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Lessons in disaster
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Gordon M. Goldstein |
Drawing on prodigious research as well as the interviews and analysis he has conducted with former National Security Adviser McGeorge Bundy, Goldstein offers this revelatory look at the decisions tha… |
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Heath, Nixon and the rebirth of the special relationship
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Niklas H. Rossbach |
"This book reveals that 1969-74 was a crucial period for the special relationship. The Heath Government attempted to reverse Britains decline as a great power by forging an American-European special … |
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The China Diary of George H. W. Bush
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George Bush |
Available in print for the first time, this day-by-day diary of George H.W. Bush's life in China opens a fascinating window into one of the most formative periods of his career. As head of the United… |
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China, 1973-1976
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Edward C. Keefer,David P. Nickles |
Product description: This volume documents fluctuations in Sino-American relations, ranging from the euphoria lingering from President Nixon's visit to China in 1972, to the practical challenges of n… |
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The Blood telegram
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Gary J. Bass |
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, illegall… |
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Live by the sword
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Gus Russo |
Humiliated at the Bay of Pigs, John and Robert Kennedy sought desperately to eliminate Castro. Their strategies for overthrowing the Cuban leader were so elaborate and bizarre, they could only engend… |
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Thirteen days in September
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Lawrence Wright |
A gripping day-by-day account of the 1978 Camp David conference, when President Jimmy Carter persuaded Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat to sign the first peace… |
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