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The Big Book of John Deere Tractors: The Complete Model-By-Model Encyclopedia, Plus Classic Toys, Brochures, and Collectibles (John Deere)

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The Big Book of John Deere Tractors: The Complete Model-By-Model Encyclopedia, Plus Classic Toys, Brochures, and Collectibles (John Deere)
Don MacMillan
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THE ultimate encyclopedia of John Deere tractors from around the world, The Big Book of John Deere Tractors is a model-by-model historical reference to John Deere tractors-including European models-and more, from their beginning in 1892 until today. Photos showcase beautifully restored tractors and unique paintings and artwork from the Deere archives. Other illustrations include rare and valuable original brochures as well as studio photos of John Deere toys and models. No John Deere enthusiast's collection is complete without The Big Book of John Deere Tractors! For John Deere enthusiasts & general tractor buffs.

Don Macmillan is, without a doubt, the most respected and best-known John Deere historian and expert. He is the author of three other well-known Deere books: John Deere Tractors and Equipment Volumes 1 and 2, and John Deere Tractors Worldwide.

Randy Leffingwell and Andrew Morland are two of the world's premier tractor photographers and authors of numerous tractor books. <BR> Also recommended: The Field Guide to Vintage Farm Tractors, Classic Tractors of the World, Toy Farm Tractors, This Old Tractor, This Old Farm, Vintage Farm Tractors, Vintage John Deere. <BR> Town Square Books from Voyageur Press provide entertaining, in-depth coverage of popular cultural icons, collectibles, nostalgia, and Americana. Town Square Books have an appealing balance of lively text, crisp full-color photography, and careful reproduction of rare archival material.

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Wow.......2005-02-15

The big book of john deere tractors has a bunch of different types of tractors in all kinds of different styles. John deere tractors are very interesting.
I really like reading about tractors they are very interesting to learn about. It seems like every time I read about a tractor I learn a new fact. One fact that I really like that it tells the exact year that they were made. As you go along you find new ways to work on older John deere tractors.

I really liked this book because I like learning new things about tractors. I like looking and reading these books because you can find tractors that you may own yourself. It was very interesting to know all those facts.

Nothing was very confusing about this book I really enjoyed this book. There was only one confusing thing it was the diagrams. Other tan that there was nothing confusing about this book.

Great Gift.......2003-01-09

I purchased this for my dad for Christmas and he loved it!

Joan.......2002-12-10

Hi I received my book in good condition. I was very pleased with your company. I will shop with you again. I know my dad will be happy with his Christmas gift. Do you sell glass lamp globes. I have a pink lamp with only the bottom half. I am looking for the top. It is pink with roses and a small covered wagon with a couple of stands of wheat around it. It is raised design that you have to look close to see.

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If you love tractors..........2001-11-21

then this is the book for you. I bought it as a gift for a knowledgable friend and he was in raptures. I now know more about John Deere tractors than I ever dreamed it was possible to know! This book covers every John Deere tractor ever made and covers them in great detail. The photos and vintage posters add to the appeal of this tractor encyclopedia.

A "must" for all John Deere tractor enthusiasts........2000-03-03

John Deere tractors are often older vintage collectible models and this provides an excellent encyclopedia to tractors from around the world, providing a fine model-by-model historical reference and including European models in its assessment of tractors from 1892 to modern times. Photos showcase the tractors and add appeal.

Macmillan, Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis: Political, Military and Intelligence Aspects (Contemporary History in Context)

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Fine account of the crisis

Macmillan, Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis: Political, Military and Intelligence Aspects (Contemporary History in Context)
L. V. Scott
Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
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ASIN: 0312219156

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In October 1962, the world went to the brink of Armageddon. This study provides an archive-based account of the Cuban missile crisis from the British perspective. The diplomatic, military and intelligence dimensions of British policy are scrutinized. New material is presented and existing interpretations of UK-US relations at that crucial moment are reassessed. The book contributes a new aspect to the literature on the Cuban missile crisis by exploring where the views of Washington and its closest ally converged and diverged.

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Fine account of the crisis.......2001-05-17

This very useful book examines the details of British diplomacy during one of the most dangerous episodes of the last fifty years, the Cuban missile crisis. The record shows that the British Government, despite private reservations, supported and encouraged President Kennedy's appallingly reckless behaviour before and during the crisis.

