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Naval Institute Press U.S. Battleships: An Illustrated Design History
Book SynopsisThe Norman Friedman Illustrated Design History series of U.S. warships books has been an industry standard for three decades and has sold thousands of copies worldwide. To mark and celebrate this achievement, the Naval Institute Press is proud to make these books available once more. Digitally remastered for enhanced photo resolution and quality, corrected, and updated, this series will continue to serve--for scholars and enthusiasts alike--as the foundation for U.S. naval warship research and reference for years to come.U.S. Battleships is one the most comprehensive references available on the entire development of U.S. battleships, starting in 1886, with Maine and Texas, continuing to South Carolina, the U. S. Navy's first dreadnought, through to the behemoth Montana-class of World War II, Friedman authoritatively analyzes the design and performance histories of this popular type. The long careers of the Iowa-class, including their recommissioning in the late Cold War, are covered. Like the other books in Friedman's design-history series, U.S. Battleships is based largely on formerly classified internal U.S. Navy records. Friedman, a leading authority on U.S. warships, explains the political and technical rationales for building battleships and recounts the evolution of each design. Alan Raven and A.D. Baker III have created detailed scale outboard and plan views of each ship class and of major modifications to many classes. Numerous photographs complement the text.
£74.25
Coda Books Ltd Tiger I - Official Wartime Crew Manual (The Tigerfibel)
£18.44
Chaplin Books HMS Bermuda Days: An Ordinary Seaman's Log
£14.61
Military History Group IS-2 - Development, Design & Production of Stalin's War Hammer
£15.99
The History Press Ltd The SR71 Blackbird Story
Book SynopsisWith the help of breath-taking photographs, Mark Chambers tells the fascinating story of this truly unique aircraft’s design and development as well as its famous and ingenious designer Mr Clarence ‘Kelly’ Johnson.
£10.44
The History Press Ltd A Quiet Country Town
Book SynopsisA glorious celebration of the history of WestlandTrade ReviewAn excellent read
£13.49
Schiffer Publishing Ltd M2M3 Bradley
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Sherman Tank Vol. 3
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Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. USS Arizona BB39
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Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. US Coast Guard Cutter 37
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC First World War Tanks Shire Library No 172
Book SynopsisAlthough tanks have become a symbol of military power, the first tanks were created as a temporary solution to the deadlock created by trench warfare. This book covers the design and development of tanks during the First World War, describing the types that were used in action and the most important battles in which they fought.Table of Contents1) The Landships Committee 2) The tank in action 3) French and German tanks 4) 1918 5) Conclusion 6) Further reading 7) Places to visit
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Stealth Warship Technology Volume14
Book SynopsisExploring the full extent of threats to warships and thus the transformational change in naval architecture to incorporate modern stealth technologies in all of a naval platform's design parameters.
£47.50
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Sagger AntiTank Missile vs M60 Main Battle Tank
Book SynopsisThe 1973 Yom Kippur War rewrote the textbook on the tactics of modern armored warfare. Unlike the previous major Arab-Israeli war of 1967, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) faced an enemy that had invested heavily in modern Soviet weapon systems and tactics.Using detailed color artwork and insightful analysis, this book explains how the effective use of the Soviet-supplied AT-3 Sagger (9M14 Malyutka) anti-tank missile allowed small Arab tank-killing teams to destroy Israeli armor at an astonishing rate. It also analyzes the tank that opposed it, the US-built M60A1, which had to fight for survival against the Arab Saggers, and shows how in both the Sinai and the Golan Heights, the IDF quickly learned that firepower and infantry/artillery cooperation were the keys to their survival.Table of ContentsIntroduction / Chronology / Design and Development / The Strategic Situation / Technical Specifications / The Combatants / Combat / Statistics and Analysis / Conclusion / Further Reading / Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mutiny on the Spanish Main
