Oxford University Press

Based on a variety of classified military records, Lewy provides the first systematic analysis of the course of the Vietnam War, the reasons for the failure of American strategy and tactics, and the causes of the final collapse of South Vietnam....

How oceans, weather, and life link togetherWe are familiar with the periodic impact of El Nino on the earth's weather. Now Arnold Taylor unravels the much wider story of the connection between the world's atmosphere and oceans, demonstrating the scale and importance of this vast coupling, and its profound effect on the biosphere....

Translation and Pronunciation of the Italian, German & French RepertoireDrawing generously from four centuries of Italian, German and French art song, Exploring Art Song Lyrics embraces the finest of the literature and presents the repertoire with unprecedented clarity and detail. Each of the over 750 selections comprises the original poem, a...

Philosophers of quantum mechanics have generally addressed exceedingly simple        systems. Laura Ruetsche offers a much-needed study of the interpretation of more        complicated systems, and an underexplored family of physical theories, such as        quantum field theory and quantum statistical mechanics, showing why they...

The Strategy and Psychology of Ireland's Dissident TerroristsViolent dissident Republican groups continue to constitute a major security threat in Northern Ireland. They are known by many names, but are most commonly referred to as "e;the dissidents."e; Divided We Stand, an exciting, new book written by one of the world's leading terrorism...

This collection of new essays presents a set of debates about what money was in        antiquity and how it functioned. The focus is mainly on the Greeks, who were not the        original inventors of coinage but were responsible for its widespread adoption, and        on the Roman Empire, which developed one of the most complex of known...