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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Pak proxy war	Rajeev Sharma	Pakistan's attack on India at Kargil; exploitation of Muslim fundamentalist Osama Bin Laden and Inter Services Intelligence, the national security agency of Pakistan.	OL1060230W
The Balkan wars	Andre . Gerolymatos	An examination of the Balkan region probes the history behind the hatred tearing the region apart, traveling back seven centuries to explore the roots of ethnic strife in Southeastern Europe. "In Th…	OL11024962W
Journey without boundaries	André Diedericks	This is the extraordinary tale of an extraordinary man. An honestly told story of his military career, of a man who was twice decorated for valour, who pioneered and developed the concept of “small t…	OL11812736W
Przemiany w wojskowości polskiej od połowy X wieku do 1138 roku	Marjorie Hardwick	288 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.	OL11875609W
The Pharaohs' armies	Louise Park	"An introduction to the history and lifestyle of the Pharaohs' armies"--Provided by publisher.	OL12252570W
L' armée et la ville en France, 1815-1870	Carole Espinosa	Plus perméable aux attaques ennemies du fait de l'accroissement des réseaux de communication, la France met en place une stratégie défensive dans laquelle la ville occupe une place névralgique. Les a…	OL13647859W
The Great War for civilisation	Robert Fisk	During the thirty years that award-winning journalist Robert Fisk has been reporting on the Middle East, he has covered every major event in the region, from the Algerian Civil War to the Iranian Rev…	OL13660347W
D-Day, June 6, 1944	Sean Sheehan	Describes the Allied landing on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, with an overview of events leading to that invasion as well as a description of its momentous effects on the war.	OL14870847W
Wings Over the Mexican Border	Kenneth Baxter Ragsdale	Against a backdrop of revolution, border banditry, freewheeling aerial dramatics, and World War II comes this compelling look at the rise of U.S. combat aviation at an unlikely proving ground—a remot…	OL1703538W
History of the Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1864 - 2004	Mark Coghlan	It is May 1983. The UMR is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its Headquarters, the UMR Hall, in Greytown. A medal parade, civic dinner and a number of other events are on the programme. The member…	OL17060998W
Under fire	William E. Butterworth III	After the epic struggle of World War II, W.E.B. Griffin's bestselling chronicle of the Marine Corps enters a new stage of modern warfare—with new weapons, new strategies, and a new breed of warrior—o…	OL17645W
Battlefields	Lynn M. Stone	Describes some of the key events in the military history of the United states and the sites where these events took place.	OL1801520W
300 heroes	Terri Dougherty	"Describes events before, during, and after the battle of Thermopylae, including key players, weapons, and battle tactics"--Provided by publisher.	OL1814192W
Reconquest and crusade in medieval Spain	Joseph F. O'Callaghan	Publisher's description: Drawing from both Christian and Islamic sources, Reconquest and Crusade in Medieval Spain attempts to redress the imbalance in part by demonstrating that the clash of arms be…	OL1852852W
European and native American warfare, 1675-1815	Armstrong Starkey	Challenging the historical tradition that has denigrated Indians as 'savages' and celebrated the triumph of European 'civilization', Armstrong Starkey presents military history as only one dimension …	OL1904223W
Confederate tide rising	Joseph L. Harsh	n this reexamination of Confederate war aims, Joseph L. Harsh analyzes the military policy and grand strategy adopted by Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis in the first two years of the Civil War. …	OL1969215W
Hidden heroism	Robert B. Edgerton	In Hidden Heroism, Robert B. Edgerton chronicles the history of African-American participation in American wars, from the French and Indian War to the present. He argues that blacks in America have l…	OL2005771W
Defeat in detail	Edward J. Erickson	"The Ottoman Empire fought the Balkan Wars of 1912-1913 against the joint forces of Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, and Serbia - and was decisively defeated. The Ottoman Army is frequently depicted as …	OL221327W
Ejército y milicias en el mundo colonial americano	Juan Marchena Fernández	"Well-organized, clearly written institutional study of the Spanish military primarily during the Bourbon Reform era. Based on considerable archival research and extensively footnoted"--Handbook of L…	OL2401225W
Utmost savagery	Alexander, Joseph H.	The Bloody Conquest of Tarawa in November 1943 by the newly created Central Pacific Force was the first trial-by-fire of America's fledgling amphibious assault doctrine against a heavily fortified ob…	OL2671515W