Political Deceptions and Delusions

Political Deceptions and Delusions
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Total Pages : 390
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105047171702
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Synopsis Political Deceptions and Delusions by : Thomas Carl Spelling

The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America

The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
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Total Pages : 1092
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105063403153
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Synopsis The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America by :

The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.

Unfit For Command

Unfit For Command
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 225
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ISBN-10 : 9781596981102
ISBN-13 : 1596981105
Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Synopsis Unfit For Command by : John E. O'Neill

"What sort of combination of hypocrite and paradox is John Kerry?" asks this heated critique of the Democratic presidential candidate’s Vietnam–era military service and antiwar activism. O’Neill, a lawyer and swift boat veteran, and Corsi, an expert on Vietnam antiwar movements, show how Kerry misrepresented his wartime exploits and is therefore incompetent to serve as commander in chief. Buttressed by interviews with Navy veterans who patrolled Vietnam’s waters, some along with Kerry, readers will discover how he exaggerated minor injuries, self-inflicted others, wrote fictitious diary entries and filed "phony" reports of his heroism under fire—all in a calculated quest to secure career-enhancing combat medals.

Swift Justice

Swift Justice
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 348
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ISBN-10 : 0312089015
ISBN-13 : 9780312089016
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis Swift Justice by : Harry Farrell

Hailed in a starred Kirkus Review as "one of the most riveting, revealing, and intensely readable true crimers to appear in a long time", Swift Justice is Harry Farrell's unforgettable story of the mob violence that paralyzed the town of San Jose in 1933. Farrell reconstructs the kidnapping and murder of Brooke Hart and the lynching of his accused murderers days later. 8 pages of photos.

The SWIFT Affair

The SWIFT Affair
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Publisher : Graduate Institute Publications
Total Pages : 55
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ISBN-10 : 9782940415748
ISBN-13 : 2940415749
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis The SWIFT Affair by : Johannes Köppel

The story broke in 2006: Since 9/11, US intelligence services have had access to practically any international money transfer data by infiltrating the SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) network. Banks worldwide transfer money orders and personal customer data through this network. While the surveillance was all-embracing in 2001, it was gradually limited over the course of the last few years. Revealed by the New York Times, the SWIFT affair has had global as well as national implications. While this dissertation first examines the international dimension of the SWIFT surveillance, the analysis mainly focuses on the national repercussions for Switzerland. Arditi Prize 2010 in International Affairs.

Terrible Swift Sword

Terrible Swift Sword
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Publisher : Doubleday
Total Pages : 639
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ISBN-10 : 9780307833068
ISBN-13 : 0307833062
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis Terrible Swift Sword by : Bruce Catton

The second episode in this award-winning trilogy impressively shows how the Union and Confederacy, slowly and inexorably, reconciled themselves to an all-out war—an epic struggle for freedom. In Terrible Swift Sword, Bruce Catton tells the story of the Civil War as never before—of two turning points which changed the scope and meaning of the war. First, he describes how the war slowly but steadily got out of control. This would not be the neat, short, “limited” war both sides had envisioned. And then the author reveals how the sweeping force of all-out conflict changed the war’s purpose, in turning it into a war for human freedom. It was not initially a war against slavery. Instead, this was, Mr. Lincoln kept insisting, a fight to reunite the United States. At first, it was not even much of a fight. Cautious generals; inexperienced, incompetent, or jealous administrators; shortages of good people and supplies; excess of both gloom and optimism, kept each side from swinging into decisive action. As the buildup began, there were maddening delays. The earliest engagements were halting and inconclusive. After these first tests at arms, reputations began to crumble. Buell, Halleck, Beauregard Albert Sidney Johnston. Failed to drive ahead—for reasons good and bad. General McClellan (impaled in these pages on the arrogant words of his letters) captured more imaginations than enemies, and continued to accept serious over estimates of Confederate strength while becoming more and more fatally estranged from his own government.