Military Science
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A History of Army Aviation: From Its Beginnings to the War on Terror.spellbinding history., the how, what, when, where and why.some never told and certainly not always understood. This is a story that has begged to be told, .with sources and substance heretofore missing. Historians, military scholars, and aviators, .will rely on this work for years....
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War in the Shadows: The Guerrilla in History Volume 1Author: Robert B. AspreyPublisher: iUniversePublished: 05/31/2002Pages: 740Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 2.44lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.08w x 1.78dISBN: 9780595225934This title is not returnable
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Military Innovation in the Interwar PeriodThis study of major military innovations in the 1920s and 1930s explores differences in innovating exploitation by the seven major military powers. This volume of comparative essays investigates how and why innovation occurred or did not occur, and explains much of the strategic and...
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The Republic in Danger: General Maurice Gamelin and the Politics of French Defence, 1933 1940This is the first full-length reappraisal in English of the role of France's chief of defense forces, General Maurice Gamelin (1872-1958). Reviled by many of his contemporaries and by two generations of historians as "the man who lost the Battle of France" in 1940,...
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Victory in War: Foundations of Modern StrategyWar demands that scholars and policy makers use victory in precise and coherent terms to communicate what the state seeks to achieve in war. The failure historically to define victory in consistent terms has contributed to confused debates when societies consider whether to wage...
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Warfare in African HistoryThis book examines the role of war in shaping the African state, society, and economy. Richard J. Reid helps students understand different patterns of military organization through Africa's history; the evolution of weaponry, tactics, and strategy; and the increasing prevalence of warfare and militarism...
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The Soviet-East German Military AllianceDrawing on East German, Soviet, and Western sources as well as years of study, travel, and military service in Germany and Eastern Europe, Major Macgregor examines East Germany's critical political-military role in the Soviet strategy to maintain control of Eastern Europe. He offers an...
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How Democracies Lose Small Wars: State, Society, and the Failures of France in Algeria, Israel in Lebanon, and the United States in VietnamGil Merom argues that modern democracies fail in insurgency wars because they are unable to find a winning balance between expedient and moral tolerance for the costs of war. Small wars are lost at home when a critical minority shifts the balancing element from...
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Guns of the Old West: An Illustrated GuideFirearms played an important role on the American frontier. Used to hunt animals for food and clothing, they also safeguarded one's home against outlaws and other hostile elements. This definitive, scrupulously researched work describes and illustrates the many different weapons that opened up and...
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Guidance Control of Ocean VehiclesThis comprehensive book details the design of control systems for ocean vehicles. Readers are shown how the implementation of mathematical models and control theory can reduce fuel consumption and improve reliability and performance.Author: FossenPublisher: John Wiley & SonsPublished: 08/23/1994Pages: 494Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.90lbsSize: 9.44h...
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If War Comes Tomorrow?: The Contours of Future Armed ConflictMilitary affairs have been affected by major changes in recent years. The bipolar world of two superpowers has gone. The Cold War and the global military confrontation that accompanied it have ended. A new military and political order has emerged in the world, but...
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Carrier: A Guided Tour of an Aircraft CarrierThey are floating cities with crews of thousands. They are the linchpins of any military strategy, for they provide what has become the key to every battle fought since World War I: air superiority. The mere presence of a U.S. naval carrier in a...
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The GurkhasFilled with interesting and often highly entertaining historical anecdotes, and there are some rare photographs and illustrations. . . . Lucid, well written. . . . A very sound contribution to our understanding of British Empire and South Asian history. ChoiceAuthor: Byron FarwellPublisher: W....
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Jack Tar'An enthralling book' Sunday Telegraph'Fascinating' Sunday Times The Royal Navy to which Admiral Lord Nelson sacrificed his life depended on thousands of sailors and marines to man the great wind-powered wooden warships. Drawn from all over Britain and beyond, often unwillingly, these ordinary men...
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Russian Imperial Military Doctrine and Education, 1832-1914This work examines the evolution of military-scientific research and theory as it was taught to student-officers at the Nicholas Academy. It is the only work (in English or Russian) to focus on this intellectual-institutional dialogue in the context of evolving professional responsibilities of the...
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Armament and History: The Influence of Armament on History from the Dawn of Classical Warfare to the End of the Second World WarAlthough skill, leadership, strategy, and number of forces have been important factors in battles, armaments have played the most decisive role in determining ultimate military victory. Entranced by the power and precision of armaments, man has continuously invented faster, more accurate, and more devastating...
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Wings Over the Mexican Border: Pioneer Military Aviation in the Big BendAgainst a backdrop of revolution, border banditry, freewheeling aerial dramatics, and World War II comes this compelling look at the rise of U.S. combat aviation at an unlikely proving ground--a remote airfield in the rugged reaches of the southwestern Texas borderlands. Here, at Elmo...
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On ArtilleryGudmundsson tells the story of field artillery in the 20th century and its impact on the major conflicts of our time. Its purpose is to provide the reader--whether artilleryman or not--with hitherto unavailable insights on the role that artillery plays in the larger battle...
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The Enlightened Soldier: Scharnhorst and the Militarische Gesellschaft in Berlin, 1801-1805This volume explores the essence of German military professionalism as exemplified by the nineteenth century Prussian German Staff. The study focuses on the most important Prussian military reformer--Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst, who in 1801 founded the Militarische Gesellschaft (Military Society) in Berlin. The...
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The United States and Biological Warfare: Secrets from the Early Cold War and Korea[The United States and Biological Warfare] is a major contribution to our understanding of the past involvement by the US and Japanese governments with BW, with important, crucial implications for the future. . . . Pieces of this story, including the Korean War allegations,...
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