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1) World War II
Series
History in dispute volume 4
Publisher
St. James Press
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
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Description
"In this ambitious and far-ranging work, Alexander Mikaberidze argues that the Napoleonic Wars can only be fully understood in an international perspective. France struggled for dominance not only on the plains of Europe but also in the Americas, West and South Africa, Ottoman Empire, Iran, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Mediterranean Sea, and the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Taking specific regions in turn, Mikaberidze discusses major political-military...
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Audio, Inc
Pub. Date
cp2013
Language
English
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Description
Displaying a rare courage that transcends battlefield heroics, eleven soldiers and marines share the truth about their wars. Journalist Kevin Sites gets answers to what it is like to kill; to be under fire; what can never be forgotten; and more. Sites compiles the accounts of the soldiers, their families, and their friends, and also shares the unsettling narrative of his own failures during war.
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Language
English
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Description
A reissue, with a new introduction by Flaneuse author Lauren Elkin, of Martha Gellhorn's enduring collection of war reportage, The Face of War. Martha Gellhorn was a fearless war correspondent for nearly fifty years and a leading journalistic voice of her generation. From the Spanish Civil War in 1937 through the wars in Central America in the mid-eighties, her candid reporting reflected her deep empathy for people no matter their political ideology,...
Author
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In Margin of Victory Douglas Macgregor tells the riveting stories of five military battles of the twentieth century, each one a turning point in history. Beginning with the British Expeditionary Force holding the line at the Battle of Mons in 1914 and concluding with the Battle of 73 Easting in 1991 during Operation Desert Storm, [this book] establishes a connection among these clashes and teaches its readers an important lesson about how future battles...
10) Journalism
Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
A journalistic collection in comic book format from the sidelines of wars around the world includes articles on the American military in Iraq, the Caucasus widow trials, the dilemmas of India's "untouchables," and the smuggling tunnels of Gaza.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Sir Alistair Horne has been a close observer of war and history for more than fifty years and in this wise and masterly work, he revisits six battles of the past century and examines the strategies, leadership, preparation, and geopolitical goals of aggressors and defenders to reveal the one trait that links them all: hubris. In Greek tragedy, hubris is excessive human pride that challenges the gods and ultimately leads to total destruction of the...
12) World War I
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Examines the causes, course, and social implications of World War I, as well as technological and strategic advances of the time.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Two leading authorities—an acclaimed historian and the outstanding battlefield commander and strategist of our time—collaborate on a landmark examination of war since 1945. Conflict is both a sweeping history of the evolution of warfare up to Putin’s invasion of the Ukraine, and a penetrating analysis of what we must learn from the past—and anticipate in the future—in order to navigate an increasingly perilous world. In this deep and incisive...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"A veteran war correspondent journeys to remote mountain communities across the globe--from Albania and Chechnya to Nepal and Colombia--to investigate why so many conflicts occur at great heights. Mountainous regions are home to only ten percent of the world's population yet host a strikingly disproportionate share of the world's conflicts. Mountains provide a natural refuge for those who want to elude authority, and their remoteness has allowed archaic...
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Describes how the Enlightenment and the French Revolution led to the first total war in history during the age of Napoleon, when embodiments of modern-day warfare such as conscription, guerrilla warfare, and unconditional surrender made their first appearance.
Author
Publisher
Dispatch Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"'The Violent American Century' addresses the U.S.-led transformation in war military strategy and war making that followed 1945. World War II marked the apogee of industrialized 'total war.' Great powers savaged one another. Hostilities engulfed the globe. Mobilization extended to virtually every sector of every nation. Air war, including the terror bombing of civilians, emerged as a central strategy of the victorious Anglo-American powers. The devastation...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Trapped in a forever war by 9/11, in Spiral Mark Danner describes a nation that has been altered in fundamental ways. President Bush declared a war of choice and without an exit plan, and President Obama has proven unable to take the country off what he has called its "permanent war footing." The War on Terror has led to fourteen years of armed conflict, the longest war in America's history. Al Qaeda, the organization that attacked us on 9/11, has...
Author
Series
Defense horizons volume no. 66
Publisher
Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
20) Thunderbirds
Publisher
Discovery Communications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
"They are the most highly-skilled pilots in the United States Air Force, a six-man demonstration team that pulls off death-defying aerial maneuvers at incredible speeds of over 600 mph. They have been called both a high-flying roadshow and an air force within an air force. Their job? To inspire new generations of pilots and instill faith and pride in america's military by showcasing just what our modern jet fighters can do."-- Container.
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