The Illusion of Victory : The True Costs of Modern War [1 ed.] 9780522860238, 9780522856156

The Phoney Victory: The World War II Illusion 9781788315616, 9781786734280

Was World War II really the ‘Good War’? In the years since the declaration of peace in 1945 many myths have sprung up ar

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The Verdict of Battle: The Law of Victory and the Making of Modern War 9780674068117

Today, war is considered a last resort for resolving disagreements. But a day of staged slaughter on the battlefield was

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Aces: True Stories of Victory and Valor in the Skies of World War II 9780785838340

Aces is a celebration of the bold fighter pilots who earned the accolade and joined the ranks of flying aces during Worl

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The True Costs of College [1st ed.] 9783030538606, 9783030538613

This book examines the true costs of attendance faced by low- and moderate-income students on four public college campus

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Long Live the Victory of People's War!: In Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of Victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japan

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Democracy and War: The End of an Illusion? 9781685855062

Errol Henderson critically examines what has been called the closest thing to an empirical law in world politics, the co

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The Spectacle of Illusion

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Victory of the Papacy

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The Battle of Tippecanoe: The History and Legacy of the American Victory That Ended Tecumseh’s War

*Includes pictures *Explains the roles played by Tecumseh and William Henry Harrison before, during, and after the battl

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The Illusion of Free Will

With hundreds of examples I. M Probulos explores the illusion of free will and explains in succinct and clear terms the

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