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Story Of Vietnam War - The Disrespect Of Australians: Know About Australians Tours Of Duty In South Vietnam (Paperback):... Story Of Vietnam War - The Disrespect Of Australians: Know About Australians Tours Of Duty In South Vietnam (Paperback)
Phillis Lavery
R270 Discovery Miles 2 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Good War - Why We Couldn't Win the War or the Peace in Afghanistan (Paperback): Jack Fairweather The Good War - Why We Couldn't Win the War or the Peace in Afghanistan (Paperback)
Jack Fairweather 1
R378 R347 Discovery Miles 3 470 Save R31 (8%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

A timely lesson in the perils of nation-building and a sobering reminder of the limits of military power from the Costa Award winning author of The Volunteer. In its earliest days, the American-led war in Afghanistan appeared to be a triumph - a 'good war' in comparison to the debacle in Iraq. It has since turned into one of the longest and most expensive wars in recent history. The story of how this good war went so bad may well turn out to be a defining tragedy of the twenty-first century - yet, as acclaimed war correspondent Jack Fairweather explains, it should also give us reason to hope for an outcome grounded in Afghan reality. In The Good War, Fairweather provides the first full narrative history of the war in Afghanistan, from the 2001 invasion to the 2014 withdrawal. Drawing on hundreds of interviews, previously unpublished archives, and months of experience living and reporting in Afghanistan, Fairweather traces the course of the conflict from its inception after 9/11 to the drawdown in 2014. In the process, he explores the righteous intentions and astounding hubris that caused the West's strategy in Afghanistan to flounder, refuting the long-held notion that the war could have been won with more troops and cash. Fairweather argues that only by accepting the limitations in Afghanistan - from the presence of the Taliban to the ubiquity of poppy production to the country's inherent unsuitability for rapid, Western-style development - can we help to restore peace in this shattered land. The Good War leads readers from the White House Situation Room to Afghan military outposts, from warlords' palaces to insurgents' dens, to explain how the US and its British allies might have salvaged the Afghan campaign - and how we must rethink other 'good' wars in the future.