Book SynopsisFrom renowned author and naval historian Angus Konstam, this is a gripping account of one of the Royal Navy''s bloodiest and most dramatic mutinies.Mutiny on the Spanish Main tells the dramatic story of HMS Hermione, a British frigate which, in 1797, was the site of the bloodiest mutiny in British naval history, which saw the death of her captain and many of her officers. Though her crew handed her over to the Spanish, Hermione was subsequently recaptured in a daring raid on a Caribbean port two years later. Drawing on letters, reports, ship''s logs, and memoirs of the period, as well as previously unpublished Spanish sources, Angus Konstam intertwines extensive research with a fast-paced but balanced account of the mutiny and its consequences.Illustrated with maps and diagrams tracing the events as they unfolded, and supported by informative inserts on the technical and tactical nuances of seamanship and naval warfare in the periodTrade ReviewA vivid account of a forgotten chapter of British naval history. * Dan Snow, Historian, TV Presenter and Broadcaster *Angus Konstam is a master of meticulous maritime research and has brilliantly reignited this stirring tale of mutiny, savage murder, treason and subsequent Royal Navy daring and gallant retaliation and retribution. It is a cracking good read. * Admiral Sir Jock Slater, Royal Navy (rtd.), former First Sea Lord *Angus Konstam has delivered a masterful work. Fast moving, fascinating intrigue, incredible action, and heroic retribution by the Royal Navy. Meticulous research includes a surprising impact on US history. Patrick O’Brian would love this book. I couldn’t put it down! * Admiral Jay L. Johnson U.S. Navy (rtd.), former Chief of Naval Operations *Mutiny on the Spanish Main has everything such a history should have: a story which no novelist would dare put before his readers, an exploration of the depths to which unconfined humans can sink… [and] a graphic style which places the reader in the action – and there is action aplenty. What more could any reader want? * Peter Padfield, Author of Nelson’s War *Konstam’s detective work in archives across the world reveals the astonishing story of what really happened, the characters of the men involved and the convoluted mixture of geopolitics and personality which led to one of the bloodiest chapters in British naval history. * Siân Rees, Author of The Floating Brothel *Angus Konstam starts in the homely surroundings of a pub in Greenwich with two lamented and larger-than-life characters, and takes us to the Caribbean in one of the navy’s worst-run ships, in a period of great unrest. He provided a moving and terrifying picture of mutiny and its aftermath in one of the Royal Navy’s darkest hours, combined with a thorough understanding of the customs and techniques of the navy of the day. * Brian Lavery, Curator Emeritus, National Museum, Greenwich and author of Nelson's Navy *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Maps Preface 1: The Hermione 2: Crisis in the Caribbean 3: The Seeds of Mutiny 4: The Fortunate Son 5: The Caribbean Honeymoon 6: The Floating Powderkeg 7: Murder in the Night 8: The Evil that Men Do 9: The Spanish Main 10: The Manhunt 11: An International Incident 12: The Surprise 13: The Cutting Out 14: Retribution Notes Bibliography HMS Hermione – Ship’s Specifications Index
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Bloomsbury USA Italian Adriatic Fleet 191518
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Official Illustrated History of RAF Search
Book SynopsisAn inspiring and fascinating illustrated celebration of the rich and glorious history of the RAF''s Search and Rescue Force, with a foreword from HRH Prince William, Duke of Cambridge.This book is an official, fully illustrated, in-depth account of the SARF''s rich and glorious history, from its origins in World War II through to its recent withdrawal after 75 years of service. The book contains a foreword by HRH Prince William himself, plus action-packed and awe-inspiring photographs from the RAF''s archive of photographs and exclusive interviews with former crewmembers, telling their own dramatic stories.Officially endorsed by the RAF, An Illustrated History of the RAF Search and Rescue Force is the first, and only, major book of its kind written on this subject. It is an essential purchase for anyone with an interest in military history, British history, the Royal Family and those who love stories of extreme and daring rescue missions.
£22.50
Guideline Publications Ltd Junkers JU 87 Stuka
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Guideline Publications Ltd North American F-100 Super Sabre
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Grub Street Publishing DH9: From Ruin to Restoration: The Extraordinary
Book SynopsisIn 2000 aircraft restorer Guy Black of Aero Vintage located the hulks of at least two Airco DH9 bombers in a remote part of India – hidden away in what had been a Maharaja’s elephant stable at his palace in Bikaner, Rajasthan. They were truly remarkable finds, and extremely rare examples of a near-extinct and important WWI aircraft type – none of which had survived in Britain. Recognising their importance to the UK’s aviation heritage, and excited by the challenge of restoration, Guy set about negotiating their purchase and returning them back to England. Here the whole intriguing story is told – fully illustrated step-by-step – from discovery to recovery, through to research, restoration, re-construction and first flight, all in fascinating, meticulous detail. Also covered is the account of the restoration of the first DH9 to be completed, now housed as a non-flying exhibit at the IWM Duxford.
