Random House New Releases - History - Modern - 21St Century - Between May 24, 2012 and June 23, 2013.

A-10 Thunderbolt II Units of Operation Enduring Freedom 2002-07 by Jim Laurier

2013-06-18T00:30:00-05:00

A-10 Thunderbolt II Units of Operation Enduring Freedom 2002-07
Written by Gary Wetzel
Illustrated by Jim Laurier

In the early 1970s, the USAF, still fresh in the mire of the Vietnam War, began the search for a more effective aircraft to conduct the CAS mission. With aircraft losses climbing, the need for an aircraft that could withstand punishment as well as deliver it was unmistakable. Looking at past experience in Southeast Asia as well as the present and future threat in Western Europe of a numerically superior Soviet Army, the USAF demanded that the new aircraft be built around a 30 mm cannon. Fairchild Republic won the resulting A-X competition in 1973 and General Electric was chosen the following year to build the jet's GAU-8 30 mm main gun. Some 715 A-10s were subsequently built between 1975 and 1984. The A-10 was never a favourite amongst the USAF's senior staff, and prior to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990 they had attempted to transfer the aircraft to the US Army and Marine Corps. Everything changed when Operation Desert Storm began, as the A-10 quickly showed what it was capable of. Reprieved from premature retirement, the A-10 would see combat in the Balkans during the mid-1990s and over Iraq in Operations Northern Watch and Southern Watch until Operation Iraqi Freedom began in 2003. Following the 11 September 2001 attacks in the United States, the Bush administration responded with the instigation of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan in October 2001. A-10 aircraft first entered the fray during Operation Anaconda in March 2002, flying first from an airfield in Pakistan and then from Bagram AB in Afghanistan. During Anaconda four A-10s flying from Pakistan provided 21 straight hours of FAC (A)/CAS coverage. Since then the flexibility of the A-10 has persisted, with units moving through airfields in Afghanistan under AEF deployments. This ongoing commitment has seen active duty, Reserve and Air National Guard squadrons rotating through Bagram and Kandahar airfields in support of Coalition forces in-theatre. The premier CAS aircraft in Afghanistan, the once disposable A-10 has become indispensable. With new upgrades, the 'digital' A-10C has seen its arsenal expanded to include the latest generation of ordnance. The untold story of the A-10 in Enduring Freedom will be explored and presented as never before through first hand interviews and photography from those involved, along with official military achieves. This title is the first of three planned covering the combat experience of the USAF's A-10 Thunderbolt II units. Follow-on volumes will examine the role of the Warthog during Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

A-10 Thunderbolt II Units of Operation Enduring Freedom 2002-07 by Jim Laurier

2013-06-18T00:30:00-05:00

A-10 Thunderbolt II Units of Operation Enduring Freedom 2002-07
Written by Gary Wetzel
Illustrated by Jim Laurier

The New York Review Abroad by Ian Buruma

2013-06-04T00:30:00-05:00

The New York Review Abroad Fifty Years of International Reportage
Edited by Robert B. Silvers
Introduction by Ian Buruma

For the past fifty years, The New York Review of Books has covered virtually every international revolution and movement of consequence by dispatching the world’s most brilliant writers to write eyewitness accounts. The New York Review Abroad not only brings together twenty-eight of the most riveting of these pieces but includes epilogues that update and reassess the political situation (by either the original authors or by Ian Buruma). Among the pieces included are:

• Susan Sontag’s personal narrative of staging Waiting for Godot in war-torn Sarajevo
• Alma Guillermoprieto’s report from inside Colombia’s guerrilla headquarters and her disturbing encounter with young female fighters
• Ryszard Kapuscinski’s terrifying description of being set on fire while running roadblocks in Nigeria
• Caroline Blackwood’s coverage of the 1979 gravediggers’ strike in Liverpool—a noir mini-masterpiece
• Timothy Garton Ash’s minute-by-minute account from the Magic Lantern theater in Prague in 1989, where the subterranean stage, auditorium, foyers, and dressing rooms had become the headquarters of the revolution

Among other writers whose New York Review pieces will be included are Tim Judah, Amos Elon, Joan Didion, William Shawcross, Christopher de Bellaigue, and Mark Danner.

A tour de force of vivid and enlightening writing from the front lines, this volume is indeed the first rough draft of the history of the past fifty years.

The New York Review Abroad by Ian Buruma

2013-06-04T00:30:00-05:00

The New York Review Abroad Fifty Years of International Reportage
Edited by Robert B. Silvers
Introduction by Ian Buruma

Story of My People by Edoardo Nesi

2013-05-07T00:30:00-05:00

Story of My People
Written by Edoardo Nesi

Hardcover, 176 pages | Other Press | History - Modern - 21St Century; Business & Economics - International | $19.95 | May 7, 2013 | 978-1-59051-554-9 (1-59051-554-4)

Winner of the 2011 Strega Prize, this blend of essay, social criticism, and memoir is a striking portrait of the effects of globalization on Italy’s declining economy.

