Product Description: Howard Zinn began work on his first book for his friends at Seven Stories Press in 1996, a big volume collecting all his shorter writings organized by subject. The themes he chose reflected his lifelong concerns: war, history, law, class, means and ends, and race...read more

A lethal germ is unleashed in the U.S. mail. A chain of letters spreads terror from Florida to Washington, from New York to Connecticut, from the halls of the U.S. Congress to the assembly lines of the U.S. Postal Service. Five people die and ten thousand more line up for antibiotics to protect against exposure. A government already outsmarted by the terrorist hijackers of 9/11 stumbles, leaving workers vulnerable and a diabolical killer on the loose. "The Killer Strain is the definitive account of the year in which bioterrorism became a reality in the United States, exposing failures in judgment and a flawed understanding of the anthrax bacteria's capacity to kill. With the pace and drama of fiction, this book goes behind the scenes to examine the confused, often bungled response by federal agencies to the anthrax attacks of 2001. It shows how the Bush administration's efforts to control information and downplay risk led to mistakes that ultimately cost two postal workers their lives. Based on hundreds of hours of interviews and a review of thousands of pages of government documents, "The Killer Strain reveals unsung victims and heroes in the anthrax debacle. It also examines the FBI's slow-paced investigation into the crimes and the unprecedented scientific challenges posed by the case. It looks into the coincidences of timing and geography that spurred the FBI's scrutiny of Dr. Steven J. Hatfill, a key "person of interest" for the authorities. Hatfill, a medical researcher turned "bioterror expert," proclaimed his innocence but spent most of 2002 under round-the-clock FBI surveillance. "The Killer Strain is more than a thrilling read. It is a clarion wake-up call. Itshows how billions of dollarsspent and a decade of elaborate bioterror dress rehearsals meant nothing in the face of a real attack.

The author recalls his experiences in Haiti covering 'Operation Uphold Democracy' in 1994, describing his travels with a team of Special Forces Commandos and offering his assessment of modern warfare. Reprint. (view table of contents)

A former Navy SEAL and Vietnam War hero chronicles the grueling physical training and psychological conditioning that every SEAL must successfully endure in order to graduate.

An account of Navy SEALs advanced combat training notes the screening process by which basic training graduates are identified and describes their training in such areas as precision shooting and secure communications.

Whitcomb is the first HRT member ever to write about his experience. With breathtaking immediacy, he describes the brutal training, the weapons and tactics, and the unbreakable camaraderie of the HRT. In short order, after joining HRT in 1991, Whitcomb was sent on missions to Ruby Ridge and Waco, and his frank assessment of those missions is must reading for anyone interested in modern law enforcement.

Product Description: The first three editions of A Quick and Dirty Guide to War not only provided essential tools for understanding wars and hot spots around the world, they delivered remarkably accurate projections on the outcomes of each conflict. War-game simulation specialists James F...read more

Product Description: This text looks at the way the war in Kosovo was fought. Kosovo was a virtual war, fought by pilots at 15,000 feet, commanded by Generals whose only view of the battle was through their pilot's bombing sights, and reported by opposing media with competing versions of collateral damage stories...read more

An investigative journalist provides a history of CIA covert operations, based on highly classified information, and reveals the true stories of agents who have died anonymously in the line of duty.

An inside look at the Marine Corps follows one year in the lives of a single platoon of raw Marine recruits, from their arrival on Parris Island to their first full year as members of the Corps, in a tenth anniversary edition that features a new afterword by the author. Reissue. 35,000 first printing.

Product Description: The interwar peace movements were, according to conventional interpretations, naive and ineffective. More seriously, the standard histories have also held that they severely weakened national efforts to resist Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia...read more

Offers a portrait of controversial Senator Bob Kerrey, from his war days in Vietnam and his subsequent Medal of Honor to the recent accusations of war crimes that dashed his hopes of seeking higher office.

Product Description: A penetrating critique by the controversial social theorist of the way governments, the military, and the media have reduced modern warfare to flickering images on a screen.Written with his characteristic flair, Virillo’s latest book is a trenchant denunciation of the Kosovo war in which he successfully unites theory with a riveting study of the conflict...read more

Product Description: "Olshansky lays out a skillful argument which, point by point, shows how the 'war on terrorism' at home amounts to a declaration of war on the Constitution itself."-Criminal Defense WeeklySince President Bush's executive order establishing military tribunals was first issued, U...read more

The contributors to this work trace the evolution of women's position as victims of war showing also how they have been increasinly incorporated into battle as actors and perpetrators. It documents women's experiences from World War I through to the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia, and analyzes war's disruptions of daily life, its effects on children, rape as a war crime, access to equal opportunity, and women's resistance to violence.

Product Description: On September 11, 2001, the world looked in horror at one of the most nefarious acts of terrorism in history. Neamatollah Nojumi explains how Afghanistan became the base for radical fundamentalism and provides critical understanding of how internal divisions and the devastating effects of foreign involvement undermined the resilience of Afghanistan's communities, led to the rise of the Taliban, and now presents a unique challenge to international efforts at nation building...read more

The founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility and a leading spokesperson for the antinuclear movement reveals how arms dealers have generated their profits by exploiting and promoting America's current military crisis. Original. 25,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

The former House Speaker shares his insights into the War on Terrorism, encouraging the Bush Administration to improve intelligence, prepare for future biological warfare attacks, treat uncooperative countries as enemies, and make the best use of the U.S. military.

Product Description: In the precursor to his groundbreaking Beyond Baghdad (0-8117-0084-4), which dissects the war in Iraq and its implications for the West and the Islamic world, acclaimed military strategist and author Ralph Peters assembles 18 essays, some written before and others after the September 11 attacks, that show his writing at its best...read more

Presents a collection of articles on the topics of homeland security and the prevention of terrorism. (view table of contents)

Product Description: In The Behavioral Origins of War, D. Scott Bennett and Allan C. Stam analyze systemic, binary, and individual factors in order to evaluate a wide variety of theories about the origins of war.Challenging the view that theories of war are nothing more than competing explanations for observed behavior, this expansive study incorporates variables from multiple theories and thus accounts for war's multiplicity of causes...read more

An acclaimed correspondent and anti-terrorism expert delves into the massive digital realm, which is fraught with superviruses, monster worms, and zombies--all of which can be used for cyberwarfare, revealing the global struggle for control of the Internet and what the United States is doing to prevent this type of attack.

The war correspondent for NPR describes the events in Baghdad, along with her experiences, during the Iraq War.

Presents a collection of articles on modern warfare, covering such topics as terrorism, nuclear weapons, biological and chemical weapons, and the future of warfare. (view table of contents)