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Everyman's library volume 385
Language
English
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"A new translation of the ancient Chinese classic on the art of war by warrior-philosopher Sun Tzu, with new notes and introduction by translator Peter Harris. Includes the traditional commentary and a map."--Provided by publisher.
"The ancient Chinese military classic that is widely admired today by both military and business strategists--in a new translation, with new notes and commentary. For more than two thousand years, The Art of War has provided...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Distilled from the Yale University seminar, "Studies in Grand Strategy," a master class in strategic thinking surveys statecraft from the ancient Greeks through FDR and beyond as vital historical lessons for future world leaders.
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Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
"I am hard pressed to think of another book that can match the combination of practical insights and reading enjoyment."���Steven Levitt Game theory means rigorous strategic thinking. It's the art of anticipating your opponent's next moves, knowing full well that your rival is trying to do the same thing to you. Though parts of game theory involve simple common sense, much is counterintuitive, and it can only be mastered by developing a new...
Author
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
"For fifty years the Cold War shaped our lives and divided our world, and its influence will be felt for decades to come. While other authors have portrayed the period as an uneasy "peace" enforced by mutually assured destruction via atomic and nuclear weapons, Norman Friedman dashes the prevailing notion that the Cold War was but a loose succession of related events and shows instead that it was World War III, conducted at a much slower pace than...
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Can America have a real national strategy and move forward together without the focus of war? In the twentieth century, America came together to become the "Arsenal of Democracy," and emerged from World War II as the greatest power in the world. We shaped a global civilization in our own values, first with international institutions and our allies, then triumphing over our long-term adversary, the Soviet Union to emerge as the world's lone superpower....
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"By early December 1941, war and genocide had changed Europe beyond recognition. Nazi Germany had occupied most of the continent and opened concentration camps, while millions of soldiers had died on the front. In Asia, the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War had turned mainland China into a battleground and the Pacific Islands into an armed camp. Still, these far-off conflicts were not yet inextricably linked, and the greatest power the world...
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A leading expert reexamines history to offer a stunningly original portrait of Hitler as a competent military commander and strategist. After Germanys humiliating World War II defeat, numerous German generals published memoirs claiming that their countrys brilliant military leadership had been undermined by the Führers erratic decision making. The author of three highly acclaimed books on the era, Stephen Fritz upends this characterization of Hitler...
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Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Presents facts about all aspects of warfare and battle throughout history, including information on weapons, uniforms, technology, military vessels and vehicles, and military intelligence, and includes quizzes and activities
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The riveting, secret story of the hundred-year intelligence war between Russia and the West with lessons for our new superpower conflict with China. Spies is the history of the secret war that Russia and the West have been waging for a century. Espionage, sabotage, and subversion were the Kremlin’s means to equalize the imbalance of resources between the East and West before, during, and after the Cold War. There was nothing “unprecedented”...
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
How to Win an Election is an ancient Roman guide for campaigning that is as up-to-date as tomorrow's headlines. In 64 BC when idealist Marcus Cicero, Rome's greatest orator, ran for consul (the highest office in the Republic), his practical brother Quintus decided he needed some no-nonsense advice on running a successful campaign. What follows in his short letter are timeless bits of political wisdom, from the importance of promising everything to...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In Nuking the Moon, intelligence historian Vince Houghton proves that abandoned plans can be just as illuminating--and every bit as entertaining--as the ones that made it. Vividly capturing the fascinating stories of how twenty-one plans from WWII and the Cold War went from conception, planning, and testing to cancellation, Houghton explores what happens when innovation meets desperation: For every plan as good as D-Day, there's a scheme to strap...
17) Three blind mice
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Sam, Dean, and Harry are three naval officers on shore leave in Sydney after six months at sea. Tomorrow morning, they're shipping out for Iraq. Tonight, two of them are making the best of it. One may be making a run for it. And for all three, it'll be a final night of women, poker, family dinners, and a dark secret that will change their lives forever.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"#1 New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas E. Ricks offers a new take on the Civil Rights Movement, stressing its unexpected use of military strategy and its lessons for nonviolent resistance around the world. "Ricks does a tremendous job of putting the reader inside the hearts and souls of the young men and women who risked so much to change America . . . Riveting." ―Charles Kaiser, The Guardian In Waging a Good War,...
19) Grant
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Series
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A modest and unassuming man, Grant never lost a battle, leading the Union to victory over the Confederacy during the Civil War, and ultimately becoming President of the reunited states. Grant revolutionized military warfare by creating new leadership strategies and by integrating new technologies into classical military strategy. In this biography, Mosier reveals the man behind the military legend, showing how Grant's creativity and genius off the...
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Conventional wisdom holds that the South's defeat was inevitable. Yet military historian Alexander's new look at the Civil War documents how a Confederate victory could have come about--and how close it came to happening. Moving beyond theoretical conjectures to explore actual plans that Confederate generals proposed and the tactics ultimately adopted in the war's key battles, he shows why there is nothing inevitable about military victory, even for...
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