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  • Propaganda and Intelligence in the Cold War

    The NATO information service

    de Linda Risso ...
    Series series Studies in Intelligence
    This book offers the first account of the foundation, organisation and activities of the NATO Information Service (NATIS) during the Cold War.During the Cold War, NATIS was pivotal in bringing national delegations together to discuss their security, information and intelligence concerns and, when appropriate or possible, to devise a common response to the ‘Communist threat’. At the same time, ... Leer más

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  • The Great Degeneration

    How Institutions Decay and Economies Die

    From the bestselling author of The Ascent of Money and The Square and the Tower, a searching and provocative examination of the widespread institutional rot that threatens our collective futureWhat causes rich countries to lose their way? Symptoms of decline are all around us today: slowing growth, crushing debts, increasing inequality, aging populations, antisocial behavior. But what exactly has ... Leer más

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  • A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland

    Enriched edition. Tracing the Historical Tapestry of the British Isles

    In "A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland," Mary Platt Parmele presents an insightful and concise examination of the intertwined histories of these three nations. Through a narrative style that balances engaging storytelling with scholarly rigor, Parmele explores pivotal events, notable figures, and socio-political shifts that have shaped the British Isles. The text is structured ... Leer más

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  • Marathon

    How One Battle Changed Western Civilization

    This lively ancient history demonstrates how the Athenian victory against Persian invaders was critical to the development of Western society.The Battle of Marathon in 490 B.C. is widely considered the most decisive event in the struggle between the Greeks and the Persians. In Marathon, historian Richard Billows goes further, arguing that it was also the most significant moment in our collective ... Leer más

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  • Life Exposed

    Biological Citizens after Chernobyl

    On April 26, 1986, Unit Four of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in then Soviet Ukraine. More than 3.5 million people in Ukraine alone, not to mention many citizens of surrounding countries, are still suffering the effects. Life Exposed is the first book to comprehensively examine the vexed political, scientific, and social circumstances that followed the disaster. Tracing the story from an ... Leer más

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  • European Industrial Managers

    West and East

    Edición de J.J. Boddewyn ...
    First published in 1971, this collection of fourteen contemporaneous European research studies on managerial backgrounds and on the patterns, roles, and evolution of managerial careers examine managerial motivations in a broader context than the traditional analysis of psychological qualities. Most of the studies suggest or demonstrate the usefulness of a typology of industrial leaders — whether ... Leer más

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  • One More 'Lost Peace'?

    Rethinking the Cold War After Twenty Years

    Were there any missed chances to build a more peaceful world than the present one after the Cold War? Were there any attempts at working out a more comprehensive and more cooperative way to overcome it? What was precisely at stake during the Cold War? What was really at stake for the 'losers' and what stakes did the 'winners' gain -- if there are any 'winners' at all? Those questions were raised ... Leer más

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  • Lady Godiva: Life Myth Legend

    de M C Conway ...
    A look at the history and pageants surrounding the Lady Godiva Myth in and around Coventry. ... Leer más

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  • Warfare and the Miraculous in the Chronicles of the First Crusade

    In Warfare and the Miraculous in the Chronicles of the First Crusade, Elizabeth Lapina examines a variety of these chronicles, written both by participants in the crusade and by those who stayed behind. Her goal is to understand the enterprise from the perspective of its contemporaries and near contemporaries. Lapina analyzes the diversity of ways in which the chroniclers tried to justify the ... Leer más

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  • The Globalization of the Cold War

    Diplomacy and Local Confrontation, 1975-85

    Edición de Max Guderzo, Bruna Bagnato ...
    Series series Cold War History
    This book focuses on the globalisation of the Cold War in the years 1975-85, highlighting the transformation from bipolar US-Soviet competition to global confrontation.Offering a detailed analysis of this fundamental shift that occurred during this period, as well as the interconnections of this process with the new industrial-technological revolution, this book demonstrates how the United States ... Leer más

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  • The Dunkirk Evacuation in 100 Objects

    The Story Behind Operation Dynamo in 1940

    de Martin Mace ...
    At 18.57 hours on Sunday, 26 May 1940, the Admiralty issued the directive which instigated the start of Operation Dynamo. This was the order to rescue the British Expeditionary Force from the French port of Dunkirk and the beaches surrounding it. The Admiralty believed that it would only be able to rescue 45,000 men over the course of the following two days, ‘at the end of which’, read the signal ... Leer más

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  • Through the Back Door

    The Black Market in Poland 1944–1989

    Series Libro 5 - Studies in Contemporary History
    This book analyzes the history of the black market in Poland before the 1940s and the development of black-market phenomena in post-war Poland. The author evaluates the interrelation between black-market phenomena and historical and geographical conditions. At first, the black market stabilized the system by making it more flexible and creating a margin of freedom, albeit in the short term. In the ... Leer más

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