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Kill chain Kill chain Andrew Cockburn,Cockburn, Andrew "For the first time in our military history, how we wage war is being built around a single strategy: the tracking and elimination of "high value targets"--In other words, assassination by military d… OL17225367W
Fortunes of war Fortunes of war Stephen Coonts Four Japanese nationalists storm Tokyo's imperial palace and behead the emperor. Their goal: to invade Russia and conquer oil-rich Siberia in order to dominate the globe. Soon the world explodes in w… OL17334W
Iron Wolf Iron Wolf Dale Brown In the spring of 2017, the U.S. economy is rebounding under President Stacy Anne Barbeau, the country's first female president. But her leadership is about to be severely tested: Russian president Ge… OL17867601W
The aeronaut's windlass The aeronaut's windlass Jim Butcher Since time immemorial, the Spires have sheltered humanity. Within their halls, the ruling aristocratic houses develop scientific marvels, foster trade alliances, and maintain fleets of airships to ke… OL17886067W
Drone warfare Drone warfare Medea Benjamin Weeks after the 2002 American invasion of Afghanistan, Medea Benjamin visited that country. There, on the ground, talking with victims of the strikes, she learned the reality behind the "precision bo… OL19963660W
Drone Drone Hugh Gusterson "Drones are changing the conduct of war. Deployed at presidential discretion, they can be used in regular war zones or to kill people in such countries as Yemen and Somalia, where the United States i… OL20035823W
Level zero heroes Level zero heroes Michael Golembesky The author follows the members of U.S. Marine Special Operations Team 8222 on their assignment to the remote and isolated Taliban stronghold known as Bala Murghab as they conduct special operations i… OL20037835W
Drone Strike! Drone Strike! Bill Yenne 191 pages : 26 cm OL21137211W
Battle Born Battle Born Dale Brown Patrick McLanahan returns to flying action as conflict between North & South Korea sparks an international crisis - in the twelfth high-tech, high-action thriller from the bestselling author of FLIGH… OL21418851W
Dogfight Dogfight Alfred Price Places the reader in the cockpit during some of the greatest air battles of modern warfare. From WWI, where we get a rare insight into the fighter operations over the fields of France. Through to the… OL22407329W
Wings of fire Wings of fire Dale Brown When the new Libyan president has the new Egyptian president assassinated, his widow vows revenge. She takes over the Egyptian government and in the process ensnares McLanahan. Events spiral out of c… OL24173126W
Shadow command Shadow command Dale Brown "General Patrick McLanahan's new 'Aerospace Battle Force' is based on the Armstrong Space Station. But the program has its critics, including Russia, the United Nations, and the American press. Russi… OL24179833W
Strike force Strike force Dale Brown When a disgraced former Iranian military chief of staff engineers an insurgency that threatens to destroy the theocratic regime in Iran, a new era appears to be dawning in the Middle East ... but you… OL24300754W
Sky battles, sky warriors Sky battles, sky warriors Alfred Price By covering the full chronological span of military aviation, this book tells of pilots from the Great War firing pistols at one another to the Gulf War Tornado. OL24851340W
The foundations of US air doctrine The foundations of US air doctrine Barry D. Watts This study analyzes airpower doctrine from the viewpoint of Clausewitzian friction. The study concludes that American airpower doctrine has changed very little since the 1930s and that it is fundamen… OL2574912W
The war in the air The war in the air H. G. Wells Londoner Bert Smallways accidentally becomes involved in a German plot to invade America by air, launching an era of total warfare in which the great 20th century civilizations are bomarded into rubb… OL26438619W
Fighter aces Fighter aces Christopher F. Shores "An attempt has been made here to provide a history of the fighter ace throughout the world, indicating where and when these men have appeared, what they have achieved, how many there have been, and … OL3046330W
The Worlds Great Fighters The Worlds Great Fighters Robert Jackson Describes the development of the fighter throughout the twentieth century, exploring the background and service record of the world's most important fighter types. OL3974672W
Military helicopter doctrines of the major powers, 1945-1992 Military helicopter doctrines of the major powers, 1945-1992 Matthew Allen xxviii, 293 p. : 25 cm OL4304124W
Wings of fire Wings of fire Dale Brown North Africa is in turmoil. The new Libyan president has had the new Egyptian president assassinated, and the latter's widow, Susan Salaam, vows revenge. She enlists the high-tech help of Air Force g… OL6690099W
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