Post-conflict scenarios are often proposed for Arab countries that have witnessed significant changes and civil wars. Yet the plans for reconciliation, transitional justice, and the return of the displaced often overlook the real conditions that m...Loe edasi...
This book offers a comprehensive overview and analysis of a pilot project to build competent, sustainable and culture sensitive public mental health services in a region suffering from the impact of war, genocide and other forms of extreme violence....Loe edasi...
This is an unsparing account of the sharp end of war written by one of the finest military historians of his generation. This is an unsparing account of the sharp end of war written by one of the finest military historians...Loe edasi...
An in-depth discussion of the use of tanks in five key battles in the Iraq War.During the Iraq War, the U.S. Army found itself in a very similar situation to the 1st Air Mobile Cavalry Division during the Vietnam Conflict—facing an enemy who knew the...Loe edasi...
A comprehensive and detailed illustrated examination of the development and combat performance of US battle tanks from the end of World War II through to the present day.In this, the second of two highly illustrated volumes telling...Loe edasi...
A young Marine recon sniper navigates the harrowing complexities of unconventional warfare in Iraq post-2006.In 2006, the shock and awe campaign of securing the major cities had ended, and the Iraq War had moved into an alien phase for the operators...Loe edasi...
An insider’s account of how, contrary to popular belief, the U.S. Army developed comprehensive plans for the initial invasion of Iraq and for subsequent stages of the conflict—plans that were received with little interest by Washington. Of a...Loe edasi...
A private contractor employed by the notorious Blackwater in the early days of the Iraq War presents an unflinchingly honest and sometimes irreverent account of the dangerous life of mercenaries at war in Iraq. Guns, Girls, and Greed...Loe edasi...
The debut novel from one of Grantas Best of Young American Novelists: a virtuoso, metaphysical thriller and a modern day retelling of The Heart of Darkness....Loe edasi...
The instant #1 New York Times bestseller, now in paperback! Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard reveal the startling, dramatic story of the global war against terrorists.As the World Trade Center buildings collapsed, the Pentagon...Loe edasi...
An authoritative military history of the U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Division in Operation Iraqi Freedom, describing the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the siege and fall of Baghdad, and the nation-building mission that followed. An...Loe edasi...
A young Iraqi shares the true story of his wartime experiences after he was recruited by the US Army as an interpreter. Fahdi was a twenty-one-year-old, upper-middle class, English-speaking student at Baghdad University when he was rec...Loe edasi...
This book presents an important contribution to our understanding of post-conflict justice as an essential element of global ethics and justice through an exploration of the World Tribunal on Iraq (WTI). The 2003 War in Iraq provoked worldwide prote...Loe edasi...
Experience aerial combat at the controls of the fearsome AH-64 Apache attack helicopter during the Operation Iraqi Freedom “Surge.” Author Dan McClinton was an Apache pilot with the US Army’s 1st Cavalry Division through three combat deployments to I...Loe edasi...
With first-hand insight into the into the key role of the US Air Forces fighter-bomber from the Vietnam War through to Operation Desert Storm during the First Gulf War, this book is an unmissable account of some of...Loe edasi...
First-hand accounts of the British forces tasked with invading Iraq in March 2003. “Burning Horizon reminds us how British and American servicemen and women train together, learn together, and, when called upon, fight together to defeat threa...Loe edasi...
When a senior army officer is killed in action holding off an enemy attack threatening to overrun his outpost, the confidence of his comrades is rocked. Accolades of courage and eulogies flow freely from politicians and Generals alike. For the briefe...Loe edasi...
Approximately 2.5 million men and women have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in the service of the U.S. War on Terror. Marian Eide and Michael Gibler have collected and compiled personal combat accounts from some of these war veterans. In moder...Loe edasi...
How can the current civil wars in the Middle East be resolved? This volume brings together academics, experts, and practitioners to explore this question. The book covers the history of civil wars in the region during the 20th century, and then ex...Loe edasi...
How can the current civil wars in the Middle East be resolved? This volume brings together academics, experts, and practitioners to explore this question. The book covers the history of civil wars in the region during the 20th century, and then ex...Loe edasi...
Irish Guardsmen have been involved in all aspects of the campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq - from in Kabul in 2001, through the invasion of Iraq in 2003 to the eventual withdrawal in 2009, and the campaign in Helmand from 2006 to 2014. This book feat...Loe edasi...
The religious minorities of Iraq suffered immense violence at the hands of ISIS and they are now trying to rebuild their lives. In their own words, this book tells their stories of resilience against oppression, creativity in the darkest moments,...Loe edasi...
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 govern...Loe edasi...
This book examines the US neoconservative movement, arguing that its support for the 2003 invasion of Iraq was rooted in an intelligence theory shaped by the policy struggles of the Cold War. This book examines the United States neoconserv...Loe edasi...
In Twelver Shia Islam, the wait for the return of the Twelth Imam, Hujjat-Allah al-Mahdi, at the end of time overshadowed the value of actively seeking martyrdom. But what is the place of martyrdom in Twelver Shiism today? This...Loe edasi...
Post-conflict scenarios are often proposed for Arab countries that have witnessed significant changes and civil wars. Yet the plans for reconciliation, transitional justice, and the return of the displaced often overlook the real conditions that m...Loe edasi...
This book offers a comprehensive overview and analysis of a pilot project to build competent, sustainable and culture sensitive public mental health services in a region suffering from the impact of war, genocide and other forms of extreme violence....Loe edasi...
