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Crime is recognized as a constant factor within human society, but in the twenty-first century...

The geography of Russia -- vast, unwieldy, exposed -- and her tragic history of foreign invasion ...

The Soviet Union''s last war was played out against the backdrop of dramatic change within the US...

In this fully illustrated book an expert on the conflicts traces the progress of the wars in Chec...