Understanding Iraq: The Whole Sweep of Iraqi History, from Genghis Khan's Mongols to the Ottoman Turks to the British Mandate to the Ameri
ISBN: 9780060764692 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Dramatic History of Iraq in One Concise Volume The destinies of Iraq and America will be tightly intertwined into the foreseeable future due to the U.S. incursion into this complex, perplexing desert nation -- the latest in a long history of violent outside interventions. A country sitting atop the world's largest supply of crude oil, Iraq will continue to play an essential role in global economics and in Middle Eastern politics for many decades to come. Therefore, it is more important than ever for Westerners to have a clear understanding of the volatile, enigmatic... The Dramatic History of Iraq in One Concise Volume The destinies of Iraq and America will be tightly intertwined into the foreseeabl... |
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Out of the Ashes: The Resurrection of Saddam Hussein
ISBN: 9780060929831 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At the end of the Gulf War, the White House was confident that Saddam Hussein's days as Iraq's dictator were numbered. His army had been routed, his country had been bombed back into a pre-industrial age, his subjects were in bloody revolt, and his borders were sealed. World leaders waited confidently for the downfall of the pariah of Baghdad. Almost a decade later, they are still waiting. This is the first in-depth account of what went wrong. Drawing on the authors' firsthand experiences on the ground inside Iraq (often under fire) and their interviews with key players--ranging from... At the end of the Gulf War, the White House was confident that Saddam Hussein's days as Iraq's dictator were numbered. His army had been routed, hi... |
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The Bomb in My Garden: The Secrets of Saddam's Nuclear MasterMind
ISBN: 9780471679653 / Angielski / Twarda / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Praise for The Bomb in My Garden
"This one book will tell you more about Iraq's quest for weapons of mass destruction than all U.S. intelligence on the subject. It is a fascinating and rare glimpse inside Saddam Hussein's Iraq-and inside a tyrant's mind." "The Bomb in My Garden is important and utterly gripping. The old cliche is true-you start reading, and you don't want to stop. Mahdi Obeidi's story makes clear how hard Saddam Hussein tried to develop a nuclear weapon, and the reasons he fell short. It is also unforgettable as a... Praise for The Bomb in My Garden
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The Bomb in My Garden: The Secrets of Saddam's Nuclear MasterMind
ISBN: 9780471741275 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Acclaim for the Bomb in My Garden
""This one book will tell you more about Iraq's quest for weapons of mass destruction than all U.S. intelligence on the subject. It is a fascinating and rare glimpse inside Saddam Hussein's Iraq-and inside a tyrant's mind."" -Fareed Zakaria, author of The Future of Freedom ""The Bomb in My Garden is important and utterly gripping. The old clich? is true-you start reading, and you don't want to stop. Mahdi Obeidi's story makes clear how hard Saddam Hussein tried to develop a nuclear weapon, and the reasons he fell short. It is also unforgettable as... Acclaim for the Bomb in My Garden
""This one book will tell you more about Iraq's quest for weapons of mass destruction than all U.S. intelligence... |
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Revolt on the Tigris: The Al-Sadr Uprising and the Governing of Iraq
ISBN: 9780801444517 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A former paratrooper in the British Army with extensive experience of conflict and post-conflict management in the countries of former Yugoslavia, Mark Etherington had just completed an M.Phil. in international relations at Cambridge University in 2003 when the British Foreign Office asked him to assume the governorship of Wasit Province in southern Iraq on behalf of the Coalition Provisional Authority or CPA.Etherington established a small team in the provincial capital of al-Kut on the banks of the Tigris in order to begin the process of reconstruction both political and physical of a...
A former paratrooper in the British Army with extensive experience of conflict and post-conflict management in the countries of former Yugoslavia, Mar...
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The WMD Mirage: Iraq's Decade of Deception and America's False Premise for War
ISBN: 9781586483616 / Angielski / Miękka / 671 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Includes the definitive report from the Presidential Commission on Weapons of Mass Destruction Intelligence and the most revealing official investigations and statements that answer the question of how the United States could go to war on false premises.
Includes the definitive report from the Presidential Commission on Weapons of Mass Destruction Intelligence and the most revealing official investigat...
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The Struggle for Iraq: A View from the Ground Up
ISBN: 9781612348827 / Angielski / Twarda / 536 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Offers a vivid personal account of the Iraqi people's fight for democracy and justice by an American political scientist. With inside accounts of two USAID projects and of a Kurdish government ministry, this engrossing and cautionary story highlights efforts to turn Baathist Iraq into a democratic country.
