Other warfare and defence issues Books

This volume explores the roots and centennial development of radical Islam in the Balkans since the rise of early Muslim fundamentalists in the Muslim world in the early 20th century. It also follows current militant Muslim movements, which have grown in...

Student, Sailor, Skipper, Survivor goes beyond the often-told battle stories to describe the life experiences shared by millions of Americans serving during WWII. Using her late father’s journal as the framework, researcher and author...

In 1984, the Sikh community - a minority amidst the Hindu majority that dominates the Indian nation-state - faced the most traumatizing of events for any group - complete annihilation. Since its inception, the fundamental Sikh ideas of freedom and...

A small farm boy's dream of flying, his life during the depression years, and his "once in a lifetime chance" to become a pilot in the U.S. Navy during World War II. It includes many stories of his interesting travels to countries around the world...

An enlisted soldier's back seat memories from Vietnam as crew chief aboard a Huey gunship.The author writes about his service time as a crew chief/door gunner on Huey helicopters with the Aerial Rocket Artillery. Telling of some narrow escapes he and his...

""Som Account of the Falkland Islands"" is a book written by Laughlan Bellingham Mackinnon, based on his six-month residence in the Falkland Islands in 1838 and 1839. The book provides a detailed account of the geography, climate, flora, and fauna of the...

""An Essay on Average: And on Other Subjects Connected with the Contract of Marine Insurance"" is a book written by Robert Stevens and published in 1822. The book explores the concept of average, which is a term used in marine insurance to describe the...

Chhuong So was born in 1972 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia into a family of two parents, a grandmother, three sisters, and a brother. His family's lives changed drastically in 1975 when the Khmer Rouge invaded Cambodia.Instead of going to school, the Khmer...

"Letters From A Warrior, P.S. Mom, I Love You" is a captivating true story full of adventure and self-discovery. It is portrayed with a relentless wit that offers an intimate glimpse into the world of the US Marine Corps Boot Camp in 1960. This is all...

The Yizkor Book captures the history of Zinkov in good times and bad, of vibrant life in the town, and of the efforts by some to make aliyah to Israel or to depart for the west. Describing the living town of Zinkov - however briefly - brings into focus...

1,271 Days a Soldier: The Diaries and Letters of Colonel H. E. Gardiner as an Armor Officer in World War II is one soldier's record of the Second World War. Henry E. Gardiner's collection recalls the first-hand experiences of an operational level ranking...

Uncommon - Black Can Make a Difference is an inspirational memoir that delves deep into the life of Mel King, an African American Air Force veteran, and his remarkable journey through corporate America. This compelling narrative captures the essence of...

Dies ist ungekürzte Fassung Mein Kampf ist eine politisch-ideologische Programmschrift Adolf Hitlers. Sie erschien in zwei Teilen. Hitler stellte darin seinen Werdegang zum Politiker und seine Weltanschauung dar. Das Buch ist weder eine...

As the systematic murder of six million Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators was taking place, Jewish soldiers in the United States Army participated in guarding, healing, and reeducating of some of the four hundred thousand German prisoners of war...

The United States military did not lose the Vietnam War! The South Vietnamese government lost the Vietnam War. With many inaccurate books, biased statements, lack of understanding, and facts, I decided to write a Vietnamese history book with emphasis on...

An American's Story is made up of the stories of James Ashmore's life in public service, to show people in a different way what a police officer's life really is, and because James wanted for these stories to be told before he is unable to,...

Record of the Medals of Honor Issued to the Bluejackets and Marines of the United States Navy, 1862-1910 is a book published in 1910 by the Bureau of Navigation of the United States Navy Department. The book provides a comprehensive record of all the...

Il Conquisto di Granata V2 ����� un libro scritto da Gerolamo Graziani nel 1789. Questo testo narra della conquista di Granada da parte dei re cattolici Ferdinando e Isabella nel 1492. Il libro ����� diviso in tre parti e descrive la storia della...

War is inflicting terrible suffering on the cities in which Ukrainians live, love, work, and raise families. Wartime destruction, injuries, and death have too little diminished despite improvements in weapons technology. By examining the cases of Tokyo,...

Robert G. Behee had a front-row seat to some of the most consequential battles during WWII, and he wrote it all down in his diary. He fought at "Omaha Beach," in France in the Battle of D-Day on a barge called a "Rhino." He received a Purple Heart after...

Drawing on previously inaccessible and overlooked archival sources, The Herero Genocide undertakes a groundbreaking investigation into the war between colonizer and colonized in what was formerly German South-West Africa and is today the nation of...

