Tuesday, October 2, 2012

AMERICA'S FIRST CLASH WITH IRAN: The Tanker War, 1987-88

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Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Casemate Pub; Reprint edition (November 29, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1935149369
ISBN-13: 978-1935149361
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"A fine job of recounting a 20-year-old fight that was no doubt just another round in a continuing struggle."-US Naval Institute Proceedings
In May 1987 the US frigate Stark, calmly sailing the waters of the Persian Gulf, was suddenly blown apart by an Exocet missile fired from an Iraqi jet fighter. A fifth of the ship's crew was killed and many others horribly burned or wounded. This event jumpstarted one of the most mysterious conflicts in American history: "The Tanker War," waged against Iran for control of the Persian Gulf.
This quasi-war took place at the climax of the mammoth Iran-Iraq War during the Reagan administration. Losing on the battlefield, Ayatollah Khomeini's Iran had decided to close the Persian Gulf against shipping from Iraq's oil-rich backers, the emirate of Kuwait. The Kuwaitis appealed for help and America sent a fleet to the Gulf, raising the Stars and Stripes over Kuwait's commercial tankers.
The result was a free-for-all, as the Iranians laid mines throughout the narrow passage and launched attack boats against both tankers and US warships. The sixth largest ship in the world, the tanker Bridgeton, hit an Iranian mine and flooded. The US Navy fought its largest surface battle since World War II against the Ayatollah's assault boats. Meanwhile, US Navy Seals arrived in the Gulf, setting up shop aboard two mobile platforms. As Saddam Hussein, who had instigated the conflict, looked on, Iranian gunners fired shore-based Silkworm missiles against US forces, actions which, if made known at the time, would have required the US Congress to declare war against Iran.
In July 1988, nervous sailors aboard the cruiser USS Vincennes shot an Iranian airliner out of the sky, killing 300 civilians. This event came one month before the end of the war, and may have been the final straw that influenced the Ayatollah to finally drink from his "poisoned chalice."
Author Lee Allen Zatarain, employing recently released Pentagon documents, firsthand interviews, and a determination to get to the truth, has revealed a conflict that few recognized at the time, but which may have presaged further battles to come.

REVIEWS

"...not only an exciting work but an essential one for those wishing to understand America's vast naval and air capability as well as its enduring vulnerability."-Stephen Tanner, author of Afghanistan: A Military History from Alexander the Great to the Fall of the Taliban and The Wars of the Bushes
"...an amazingly detailed look inside the U.S. Navy during the period it encountered a myriad of threats from Iranian ships, aircraft and missiles in the Persian Gulf. Given the fact that a reprise of the conflict is just beyond the horizon, this book should be essential reading for all U.S. policymakers as well as-and even more so-the current leaders of Iran."-Samuel A. Southworth, author of U.S. Armed Forces Arsenal and U.S. Special Warfare
"...does an excellent job of describing the tension aboard US ships and helicopter/ air crews... a good read and a fast one, especially for those of us unfamiliar with the "war" in the first place."Magweb.com 05/2008
"...a fine job of recounting a 20 year old fight that was no doubt just another round in a continuing struggle."Proceedings, US Naval Institute, 08/2008
"Well paced and factual... clearly understands the details of war at sea. As the United States discusses a possible conflict with Iran in the global press, the important lessons outlined...become particularly valuable."The Northern Mariner Spring 2008
"...one of the best reads of the year...the best and most accurate account of the events of that fateful time peiod...answers a lot of questions and brings up a few as all, It is one that you simply must read."Mo

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Monday, October 1, 2012

The Attack on Pearl Harbor: The United States Enters World War II

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Library Binding: 121 pages
Publisher: Chelsea House Publications; 1 edition (October 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1604130105
ISBN-13: 978-1604130102
File Size : 3.6 Mb | File Format : PDF
Book Description 

When December 7, 1941, dawned in Hawaii, no one expected that by the end of the day, the U.S. Pacific Fleet would lie in ruins and the United States would be at war. That morning, in just over an hour and a half, the planes of the Japanese First Carrier Striking Force sank or severely damaged 18 American warships lying at anchor at the Pearl Harbor naval base on the island of Oahu. This single air raid on a single morning altered the history of the United States and forever changed the way Americans thought about the world. The Attack on Pearl Harbor examines the history leading up to the attack, the specifics of the raid itself, and the consequences of what then-president Franklin Delano Roosevelt called 'a date which will live in infamy'.

