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For the Cause The Cold War Turns Hot in Korea and Why Young Men Went to War


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English | ISBN: 1490970320 | 2013 | 300 pages | EPUB | 1442 KB
Two young South Dakota farm boys, Pete Houser and Chris Engleson, with uncertain futures decide to join the marines as an alternative to some other mundane job. It is 1950 and they complete boot camp just as the Korean War suddenly erupts. Chris finds himself assigned to the First Provisional Marine Brigade being hurriedly put together to be deployed to Korea. Pete is assigned to a marine unit providing base security for the Sangley Point Naval Air Station in the Philippines. The story follows the lives of the two young men during the last six months of 1950 while Chris in Korea is involved in the Pusan Perimeter, Inchon and the Chosin Reservoir battles and Pete spends his time as a security guard in the Philippines. Over a short period of time Chris changes from a green farm boy into a seasoned warrior and Pete’s world expands quickly as he encounters unfamiliar moral standards and first love. The story alternates between Chris in Korea and Pete in the Philippines until the story comes to a surprising conclusion.

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Spying on the Reich The Cold War Against Hitler


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English | April 26, 2023 | ISBN: 0192862995 | 384 pages | MOBI | 1.77 Mb
Exactly a century ago, intelligence agencies across Europe first became aware of a fanatical German nationalist whose political party was rapidly gathering momentum. His name was Adolf Hitler.

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Submerged How a Cold Case Condemned an Innocent Man to Hide a Family’s Darkest Secret


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English | November 19th, 2024 | ISBN: 1613165749 | 502 pages | True EPUB | 18.54 MB
This bombshell investigation from the co-author of Black Bird reveals a cold case gone wrong that cleared a murderer and imprisoned an innocent man.

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Evaluating NATO Enlargement From Cold War Victory to the Russia-Ukraine War


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English | February 25, 2023 | ISBN: 3031233638 | 662 pages | MOBI | 2.11 Mb
Mobilizing an interdisciplinary group of scholars and practitioners, this book reviews the history and consequences of NATO’s post-Cold War enlargement into Central and Eastern Europe. It offers a nuanced discussion of the merits and drawbacks of NATO enlargement across the different actors involved and compares the results of the policy against potential alternatives that were not chosen. Particular attention is given to NATO enlargement’s influence on the course of U.S. foreign policy, democracy and security in Central and Eastern Europe, NATO’s own development as a political and military institution, and relations with China and Russia (including the 2022 Russia-Ukraine War). Written for an engaged audience, the book is designed to appeal to students, researchers, and policymakers alike while offering both policy insights and avenues for future scholarship.

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Evaluating NATO Enlargement From Cold War Victory to the Russia-Ukraine War


Free Download Evaluating NATO Enlargement: From Cold War Victory to the Russia-Ukraine War by James Goldgeier, Joshua R. Itzkowitz Shifrinson
English | February 25, 2023 | ISBN: 3031233638 | 662 pages | MOBI | 2.11 Mb
Mobilizing an interdisciplinary group of scholars and practitioners, this book reviews the history and consequences of NATO’s post-Cold War enlargement into Central and Eastern Europe. It offers a nuanced discussion of the merits and drawbacks of NATO enlargement across the different actors involved and compares the results of the policy against potential alternatives that were not chosen. Particular attention is given to NATO enlargement’s influence on the course of U.S. foreign policy, democracy and security in Central and Eastern Europe, NATO’s own development as a political and military institution, and relations with China and Russia (including the 2022 Russia-Ukraine War). Written for an engaged audience, the book is designed to appeal to students, researchers, and policymakers alike while offering both policy insights and avenues for future scholarship.

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