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Once the stories have been told of battles won and lost, most of what happens in a war remains a mystery. So it has been with accounts of World War II in the Pacific, a conflict whose nature is only obscured by the linear narrative. In this book, a veteran and respected military author opens the story of the Pacific War to a broader and deeper view. Going beyond the usual accounting, William B. Hopkins investigates the strategies, politics, and personalities that shaped the conduct of the war. His regional approach to this complex war conducted on land, sea (and significantly by America, undersea), and air offers a more realistic perspective on how this multifaceted conflict unfolded--in many ways, and on many fronts. As expansive as the immense reaches of the Pacific, and as focused as the most intensive pinpoint attack on a strategic island, this account offers a whole new way of understanding the hows--and more significantly, the whys, of the Pacific War.

John B. Lundstrom offers the first detailed analysis of the fundamental strategies employed by Japan and the U.S. in the South Pacific from January to June 1942, including Japanese equivocation regarding advances in the South Pacific and the vigorous actions of Admiral Ernest L. King to reinforce the area in spite of the presidential decision to concentrate American efforts on Europe and problem of Germany.

On May 7 and 8, 1942, fast carrier task forces from the United States and Imperial Japanese met in combat for the first time in the Battle of the Coral Sea. A strategic victory for the U.S. despite the loss of the carrier Lexington, the battle blunted the Japanese drive on Port Moresby, a valuable Allied air base on the island of New Guinea. Lundstrom offers a detailed analysis of the fundamental strategies employed by Japan and the U.S. in the South Pacific from January to June 1942, the efforts of Adm. Ernest J. King to reinforce the area in spite of Roosevelt's Europe First grand strategy and Adm. Chester Nimitz's aggressive plans to fight in the Coral Sea. Now in paperback, The First Pacific Campaign provides a superb overview of the crucial first six months of the naval war in the South Pacific.

John B. Lundstrom offers the first detailed analysis of the fundamental strategies employed by Japan and the U.S. in the South Pacific from January to June 1942, including Japanese equivocation regarding advances in the South Pacific and the vigorous actions of Admiral Ernest L. King to reinforce the area in spite of the presidential decision to concentrate American efforts on Europe and problem of Germany.

Unlocking the major strategic themes and security challenges of the early 21st century, this book provides the analytical frameworks needed to make sense of this complex but exciting strategic universe. Offering a unique mix of global strategic thinking and Asia-Pacific security analysis, it provides a comprehensive and authoritative introduction to the dynamic security developments in the region, around which much global strategy is based. Vital questions facing the international community are addressed, including why governments and groups still use armed force, how much warfare has changed in the information age, why countries should be concerned about nontraditional security challenges such as water shortages and the spread of infectious disease, whether a great clash between the United States and China is imminent, the prospects for peace on the Korean peninsula and between India and Pakistan, and what security means for Pacific Island countries, Australia, and New Zealand.

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When an overcast morning fades away to reveal a sunlit afternoon, the classic plan to take advantage of this perfect day is to move your day's activities outside. Much like this traditional strategy, wood umbrellas are usually the definitive focal point for your outdoor enjoyment because of their warm and inviting presence, however, like all classics, they can always be improved upon, as this commercial-grade 9 ft. Wood-grain Umbrella proves. Featuring a wood-like vinyl finish, this patio umbrella provides the same welcoming ambiance while being reinforced by longer-lasting materials so that you can enjoy this umbrella's use for multiple seasons. The center pole features extra-thick aluminum walls for more durability even with constant use, while the fiberglass ribs enhance the flexibility of the ribs to reduce damage caused by strong winds. Equipped with a sturdy pulley lift system, this patio umbrella can be opened and closed with ease so that you can enjoy your time outdoors beneath the spacious solution-dyed canopy at a moment's notice. While classic umbrellas will always come to mind first, this improved design provides the same benefits while enhancing the timeless elements for added durability. So before the sunshine brightens your day, order this market umbrella to make your outdoor escape complete.

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New in new dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page (signature only). 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. New, unread copy with dust jacket in protective mylar sleeve. A novel of World War II and the Red Ball Express, the supply line that kept the Allies going in Europe. By the author of "War of the Rats" and the USAF Pararescue Thrillers. Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.

Almost unnoticed, in the wake of the overthrow of Emperor Haile-Selassie, the coming to power of the military, and the ongoing independence struggle in Eritrea, a band of students launched an insurrection from the northern Ethiopian province of Tigray. Calling themselves the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), they built close relations with Tigray's poverty-stricken peasants and on this basis liberated the province in 1989, and formed an ethnic-based coalition of opposition forces that assumed state power in 1991. This book chronicles that history and focuses in particular on the relationship of the revolutionaries with Ethiopia's peasants.