Table of Contents 

01. The Tomb
02. Pacific Empires
03. War Clouds Gather
04. Enter Yamamoto
05. "Thing would automatically begin to happen"
06. Climb Mount Nitaka
07. Sunday Morning
08. The Aftermath and Legacy of Pearl Harbor

Chronology and Timeline
Notes
Bibliography
Further Reading
Index

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Voices from the Titanic: The Epic Story of the Tragedy from the People Who Were There

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Paperback: 526 pages
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing; 1 edition (April 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 161608605X
ISBN-13: 978-1616086053
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Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, here are true accounts by the people who built it, as well as the survivors.

This is the graphic, first-hand story of the maiden voyage and disastrous sinking of the RMS Titanic, told by the survivors themselves. The story of the sinking of the great liner has been told countless times since that fateful night on April 14, 1912, by historians, novelists, and film producers alike, but no account is as graphic or revealing as those from the people who were actually there. Through survivors’ tales and contemporary newspaper reports from both sides of the Atlantic, here are eyewitness accounts full of details that range from poignant to humorous, stage by stage from the liner’s glorious launch in Belfast to the somber sea burial services of those who perished on her first and only voyage. In this book, the voices of the survivors share their own stories, as well as the official records, press reports, and investigations into what went wrong that night.

About the Author

Geoff Tibballs is the author of the bestselling The Mammoth Book of Jokes and forthcoming The Mammoth Book of Dirty Jokes. Tibballs is a former journalist and press officer. He is now a full-time writer and has previously written the highly successful Business Blunders and Legal Blunders. He lives in England.

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Farewell, Titanic: Her Final Legacy

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Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (March 6, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0470873876
ISBN-13: 978-0470873878
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On the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's sinking, a prominent Titanic researcher offers a final chance to see the ship before it disappears forever

The Titanic was the biggest, most luxurious passenger ship the world had ever seen; the ads proclaimed it to be unsinkable. When it sank in April 1912 after hitting an iceberg, killing more than 1,500 people, the world was forever changed and the public has been spellbound ever since. Now, a century later, the Titanic is about to disappear again: its infrastructure is set to collapse in the next few years. In this book, scientist Charles Pellegrino offers what may be the last opportunity to see the ship before it is lost to the seas for eternity. The last book to be written while survivors were still alive and able to contribute details, Farewell, Titanic includes many untold stories about the sinking and exploration of the unsinkable ship.
  •     Author Charles Pellegrino provided source material for James Cameron's Oscar-winning Titanic film, which is being re-released in 3D at the same time as the book
  •     Includes 16 pages of never-before-published full-color photographs of the sunken vessel
  •     Includes all-new information about the Titanic research that has been carried out in the last decade
    Written by a New York Times bestselling author who participated in the post-discovery analysis of the Titanic's remains during the expedition that immediately followed Robert Ballard's Titanic discovery in 1985

From the Back Cover

Praise for Charles Pellegrino

Farewell, Titanic
"Pellegrino has completed his twenty-five-year journey of Titanic exploration with this deeply detailed book that looks the horror and chaos of that disaster square in the eye, with human insights not previously brought to light. Pellegrino really is the king of connect-the-dots."
—James Cameron, Academy Award-winning director of Titanic

"Charles Pellegrino's aptly named book is packed with untold stories. There is much to admire here, and Pellegrino is just the man to document what may indeed be the Titanic's final chapter."
—Bill Schutt, American Museum of Natural History, author of Dark Banquet

Ghosts of the Titanic
"Charles Pellegrino has raised the Titanic—at least in my imagination."
—Stephen King