From the start of the Cuban Revolution, the British Government backed the US Government's attempts to interfere in Cuba's internal affairs and to overthrow its Government. Prime Minister Harold Macmillan wrote to President Eisenhower in July 1960, "I feel sure Castro has to be got rid of, but it is a tricky operation for you to contrive, and I only hope you will succeed." After the US Embassy left Cuba, the British Embassy provided the Pentagon and the CIA with most of their information about Cuban affairs. Throughout the crisis, Kennedy treated the British Government as a satellite, not an ally. At every turn, he at best informed Macmillan of what he had already decided. In return, Macmillan supported every US move, putting a misplaced, and unreciprocated, loyalty to the US Government above every other consideration.

When Krushchev rashly sent the nuclear missiles to Cuba, Kennedy unilaterally decided to impose a blockade on Cuba. This was an undeclared act of war. Britain's Lord Chancellor, Lord Dilhorne, said bluntly, "the United States' conduct is not in conformity with international law." Then Kennedy imposed a world-wide nuclear alert on US forces without consulting his NATO allies, in breach of Article 4 of the NATO Treaty. When Krushchev weakly withdrew the missiles, without consulting Castro, Macmillan servilely applauded Kennedy.

Scott concludes, "The central diplomatic lesson of the crisis for Britain was that the price of access in Washington was loss of political independence. Such access did not of itself guarantee influence." Access without influence or independence is what a footman has! So much for the `special relationship'. Loss of sovereignty is never a price worth paying.

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The unique, gripping account of the perilous showdown between the United States and the Soviet Union. During the thirteen days in October 1962 when the United States confronted the Soviet Union over its installation of missiles in Cuba, few people shared the behind-the-scenes story as it is told here by the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy. In a clear and simple record, he describes the personalities involved in the crisis, with particular attention to the actions and attitudes of his brother, President John F. Kennedy. He describes the daily, even hourly, exchanges between Russian representatives and American. In firsthand immediacy we see the frightening responsibility of two great nations holding the fate of the world in their hands.

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A short but complete walkthrough.......2007-03-23

I picked this book up as research for a speech I gave, and found I didn't have to look much further for an understanding of the events. RFK's account--from any source--is very accurate and detailed. It goes right along with the movie "13 days" but, as any book would, offers a much more accurate portrayal of the events. If you do get this book (which I highly recommend for anyone interested in the Cuban Missile Crisis, or history for that matter), you should also look in to the Havana Conference, which really shines some light on the full gravity of the situation.

Some insight, some disappointment.......2005-10-31

I was looking forward to reading this book on what I thought would be a keen insider's look at the Cuban missile crisis, and was somewhat disappointed. I realize that RFK was not able to complete the text, and perhaps that is reflected in it's length (100 pages of narrative). A large part of the printed material, about 1/3, is made up of supporting documents. I had hoped for more detail about the minute-to-minute events of those 13 days. The strength of the book is its undeniably interesting topic and author. There was insight to the crisis that I had not previously known, and reading it here was interesting and informative. For a mid-1900's buff, this might be one piece of a collection and its uniqueness may prove worthwhile. This is the first book I read on the Cuban missile crisis, and I am left wanting a lot more.

Thirteen Days : A Review.......2005-08-02

This is a riveting firsthand account of a period of intense confrontation between 2 superpowers that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. It is a short, intense read followed by additional material from other authors that rounds out the edges of the story. This book clearly shows how good President Kennedy was a balancing the military option with diplomacy to save us from nuclear war. It is hard to imagine how this could have beeen handled better by any other President.

On the Brink of Nuclear War.......2005-05-21

Thirteen Days recounts the days that the United States seemed to be on the brink of a nuclear war. The author Robert F. Kennedy chronicled his role in the think-tank that steared the United States out of this crisis in the book. It is a tragedy that the book was never truly completed as Kennedy intended to add a section that questioned the ethics of war and nuclear war. It is a shame that the world was robbed of the view point of his scholarly mind.

In the era of the cable news networks , much of the information in this book seems thin. There is so much Kennedy could have elaborated on in this book. In its time, the book gave Americans their deepest look into the Kennedy White House. Many other books have more indepth accounts of the Cuban Missle Crisis, but none have the personal touch of a Kennedy. Learning from the disaster caused by groupthink that caused the failure of the Bay of Pigs, President Kennedy surrounded himself with a diverse group that was willing to debate all sides of the issue. All ideas were encouraged, but only one was selected. Seeing multiple view points allowed them to explore all the aspects of the issue, including how the Soviets might react/feel. Great thinkers traditionally explore topics in very open forums such as this. There is no narrow minded partisanism here, just a quest for peace. Though slight, this is a great account of one of the finest hours in the Kennedy administration.