Offers a vivid personal account of the Iraqi people's fight for democracy and justice by an American political scientist. With inside accounts of two ...
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Between the Rivers: Combat Action in Iraq 2003-2005
ISBN: 9781782663157 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work is the continuation and revision of a project started in 2006 with the publication of In Contact by the Combat Studies Institute. The original concept was to present a series of military vignettes in a style similar to the widely used case-study methodology commonly found in military literature. The final version of Between the Rivers, instead of following this strict case-study format, presents combat action vignettes as narrative accounts of the various types of actions challenging combat leaders in Iraq in 2003-2005.
This work is the continuation and revision of a project started in 2006 with the publication of In Contact by the Combat Studies Institute. The origi...
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The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq: in the 3rd/9th Century
ISBN: 9781558761629 / Angielski / Twarda / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq in the III/IX Century is the only full-length study on the revolt o f the Zanj. Scholars of slavery, the African diaspora and th e Middle East have lauded Popovic''s work. '
The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq in the III/IX Century is the only full-length study on the revolt o f the Zanj. Scholars of slavery, the African ...
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Reclaiming Iraq: The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State
ISBN: 9780292756892 / Angielski / Miękka / 223 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. While some scholars would argue that there was no "Iraq" before King Faysal's coronation in 1921, Iraqi history spans fourteen centuries of tribal communities that endured continual occupation in their historic homeland, including Mongol invasions in the thirteenth century and subsequent Ottoman and British invasions. An Iraqi identity was established long before the League of Nations defined the nation-state of Iraq in 1932. Drawing on neglected primary sources and other crucial accounts, including memoirs and correspondence, Reclaiming Iraq puts the 1920 revolt against... While some scholars would argue that there was no "Iraq" before King Faysal's coronation in 1921, Iraqi history spans fourteen centuries of tribal ... |
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Between the Rivers: Combat Action in Iraq 2003-2005
ISBN: 9781782663140 / Angielski / Twarda / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work is the continuation and revision of a project started in 2006 with the publication of In Contact by the Combat Studies Institute. The original concept was to present a series of military vignettes in a style similar to the widely used case-study methodology commonly found in military literature. The final version of Between the Rivers, instead of following this strict case-study format, presents combat action vignettes as narrative accounts of the various types of actions challenging combat leaders in Iraq in 2003-2005.
This work is the continuation and revision of a project started in 2006 with the publication of In Contact by the Combat Studies Institute. The origi...
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In Mesopotamia
ISBN: 9780957597761 / Angielski / Miękka / 102 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Mesopotamia is the graphic account of Martin Swayne's experiences as a medical officer during the First World War while on active service in Iraq and Kuwait. Swayne's beautifully crisp prose draws a compelling and unflinching portrait of modern warfare. First published in 1917, In Mesopotamia speaks directly of the harrowing consequences of the West's obsessive quest for influence over the Middle East.
In Mesopotamia is the graphic account of Martin Swayne's experiences as a medical officer during the First World War while on active service in Iraq a...
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Iraq, My Handiwork: History, Headlines, and Prophecy
ISBN: 9780692246443 / Angielski / Miękka / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Iraq ... Assyria ... Babylon Call it what you will. You'll never see it the same way again From Cain and Abel to Shock & Awe, Iraq may well be the most violent nation on earth. Yet, God calls it his "handiwork" and declares that, along with Egypt and Israel, it will bless the earth. Track Iraq through Scripture, from Genesis to Revelation Meet Iraqi Christians Look past the headlines and see what God sees
Iraq ... Assyria ... Babylon Call it what you will. You'll never see it the same way again From Cain and Abel to Shock & Awe, Iraq may well be the m...