£18.00
Mortons Media Group Aviation Classics: British Cold War
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Mortons Media Group American Cold War Stories
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Mortons Media Group Special Operations
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Kagero Oficyna Wydawnicza The British Aircraft Carrier HMS Furious
Book SynopsisThe British Airship Carrier HMS Furious is one of the most unusual units of the Second World War.The ship was designed during the previous conflict as a „great light cruiser” with 457mm guns, but far-reaching changes were made during construction. Furious entered service in June 1917 as aircraft cruiser with a large aircraft deck in the bow and a single turret with a gun of the mentioned caliber in the stern. Thus, Furious made history as one of the precursors of British on-board aviation, becoming a floating platform for various types of trials and tests with airplanes.It quickly turned out that aircraft deck took up the entire bow part and is insufficient to meet the needs of the day-to-day expanding on-board aviation. Therefore, after carrying out only a few patrols on the waters of the North Sea, the ship was returned to the shipyard in the same year, where it underwent further reconstruction. This time, the aft tower and mast were removed and in their place was built another hangar with an aircraft deck, which was connected to the bow with special platforms running on the sides of the preserved superstructures.Since then, Furious was already a powerful aircraft, unfortunately not very successful considering the superstructure with a chimney that occupies the entire amidships, which apart from obviously taking up space, caused air turbulences induced by the huge dimensions and warm exhaust gases coming from the chimney.However, this did not prevent Furious from becoming the hero of the historical event, which was on-board aviation first strike on land targets, which took place on July 19, 1918. The target of the attack was the German Zeppelin base in Tondern, and it was carried out using Sopwith Camel planes taking off from the deck of Furious.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Drone Warfare
Book SynopsisChoice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015 One of the most significant and controversial developments in contemporary warfare is the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly referred to as drones.Trade ReviewChoice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015Table of Contents Preface Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: The Nuts and Bolts of Drones Chapter Three: Drones and Democracy Chapter Four: Drones and International Law Chapter Five: The Ethics of Drone Warfare Chapter Six: Conclusion: The Way Ahead References
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The University of Alabama Press Emergency Deep Cold War Missions of a Submarine
Book SynopsisConveys the spectrum of Captain Alfred Scott McLaren's experiences commanding the USS Queenfish in waters of the Russian Far East and off Vietnam. The book is a riveting and deeply human story that illuminates the intensity and pressures of commanding a nuclear attack submarine in some of the most challenging circumstances imaginable.Trade ReviewEmergency Deep is authored by a highly-rated, successful commander of a combat submarine in a conflict that while 'cold' could have gone 'hot' at any time. The human side-the personalities, the honest discussions of human behavior, including tension, humor, and occasional terror are handled very well. The volume does an exceptional job of being relatable to anyone who might never get a chance to be in a virtual pressure cooker like a nuclear submarine." - James P. Delgado, author of War at Sea: A Shipwrecked History from Antiquity to the Twentieth Century and Silent Killers: Submarines and Underwater Warfare"A superb portrayal of a senior command officer conducting some of the most daring, pioneering, exploratory, and military missions it is possible to conceive. It is the description, in part, of primary original geographic, oceanographic, and bathymetric research in some of the most challenging environments the planet has to offer and the human technology, endurance, intelligence, and creativity to match those almost unbelievable and unexplored places, all while maintaining absolute military secrecy and stealth." - Peter J. Capelotti, author of Adventures in Archaeology: The Wreck of the Orca II and Other ExplorationsTable of Contents List of Figures Acknowledgments Preface Prologue: Change of Command Part I. 1969 Chapter 1. Prospective Commanding Officers School, Washington, DC Chapter 2. Prospective Commanding Officer, USS Queenfish Chapter 3. Commanding Officer, USS Queenfish Chapter 4. The Pacific Northwest Part II. 1970 Chapter 5. First Cold War Mission Chapter 6. Initial Patrol Area Chapter 