"Very moving. Like Her Name, Titanic, Ghosts of the Titanic often brought tears to my eyes."
—Sir Arthur C. Clarke, author of 2001: A Space Odyssey

Her Name, Titanic
"Like walking through a Stanley Kubrick film . . . it is impossible to pull off this sort of thing without knowing the facts, and Charlie Pellegrino knows his Titanic inside and out."
—Walter Lord, author of A Night to Remember

Table of Contents 

01: Convergence
02: Far from Okay
03: A Slight Trepidation
04: Night of the Lightning Dolphins
05: Trinity
06: Of Nature, Not above It
07: The Cascade Point
08: Everything Was against Us
09: Stalking the Nightmare
10: Points of Departure
11: The Geometry of Shadows
12: How Much Does Darkness Weigh?
13: The 46th Psalm
14: The Truth about William Murdoch
15: To Dream on the Ship of Sorrows
16: Falling Stars
17: Movements of Fire and Ice
18: Frailty
19: A Crevice in Time
20: Dark Circle
21: Explorers, Graves, and Lovers
22: Terminal Velocity
23: Laying the Music to Rest
24: A Fury Scorned
25: Sleeping in Light
26: Coming Home to Shock Cocoons
27: The Long Night of Ellen Betty Phillips
28: The Thieving Magpies
29: Monsters Down There
30: Ghosts of the Abyss
31: Persevering
32: Destination Unknown

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Worlds Together, Worlds Apart: A History of the World from the Beginnings of Humankind to the Present (Second Edition) (Vol. 1: Beginnings Through the Fifteenth Century)

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Book Detail 
Paperback: 545 pages
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; Second Edition edition (February 11, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 039392548X
ISBN-13: 978-0393925487
File Size : 80 Mb | File Format : PDF
Book Description 

True to its title, this uniquely integrated text highlights the stories and themes in world history that tied cultures and regions together, and in some cases, drove them apart.

In this second edition, the book's non-Eurocentric approach continues with expansions of the original eleven world history "turning point" stories from the modern period to include ten more "turning point" stories from the earlier periods of world history. From the history of the world's first cities built on the great rivers of Afro-Eurasia, to the formation of the Silk Road, to the rise of nation-states, and the story of modern globalization, Worlds Together, Worlds Apart provides students with the stories that changed history and enables them to make the connections they need in order to better understand how the world came to be what it is today.

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Saturday, September 29, 2012

Ancient Greece and Rome: An Encyclopedia for Students

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Hardcover: 809 pages
Publisher: Charles Scribners & Sons; 1 edition (May 20, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0684805073
ISBN-13: 978-0684805078
File Size : 90 Mb | File Format : PDF
Book Description 

Review
Scribner has revised its college-level Ancient Writers: Greece and Rome (1982) and Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean: Greece and Rome (1988) to provide us with an attractive encyclopedia for younger students. With a glimpse into the relevance of Greek and Roman history and their impact on Europe and the Americas, these four volumes cover the period from 2,000 B.C. to 529 A.D. The volumes are arranged alphabetically, with volume 1 containing a table of contents that lists the maps, color plates, and entries for all four volumes.
The encyclopedia features almost 500 entries ranging from a few short paragraphs to more than 17 pages for Greece, history of. Entries provide explanations of each subject, as well as references to related topics found within the four volumes. On each page, in the left margin, one can find definitions of terms that might be unfamiliar to users, along with sidebars and time lines. Following the entries in volume 4 is a list of suggested readings grouped under 11 subject areas, including culture and society, myths and legends, biography, and fiction. A "Timeline of Ancient Greece and Rome" is repeated at the beginning of each volume.

Covering a wide range of topics, the entries provide students with a basic understanding before they move on to more in-depth sources such as Facts On File's Handbook to Life in Ancient Greece [RBB Ag 97] and Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome (1994). Most public and school libraries will want to add this set to their reference collections because of the lack of similar resources designed especially for students at the middle-to high-school level.

