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Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945

Money as a Weapons System - Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (Paperback): Department of Defense Money as a Weapons System - Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (Paperback)
Department of Defense
R666 Discovery Miles 6 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Hero Street, U.S.A. - The Story of Little Mexico's Fallen Soldiers (Hardcover): Marc Wilson Hero Street, U.S.A. - The Story of Little Mexico's Fallen Soldiers (Hardcover)
Marc Wilson
R908 Discovery Miles 9 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"The first book-length account of a story too long overlooked"

Claro Solis wanted to win a gold star for his mother. He succeeded--as did seven other sons of "Little Mexico."

Second Street in Silvis, Illinois, was a poor neighborhood during the Great Depression that had become home to Mexicans fleeing revolution in their homeland. In 1971 it was officially renamed "Hero Street" to commemorate its claim to the highest per-capita casualty rate from any neighborhood during World War II. Marc Wilson now tells the story of this community and the young men it sent to fight for their adopted country.

"Hero Street, U.S.A." is the first book to recount a saga too long overlooked in histories and television documentaries. Interweaving family memories, soldiers' letters, historical photographs, interviews with relatives, and firsthand combat accounts, Wilson tells the compelling stories of nearly eighty men from three dozen Second Street homes who volunteered to fight for their country in World War II and Korea--and of the eight, including Claro Solis, who never came back.

As debate swirls around the place of Mexican immigrants in contemporary American society, this book shows the price of citizenship willingly paid by the sons of earlier refugees. With "Hero Street, U.S.A.," Marc Wilson not only makes an important contribution to military and social history but also acknowledges the efforts of the heroes of Second Street to realize the American dream.

High Shining Brass (Paperback): Don Lomax, Robert Durant High Shining Brass (Paperback)
Don Lomax, Robert Durant; Illustrated by Don Lomax
R447 R369 Discovery Miles 3 690 Save R78 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Sons of Kolchak - A company commander during the Vietnam Tet Offensive of 1968 tells the story of his men's raw courage... Sons of Kolchak - A company commander during the Vietnam Tet Offensive of 1968 tells the story of his men's raw courage and valor. (Paperback)
Michael E Wikan
R486 Discovery Miles 4 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Post-Ethical Society - The Iraq War, Abu Ghraib, and the Moral Failure of the Secular (Hardcover, New): Douglas V. Porpora,... Post-Ethical Society - The Iraq War, Abu Ghraib, and the Moral Failure of the Secular (Hardcover, New)
Douglas V. Porpora, Alexander G Nikolaev, Julia Hagemann May, Alexander Jenkins
R1,449 Discovery Miles 14 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

We've all seen the images from Abu Ghraib: stress positions, US soldiers kneeling on the heads of prisoners, and dehumanizing pyramids formed from black-hooded bodies. We have watched officials elected to our highest offices defend enhanced interrogation in terms of efficacy and justify drone strikes in terms of retribution and deterrence. But the mainstream secular media rarely addresses the morality of these choices, leaving us to ask individually: Is this right? In this singular examination of the American discourse over war and torture, Douglas V. Porpora, Alexander Nikolaev, Julia Hagemann May, and Alexander Jenkins investigate the opinion pages of American newspapers, television commentary, and online discussion groups to offer the first empirical study of the national conversation about the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the revelations of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib a year later. Post-Ethical Society is not just another shot fired in the ongoing culture war between conservatives and liberals, but a pensive and ethically engaged reflection of America's feelings about itself and our actions as a nation. And while many writers and commentators have opined about our moral place in the world, the vast amount of empirical data amassed in Post-Ethical Society sets it apart - and makes its findings that much more damning.