¿Te gustaría sumergirte en el pasado oscuro de la humanidad? ¿Aquellos sucesos que quisiéramos que nunca hubiesen existido pero siguen presentes? Pensabas en la Segunda Guerra Mundial ¿no es así? Entonces sigue leyendo..."Lo que se ha hecho no se puede...

"Kunze Up Front!" is unique in several distinctive ways. It is a first-person report. Many GIs who could have written first-person reports did not survive to write them. The first-person writing attempts to put the reader into the soldier's shoes-the...

Die Abhandlung ""�����ber die verbesserten dioptrischen Fernrohre aus den Sammlungen des Instituts zu Bologna"" wurde 1765 von Roger Joseph Boscovich verfasst. Das Buch beschreibt die neuesten Entwicklungen in der Optik und teleskopischen Technologie,...

Author, mainly of essays, texts of conscience and reflections on social issues, Piotr Plauszewski is originally from Kamianets-Podilskyi in Ukraine. He lives and writes in France. This is a translation of his work to make it...

Singing out of tune, revolution and angerDear reader:You must read this book before they issue a decree to shed my bloodThey are poems that break everything and rebel against everythingA collection of my revolutionary and out-of-the-ordinary poetic...

Nel corso dell'aggressione all'Abissinia del 1935-36, la Regia Aeronautica, in palese violazione del diritto internazionale, ha bombardato quasi tutti gli ospedali da campo della Croce Rossa impegnati nel difficile intervento umanitario in quella parte...

Freemasonry In Russia And Poland is a historical book written by Ernest Friedrichs and published in 1908. The book provides a detailed account of the development of Freemasonry in Russia and Poland, from its origins in the 18th century to the early 20th...

This is the English translation of the Memorial(Yizkor) book of the destroyed Jewish Community of Smorgon now in Belarus.This book contains first-hand descriptions of the rich life of the Jewish community of Smorgon before the Shoah and eye- witness...

This work explores issues of forgiveness and reconciliation in countries that had experienced political conflicts, civil war, and even genocide. It attempts to move beyond mere discussion by examining case studies and the initiatives taken in dialogue...

Since the end of the Bosnia War in 1995, a tradition was embraced by the West of vilifying the Serbs as the villains, and the Muslims as their victims.This necessitated the military intervention of the U.S. and NATO on the Muslim side, which caused an...

This is a story of a Vietnam Infantry Soldier who along with his second platoon survived the mountainous jungles of South Vietnam against a determined enemy.My prayers, which always gives me comfort in the most difficult moments of my life, are the Our...

This book constitutes a critical engagement with debates on the possibilities and limits of fighting racism with the help of criminal law. With in-depth analyses of cases of anti-Muslim violence in Sweden-a mosque fire, hate speech and of a series of...

Commentaires Sur Le Traite De La Guerre De Clausewitz (1853) est un livre �����crit par Edouard De La Barre Duparcq. Il s'agit d'un commentaire sur le c�����l�����bre trait����� de guerre de Carl von Clausewitz, publi����� en 1832. Dans ce livre, Duparcq...

Le livre ""Des Pentes �����conomiques en Chemins de Fer"" a �����t����� �����crit par Charles de Freycinet en 1861. Ce livre traite de l'importance de la conception �����conomique des chemins de fer, en particulier en ce qui concerne les pentes. L'auteur...

Le livre ""De la Contrebande de Guerre et des Transports Interdits aux Neutres"" de Richard Kleen, publi����� en 1893, est une �����tude approfondie de la contrebande de guerre et des transports interdits pendant les conflits arm�����s. L'auteur explore...

The book ""Letters of Christopher Columbus and Americus Vespuccius"" is a collection of letters written by two of the most famous explorers of the Americas during the 15th and 16th centuries. Christopher Columbus and Americus Vespuccius were both...

Fort Sumter Memorial: The Fall Of Fort Sumter; Replacing The Flag Upon Sumter; General Robert Anderson (1915) is a historical book written by Frank Moore. The book is a detailed account of the fall of Fort Sumter, a significant event that marked the...

"Absolutely outstanding, Wrinn has a humane, sure eye for detail." – Reader A gripping account of the Pacific War that became a history-changing struggle without mercy or precedent. From the shores of Peleliu, Iwo Jima and Okinawa,...

Like many Americans, as soon as Vincent J. Riccio heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor he wanted to enlist in the military. This memoir recounts his experiences in the United States Army Air Corps as an Instrument Technician, Aviation Cadet, and Flight...

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¿Te has preguntado quiénes son los personajes que han causado más estragos o sufrimiento a lo largo de la historia? ¿Te intriga saber qué es lo que los llevó al punto de cometer actos atroces? ¿Qué hay de los retrocesos históricos que han venido de la...