Edward Said is one of the most important literary, political and cultural theorists of the contemporary world. But until now no one has attempted to assess and explain the significance of his journalism and scholarship in one accessible full-length volume. In this refreshingly clear and timely introduction to Said and his work, Bill Ashcroft and Pal Ahluwalia set out the key tenets of his position and the context out of which his work emerges. Whilst acknowledging the crucial importance of his best-known and most paradigm shifting early work Orientalism , they unravel for the first time the vital part played in his writings by the concept of 'worldliness'. They also illuminate Said's subtle demonstration of the paradoxical nature of 'identity' in the post-colonial world. Edward Said is an extremely useful and enlightening introduction to a key figure for twenty-first-century thought.

Product Description: November 1943 to May 1945. The US Army Air Forces waged an unprecedentedly dogged and violent campaign against Hitler s vital oil production and industrial plants on the Third Reich s southern flank. Flying from southern Italy, far from the limelight enjoyed by the Eighth Air Force in England, the Fifteenth Air Force engaged in high-risk missions spanning most of the European continent...read more

Offering a naval history of the entire Pacific Theater in World War II through the lens of its most famous ship, this is the epic and heroic story of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise and of the men who fought and died on her from Pearl Harbor to the end of the conflict. Award-winning author Barrett Tillman has been called ''the man who owns naval aviation history,'' and Enterprise is the work he was born to write: the first complete story of ''The Big E,'' incorporating oral histories and the author's own interviews with the last surviving veterans who served on her through the major battles of the Pacific war. America's most decorated warship of World War II, Enterprise was constantly engaged against the Japanese Empire, earning the title ''the fightingest ship'' in the navy. Her career was eventful, vital, and short. Commissioned in 1938, her bombers sank a submarine just ten days after the Pearl Harbor attack, claiming the first Japanese vessel lost in the war. It was the auspicious beginning of an odyssey that Tillman captures brilliantly, from escorting sister carrier Hornet as it launched the Doolittle Raiders against Tokyo in 1942 to playing leading roles in the pivotal battles of Midway and Guadalcanal to undergoing the shattering nightmare of kamikaze strikes in May of 1945. This is the definitive history of the ship whose aviators claimed 911 enemy aircraft and 71 ships, a saga of seemingly ceaseless heroism.

A series of short novels explore the art of warfare in the twenty-first century--on the land, in the sea, in the air, and in outer space.

Product Description: [This is the Audiobook CASSETTE Library Edition in vinyl case.] Offering a naval history of the entire Pacific Theater in World War II through the lens of its most famous ship, this is the epic and heroic story of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise and of the men who fought and died on her from Pearl Harbor to the end of the conflict...read more

Whirlwind is the only book to examine in depth the human drama behind the most important bombing campaign in history. While the air war against Nazi Germany has been covered in-depth by many books, Barrett Tillman, a renowned authority on military aircraft and the air war in the Pacific, is the first to tackle the air war against Japan. For decades, historians and politicians have debated whether or not Japan was on the verge of surrender in August 1945-before the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Tillman argues that for all the widespread death and suffering, the bombing of Japan remains a great example of air power's ability to end a long, bitter, and bloody war without invasion. Writing from the perspective of the aircrews and the generals and admirals who commanded them, Tillman examines all aspects of the human drama of the war, combining historical analyses with the words of survivors from both sides of the bomb.

When a military training mission in Chad is transformed into a high-stakes game of nuclear one-upmanship, the men and women of Strategic Solutions, Inc., a private paramilitary company, are called in to stop a shipment of fuel for nuclear weapons.

Product Description: In this explosive new series from New York Times bestseller Harold Coyle and noted military author Barrett Tillman, a new type of war is being fought by private paramilitary companies at the beck and call of the highest bidder. With the military and intelligence agencies spread thin, the US is constantly calling upon the services of these organizations--and Strategic Solutions, Inc...read more

When Al-Qaida sends men and women infected with the lethal Marburg virus into some of the world's major cities, a team from Strategic Solutions Inc. launches a desperate race to stop the plague carriers before they can reach the United States.

A survey of the controversial strategies of the World War II Air Force chief of staff discusses his transformation of the air force into a fierce and effective military branch, his role in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and his surviving influence on present-day war tactics. Simultaneous.

A survey of the controversial strategies of the World War II Air Force chief of staff discusses his transformation of the air force into a fierce and effective military branch, his role in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and his surviving influence on present-day war tactics. 75,000 first printing.

Provides an in-depth account of the June 1944 clash near the Marianas Islands between the American and Japanese carrier fleets, a confrontation that became the most spectacular aircraft carrier battle in history, drawing on numerous interviews with participants from both sides, as well as official sources to describe the conflict. Reprint. 17,500 first printing.

Provides a close-up look at one hundred Army Corps Congressional Medal of Honor winners, including a number of lesser-known recipients, chronicling their exploits and accomplishments on the battlefield, from the Civil War to the present day. 30,000 first printing.

Product Description: This unique encyclopedia provides detailed entries for everything you ever wanted to know about D-Day, the invasion of Normandy. Organized alpha-betically, the entries give detailed descriptions of weapons, equipment, divisions, air and naval units, geography, terminology, personalities, and more...read more