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The Last Warrior

Andrew Marshall and the Shaping of Modern American Defense Strategy

By: Andrew F Krepinevich,Barry D Watts

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The Last Warrior

Andrew Marshall and the Shaping of Modern American Defense Strategy

By: Andrew F Krepinevich,Barry D Watts

Andrew Marshall is a Pentagon legend. For more than four decades he has served as Director of the Office of Net Assessment, the Pentagon's internal think tank, under twelve defense secretaries and eight administrations. Yet Marshall has been on the cutting edge of strategic thinking even longer than that. At the RAND Corporation during its golden age in the 1950s and early 1960s, Marshall helped formulate bedrock concepts of US nuclear strategy that endure to this day; later, at the Pentagon, he pioneered the development of "net assessment" -- a new analytic framework for understanding the long-term military competition between the United States and the Soviet Union. Following the Cold War, Marshall successfully used net assessment to anticipate emerging disruptive shifts in military affairs, including the revolution in precision warfare and the rise of China as a major strategic rival of the United States. In The Last Warrior, Andrew Krepinevich and Barry Watts -- both former members of Marshall's staff -- trace Marshall's intellectual development from his upbringing in Detroit during the Great Depression to his decades in Washington as an influential behind-the-scenes advisor on American defense strategy. The result is a unique insider's perspective on the changes in US strategy from the dawn of the Cold War to the present day. Covering some of the most pivotal episodes of the last half-century and peopled with some of the era's most influential figures, The Last Warrior tells Marshall's story for the first time, in the process providing an unparalleled history of the evolution of the American defense establishment.

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Basic Books

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0465080715

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9780465080717

The First U.S. History Textbooks

Constructing and Disseminating the American Tale in the Nineteenth Century

By: Barry Joyce

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The First U.S. History Textbooks

Constructing and Disseminating the American Tale in the Nineteenth Century

By: Barry Joyce

This book analyzes the common narrative residing in American History textbooks published in the first half of the 19th century. That story, what the author identifies as the American “creation” or “origins” narrative, is simultaneously examined as both historic and “mythic” in composition. It offers a fresh, multidisciplinary perspective on an enduring aspect of these works. The book begins with a provocative thesis that proposes the importance of the relationship between myth and history in the creation of America’s textbook narrative. It ends with a passionate call for a truly inclusive story of who Americans are and what Americans aspire to become. The book is organized into three related sections. The first section provides the context for the emergence of American History textbooks. It analyzes the structure and utility of these school histories within the context of antebellum American society and educational practices. The second section is the heart of the book. It recounts and scrutinizes the textbook narrative as it tells the story of America’s emergence from “prehistory” through the American Revolution—the origins story of America. This section identifies the recurring themes and images that together constitute what early educators conceived as a unified cultural narrative. Section three examines the sectional bifurcation and eventual re-unification of the American History textbook narrative from the 1850s into the early 20th century. The book concludes by revisiting the relationship between textbooks, the American story, and mythic narratives in light of current debates and controversies over textbooks, American history curriculum and a common American narrative.

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357

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Lexington Books

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1498502164

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9781498502160

The Indictment

By: Barry C. Reed

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The Indictment

By: Barry C. Reed

This fictional re-creation of the battle of Shiloh in April 1862 fulfills the standard set by his monumental history, conveying both the bloody choreography of two armies and the movements of the combatants' hearts and minds.

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Crown Publishing Group (NY)

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0517594331

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9780517594339

Children of Ellis Island

By: Barry Moreno

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Children of Ellis Island

By: Barry Moreno

Burdened with bundles and baskets, a million or more immigrant children passed through the often grim halls of Ellis Island. Having left behind their homes in Europe and other parts of the world, they made the voyage to America by steamer. Some came with parents or guardians. A few came as stowaways. But however they traveled, they found themselves a part of one of the grandest waves of human migration that the world has ever known. Children of Ellis Island explores this lost world and what it was like for an uprooted youngster at America's golden door. Highlights include the experience of being a detained child at Ellis Island--the schooling and games, the pastimes and amusements, the friendships, and the uneasiness caused by language barriers.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738538949

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9780738538945

The Deception

A Novel

By: Barry C. Reed

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The Deception

A Novel

By: Barry C. Reed

Tennis star Donna DiTullio's career ends when she jumps from the window of a Boston hospital, where she was undergoing treatment for depression. The parents sue the doctor and the Catholic Church, owner of the hospital, claiming Donna was given experimental drugs. The novel describes the maneuvers employed in a damage suit. By the author of The Indictment.

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398

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Crown Publishing Group (NY)

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0517701561

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9780517701560

Effective Human Relations

Principles and Practices

By: Barry L. Reece,Reece

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Effective Human Relations

Principles and Practices

By: Barry L. Reece,Reece

The Fourth Edition of Human Relations continues to use the Total Person approach to address relations in the workplace, taking a personal versus organizational approach to the seven major themes of effective human relations--communication, self-awareness, self-acceptance, motivation, trust, self-disclosure, and conflict management.Internet application exercises at the end of every chapter keep students in touch with the world outside the classroom and provide an opportunity to research important topics.

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0395962463

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9780395962466

Pure Goldwater

By: John W. Dean,Barry M. Goldwater

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Pure Goldwater

By: John W. Dean,Barry M. Goldwater

Barry Goldwater was a defining figure in American public life, a firebrand politician associated with an optimistic brand of conservatism. In an era in which American conservatism has lost his way, his legacy is more important than ever. For over 50 years, in those moments when he was away from the political fray, Senator Goldwater kept a private journal, recording his reflections on a rich political and personal life. Here bestselling author John Dean combines analysis with Goldwater's own words. With unprecedented access to his correspondence, interviews, and behind-the-scenes conversations, Dean sheds new light on this political figure. From the late Senator's honest thoughts on Richard Nixon to his growing discomfort with the rise of the extreme right, Pure Goldwater offers a revelatory look at an American icon--and also reminds us of a more hopeful alternative to the dispiriting political landscape of today.

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416

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Macmillan + ORM

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0230611516

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9780230611511

The Choice

By: Barry C. Reed

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The Choice

By: Barry C. Reed

Lawyer Frank Galvin is asked to defend a multinational pharmaceutical comapny accused of producing a drug with harmful side effects.

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0517581248

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The Indictment

By: Barry C. Reed

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The Indictment

By: Barry C. Reed

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Children of Ellis Island

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Effective Human Relations

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