20th Century Books


Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War": How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World Best Price: $17.16 Buchanan takes most of the good ideas from Niall Ferguson's "The Pity of War" -- you...	Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives Best Price: $15.02 This is a moving book about the soldiers who have died during the Iraq war and the families that...	The Prize : The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power Best Price: $12.50 One of the few books that I enthusiastically have recommended. Great historical information for...	Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization Best Price: $7.67 Be aware that this is nothing more than a collection of mostly newspaper stories. 70% of the...	The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century Best Price: $18.63 I am happy with the quality of the book I recieved and also the timely manner in which it arrived.



The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour Best Price: $15.91 Reading this book is an emotional and stirring event on many different levels. It offers one of...	The Last Thousand Days of the British Empire: Churchill, Roosevelt, and the Birth of the Pax Americana Best Price: $18.29 This book is a splendid achievement. In it, Peter Clarke, former Master of Trinity Hall,...	The Guns of August Best Price: $4.21 I didn't even bother to finish this book because, although i tried to read it and fell asleep on...	The Places In Between Best Price: $2.83 Rory Stewart writes an amazing tale that is both raw, authentic and self-deprecating. His...	The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 Best Price: $7.82 In November of 1971 I was ordered to Fort Sherman, Canal Zone for jungle operations training. ...



1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War Best Price: $16.98 To understand Benny Morris and his critics, you must recognize two things. First of all, Morris...	The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order Best Price: $5.99 As an Arab-Canadian, I'm pretty much at the forefront of this so-called "clash of...	Thunderstruck Best Price: $4.99 It is interesting how much literary artifice underlies this book. The mere synchrony of the...	The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story Best Price: $10.17 I really enjoyed this book and the photos; I learned a lot. (It should be required reading.) ...	The Making of the Atomic Bomb Best Price: $8.98 I am an amateur scholar of the Manhattan Project, its consequences and the weapons programmes of...

1968: The Year That Rocked the World Best Price: $8.74 Take your Websters dictionary, re-arrange the pages so there is no comprehensible order, place...	The Greatest Generation Best Price: $6.95 this is a great book - every red blooded american should read this no matter his or her party...	The Cold War: A New History Best Price: $8.50 I was impressed with the shipping time. The book was in great condition. All positive feedback...	The War of the World Best Price: $6.74 Overall, Ferguson's book is an entertaining read. However, he starts by asserting that bloodshed...	Reappraisals: Reflections on the Forgotten Twentieth Century Best Price: $15.94 I give this book 5 stars, not because I agree with everything its author says but because it's...

The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers Best Price: $6.34 a seminal work and a must read for anyone in the military with an interest in world history and...	Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis Best Price: $7.35 Robert Kennedy's memoir gives not only a fascinating insight to this critical episode, but it...	Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal Best Price: $10.00 A suposedly true story, but frankly it did not have much of a ring of truth about it. Certainly...	The Story of the World Activity Book Four: The Modern Age: From Victoria's Empire to the End of the USSR Best Price: $20.57 To everyone who is whining that this book is not geared for younger children: IT'S NOT SUPPOSED...	The Great Influenza: The story of the deadliest pandemic in history Best Price: $6.45 A detailed look at the horrible influenza epidemic that decimated not only the United States but...

Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage Best Price: $6.99 By no means a work of fine literature, this is still one of the best times I have had reading a...	The Fifties Best Price: $7.58 Have you always thought that the Fifties were merely a quiescent interlude between World War II...	The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Volume 4: The Modern Age: From Victoria's Empire to the End of the USSR Best Price: $14.93 I just finished reading the book today in preparation for teaching my DD9. I learned so much...	Modern Times Revised Edition: The World from the Twenties to the Nineties (Perennial Classics) Best Price: $8.82 This is a book truly worth owning for serious and conservative students of history. I was first...	Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War Best Price: $2.67 Great read, action packed. Some parts make you want to cringe, others make you want to cry. I...

Modern Latin America, Sixth Edition Best Price: $39.95 Thomas Skidmore is simply a genius. Modern Latin America brings a insightful and precise...	Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire Best Price: $15.00 Overall it is a pretty good book. It provides an insight into the decades leading upto the...	2009 Standard Catalog Of World Coins 1901-2000 (Standard Catalog of World Coins) Best Price: $37.80 Excellent book. Best review of currant coins. In fact, it is the only in depth series I am...	Daily Life in the United States, 1920-1940: How Americans Lived Through the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression Best Price: $10.69 History is more than the story of big, important men making important decisions. Any worthy...	Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea (Modern Library Chronicles) Best Price: $8.02 In this timely, highly original, and controversial narrative, New York Times bestselling...

A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City: A Diary Best Price: $6.49 I must admit after reading this woman's diary, I was enlighten by the nature of her situation...	So Wrong for So Long: How the Press, the Pundits--and the President--Failed on Iraq Best Price: $8.76 I have read Greg Mitchell's work for years on E&P. Ever since Bush won re-election Mitchell...	In God's Name: An Investigation Into the Murder of Pope John Paul I Best Price: $10.27 This is an erudite accounting of BOTH the putative murder of Pope John Paul I and Vatican...	Modernism: The Lure of Heresy Best Price: $20.11 Peter Gay has written a sweeping survey of Modernism that is lucid, highly readable, amply...	Standard Catalog Of World Paper Money Modern Issues (Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Vol 3: Modern Issues) Best Price: $32.94 It was a pleasure to work with you. The catalog is very useful and it was delivered in no time....

Fateful Choices: Ten Decisions That Changed the World, 1940-1941 Best Price: $4.99 I have read many WWII military history books, and this was a nice complement in that it provides...	Military Innovation in the Interwar Period Best Price: $23.49 The book does provide detailed footnotes as it is a series of essays where the writer of each...	Where Have All the Soldiers Gone?: The Transformation of Modern Europe Best Price: $7.98 Sheehan's book attempts to explain the 50 year peace that Europe has enjoyed since the close of...	Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean Best Price: $6.75 Outstanding book--extremely well-written and very interesting. It's an enjoyable book even for...	The President, the Pope, and the Prime Minister: Three Who Changed the World Best Price: $1.75 3 people who advanced democracy around the world. Principals over politics. Today we only have...

The Age of Extremes: A History of the World, 1914-1991 Best Price: $10.03 I read this book for two reasons: 1) To better understand the Marxist mind, especially in light...	The Age of Extremes: A History of the World, 1914-1991 Best Price: $10.03 I read this book for two reasons: 1) To better understand the Marxist mind, especially in light...	We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder with the Marines Who Took Fallujah Best Price: $6.76 This review is strictly about the kindle version--not the book itself or its merits. The...	Nonviolence: 25 Lessons from the History of a Dangerous Idea (Modern Library Chronicles) Best Price: $12.36 Those who beat their swords into plowshares usually end up plowing for those who kept their...	The Zimmermann Telegram Best Price: $7.55 World War I has receded into the fog of history for most Americans - recent surveys show that...

Why Nations Go to War Best Price: $39.15 The book was in perfect condition. Came to my house quickly. Def. worth it...It was about 15...	The Modern Mind: An Intellectual History of the 20th Century Best Price: $6.86 It took weeks of on-and-off reading to finally finish this 770-page "intellectual history...	Life: 100 Events That Shook Our World : A History in Pictures from the Last 100 Years Best Price: $8.99 I must say i thoroughly enjoyed "Life's 100 Years in Pictures" and so did my family. ...	Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 Best Price: $10.79 I won't add my opinion to the cacophony of voices on either side of the Tony Judt issue. I...

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