books about: bombing     books:       Bombing to Win: Air Power and Coercion in War (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs)3 reviews Robert Pape Cornell University Press, 1996 Best study by far of what bombing can/can't accomplish I found this book both stimulating in itself and relevant to many current and near-future issues. I believe that anyone who is interested in defense policy is likely to find much in it which is at once novel, provocative, and convincing. In particular, Pape explicates many of the concepts involved in warlike coercion with admirable clarity, formulates hypotheses of considerable power and ...             Patriots, Politics, and the Oklahoma City Bombing (Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics)2 reviews Stuart A. Wright Cambridge University Press, 2007 Great culminating read on the OKC bombing After researching and skimming through other books written about the Oklahoma City bombing and Timothy McVeigh, this book by far takes the cake. I started reading the first chapter and before I knew it I was half way into the book! Author does a great job laying out the timeline, facts, and events that lead up to the Oklahoma City bombing- even after the event! Anoter recommendation would be ...             The Temple Bombing10 reviews Melissa Fay Greene Da Capo Press, 2006 Another wonderful microcosm of the Civil Rights from MFG With "The Temple Bombing," Melissa Fay Greene surpasses the accomplishment of "Praying for Sheetrock." Much like that book, "The Temple Bombing" is a microcosm of the Civil Rights Movement. It is the story of the 1958 bombing of the Temple in Atlanta, a synagogue for Reform Jews. Rabbi Rothschild led the Temple during turbulent years in the South, and was an outspoken advocate for the equal ...             The Fire: The Bombing of Germany, 1940-194529 reviews Jörg Friedrich Columbia University Press, 2008 A Masterful Contribution to the Literature on World War II Joerg Friedrich's book is an invaluable contribution to the history of the Second World War that was long overdue. Until very recently it was taboo for Germans like him to write about the devastation of their country for fear of antagonizing their Anglo-American occupiers and newfound allies. The British press and public especially vented outrage whenever a native of Germany dared broach the ...             A History of Bombing9 reviews Sven Lindqvist, Linda Haverty Rugg The New Press, 2003 ...focus your comments on the book's contents... ... That such people disapprove of this book makes me proud to number it among my favorites. Alright, alright, I WILL focus on the book but I'm allowing myself some potshots.The book is unabashedly pacifist but not so at the expense of intellectual rigor. It is a fair critique that the author has an anti-war bias, so S.O.F. types need look no further unless they are interested in, God forbid, ...             The Bombing of Auschwitz: Should the Allies Have Attempted It?5 reviews University Press of Kansas, 2003 An informative, provocative historiographic tour de force This collection of essays about the feasibility of bombing the crematoria and gas chambers at the Nazi death camp Auschwitz and the railways leading to it in 1944 presents virtually every aspect of the issue--from the available intelligence about the camp to military logistical and operational considerations to the British and American politics behind the decision not to intervene to the ...             Fighting Suicide Bombing: A Worldwide Campaign for Life I. W. Charny Praeger Security International General Interest-Cloth, 2006 How does one effectively fight suicide bombers? What threat do they hold for Western society? How do people who love peace reconcile the need for war? Noted genocide expert Israel W. Charny addresses these questions in this highly personal description of suicide bombings and terror as the opening salvos of a Third World War. Charny first seeks to understand the psychology of suicide bombers, as well as the culture from which they emerge. Taking ...             Others Unknown: Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing Conspiracy19 reviews Stephen Jones, Peter Israel PublicAffairs, 2001 "Others Unknown"--MUST reading for everyone As a citizen of Oklahoma and Oklahoma City, I was incensed when Stephen Jones, an Oklahoma Lawyer, wrote a book about his attempt to defend McVay--the man who blew up the Murrah Building in our town. Jones had to have a guard when discussing the first edition of his book in the Library in Perry Oklahoma (where McVey was jailed when picked up on Interstate 35 on the way back to Kansas after the ...             The Unfinished Bombing: Oklahoma City in American Memory3 reviews Edward T. Linenthal Oxford University Press, USA, 2003 A timely casestudy of the American mourning/memorial process 'The Unfinished Bombing' provides a glimpse into what happened in Oklahoma City AFTER the bombing, and details the evolution of the National Memorial completed in 2000. In light of what happened on 9/11/2001, this book provides a remarkable insight into how we as a society grieve and memorialize sites of national tragedy. This is not any easy or simple process, and Linenthal does an excellent ...             On Suicide Bombing (The Wellek Library Lectures)2 reviews Talal Asad Columbia University Press, 2007 the best yet on the topic This book based on the Wellek lectures at U.C. Irvine is the best book on the topic of suicide bombings. As the other reviewer stated, it's approach brings "depth" to the topic, especially an understanding of Islam and the Arabic language, both of which tend to be seen as insignificant not only in the mainstream press but also in academic circles. Asad demonstrates why cultural anthropology has ...             