Critical moment in history.......2004-02-13

I was surprised at how simply this book was written, and it was not bogged down at all by political mumbo-jumbo that most politicians write with. This becomes a compelling read, because it is accesible to everyone, and the account is obviously first-person, the only book of this nature. The Cuban Missile Crisis was the most important two weeks in our history, and it is the closest the world has come to nuclear war, and inevitable destruction. It seems that many people are forgetting how close the US and USSR came to pushing the button here.

I like the way RFK writes, and it is unfortunate that this book is unfinished, but this is an interesting read for anybody who is interested in the magnetic Kennedy family and the history of the Cold War.

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This book examines the political and international thought of Harold Laski (1893-1950). The early chapters discuss his socialist critique of politics within states, paying close attention to the turbulent environment of the early to mid-twentieth century. His ideas on democracy, rights, freedom and sovereignty are closely analyzed and clarified. The book goes on to discuss the way in which he applied many of his political ideas to the analysis of international politics. The final chapter investigates the contemporary significance of his work. Laski will be of interest to scholars today who explore the overlapping themes of political and international thought.

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Harold Macmillan: Volume 2: 1957-1986
Sir Alistair Horne
Manufacturer: Viking Adult
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Out of focus.......2001-10-10

This is the second, and concluding part of Alistair Horne's biography of Harold Macmillan. It concentrates almost exclusively on Macmillan's years as Prime Minister (1957-1963).

As with the preceding volume, this is a very well-written account: Horne succeeds in making history accessible, and yet does not dodge analysis of deeply complicated subjects. Three huge issues dominate the book:

(a) Britain's relations with Europe and the first (abortive) attempt to join the EEC;

(b) East-West relations, including the Cuban Missiles Crisis of 1962; and

Horne only touches briefly upon domestic policy and the internal affairs of the Conservative Party (the Profumo Affair could hardly be ignored). In defense of this comparative lack of analysis, he states, that, for example, the problems of how to disengage from imperial commitments distracted most British politicians of the time from domestic issues (I suppose that there is an unwritten ironic history of the British Empire as a curse to the British themselves).

However, notwithstanding Horne's defence of his method, and allowing for the possibility that it may have been the case that Macmillan was just not interested in, or simply did not have the time to devote to domestic issues, I still felt that the book was imbalanced. Domestic events are of huge importance to politicians (General Elections are rarely won or lost on the conduct of foreign affairs). I felt that there was a need for more socio-economic analysis of how Britain changed in the Macmillan years.

Horne does little more than throw any blame onto the previous Attlee government, and cite outdated management and trades union practices. This is shallow reactionary analysis, undeserving of the scholarly effort put into the rest of the book. To take issue with Horne's stance, it is not good enough to describe outdated practices in industry yet accept them without demur when they occur in political and academic life: I got the impression that Britain was being run almost like a refined gentlemen's club rather than a modern country, and you can't get much more anachronistic than announcing the election for the Chancellorship of Oxford University in Latin ("Mauricius Haraldus Macmillan" indeed!). It's no good elites (including historians) blaming others for being out of tune with the times whilst they themselves belong to associations and institutions which appear to most Britons as belonging to the Dark Ages. A little more humility and objective contextual analysis would have improved the book here.

Another fly in the ointment was Horne's occasional slips in political objectivity. Biographers have a tendency either to sympathise with their subjects or seek to destroy them. Rarely does one find a wholly objective analysis. The reader has to allow for that, but when it is coupled with plainly wierd conclusions, it does grate: for example, Horne (rightly) praises Macmillan's swift reaction to a threat to Kuwait from Iraq in which the dispatch of a contingent of British troops helped deter the Iraqis from invading, but then goes on to ruin his case by making a direct comparison to the Falklands War. The two cases are not comparable - indeed it can be argued that the Conservative government's withdrawal of British presence in the South Atlantic encouraged the Argentinians. This book was meant to be an anlaysis of Macmillan, not a quietly sung hymn to Margaret Thatcher.