el's story (Paperback): dezarae dunsmuir el's story (Paperback)
dezarae dunsmuir
R424 Discovery Miles 4 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dear Miss B (Paperback): Dominic Albanese Dear Miss B (Paperback)
Dominic Albanese
R446 Discovery Miles 4 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dear Miss B (Hardcover): Dominic Albanese Dear Miss B (Hardcover)
Dominic Albanese
R799 Discovery Miles 7 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Riding the Rails in Vietnam - 1965 (Paperback): John Mason Riding the Rails in Vietnam - 1965 (Paperback)
John Mason
R624 Discovery Miles 6 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Grotto Book One - Phu Bai, Vietnam: 1969 - 1970 (Paperback): Harold G Walker The Grotto Book One - Phu Bai, Vietnam: 1969 - 1970 (Paperback)
Harold G Walker
R611 Discovery Miles 6 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Cold War - A Captivating Guide to the Korean War and Vietnam War (Hardcover): Captivating History Cold War - A Captivating Guide to the Korean War and Vietnam War (Hardcover)
Captivating History
R837 R699 Discovery Miles 6 990 Save R138 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
War Stories & Other Lies (Paperback): Jerry Key War Stories & Other Lies (Paperback)
Jerry Key
R954 R784 Discovery Miles 7 840 Save R170 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Bad Infidel - A Black Sheep Sergeant and the Deadly Politics of the War in Afghanistan (Hardcover): Natividad Shepherd Ruiz Bad Infidel - A Black Sheep Sergeant and the Deadly Politics of the War in Afghanistan (Hardcover)
Natividad Shepherd Ruiz
R802 Discovery Miles 8 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Headless Snake (Paperback): Renee Darby The Headless Snake (Paperback)
Renee Darby; Harry Wagner
R469 Discovery Miles 4 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Broken Samurai - One Marine's Journey From Hero to Hitman (Paperback): Al Carlisle Broken Samurai - One Marine's Journey From Hero to Hitman (Paperback)
Al Carlisle
R380 Discovery Miles 3 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Surviving the United Nations - The Unexpected Challenge (Paperback): Robert Bruce Adolph Surviving the United Nations - The Unexpected Challenge (Paperback)
Robert Bruce Adolph
R755 Discovery Miles 7 550 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Letters from Vietnam (Paperback): Joseph Allen Freeborn Letters from Vietnam (Paperback)
Joseph Allen Freeborn
R558 R494 Discovery Miles 4 940 Save R64 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Vietnam Photographs from North Carolina Veterans - The Memories They Brought Home (Hardcover): Martin Tucker Vietnam Photographs from North Carolina Veterans - The Memories They Brought Home (Hardcover)
Martin Tucker
R989 R805 Discovery Miles 8 050 Save R184 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Once A Spy, Always A Spy - Spies and Dimwitted Politicians Book 2 (Hardcover): Jay M Johnson Once A Spy, Always A Spy - Spies and Dimwitted Politicians Book 2 (Hardcover)
Jay M Johnson
R873 Discovery Miles 8 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Once A Spy, Always A Spy - Spies and Dimwitted Politicians Book 2 (Paperback): Jay M Johnson Once A Spy, Always A Spy - Spies and Dimwitted Politicians Book 2 (Paperback)
Jay M Johnson
R694 Discovery Miles 6 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
323 Days (Paperback): John Harris 323 Days (Paperback)
John Harris
R440 Discovery Miles 4 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Taps - The Silent Victims of the Vietnam War: The Families Left Behind (Paperback): Philip A. Keith Taps - The Silent Victims of the Vietnam War: The Families Left Behind (Paperback)
Philip A. Keith; Illustrated by Jeanne McCarthy; George M. Motz
R416 Discovery Miles 4 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
ALPHA 1/1, Vietnam (Paperback): Kenneth N. Jordan ALPHA 1/1, Vietnam (Paperback)
Kenneth N. Jordan
R472 Discovery Miles 4 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Night Hecklers (Paperback): Don Treichler Night Hecklers (Paperback)
Don Treichler
R1,223 Discovery Miles 12 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Promises To The Fallen - A Vietnam War Novel (Paperback): Glyn Haynie Promises To The Fallen - A Vietnam War Novel (Paperback)
Glyn Haynie
R538 R461 Discovery Miles 4 610 Save R77 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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