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1	Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of U.S. Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan more books like this by Doug Stanton add to wishlist From the bestselling author of "In Harm's Way" comes a spectacular, harrowing, true-life soldiers' tale of struggle and triumph in the wake of the September 11 attacks. b&w photographs. see all copies from $10.65! new only from $16.71! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China more books like this by Jung Chang add to wishlist An international bestseller with over three million copies in print, this is the story of three generations, mostly of women, in a Chinese family. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.84! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Rumor of War more books like this by Philip Caputo add to wishlist This powerful memoir chronicles Caputo's hitch in Vietnam as a Marine lieutenant, describing his transformation from an idealistic young soldier into a ruthless killer, and then to a cynical critic of war's sickening waste and madness. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Life and Death in Shanghai more books like this by Nien Cheng add to wishlist This is a first-hand account of China's cultural revolution. Nien Cheng, an anglophile and fluent English-speaker who worked for Shell in Shanghai under Mao, was put under house arrest by Red Guards in 1966 and subsequently jailed. All attempts to make her confess to the charges of being a British spy failed; all efforts to indoctrinate her were ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath more books like this by Michael Norman, Elizabeth M Norman add to wishlist For the first four months of 1942, U.S., Filipino, and Japanese soldiers fought what was America's first major land battle of World War II, the battle for the tiny Philippine peninsula of Bataan. It ended with the surrender of 76,000 Filipinos and Americans, the single largest defeat in American military history. The defeat, though, was only the ... see all copies from $13.63! new only from $18.01! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 more books like this by Steve Coll add to wishlist In this prehistory of the 2001 war in Afghanistan, Steve Coll, a Washington Post editor, pieces together the alliances, intrigue, and failures of intelligence that allowed Al Qaeda to get a foothold in that country. He chronicles the disturbing role of America's supposed ally, Saudi Arabia, in building up Osama bin Laden. And he examines the ... see all copies from $4.08! new only from $7.65! \| first editions \| SVS
7	In Retrospect: The Tragedy & Lessons of Vietnam more books like this by Professor Robert S McNamara add to wishlist The #1 national bestseller--an indispensable document for anyone interested in the Vietnam War. McNamara's controversial book tells the inside and personal story of America's descent into Vietnam from a unique point of view, and is one of the most enlightening books about government ever written. This new edition features a new Foreword by ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Falling Leaves: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter more books like this by Adeline Yen Mah, Adeline Yen Mah add to wishlist The author's Westernized Chinese family in Shanghai was wealthy but dysfunctional. In this painful memoir, she writes about the cruelty she endured and her eventual emigration to the U.S., where she became a doctor. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	The search for modern China more books like this by Jonathan D. Spence add to wishlist Over 400 years of Chinese history--from the Ming dynasty to Mao--are recalled in Spence's narrative history. see all copies from $2.86! new only from $15.95! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire more books like this by Chalmers Johnson add to wishlist This highly critical report on America's foreign policy sounds a warning call that there may be a price to pay for what the author sees as a long-standing imperiousness by which the United States conducts itself among nations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Iron & silk more books like this by Mark Salzman add to wishlist This entertaining memoir, a quietly persuasive classic of its kind, is about the journey of a young martial arts-obsessed American to China, where he teaches English to Chinese medical students and studies with a kung fu master. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Cambridge illustrated history of China. more books like this by Patricia Buckley Ebrey add to wishlist More populous than any other country on earth, China also occupies a unique place in our modern world for the continuity of its history and culture. In this sumptuously illustrated single-volume history, noted historian Patricia Ebrey traces the origins of Chinese culture from prehistoric times to the present. She follows its development from ... see all copies from $11.45! new only from $18.00! \| first editions
13 view cover	When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: Tie-In Edition more books like this by Le Ly Hayslip, Jay Wurts add to wishlist Le Ly recounts her childhood in Ky La and her return to Vietnam in 1986 to search for the family she had left behind. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| SVS
