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HURRICANES VERSUS ZEROS: Air Battles over Singapore, Sumatra and Java

March 22, 2015

In this book the author not only tells his story of flying against the Japanese but he succeeds in painting a much wider picture embracing the events leading up to and during the Japanese invasion of Singapore and the Dutch West Indies. Sale Price:$20.14 1844156222
The Places in Between

March 22, 2015

In January 2002 Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan-surviving by his wits, his knowledge of Persian dialects and Muslim customs, and the kindness of strangers. By day he passed through mountains covered in nine feet of snow, hamlets burned and emptied by the Taliban, and communities thriving amid the remains of medieval civilizations. By night he […]
Memories of Life in Lhasa Under Chinese Rule

March 22, 2015

Born in 1941, Tubten Khétsun is a nephew of the Gyatso Tashi Khendrung, one of the senior government officials taken prisoner after the Tibetan peoples’ uprising of March 10, 1959. Khétsun himself was arrested while defending the Dalai Lama’s summer palace, and after four years in prisons and labor camps, he spent close to two […]
Fallen Giants: A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes

March 22, 2015

The first successful ascent of Mount Everest in 1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa teammate Tenzing Norgay is a familiar saga, but less well known are the tales of many other adventurers who also came to test their skills and courage against the world’s highest and most dangerous mountains. In this lively and […]
Siam’s Struggle for Survival: Gunboat Incident at Paknam and the Franco-Siamese Treaty 1893

March 22, 2015

Author: Walter E.J. Tips, Walter E.J. Tips, Publisher: White Lotus Co Ltd Keywords: paknam, franco, siamese, incident, gunboat, struggle, survival, siam Pages: 272 Published: 1996-12 Language: International Category: Southeast Asia, Asia, History, ISBN-10: 9748496813 ISBN-13: 9789748496818 Binding: Paperback (1) List Price: Unknown Sale Price:$29.95 9748496813
Asia,

March 22, 2015

No description available. Sale Price:$46.00 B0007EIWY0
Taiwan After China: Our Stories Since 1948

March 22, 2015

In 1949, the R.O.C. lost mainland China in the battle with the Communist. My parents followed the president Chung-Kai-Shek who was also the leader of Kuo Ming party, they temporarily retreated to Taiwan. The president Chiang Kai-Shek resettled ROC’s government in Taiwan. The relationship between Taiwan and China was intense at that time. What was […]
Education and the Nation State: The selected works of S. Gopinathan (World Library of Educationalists)

March 22, 2015

In the World Library of Educationalists series, international experts themselves compile career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces – extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, major theoretical and practical contributions – so the world can read them in a single manageable volume. In a career spanning four decades, S. […]
Asia in Western and World History: A Guide for Teaching (Columbia Project on Asia in the Core Curriculum)

March 22, 2015

A guide aimed at introducing students to the history of Asia in conjunction with Western and world history. Sale Price:$84.95 1563242648
Asian Americans in the Twenty-first Century: Oral Histories of First- to Fourth-generation Americans from China, Japan, India, Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Laos

March 22, 2015

A follow-up to the 1992 bestselling classic Asian Americans—with all-new interviews that brilliantly illuminate the vibrant, ever-changing communities of Asian America.”Everybody thinks I’m crazy. They think a Japanese country singer can never make it in the U.S. But I followed my dreams.”—Hank Sasaki, country and western singer/songwriter, interviewed in Asian Americans in the Twenty-First CenturyThe […]

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