The Book of Liberation is perhaps the most enigmatic philosophical text from ancient India. Presented as the teachings of Bhishma as he lies dying on the battlefield, after the epic war between the Pándavas and Káuravas, it was composed by unknown authors in the last centuries BCE, during the early period of world-renunciation, when peripatetic sages meditated under trees and practiced austerities in forest groves, and wandering sophists debated in the towns and cities. There has been no time like it before or since: such freedom of thought and expression is unparalleled in the history of the world. The freedom enjoyed by these ancient thinkers was not an end in itself. Above all this animated work is the record of philosophers seeking liberation (moksha) from a world they believed unsatisfactory. The speculation herein is but a means to an end, for its authors believed they could attain freedom from the world by knowing philosophical truths.

The first volume of this landmark series presents the teachings of the hinayana. The hinayana introduces core Buddhist teachings on the nature of mind, the practice of meditation, the reality of suffering, and the possibility of liberation. It examines the nature of suffering, impermanence, and egolessness, with an emphasis on personal development through meditative discipline and study. The formal entry into the hinayana and the Buddhist path altogether is the refuge vow, in which a student goes for refuge to the Buddha, or the teacher; the dharma, or the teachings; and the sangha, or the community. The hinayana path is based on training in mindfulness and awareness, cultivating virtue, and cutting grasping. Topics covered in detail in this volume include the four noble truths, karma, the four foundations of mindfulness, meditation practice, the refuge vows, the three jewels, the five skandhas, the five precepts, twofold egolessness, and more.The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma represents meditation master Chögyam Trungpa’s greatest contribution to Western Buddhism. This three-volume collection presents in lively, relevant language the comprehensive teachings of the Tibetan Buddhist path of the hinayana, mahayana, and vajrayana. This work will resonate with new students of Buddhism as well as the most senior students.

Written in the immediate aftermath of liberation by Holocaust survivors and soldiers, these letters reflect the mixed emotions of the survivors - the sigh of relief intertwined with the anguish of irreparable loss. This compilation of letters comprises a powerful, firsthand testimony, forming an important document of the most horrific period of the 20th Century.

This is the story of two firsts. It is the story of the first successful attempt by Allied forces during World War II, to support and sustain a local resistance movement, with regular forces in enemy-held territory. It also describes how Ethiopia became the first nation conquered by the Axis to be freed.

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This book is dedicated "To the youths who go hungry and are sacrificed in the name of profit and productivity. While you suffer the emperor grows fat from avarice. May you acquire the courage and the wisdom to proclaim that the emperor is naked" and followed by Jackson's poem "Escape from the Labyrinth." This book is a crash course in teaching a people's history with a focus on black studies and cultural nationalism while simultaneously offering a lesson in unlearning aspects of American history as propaganda---the singular, contextless and dressed stories that built the imaginary ideal of American freedom and happiness. Chapters focus on Fascism in the U.S.; the Federal Reserve System; COINTELPRO; CIA and the drug trade; chemical and biological warfare; Hegelian dialectics; the AIDS crisis; and ancient African constitution; and much more. Good condition, book has mild handling wear-mostly to wraps which show creasing to the spine and joints plus corners to covers, lightly edge worn, else a clean and strong copy. Signature-bound octavo (5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches) in pictorial wraps, [6] 136 [2] pp

"Teaches the Buddhist principles of enlightenment and reincarnation." Soft covers. Covers are moderately handled, scuffed, scratched and some there is some staining at the front, rear cover and free endpapers. Poster/gameboard included. Edges of pages discoloured. Spine is thumbed and showing wear. Previous owner's name on half-title page. Some creasing at the edges. Some light spots throughout too. Otherwise in fair condition. *We try to describe the faults of our books meticulously but they usually present better than they sound.

Liberation theologians either argue for the liberating character of popular religion or they vilify it as alienating and otherworldly. This book takes a comprehensive and in- depth look at the issues, questions, and problems that emerge from the debate among liberation theologians in Latin America. The heart of the book consists of a comparative analysis of two prominent theologians, Juan Carlos Scannone from Argentina, and Juan Luis Segundo from Uruguay, who take opposite positions. Scannone sees popular religion as essentially liberating because it is from the people. Segundo disparages popular religion as a mass phenomenon incapable of revolutionary change and looks forward to its demise.Candelaria synthesizes these contrary positions into a new paradigm for examining the question of popular religion and liberation. On the basis of this synthesis, he formulates a principle for articulating the relationship between popular religion and liberation and with special reference to the situation of Hispanics in the United States.

This book offers reflections on how liberation might be experienced by clients as a result of the therapeutic relationship. It explores how power and resistance might be most effectively and ethically understood and utilised in clinical practice with survivors of trauma. Power, Resistance and Liberation in Therapy with Survivors of Trauma draws together narrative therapy, Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM) and liberation psychology approaches. It critically reviews each approach and demonstrates what each contributes to the other as well as how to draw them together in a coherent way. The book presents: an original take on CMM through the lenses of power and resistance a new way of thinking about resistance in life and therapy, using the metaphor of creativity numerous case examples to support strong theory-practice links. Through the exploration of power, resistance and liberation in therapy, this book presents innovative ways of conceptualising these issues. As such it will be of interest to anyone in the mental health fields of therapy, counselling, social work or critical psychology, regardless of their preferred model. It will also appeal to those interested in a socio-political contextual analysis of complex human experience.