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Books Express Publishing The Foundations of the Science of War
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Military Bookshop Strategic Retrenchment and Renewal in the American Experience
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Leonaur Ltd Sniping in France
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Naval & Military Press Ltd Sir Charles Oman's History of the Art of War in the Middle Ages Vol 1
Book SynopsisSir Charles Oman’s classic two-volume history of warfare in the Middle Ages is the key work for understanding the changing face of battle as it was tested, refined and transformed through centuries of upheaval. Both scholarly and accessible this is wonderful account, from a gifted writer, of the characteristic strategies, tactics, military organisation, and of the developments in war that took place during the Middle Ages.Volume One charts the period from 378 to the battle of Marchfield in 1278 which decided the fate of Austria and marked the ascendancy of the armoured knight. Includes the transition from the Roman to Medieval Warfare and the development of Cavalry, the Byzantine Army and its development, the Crusades, the Visigoths, the Lombards, the Franks, the Anglo-Saxons, Charlemagne, the Vikings and Magyars, their weaponry,arms and armour. With detailed descriptions of particular battles such as Adrianople, Louvain, Hastings and Lewis.Volume Two covers Edward the First’s Welsh Wars, Bannockburn,the Hundred Years War, the rise of the Swiss, the Condottieri in Italy, the Housesit Wars and the wars of the Roses. Particular importance is accorded to the early use of gunpowder and its revolutionary impact on tactics, siege craft and politics and conduct of war.
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Naval & Military Press The Austro-Prussian War in Bohemia, 1866: Otherwise Known as The Seven Weeks' War or Needle-Gun War
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Naval & Military Press Ltd Regulations for the Exercise of Riflemen and Light Infantry and Instructions for Their Conduct in the Field (1814)
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Little, Brown Book Group Nuclear Terrorism: The Risks and Consequences of the Ultimate Disaster
Book SynopsisAmericans in the twenty-first century are keenly aware of the many forms of terrorism: hijackings, biological attacks, chemical weapons. But, the deadliest form is almost too scary to think about - a terrorist group exploding a nuclear device in an American city. In the urgent call to action, Graham Allison, one of America's leading experts on nuclear weapons and national security, presents the evidence for two provocative, compelling conclusions. First, if policy makers in Washington keep doing what they are currently doing about the threat, a nuclear terrorist attack on America is inevitable. Second, the surprising and largely unrecognized good news is that nuclear terrorism is, in fact, preventable. Allison offers an ambitious but feasible blueprint for eliminating the possibility of nuclear terrorist attacks, if we are willing to face the issue squarely.Trade ReviewAllison goes beyond the usual hand-wringing about a nuclear-armed Al Qaeda. He presents sharp critiques of White House failures to tackle the problem and proposes concrete solutions. * Newsweek *Comprehensive but accessible . . . a major contribution to public understanding. * The New York Times Book Review *In an era of colour-coded terror alerts and rigorous security checks, Allison provides a rare dose of alarmism well informed. * The Boston Globe *Allison makes the subject clear and accessible; his recommendations come across as not only logical, but also imperative. * Foreign Affairs *
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Naval & Military Press Ltd The Soviet Army: Tactics and Organization 1949
Book SynopsisAt the end of the Second World War, it quickly dawned on the West that the defeat of one totalitarian enemy - Hitler''s Germany - had left another, our late ally turned potential foe: Soviet Russia. This official assessment of the Red Army''s strength and standing, published in 1949, is therefore of consuming interest to students of the Cold War. It comprises a history of the Red Army from its formation in 1918 after the Bolshevik Revolution to its triumph in the Second World War. Then follows a section on the army''s command and control structure; notes on its post-war re-organisation; and two long chapters on tactics - including such subjects as tanks, air support; night attacks and artillery. There are more chapters on weapons, equipment, conditions of service, supply and airborne operations. With charts of command structures, and photographs and diagrams of important weapons, this is as complete a snapshot of a potentially hostile enemy force as can be imagined.
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The Mercier Press Ltd Eamonn Ceannt: Supreme Sacrifice
Book SynopsisEamonn Ceannt was executed at Kilmainham Gaol on 8 May 1916, along with Con Colbert, Sean Heuston and Michael Mallin, for their part in the Easter Rising. Ceannt was one of the seven signatories of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic read by Patrick Pearse outside the GPO on that Easter Monday. He had led the rebel occupation of the South Dublin Union, and despite having been vastly outnumbered his volunteers were not overpowered but ordered to surrender by Pearse. Eamonn Ceannt, together with Patrick Pearse and Joseph Plunkett, was instrumental in planning the rebellion. He had joined the Gaelic League in 1899, where he met Pearse and Eoin MacNeill. He became a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood in 1912 and became a founding member of the Irish Volunteeers the following year. This is the only biography of this brilliant military tactician and key player in the story of 1916.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Check Your Vocabulary for Military English: A Workbook for Users
Book SynopsisThis workbook provides material to learn English with military vocabulary. It contains a range of activities, including word games, puzzles and quizzes to help improve specialist English vocabulary. It covers British, American and international military terms and includes: military personnel; manoeuvres; equipment; vehicles; weapons; tactics; and commands.
