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1	The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis more books like this by Prof. Ernest R May (Editor), Philip D Zelikow (Editor) add to wishlist An account of the reaction within Kennedy's White House to news that the Soviets had constructed long-range missile bases in Cuba, based on recently declassified tape recordings of Cabinet and National Security Council meetings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Strange Victory: Hitler's Conquest of France more books like this by Prof. Ernest R May add to wishlist In this riveting narrative of military decisions made during six crucial weeks in the spring of 1940, a distinguished American historian examines how Hitler and his generals managed Germany's swift conquest of France, when France and its allies were considered superior in all ways. 12-16 photos. 6-9 maps. see all copies from $8.45! new only from $18.45! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Martin Luther King, JR., Malcolm X, and the Civil Rights Struggle of the 1950s and 1960s: A Brief History with Documents more books like this by David Howard-Pitney, Dr. Natalie Zemon Davis (Editor), Prof. Ernest R May (Editor) add to wishlist The civil rights movement's most prominent leaders, Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) and Malcolm X (1925-1965), represent two wings of the revolt against racism: nonviolent resistance and revolution "by any means necessary." This volume presents the two leaders' relationship to the civil rights movement beyond a simplified dualism. A rich ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $15.94! \| SVS
4	The 9/11 Commision Report with Related Documents more books like this by Prof. Ernest R May add to wishlist The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 left Americans wondering how such a breach of security could have occurred. Ernest R. May was Senior Advisor to the 9/11 Commission and his book provides students with a first-hand account of the commission's methods and actions. His introduction describes the drafting process and the collaboration of ... see all copies from $7.55! new only from $16.43! \| SVS
5	Thinking in Time: The Uses of History for Decision-Makers more books like this by Richard E Neustadt, Prof. Ernest R May add to wishlist Two noted professors offer easily remembered rules for using history effectively in day-to-day management of governmental and corporate affairs to avoid costly blunders. "An illuminating guide to the use and abuse of history in affairs of state".--Arthur Schlesinger. see all copies from $2.81! new only from $52.90! \| first editions
6	Plunkitt of Tammany Hall more books like this by Terrence J McDonald (Introduction by), William L Riordan, Prof. Ernest R May (Designer) add to wishlist Around the turn of the century George Washington Plunkett challenged the reformers of American city politics who blamed the ills of large cities on political organizations or machines such as New York City's Tammany Hall. Plunkett proposed that the "honest graft" of these machines was the oil that kept these machines and government in motion. His ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.29! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Thinking in Time: The Uses of History for Decision Makers more books like this by Richard E Neustradt, Richard E Neustadt, Prof. Ernest R May add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	American Cold War Strategy: Interpreting NSC 68 more books like this by Prof. Ernest R May (Introduction by) add to wishlist Makes available to students the complete text of "NSC 68" - the crucial government memorandum that set American foreign policy for the Cold War. The document is accompanied by 22 commentaries - many of which were written specifically for this book by former US Government officials and academicians, including five foreign scholars - that critically ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $9.84! \| SVS
9	Lessons of the Past: The Use and Misuse of History in American Foreign Policy more books like this by Prof. Ernest R May add to wishlist see all copies from $15.00!
10	American Imperialism: A Speculative Essay more books like this by Prof. Ernest R May add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| first editions
11	The New York Conspiracy Trials of 1741: Daniel Horsmanden's Journal of the Proceedings, with Related Documents more books like this by Serena R Zabin (Editor), Daniel Horsmanden, Dr. Natalie Zemon Davis (Editor) add to wishlist When in 1741 a rash of fires followed a theft in pre-revolutionary New York City, British colonial authorities came to suspect an elaborate conspiracy led by slaves and poor whites who intended to burn the city and hand it over to Britain's Catholic foes. Within seven months, roughly 200 people were arrested, 17 were hanged, and 70 others were ... see all copies from $4.40! new only from $10.50! \| SVS
12	Dealing with Dictators: Dilemmas of U.S. Diplomacy and Intelligence Analysis, 1945-1990 more books like this by Prof. Ernest R May (Editor), Philip D Zelikow (Editor), Kirsten Lundberg add to wishlist Analysis of the foreign policy dilemmas U.S. leaders have faced in dealings with dictatorships in China, the Congo, Iran, Nicaragua, the Philippines, and Iraq before the Gulf War. The United States continues to proclaim its support for democracy and its opposition to tyranny, but American presidents often have supported dictators who have allied ... see all copies from $6.65! new only from $18.94! \| SVS
13 view cover	The Washington Conference, 1921-22: Naval Rivalry, East Asian Stability and the Road to Pearl Harbor more books like this by Erik Goldstein (Editor), John Maurer (Editor), Prof. Ernest R May (Foreword by) add to wishlist The Washington Conference was one of the most celebrated diplomatic meetings between the two world wars. In late 1921, representatives of the world's leading powers met to establish a naval arms control regime and to bring stability to East Asia. Their deliberations took almost three months. At the time, the work of the delegates received almost ... see all copies from $47.22! new only from $47.22! \| SVS
14 view cover	The Public Art of Civil War Commemoration: A Brief History with Documents more books like this by Thomas J Brown, Dr. Natalie Zemon Davis (Editor), Prof. Ernest R May (Editor) add to wishlist In his intriguing examination of Civil War remembrance as a public art, Thomas Brown uses civic monuments, ceremonial oratory, historical reenactment, and other forms of commemoration to explore how Americans have addressed issues of nationhood, race relations, gender, and cultural continuity in periods of social and economic upheaval. Drawing on ... see all copies from $5.43! new only from $5.43! \| SVS
15	America's China Trade in Historical Perspective: The Chinese and American Performance more books like this by Prof. Ernest R May (Editor), John King Fairbank (Editor) add to wishlist This volume explores commercial relations between the United States and China from the eighteenth century until 1949, fleshing out with facts the romantic and shadowy image of "the China trade." These nine chapters by specialists in the field have developed from papers they presented at a conference supported by the national Committee on American ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $29.50! \| first editions
16 view cover	Campaign '72: The Managers Speak more books like this by Prof. Ernest R May (Editor), Janet Fraser add to wishlist Here campaign managers, pollsters, and journalists met to compare notes on their techniques and tactics and on their successes and failures as they reviewed the events of the primaries and election. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
17	The Truman Administration and China, 1945-1949 more books like this by Prof. Ernest R May add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
18 view cover	The Presidential Recordings: John F. Kennedy: Volumes 1-3, the Great Crises more books like this by Timothy Naftali (Editor), Philip Zelikow (Editor), Prof. Ernest R May (Editor) add to wishlist These transcriptions of recordings made in 1962 show President Kennedy and his advisors dealing with foreign and domestic crises--including Cuba. They are annotated by scholars from the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs. see all copies from $78.99! new only from $103.87! \| first editions
19	Careers for Humanists more books like this by Prof. Ernest R May add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99!
20 view cover	The Dumbarton Oaks Conversations and the United Nations, 1944 - 1994 more books like this by Prof. Ernest R May (Editor), Angeliki E Laiou (Editor) add to wishlist In 1944, as the end of World War II approached, an important series of talks was held to plan the formation of postwar international institution. The site for the conversations was Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C., a research institute administered by Harvard University. In a special optimism, Secretary of State Cordell Hull said that the ... see all copies from $2.39! new only from $21.80!
21	America Views the Holocaust and American Cold War Strategy and Pearl Harbor and: The Coming of the Pacific War by Abzug May Irive, Robert H Abzug, Prof. Ernest R May add to wishlist see all copies from $43.02! new only from $43.02!

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