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This Is a True War Story

My Improbable History with Vietnam

by Robert K. Brigham ...

A personal account by a war historian and adoptee who discovers his biological father was a famous Marine combat photographer in Vietnam.Robert K. Brigham has had a substantial career as a historian of the Vietnam War, with a hand in nine books, a documentary, public history projects, and more. While many a historian has felt compelled at some point to write about a subject close to them ... Read more

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A personal account by a war historian and adoptee who discovers his biological father was a famous Marine combat photographer in Vietnam.Robert K. Brigham has had a substantial career as a historian of the Vietnam War, with a hand in nine books, a documentary, public history projects, and more. While many a historian has felt compelled at some point to write about a subject close to them
... Read more

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Reckless

Henry Kissinger and the Tragedy of Vietnam

by Robert K. Brigham ...

Henry Kissinger's role in the Vietnam War prolonged the American tragedy and doomed the government of South VietnamThe American war in Vietnam was concluded in 1973 after eight years of fighting, bloodshed, and loss. Yet the terms of the truce that ended the war were effectively identical to what had been offered to the Nixon administration four years earlier. Those four years cost America and ... Read more

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Henry Kissinger's role in the Vietnam War prolonged the American tragedy and doomed the government of South VietnamThe American war in Vietnam was concluded in 1973 after eight years of fighting, bloodshed, and loss. Yet the terms of the truce that ended the war were effectively identical to what had been offered to the Nixon administration four years earlier. Those four years cost America and
... Read more

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Iraq, Vietnam, and the Limits of American Power

by Robert K. Brigham ...

Since the first days of the Iraqi invasion, supporters of the war have cautioned the public not to view this conflict as another Vietnam. They rightfully point to many important distinctions. There is no unified resistance in Iraq. No political or religious leader has been able to galvanize opposition to U.S. intervention the way that Ho Chi Minh did in Vietnam. And it is not likely that 580,000 ... Read more

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Since the first days of the Iraqi invasion, supporters of the war have cautioned the public not to view this conflict as another Vietnam. They rightfully point to many important distinctions. There is no unified resistance in Iraq. No political or religious leader has been able to galvanize opposition to U.S. intervention the way that Ho Chi Minh did in Vietnam. And it is not likely that 580,000
... Read more
ARVN

Life and Death in the South Vietnamese Army

by Robert K. Brigham ...

Series series Modern War Studies
Choice Outstanding TitleScorned by allies and enemies alike, the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) was one of the most maligned fighting forces in modern history. Cobbled together by U.S. advisers from the remnants of the French-inspired Vietnamese National Army, it was effectively pushed aside by the Americans in 1965. When toward the end of the war the army was compelled to reassert itself, ... Read more

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Choice Outstanding TitleScorned by allies and enemies alike, the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) was one of the most maligned fighting forces in modern history. Cobbled together by U.S. advisers from the remnants of the French-inspired Vietnamese National Army, it was effectively pushed aside by the Americans in 1965. When toward the end of the war the army was compelled to reassert itself,
... Read more
The United States and Iraq Since 1990

A Brief History with Documents

by Robert K. Brigham ...

This book offers a concise history of US policy in Iraq since 1990 and how it has evolved over two decades.Examines US relations with Iraq from both a regional and international perspectiveArgues that the only way to clearly understand US policy toward Iraq is to see it in its proper historical context and within a transnational frameworkUses recently declassified documents at the end of each ... Read more

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This book offers a concise history of US policy in Iraq since 1990 and how it has evolved over two decades.Examines US relations with Iraq from both a regional and international perspectiveArgues that the only way to clearly understand US policy toward Iraq is to see it in its proper historical context and within a transnational frameworkUses recently declassified documents at the end of each
... Read more
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Vietnam: The Definitive History of the War

by Robert K. Brigham ...

Narrated by Robert K. Brigham ...

Series series Learn25: History
Unabridged

9 hours 55 min

A gripping and authoritative 24-lecture history course on the Vietnam War from the award-winning professor who cowrote Argument without End with Robert McNamara.Using newly available archival and source material from the United States and Vietnam, Vassar College professor Robert K. Brigham helps you grapple with the legacy of the Vietnam War today.Based on more than 100 trips to Vietnam and ... Read more

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A gripping and authoritative 24-lecture history course on the Vietnam War from the award-winning professor who cowrote Argument without End with Robert McNamara.Using newly available archival and source material from the United States and Vietnam, Vassar College professor Robert K. Brigham helps you grapple with the legacy of the Vietnam War today.Based on more than 100 trips to Vietnam and
... Read more
Audiobook

International Relations 101: The Definitive Audio Course on America's Foreign Policy

by Robert K. Brigham ...