This is an unsparing account of the sharp end of war written by one of the finest military historians of his generation. This is an unsparing account of the sharp end of war written by one of the finest military historians...Loe edasi...
An in-depth discussion of the use of tanks in five key battles in the Iraq War.During the Iraq War, the U.S. Army found itself in a very similar situation to the 1st Air Mobile Cavalry Division during the Vietnam Conflict—facing an enemy who knew the...Loe edasi...
This searing collection reveals how the plunder of Iraq’s heritage during the 2003 invasion was not collateral damage but part of a long history of imperial erasure. In War Essays, Zainab Bahrani delivers a powerful reckoning of...Loe edasi...
This searing collection reveals how the plunder of Iraq’s heritage during the 2003 invasion was not collateral damage but part of a long history of imperial erasure. In War Essays, Zainab Bahrani delivers a powerful reckoning of...Loe edasi...
A comprehensive and detailed illustrated examination of the development and combat performance of US battle tanks from the end of World War II through to the present day.In this, the second of two highly illustrated volumes telling...Loe edasi...
A young Marine recon sniper navigates the harrowing complexities of unconventional warfare in Iraq post-2006.In 2006, the shock and awe campaign of securing the major cities had ended, and the Iraq War had moved into an alien phase for the operators...Loe edasi...
LAV and Infantry Marines share their experiences of fighting in Western Iraq in spring 2004. Lt. Col. David E. Kelly has done it again! From the gripping title to his closing thoughts, he has brought a slice of recent Marine Corps history t...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 18-Jul-2024, Hardback, Kirjastus: OR Books, ISBN-13: 9781682194379)
Based on dramatic first-hand evidence, Deadly Betrayal uncovers why and how a cabal of Pentagon Advisors in the George W. Bush Administration created a fabricated justification to attack Iraq.The book provides a detailed insid...Loe edasi...
An insider’s account of how, contrary to popular belief, the U.S. Army developed comprehensive plans for the initial invasion of Iraq and for subsequent stages of the conflict—plans that were received with little interest by Washington. Of a...Loe edasi...
SELECTED BY THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND DAUNTS BOOKS AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 WINNER OF THE EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 ONE OF PROSPECTS POLITICS & REPORTAGE BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2023 Exquisite . . . A genuin...Loe edasi...
A private contractor employed by the notorious Blackwater in the early days of the Iraq War presents an unflinchingly honest and sometimes irreverent account of the dangerous life of mercenaries at war in Iraq. Guns, Girls, and Greed...Loe edasi...
This invaluable resource offers a comprehensive overview of the Iraq War, with more than 100 in-depth articles by leading scholars on an array of topics and themes and more than a dozen key primary source documents.This book provide...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Dec-2023, Hardback, Kirjastus: David R. Godine Publisher Inc, ISBN-13: 9781567927115)
The story of how the West Point rugby team went on to fight in Afghanistan and Iraq and how the bonds they forged on the field helped them on battlefield. 300,000 first printing. Six months after 9/11, U.S. troops were on the ground in Afgha...Loe edasi...
The debut novel from one of Grantas Best of Young American Novelists: a virtuoso, metaphysical thriller and a modern day retelling of The Heart of Darkness....Loe edasi...
The instant #1 New York Times bestseller, now in paperback! Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard reveal the startling, dramatic story of the global war against terrorists.As the World Trade Center buildings collapsed, the Pentagon...Loe edasi...
An authoritative military history of the U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Division in Operation Iraqi Freedom, describing the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the siege and fall of Baghdad, and the nation-building mission that followed. An...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 08-May-2023, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: De Gruyter, ISBN-13: 9783111277141)
This book is the first extensive research on the role of poetry during the Iranian Revolution (1979) and the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988). How can poetry, especially peaceful medieval Sufi poems, be applied to exalt violence, to present death as mart...Loe edasi...
In 2014 the jihadists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) were consolidating their control over a vast area of the Middle East. They singled out the Yazidis, adherents of an ancient monotheistic religion, for annihilation. Unlike Chri...Loe edasi...
A young Iraqi shares the true story of his wartime experiences after he was recruited by the US Army as an interpreter. Fahdi was a twenty-one-year-old, upper-middle class, English-speaking student at Baghdad University when he was rec...Loe edasi...
This book presents an important contribution to our understanding of post-conflict justice as an essential element of global ethics and justice through an exploration of the World Tribunal on Iraq (WTI). The 2003 War in Iraq provoked worldwide prote...Loe edasi...
Experience aerial combat at the controls of the fearsome AH-64 Apache attack helicopter during the Operation Iraqi Freedom “Surge.” Author Dan McClinton was an Apache pilot with the US Army’s 1st Cavalry Division through three combat deployments to I...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Mar-2023, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Texas A & M University Press, ISBN-13: 9781682831649)
A firsthand chronicle of the arraignment of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, offering never-before-released accounts of the legal proceedings--...Loe edasi...
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SELECTED BY THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND DAUNTS BOOKS AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 WINNER OF THE EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 ONE OF PROSPECTS POLITICS & REPORTAGE BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2023 Exquisite . . . A genuin...Loe edasi...
With first-hand insight into the into the key role of the US Air Forces fighter-bomber from the Vietnam War through to Operation Desert Storm during the First Gulf War, this book is an unmissable account of some of...Loe edasi...
