Most Popular Books by Edward Miller

In the annals of Vietnam War history, no figure has been more controversial than Ngo Dinh Diem. During the 1950s, U.S. leaders hailed Diem as “the miracle man of Southeast Asia” and funneled huge amounts of aid to his South Vietnamese government. But in 1963 Diem was ousted and assassinated in a coup endorsed by President John F. Kennedy. Diem’s alliance with Washington has long been seen as a Cold War relationship gone bad, undone either by American arrogance or by Diem’s stubbornness. In Misalliance, Edward Miller provides a convincing new explanation for Diem’s downfall and the larger tragedy of South Vietnam. For Diem and U.S. leaders, Miller argues, the alliance was more than just a joint effort to contain communism. It was also a means for each side to pursue its plans for nation building in South Vietnam. Miller’s definitive portrait of Diem—based on extensive research in Vietnamese, French, and American archives—demonstrates that the South Vietnamese leader was neither Washington’s pawn nor a tradition-bound mandarin. Rather, he was a shrewd and ruthless operator with his own vision for Vietnam’s modernization. In 1963, allied clashes over development and reform, combined with rising internal resistance to Diem’s nation building programs, fractured the alliance and changed the course of the Vietnam War. In depicting the rise and fall of the U.S.–Diem partnership, Misalliance shows how America’s fate in Vietnam was written not only on the battlefield but also in Washington’s dealings with its Vietnamese allies.

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Award-winning author Edward S. Miller contends in this new work that the United States forced Japan into international bankruptcy to deter its aggression. While researching newly declassified records of the Treasury and Federal Reserve, Miller, a retired chief financial executive of a Fortune 500 resources corporation, uncovered just how much money mattered. Washington experts confidently predicted that the war in China would bankrupt Japan, not knowing that the Japanese government had a huge cache of dollars fraudulently hidden in New York. Once discovered, Japan scrambled to extract the money. But, Miller explains, in July 1941 President Roosevelt invoked a long-forgotten clause of the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917 to freeze Japan s dollars and forbade it to sell its hoard of gold to the U.S. Treasury, the only open gold market after 1939. Roosevelt s temporary gambit to bring Japan to its senses, not its knees, was thwarted, however, by opportunistic bureaucrats. Dean Acheson, his handpicked administrator, slyly maneuvered to deny Japan the dollars needed to buy oil and other resources for war and for economic survival. Miller''s lucid writing and thorough understanding of the complexities of international finance enable readers unfamiliar with financial concepts and terminology to grasp his explanation of the impact of U.S. economic policies on Japan. His review of thirty-seven studies of Japan''s resource deficiencies begs the question of why no U.S. agency calculated the impact of the freeze on Japan''s overall economy. His analysis of a massive OSS-State Department study of prewar Japan clearly demonstrates that the deprivations facing the Japanese people were the country to remain in financial limbo buttressed its choice of war at Pearl Harbor. Such a well-documented study is certain to be recognized for its significant contributions to the historiography of the origins of the Pacific War.

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A young girl helps fix machines around town in this delightful introduction to engineering. Franny can fix anything. Others might throw broken items away, but not Franny! Repairing and reusing is easy when you break it down into parts: a bicycle is gears, levers, screws, a pulley, and wheels. It''s all basic engineering! Readers follow along as Franny bikes around town and helps friends and neighbors fix their machines and learn how they work. A skateboard, a bicycle, even a pair of scissors, there''s nothing Franny can''t repair. Clear, detailed explanations of how everyday items work are paired with Edward Miller''s signature kid-friendly artwork. Back matter includes a glossary as well as examples of simple machines.

Miller''s account follows the course of his explorations as a field-naturalist into the tropical jungles of the Amazon, Paraguay, Orinoco, and other major South American rivers, and the heights of the Andes, between March 1911 and Sept. 1916.

A new Beginner Book all about vehicles, featuring favorite things that go! On a busy street in a busy town, cars and trucks go zipping ''round. Buses, trains—watch them go! How many vehicles do YOU know? Buckle up and join Mommy and Bonnie on their drive as they encounter more than 20 types of vehicles! From garbage trucks and school buses to fire engines and police cars, working vehicles can be spotted all over town—and each plays an important role. Beginner Books are fun, funny, and easy to read! Launched by Dr. Seuss in 1957 with the publication of The Cat in the Hat, this beloved early reader series motivates children to read on their own by using simple words with illustrations that give clues to their meaning. Featuring a combination of kid appeal, supportive vocabulary, and bright, cheerful art, Beginner Books will encourage a love of reading in children ages 3–7.

Little ones can play a guessing game with the Easter bunny in this holiday-themed interactive board book with a glittery front cover! Easter Bunny is thinking of something orange. It''s his favorite thing to eat... Can you guess what it is? In this sweet board book, children are invited to guess the item that Easter Bunny has in mind based on clues provided in the text and illustrations. Readers are presented with several choices on each spread—some are silly, and only one is correct. The next page mentions the correct answer and continues the game! Edward Miller''s simple, direct text and bold, colorful illustrations create an immersive package that is sure to delight young readers. And with glitter on the cover, this sparkly book is the perfect way to celebrate Easter!

This super-simple rhyming Beginner Book follows everyone’s favorite prehistoric creatures as they go about their day—the perfect introduction to dinosaurs for budding paleontologists! Early each morning the dinosaurs rise. The sun comes up. They open their eyes. Everyone looks for something to eat. Plant-eaters want plants. Meat-eaters want meat. This rhymed easy reader features 23 different prehistoric animals (dinosaurs, plus flying and swimming reptiles) as they wake, search for food in different habitats, avoid dangers like errupting volcanos and hungry T. rex, and finally lay their heads down to sleep. With brightly colored, cheerful illustrations, pronunciation guides for all the names, and even some gentle humor, this is the perfect introduction to dinos for the very youngest dinophiles! Beginner Books are fun, funny, and easy to read! Launched by Dr. Seuss in 1957 with the publication of The Cat in the Hat, this beloved early reader series motivates children to read on their own by using simple words with illustrations that give clues to their meaning. Featuring a combination of kid appeal, supportive vocabulary, and bright, cheerful art, Beginner Books will encourage a love of reading in beginning readers.