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Examines the causes, events, and consequences of the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 in Africa.
Explores both ancient and modern history of the Persian Gulf region, with emphasis on Iraq's wars with the United States, Iran, and Kuwait.
Explores how a Pol Pot rose to power in the 1960s in Cambodia and his role in the genocide within the country.
Presents the history of the U.S. Army and facts about its soldiers and officers, the high-tech weapons used in its operations, and what a typical day in the U.S. Army is like.
Hafez al-Assad became president of Syria in 1971, following a long line of military leaders. At first, his goals included achieving pan-Arabism, more evenly distributing the nation’s oil wealth, and extending the party’s power by reaching into every aspect of Syrians’ lives. However, through a series of poorly planned economic programs, censorship, and old-fashioned greed and corruption, Assad and his government brought intimidation and the loss of freedom to the nation’s people. After his death in 2000, the nation’s ruling party elected his son, Bashar, as president. Bashar has continued many of his father’s policies, enforcing his own will on the nation and stripping people of their freedoms and economic prosperity. In The Assads’ Syria, learn more about the internal workings of one of the world’s most devastating dictatorships.
Examines the first "small war" in US history and its consequences.
Providing a unique and clearly structured tool, this book presents an authoritative collection of carefully selected global case studies. Some of these are considered global due to their internationally relevant subject matter, whilst others demonstrate the blurring of traditional legal categories in an age of accelerated cross-border movement. The study of the selected cases in their political, cultural, social and economic contexts sheds light on the contemporary transformation of law through its encounter with conflicting forms of normativity and the multiplication of potential fora.
The U.S. Coast Guard is in charge of protecting U.S. coastlines and harbors. They operate search and rescue missions, stop boats that are smuggling illegal drugs or aliens into the country, and help during wars and natural disasters. This comprehensive book details the history, recruiting, training, and daily life of the U.S. Coast Guard.
柬埔寨曾經有過輝煌的歷史,享有「富貴真臘」美名的吳哥王朝,為後世留下舉世聞名的吳哥窟。法國博物學家兼探險家穆奧(Henri Mouhot, 1826-1861)曾讚嘆:「此地廟宇之宏偉,遠勝古希臘、羅馬遺留給我們的一切。」 然而,曾極盛一時的偉大帝國卻遭逢來自暹羅、越南等鄰國的嚴峻挑戰,甚至成為殖民強權擴張的目標,最終淪為法國的殖民地。 在施亞努親王的領導下,柬埔寨雖然成功脫離法國殖民統治而獨立,卻隨即捲入冷戰的地緣政治競賽中,不僅要面臨來自國際強權的干涉,也要防禦來自周邊鄰國的侵略。 動盪的外...
Chronicles the life of Tony Blair from his middle-class childhood through his work as a politician to his service as prime minister of the United Kingdom.