Starting from his family’s textile factory in Prato, Tuscany, Edoardo Nesi examines the recent shifts in Italy’s manufacturing industry. Only one generation ago, Prato was a thriving industrial center that prided itself on craftsmanship and quality. But during the last decade, cheaply made goods—produced overseas or in Italy by poorly paid immigrants—saturated the market, making it impossible for Italian companies to keep up. In 2004 his family was forced to sell the textile factory. How this could have happened? Nesi asks, and what are the wider repercussions of losing businesses like his family’s, especially for Italian culture?

Story of My People is a denouncement of big business, corrupt politicians, the arrogance of economists, and cheap manufacturing. It’s a must-read for anyone seeking insight into the financial crisis that’s striking Europe today.

Story of My People by Edoardo Nesi

2013-05-07T00:30:00-05:00

Story of My People
Written by Edoardo Nesi

eBook | Other Press | History - Modern - 21St Century; Business & Economics - International | $11.99 | May 7, 2013 | 978-1-59051-555-6 (1-59051-555-2)

The Merchant Navy by Richard Woodman

2013-04-23T00:30:00-05:00

The Merchant Navy
Written by Richard Woodman

This title tells the epic story of Britain's merchant shipping, carrying exotic goods from all quarters of the world. At one time, British ships carried half of the world's trade. It reveals how two world wars nearly destroyed our merchant shipping, but convoys battled on to save Britain from starving to death. We see what life was like at sea for merchant seamen and get a first-hand glimpse of them at work.

TOC: I: What is the Merchant Navy? /II: Britain Rules the Waves /III: Britain's Life Lines /IV: Life at Sea /V: New Challenges /Suggested reading /Places to visit /Index

The Merchant Navy by Richard Woodman

2013-04-23T00:30:00-05:00

The Merchant Navy
Written by Richard Woodman

Narcoleaks by Wilbert Torre

2013-03-26T00:30:00-05:00

Narcoleaks
Written by Wilbert Torre

A partir de una exhaustiva clasificación de los cables mexicanos de Wikileaks, el análisis de archivos nacionales y documentos clasificados del departamento de Estado norteamericano, esta investigación aborda con gran rigor y detalle uno de los temas más controvertidos de los tiempos recientes: el papel de Estados Unidos en la guerra mexicana contra el narcotráfico.

La Guerra De Los Zetas by Diego Osorno

2013-02-26T00:30:00-05:00

La Guerra De Los Zetas
Written by Diego Osorno

Sin duda, Los Zetas es uno de los grupos más poderosos y sanguinarios del narcotráfico en México. Este libro documenta puntualmente su historia y las complejas redes que lo conforman. Al investigar las particularidades de lo que se podría denominar el «enigma Z», Diego Osorno advierte los riesgos que corre el país en los años venideros ante un potencial crecimiento desmedido de esta organización criminal.

World Report 2013 by Kenneth Roth

2013-02-19T00:30:00-05:00

World Report 2013 Events of 2012
Written by Human Rights Watch
Introduction by Kenneth Roth

Trade Paperback, 656 pages | Seven Stories Press | Political Science - Political Freedom & Security - Human Rights; Political Science - Foreign Legal Systems; History - Modern - 21St Century | $30.00 | February 19, 2013 | 978-1-60980-482-4 (1-60980-482-1)

“The reports of the New York-based Human Rights Watch have become extremely important. . . . Cogent and eminently practical, these reports have gone far beyond an account of human rights abuses. . . .”—Ahmed Rashid in The New York Review of Books

“An attempt to bring rationality where emotion tends to dominate.”—Simon Jenkins, former editor of The Times (London)

In the aftermath of 2011's Arab Spring uprisings, unexpected new challenges and imperatives of building rights-respecting democracies appeared in their wake. Human Rights Watch’s 23rd annual World Report explores these new challenges and summarizes human rights conditions and practices in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide, reflecting extensive investigative work by Human Rights Watch staff.

Human Rights Watch’s World Report 2013 is the global rights watchdog’s flagship annual review of global trends and news in human rights. An invaluable resource for journalists, diplomats, and citizens, it features not only incisive country surveys but also several hard-hitting essays highlighting key human rights issues, including:

•An introduction by Human Rights Watch Executive Director Ken Roth on how the Arab Spring shows us that toppling dictators may yet prove to be easier than the tough, complicated process of building a rights-respecting democracy;
•An essay on a Human Rights Council resolution on “traditional values” sponsored by Russia, and the implicit dangers this could mean for LGBT rights;
•An essay on the failure of many global businesses to operate with sufficient regard to human rights, and of governments to oversee them—leading to abuses such as the use of forced labor on a Canadian construction site in Eritrea, or the gang rapes of women by security guards employed by an international mining giant in Papua New Guinea.