U.S. Intervention in British Guiana: A Cold War Story (The New Cold War History)
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Historical review of recent Guiana history

U.S. Intervention in British Guiana: A Cold War Story (The New Cold War History)
Stephen G. Rabe
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Release Date: 2006-02-23

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In the first published account of the massive U.S. covert intervention in British Guiana between 1953 and 1969, Stephen G. Rabe uncovers a Cold War story of imperialism, gender bias, and racism.

When the South American colony now known as Guyana was due to gain independence from Britain in the 1960s, U.S. officials in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations feared it would become a communist nation under the leadership of Cheddi Jagan, a Marxist who was very popular among the South Asian (mostly Indian) majority. Although to this day the CIA refuses to confirm or deny involvement, Rabe presents evidence that CIA funding, through a program run by the AFL-CIO, helped foment the labor unrest, race riots, and general chaos that led to Jagan's replacement in 1964. The political leader preferred by the United States, Forbes Burnham, went on to lead a twenty-year dictatorship in which he persecuted the majority Indian population.

Considering race, gender, religion, and ethnicity along with traditional approaches to diplomatic history, Rabe's analysis of this Cold War tragedy serves as a needed corrective to interpretations that depict the Cold War as an unsullied U.S. triumph.

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Historical review of recent Guiana history.......2006-12-24

It is hard to find a book on Guiana, and while the author has a clear slant (as the title points out) it is still a good overview of the last 50 years of Guiana history and a must read for anyone who plans on looking into investment in Guiana or wants to learn more about the only English speaking country in South America.

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis

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Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Robert F. Kennedy
Manufacturer: W.W. Norton & Company
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Harold Macmillan: Volume 1: 1894-1956
Sir Alistair Horne
Manufacturer: Viking Adult
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Good Stuff........2001-09-13

I enjoyed reading this book very much. This first volume of Alistair Horne's two volume life of Harold Macmillan covers the years 1894-1956, from Macmillan's birth to his assumption of the office of Prime Minister following the Suez Crisis.

Given that this is a two-volume work, I assume that the second volume will largely concentrate on Macmillan's premiership. As such, this book felt like a prelude to that. Nonetheless, it was a good read.

Before I read the book, I knew that Macmillan had been wounded on the Somme, that he was the MP for Stockton-on-Tees (an area of north-east England undergoing the ravages of industrial decline), and of his role in North Africa and Italy in World War Two. What did come as a surprise was the detail of his tortured private life, in particular of his wife's long affair with Bob Boothby, and his ambiguous attitude to Stockton-on-Tees, given his long association with the town (he tried constantly to get a safer Parliamentary seat).

To Macmillan's credit was his opposition to the Munich settlement and his work with the Americans and Free French in World War Two. Having said that, Horne does not shy away from examining Macmillan's involvement in the forced repatriation of anti-Soviet forces to the Red Army immediately after hostilies ceased.

More could have been written about Macmillan's role in the house building initiative in post-war Britain. This may seem a very dry subject, but at the time I believe it was perceived as being vital to both the Conservative Party (and indeed Macmillan's) political ambitions.

On Suez, Macmillan comes over as an accomplished political opportunist. He was deeply involved in the planning of the Suez debacle, yet Prime Minister Eden lost office because of it, whereas Macmillan succeeded in becoming Prime Minister. All of the main actors in the British government who supported military intervention in Egypt come over as essentially out-of-step with the new emerging world order. Theirs was the ultimate blame, and Horne's attempts to lay some of the responsibility at the door of the USA did feel to me to be unconvincing.

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In March 1963, President Kennedy asked Richard E. Neustadt to investigate a troubling episode in U.S.British relations. His confidential report--intended for a single reader, JFK himself, and classified for thirty years--is reproduced in its entirety here. The Anglo-American crisis arose out of a massive misunderstanding between the two governments. The British Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, had been operating on the assumption that Washington would proceed with, and sell for British use, an airborne missile system named Skybolt. In its defense planning, the United Kingdom relied on Skybolt to sustain its nuclear deterrent. The Americans, however, decided to cancel the program. This decision rocked the British government and seriously strained Anglo-American relations.

Upon reading Neustadt's report, Kennedy passed it to his wife, Jacqueline, remarking, "If you want to know what my life is like, read this." She had it with her in Texas five days later, when he was killed. Today the document remains fascinating for the insight it provides into American-style foreign policymaking. This volume adds to the report Kennedy's comments, a glossary, a cast of characters, and new information gleaned from recently declassified British files.

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