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The fourth star
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Greg Jaffe |
They were four exceptional soldiers, a new generation asked to save an army that had been hollowed out after Vietnam. They survived the military's brutal winnowing to reach its top echelon. They beca… |
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Helicopters
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Stanley S. McGowen |
Helicopters: An Illustrated History of Their Impact covers the development of helicopters from a concept in Leonardo daVinci's mind to the first successful machines in the early 1900s to the latest t… |
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Out of Iraq
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William R. Polk,George McGovern,George S. McGovern |
"The authors present a detailed blueprint for U.S. withdrawal from Iraq that is bound to stir a national debate. Former senator George McGovern and William R. Polk, a leading authority on the Middle … |
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Engines of war
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Christian Wolmar |
From the acclaimed author of 'Fire and Steam' and 'Blood, Iron and Gold' comes 'Engines of War' which tells the dramatic story of how the birth and spread of the railways shaped the ways wars were fo… |
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Battles that changed history
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Spencer Tucker |
Presents over two hundred battles that changed the course of history, including the date, place, participants, and the historical significance of each conflict. |
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From lambs to lions
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Preston, Thomas |
While many books discuss how nations can prevent the proliferation of biological and nuclear weapons, this unique and controversial volume begins with the premise that these weapons will certainly mu… |
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Twentieth-century Artillery
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Ian V. Hogg |
reference book with technical specifications and illustrations of most artillery systems employed during the 20th century |
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ASVAB for dummies
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Jennifer Lawler,Rod Powers,Jennifer L. Lawler |
Provides an introduction to the Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery. Ace the ASVAB by sharpening your test-taking skills with hands-on guidance on what to expect on all the subtests, cutting-edg… |
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Naval Operations Analysis
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Thomas J. Sanders,W. Charles Mylander |
work about target identification and movement analisis |
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Easternization
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Gideon Rachman |
"Easternization is the defining trend of our age--the growing wealth of Asian nations is transforming the international balance of power. This shift to the East is shaping the lives of people all ove… |
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NATO 2.0
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Sarwar A. Kashmeri |
On September 5, 2009, the commanding officer of NATO's German troops in Afghanistan ordered a U.S. Air Force fighter to destroy two fuel trucks hijacked by the Taliban. Within hours, German prosecuto… |
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Military Balance 2009
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International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) |
1 online resource : |
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Preparing for the future
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Colin Campbell,Michael Barzelay |
Annotation |
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David Petraeus
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L. K. Currie-McGhee |
Profiles the life and career of General David Petraeus, commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) serving in Afghanistan. |
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The Art of War
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Sun Tzu |
*The Art of War* (Chinese: 孫子兵法; lit. 'Sun Tzu's Military Method') is traditionally ascribed to Sun Tzu. It presents a philosophy of war for managing conflicts and winning battles. It is accepted as … |
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International Warbirds
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John C. Fredriksen |
Invaluable for specialists, accessible to enthusiasts, International Warbirds: An Illustrated Guide to World Military Aircraft, 1914 - 2000 puts the most legendary fighter aircraft of the 20th centur… |
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The old breed of marine
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Abraham Felber,Franklin S. Felber,William H. Bartsch |
"With a reporter's mind and photographer's eye, Felber recorded in meticulous detail the fighting that wrested Guadalcanal from the enemy in the skies, off the shores, and in the muddy jungles. As th… |
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Wings, women, and war
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Reina Pennington,John Erickson |
The Soviet Union was the first nation to allow women pilots to fly combat missions. During World War II the Red Air Force formed three all-female units -- grouped into separate fighter, dive bomber, … |
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Masters of War
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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… |
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Machine Guns
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James Willbanks |
This volume in the Weapons and Warfare series describes the history of machine guns from the mid-19th century to the present, following both the evolution of small arms technology and the impact of m… |
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