2013, ISBN: 9781471130472

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Hardback. New. When we think of the Italian Mafia, we think of Marlon Brando, Tony Soprano, and the Corleones--iconic actors and characters who give shady dealings a mythical pop presenc… Mehr…

Hardback. New. When we think of the Italian Mafia, we think of Marlon Brando, Tony Soprano, and the Corleones--iconic actors and characters who give shady dealings a mythical pop presence. Yet these sensational depictions take us only so far. The true story of the Mafia reveals both an organization and mindset dedicated to the preservation of tradition. It is no accident that the rise of the Mafia coincided with the unification of Italy and the influx of immigrants into America. The Mafia means more than a horse head under the sheets--it functions as an alternative to the state, providing its own social and political justice. Combining a nuanced history with a unique counternarrative concerning stereotypes of the immigrant, Salvatore Lupo, a leading historian of modern Italy and a major authority on its criminal history, has written the definitive account of the Sicilian Mafia from 1860 to the present. Consulting rare archival sources, he traces the web of associations, both illicit and legitimate, that have defined Cosa Nostra during its various incarnations. He focuses on several crucial periods of transition: the Italian unification of 1860 to 1861, the murder of noted politician Notarbartolo, fascist repression of the Mafia, the Allied invasion of 1943, social conflicts after each world war, and the major murders and trials of the 1980s. Lupo identifies the internal cultural codes that define the Mafia and places these codes within the context of social groups and communities. He also challenges the belief that the Mafia has grown more ruthless in recent decades. Rather than representing a shift from &quot;honorable&quot; crime to immoral drug trafficking and violence, Lupo argues the terroristic activities of the modern Mafia signify a new desire for visibility and a distinct break from the state. Where these pursuits will take the family adds a fascinating coda to Lupo's work., 6, New York, NY: Avon Books, 1991. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good/Good (). vi, 314 pages. Glossary. Some creasing and small chips to dust jacket spine. Kevin Dockery is an American fiction and nonfiction author and military historian. He is best known for his work detailing the history and weapons of the Navy SEALs. He served in the US Army on the President's Guard, and as an armorer. Since retiring from the Army, he has worked as a curator for the SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, an historian and as a lecturer. He has written 37 books, appeared in television documentaries and served as technical advisor for several motion pictures. He has written with or for several well-known figures, including Jesse Ventura and several other SEALs. He served in the U.S. Army from 1972 through 1975 as the Unit Armorer for Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, a ceremonial and guard unit assigned to the White House in Washington DC. Company A was the Presidents Guard for the 1976 Bicentennial. Dockery was a Selected Marksman for the unit. His duties also included caring for all of the unit's weapons, both modern and antique, including 77 Brown Bess flintlock muskets, swords, spontoons (spears) and other arms. Dockery received a BA degree in Communications from Oakland University in 1980. Dockery joined the Michigan National Guard, Company A, 225th Infantry. He served as an 81mm M29A1 mortar team leader, a weapons squad leader (antitank), and an infantry squad leader. He left the service in 1984. His books include Navy Seals: The Complete History, Stalkers and Shooters: A History of Snipers and Weapons of the Navy Seals. In 1944, before wet suits, swim fins, and scuba equipment, the U.S. Navy had a handful of daring UDTs (Underwater Demolition Teams) carrying out missions along the coasts of Pacific islands prior to invasions by Marine and Army units. These were the forerunners of today's SEALs, perhaps the toughest, most specialized warriors n the world. The SEALs were there in Korea, Vietnam, Panama, Grenada. When terrorists hijacked the cruise ship Achille Lauro, the SEALs were ready. When the Middle East blew up, SEALs were there, too. They have made significant contributions in non-compatant roles as well. When America's space program was in its infancy, SEAL volunteers, because of their extraordinary physical conditioning, were prime subjects for experiments involving response to G-forces and weightlessness. They were the first to greet returning astronauts as they secured the space capsule with flotation collars and opened its hatch. Warriors of the Trident. From the bullet-swept beaches of Normandy to the streets of Panama...From the rugged Korean coast and the jungles of Vietnam to the tiny, troubled island of Granada. For half a century, whenever and wherever America's military was called into action, the SEALs were there. Here is the riveting and complete true story of the U.S. Navy's remarkable Sea Air Land commandos -- their evolution from World War II underwater demolition teams to the awesome counterguerrilla/counterterrorist strike force in operation today. Now the SEALs' most memorable engagements are brought to vivid, explosive life through breathtaking eyewitness accounts and after action reports -- PLUS an unforgettable inside look at their training, organization, equipment...and the fighting men who, with skill, dedication, and extraordinary courage., Avon Books, 1991, 2.75, Hardback. As New. The New York Times bestselling author of Dark Invasion and The Last Goodnight once again illuminates the lives of little-known individuals who played a significant role in America's history as he chronicles the incredible true story of a critical, recently declassified counterintelligence mission an, 5, Hardback. New. The New York Times bestselling author of Dark Invasion and The Last Goodnight once again illuminates the lives of little-known individuals who played a significant role in America's history as he chronicles the incredible true story of a critical, recently declassified counterintelligence mission an, 6, British: Multimedia Publishing Solid with light wear on the covers and the interior is unmarked. A history of the teenage music scene in Manchester, England.. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Multimedia Publishing, 3, London England: Pocket Books. Fine/Very Good. 2013. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo 9781471130472 Hardback Hardback. D-Day. On the basis of 1,400 oral histories from the men who were there, bestselling author and World War II historian Stephen E. Ambrose reveals for the first time anywhere that the intricate plan for the invasion of France in June 1944 had to be abandoned before the first shot was fired. The true story of D-Day, as Ambrose relates it, is about the citizen soldiers - junior officers and enlisted men - taking the initiative to act on their own to break through Hitler's Atlantic Wall when they realised that nothing was as they had been told it would be. This book is the brilliant, no holds barred, telling of the battles of Omaha and Utah beaches. Ambrose relieves the epic victory of democracy on the most important day of the twentieth century. Illustrated. 655 pp.tiny nick to edge of d/j (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.) ., Pocket Books, 2013, 4<

