Maps and text depict major areas and routes of exploration from about 6000 B.C. to the present
A brief introduction to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in which the author attempts to demystify the politics of the region and identifies its myriad actors. She also provides a theoretical context for evaluating not only this Middle Eastern conflict, but other global dilemmas as well.
The Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922 is the latest addition to the successful textbook series New Approaches to European History, and strikes a balance between social, economic, and political history. The Ottoman Empire was one of the most important non-Western states to survive from medieval to modern times, and played a vital role in European and global history. It continues to affect the peoples of…
"This book, as with the summary report from which it was derived, captures some of the key findings of the ten reports of the Gulf War Air Power Survey (GWAPS)"--Introduction
There is a special breed of Marine for whom the prey is the enemy'and every day is hunting season. This Marine is a HOG'a Hunter of Gunmen. These are the gripping, gut-wrenching true stories of those Marines in Iraq whose sole purpose on the battlefield is to eliminate the enemy'one combatant at a time. Every time a HOG puts his eye to the glass, it means death for his target. Here, former Scou…
An appraisal of Iraq's recent actions within the context of the last 30-plus years of the history of the Middle East, focusing on three key factors which form a triangle of forces around Iraq - Muslim fundamentalism, oil and the Palestinians.