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Journalist and foreign policy expert John Norris provides a compelling and rich story of the U.S. Agency for International Development, or AID. In totality, the work of AID has touched millions and millions of lives in ways that have been truly profound, both good and bad. On the Eve of AID's 60th anniversary, Norris shares history on an almost epic scale that remains largely untold.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The First Test -- Chapter 2: An Old Weapon Re-emerges -- Chapter 3: The War Moves West -- Chapter 4: Other Developments -- Chapter 5: A Simple Yet Effective Weapon -- Chapter 6: Ammunition -- Chapter 7: Barbarossa and the War on the Eastern Front -- Chapter 8: More Operations and Other Theatres -- Chapter 9: Self-Propelled Mortar Carriers -- Chapter 10: The Weapons -- Bibliography.

A wildly entertaining biography of the trailblazing Washington columnist and the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. Before there was Maureen Dowd or Gail Collins or Molly Ivins, there was Mary McGrory. She was a trailblazing columnist who achieved national syndication and reported from the front lines of American politics for five decades. From her first assignment reporting on the Army-McCarthy hearings to her Pulitzer-winning coverage of Watergate and controversial observations of President Bush after September 11, McGrory humanized the players on the great national stage while establishing herself as a uniquely influential voice. Behind the scenes she flirted, drank, cajoled, and jousted with the most important figures in American life, breaking all the rules in the journalism textbook. Her writing was admired and feared by such notables as Lyndon Johnson (who also tried to seduce her) and her friend Bobby Kennedy who observed, "Mary is so gentle - until she gets behind a typewriter." Her soirees, filled with Supreme Court justices, senators, interns, and copy boys alike, were legendary. As the red-hot center of the Beltway in a time when the newsrooms were dominated by men, McGrory makes for a powerfully engrossing subject. Laced with juicy gossip and McGrory's own acerbic wit, John Norris's colorful biography reads like an insider's view of latter-day American history and one of its most enduring characters.

Military drummers have played a crucial role in warfare throughout history. Soldiers marched to battle to the sound of the drums and used the beat to regulate the loading and re-loading of their weapons during the battle. Drummers wre also used to raise morale during the fight. This is the first work to chart the rise of drums in military use and how they came to be used on the battlefield as a means of signalling. This use was to last for almost 4,000 years whne modern warfare with communications rendered them obsolete. Even so, drummers continued to serve in the armies of the world and perfo

Intro -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Backing into Disaster -- 2 The Seduction of Violence-Rwanda -- 3 Ocean Blue-The Former Yugoslavia -- 4 Lions and Tigers-Sri Lanka -- 5 Taliban in the Basement-Afghanistan and Pakistan -- 6 The Fourth Ostrich-Liberia -- A Brief Reflection -- Index.

If Europe, Russia, and international bodies such as the U.N. and NATO end up playing a more prominent role in Iraq's immediate future, all parties, including the United States, would do well to revisit the lessons learned during the U.S.-led war in Kosovo in 1999. As a confrontation over Kosovo's final push for independence looms, this book offers seminal insight into the negotiations that took place between the United States and Russia in an effort to set the terms for ending the conflict. This study in brinksmanship and deception is an essential background for anyone trying to understand Rus.

With this summer's news from the United Nations that Mexico has surpassed the US in adult obesity levels -- one-third of Mexican adults are now considered extremely overweight -- US foreign policy has come into sharper, or perhaps softer, focus. Despite first lady Michelle Obama's continued emphasis on good diet and exercise, the US seems secretly intent on fattening everyone else on the planet. Perhaps America is ultimately guilty of nothing worse than trying remake the world in its own hefty image -- a case of soft-power influence gone horribly literal. As the global costs of obesity continue to spiral, however, it is time to rethink the changes that the US has brought to the table. In many ways, Mexico's diet is being devastated by America's perverse economic incentives. The US has long imposed relatively high tariffs on sugar imports and granted large subsidies for domestic crops such as corn and soybeans. Adapted from the source document.