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Automatic Pistol Caliber .45 M1911 and M1911A1 Field Manual: FM 23-35The M1911 is a single-action, semi-automatic pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge, and served as the standard-issue sidearm for the United States military from 1911 to 1985. It was widely used from the First World War all theway up to the Vietnam War....
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Field CommandEver wondered about the difference between a sector of fire and a field of fire? How about command and control, information and intelligence or drifting standards and creeping missions? Is time on your side? What is key terrain and how do you recognize it?...
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War in an Age of Revolution, 1775-1815This volume investigates a critical moment in the history of warfare. It assembles historians of the early modern and modern eras to speak to one another across the great historiographical divide that has traditionally separated them. The central questions in the volume have to...
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North American B-25 Mitchell: The Ultimate Look: From Drawing Board to Flying ArsenalWilliam Wolf presents a comprehensive, meticulously researched volume describing the celebrated World War II B-25 Mitchell. The reader is given an inclusive description and appraisal of the bomber's development, testing, manufacture; and then every aspect of the aircraft, its equipment, and crew is described...
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Colonial Forts of the Champlain and Hudson Valleys: Sentinels of Wood and StoneFrom Montreal to New York City, the rivers and lakes of the Hudson and Champlain Valleys carved a path through the primeval forests of the Northeast. The rival French and English colonies on either end built strategic strongholds there throughout the seveAuthor: Michael G....
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Battling to the End: Conversations with Benoit ChantreCarl von Clausewitz (1780-1831), the Prussian military theoretician who wrote On War, is known above all for his famous dictum: "War is the continuation of politics by other means." In Ren Girard's view, however, the strategist's treatise offers up a more disturbing truth to...
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On Tactics: A Theory of Victory in BattleOriginally setting out to write the very book that he would have wanted to own as a young infantryman, the author penned On Tactics as a remedy for navigating the chaotic and inchoate realm of tactical theory. Challenging centuries-old conventional wisdom regarding the principles...
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Purpose and Power: Us Grand Strategy from the Revolutionary Era to the PresentAuthor: Donald StokerPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 01/11/2024Pages: 586Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 3.05lbsSize: 9.10h x 5.90w x 2.10dISBN: 9781009257275
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Parris Island: "The Cradle of the Corps" A History of the United States Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina, 15Here, for the first time, author and former Parris Island drill-instructor Eugene Alvarez records the training and tough physical and mental challenges that have helped to churn thousands of Marines out of Parris Island, South Carolina for nearly a century. Drawn from first-hand accounts...
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Heavy Cruiser Prinz Eugen: Naval History Special EditionBuilding upon the expertise of the authors and historians of the Naval Institute Press, the Naval History Special Editions are designed to offer studies of the key vessels, battles, and events of armed conflict. Using an image-heavy, magazine-style format, these Special Editions should appeal...
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U.S. Army M-1 Garand Technical ManualThis is the official US Army guide to the history, operation, and maintenance of the M-1 Garand rifle. It differs from traditional Army manuals in its inclusion of an introductory chapter on the history of this remarkable weapon, and its long, difficult path to...
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Camp PendletonCamp Pendleton was established in 1942 by the Navy Department as the West Coast training facility for the United States Marine Corps. Located in rugged northwest San Diego County, Camp Pendleton quickly became one of the largest training centers for infantry, aviation, and amphibious...
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Urban Battlefields: Lessons Learned from World War II to the Modern EraUrban Battlefields: Lessons Learned from World War II to the Modern Era offers a detailed study of the complexities of urban operations, demonstrating through historical conflicts their key features, the various weapons and tactics employed by both sides, and the factors that contributed to...
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Guerrilla WarfareGuerrilla Warfare (Spanish: La Guerra de Guerrillas) is a military handbook written by Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara following the Cuban Revolution. It became a reference for thousands of guerrilla fighters in various countries around the world. The book draws upon Guevara's personal experience as...
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Churchill's Shadow Raiders Lib/E: The Race to Develop Radar, World War II's Invisible Secret WeaponAuthor: Damien LewisPublisher: HighBridge AudioPublished: 04/28/2020Binding Type: CDISBN: 9781665115438About the AuthorLewis, Damien: - Damien Lewis is an award-winning historian, war reporter, and bestselling author. He spent over two decades reporting from war, disaster, and conflict zones around the world, winning numerous awards. He has...
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The Art of WarNiccolo Machiavelli considered this book his greatest achievement. Here you will learn how to recruit, train, motivate, and discipline an army. You will learn the difference between strategy and tactics. Machiavelli does a masterful job of breaking down and analyzing historic battles. This book...
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Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms NetworkIn this seminal work originally published in 1992, an insider account from the man who paid off the Iranians for the American hostages Ari Ben-Menashe spent more than a decade in the innermost circles of Israeli intelligence. He was privy to the secret negotiations...
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Causes of WarWritten by leading scholars in the field, Causes of War provides the first comprehensive analysis of the leading theories relating to the origins of both interstate and civil wars. Utilizes historical examples to illustrate individual theories throughout Includes an analysis of theories of civil...
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PRAXIS Tacticum: The Art, Science and Practice of Military TacticsPundits have long predicted the end of conventional warfare but for the foreseeable future, it is here to stay. Counterinsurgency, guerrilla warfare, terrorism, peace enforcement, policing. All these forms, like conventional warfare, are as old as mankind. Modern militaries claim to be professional bodies,...
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Defense Budgeting for a Safer World: The Experts SpeakAmerica is facing the most dangerous and complex geopolitical environment since World War II. Ensuring the adequacy and flexibility of our defense budget is essential to keeping our nation secure and the world safe for global democracy. Defense Budgeting for a Safer World brings...
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