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Los Anunnaki de Nibiru: Creadores Olvidados de la Humanidad, Esclavizadores, Destructores, Salvadores y Ocultos Arquitectos del Nuevo Orden Mu
ISBN: 9781500630157 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 310 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Muchos hallazgos historicos y biblicos no incluidos en la Biblia canonica, ahora han salido a la luz. El acceso a los textos como la " Perdido Libro de Enoch, los de Nag Hamadi Evangelios y el Libro de los Jubileos, " entre otros es ahora ampliamente disponible y, cuando se sintetiza y se correlaciono con los documentos existentes, como la Biblia y Qu 'corrian, meritos repensar los origenes y la intencion de la civilizacion occidental. Preparese para un viaje profundo creencia desafiante a traves de la antigua Persia, Sumeria, Grecia, y la Atlantida; de Roma a los Estados Unidos, la... Muchos hallazgos historicos y biblicos no incluidos en la Biblia canonica, ahora han salido a la luz. El acceso a los textos como la " Perdido Lib... |
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Everyday Life in Medieval Baghdad: The Observations and Tales of a Mesopotamian Judge
ISBN: 9781784531201 / Angielski / Twarda / 336272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Table Talk of a Mesopotamian Judge is a wonderful collection of anecdotes by judge and litterateur al-Tanukhi. He offers an entertaining personal view of the Middle East of the tenth century, revealing the vanities and amusements of life and celebrity in a Baghdad that was then the metropolis of the caliphate. Introduced by leading scholar Robert Irwin, it offers a witty reflection on his world and important insights for the history of storytelling in the Arabic world
The Table Talk of a Mesopotamian Judge is a wonderful collection of anecdotes by judge and litterateur al-Tanukhi. He offers an entertaining personal ...
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Isis: Behind Enemy Lines
ISBN: 9781511874175 / Angielski / Miękka / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Father of the Stranger: A Story of the Second Military Police Unit at Abu Ghraib
ISBN: 9780692436936 / Angielski / Miękka / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Three Soldiers. Three Days. Three Destinies. On March 20, 2003 the United States invaded Iraq to remove Saddam Hussein from dictatorial rule. Insurgents, former soldiers and loyal extremists were captured on the battlefield and detained in the notorious Abu Ghraib prison. By late 2003 an interim government had not filled the vacuum and the Iraqi people began to see the invasion as more of an occupation and less of a liberation. With tensions high and relations fragile, the worst news possible began to emerge, American soldiers had been photographed abusing Iraqi prisoners. An investigation...
Three Soldiers. Three Days. Three Destinies. On March 20, 2003 the United States invaded Iraq to remove Saddam Hussein from dictatorial rule. Insurgen...
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Islamic State: Its History, Ideology and Challenge
ISBN: 9780994757128 / Angielski / Miękka / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The rise of the Islamic State (IS) has fundamentally altered the reality of the contemporary Middle East. Part radical jihadists and part revolutionary government, IS, in the space of eighteen months, has carved out a territorial domain comparable to that of Great Britain, with a population of over eight million people. Equally at home with cutting edge social media, while advocating a return to a more traditional Muslim society, it is rapidly transforming its domain into a twenty-first century reincarnation of a thirteenth century Islamic caliphate. In the process IS has morphed into a...
The rise of the Islamic State (IS) has fundamentally altered the reality of the contemporary Middle East. Part radical jihadists and part revolutionar...
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The Great Iraqi Deception of the 1980s: Continued Anti-Americanism and Cooperation with the USSR by the Saddam Regime
ISBN: 9781514244654 / Angielski / Miękka / 28 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the wake of the 1991 Persian Gulf war, intense discussions and debates ensued regarding American-Iraqi relations during the 1980s. Many liberals and leftists, hostile to Presidents Bush and Reagan, blamed the United States for Saddam's military buildup. In many instances of popular discourse, Iraq was referred to as an ally of the United States during much of the 1980s. The Right and the Republicans assumed a defensive position and served as apologists for the American "tilt" toward Saddam. Despite increased Iraqi trade and diplomatic relations with the United States, Saddam's regime...
In the wake of the 1991 Persian Gulf war, intense discussions and debates ensued regarding American-Iraqi relations during the 1980s. Many liberals an...
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America's Destruction of Iraq
ISBN: 9780992548773 / Angielski / Miękka / 484 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Americas Destruction of Iraq by Washington insider Michael M. OBrien details the origins of radical Islamic terrorism now spreading across the Middle East and North Africa. The outgrowth of Americas involvement in Iraq, culminating with its March 2003 invasion, is the Islamic State-the most violent terrorist organization in history.
Michael OBrien is an outlier: a conservative and former political appointee in the administration of George W. Bush, with an abiding contempt for the political and military mismanagement of the Iraq War, officially referred to as Operation Iraqi Freedom. A... Americas Destruction of Iraq by Washington insider Michael M. OBrien details the origins of radical Islamic terrorism now spreading across the Middle ...
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