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    The Hidden History of the Vietnam War

    John Prados

    This careful examination of key strategies, events, and personalities in the conflict sheds fresh light on the high points of the Vietnam experience and punctures the enduring mythologies of the…

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    In Country: Remembering the Vietnam War

    Young Americans went to South Vietnam and fought in a fierce war they barely understood. For a year they experienced an exotic land, strove to learn how to fight-and survive-looking…

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    Safe for Democracy: The Secret Wars of the CIA

    John Prados

    Safe for Democracy for the first time places the story of the CIA’s covert operations squarely in the context of America’s global quest for democratic values and institutions. National security…

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    How the Cold War Ended: Debating and Doing History

    John Prados

    An introduction to the Cold War and its enduring legacy. It recognizes the debate between those who argue the United States was the key player in bringing it to a…

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    How the Cold War Ended: Debating and Doing History

    John Prados

    An introduction to the Cold War and its enduring legacy. It recognizes the debate between those who argue the United States was the key player in bringing it to a…

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    Presidents’ Secret Wars: CIA and Pentagon Covert Operations from World War II Through the Persian Gulf War

    John Prados

    A newly revised and updated study of CIA and Pentagon covert operations from World War II through the Persian Gulf-a landmark book about U.S. intelligence agencies in the postwar era…

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    Normandy Crucible: The Decisive Battle that Shaped World War II in Europe

    John Prados

    The Battle of Normandy was the greatest offensive campaign the world had ever seen. It was also the crucible of combat tactics and logistic techniques that would decide the outcome…

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    The Ghosts of Langley: Into the CIA’s Heart of Darkness

    John Prados

    From the writer Kai Bird calls a wonderfully accessible historian, the first major history of the CIA in a decade, published to tie in with the seventieth anniversary of the…

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    William Colby and the CIA: The Secret Wars of a Controversial Spymaster

    John Prados

    William E Colby was one of the most enigmatic figures of the Cold War and a central player in the operations of the Central Intelligence Agency. This title tracks Colby’s…

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    Vietnam: The History of an Unwinnable War, 1945-1975

    John Prados

    The first major synthesis of the war since 2001, drawing upon a host of newly declassified documents, presidential tapes, and overlooked foreign sources to give the most comprehensive look to…

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    Normandy Crucible: The Decisive Battle that Shaped World War Two in Europe

    John Prados

    A new perspective on the greatest military offensive the world had ever seen, for the 75th anniversary of D-Day and the Normandy campaign.

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    The Ghosts of Langley: Into the Heart of the CIA

    John Prados

    New trade paperback - The Ghosts of Langley is the story of spymasters, their minions, and the ways in which the Central Intelligence Agency changed the world we see. This…

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    Islands of Destiny: The Solomons Campaign and the Eclipse of the Rising Sun

    John Prados

    The Battle of Midway is traditionally held as the point when Allied forces gained advantage over the Japanese. In Islands of Destiny, acclaimed historian and military intelligence expert John Prados…

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    Lonely Planet Mexico

    Lonely Planet, Kate Armstrong, Joel Balsam, Ray Bartlett, John Hecht, Nellie Huang, Anna Kaminski, Liza Prado, Regis St Louis, Phillip Tang

    Lonely Planet's Mexico is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences.

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    The US Special Forces: What Everyone Needs to Know ®

    John Prados (Senior Fellow, Senior Fellow, National Security Archive)

    Eminent scholar John Prados brings his deep expertise to the subject of the US Special Forces and provides an essential primer on its various components

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    The US Special Forces: What Everyone Needs to Know ®

    John Prados (Senior Fellow, Senior Fellow, National Security Archive)

    Eminent scholar John Prados brings his deep expertise to the subject of the US Special Forces and provides an essential primer on its various components

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    Inside the Pentagon Papers

    The consequences of the leak made to the press about the secret government study on the Vietnam War and the subsequent litigation are reexamined in a study that focuses on…

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    War Of Numbers: An Intelligence Memoir of the Vietnam War’s Uncounted Enemy

    Sam Adams,Col. David H. Hackworth,John Prados

    A reissue of the classic eyewitness memoir about US intelligence in the Vietnam War.

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    My Guy Barbaro: A Jockey’s Journey Through Love, Triumph, and Heartbreak

    Edgar Prado,John Eisenberg

    For fans of Marley and Me and The Horse Whisperer comes this personal and heartwarming memoir about the most celebrated thoroughbred in recent memory. 16-page color-photo insert.

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    The Central Intelligence Agency: Security under Scrutiny

    Athan G. Theoharis,Richard H. Immerman,Kathryn Olmsted,John Prados,Kathryn Olmsted

    Created in 1947, the Central Intelligence Agency plays an important part in the nation’s intelligence activities, and is currently playing a vital role in the war on terrorism.

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    Aquaman Vol. 1: The Trench (The New 52)

    Geoff Johns

    The King of the Seven Seas, Aquaman, returns to his very own ongoing series for the first time in years at the hands of DC Entertainment Chief Creative Office Geoff…

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    The Defeat of Che Guevara: Military Response to Guerrilla Challenge in Bolivia

    Gary Prado Salmon,John Deredita,Larence H. Hall

    Military historians will find no sensational revelations here but, instead, previously unknown details that form a concise reconstruction of The Defeat of Che Guevara. Recently retired from the Bolivian Army…

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    The Policy Makers: Shaping American Foreign Policy from 1947 to the Present

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    The Policy Makers: Shaping American Foreign Policy from 1947 to the Present

    The Policy Makers examines seven foreign policy advisers-from public servants in the state department to CIA directors and U.S. senators-and the policies each adviser influenced. By focusing on individuals whose…

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    Madrid

    John Charles Van Dyke

    Written by a leading art critic and historian, this insightful guide provides a detailed analysis of the paintings housed at the Prado Museum in Madrid. With an emphasis on the…

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    Asset Management: Tools And Issues

    Frank J Fabozzi (Johns Hopkins Univ, Usa),Francesco A Fabozzi (Stevens Inst Of Technology, Usa),Marcos Lopez De Prado (Cornell Univ, Usa),Stoyan V Stoyanov (-)

    Long gone are the times when investors could make decisions based on intuition. Modern asset management draws on a wide-range of fields beyond financial theory: economics, financial accounting, econometrics/statistics, management…

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    Lonely Planet Mexico

    Lonely Planet,Kate Armstrong,Ray Bartlett,Stuart Butler,Ashley Harrell

    Lonely Planet’s Mexico is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Discover ancient Mayan ruins at Palenque…

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