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The Seneca Army Depot: Fighting Wars from the New York Home FrontEven before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States began to prepare to enter World War II. When the army decided to build a depot in Seneca County in 1941, dozens of families were given only days to vacate the homes they loved...
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The Forts of Maine: Silent Sentinels of the Pine Tree StateWhether dotting the coastline, guarding the banks of the Kennebec or defending the Canadian border, Maine's many forts have sheltered its towns and people since the seventeenth century. Both Fort Kent and Fort Fairfield were built after the War of 1812 during the Aroostook...
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The Art of WarThe Art Of War by Sun Tzu The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the 5th century BC. Attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu - "Master Sun", the text is composed of 13 chapters, each of...
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Fort MonroeFort Monroe was once a powerful symbol of America's national defense system. From 1823 to 1945, its primary military mission was to protect Hampton Roads and the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay from enemy attacks. Over the years, as military technology advanced, Fort Monroe's...
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White Sands Missile RangeSince the official flag raising on July 9, 1945, the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) has become an integral part of global defense for the United States. A mere week after formation, Project Trinity tested the first atomic bomb at an isolated site, which...
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United States Army at Fort KnoxLocated in north-central Kentucky, Fort Knox is one of the army's major installations and is home to several commands, including the United States Army School and Center and the United States Army Recruiting Command. The fort's history dates to 1903, when a series of...
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Davisville and the SeabeesThe U.S. Naval Construction Battalion Center at Davisville, Rhode Island, is first remembered as the original "Home of the Atlantic Seabees." During World War II, 100 battalions as well as dozens of other U.S. Navy "Builder-Fighter" units were formed, outfitted, trained, and prepared for...
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Totally Amazing Facts about Military Sea and Air VehiclesReaders will learn over 100 facts about military sea and military air vehicles, such as helicopters, bombers, and stealth flighters, as well as, submarines, mammoth ships, and militarized barges. Reluctant readers will love the unusual facts, the amazing colorful spreads, and the lively photos...
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Artificial Intelligence Revolution: How AI Will Change Our Society, Economy, and CultureThe co-founder of Baidu explains how AI will transform human livelihood, from our economy and financial systems down to our daily lives. Written by Baidu cofounder Robin Li and prefaced by award-winning sci-fi writer Cixin Liu (author of The Three-Body Problem), Artificial Intelligence Revolution...
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Rough Draft: Cold War Military Manpower Policy and the Origins of Vietnam-Era Draft ResistanceRough Draft draws the curtain on the race and class inequities of the Selective Service during the Vietnam War. Amy J. Rutenberg argues that policy makers' idealized conceptions of Cold War middle-class masculinity directly affected whom they targeted for conscription and also for deferment....
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Troubled Waters: Insecurity in the Persian GulfTroubled Waters looks at four dynamics in the Persian Gulf that have contributed to making the region one of the most volatile and tension-filled spots in the world. Mehran Kamrava identifies the four dynamics as: the neglect of human dimensions of security, the inherent...
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Art of WarThe Art of War is a Chinese military treatise written during the 6th century BC by Sun Tzu. Composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare, it has long been praised as the definitive work on military strategies...
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GPS Versus Galileo: Balancing for Position in Space: CADRE Paper No. 23This study investigates Europe's motives to develop the independent satellite navigation system known as Galileo despite the existence of America's successful global positioning system (GPS). The study begins by analyzing both systems to familiarize the reader with global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) and to...
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U.S. Navy Auxiliary Vessels: A History and Directory from World War I to TodayFor more than a century, the U.S. Navy's battleships, cruisers, destroyers, submarines and amphibious warfare vessels have depended on a small group of specialized auxiliary ships to provide fuel, food, ammunition, parts and other material support and services. Without these workhorse vessels, the U.S....
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Guarding Alaska: A Memoir of Coast Guard Missions on the Last FrontierAlaska represents twenty percent of the land area, twenty percent of the oil production, forty percent of the fresh water of the United States, but after Wyoming, it's the least populated state. Despite that contradiction, the state has an abundance of natural resources, history,...
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Seabee Teams In Vietnam 1963-1968: 13 Man Teams That Helped Rural Vietnamese and who Fought Alongside The Special ForcesAmerican Baby Boomers--of the 1960's--are often portrayed in the media as either in the mud of Woodstock or in the mud of Vietnam. The truth is, just a small percentage--3% total--were in either place. Most Baby Boomers were living normal lives doing normal things....
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Evolution of the Us Sea-Based Deterrent: War Fighting Capabilites"Submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) and nuclear ballistic missile firing submarines (SSBNs)--Introduction.Author: George J. RefutoPublisher: XlibrisPublished: 08/12/2011Pages: 398Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.62lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00dISBN: 9781456881153This title is not returnable
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On WarCarl von Clausewitz was a 19th century military theorist who drew many of his ideas from his own experience as a Prussian soldier. Clausewitz's conception of war is strikingly unique: characterizing it as a Hegelian dialectic of opposing factors which interact and build upon...
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On WarClausewitz had many aphorisms, of which the most famous is, "War is not merely a political act, but also a political instrument, a continuation of political relations, a carrying out of the same by other means," a working definition of war which has won...
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The Art Of WarThe classic by Sun Tzu. The definitive guide to strategy, tactics, and success.Author: Sun TzuPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublished: 08/06/2010Pages: 112Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.33lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.27dISBN: 9781453751794This title is not returnable
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