wyszukanych pozycji: 10
Planning a Tragedy: The Americanization of the War in Vietnam /]clarry Berman
ISBN: 9780393953268 / Angielski / Miękka / 1983 / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "A thoroughly researched and highly perceptive study of the decisions that turned the tribal struggle in Vietnam into an American war. Berman's book fully documents the role of domestic policy in our tragic involvement. As one who watched the process at firsthand. I commend Professor Berman's book for its fairness and insight."-- George W. Ball
"A thoroughly researched and highly perceptive study of the decisions that turned the tribal struggle in Vietnam into an American war. Berman's book f...
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88,20 zł |
Zumwalt: The Life and Times of Admiral Elmo Russell Bud Zumwalt, Jr.
ISBN: 9781591141693 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Zumwalt is a compelling portrait of the controversial military man who is widely regarded as the founder of the modern U.S. Navy, Admiral Elmo Russell -Bud- Zumwalt. As Chief of Naval Operations during the decades-long Cold War crisis, Zumwalt implemented major strategic innovations that endure to this day, especially in his campaign against racism and sexism throughout the fleet. Larry Berman, the author of Perfect Spy, offers a fascinating, detailed look at an extraordinary man--recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom--an inspiring portrait of leadership that is...
Zumwalt is a compelling portrait of the controversial military man who is widely regarded as the founder of the modern U.S. Navy, Admiral Elmo ...
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220,28 zł |
Perfect Spy: The Incredible Double Life of Pham Xuan An, Time Magazine Reporter and Vietnamese Communist Agent
ISBN: 9780060888398 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. During the Vietnam War, Time reporter Pham Xuan An befriended everyone who was anyone in Saigon, including American journalists such as David Halberstam and Neil Sheehan, the CIA's William Colby, and the legendary Colonel Edward Lansdale--not to mention the most influential members of the South Vietnamese government and army. None of them ever guessed that he was also providing strategic intelligence to Hanoi, smuggling invisible ink messages into the jungle inside egg rolls. His early reports were so accurate that General Giap joked, -We are now in the U.S. war room.- In Perfect... During the Vietnam War, Time reporter Pham Xuan An befriended everyone who was anyone in Saigon, including American journalists such as David Halbe... |
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74,93 zł |
Lyndon Johnson's War: The Road to Stalemate in Vietnam
ISBN: 9780393307788 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. By 1968, the United States had committed over 525,000 men to Vietnam and bombed virtually all military targets recommended by the joint Chiefs of Staff. Yet, the United States was no closer to securing its objectives than it had been prior to the Americanization of the war. The long-promised light at the end of the tunnel was a mirage. This absorbing account reveals the bankruptcy of the bombing campaign against North Vietnam, the failures of political reform in South Vietnam and the bitter bureaucratic conflicts between the US government and its military commanders.
By 1968, the United States had committed over 525,000 men to Vietnam and bombed virtually all military targets recommended by the joint Chiefs of Staf...
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96,80 zł |
The Office of Management and Budget and the Presidency, 1921-1979
ISBN: 9780691605982 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In the first comprehensive study of the Office of Management and Budget Larry Berman traces its evolution from a once impartial and objective presidential staff agency to The Office of Meddling and Bumbling (TOMB), as it was known by the end of the Nixon administration. In doing so he analyzes both its established role and the subsequent changes in this role as different presidents attempted to respond to a variety of external demands. Originally published in 1979. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously... In the first comprehensive study of the Office of Management and Budget Larry Berman traces its evolution from a once impartial and objective presi... |
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217,01 zł |
Looking Back on the Reagan Presidency
ISBN: 9780801839221 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Now that the front page belongs to George Bush, what are analysts saying about Ronald Reagan? And how will the Reagan legacy shape policy and politics into the next century? "Looking Back on the Reagan Presidency" offers the latest thinking of nineteen leading president-watchers. Edited by Larry Berman, the volume appraises the administration's policies and initiatives and speculates about what the Reagan years will mean to the future.
Robert Pastor describes Reagan's failure in Latin America and the problems that remain for Bush. Condoleezza Rice examines the unexpected transformation of... Now that the front page belongs to George Bush, what are analysts saying about Ronald Reagan? And how will the Reagan legacy shape policy and politics...
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152,00 zł |
The Office of Management and Budget and the Presidency, 1921-1979
ISBN: 9780691634838 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In the first comprehensive study of the Office of Management and Budget Larry Berman traces its evolution from a once impartial and objective presidential staff agency to The Office of Meddling and Bumbling (TOMB), as it was known by the end of the Nixon administration. In doing so he analyzes both its established role and the subsequent changes in this role as different presidents attempted to respond to a variety of external demands. Originally published in 1979. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously... In the first comprehensive study of the Office of Management and Budget Larry Berman traces its evolution from a once impartial and objective presi... |
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533,75 zł |
Approaching Democracy: Pearson New International Edition
ISBN: 9781292026879 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 588 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. Approaching Democracy addresses the evolving nature of the American experiment in democratic government. It teaches students the theory and basics of American political science and the nation's political history. It provides the critical thinking skills needed to analyze these evolving relationships. Addressing a joint session of the U.S. Congress on February 1, 1990 Vaclav Havel, a former dissident Czech playwright once imprisoned by his country’s Communist government and later elected president, said “As long as people are people, democracy, in the full sense of the word, will always...
Approaching Democracy addresses the evolving nature of the American experiment in democratic government. It teaches students the theory and basics of ...
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393,59 zł |
Approaching Democracy: American Government in Times of Challenge
ISBN: 9781032300634 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 904 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. For students of American government, this book covers the foundations, institutions, and processes of "the great American experiment" with a clear and resonant theme: that we are still "approaching" democracy and not emobodying it.
For students of American government, this book covers the foundations, institutions, and processes of "the great American experiment" with a clear and...
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319,68 zł |
Approaching Democracy: American Government in Times of Challenge
ISBN: 9781032302256 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 904 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. For students of American government, this book covers the foundations, institutions, and processes of "the great American experiment" with a clear and resonant theme: that we are still "approaching" democracy and not emobodying it.
For students of American government, this book covers the foundations, institutions, and processes of "the great American experiment" with a clear and...
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696,20 zł |