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American Political Thought

American Liberal Tradition Reconsidered: The Contested Legacy of Louis Hartz. Mark Hulliung, ed. 2010. 296 pages. Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1708-1, $34.95

American Virtues: Thomas Jefferson on the Character of a Free People. Jean M. Yarbrough. New in Paperback 2009. xxiv, 256 pages. Paper ISBN 978-0-7006-1678-7, $19.95

Interpreting the Founding: Guide to the Enduring Debates over the Origins and Foundations of the American Republic. Second Edition, Revised and Expanded. Alan Gibson. 2010. 248 pages. Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1705-0, $35.00. Paper ISBN 978-0-7006-1706-7, $16.95

Theodore Roosevelt, the Progressive Party, and the Transformation of American Democracy. Sidney M. Milkis. 2009. 384 pages. Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1667-1, $34.95

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American Presidency Series

William Howard Taft Presidency. Lewis L. Gould. 2009. 296 pages, illus. Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1674-9, $34.95

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American Presidential Elections

Electing FDR: The New Deal Campaign of 1932. Donald A. Ritchie. New in Paperback 2009. x, 274 pages, illus. Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1550-6, $29.95. Paper ISBN 978-0-7006-1687-9, $19.95

Realigning America: McKinley, Bryan, and the Remarkable Election of 1896. R. Hal Williams. 2010. 272 pages, illus. Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1721-0, $29.95

Vindicating Andrew Jackson: The 1828 Election and the Rise of the Two-Party System. Donald B. Cole. 2009. 280 pages, illus. Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1661-9, $34.95

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CultureAmerica

Cuttin’ Up: How Early Jazz Got America’s Ear. Court Carney. 2009. 264 pages, illus. Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1675-6, $34.95

iSpy: Surveillance and Power in the Interactive Era. Mark Andrejevic. New in Paperback 2009. x, 326 pages, Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1528-5, $29.95. Paper ISBN 978-0-7006-1686-2, $19.95

Look of Catholics: Portrayals in Popular Culture from the Great Depression to the Cold War. Anthony Burke Smith. 2010. 280 pages, illus. Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1716-6, $34.95

1927 and the Rise of Modern America. Charles J. Shindo. 2010. 216 pages, illus. Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1715-9, $29.95

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Landmark Law Cases and American Society

The series received the 2008 Scribes Award given by the American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects.

Capital Punishment on Trial: Furman v. Georgia and the Death Penalty in Modern America. David M. Oshinsky. 2010. 160 pages. Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1710-4, $29.95. Paper ISBN 978-0-7006-1711-1, $14.95

Mendez v. Westminster: School Desegregation and Mexican-American Rights. Philippa Strum. 2010. 192 pages. Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1718-0, $34.95. Paper ISBN 978-0-7006-1719-7, $16.95

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Modern First Ladies

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Modern War Studies

Allies against the Rising Sun: The United States, the British Nations, and the Defeat of Imperial Japan. Nicholas Evan Sarantakes. 2009. 480 pages, illus. Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1669-5, $39.95

America’s Captives: Treatment of POWs from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror. Paul J. Springer. 2010. 288 pages, illus. Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1717-3, $34.95

America’s School for War: Fort Leavenworth, Officer Education, and Victory in World War II. Peter J. Schifferle. 2010. 304 pages, illus. Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1714-2, $39.95

Armageddon in Stalingrad: September–November 1942. The Stalingrad Trilogy, Volume 2. David M. Glantz with Jonathan M. House. 2009
864 pages, illus. Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1664-0, $39.95

Blood on the Snow: The Carpathian Winter War of 1915. Graydon A. Tunstall. 2010. 320 pages, illus. Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1720-3, $29.95

Hitler’s Generals on Trial: The Last War Crimes Tribunal at Nuremberg. Valerie Geneviève Hébert. 2010. 368 pages, illus. Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1698-5, $39.95

Hitler’s Police Battalions: Enforcing Racial War in the East. Edward B. Westermann. Foreword by Dennis Showalter. New in Paperback 2010. xvi, 330 pages, illus. Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1371-7, $34.95. Paper ISBN 978-0-7006-1724-1, $24.95

Japan’s Imperial Army: Its Rise and Fall, 1853–1945. Edward J. Drea. 2009. 336 pages, illus. Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1663-3, $34.95

Launch the Intruders: A Naval Attack Squadron in the Vietnam War, 1972. Carol Reardon. New in Paperback 2009. xx, 420 pages, illus. Paper ISBN 978-0-7006-1677-0, $19.95

Punitive War: Confederate Guerrillas and Union Reprisals. Clay Mountcastle. 2009. 212 pages, illus. Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1668-8, $29.95

Targeting the Third Reich: Air Intelligence and the Allied Bombing Campaigns. Robert S. Ehlers Jr. 2009. 432 pages, illus. Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1682-4, $39.95

To the Gates of Stalingrad: Soviet-German Combat Operations, April–August 1942. The Stalingrad Trilogy, Volume I. David M. Glantz with Jonathan M. House. 2009. 678 pages, illus. Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1630-5 $39.95

Waging War in Waziristan: The British Struggle in the Land of Bin Laden, 1849–1947. Andrew M. Roe. 2010. 328 pages, illus. Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1699-2, $34.95

War for Korea, 1950–1951. They Came from the North. Allan R. Millett. 2010. 816 pages, illus.Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1709-8, $45.00

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Studies in Government and Public Policy

Attack Politics: Negativity in Presidential Campaigns since 1960. Second Edition, Revised and Updated. Emmett H. Buell Jr. and Lee Sigelman. 2009. 396 pages, illus. Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1679-4, $39.95. Paper ISBN 978-0-7006-1680-0, $19.95

Developing Interests: Organizational Change and the Politics of Advocacy. McGee Young. 2010. 236 pages. Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1703-6, $34.95. Paper ISBN 978-0-7006-1704-3, $19.95

Executive Privilege: Presidential Power, Secrecy, and Accountability. Third Edition, Revised and Updated. Mark J. Rozell. 2010. 272 pages. Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1712-8, $35.00. Paper ISBN 978-0-7006-1713-5, $24.95

War against Regulation: From Jimmy Carter to George W. Bush. Phillip J. Cooper. 2009. 312 pages. Cloth ISBN 978-0-7006-1681-7, $34.95

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U.S. Army War College Guides to Civil War Battles

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