World Report 2013 also features striking photo essays by award-winning photographers.

World Report 2013 by Kenneth Roth

2013-02-19T00:30:00-05:00

World Report 2013 Events of 2012
Written by Human Rights Watch
Introduction by Kenneth Roth

“The reports of the New York-based Human Rights Watch have become extremely important. . . . Cogent and eminently practical, these reports have gone far beyond an account of human rights abuses. . . .”—Ahmed Rashid in The New York Review of Books

“An attempt to bring rationality where emotion tends to dominate.”—Simon Jenkins, former editor of The Times (London)

In the aftermath of 2011's Arab Spring uprisings, unexpected new challenges and imperatives of building rights-respecting democracies appeared in their wake. Human Rights Watch’s 23rd annual World Report explores these new challenges and summarizes human rights conditions and practices in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide, reflecting extensive investigative work by Human Rights Watch staff.

Human Rights Watch’s World Report 2013 is the global rights watchdog’s flagship annual review of global trends and news in human rights. An invaluable resource for journalists, diplomats, and citizens, it features not only incisive country surveys but also several hard-hitting essays highlighting key human rights issues, including:

•An introduction by Human Rights Watch Executive Director Ken Roth on how the Arab Spring shows us that toppling dictators may yet prove to be easier than the tough, complicated process of building a rights-respecting democracy;
•An essay on a Human Rights Council resolution on “traditional values” sponsored by Russia, and the implicit dangers this could mean for LGBT rights;
•An essay on the failure of many global businesses to operate with sufficient regard to human rights, and of governments to oversee them—leading to abuses such as the use of forced labor on a Canadian construction site in Eritrea, or the gang rapes of women by security guards employed by an international mining giant in Papua New Guinea.

World Report 2013 also features striking photo essays by award winning photographers.

The Network by Lincoln Schatz

2013-02-05T00:30:00-05:00

The Network Portrait Conversations
Written by Lincoln Schatz

As the nation grapples with some of the greatest developments and challenges to date, The Network presents a dynamic portrait of the people who help shape America's current technology, policy, and education. Drawing inspiration from Richard Avedon's 1976 photographic portfolio, The Family, The Network consists of generative video portraits of 100 entrepreneurs, industrialists, politicians, scientists, scholars, inventors, and other influential figures, some of whom may be household names and others who operate behind the scenes, who play pivotal roles shaping the history and daily workings of America. The project builds on aspects of portraitist Lincoln Schatz's earlier project, Esquire's Portrait of the 21st Century (National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution), taking a closer look at how the touchstones of America are created and preserved.

Special Forces Sniper Skills by Robert Stirling

2012-12-18T00:30:00-05:00

Special Forces Sniper Skills
Written by Robert Stirling

This hard hitting account details the men, weapons and techniques used to coldly eliminate high value targets on the battlefield, in hostage situations, in political assassinations and elsewhere.

Though many books have become best sellers through telling one side of the story - a sniper's experiences, a training manual or a weapons catalogue - none before have combined the whole spectrum of a sniper's life and skills into one gripping book. Selection, history, training, weapons, field craft, tactics, special operations and much more.

This book goes beyond the general infantry use of snipers: it examines the role of the sniper, and the unique skills employed, when serving as part of a Special Forces unit including the British SAS, the US Navy Seals and the Russian Spetznaz.

The book is illustrated throughout with photographs of every aspect of the sniper's trade and stories from the real-life experiences of the author's comrades: men who have served in almost every overt and covert conflict since the Second World War.

Special Forces Sniper Skills by Robert Stirling

2012-12-18T00:30:00-05:00

Special Forces Sniper Skills
Written by Robert Stirling

The Network by Lincoln Schatz

2012-12-11T00:30:00-05:00

The Network Portrait Conversations
Written by Lincoln Schatz

Concrete Hell: Urban Warfare From Stalingrad to Iraq by Louis Dimarco

2012-11-20T00:30:00-05:00

Concrete Hell: Urban Warfare From Stalingrad to Iraq
Written by Louis Dimarco

Throughout history cities have been at the center of warfare, from sieges to street-fighting, from peace-keeping to coups de mains. Sun Tzu admonished his readers of The Art of War that the lowest realization of warfare was to attack a fortified city. Indeed, although strategists have advised against it across the millennia, armies and generals have been forced nonetheless to attack and defend cities, and victory has required that they do it well. In Concrete Hell Louis DiMarco has provided a masterful study of the brutal realities of urban warfare, of what it means to seize and hold a city literally block by block. Such a study could not be more timely. We live in an increasingly urbanizing world, a military unprepared for urban operations is unprepared for tomorrow. Di Marco masterfully studies the successes and failures of past battles in order to provide lessons for today’s tacticians.