Narrated by Robert K. Brigham ...

Series series Learn25: History
Unabridged

9 hours 34 min

Follow acclaimed history professor and American foreign policy expert Robert K. Brigham, Ph.D., on a trek across the globe to explore the dramatic events that shaped America and the world.The great American experiment is one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization. How did America transform from a scrappy collection of British colonies into a global superpower?Through ... Read more

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Follow acclaimed history professor and American foreign policy expert Robert K. Brigham, Ph.D., on a trek across the globe to explore the dramatic events that shaped America and the world.The great American experiment is one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization. How did America transform from a scrappy collection of British colonies into a global superpower?Through
... Read more
Audiobook

This Is a True War Story

My Improbable History with Vietnam

by Robert K. Brigham ...

Narrated by Robert K. Brigham ...

Unabridged

9 hours 14 min

A personal account by a war historian and adoptee who discovers his biological father was a famous Marine combat photographer in Vietnam.Robert K. Brigham has had a substantial career as a historian of the Vietnam War, with a hand in nine books, a documentary, public history projects, and more. While many a historian has felt compelled at some point to write about a subject close to them ... Read more

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A personal account by a war historian and adoptee who discovers his biological father was a famous Marine combat photographer in Vietnam.Robert K. Brigham has had a substantial career as a historian of the Vietnam War, with a hand in nine books, a documentary, public history projects, and more. While many a historian has felt compelled at some point to write about a subject close to them
... Read more

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Reckless

Henry Kissinger and the Tragedy of Vietnam

by Robert K. Brigham ...

Narrated by Jeff Bottoms ...

Unabridged

10 hours 4 min

Henry Kissinger's role in the Vietnam War prolonged the American tragedy and doomed the government of South VietnamThe American war in Vietnam was concluded in 1973 after eight years of fighting, bloodshed, and loss. Yet the terms of the truce that ended the war were effectively identical to what had been offered to the Nixon administration four years earlier. Those four years cost America and ... Read more

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Henry Kissinger's role in the Vietnam War prolonged the American tragedy and doomed the government of South VietnamThe American war in Vietnam was concluded in 1973 after eight years of fighting, bloodshed, and loss. Yet the terms of the truce that ended the war were effectively identical to what had been offered to the Nixon administration four years earlier. Those four years cost America and
... Read more

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Full Spectrum Dominance

U.S. Power in Iraq and Beyond

by Rahul Mahajan ...

Series series Open Media Series
In this compelling big-picture assessment of the U.S. war on Iraq, Mahajan combines his experience as an anti–Iraq sanctions activist with a keen analysis of U.S. foreign policy in the post–Cold War era to provide the analysis that has been overlooked in the mainstream debate. Situating Iraq within the larger context of post-9/11 foreign policy, he analyzes the Bush National Security Strategy and ... Read more

$8.99 USD

In this compelling big-picture assessment of the U.S. war on Iraq, Mahajan combines his experience as an anti–Iraq sanctions activist with a keen analysis of U.S. foreign policy in the post–Cold War era to provide the analysis that has been overlooked in the mainstream debate. Situating Iraq within the larger context of post-9/11 foreign policy, he analyzes the Bush National Security Strategy and
... Read more
Hidden Figures

The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

by Margot Lee Shetterly ...

The #1 New York Times bestsellerThe phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America’s greatest achievements in space. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kirsten Dunst, and Kevin Costner.Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of ... Read more

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The #1 New York Times bestsellerThe phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America’s greatest achievements in space. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kirsten Dunst, and Kevin Costner.Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of
... Read more

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Who Rules the World?

by Noam Chomsky ...

Series series American Empire Project
A New York Times BestsellerThe world’s leading intellectual offers a probing examination of the waning American Century, the nature of U.S. policies post-9/11, and the perils of valuing power above democracy and human rights.In an incisive, thorough analysis of the current international situation, Noam Chomsky argues that the United States, through its military-first policies and its unstinting ... Read more

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A New York Times BestsellerThe world’s leading intellectual offers a probing examination of the waning American Century, the nature of U.S. policies post-9/11, and the perils of valuing power above democracy and human rights.In an incisive, thorough analysis of the current international situation, Noam Chomsky argues that the United States, through its military-first policies and its unstinting
... Read more

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