7. A Golf II-Class SSB Chapter 8. An Echo II SSGN and Other Submarines Encountered Chapter 9. Pearl Harbor to the Pacific Northwest Chapter 10. En Route to the Arctic Ocean Chapter 11. To the North Pole Chapter 12. Toward the Siberian Continental Shelf Chapter 13. Severnaya Zemlya and the Laptev Sea Chapter 14. Across the Laptev Sea Chapter 15. North of the New Siberian Islands Chapter 16. The Malevolent East Siberian Sea Chapter 17. The Chukchi Sea Chapter 18. Nome and the Voyage Home Chapter 19. Pearl Harbor Part III. 1971 Chapter 20. Local Operations Chapter 21. A Cold War Mission and Preparations for WestPac Chapter 22. WestPac Deployment Chapter 23. The Big Event Chapter 24. Off Again! Chapter 25. Yokosuka, Japan Chapter 26. Our Third Cold War Mission Chapter 27. Zaliv Petra Velikogo Chapter 28. Yokosuka Again Chapter 29. Yankee Station, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Guam, and Home Part IV. The Hard Years, 1972 and 1973 Chapter 30. Final Months in Command Chapter 31. The Operational Reactor Safeguards Examination Chapter 32. Genesis Chapter 33. Final Deployment to WestPac Chapter 34. Last Cold War Mission Chapter 35. Yokosuka and Hong Kong Chapter 36. Services to Seventh Fleet and Vietnam Chapter 37. Guam and Return to Pearl Harbor Epilogue Notes Suggestions for Further Reading Index
£26.96
University of Toronto Press On the Wings of War and Peace
Book SynopsisOn the Wings of War and Peace examines the history of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) during the early Cold War period.Table of ContentsForeword Gen (retd) Paul Manson Preface Glossary Introduction Randall Wakelam Section 1: Introduction Peter Rayls 1. The Expansion and Contraction of Canada’s First Line of Defence: The RCAF in the Cold War, 1945-1968 Bertram Frandsen and Peter Rayls 2. No 1 Air Division, Royal Canadian Air Force Raymond Stouffer 3. The RCAF, USAF, and Continental Air Defence, 1945-1957 Richard Goette 4. NORAD PEAKS, 1957-1964 Joseph Jockel Section 2: Introduction Randall Wakelam 5. Hubris: The CF-105 Avro Arrow Program and the End of the Golden Age of the Royal Canadian Air Force Russell Isinger and Donald C. Story 6. Educating Air Power Practitioners Randall Wakelam 7. Training the Flyers: The Legacy of Canada’s International Air Training Schemes: and the NATO Air Training Plan Rachel Heide 8. RCAF Air Maintenance Terry Leversedge 9. The Forgotten Decade: Women and the RCAF 1952-1962 Allan English 10. The Air Reserves: A Functional Second Line of Defence? Mathias Joost Section 3: Introduction William March 11. The RCAF at the Dawn of the Space Age, 1958-1965 Andrew Godefroy 12. The Search For Rescue Leadership James Pierotti 13. On Wings of Hope and Peace: The RCAF and Humanitarian and Peacekeeping Operations, 1946 – 1967 William March 14. Maritime Air Ernest Cable 15. From Army Co-operation to Army Co-optation: Canada’s Struggles with Aviation Support to the Land Force Dean Black 16. Air Transport Command: Versatile and Ready in Cold War and Hot War Bertram Frandsen Annex A: Budgets, Personnel and Organizations Annex B: Chiefs of the Air Staff Notes on Contributors Index
£50.40
University of Toronto Press On the Wings of War and Peace
Book SynopsisOn the Wings of War and Peace examines the history of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) during the early Cold War period.Table of ContentsForeword Gen (retd) Paul Manson Preface Glossary Introduction Randall Wakelam Section 1: Introduction Peter Rayls 1. The Expansion and Contraction of Canada’s First Line of Defence: The RCAF in the Cold War, 1945-1968 Bertram Frandsen and Peter Rayls 2. No 1 Air Division, Royal Canadian Air Force Raymond Stouffer 3. The RCAF, USAF, and Continental Air Defence, 1945-1957 Richard Goette 4. NORAD PEAKS, 1957-1964 Joseph Jockel Section 2: Introduction Randall Wakelam 5. Hubris: The CF-105 Avro Arrow Program and the End of the Golden Age of the Royal Canadian Air Force Russell Isinger and Donald C. Story 6. Educating Air Power Practitioners Randall Wakelam 7. Training the Flyers: The Legacy of Canada’s International Air Training Schemes: and the NATO Air Training Plan Rachel Heide 8. RCAF Air Maintenance Terry Leversedge 9. The Forgotten Decade: Women and the RCAF 1952-1962 Allan English 10. The Air Reserves: A Functional Second Line of Defence? Mathias Joost Section 3: Introduction William March 11. The RCAF at the Dawn of the Space Age, 1958-1965 Andrew Godefroy 12. The Search For Rescue Leadership James Pierotti 13. On Wings of Hope and Peace: The RCAF and Humanitarian and Peacekeeping Operations, 1946 – 1967 William March 14. Maritime Air Ernest Cable 15. From Army Co-operation to Army Co-optation: Canada’s Struggles with Aviation Support to the Land Force Dean Black 16. Air Transport Command: Versatile and Ready in Cold War and Hot War Bertram Frandsen Annex A: Budgets, Personnel and Organizations Annex B: Chiefs of the Air Staff Notes on Contributors Index
