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Syed Saleem Shahzad (Author)

Examines the new generation of Al-Qaeda leaders, explains the wider aims of both organizations, and provides an analysis of major terrorist incidents.

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Invictus (Book)

John Carlin (Author)

Documents the anti-apartheid advocate's ten-year effort to unite his country, during which he worked with proponents of apartheid from his jail cell, won the presidency, and helped South Africa's national rugby team host the World Cup as part of a unifying campaign.

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Decision Points (Book)

George W. Bush (Author)

The former president offers a candid journey through the defining decisions of his life and presidency, discussing the 2000 election, 9/11, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and Hurricane Katrina, as well as his decision to quit drinking, discovery of faith, and [...]

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Where Men Win Glory (Book)

Jon Krakauer (Author)

Where Men Win Glory is a profoundly eloquent and affecting account of heroism - a millionaire sports star who gave it all up after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, to fight for his country with the US Army in Afghanistan: only to be killed by one of his own platoon. The [...]

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Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman (Book)

Jon Krakauer (Author)

Traces the controversial story of NFL player and soldier Pat Tillman, describing the military's efforts to hide the truth about his death by friendly fire, in an account that draws on Tillman's journals and letters as well as interviews with family members and fellow soldiers.

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SEAL Team Six (Book)

Stephen Templin (Author), Howard E. Wasdin (Author), Howard E./ Templin Wasdin (Author)

A Navy SEAL Team Six sniper reveals how he became an elite soldier while recounting the dramatic mission that nearly cost him his life, offering insider perspectives on his team's extensive training process at the Marine's Scout Sniper School.

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They Fight Like Soldiers They Die Like Children (Book)

Romeo Dallaire (Author)

In conflicts around the world, there is an increasingly popular weapon system that needs negligible technology. What are these cheap, renewable, plentiful, sophisticated, and expendable weapons? Children. This book provides an introduction to the child soldier phenomenon, [...]

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Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal (Book)

Anthony Arnove (Author)

A strong case for the withdrawal of the United States from the war in Iraq explains that the U.S. presence is a major source of instability and suffering for the Iraqi people, challenges Bush's motives behind the invasion, and proposes strategies for thegrowing anti-war movement.

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Scream of Eagles (Book)

Robert Wilcox (Author), Robert K Wilcox (Author), Robert K. Wilcox (Author)

The real Top Gun - the dramatic account of the US Navy's fighter pilots and how they took back the skies over Vietnam

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The Art of Political Murder (Book)

Francisco Goldman (Author)

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Israel and Palestine. Why They Fight and Can They Stop? (Book)

Bernard Wasserstein (Author)

A work on the historical and contemporary realities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It challenges the conventional view of the struggle as driven primarily by irrational, nationalist and religious ideologies. It focuses on the relatively neglected dimensions - [...]

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The Sky Wept Fire (Book)

Mikail Eldin (Author)

A lyrical and searing account of life on the front-line of the wars between the Russian state and the Chechen people.

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Stasiland (Book)

Anna Funder (Author)

In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell; shortly afterwards the two Germanies reunited and East Germany ceased to exist. In this book, Anna Funder tells extraordinary tales from the underbelly of the former East Germany, including the story of Miriam, who as a 16-year-old might have [...]

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Die eine Welt schaffen. Create One World (Book)

Eva Himmelstoss (Editor), Berthold Unfried (Editor)

Thema dieses Bandes sind Praktiken von Internationaler Solidarität und Internationaler Entwicklung, die von sozialen Bewegungen, Organisationen und Staaten initiiert wurden, die in der Tradition der Arbeiterbewegungen agierten. Internationale Solidarität wird grundsätzlich [...]

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The Rebirth of Europe (Book)

Joe Majerus (Author)

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject History Europe - Germany - Postwar Period, Cold War, printed single-sided, grade: 2,0, University of Luxembourg, language: English, abstract: A detailed historical account of the comprehensive reconstruction and integration [...]

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