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Japanese Military Cartridge Handguns 1893-1945: A Revised and Expanded Edition of "Hand Cannons of Imperial Japan"When originally published in 1981, The Hand Cannons of Imperial Japan was heralded as one of the most readable works on firearms ever produced. To arms collectors and scholars, it remains a prized source of information on Japanese handguns, their development, and their history....
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How to Fight a WarHas any war in history gone according to plan? Monarchs, dictators and elected leaders alike have a dismal record on military decision-making, from over-ambitious goals to disregarding intelligence, terrain, or enemy capabilities. This not only wastes the lives of civilians, the enemy and one's...
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Civil War Torpedoes and the Global Development of Landmine WarfareCivil War Torpedoes examines the history of landmine development and use in the Civil War and beyond. The author organizes his scholarship around technology, and morality. Hess uses multiple archival sources to tell a compelling narrative that considers the moral stigma most contemporaries attached...
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To Dare and to Conquer: Special Operations and the Destiny of Nations, from Achilles to Al QaedaIn the tradition of "Guns, Germs, and Steel," Leebaert tells the stories of small forces that have triumphed over vastly larger ones and changed the course of history--from the Trojan Horse to Al Qaeda. Maps & charts.Author: Derek LeebaertPublisher: Back Bay BooksPublished: 03/02/2007Pages: 688Binding...
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Facing China: The Prospect for War and PeaceJean-Pierre Cabestan, a China specialist based in Hong Kong, provides an overview of "Thucydides' Trap," as coined by political scientist Graham Allison to describe the inescapable conflict between Beijing and Washington. Is China's growing power a threat to the United States? Could it lead...
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Warrior Diplomats: Civil Affairs Forces on the Front Lines: Civil Affairs Forces on the Front LinesAmerica kicked off the twenty-first century with a two-decade losing streak. In Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States failed to understand the societies in which it was fighting. Blind to local fundamentals, the US military proved unable to achieve effects via futuristic technology and...
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Boobytraps FM 5-31Everything you ever wanted to know about boobytraps Initially published in 1965, this official U.S. Army document gives you access to insider, military-grade information on the characteristics, use, detection, and removal of boobytraps. This brand-new, high-quality reissue includes details on boobytrapping mines, buildings, terrain,...
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Drone Enlightenment: The Colonial Roots of Remote WarfareDrone warfare raises far-reaching questions about responsibility, war, and sovereignty. Who can be held accountable for drone strikes? How do wars conducted by drone disrupt ideas of national territories and sovereign boundaries? What does the occupation of a land or people look like if...
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Thanks for Your Service: The Causes and Consequences of Public Confidence in the Us MilitaryA definitive study on the decades-long run of high public confidence in the military and why it may rest on some shaky foundations. What explains the high levels of public confidence in the US military and does high confidence matter? In Thanks for Your...
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Who Dares WinsAuthor: Tony GeraghtyPublisher: Abacus (UK)Published: 10/31/2011Pages: 626Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.48lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.39dISBN: 9780349114873This title is only available via back order
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Small Unit Leadership Lib/E: A Commonsense ApproachAuthor: Dandridge M. MalonePublisher: Tantor AudioPublished: 06/22/2011Binding Type: CDISBN: 9798200091980About the AuthorMalone, Dandridge M.: - Dandridge M. Malone began his U.S. Army career as a private and ended as a colonel almost thirty years later. During that time, he earned a B.S. degree from...
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Moment of Battle Lib/E: The Twenty Clashes That Changed the WorldIn the grand tradition of Edward Creasy's classic Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World, James Lacey and Williamson Murray spotlight only those engagements that changed the course of civilization. In gripping narrative accounts they bring these conflicts and eras to vivid life, detailing the...
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Bipolar General: My Forever War with Mental IllnessMaj. Gen. Gregg Martin cut a striking figure in the Army: athletic, quick witted, devout, and studious, he was a natural leader. Thanks to his engineering and leadership knowhow, Martin was chosen to lead the thousands of combat engineers who paved the way for...
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Like Dreamers Lib/E: The Story of the Israeli Paratroopers Who Reunited Jerusalem and Divided a NationAuthor: Yossi Klein HaleviPublisher: Tantor AudioPublished: 12/23/2013Binding Type: CDISBN: 9798200049479About the AuthorHalevi, Yossi Klein: - Yossi Klein Halevi is the author of At the Entrance to the Garden of Eden and Memoirs of a Jewish Extremist. A frequent contributor to the op-ed pages of...
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Advanced Land Warfare: Tactics and OperationsInternational politics have become ever more volatile over the last decade, increasing the risk of large-scale military violence. Yet the precise character of future war will depend on a range of factors that relate to adversaries, allies, technology, geographical scope and multiple domains of...
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Strategia: A Primer on Theory and Strategy for Students of WarWar fascinates us, but what do we really know about its nature? Strategia is the product of Colonel Oliviero's decades-long intellectual quest to address this fundamental query. His work offers both the serious student and the casual reader a foundation stone upon which to...
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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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Commander's Tactical Handbook: Marine Corps MCRP 3-30.7Released 2 May 2016 Buy the paperback, get Kindle eBook FREE using MATCHBOOK. go to www.usgovpub.com to see how Marine Corps Reference Publication (MCRP) 3-30.7, Commander's Tactical Handbook, contains reference material frequently used to organize, plan, and conduct Marine ground combat operations. Its intent...
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Weapon WizardsAuthor: Yaakov KatzPublisher: St. Martins Press-3PLPublished: 01/31/2017Pages: 304Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.68dISBN: 9781250822475
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Skin in the Game: Poor Kids and PatriotsMajor General Dennis Laich makes a compelling case that the all-volunteer force no longer works in a world defined by terrorism, high debts, and widening class differences. He sets up his argument by posing three fundamental questions: Is the all-volunteer force working? Will it...
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