told Congre… OL11651221W
Theorizing Medieval Geopolitics Theorizing Medieval Geopolitics Andrew Latham Over the past two decades or so, medieval geopolitics have come to occupy an increasingly prominent place in the collective imagination―and writings―of International Relations scholars. Although thes… OL16142724W
War in the Bible and terrorism in the twenty-first century War in the Bible and terrorism in the twenty-first century Elmer A. Martens,Richard S. Hess In February 2004, Denver Seminary's annual Biblical Studies conference addressed the question of modern war and the teachings of biblical ethics regarding it. The conference was envisioned as a colla… OL16801551W
Nebelkinder Nebelkinder Sabine Bode,Roswitha Schieb,Joachim Süss,Andreas Bohnenstengel,Schneider Michael,Alexandra Senfft Anthologie mit Beiträgen führender Vertreter der Genertion "Kriegsenkel" (Verlagsangabe) OL17747125W
How wars end How wars end Gideon Rose Rose argues that the failure of the United States to create successful peace settlements when ending the major wars of the twentieth century has only led to subsequent conflicts and new wars which at… OL17916532W
War letters War letters Andrew Carroll "In 1998, Andrew Carroll founded the Legacy Project with the goal of remembering Americans who have served this nation and preserving their letters for posterity. Since then, more than 50,000 war let… OL18505489W
Moonglow Moonglow Michael Chabon A man bears witness to his grandfather's deathbed confessions, which reveal his family's long-buried history and his involvement in a mail-order novelty company, World War II, and the space program. OL18818747W
Authoring war Authoring war Catherine Mary McLoughlin "Kate McLoughlin's Authoring War is an ambitious and pioneering study of war writing across all literary genres from earliest times to the present day. Examining a range of cultures, she brings wide … OL19829118W
The great leveler The great leveler Walter Scheidel "Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global history of inequa… OL20050476W
Children at war Children at war Geoff Fox,Kate Agnew This book provides a critical appraisal of the treatment of war in children's reading during the 20th century, covering World War I, World War II and subsequent wars, including Vietnam, the Gulf War … OL21241872W
History of Modern Warfare History of Modern Warfare Paul Brewer Combining journalistic insight with historical hindsight, this title is an authoritative record of world military history from 1854 - the year in which photography was introduced into the battlefield… OL21733312W
Winter in Afghanistan Winter in Afghanistan Oleg Ermakov Afghanistan - das sowjetische Vietnam-Syndrom? Unverkennbare Parallelen tun sich auf, vom Versuch der patriotischen Heroisierung bis zur Verbannung dieses Traumas eines verlorenen, sinnlosen Krieges … OL24308617W
The lost boys of Natinga The lost boys of Natinga Judy Walgren Describes daily life at Natinga, a refugee camp and school established in 1993 in southern Sudan for boys forced from their homes by that country's Civil War. OL2707181W
The body in pain The body in pain Elaine Scarry Part philosophical meditation, part cultural critique, this work explores the nature of physical suffering. Elaine Scarry bases her study on a wide range of sources: literature and art, medical case … OL35084W
Great commanders and their battles Great commanders and their battles Anthony Livesey Describes the victories of twenty of history's greatest military minds, spanning two thousand years, including Robert E. Lee, Erwin Rommel, Moshe Dayan, Henry V, and Napoleon. - Amazon.com OL3965265W
The test of war The test of war Mackay, Robert While it lasted, the Second World War dominated the life of the nations that were involved and most of those that were not. Since Britain was in at both the start and the finish her people experience… OL5959092W
The impact of war on children The impact of war on children Graça Machel "The impact of armed conflict on children is devastating and total. War wounds children's bodies and destroys their spirit. Using examples from around the world, this book analyses the special vulner… OL5982335W
Le Pharaon Noir Le Pharaon Noir Christian Jacq Pianchi, Herrscher von Nubien. Der friedliche Pharao im Kampf gegen den machthungrigen Fu˜rsten von Sa˜is. OL695637W
Women and war Women and war Jean Bethke Elshtain From the Publisher: Jean Elshtain examines how the myths of Man as "Just Warrior" and Woman as "Beautiful Soul" serve to recreate and secure women's social position as noncombatants and men's identit… OL891982W
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