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Lincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American History

8 best books like Lincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American History (John Fabian Witt): Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder, Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon, George Washington, Spymaster: How the Americans Outspied the British and Won the Revolutionary War, Lost Chicago, Rise to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln and America's Most Perilous Year, The Ugly American, Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History, Learning the bash Shell

Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
AuthorNassim Nicholas Taleb
ISBN1400067820
From the bestselling author of The Black Swan and one of the foremost philosophers of our time, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a book on how some systems actually benefit from disorder.

In The Black Swan Taleb outlined a problem; in Antifragile he offers a definitive solution: how to gain from disorder...
Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon
AuthorEdward Dolnick
ISBN0060955864
Drawing on rarely examined diaries and journals, Down the Great Unknown is the first book to tell the full, dramatic story of the Powell expedition.

On May 24, 1869 a one-armed Civil War veteran, John Wesley Powell and a ragtag band of nine mountain men embarked on the last great quest in the American...
George Washington, Spymaster: How the Americans Outspied the British and Won the Revolutionary War
AuthorThomas B. Allen
ISBN1426300417
Now in paperback—the award-winning National Geographic book that presents the untold story of the invisible war behind the American Revolution. A riveting tale of intrigue, spies, counterspies and secret agents, George Washington, Spymasteris a unique and entertaining account of one of the...
Lost Chicago
AuthorDavid Garrard Lowe
ISBN0823028712
30th Anniversary

These dazzling, poignant pages recreate the magical built environment that thrilled generations of Chicago residents and visitors alike before falling victim to the wrecking ball of “progress.”

Here are the grand residences and hotels, opulent theaters,...
Rise to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln and America's Most Perilous Year
AuthorDavid von Drehle
The electrifying story of Abraham Lincoln's rise to greatness during the most perilous year in our nation's history

As 1862 dawned, the American republic was at death's door. The federal government appeared overwhelmed, the U.S. Treasury was broke, and the Union's top general was gravely...
The Ugly American
AuthorWilliam J. Lederer
ISBN0393356728
A piercing exposé of American incompetence and corruption in Southeast Asia, The Ugly American captivated the nation when it was first published in 1958. The book introduces readers to an unlikely hero in the titular “ugly American”—and to the ignorant politicians and arrogant ambassadors...
Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History
AuthorThomas Barfield
ISBN0691145687
Afghanistan traces the historic struggles and the changing nature of political authority in this volatile region of the world, from the Mughal Empire in the sixteenth century to the Taliban resurgence today. Thomas Barfield introduces readers to the bewildering diversity of tribal and ethnic groups...
Learning the bash Shell
AuthorCameron Newham
ISBN0596009658
Learning the bash Shell, Third Edition, is the definitive guide to bash, the Free Software Foundation's "Bourne Again Shell." It's a freely available replacement for the UNIX Bourne shell, and is the shell of choice for users of Linux, Mac OS X, BSD, and other UNIX systems.

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