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Offering a new view of one of America's most important, infamously strained, and widely misunderstood relationships of the postwar era, this book tells the history of America and Iran from the time the last shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was placed on the throne in 1941 to the 1979 revolution that brought the present Islamist government to power.

Kmart's Final Chapter: The Rise and Fall of an American Retail Giant Kmart's closure marks more than the end of a store; it represents the conclusion of a significant chapter in American retail history. Once boasting over 2,400 stores, Kmart was a household name that catered to millions of customers. Families relied on Kmart for everything from back-to-school shopping to holiday gifts, and it became an iconic part of American consumer life. Its iconic red "K" sign, the much-beloved "Blue Light Specials," and the opportunity to buy everything under one roof made it a favorite for suburban ...

Like the ancient Israelites, the African American community has survived a 400-year collective trauma. What will it take for them to reach the promised land that King foresaw - to be truly free at last? In this classic historical and cultural study, Carl Ellis offers an in-depth assessment of the state of African American freedom and dignity. Stressing how important it is for African Americans to reflect on their roots, he traces the growth of Black consciousness from the days of slavery to the 1990s, noting especially the contributions of King and Malcolm X.

On August 9, 1945, on the tiny island of Tinian in the South Pacific, a 25-year-old American Army Air Corps major named Charles W. Sweeney climbed aboard a B-29 Superfortress in command of his first combat mission, one devised specifically to bring a long and terrible war to a necessary conclusion.... The last military officer to command an atomic mission, Maj. Gen. Charles W. Sweeney has the unique distinction of having been an integral part of both the Hiroshima and the Nagasaki bombing runs.