India by Patrick French

2012-06-05T00:30:00-05:00

India A Portrait
Written by Patrick French

A monumental biography of the Indian subcontinent from the award-winning author of The World Is What It Is: The Authorized Biography of V. S. Naipaul.

Second only to China in the magnitude of its economic miracle and second to none in its potential to shape the new century, India is fast undergoing one of the most momentous transformations the world has ever seen. In this dazzlingly panoramic book, Patrick French chronicles that epic change, telling human stories to explain a larger national narrative. With a familiarity and insight few Westerners could approach, he provides a vital corrective to the many outdated notions about a uniquely dynamic and consequential nation.

Random House New Releases - History - Modern - 21St Century - Between May 24, 2012 and June 23, 2013.

A-10 Thunderbolt II Units of Operation Enduring Freedom 2002-07 by Jim Laurier

A-10 Thunderbolt II Units of Operation Enduring Freedom 2002-07 Written by Gary Wetzel Illustrated by Jim Laurier

A-10 Thunderbolt II Units of Operation Enduring Freedom 2002-07 by Jim Laurier

A-10 Thunderbolt II Units of Operation Enduring Freedom 2002-07 Written by Gary Wetzel Illustrated by Jim Laurier

The New York Review Abroad by Ian Buruma

The New York Review Abroad Fifty Years of International ReportageEdited by Robert B. Silvers Introduction by Ian Buruma

The New York Review Abroad by Ian Buruma

The New York Review Abroad Fifty Years of International ReportageEdited by Robert B. Silvers Introduction by Ian Buruma

Story of My People by Edoardo Nesi

Story of My People Written by Edoardo Nesi

Story of My People by Edoardo Nesi

Story of My People Written by Edoardo Nesi

The Merchant Navy by Richard Woodman

The Merchant Navy Written by Richard Woodman

The Merchant Navy by Richard Woodman

The Merchant Navy Written by Richard Woodman

Narcoleaks by Wilbert Torre

Narcoleaks Written by Wilbert Torre

La Guerra De Los Zetas by Diego Osorno

La Guerra De Los Zetas Written by Diego Osorno

World Report 2013 by Kenneth Roth

World Report 2013 Events of 2012Written by Human Rights Watch Introduction by Kenneth Roth

World Report 2013 by Kenneth Roth

World Report 2013 Events of 2012Written by Human Rights Watch Introduction by Kenneth Roth

The Network by Lincoln Schatz

The Network Portrait ConversationsWritten by Lincoln Schatz

Special Forces Sniper Skills by Robert Stirling

Special Forces Sniper Skills Written by Robert Stirling

Special Forces Sniper Skills by Robert Stirling

Special Forces Sniper Skills Written by Robert Stirling

The Network by Lincoln Schatz

The Network Portrait ConversationsWritten by Lincoln Schatz

Concrete Hell: Urban Warfare From Stalingrad to Iraq by Louis Dimarco

Concrete Hell: Urban Warfare From Stalingrad to Iraq Written by Louis Dimarco

India by Patrick French

India A PortraitWritten by Patrick French

A-10 Thunderbolt II Units of Operation Enduring Freedom 2002-07
Written by Gary Wetzel
Illustrated by Jim Laurier

A-10 Thunderbolt II Units of Operation Enduring Freedom 2002-07
Written by Gary Wetzel
Illustrated by Jim Laurier

The New York Review Abroad Fifty Years of International Reportage
Edited by Robert B. Silvers
Introduction by Ian Buruma

The New York Review Abroad Fifty Years of International Reportage
Edited by Robert B. Silvers
Introduction by Ian Buruma

Story of My People
Written by Edoardo Nesi

Story of My People
Written by Edoardo Nesi

The Merchant Navy
Written by Richard Woodman

The Merchant Navy
Written by Richard Woodman

Narcoleaks
Written by Wilbert Torre

La Guerra De Los Zetas
Written by Diego Osorno

World Report 2013 Events of 2012
Written by Human Rights Watch
Introduction by Kenneth Roth

World Report 2013 Events of 2012
Written by Human Rights Watch
Introduction by Kenneth Roth

The Network Portrait Conversations
Written by Lincoln Schatz

Special Forces Sniper Skills
Written by Robert Stirling

Special Forces Sniper Skills
Written by Robert Stirling

The Network Portrait Conversations
Written by Lincoln Schatz

Concrete Hell: Urban Warfare From Stalingrad to Iraq
Written by Louis Dimarco

India A Portrait
Written by Patrick French