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  • Irony of Vietnam
    Leslie H. Gelb / Richard K. Betts
    '''If a historian were allowed but one book on the American involvement in Vietnam, this would be it.'' — Foreign Affairs When first published in 1979, four years after the end of one of the most divisive conflicts in the United States, The Irony of Vietnam raised eyebrows. Most students of the war argued that the United States had ''stumbled into a quagmire in Vietnam th...
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    36,16 €

  • Carpenters’ Hall
    Richard K. Betts
    Explore the rich history of Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia, a crucial site in the lead-up to the American Revolution. Authored by Richard K. Betts, this book delves into the building’s architectural significance and its role as the meeting place for the First Continental Congress. Discover how the Carpenters’ Company, a guild of master builders, shaped this iconic structure a...
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  • Military Readiness
    Richard K. Betts
    'Throughout most of American history, U.S. military forces proved unready for the wars that were thrust upon them and suffered costly reverses in early battles. During the Cold War, for the first time, U.S. defense policy tried to maintain high readiness in peacetime. But now, with the Cold War over and defense budgets falling, what will happen to U.S. military forces? Will the...
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    27,41 €

  • Nuclear Blackmail and Nuclear Balance
    Richard K. Betts
    'In numerous crises after World War II—Berlin, Korea, the Taiwan Straits, and the Middle East—the United States resorted to vague threats to use nuclear weapons in order to deter Soviet or Chinese military action. On a few occasions the Soviet Union also engaged in nuclear saber-ratling. Using declassified documents and other sources, this volume examines those crises...
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    34,28 €

  • Surprise Attack
    Richard K. Betts
    'Long before Germany's blitzkrieg swept the West, European leaders had received many signals of its imminence. Stalin, too, had abundant warning of German designs on Russia but believed that by avoiding ''provocative'' defensive measures he could avert the attack that finally came in June 1941. And the stories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Korean War, and thr...
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    33,97 €