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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

American Indian Quotations by Howard J. Langer

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Book Detail 
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Greenwood; 2nd Pntg. edition (June 24, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0313291217
ISBN-13: 978-0313291210
File Size : 10 Mb | File Format : PDF
Book Description

The first book of American Indian quotations, this volume offers 800 quotations covering more than four centuries of American life. The quotations include the words of warriors, poets, politicians, doctors, lawyers, athletes, and others. Arranged chronologically, they enable one to follow the history of American Indians since Columbus through the words of those who lived through centuries of despoilment, disease, and death. Putting real people into the tragedy that has been the story of Indian life, the book includes quotes not only about historic incidents, but also of Indian views on education, values, ecology, family, and religion. There is humor as well as quotations of defiance, war, and bloodshed. The language is rich and colorful, always moving.

The book provides brief biographical information on those quoted, including both contemporary and historical figures. The material is cross-referenced with subject, key word, author, and tribal indexes. The work is a reference book, a history book, and a resource for speakers and educators.

Review 

From Booklist
Among their hundreds of pages, standard quotation books only include a few quotations from Native Americans, and the ones they include about Native Americans are often the same old derogatory sayings. Many other Native Americans besides Geronimo, Chief Joseph, Seattle, Sitting Bull, and Tecumseh have spoken profound words or written great thoughts. Users of this resource will become acquainted with many other Native Americans. Charles Curtis, Larry Echohawk, Ishi, Susan LaFlesche Picotte, Tatanga Mani, Grace Thorpe, and Annie Dodge Wauneka are among the more than 200 Native Americans who speak forth, cry out, and share their cultures. This book contains almost 800 quotations from the sixteenth century to the present; the number of contemporary quotations included is significant. Arrangement is chronological by speaker. U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell was selected for inclusion, as were Dennis Banks, Russell Means, and prizewinning authors Michael Dorris and Louise Erdrich. The source for each quotation is given (page numbers are not, however). Although the sources are varied, quite a few are modern books by major publishers. Smaller presses are also represented, as are literary and other magazines. A small section at the end of the book contains anonymous quotations, prayers, and proverbs.
A sentence or two of biographical information is provided for each author, and his or her tribe is identified immediately before the quotations. Black-and-white portraits are provided for 22 of the people. There are three indexes: author, subject and keyword, and tribe. Necessary cross-references are given in the author and tribe indexes.

Patrons at public, secondary-school, and academic libraries need to hear the voices of these Native Americans. They will be informed, enlightened, and enriched by this source.

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The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual

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Paperback: 472 pages
Publisher: University of Chicago Press; 1 edition (July 4, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0226841510
ISBN-13: 978-0226841519
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Book Description

When the U.S. military invaded Iraq, it  lacked a common understanding of the problems inherent in counterinsurgency campaigns. It had neither studied them, nor developed doctrine and tactics to deal with them. It is fair to say that in 2003, most Army officers knew more about the U.S. Civil War than they did about counterinsurgency.

The U.S. Army / Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual was written to fill that void. The result of unprecedented collaboration among top U.S. military experts, scholars, and practitioners in the field, the manual espouses an approach to combat that emphasizes constant adaptation and learning, the importance of decentralized decision-making, the need to understand local politics and customs, and the key role of intelligence in winning the support of the population. The manual also emphasizes the paradoxical and often counterintuitive nature of counterinsurgency operations: sometimes the more you protect your forces, the less secure you are; sometimes the more force you use, the less effective it is; sometimes doing nothing is the best reaction.

An new introduction by Sarah Sewall, director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, places the manual in critical and historical perspective, explaining the significance and potential impact of this revolutionary challenge to conventional U.S. military doctrine.
An attempt by our military to redefine itself in the aftermath of 9/11 and the new world of international terrorism, The U.S. Army / Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual will play a vital role in American military campaigns for years to come.

The University of Chicago Press will donate a portion of the proceeds from this book to the Fisher House Foundation, a private-public partnership that supports the families of America’s injured servicemen. To learn more about the Fisher House Foundation, visit www.fisherhouse.org.