14 view cover	When China Ruled the Seas: The Treasure Fleet of the Dragon Throne 1405-1433 more books like this by Louise Levathes add to wishlist A hundred years before Columbus and his fellow Europeans began making their way to the New World, fleets of giant Chinese junks commanded by the eunuch admiral Zheng He and filled with the empire's finest porcelains, lacquerware, and silk ventured to the edge of the world's 'four corners.' It was a time of exploration and conquest, but it ended in ... see all copies from $4.15! new only from $9.00! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II more books like this by John W Dower add to wishlist A history of Japan, this work draws on a range of Japanese sources to offer an analysis of how shattering defeat in World War II, followed by over six years of military occupation by the USA, affected every level of Japanese society - in ways that neither the victor nor the vanquished could anticipate. Here is the history of an extraordinary ... see all copies from $3.16! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans Au Of... more books like this by Ronald T Takaki add to wishlist In an extraordinary blend of eloquent narrative history, vivid personal recollection, and oral testimony, Ronald Takaki relates the diverse 150-year history of Asian Americans. Through richly detailed vignettes--by turns bitter, funny, and inspiring--he offers a stunning panorama of a neglected part of Americanhistory. 16 pages of photographs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.05! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History more books like this by George Crile add to wishlist "Charlie Wilson's War" tells the story of what became the largest covert operation in history--costing over $1 billion a year. Moving from the back rooms of the Capitol, to secret chambers at Langley, to arms-dealer conventions, to the Khyber Pass, this is a compulsively readable account of the inside workings of the CIA. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Confucius Lives Next Door: What Living in the East Teaches Us about Living in the West more books like this by T R Reid add to wishlist A man who was the Tokyo bureau chief for the"Washington Post" for five years examines deep "Asian values" that inform the culture in Japan and which contribute to its economic success. Reid is a frequent commentator on National Public Radio. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.63! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Devils Guard more books like this by George Robert Elford add to wishlist The ashes of World War II were still cooling when France went to war in Vietnam. In that struggle, its frontline troops were the misfits, criminals and mercenaries of the French Foreign Legion. And among these, none were so bloodstained as the veterans of the German SS. see all copies from $53.63! new only from $53.63! \| first editions
20 view cover	When hell was in session more books like this by Jeremiah A. Denton, Ed Brandt add to wishlist On July 18, 1965, Admiral Jeremiah Denton of the U.S. Navy was shot down during a combat mission over North Vietnam. A prisoner of war for seven and a half years, Denton provided the first direct evidence of torture by the North Vietnamese. This special 25th anniversary edition of Denton's experience is sure to inspire a whole new generation of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $40.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia more books like this by Peter Hopkirk add to wishlist IN see all copies from $5.00! new only from $10.85! \| SVS
22 view cover	Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook more books like this by Patricia Buckley Ebrey (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $4.01! new only from $11.17! \| SVS
23 view cover	Dispatches more books like this by Michael Herr add to wishlist DISPATCHES is considered by many to be one of the finest nonfiction books on the Vietnam War. Assigned in 1967 to cover the war by Esquire magazine, Michael Herr filed reports on his own schedule and without deadlines. His memoir, DISPATCHES, was published several years later and is based on those reports for Esquire. In a candid and non ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.42! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Chickenhawk more books like this by Robert C Mason add to wishlist In this straight-from-the-shoulder account, a veteran of more than 1,000 combat missions tells the electrifying truth about the helicopter war in Vietnam, offering an astounding personal story of men under fire. Includes a new Afterword. Photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Hell in a Very Small Place: The Siege of Dien Bien Phu more books like this by Bernard B Fall add to wishlist "The definitive account" (Saturday Review) of the battle that paved the way for American involvement in Vietnam . The 1954 battle of Dien Bien Phu ranks with Stalingrad and Tet for what it ended (imperial ambitions), what it foretold (American involvement), and what it symbolized: A guerrilla force of Viet Minh destroyed a technologically superior ... see all copies from $3.72! new only from $10.73! \| first editions \| SVS

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