Military Science
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Stuff of Soldiers: A History of the Red Army in World War II Through ObjectsThe Stuff of Soldiers uses everyday objects to tell the story of the Great Patriotic War as never before. Brandon M. Schechter attends to a diverse array of things--from spoons to tanks--to show how a wide array of citizens became soldiers, and how the...
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CommandIn the wake of the troubled campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq, military decision-making appears to be in crisis and generals have been subjected to intense and sustained public criticism. Taking these interventions as a starting point, Anthony King examines the transformation of military command...
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The Black WatchIn the wake of the Jacobite Rebellions, companies of trustworthy Highlanders were raised from royal clans to protect the populace, deter cattle stealing and guard against any possible Jacobite incursion. Soon after its formation, the companies organized into a regiment of foot known famously...
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Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at WarGrunt tackles the science behind some of a soldier's most challenging adversaries--panic, exhaustion, heat, noise--and introduces us to the scientists who seek to conquer them. Mary Roach dodges hostile fire with the U.S. Marine Corps Paintball Team as part of a study on hearing...
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The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry: By Christine de PizanIt is unexpected in any era to find a woman writing a book on the art of warfare, but in the fifteenth century it was unbelievable. Not surprisingly, therefore, Christine de Pizan's The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry, written around 1410,...
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Unmanned Systems: Savior or ThreatThe threat of an attack involving an unmanned system armed with a weapon of mass destruction is a present one. With two million drones projected to be flying US skies in 2020, unmanned aircraft systems in the air domain pose a significant challenge to...
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The Abridged Guide to U.S. Special Forces Skills, Tactics, and TechniquesEveryone knows that members of the U.S. Special Forces are the top-shelf, crème de la crème, A-Number-Ones, specially hand-picked people to train and serve as the avant garde of the largest, most well-funded military on the face of the earth. But that doesn't happen...
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Zero-Sum Victory: What We're Getting Wrong about WarWhy have the major post-9/11 US military interventions turned into quagmires? Despite huge power imbalances in the United States's favor, significant capacity-building efforts, and repeated tactical victories by what many observers call the world's best military, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq turned intractable....
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The Command of The Air2020 Reprint of the 1983 Edition. This reprint of the 1942 English translation of Douhet's works, while titled Command of the Air, actually consists of five separate works: the original 1921 edition of Command of the Air, a second edition of 1927, a 1928...
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A Technical History of America's Nuclear Weapons: Volume II - Developments from 1960 Through 2020 - Second EditionThis is the Second Edition of A Technical History of America's Nuclear Weapons: Volume II -Nuclear Developments From 1960 Through 2020. Volume II takes up where Volume I ends. It is written in the same straightforward, easy to understand, manner as Volume I. American...
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The B-25 in the Backyard: My Father's Historic Airplane SanctuaryOnly in America could Walter A. Soplata, the son of penniless Czech immigrants, accomplish so much single-handedly saving historic aircraft from World War II and other periods. After a childhood spent building model airplanes while dreaming about having his own airfield, Soplata worked in...
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The Fighting Tomahawk: An Illustrated Guide to Using the Tomahawk and Long Knife as WeaponsThe low-tech, high-impact tomahawk has been carried in every American war, including Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq. Here the author traces the origins of the tomahawk and uses his dynamic drawings to show how it can be utilized singly or with the long knife in...
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The Art of WarThe Art of War, also known as the Sunzi ("Master Sun") or Sunzibingfa ("Master Sun's Art of War / Master Sun's Military Strategy" ), is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the 5th century BC. Attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun...
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British Army: A Pocket Guide 2008 - 2009The British Army Pocket Guide 2008-2009 is a comprehensive guide to the organization, equipment and tactics of today's British Army. This latest edition incorporates details of all army reorganization and regimental amalgamations plus details of major systems and equipment introduced.Author: Charles HeymanPublisher: Pen &...
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U.S. Marines Close-quarter Combat ManualThere's tough, and then there's Marine tough. This is the official U.S. Marines guide to close-quarters combat. If you're serious about learning to fight and defend yourself, then this is the book for you...Because if there's one thing the Marines take seriously, it's winning...
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The Forts of Maine: Silent Sentinels of the Pine Tree StateJoin local author Harry Gratwick as he uncovers stories of adventure and bravery from the forts of Maine.Whether 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...
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Insurgency and Terrorism: From Revolution to Apocalypse, Second Edition, RevisedA systematic, comprehensive, and straightforward textbook for analyzing and comparing insurgencies and terrorist movements, Insurgency and Terrorism was first published in 1990 to broad acclaim. Observers, scholars, students, military personnel, journalists, and government analysts worldwide found it worthy of study. Now Insurgency and Terrorism...
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The Book of Five RingsMiyamoto Musashi, was an expert Japanese swordsman. Musashi, as he was often simply known, became renowned through stories of his excellent and unique double bladed swordsmanship and undefeated record in his 60 duels.Author: Miyamoto MusashiPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublished: 07/12/2016Pages: 50Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.18lbsSize:...
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FM 3-05.222 Special Forces Sniper Training and Employment: April 2003New edition is available TC 18-32 Special Forces Sniper Training and Employment November 2013 The sniper is the most feared man on the battlefield. He is part assassin and part intelligence asset. The Special Forces Sniper is a cut above - a Tier One...
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Frontier Forts and Outposts of New MexicoLife in early New Mexico was often perilous. Geographic isolation attracted outlaws and ruffians, and skirmishes often arose between the indigenous tribes and settlers. In response, the U.S. government set up military forts and outposts to protect its new citizens. These strongholds include Fort...
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