2013, ISBN: 9780850528374

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Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.s.a.: Yale University Press, 2008-11. New. This book tells the intriguing and paradoxical story of a nation that overthrew British rule only to become fascin… Mehr…

Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.s.a.: Yale University Press, 2008-11. New. This book tells the intriguing and paradoxical story of a nation that overthrew British rule only to become fascinated by the glamor of its royal family Examining American attitudes toward British royalty from the Revolutionary period to the death of Princess Diana, The Eagle and the Crown penetrates the royal legacy in American politics, culture, and national self-imageFrank Prochaska argues that the United States is not only beguiled by the British monarchy but has itself considered the idea of a presidency assuming many of the characteristics of a monarchy He shows that America's Founding Fathers created what Teddy Roosevelt later called an "elective king" in the office of the president, conferring quasi-regal status on the occupant of the Oval Office Prochaska also contends that members of the British royal family who visit the United States have been key players in the emergence of America's obsession with celebrity America's complex relationship with the British monarchy has for more than two hundred years been part of the nation's conversation about itself, a conversation that Prochaska explores with wit and panache 240 pp, Yale University Press, 2008-11, 6, First American edition, with dust jacket, published by Encounter Books, 2013. Conrad Black here analyzes the far reaching strategies that led to the United States rising from British colony to world leading Superpower. 746 pages with Index, 6-1/2" X 9-1/4". Introduction by Henry Kissinger. The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped. Cover boards are flat, the bottom front right corner has a very slight bump mark. Sewn binding is tight and square. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. Top edge of the text block has a few bump marks - see photos. Fore edge of the text block has a few faint smudge marks from use. Not a remainder, not a library discard. Attached photos are of the copy we have in our inventory., Encounter Books, 2013-05, 3.5, New York: W. W. Norton & Company. As New in Near Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0393049248 . Quarter bound with Brick coloured paper covered spine and half and half brick and gray coloured paper boards with bright Gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket. The dustjacket is Not price-clipped. There is, however, a large scratch running down the whole of the rear of the d/j. Apart form this the d/j is Complete and is FINE with No chips or tears or similar. There is a former owner's small b/w name and address sticker on the top corner of the half-title page o/w NO Inscriptions or Marks. Map Endpapers. (xviii) + 540 pp. Illustrated in b/w; Maps in b/w; Special Terms and Abbreviations; Notes and permissions; Bibliography; Index. Apart from the scratch to the rear of the dustjacket this is an Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright Near 'As New' copy. "Schom begins this magisterial account of World War II in the Pacific by demonstrating an ironic paradox: on one hand, the American government and people were as adequately prepared for war as any major power ever has been; on the other, the Japanese high command plunged headlong into the Pacific campaign despite clear evidence-from their own analysts-that Japan had too little oil and too feeble an economy to prevail against the United States. It was a war that should not have been fought." ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall ., W. W. Norton & Company, 2004, 5, Paperback / softback. New. Hell's Highway is the dramatic name given to the vital stretch of road that the British 3rd Guards Armoured Division had to advance down rapidly on their route to relieve the American Paras (83rd Airborne) at Nijmegen and the British 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem. It should have been easy as The Screaming Eagles (101st Airborne) had been dropped to hold it. The reasons for the ensuing delay which led to disaster at Arnhem remain controversial and make for gripping reading. Adopting the clear and successful style of Battleground works this book relies on personal accounts to embellish this dramatic story., 6<

ISBN: 9780850528374

Produktart: Taschenbuch. Title Format: Taschenbuch. Autor: Tim Saunders. It should have been easy as The Screaming Eagles (101st Airborne) had been dropped to hold it. The reasons for the… Mehr…

Produktart: Taschenbuch. Title Format: Taschenbuch. Autor: Tim Saunders. It should have been easy as The Screaming Eagles (101st Airborne) had been dropped to hold it. The reasons for the ensuing delay which led to disaster at Arnhem remain controversial and make for gripping reading. Weitere detailsTitel: Hell's HighwayZustand: NeuAutor: Tim SaundersProduktart: TaschenbuchEAN: 9780850528374ISBN: 9780850528374Verlag: Pen & Sword Books LtdGenre: HistoryThematik: Military History, Law & PoliticsRelease date: 01/08/2001Description: Hell's Highway is the dramatic name given to the vital stretch of road that the British 3rd Guards Armoured Division had to advance down rapidly on their route to relieve the American Paras (83rd Airborne) at Nijmegen and the British 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem. It should have been easy as The Screaming Eagles (101st Airborne) had been dropped to hold it. The reasons for the ensuing delay which led to disaster at Arnhem remain controversial and make for gripping reading. Adopting the clear and successful style of Battleground works this book relies on personal accounts to embellish this dramatic story.Anzahl der Seiten: 146Herstellungsland und -region: GBHöhe: 216mmLänge: 135mmGewicht: 295gBuchreihe: Battleground EuropeTitle Format: TaschenbuchSprache: Englisch Information fehlt?Bitte kontaktieren Sie uns, wenn Details fehlen und wir werden diese solange möglich zu unserer Beschreibung hinzufügen., Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], Buchtitel: Hell's Highway, EAN: 9780850528374, Genre: History, Thematik: Law & Politics, Release date: 01/08/2001, Anzahl der Seiten: 146, Herstellungsland und -region: GB, Höhe: 216mm, Länge: 135mm, Gewicht: 295g, Buchreihe: Battleground Europe, Sprache: Englisch, Pen & Sword Books Ltd<

2001, ISBN: 0850528372

[EAN: 9780850528374], Neubuch, [SC: 0.0], [PU: Pen & Sword Books Ltd Aug 2001], Neuware - Hell's Highway is the dramatic name given to the vital stretch of road that the British 3rd Guard… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780850528374], Neubuch, [SC: 0.0], [PU: Pen & Sword Books Ltd Aug 2001], Neuware - Hell's Highway is the dramatic name given to the vital stretch of road that the British 3rd Guards Armoured Division had to advance down rapidly on their route to relieve the American Paras (83rd Airborne) at Nijmegen and the British 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem. It should have been easy as The Screaming Eagles (101st Airborne) had been dropped to hold it. The reasons for the ensuing delay which led to disaster at Arnhem remain controversial and make for gripping reading. Adopting the clear and successful style of Battleground works this book relies on personal accounts to embellish this dramatic story., Books<