£23.39
Purdue University Press Cap Cornish, Indiana Pilot: Navigating the Century of Flight
Book SynopsisClarence “Cap” Cornish was an Indiana pilot whose life spanned all but five years of the Century of Flight. Born in Canada in 1898, Cornish grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He began flying at the age of nineteen, piloting a “Jenny” aircraft during World War I, and continued to fly for the next seventy-eight years. In 1995, at the age of ninety-seven, he was recognised by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest actively flying pilot. The mid-1920s to the mid-1950s were Cornish’s most active years in aviation. During that period, sod runways gave way to asphalt and concrete; navigation evolved from the iron rail compass to radar; runways that once had been outlined at night with cans of oil topped off with flaming gasoline now shimmered with multicolored electric lights; instead of being crammed next to mailbags in open-air cockpits, passengers sat comfortably in streamlined, pressurised cabins. In the early phase of that era, Cornish performed aerobatics and won air races. He went on to run a full-service flying business, served as chief pilot for the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, managed the city’s municipal airport, helped monitor and maintain safe skies above the continental United States during World War II, and directed Indiana’s first Aeronautics Commission.
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University of South Carolina Press John P.Holland, 1841-1914: Inventor of the Modern
Book SynopsisA classic of maritime history updated with new information, John P. Holland, 1841–1914 is the sole full-length biography of the man whose technological innovations led to the launching of the first modern submarine in May 1897. While David Bushnell may be considered the father of the submarine, Holland devised the technical improvements that enabled a craft to operate equally effectively whether submerged or surfaced, and it was his design that the U.S. Navy purchased in 1900. Richard Knowles Morris draws on diaries and papers left by his grandfather, a longtime friend of Holland and an superintending engineer of the Holland Torpedo Boat Company (later Electric Boat), to trace the inventor's eventful life. Morris recounts Holland's early years, his frustration in dealing with the Fenians and the U.S. Navy, and his company's negotiations with Japan, Great Britain, and Russia for Holland boats. Of particular interest is the selection of photographs that offer an enlightening pictorial of early submarine history.Trade ReviewThe classic story of the self-trained inventor-engineer who revolutionized naval architecture." —Journal of American History"This is a sound work in a highly controversial field, and can be read by naval buffs or history students with equal profit and pleasure." —Choice"A solid, scholarly step toward [Holland's] belated recognition." —New York Times Book Review"Certain to be the standard biography of Holland." —The Irish Sword"By far the best of its kind." —Submarines"[The book's] virtues are many: felicitous coverage of Holland's childhood, youth, and career in Ireland; fascinating material on the activities of the Fenian Society; the agonies of obtaining a government contract; and the history of the Electric Boat Company …This is the definitive work on Holland and is considerably more than naval and submarine history." —Library Journal
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State House Press Historic Battleship Texas: The Last Dreadnought
Book SynopsisDuring the first quarter of the 20th century, the major naval powers of the world built hundreds of Dreadnought-style battleships. Today there is only one. The battleship Texas was for a time the most powerful weapon on earth. When it was commissioned in 1914, the 14-inch guns were the largest in the world. This technological marvel of the time served with the British Grand Fleet in World War I and was the flagship of the entire U.S. Navy between the two World Wars. During the Second World War, an older Texas, past its prime, supported amphibious invasions in North Africa, Normandy, Southern France, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. The ship and her crew were preparing for the invasion of Japan when the war ended and the Texas came home. No longer needed to defend her country, the Texas was saved from the scrap yard to become our nation's first historic ship museum in 1948. Now lying peacefully in her berth at the San Jacinto State Park near Houston, the battleship Texas is still serving her country - teaching instead of fighting. The Texas is the only battleship remaining in the world today that served in World War I and the only ship remaining of any type that served in both World Wars. This is the story of the battleship Texas and the brave men who walked its decks.