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Historical Dictionary of Japanese Business (Historical Dictionaries Of Professions And Industries)

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Hardcover: 448 pages
Publisher: Scarecrow Press (January 29, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0810854694
ISBN-13: 978-0810854697
File Size : 1.40 Mb | File Format : PDF
Book Description

Japanese industrial standards have long been the benchmark for quality products within Asia, indeed, within the world. Major Japanese industries like Toyota, Sony, and Honda, to name but a few, are household names that have contributed to this small island nation's status as the world's second largest economy. Japanese business practices and theories have permeated the mindset of its surrounding nations, and the country's long-term investment in the ever-growing Chinese market has further secured its status as an economic powerhouse.

The Historical Dictionary of Japanese Business is an examination of the origins and characteristics of Japan's business culture. This handy reference book includes most of the important words or company names that foreign business people visiting Japan might encounter and provides an overview of Japanese corporate culture both from an historical standpoint and with reference to its most distinctive features as they affect organization and management. This is accomplished through its historical chronology detailing significant events of the past as well as recent developments within the Japanese economy and business world in general, various appendixes offering lists of business expressions that are in daily use along with a selection of the most commonly used business proverbs, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on Japanese companies, their founders and managers, the ever-present bureaucratic bodies, and progress in the major industries.

Review

In this first volume of a new series, the chair of the Japan Society of Scotland has compiled a volume that provides insights into what has made Japan an economic giant. Picken, who has been an instructor and administrator at universities in Japan, presents a chronology tracing the evolution of the Japanese success story, an overview of Japanese culture and the relationship of Confucian values to its modern business culture, a dictionary of cross- referenced terms from abacus to Zeniya Gohei (a merchant of the Edo period), and an extensive bibliography. Especially relevant to those conducting business in Japan are the glossaries of proverbial, traditional, and modern Japanese expressions used in business contexts today. (Reference and Research Book News, May 2007 )

Essential. (CHOICE, Vol. 45, No. 1, September 2007 )

this reference work...is well worth a place on the shelves of any large reference collection and should certainly be bought for a business reference collection. It is easy to refer to and the entries are succinct and accurate, thus encouraging the reader to research further. (Reference Reviews )

This book is an indispensable handy reference resource for researching the history and culture of Japanese business. (American Reference Books Annual, March 2008 )

To understand Japanese business, one must grasp the historical and cultural background and one must understand how the Japanese describe themselves and their way of doing business. This book sets out to provide both. To date there has been nothing of equal depth and scholarship in English, and the author—a longtime resident in Japan and researcher of Japanese affairs—is very qualified to produce it. (Gregory Clark, Vice-President, Akita International University )

About the Author

Stuart D.B. Picken taught at the International Christian University in Tokyo, served as director of the Centre for Japanese Studies at the University of Stirling, and then concluded his career as Graduate School Dean at the Nagoya University of Commerce and Business Administration. He is currently Chair of the Japan Society of Scotland. He is a recipient of the Order of the Sacred Treasure by the Japanese government for pioneering research on Japan and for services to Japan-Scotland and Japan-U.K. relations for over three decades.

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Spying on Science: Western Intelligence in Divided Germany 1945-1961

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Hardcover: 344 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (April 13, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0199267502
ISBN-13: 978-0199267507
File Size : 1.44 Mb | File Format : PDF
Book Description

The years 1945-61 were a golden age of Western intelligence collection from spies, defectors, and refugees. This book examines the methods of spying and intelligence collection in East and West Germany and assesses the importance of border security to the East German Communist state, the impact of intelligence on the arms race, and the aggressive dimension of the US Government's policy of containment.

Review

"As files from both sides of the Iron Curtain have become increasingly available, it has become possible to shed new light on cold war intelligence operations. Paul Maddrell has done just that...Maddrell's book is an example of what can be accomplished by a dedicated author and is a significant contribution to the history of cold war intelligence."--Technology and Culture

About the Author

Paul Maddrell is a Lecturer in International Politics at the University of Wales in Aberystwyth.

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