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Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster. New. Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, 2020 New April 12, 1945: After years of bloody conflict in Europe and the Pacific, America is stunned … Mehr…

Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster. New. Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, 2020 New April 12, 1945: After years of bloody conflict in Europe and the Pacific, America is stunned by news of President Franklin D Roosevelt's death Countdown 1945 tells the gripping true story of the turbulent days, weeks, and months to follow, leading up to August 6, 1945, when new President Harry Truman gives the order to unleash the world's first atomic bomb Featuring some of history's most remarkable leaders, page-turning action, and vivid details, Countdown 1945 is a thrilling narrative of the covert meetings and pivotal developments that took place in the United States and around the world during the volatile spring and summer of 1945 Countdown 1945 takes readers inside the minds of the iconic and elusive figures who join the quest for the bomb, each for different reasons: the legendary Albert Einstein, who eventually calls his vocal support for the atomic bomb "the one great mistake in my life"; lead researcher Robert "Oppie" Oppenheimer and the Soviet spies who secretly infiltrate his team; the fiercely competitive pilots of the plane selected to drop the bomb; and many more Perhaps most of all, Countdown 1945 is the story of an untested new president confronting a decision that he knows will change the world forever Truman's journey during these 116 days is a story of high drama: from the shock of learning of the bomb's existence, to the conflicting advice he receives from generals like Eisenhower and George Marshall, to wrestling with the devastating carnage that will result if he gives the order to use America's first weapon of mass destructionBut Countdown 1945 is more than a book about the atomic bomb It's also an unforgettable account of the lives of ordinary American and Japanese civilians in wartime-from "Calutron Girls" like Ruth Sisson in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to ten-year-old Hiroshima resident Hideko Tamura, who survives the blast at ground zero but loses her mother, and later immigrates to the United States, where she lives to this day-as well as American soldiers fighting in the Pacific, waiting in fear for the order to launch a possible invasion of Japan Told with vigor, intelligence, and humanity, Countdown 1945 is the definitive account of one of the most consequential moments in history Chris Wallace is the anchor of Fox News Sunday, Fox Broadcasting's Sunday morning public affairs program He joined Fox News in 2003 In his sixteen years at Fox, Wallace has covered almost every major political event, and he has interviewed US and world leaders, including seven American presidents Wallace was the first journalist from Fox News to moderate a general election presidential debate in October 2016 Throughout his fifty-plus years in broadcasting, Wallace has won every major broadcast news award for his reporting, including three Emmy Awards, the Dupont-Columbia Silver Baton, and the Peabody Award Mitch Weiss is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist for the Associated Press, covering subjects ranging from military misconduct, government corruption, and white-collar crimes to the housing meltdown and unsafe medical devices He is also the critically acclaimed author or coauthor of seven books, Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, 6, London England: Pocket Books. Fine/Near Fine. 2013. 2nd Impression. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo 9781471130472 Hardback Hardback. D-Day. On the basis of 1,400 oral histories from the men who were there, bestselling author and World War II historian Stephen E. Ambrose reveals for the first time anywhere that the intricate plan for the invasion of France in June 1944 had to be abandoned before the first shot was fired. The true story of D-Day, as Ambrose relates it, is about the citizen soldiers - junior officers and enlisted men - taking the initiative to act on their own to break through Hitler's Atlantic Wall when they realised that nothing was as they had been told it would be. This book is the brilliant, no holds barred, telling of the battles of Omaha and Utah beaches. Ambrose relieves the epic victory of democracy on the most important day of the twentieth century. Illustrated. 655 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.) ., Pocket Books, 2013, 4.5<

2013, ISBN: 9781471130472

London England: Pocket Books, 2013. Hardback. D-Day. On the basis of 1,400 oral histories from the men who were there, bestselling author and World War II historian Stephen E. Ambrose rev… Mehr…

London England: Pocket Books, 2013. Hardback. D-Day. On the basis of 1,400 oral histories from the men who were there, bestselling author and World War II historian Stephen E. Ambrose reveals for the first time anywhere that the intricate plan for the invasion of France in June 1944 had to be abandoned before the first shot was fired. The true story of D-Day, as Ambrose relates it, is about the citizen soldiers - junior officers and enlisted men - taking the initiative to act on their own to break through Hitler's Atlantic Wall when they realised that nothing was as they had been told it would be. This book is the brilliant, no holds barred, telling of the battles of Omaha and Utah beaches. Ambrose relieves the epic victory of democracy on the most important day of the twentieth century. Illustrated. 655 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.). First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Hardback., Pocket Books, 2013, 4.5<

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