Books

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American soldiers in Iraq American soldiers in Iraq Morten G. Ender "American Soldiers in Iraq offers a unique sociological snapshot of American soldiers in Iraq, analyzing their collective narratives in relation to the military sociology tradition"--Provided by publ… OL13646767W
Wiser in battle Wiser in battle Ricardo S. Sanchez WISER IN BATTLE is the first book about the war in Iraq by an on-site commander. Former Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez served as Commander of Coalition Ground Forces from June 2003 to June 2004. … OL13652852W
The interrogators The interrogators Chris Mackey Shares the stories of five American interrogators at the front lines of the war against terror, revealing the mental and psychological battles waged between the soldiers and their al Qaeda and Taliba… OL15826821W
Fortress Israel Fortress Israel Patrick Tyler "Once in the military system, Israelis never fully exit," writes journalist Patrick Tyler. "They carry the military identity for life, not just through service in the reserves until age forty-nine ..… OL16490444W
Embattled Rebel Embattled Rebel James M. McPherson From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom, this book is a powerful new reckoning with Jefferson Davis as military commander of the Confederacy. History has not been kind to Jeff… OL17078686W
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
George B. McClellan and Civil War history George B. McClellan and Civil War history Thomas J. Rowland Perhaps no other Union commander's reputation has been the subject of as much controversy as George B. McClellan's. Thomas J. Rowland presents a framework in which early Civil War command can be view… OL1857459W
Military human resource issues Military human resource issues Kelly M. J. Farley,P. John Johnston "The operational capacity of any military is largely dependent on its people. Whether it is war fighting, peacekeeping, or assisting our communities in times of need, the key to success is having the… OL21766286W
The Oxford Book of Military Anecdotes The Oxford Book of Military Anecdotes Max Hastings This collection is principally concerned with American and British conflicts with occasional forays into foreign armies - notably the Greeks, the Romans, and Napoleon's soldiers. Hastings has sought … OL2439616W
Fiasco Fiasco Thomas E. Ricks The definitive military chronicle of the Iraq war and a searing judgment on the strategic blindness with which America has conducted it, drawing on the accounts of senior military officers giving voi… OL2688486W
Battle Battle Richard Holmes Discover the history of battles, from the hand-to-hand combat of the ancient Assyrians to the artillery actions of World War I. OL3125814W
Into the storm Into the storm Tom Clancy In his brilliant, bestselling novels, Tom Clancy has explored the most dramatic military and security issues of our time. Now he takes readers deep into the operational art of war with this insightfu… OL448977W
America's military adversaries America's military adversaries John C. Fredriksen Books on American military heroes abound. But this book is the first to focus on America's talented enemiesothe generals, admirals, Indian chiefs and warriors, submarine captains, fighter pilots, and… OL449681W
The Buffalo Soldiers The Buffalo Soldiers Tracy Barnett An account of the exploits of the African Americans known as Buffalo Soldiers, focusing on their part in the conflict between the Indians and the settlers. OL5954357W
Masters of War Masters of War Michael Handel This is the first comprehensive study based on a detailed textual analysis of the classical works on war by Clausewitz, Sun Tzu, Mao Tse-tung, and to a lesser extent, Jomini and Machiavelli. Brushing… OL8357231W
The Terracotta Army The Terracotta Army John Man The terra cotta army is one of the greatest, and most famous, archaeological discoveries ever made. Over eight thousand life-size figures of warriors and horses were interred in the mausoleum of the … OL87908W
Women and war Women and war Jean Bethke Elshtain From the Publisher: Jean Elshtain examines how the myths of Man as "Just Warrior" and Woman as "Beautiful Soul" serve to recreate and secure women's social position as noncombatants and men's identit… OL891982W