by Jeremy Scahill  
Powells.com Staff Pick Enter the secretive world of the most powerful private army on the planet. Here Scahill exposes the disturbing story of Blackwater, a shadowy private company offering specialized military services for hire. A dark study of both the organization and the... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your Price $11.86 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies 
by Robert Drury Publisher Comments Halsey’s Typhoon is the story of World War II’s most unexpected disaster at sea. In the final days of 1944, Admiral William “Bull” Halsey is the Pacific theater’s most popular and colorful naval hero. After a string of... (read more) Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Andrew X Pham
Publisher Comments Winner of the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize A New York Times Notable Book of the Year Winner of the Whiting Writers' Award A Seattle Post-Intelligencer Best Book of the Year Catfish and Mandala is the story of an American odyssey—a solo bicycle... (read more) Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Thucydides Publisher Comments This revised edition of Richard Crawley's classic 1874 translation is enhanced with more than 100 maps, extensive annotations, brief biographies of important figures, and invaluable historical, political, and cultural background.... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your Price $14.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by David Halberstam Special Offer Buy the set! Order The Coldest Winter now and receive the acclaimed 35-minute documentary about David Halberstam's last great effort. Starring Joan Didion, Bob Woodward, Robert Caro, Anna Quindlen, and Neil Sheehan.... (read more) Your Price $11.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Tim Weiner Publisher Comments With shocking revelations that made headlines in papers across the country, Pulitzer-Prize-winner Tim Weiner gets at the truth behind the CIA and uncovers here why nearly every CIA Director has left the agency in worse shape than when he found it; and... (read more) Your Price $16.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Marcus Luttrell Publisher Comments Four US Navy SEALS departed one clear night in early July, 2005 for the mountainous Afghanistan-Pakistan border for a reconnaissance mission. Their task was to document the activity of an al Qaeda leader rumored to be very close to Bin Laden with a small... (read more) Your Price $12.95 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Rick Atkinson
Powells.com Staff Pick An Army at Dawn is a superbly written book on the Northern African campaign of World War II. This is a wonderful history of some of the first campaigns of the war; Atkinson maintains a balanced focus on everyone involved, from the generals down to the... (read more) Your Price $9.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Ivan March Publisher Comments The world at the beginning of the 20th century seemed for most of its inhabitants stable and relatively benign. Globalising, booming economies married to technological breakthroughs seemed to promise a better world for most people. Instead, the 20th... (read more) Your Price $9.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
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by Rajiv Chandrasekaran Publisher Comments An unprecedented account of life in Baghdad's Green Zone, a walled-off enclave of towering plants, posh villas, and sparkling swimming pools that was the headquarters for the American occupation of Iraq. The Washington Post's former Baghdad bureau... (read more) Your Price $4.98 (Sale - Hardcover) check for used copies
by Tony Horwitz
Publisher Comments When prize-winning war correspondent Tony Horwitz leaves the battlefields of Bosnia and the Middle East for a peaceful corner of the Blue Ridge Mountains, he thinks he's put war zones behind him. But awakened one morning by the crackle of musket fire... (read more) Your Price $9.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Kevin Dockery Publisher Comments Now in paperback! From the author of the Navy SEALs Oral History series-an intimate look at the world's most efficient and deadly warriors. Snipers have a rich history. This fascinating book follows their tasks and techniques from the Revolutionary and... (read more) Your Price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by John Mccain Publisher Comments Senator John McCain learned about life and honor from his grandfather and father, both four-star admirals in the U.S. Navy.Both their careers and their courage helped prepare McCain for the biggest challenge of his life when, as a naval aviator, he was... (read more) Your Price $14.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Ian W. Toll
Powells.com Staff Pick The birth of the U.S. Navy and its coming-of-age engagements are the subject of this richly told and intriguing history. More than a maritime account, this action-filled read skillfully relates the struggles of our country in its infancy. Recommended... (read more) Your Price $10.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Diane Ackerman
Powells.com Staff Pick Ackerman's bestselling books, including A Natural History of the Senses and An Alchemy of Mind, are illuminating windows into the human condition, and are distinguished not only by Ackerman's graceful and exuberant prose but by her inclusion of her own... (read more) Your Price $16.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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