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VOLUME 7 OF THE BEST SELLING 'THE THINGS OUR FATHERS SAW' SERIESFrom the Great Depression to Pearl Harbor, from high school to the combat zone, from boot camp to the end of the Third Reich and Imperial Japan, here are more of the stories that we can't...

A Warrior's Garden is written from the mind of a Warrior. Malachias spent 28 months in Iraq with the Third Infantry Division. Fifteen months as a Combat medic, also used in his secondary MOS as an infantryman. And then another 13 months as an OJT...

This book shows history in the making with the German and Soviet forces of World War II cooperating and then competing  in the invasion and occupation of  Sokoly Poland. The reader can understand the stages through which the Nazi rule...

The Dobrzyn-Golub Yizkor Book evokes both pleasure and pain: pleasure from the nostalgic accounts by the Dobrzyn Jews who emigrated before World War II, and pain from the narratives describing the destruction of all traces of the town’s rich Jewish...

Often when we study the Holocaust the focus is on how Jewish life ended – the restrictions, the round ups, the ghettoizations, the transports, the deaths. But how much do we know about how these communities lived? Who were their members, their...

Think you know everything about Pirates? Fascination with Pirates has for centuries driven stories of heroic proportions—true, exaggerated, and imaginary.  Legends of their high seas debauchery continue to inspire modern day books, movies, and...

In April, May and June 1944, there were three major areas of naval conflict: In New Guinea: United States (US) and Australian forces landed at Aitape and Hollandia, then at Arare, Wakde and Biak Island.In Europe: The battle for the control of the English...

Genocide and its tactics have been making something of a comeback, and it is all too often the victims in one generation who become the perpetrators in the next, transmuting “never again” into a rallying cry for the next act of mass violence...

Repair Parts Scale for the Australian Army Land Rover 110 "Perentie" FFR (Fitted For Radio) vehicle with winch. As a specialised model, the FFR (With Winch) Repair Parts Scale covers equipment and fittings not found on other "Perentie" Land Rover 110...

Repair Parts Scale for the Australian Army ½ Ton No. 5 Tactical Trailer. The No. 5 Trailer Repair Parts Scale covers parts and equipment comprising the No. 5 Trailer. A Repair Parts Scale book is an illustrated catalog of parts for vehicles and trailers...

Palestine is an area, a country, with a recorded history that stretches back millennia. Many nations of people have lived, farmed, built, warred, and died in the area the world has known as Palestine. Seen as a Holy Land by the Jewish, Islamic and...

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced organizations and individuals to embrace new practices such as social distancing and remote working. During these unprecedented times, many have increasingly relied on the internet for work, shopping, and healthcare...

Military technology is highly advanced in terms of technology being used in the field, computer applications, artificial intelligence, and software applications. These high-performance technologies range from weapons to communications technology to...

The name of the author, Baron Jomini, is familiar to every military reader. As a writer on strategy and the tactics of battles, or the application of military science to the practical operations of the campaign and battlefield, he had few equals. His...

The entire text of the R.N.A.S. OPERATIONS REPORTS from November 1915 To March 1918 are presented in this massive three volume set. These 53 OPERATIONS REPORTS were produced for internal consumption and provide a comprehensive coverage of observation...

The Fairbairn's system was based on his training and knowledge in boxing, wrestling, savate, jujutsu, judo and fights he was involved in during his police work, Fairbairn began to develop his own system of hand to hand combat, initially referring it...

2d edition. Updates U.S. Navy salvage history through the beginning of the 21st century and chronicles 18 additional, precedent-setting marine salvage and deep-ocean recovery operations. Profusely illustrated.

High quality reprint of 1945 publication. The Army Air Forces Statistical Digest (World War II) published by the Office of the Statistical Control, Headquarters, Army Air Forces, makes available in one voltume and on a uniform basis summary statistics on...

'The Art of War' is an ancient Chinese military treatise that is attributed to Sun Tzu, a high ranking military general and strategist. It is composed of thirteen chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare.It is accepted as a masterpiece...

美国及联盟事实上无法阻止，延迟，或逆转中国的统一台湾的行动。在2026年启动这一行动，对中国是妥当的时机。美国联盟也不能不对中国的行动作出反应。不对此做出反应就是政治自杀。错误的应对方案同样也带来自杀结果的结果。美国的应对方案理论上有事前方案和事后方案两个组共6种工具包。包括事前和谈方案，事前阻遏方案；事后全面政治制裁；全面政治制裁加经济制裁；政治制裁加靖绥军事方案，和全面整体战争方案。总体上很难看到美国能从应对中国的行动中获益，美国（联盟）选择它的应对方案的出发点就是止损。阻止中国快速地扩张政治收益，地...

