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Assessment of biomass resources in Afghanistan by Milbrandt, Anelia

Subjects: “…Biomass energy Afghanistan.…”
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Counter jihad : America's military experience in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria by Williams, Brian Glyn

Contents: “…Planting the Seeds for a Global Conflict -- America Goes to War in Afghanistan -- Hype: Selling the War on Iraq to the American People -- The Invasion and Occupation of Iraq -- Remembering the "Forgotten War" in Afghanistan -- The New War on ISIS.…”

Bush at war by Woodward, Bob, 1943-

Contents: “…Commander of Forces in Northern Afghanistan Abdurrashid Dostum.…”
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The Obama presidency : a preliminary assessment

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The president of good & evil : the ethics of George W. Bush by Singer, Peter, 1946-

Contents: “…Introduction -- A single nation of justice and opportunity -- The culture of life -- The freest nation in the world -- The power of faith -- Sharing the world -- War: Afghanistan -- War: Iraq -- Pax Americana -- The ethics of George W. …”
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Kennedy vs. Carter : the 1980 battle for the Democratic Party's soul by Stanley, Timothy

Contents: “…Jimmy Carter goes to Washington -- The man from Massachusetts -- Judgment at Memphis, 1978 -- The Kennedy moment -- Iran, Afghanistan, and defeat in Iowa -- "We gotta fight back!" …”

The restless wave : good times, just causes, great fights, and other appreciations First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. by McCain, John, 1936-2018, Salter, Mark

Contents: “…No surrender -- Country first -- About us -- In the company of heroes: The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq -- The Arab Spring: Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Syria -- Fighting the good fight (With and against Ted Kennedy) -- Nyet: Know thine enemy -- Know thyself: Defending the West -- Part of the main: American exceptionalism -- Regular order.…”
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Bush's wars by Anderson, Terry H., 1946-

War & the military by Issitt, Micah L.

Contents: “…Introduction -- Historical timeline -- An independent army : the formation of a national American army (1774-1775) -- Military under civilian control : POTUS as Commander in Chief (1797-1900s) -- Trouble on the high seas : the Barbary pirates and the growth of the US Navy (1784-1806) -- A military education : establishment of West Point and the professionalization of the US military (1757-1790) -- America invaded and invading : the War of 1812 and the growth of America's military establishment (1812-1814) -- An unfair fight : the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) -- The war within : the US Civil War and the battle for American morality (1861-1865) -- Westward expansion : indigenous Americans and the US Army (1770s-1870s) -- The imperialist agenda : the use of the military in American imperialism (1850s-1900) -- Revolutionary influence : the US military in the Mexican Revolution (early 1900s) -- The Great War and the sea : World War I and oceanic commerce (1914-1918) -- In the trenches : trench warfare in World War I (1914-1918) -- Gender defenders : women pioneers and the prohibition on women in combat (early 1900s-present) -- Armored warfare : the introduction of the tank (1914-1945) -- The Selective Service : history and controversy of military conscription (1800s-1900s) -- The battle for public opinion : World War II and the war for popular belief (1939-1945) -- The nuclear option : nuclear weapons and their use in warfare (1945) -- The unification debate : unification of the military and the national security state (1947-present) -- Rules of warfare : ethics of combat to the Geneva Convention (1949-present) -- Integration and justice : African Americans in the military (1948-present) -- Korea divided : the Korean conflict and the beginning of the Cold War (1950-1953) -- A land war in Asia : the Vietnam conflict and the anti-war movement (1955-1975) -- Military theater : the first oil war (1990-1991) -- A culture of abuse : the Tailhook scandal and sexual abuse in the military (1990s) -- The era of terror : invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan (2001-present) -- From afar : autonomous weapons in warfare (2010s) -- Military identity : LGBTQ rights and military service (2020s) -- Space aggression : the US military in outer space (2020s) -- Conclusion : a matter of priorities.…”

President Carter : the White House years First edition. by Eizenstat, Stuart

Contents: “…The Panama Canal and Latin America ; The Soviet Union ; Afghanistan -- Part VII. The unraveling : resignations and reshuffling. …”

The last politician : inside Joe Biden's White House and the struggle for America's future by Foer, Franklin

The presidency of George W. Bush by Greene, John Robert, 1955-

Arc of power : inside Nancy Pelosi's speakership, 2005-2010 by Lawrence, John A., 1949-

Muslims and American popular culture

Contents: “…A century of ignorance: the influence of British attitudes on U.S. popular perceptions of war in Afghanistan (1880s-1980s) / Nathaniel A. Davis -- American heroes and Iranian villains in "straightforward" American news reports / Iraj Omidvar -- Reading the Qur'an in college: the Chapel Hill tempest / Shelley McGinnis -- "Good Muslim/bad Muslim": media coverage of the Fort Hood shooting and American Muslims in the War on Terror / Aziz Douai -- Covered: representations of Muslim women in Azizah Magazine / Emily Dolezal -- American Muslims in cyberspace / Amira Akl -- pt. 3. …”

Invisible storm : a soldier's memoir of politics and PTSD First edition. by Kander, Jason

The road not taken : Edward Lansdale and the American tragedy in Vietnam First edition. by Boot, Max, 1968-

A promised land First edition. by Obama, Barack