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Springer International Publishing AG Drones and US Grand Strategy in the Contemporary World
Book SynopsisThis book makes a compelling case that lethal drone deployment as a counterterrorism tool and instrument of statecraft in targeted states engenders far-reaching consequences for US grand strategy. By examining how successive US administrations since 9/11 have deployed drones in pursuant of different typologies of US grand strategic objectives, the book probes the putative political and strategic goals drones supposedly advance, and the impact of its continued proliferation for US for international security. The book provides a powerful base of evidence for policy makers and researchers by pointing to the perils of deployment of drone technology beyond their immediate or short-term objectives. It also explores how non-state actors and authoritarian regimes such as armed groups are harnessing armed drone technologies for their own political and military ends, as well as the underlying implications for US grand strategy and international security at large.Table of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE.. ii ACKNOWLEDGMENT.. iii ENDORSEMENTS.. iv LIST OF TABLES.. vii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS.. viii INDEX.. x CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION.. 1 1.0 Introduction.. 1 1.1 Drones in Contemporary World Politics. 2 1.2 Key Considerations: Drones and US Grand Strategy?. 6 1.3 Chapter Outline. 11 CHAPTER TWO: Unmasking the Nexus: Exploring US Grand Strategy and the Dynamic Role of Drones. 13 2.0 Introduction.. 13 2.1 Grand Strategy in perspective. 14 2.2 Does the US have a Grand Strategy?. 18 2.3 Typologies of US Grand Strategy and Drones. 20 2.4 Drones and US Grand Strategy: The nexus. 30 2.4.1 US Grand Strategy: Balancing Offensive and Defensive Interpretations. 34 2.5 US Grand Strategy - A Dynamic Pendulum... 40 2.6 The drawbacks of drones for US grand strategy. 42 Chapter Three: Historicising the role of drones in US Grand Strategy. 52 3.0 Introduction.. 52 3.1 The Evolutionary Phases of Drone Development (1909-1917). 53 3.2 UAVs in the Interwar Period (1918-1938). 54 3.3 UAVs, WWII, and US Grand Strategy (1939-1945) 56 3.4 UAVs and US Grand Strategy in the Early Cold War (1947-1950). 59 3.5 Drones during the Early Cold War. 61 3.6 Drones, Détente, and the Second Cold War. 66 3.7 Drones, George H.W. Bush Administration, and the Persian Gulf War. 68 3.8 Drones, Clinton’s Grand Strategy, and the Bosnian War. 70 Chapter Four: Drone Warfare and US Grand Strategy during the Bush Administration.. 74 4.0 Introduction.. 74 4.1 George W. Bush’s Foreign Policy Before and After 9/11. 75 4.2 Bush and the evolution of Lethal Drone Warfare 2001-2008. 77 4.3 Conjuring Drone use During the Bush Administration.. 80 Chapter Five: Obama’s Drone Wars and US Grand Strategy. 88 5.0 Introduction.. 88 5.1 The Making of the Obama Doctrine. 89 5.1.1 Obama’s Second Term and the Rise of ‘Neo-Realism’ 95 5.2 Obama’s Hybrid Defensive grand strategy. 97 5.3 The Elements, Character, and Phases of Obama’s Drone Warfare. 98 5.4 Phases of Obama’s drone war. 103 5.5 The Utility of Drones in Obama’s Grand Strategy. 106 5.6 Dilemma of Obama’s Drone Warfare for US grand strategy. 111 Chapter Summary. 121 Chapter Six: The Trump Administration, Drones and US Grand Strategy. 123 6.0 Introduction.. 123 6.1 Deciphering Trump’s Doctrine. 124 6.2 The Grand Strategy of the Trump Administration.. 128 6.3 Trump’s Drone Warfare. 131 6.4 Phases of Trump’s Drone Wars. 136 6.6 Dilemma of Drone Warfare for Trump’s Grand Strategy. 140 Chapter Seven: The Dialectics and Dilemma of US Drone Warfare in Afghanistan and Pakistan 146 7.0 Introduction.. 146 7.1 US Drone Targets in Afghanistan and Pakistan.. 147 7.3 Arguments for Drone use in Targeted States. 