"Revelatory and therapeutic...a must-read for those impacted by war."--Camillo Mac Bica, author of Beyond PTSD: The Moral Casualties of WarIn his first book of poetry, Vietnam combat veteran and Zen monk Claude AnShin Thomas explores the boundaries...

The history of the American Ranger is a long and colorful saga of courage, daring, and outstanding leadership. It is a story of men whose skills in the art of fighting have seldom been surpassed.The United States Army Rangers are an elite military...

Thomas E. Alexander was among 20,000 military service personnel ordered into the Strategic Air Command, formed in 1946 as US military and political leaders began to understand the growing nuclear threat posed by Stalin’s USSR. Alexander served for...

*This book is in the Rapid Communications in Conflict and Security (RCCS) Series (General Editor: Geoffrey R.H. Burn).With the consolidation of the Russian state under the rule of Vladimir Putin, Russia has begun to assert itself on the...

*This book is in the Rapid Communications in Conflict and Security (RCCS) Series (General Editor: Geoffrey R.H. Burn).The Office of Net Assessment (ONA) was responsible for carrying out three programs in the Department of Defense from November 1973 until...

*This book is in the Rapid Communications in Conflict and Security (RCCS) Series (General Editor: Dr. Geoffrey R.H. Burn)Few books have had a wider sustained impact than Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War. More than 2,500...

*This book is in the Rapid Communications in Conflict and Security (RCCS) Series (General Editor: Geoffrey R.H. Burn).This book seeks explanation for the making and implementation of American foreign policy—the decisions and actions the United...

For nearly a century, San Diego has been a hub of aviation development, air power, and flying adventure. The city's ideal weather and protected bay allowed San Diego to have an aviation history unrivaled by any local community. From the pioneering days...

During World War II, there was a famed B-17 aircraft named Hell's Angels. The men who worked together to keep the plane flying over Hitler's occupied Europe, those of the U.S. Army Air Force's 303rd Bombardment Group, were the first in the 8th Air Force...

DUTY, HONOR, COUNTRYThe eighty-four men and women who tell their stories exemplify these words. From the home front to the battlefront and from behind the lines, their words speak of loss, pain, fear, loneliness, selflessness, faith and hope. As one...

Milk Run: A Gunner's Tale is the true story of William E. Heichel and his experiences flying with the crew of a B-26 Martin Marauder in World War II Europe, primarily as waist gunner and radio operator. Written in a casual style reminiscent of a...

Chemical processing stands at the heart of numerous industries, from pharmaceuticals to manufacturing, and its significance cannot be overstated. The intricate dance of elements, compounds, and reactions is both a marvel and a challenge. Safety within...

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This book offers a realist critique of US foreign policy toward the Middle East in the last decade. 

As tensions between China and Japan increase, including over the disputed islands in the East China Sea, Japan has adopted under Prime Minister Abe a new security posture. This involves, internally, adapting Japan's constitutional position on defence...

This collection, comprising key works by James J. Wirtz, explains how different threat perceptions can lead to strategic surprise attack, intelligence failure and the failure of deterrence.This volume adopts a strategist's view of the issue of surprise...

This book's contribution to the discussion on the origin's of the First World War is a pioneering study of both the British General Staff and the evolution of military strategy in the period immediately prior to the war. It describes the development of...

This book aims to examine the conceptions and practices of security adopted by Regional Organisations (ROs) across the globe.Since the end of the Cold War, there has been an increased focus on regions as a relevant realm for security, with actors within...

This book contributes to the ongoing debate in IR on the role of security communities and formulates a new mechanism-based analytical framework.It argues that the question we need to ask is how security communities work at a time when armed conflicts...

Extensively illustrated with 52 detailed campaign and battle maps and diagrams, this book, originally published in 1990, surveys the evolution of warfare in Europe from Napoleon to the end of the twentieth century and in Asia from the Middle Ages. It...

This book focuses on the key naval strategic objectives of obtaining and maintaining sea control.During times of war, sea control, or the ability of combatants to enjoy naval dominance, plays a crucial role in that side's ability to attain overall...