Resultados para "Ghost" en Asia

The explosive first-hand account of America's secret history in Afghanistan With the publication of Ghost Wars, Steve Coll became not only a Pulitzer Prize winner, but also the expert on the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of Bin Laden, and the secret efforts by CIA officers and their agents...

A powerful, character-driven narrative of the Korean War from the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who helped uncover some of its longest-held and darkest secrets. The war that broke out in Korea on a Sunday morning seventy years ago has come to be recognized as a critical turning point in modern...

Ho Chi Minh wasn’t just a communist. He wasn’t just a nationalist. He was a farmer who watched his homeland get swallowed by empires—and decided to break them from the inside. From French colonialism to American firepower, this book traces the full arc of Vietnam’s 20th century: the lies, the betrayals, the resilience, and the man whose spirit still shapes a nation. Forget what you thought you knew about the Vietnam War. This isn’t just history. It’s a root system with a pulse.

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction Nominated for the National Book Award for Nonfiction From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Ghost Wars and The Achilles Trap, the epic and enthralling story of America's intelligence, military, and diplomatic efforts to...

Brought to you by Penguin. Chris Harding's enormously enjoyable new book distils Japan's long, complex and fascinating history into the stories of twenty remarkable individuals. These vivid and entertaining portraits take the reader from the earliest written accounts of Japan right through to...