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The Beckham Invasion
The Mayhem, the Media, and What it All Means
Soccer and celebrity in America
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Roman Warfare, 300 B.C. to A.D. 450
The Essential Bibliography
The third volume in Potomac's Essential Bibliographies series
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America's Covert Warriors
Inside the World of Private Military Contractors
A cogent analysis of the failings and potential of private military contractors
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Beyond the Killing Fields
War Writings
The first collection of Sydney Schanberg's work to be published
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Coping with Anti-Americanism Back To Top
A Guide to Getting the Most Out of Studying Abroad
Helps students, parents, and advisers overcome fears of anti-Americanism and deal with it if it occurs
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The Faith Factor
How Religion Influences American Elections
Analyzes religion's surprising role in voting preference
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Public Opinion and International Intervention
Lessons from the Iraq War
The role of public opinion in nations' decisions to join or withdraw from the war in Iraq
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Women's Quest for Power
History, Perception, and Reality
A new history of the feminist movement and a look toward its prospects
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The George W. Bush Defense Program
Policy, Strategy, and War
An in-depth assessment of Bush's military policy and defense strategy
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Information Operations Matters Back To Top
Best Practices
A new approach to U.S. information operations
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The MacArthur Highway and Other Relics of American Empire in the Philippines
Reveals the legacy of a towering military and cultural presence in Filipino life
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The Money Trail
How Elmer Irey and His T-Men Brought Down America's Criminal Elite
The untold story of the man who followed the money to bust Al Capone and clean up America's first great crime wave
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A Rainbow of Blood
The Union in Peril—An Alternate History
The thrilling saga of Britannia's Fist continues
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Washington DC's Most Wanted™
The Top 10 Book of Tourist Treasures, Powerful Politicians, and Capital Wonders
America's capital gets the Most Wanted™ treatment
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The World Factbook Back To Top
2010 Edition (CIA's 2009 Edition)
By intelligence officials, for intelligent people
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Bridging the Military-Civilian Divide
What Each Side Must Know About the Other—and About Itself
How civilians and the military can better understand each other
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Celebrities' Most Wanted™
The Top 10 Book of Lavish Lifestyles, Tabloid Tidbits, and Other Superstar Oddities
See what all the fuss is about
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Hard Science and Hot Air
Dissecting the Global Warming Debate
Reveals the sources of anti-climate change rhetoric
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Long-Range Goals
The Success Story of Major League Soccer
The surprising success of Major League Soccer
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The Secrets of Abu Ghraib Revealed Back To Top
American Soldiers on Trial
Removes all speculation about the notorious Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, leaving only the facts behind
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Through Veterans' Eyes
The Iraq and Afghanistan Experience
The unique challenges facing today's veterans, in their own words
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When Angels Wept
A What-If History of the Cuban Missile Crisis
What if the Cuban missile crisis had led to war?
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Breeding Ground
Afghanistan and the Origins of Islamist Terrorism
Foreword by Richard Falk
How Afghanistan became, and may remain, a safe haven for terrorists
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How the Cold War Ended
Debating and Doing History
Examines the debates surrounding the end of the Cold War
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Minefields of the Heart Back To Top
A Mother's Stories of a Son at War
Facilitating understanding between war veterans and their families
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Philip II of Macedonia, Greater than Alexander
The Military Biography of Greece's Greatest General
The military genius of Philip II of Macedonia, father of Alexander the Great
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Virtual Caliphate
Exposing the Islamist State on the Internet
Exposes the fallacy of al Qaeda’s “statelessness”
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The Three Circles of War
Understanding the Dynamics of Conflict in Iraq
A comprehensive military textbook for our times, our wars
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Defiant Failed State
The North Korean Threat to International Security
Delineates the challenges posed by North Korea
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Generation's End Back To Top
A Personal Memoir of American Power After 9/11
Foreword by George Packer
The origins of the war on terrorism as seen from the New York Times’s op-ed desk
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Days of Decision
Turning Points in U.S. Foreign Policy
Shows students how to analyze foreign policy choices
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Flawed Diplomacy
The United Nations & the War on Terrorism
Evaluates the UN’s counterterrorism role
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Inside a U.S. Embassy
Diplomacy at Work—Third Edition, Completely Revised and Updated
All-new third edition of the essential guide to the Foreign Service
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Pirate Hunting
The Fight Against Pirates, Privateers, and Sea Raiders from Antiquity to the Present
To catch a predator—on the high seas
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Tortured Logic Back To Top
A Verbatim Critique of the George W. Bush Presidency
Hoisted by their own petards
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World in the Balance
The Perilous Months of June–October 1940
How Britain survived the darkest days of the Second World War
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Crisis on the Korean Peninsula
Toward a coherent policy response
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Dark Soul of the South
The Life and Crimes of Racist Killer Joseph Paul Franklin
The first full, factual account of America's most prolific racist killer
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Endless Enemies
Inside FBI Counterterrorism
An FBI agent's adventures in fighting terrorists
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Napoleonic Wars Back To Top
The Essential Bibliography
The essential bibliography of the Napoleonic Wars
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The Obama Haters
Behind the Right-Wing Campaign of Lies, Innuendo & Racism
Crossing the line
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The Terrorist Threat from Thailand
Jihad or Quest for Justice?
The first book to thoroughly examine the terrorist conflict in Thailand in the context of global jihad
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A War It Was Always Going to Lose
Why Japan Attacked America in 1941
Makes sense of Japan’s seemingly incomprehensible decision to go to war against the United States
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Warfare Welfare
The Not-So-Hidden Costs of America's Permanent War Economy
Reveals the true economic price of a “forever war”
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A Warrior's Guide to Psychology and Performance Back To Top
What You Should Know about Yourself and Others
Psychological information for the armed forces in a readily accessible handbook
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American Technology Policy
Evolving Strategic Interests after the Cold War
Balancing the requirements of national security and economic competitiveness
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JFK Assassination Logic
How to Think about claims of Conspiracy
Untangling the logic behind the JFK conspiracy claims
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Nuclear Jihad
A Clear and Present Danger?
Evaluates the likelihood of a terrorist attack with nuclear weapons
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Washington and Napoleon
Leadership in the Age of Revolution
Two political and military giants compared
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Making Sense of Proxy Wars Back To Top
States, Surrogates & the Use of Force
On the cutting edge of current research on surrogacy and proxy warfare
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Nation Building
The World's Unfinished Business
Foreword by James Lyon
What works and what doesn't in nation building
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Shadow of the Sultan's Realm
The Destruction of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East
The rise of the modern Middle East from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire
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Vladimir Putin and Russian Statecraft
An interpretive biography of one of Russia’s most formidable leaders
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Father of the Tuskegee Airmen, John C. Robinson
A thrilling biography of one of the most famous African American pilots of all time
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Radical Islam in America Back To Top
Salafism's Journey from Arabia to the West
Reveals the inroads of radical Islam in the West since the 1960s
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