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Fearing the Worst

How Korea Transformed the Cold War

By: Samuel F. Wells Jr.

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Fearing the Worst

How Korea Transformed the Cold War

By: Samuel F. Wells Jr.

After World War II, the escalating tensions of the Cold War shaped the international system. Fearing the Worst explains how the Korean War fundamentally changed postwar competition between the United States and the Soviet Union into a militarized confrontation that would last decades. Samuel F. Wells Jr. examines how military and political events interacted to escalate the conflict. Decisions made by the Truman administration in the first six months of the Korean War drove both superpowers to intensify their defense buildup. American leaders feared the worst-case scenario—that Stalin was prepared to start World War III—and raced to build up strategic arms, resulting in a struggle they did not seek out or intend. Their decisions stemmed from incomplete interpretations of Soviet and Chinese goals, especially the belief that China was a Kremlin puppet. Yet Stalin, Mao, and Kim Il-sung all had their own agendas, about which the United States lacked reliable intelligence. Drawing on newly available documents and memoirs—including previously restricted archives in Russia, China, and North Korea—Wells analyzes the key decision points that changed the course of the war. He also provides vivid profiles of the central actors as well as important but lesser known figures. Bringing together studies of military policy and diplomacy with the roles of technology, intelligence, and domestic politics in each of the principal nations, Fearing the Worst offers a new account of the Korean War and its lasting legacy.

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518

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Columbia University Press

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0231549946

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9780231549943

The Use of Arthurian Legend in Hollywood Film

From Connecticut Yankees to Fisher Kings

By: Samuel J. Umland,Rebecca A. Umland

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The Use of Arthurian Legend in Hollywood Film

From Connecticut Yankees to Fisher Kings

By: Samuel J. Umland,Rebecca A. Umland

This is the first book to examine the various uses of the Arthurian legend in Hollywood film, covering films from the 1920s to the present. The authors use five representational categories: intertextual collage (or cult film); melodrama, which focuses on the love triangle; conservative propaganda, pervasive during the Cold War; the Hollywood epic; and the postmodern quest, which commonly employs the grail portion of the legend. Arguing that filmmakers rely on the audience's rudimentary familiarity with the legend, the authors show that only certain features of the legend are activated at any particular time. This fascinating study shows us how the legend has been adapted and how through the popular medium of Hollywood films, the Arthurian legend has survived and flourished.

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224

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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031303169X

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9780313031694

The Manor House Hospital

A Personal Record

By: Samuel James Woodall

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The Manor House Hospital

A Personal Record

By: Samuel James Woodall

First published in 1966, The Manor House Hospital is a short history of the hospital, from its difficult early days to its modern avatar with operating theatres, spacious and airy wards, comfortable waiting rooms, and all other appurtenances which were often lacking in other institutions. It also documents the history of the remarkable men who made such a transformation possible. This book will be of interest to students of history, medicine and public policy.

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246

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Taylor & Francis

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1003835503

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9781003835509

Retreat to the Reich

By: Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr.

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Retreat to the Reich

By: Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr.

The story of Western Front from a German perspective ranges from the collapse of the Normandy line in the summer of 1944 until the Germans were able to bring the Allied juggernaut to a halt on the borders of the Reich itself.

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324

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Stackpole Books

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081173384X

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9780811733847

U.s. Special Forces

A Guide To America's Special Operations Units -- The World's Most Elite Fighting Force

By: Samuel A. Southworth

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U.s. Special Forces

A Guide To America's Special Operations Units -- The World's Most Elite Fighting Force

By: Samuel A. Southworth

President George W. Bush has told all Americans that the war against terrorism would be like no other war. But what does this mean? Who will fight? How will they fight? What weapons will be used? Most informed commentators agree that the war against terrorism will be fought largely by "special forces"—that is, by a relatively new community within the American military known as Special Operations Forces, or SOF's. This new "branch" of the armed forces was created in the mid–1980s and is organized under its own unified command, called U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM). Consisting of special units from the other branches of the armed forces, such as Green Berets, Rangers, SEALs, and Delta Force, this new fighting command is recognized internationally as the most well-trained and well-equipped special operations force in the world. Their missions are varied—including combat terrorism, search and rescue, reconnaissance, humanitarian assistance, peacekeeping duty, and conventional and unconventional warfare.Despite special forces' international reputation for excellence, Americans know little about this remarkable fighting force. U.S. Special Forces provides a handy and comprehensive compendium, including descriptions of the units and their operational specialties, training, and organization, as well as the equipment and technological gadgetry, weapons, armor, planes, helicopters, and support vehicles used by each unit.

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Da Capo Press

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0786730811

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9780786730810

Book's by Samuel John Truscott

Fearing the Worst

Fearing the Worst

The Use of Arthurian Legend in Hollywood Film

The Use of Arthurian Legend in Hollywood Film

The Manor House Hospital

The Manor House Hospital

Retreat to the Reich

Retreat to the Reich

U.s. Special Forces

U.s. Special Forces

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