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OAR Study Guide: Officer Aptitude Rating Test Prep and Practice Test Questions for the Navy OAR Exam [3rd Edition]Test Prep Books' OAR Study Guide: Officer Aptitude Rating Test Prep and Practice Test Questions for the Navy OAR Exam 3rd Edition] Taking the OAR test? Want to get a good score? Written by Test Prep Books, this comprehensive study guide includes: Quick Overview...
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Adaptation Under Fire: How Militaries Change in WartimeA critical look into how and why the U.S. military needs to become more adaptable. Every military must prepare for future wars despite not really knowing the shape such wars will ultimately take. As former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates once noted: "We...
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On WarClausewitz, who fought in the Napoleonic wars, sought to understand and analyze the phenomenon of war so that future leaders could win conflicts more effectively. This abridged edition selects the books in which the nature and theory of war are developed and explains the...
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German Railway Gun 28 CM K5(e) LeopoldTechnical/historical background by the Dutch expert, illustrated with 31 b/w period photos and a selection of 224 detailed walk-around photographs highlighting in color all exterior and interior details of the World's only two preserved K5(E) railway guns: Ausf. C from the US Ordnance Museum,...
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Jet: Frank Whittle and the Invention of the Jet EngineIn 12 April 1937 Frank Whittle became the first person to successfully start and run a turbojet engine. In May 1941 the engine took to the air in an experimental Gloster-Whittle aircraft, but despite the RAF's desperate need for air supremacy over her enemies,...
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Military Strategy: Principles, Practices, and Historical PerspectivesJohn M. Collins has distilled the wisdom of history's great military minds to tutor readers on the necessary intellectual skills to win not only battles but also wars. He illuminates practices that worked well or poorly in the past, together with reasons why. He...
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Professor Porsche's Wars: The Secret Life of Ferdinand Porsche, the Legendary Engineer Who Armed Two Belligerents Through Four Decades**Endorsements: ** 'Fascinating and meticulously researched.' The Spectator 'The connection between weapons and industrial design is strong at Porsche. This is the subject of an engrossing new book, Professor Porsche's Wars.' Stephen Bayley, Octane 'Ludvigsen approaches the legend from a new and surprisingly rich...
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Der Dienst Des Generalstabes. 4. Aufl. Bearb. Von [friedrich Heinrich Bruno Julius] Bronsart Von SchellendorffThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Lockheed F-94 StarfireThe Lockheed F-94 Starfire was developed from the Lockheed TF-80C/T-33 two seat trainer version of the famed P/F-80 Shooting Star. It was redesigned around a afterburning engine and a Hughes nose mounted radar system to become a interim all-weather night fighter until replaced by...
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The Day the Sun Rose Twice: The Story of the Trinity Site Nuclear Explosion, July 16, 1945First published in 1984, this prize-winning history of the Manhattan Project is now available in paperback for the first time, fifty years after the explosion of the first atomic bomb.Author: Ferenc Morton SzaszPublisher: University of New Mexico PressPublished: 07/05/1984Pages: 245Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 9.04h...
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Secrets of the Japanese Art of Warfare: From the School of Certain VictoryThis samurai strategy books is the first widely available English translation of Yamamoto Kansuke's classic treatise on strategy and tactics. Secrets of the Japanese Art of Warfare is Thomas Cleary's translation of the seminal writings attributed to Yamamoto Kansuke on Japanese martial arts and...
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The Making of Strategy: Rulers, States, and WarMoving beyond the limited focus of the individual strategic theorist or the great military leader, The Making of Strategy concentrates instead on the processes by which rulers and states have formed strategy. Seventeen case studies--from the fifth century B.C. to the present--analyze through a...
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On WarOn War is one of the most important books ever written on the subject of war. Clausewitz, a Prussian officer who fought against the French during the Napoleonic Wars, sought to understand and analyze the phenomenon of war so that future leaders could conduct...
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Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the Twenty-First Century"[Singer's] enthusiasm becomes infectious . . . Wired for War is a book of its time: this is strategy for the Facebook generation." --Foreign Affairs "An engrossing picture of a new class of weapon that may revolutionize future wars. . ." --Kirkus Reviews P....
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The Mask of CommandJohn Keegan's brilliant look at the meaning of leadership In The Mask of Command, John Keegan asks us to consider questions that are seldom asked: What is the definition of leadership? What makes a great military leader? Why is it that men, indeed sometimes...
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The Russian S-300 and S-400 Missile SystemsAn expert account of the development, role, and capabilities of the S-300 and S-400 air defence missile systems, key strategic weapons in Putin's Russia. Few modern missile systems have had such significance as the S-300 family. Highly regarded technically, Russia's most powerful air-defense systems...
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Air Force Operational Test and Training Infrastructure: Barriers to Full ImplementationSenior leaders on the Joint Staff are becoming increasingly concerned about the ability of the readiness assessment system to determine whether individuals and aircrews have developed the right skills to perform their missions in stressful, complex environments. The authors offer diverse stakeholders a framework...
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A New Structure for Security, Peace, and Cooperation in the Persian GulfTensions between Iran and its Arab neighbors at the Persian Gulf have often been described as one of the challenges to the world peace and security over the past decade. As a result, one of the puzzles of the current international relations has been...
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A Military History of the Cold War, 1962-1991: Volume 70Study of the Cold War all too often shows us the war that wasn't fought. The reality, of course, is that many "hot" conflicts did occur, some with the great powers' weapons and approval, others without. It is this reality, and this period of...
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The Ever-Shrinking Fighting ForceIts capabilities unrivaled and its global reach unmatched, America's military is the envy of the world. Yet, to those in the know, like retired Marine Major General Arnold Punaro, a former Staff Director of the Senate Armed Services Committee, there is compelling need for...
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