For Emma and Elvis (Paperback): Charles Hall For Emma and Elvis (Paperback)
Charles Hall
R613 R556 Discovery Miles 5 560 Save R57 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Sister Of Paratrooper - The Story Of The Extraordinary Woman: Helicopter And Ground Combat Action Of The Vietnam War... Sister Of Paratrooper - The Story Of The Extraordinary Woman: Helicopter And Ground Combat Action Of The Vietnam War (Paperback)
Joshua Figures
R302 Discovery Miles 3 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Journey Of Duty Australians In South Vietnam - The Reason The Disrespect Of Australians To The Locals: Know About Australians... Journey Of Duty Australians In South Vietnam - The Reason The Disrespect Of Australians To The Locals: Know About Australians Tours Of Duty In South Vietnam (Paperback)
Rasheeda Waldie
R270 Discovery Miles 2 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Calloused Heart - Navigating the Balance between Faith and Violence (Hardcover): Steve J Sanderson Calloused Heart - Navigating the Balance between Faith and Violence (Hardcover)
Steve J Sanderson; Foreword by Charles "Sid" Heal
R789 R705 Discovery Miles 7 050 Save R84 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
USMC Helicopter Squadron - Rescue Missions Using The Firepower: Forgotten Battle Of Vietnam War (Paperback): Rico Widlak USMC Helicopter Squadron - Rescue Missions Using The Firepower: Forgotten Battle Of Vietnam War (Paperback)
Rico Widlak
R348 Discovery Miles 3 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Super Secret Missions In Laos - Day Activities Of A Marine Helicopter Squadron In Combat: A Modern Political Thriller Of... Super Secret Missions In Laos - Day Activities Of A Marine Helicopter Squadron In Combat: A Modern Political Thriller Of Vietnam War (Paperback)
Edwardo Cyphert
R348 Discovery Miles 3 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
United States Army Heroes Korean War - 25th Infantry Division (Paperback): C. Douglas Sterner United States Army Heroes Korean War - 25th Infantry Division (Paperback)
C. Douglas Sterner
R840 Discovery Miles 8 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Mortal Men, Immortal Warriors (Paperback): Steven London Mortal Men, Immortal Warriors (Paperback)
Steven London
R447 Discovery Miles 4 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Urban ISIS - Revolution (Paperback): Willie Gross Urban ISIS - Revolution (Paperback)
Willie Gross
R504 R474 Discovery Miles 4 740 Save R30 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
One Brick at a Time (Paperback): Rich Walton One Brick at a Time (Paperback)
Rich Walton
R436 R412 Discovery Miles 4 120 Save R24 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Grotto Book Two - Vietnam 1970 Marble Mountain (Paperback): Harold G Walker The Grotto Book Two - Vietnam 1970 Marble Mountain (Paperback)
Harold G Walker
R658 Discovery Miles 6 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Soldier's View Of The Vietnam War - A Different War During The Unpopular War (Paperback): Clorinda Schwark A Soldier's View Of The Vietnam War - A Different War During The Unpopular War (Paperback)
Clorinda Schwark
R357 Discovery Miles 3 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Urban ISIS - The Return of the King (Paperback): Willie Gross Urban ISIS - The Return of the King (Paperback)
Willie Gross
R505 R475 Discovery Miles 4 750 Save R30 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Peace Together (Paperback): Terah K Hensley Peace Together (Paperback)
Terah K Hensley
R423 Discovery Miles 4 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
This Is My Story - An Autobiography of William Richard Ikner, Sr. (Paperback): William Richard Ikner This Is My Story - An Autobiography of William Richard Ikner, Sr. (Paperback)
William Richard Ikner; Compiled by Jen Lowry
R282 Discovery Miles 2 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Incredible Stories - And interesting tales, in the Air, on Land and at Sea (Paperback): Uss Hornet Sea Air & Space Docents Incredible Stories - And interesting tales, in the Air, on Land and at Sea (Paperback)
Uss Hornet Sea Air & Space Docents
R663 Discovery Miles 6 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Lay it on the Table - A Change Agent in Action: When Tip O'Neill Led the House of Representatives to End the Vietnam War... Lay it on the Table - A Change Agent in Action: When Tip O'Neill Led the House of Representatives to End the Vietnam War (Paperback)
Linda Melconian
R490 R457 Discovery Miles 4 570 Save R33 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Party Dolls - The True, Tragic Story of Two Americans' Attempted Escape from a 1969 Hanoi POW Camp (Paperback): George... The Party Dolls - The True, Tragic Story of Two Americans' Attempted Escape from a 1969 Hanoi POW Camp (Paperback)
George Hayward
R406 Discovery Miles 4 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Long Journey Home - The Untold Stories of Forgotten Soldiers (Paperback): Craig Heath Blackman The Long Journey Home - The Untold Stories of Forgotten Soldiers (Paperback)
Craig Heath Blackman
R364 Discovery Miles 3 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Kapaun's Battle (Paperback): Jeff Gress Kapaun's Battle (Paperback)
Jeff Gress; Edited by Faye Elaine Walker, Ian William Gorman
R463 R438 Discovery Miles 4 380 Save R25 (5%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Darkness Bravo - A Soldier Remembers (Paperback): Edward R Fedrick Darkness Bravo - A Soldier Remembers (Paperback)
Edward R Fedrick
R857 R789 Discovery Miles 7 890 Save R68 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Sum of Our Dreams - A Concise History of America (Hardcover): Louis Masur The Sum of Our Dreams - A Concise History of America (Hardcover)
Louis Masur
R878 R773 Discovery Miles 7 730 Save R105 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In The Sum of Our Dreams, Louis P. Masur offers a sweeping yet compact history of America from its beginnings to the current moment. For general readers seeking an accessible, single-volume account, one that challenges but does not overwhelm, and which distills and connects the major events and figures in the country's past in a single narrative, here is that book. Evoking Barack Obama's belief that America remains the "sum of its dreams," Masur locates the origin of those dreams-of freedom, equality, and opportunity-and traces their progress chronologically, illuminating the nation's struggle over time to articulate and fulfill their promise. Moving from the Colonial Era, to the Revolutionary Period, the Early Republic, and through the Civil War, Masur turns his attention to Reconstruction, the Gilded Age, the Progressive Age, World War One, the Great Depression, World War Two, the Cold War, Civil Rights, Vietnam, and Watergate, and then laying out clearly and concisely what underlies the divisiveness that has characterized American civic life over the last forty years-and now more than ever. Above all, however, Masur lets the story of American tell itself. Inspired by James Baldwin's observation that "American history is longer, larger, more beautiful and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it," he expands our notion of that history while identifying its individual threads. The Sum of Our Dreams will be the new go-to single volume for anyone wanting a foundational understanding of the nation's past, and its present.

Cease Fire! Cease Fire! - Councilman Chuck, A Hero(in) Addiction (Paperback): Chuck Richardson Cease Fire! Cease Fire! - Councilman Chuck, A Hero(in) Addiction (Paperback)
Chuck Richardson; Edited by Monte Richardson
R702 R659 Discovery Miles 6 590 Save R43 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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