£10.66
Books Express Publishing A Different Kind of War: The United States Army
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Military Bookshop The United States Naval War College Fundamentals of War Gaming
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Books Express Publishing U.S. Army War College Guide to National Security Issues, Vol II: National Security Policy and Strategy, 4th Edition
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Books Express Publishing The Conduct of Anti-Terrorist Operations in Malaya
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Books Express Publishing Historical Perspectives of the Operational Art
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Books Express Publishing The Bear Went Over the Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics in Afghanistan
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Howgate Publishing Limited Multidomain Operations
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Howgate Publishing Limited Multidomain Operations
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Legacy Books Press Austria-Hungary's Last War, 1914-1918 Vol 1 (1914): Outbreak of War to the Outcome of the Battle of Limanowa-Lapanow
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Legacy Books Press Austria-Hungary's Last War, 1914-1918 Vol 1 (1914): Leaflets and Sketches
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Lauric Enterprises, Inc. Knife Combatives
£66.46
Nimble Books The Handbook of Fifth-Generation Warfare (5GW)
£34.02
Red and Black Publishers Minimanual of the Urban Guerrilla
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Bottom of the Hill Publishing The Book of Five Rings
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Suzeteo Enterprises The Art of War
£12.16
Black Irish Entertainment LLC One Tribe at a Time: The Paper That Changed the War in Afghanistan
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PSI The Art of War
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Jade Ink Press The Art of War Ultimate Bilingual Edition 4in1
£14.97
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Norse Warfare: A Portrayal of Combat, Raids, and Plunder in the Viking Age
£19.22
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Les Forces spéciales
£11.09
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www.bnpublishing.com The Art of War
£8.67
Fili Public The Prince Niccolò Machiavelli
£9.67
Filibooks A Field Guide to Power
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Brill European Security after Iraq
Book SynopsisEuropean Security after Iraqdeals with the key questions about the effect of the Iraq war, from the invasion of 2003 onwards, on relations within the European region and between Europe and the wider world. It is concerned with both immediate impacts and longer term trends in intra-European and transatlantic relations. Formerly published as a special issue of 'Perspectives on European Politics and Society', Volume 5, No. 3, 2004.
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Brill The Jeune École: The Strategy of the Weak
Book SynopsisAnglo-American theoreticians have to a large extent dominated the formulation and study of modern naval strategy in Western countries. This Anglo-American dominance has resulted in a focus on how the superior power should exploit its superiority in order to realize its strategic objectives. The present study differs from other books on naval strategy by analysing a military strategy for the inferior power instead. Along with Tirpitz’s “risk theory”, The Jeune École is the most significant maritime strategy dealing with the dilemmas facing the weaker navy. This French body of naval thought is distinguished from other strategies of the weak by its elaborate prescriptions for the offensive use of naval forces. This book represents an unprecedented study of The Jeune École based on hitherto unexploited and unpublished primary sources from the Service Historique de la Marine.Trade Review“This book provides the English language reader with the only up-to-date study of this curious development since the appearance of Theodore Ropp’s dissertation-turned-book. Røksund has made some significant additions by using primary sources in the French Navy’s archives which were closed to Ropp when he did his research in the 1930s. The result is a tight story which begins with the French Navy’s surrender of her budget to finance the rebuilding of the Army after 1870 and ends with the emergence of the submarine as the first viable weapon to do what the Jeune École proposed-wage a guerre de course.” Chalmers Hood in Journal of Military History 72/1, Jan 2008Table of ContentsAcknowledgements .. vii Introduction .. ix Chapter One The Theoretical Foundation of the Jeune École .. 1 The Predecessor of the Jeune École .. 1 Strategic Assessment .. 7 Commercial Warfare .. 13 Raiding the Enemy’s Sea Lines of Communication .. 13 Bombardment of the Enemy’s Coast .. 21 The Jeune École and International Law .. 24 The Critics of the Jeune École .. 24 International Law Incompatible with War .. 27 Limited War or Total War—Impacts on Military Thinking .. 35 From Cabinet War to the Wars of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars .. 38 The American Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War .. 45 Summary .. 50 Chapter Two The Jeune École in Office .. 53 Strategic Assessment .. 53 Verifying the Excellence of the Torpedo Boats .. 63 Rapprochement between Aube and the Council of Admiralty .. 77 Summary .. 81 Chapter Three The Legacy of the Jeune École .. 85 The Strategic Outlook of the French Navy up to the Fashoda Crisis .. 86 The Disciples of Aube .. 97 Total War and International Law .. 98 The Potential Enemies .. 100 The Naval Programme of the Heirs .. 105 The Return of the Jeune École to Power .. 109 The Jeune École and the Staff College .. 111 From Lockroy’s First Period as Minister of Marine to the Fashoda Crisis .. 130 Summary .. 137 Chapter Four The Fashoda Crisis and the Development of a Modern Navy .. 143 Confrontation Between France and Great Britain .. 143 Italy, the Perfect Enemy .. 156 After Fashoda .. 161 Lanessan’s Analysis .. 161 The Reform .. 165 Summary .. 174 Chapter Five The Revitalisation of the Jeune École .. 177 Changing Alliances among the European Powers .. 177 The Submarine and the Jeune École .. 189 The Pelletan Regime .. 213 Summary .. 221 Conclusion .. 225 Appendix: Ministers of Marine 1870–1914 .. 231 Bibliography .. 233 Index .. 239
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Chiron Academic Press The Art of War (Chiron Academic Press - The Original Authoritative Edition)
£9.37
Happy Hour Books The Art of War
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Golden Bookmark Publishing El libro de los cinco anillos The Book of Five RingsSpanish Edition
£16.98