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"NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER In the second volume of his epic
trilogy about the liberation of Europe in World War II, Pulitzer
Prize winner Rick Atkinson tells the harrowing story of the
campaigns in Sicily and Italy In "An Army at Dawn"--winner of the
Pulitzer Prize--Rick Atkinson provided a dramatic and authoritative
history of the Allied triumph in North Africa. Now, in "The Day of
Battle," he follows the strengthening American and British armies
as they invade Sicily in July 1943 and then, mile by bloody mile,
fight their way north toward Rome.
The Italian campaign's outcome was never certain; in fact,
Roosevelt, Churchill, and their military advisers engaged in heated
debate about whether an invasion of the so-called soft underbelly
of Europe was even a good idea. But once under way, the commitment
to liberate Italy from the Nazis never wavered, despite the
agonizingly high price. The battles at Salerno, Anzio, and Monte
Cassino were particularly difficult and lethal, yet as the months
passed, the Allied forces continued to drive the Germans up the
Italian peninsula. Led by Lieutenant General Mark Clark, one of the
war's most complex and controversial commanders, American officers
and soldiers became increasingly determined and proficient. And
with the liberation of Rome in June 1944, ultimate victory at last
began to seem inevitable.
Drawing on a wide array of primary source material, written with
great drama and flair, this is narrative history of the first rank.
With "The Day of Battle," Atkinson has once again given us the
definitive account of one of history's most compelling military
campaigns.
How is foreign policy made in Iraq? Based on dozens of interviews
with senior officials and politicians, this book provides a clear
analysis of the development of domestic Iraqi politics since 2003.
Zana Gulmohamad explains how the federal government of Iraq and
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have functioned and worked
together since toppling Saddam to reveal in granular detail the
complexity of their foreign policy making. The book shows that the
ruling elites and political factions in Baghdad and in the capital
of the Kurdistan Region, Erbil, create foreign policies according
to their agendas. The formulation and implementation of the two
governments' foreign policies is to a great extent uncoordinated.
Yet Zana Gulmohamad places this incoherent model of foreign policy
making in the context of the country's fragmented political and
social context and explains how Iraq's neighbouring countries -
Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Syria before the civil war - have
each influenced its internal affairs. The book is the first study
dedicated to the contemporary dynamics of the Iraqi state - outside
the usual focus on the "great powers" - and it explains exactly how
Iraqi foreign policy is managed alongside the country's economic
and security interests.
The mass of available data about World War II has never been as
large as it is now, yet it has become increasingly complicated to
interpret it in a meaningful way. Packed with cleverly designed
graphics, charts and diagrams, World War II: Infographics offers a
new approach by telling the story of the conflict visually.
Encompassing the conflict from its roots to its aftermath, more
than 50 themes are treated in great detail, ranging from the rise
of the Far Right in pre-war Europe and mass mobilization, to
evolving military tactics and technology and the financial and
human cost of the conflict. Throughout, the shifting balance of
power between the Axis and the Allies and the global nature of the
war and its devastation are made strikingly clear.
This is the third and final 'stand-alone' account of C Squadron
SAS's thrilling operations against the relentless spread of
communist backed terrorism in East Africa. Drawing on first-hand
experiences the author describes operations against
communist-backed terrorists in Angola and Mozambique, aiding the
Portuguese and Renamo against the MPLA and Frelimo respectively.
Back in Southern Rhodesia SAS General Peter Walls, realising the
danger that Mugabe and ZANU represented, appealed directly to
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. This correspondence,
published here for the first time, changed nothing and years of
corruption and genocide followed. Although C Squadron was disbanded
in 1980 many members joined the South African special forces.
Operations undertaken included unsuccessful and costly
destabilisation attempts against Mugabe and missions into
Mozambique including the assassination of Samora Machel. By 1986
deteriorating relationships with the South African authorities
resulted in the break-up of the SAS teams who dispersed worldwide.
Had Mike Graham not written his three action-packed books, C
Squadron SAS's superb fighting record might never have been
revealed. For those who are fascinated by special forces soldiering
his accounts are 'must reads'.
Winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Biography. Named one of the best books of the year by The New York Times, The New Yorker, Time, NPR, Smithsonian Magazine, and Oprah Daily.
In 1848, a year of international democratic revolt, a young, enslaved couple, Ellen and William Craft, achieved one of the boldest feats of self-emancipation in American history. Posing as master and slave, while sustained by their love as husband and wife, they made their escape together across more than 1,000 miles, riding out in the open on steamboats, carriages, and trains that took them from bondage in Georgia to the free states of the North.
Along the way, they dodged slave traders, military officers, and even friends of their enslavers, who might have revealed their true identities. The tale of their adventure soon made them celebrities, and generated headlines around the country. Americans could not get enough of this charismatic young couple, who traveled another 1,000 miles criss-crossing New England, drawing thunderous applause as they spoke alongside some of the greatest abolitionist luminaries of the day—among them Frederick Douglass and William Wells Brown.
But even then, they were not out of danger. With the passage of an infamous new Fugitive Slave Act in 1850, all Americans became accountable for returning refugees like the Crafts to slavery. Then yet another adventure began, as slave hunters came up from Georgia, forcing the Crafts to flee once again—this time from the United States, their lives and thousands more on the line and the stakes never higher.
With three epic journeys compressed into one monumental bid for freedom, Master Slave Husband Wife is an American love story—one that would challenge the nation’s core precepts of life, liberty, and justice for all—one that challenges us even now.
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