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Afghanistan: A Military History from Alexander the Great to the Fall of the Taliban
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I wanted to study up on the region while I was assigned there, and I read many books from Amazon.com. Many had bits and pieces of the history, but this book had a grand view from early times of Alexander the Great, the Muslim invasions, the Mongol conquest to later times during the Soviet invasion and the later rise of the Taliban. This book is essen... »
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Sevastopol 1942: Von Manstein's triumph (Campaign)
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Following the standard Osprey format for short books on specific campaigns, this book does a great job on the subject. The book covers the initial assault into the Perekop isthmus, the Soviet attacks across the Kerch straights to attempt to relieve the city and the Axis counter-attacks, through to the defense of the city. In addition to providing det... »
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A Rumor of War
I was very impressed with the order of A Rumor of War. The book shipped quickly and arrived between the 7-14 day window. The service was professional. The... »
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Life and Death in Shanghai
Nien Cheng's admirable book, with its lucid and objective account of her dreadful ordeal during the Cultural Revolution, deserves to be widely read. This ... »
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Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found
I received this book as a gift from my sister, who went to college in Bombay. I myself have lived in Bombay 6 months at the most in a stretch, but have vi... »
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