The Oklahoma City Bombing and the Politics of Terror14 reviews David Hoffman Feral House, 1998 Stunning This book is extremely well researched and stunning in its conclusions. That this event could happen as described should shake to the core every American's faith in governments and their law enforcement institutions. A note on reading the book: it is extremely dense. It is easy to lose site of the forest in each chapter as you hack your way through the trees. A clearer focus on story line ...             To Destroy a City: Strategic Bombing and Its Human Consequences in World War II8 reviews Herman Knell Da Capo Press, 2003 Good memoir, but fails as a scholarly work Herman Knell's To Destroy a City: Strategic Bombing and its Human Consequences in World War IItells two stories: the personal story of the author's survival of the bombing of Würzburg, Germany, in March 1945, and the general history of strategic bombing during the First and Second World Wars. Knell's personal account of his survival in World War II, while not overly dramatic or filled with ...             The Limits of Air Power: The American Bombing of North Vietnam5 reviews Mark A. Clodfelter Bison Books, 2006 Not just about Air Power in Vietnam On one level, Mark Clodfelter's "The Limits of Air Power" is a learned assault on the myopia of Air Force commanders and the canonical vision that political constraints doomed the military to defeat in Vietnam. On another, more important level, it is a thoughtful analysis of the classic Clausewitzean dictum that "war is politics by other means," which has implications far beyond the air ...             7/7: The London Bombings, Islam and and the Iraq War1 review Milan Rai Pluto Press, 2006 why British Muslim terrorists? The London bombings of 2005 are scarcely a year old. And the surviving bombers have yet to come to trial. But this book tries to investigate the events and the surrounding political and social fabrics that influenced events. We see a recap of how the dead bombers were identified, and the surviving bombers captured. There are bios of both groups. Raising the unsettling question of how disaffection ...             The Prestige Press and the Christmas Bombing, 1972: Images and Reality in Vietnam Martin F. Herz, Leslie Rider Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1985 This meticulously researched study examines the political and military facts of the highly controversial Christmas bombing and the response of the prestige press) the "New York Times," the "Washington Post, Time, Newsweek," and CBS Evening News, and the apparent discrepancy between the two. Originally published in 1980 by the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Excellent reading for students of political science, political ethics, and ...             Bombs And Bombings: A Handbook To Protection, Security, Disposal, And Investigation For Industry, Police And ... Thomas Graham Brodie C.C. Thomas, 2005             The Third Terrorist: The Middle East Connection to the Oklahoma City Bombing76 reviews Jayna Davis Thomas Nelson, 2008 Bravo Jayna Davis I am by nature a skeptic and need alot of proof to believe things that are against the grain; this book made me a believer. So did McVeigh and Nichols act alone as we are led to believe? Jayna Davis presents very solid facts surrounding the case of the Oklahoma City bombing of the Murrah Federal Building and that they did not act alone. Without bogging you down with the details, suffice to say ...             American Terrorist: Timothy McVeigh & the Oklahoma City Bombing65 reviews Lou Michel, Dan Herbeck Diane Pub Co, 2003 Book by Lou Michel: American Terrorist If you want a book about Timothy McVeigh this is the one to buy. I like this one as it gives facts all about his life and the bombing and it lacks very few of the authors opinions! When I read about someone I like to read just the facts! I don't like someone trying to sway me in one direction with their opinions. The book, "American Monster" would evidently be nothing but opionins!             The Longest Night: The Bombing of London on May 10, 19418 reviews Gavin Mortimer Berkley Trade, 2006 Wonderful and accurate I bought this book for my 84 year old mother who, as a teenager, lived through WW2 in London and the Dover/Deal south coast of England. Her birthday is May 12 just two days after The Longest Night and she recalls with great clarity and detail the events of that time period. She read this book with great enjoyment. She started reading as soon as she picked it up and read it through twice in ...             The Final Report on the Bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Building3 reviews Charles Key Hervey's Booklink, 2001 Good! Everyone should read this. If you want to know the truth about the bombing of the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City, this is the source. The author was one of the eminently qualified people who pursued the study of the bombing and produced this book. It is well researched, well written, and quotes research by many extremely well qualified individuals, including several eyewitnesses and victims of the bombing. The only ...              search for books 1940-1945, american, attempted, auschwitz, bombings, building, cambridge, campaign, christmas, coercion, connection, consequences, conspiracy, contentious, departments, fighting, handbook, industry, investigation, lectures, oklahoma, patriots, politics, prestige, protection, security, strategic, terrorist, unfinished, worldwide books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen The Men from the Boys leave a comment home  impressum - about us