152 7.4 Assessing the Impact of Drone Strikes in Pakistan and Afghanistan.. 157 7.5 Illusion of US Strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan.. 173 Chapter Eight: The Implications of Drone Proliferation for US Grand Strategy. 176 8.0 Introduction.. 176 8.1 Race to Drones. 177 8.2 US Drone Policy on Proliferation.. 181 8.3 Debate on Drone Proliferation and Impact on US Objectives. 183 8.4 The Implications of Drone Proliferation for US Grand Strategy. 187 8.5 The Lessons from US Drone Policy and Implications for Emerging and Superpowers 197 Chapter Nine: Conclusion.. 201 9.1 Drones and the Future of US Grand Strategy. 207 REFERENCES.. 209
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City University of Hong Kong Press Transport to Another World: HMS Tamar and the
Book SynopsisMementoes of HMS Tamar abound in Hong Kong, but what is really known about this troopship and her role in the maintenance of British imperial rule? Using logbooks, newspapers, and numerous other sources, this book pieces together the multifaceted and largely unknown history of the Tamar. From her launch into service to her roles as a hospital, theatre stage, and transport for military personnel, the Tamar carried not just people, but also their mundane dreams and ambitions - for friends, families, and staying alive. Any ideas or concerns about sustaining the empire seldom featured in their minds at all, but it was this empire that the Tamar served for seventy-nine years, steaming the equivalent of thirty-two times around the Earth and transporting tens of thousands of people to what would seem to them another world.In this engaging narrative, the Tamar's exploits and the experiences of her crew and passengers parallel those of the British Empire and its subjects, bringing to life the realities of imperial life on land and at sea. As mud continues to settle over the Tamar's forgotten remains in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, Transport to Another World will appeal to historians and readers interested in maritime history and colonial Hong Kong in general, and makes a case for conserving the memory of a past some would prefer to forget.Table of Contents Prologue: All Valiant Dust that Builds on Dust Part I: Far-called, Our Navies Part II: Drunk with Sight of Power Part Ill: On Dune and Headland Sinks the Fire Part IV: Still Stands Thine Ancient Sacrifice Epilogue: All Our Pomp of Yesterday
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Woodfield Publishing The English Electric Lightning... and Me: A Former Royal Air Force Airframe Mechanic's Recollections of a Classic Jet Fighter Aircraft
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Woodfield Publishing Flying Boats, Fathers & Fate: A Tale of Two RAF Pilots in the Far East During World War II and the Remarkable Coincidence That Connected Them
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Aviation Books Ltd. Royal Air Force Squadron Losses: 1st January 1931 - 31st December 1935
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Taylor & Francis The Royal Navy and AntiSubmarine Warfare 191749
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Taylor & Francis Ottoman Army Effectiveness in World War I
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Taylor & Francis Ottoman Army Effectiveness in World War I
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Taylor & Francis The Navy of World War II 19221947
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Cambridge University Press Drones Force and Law
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Cambridge University Press The Modern Warship
Book SynopsisPart of the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature series, and printed in 1913, The Modern Warship by Edward L. Attwood offers a pre-First World War account of the design and construction of British warships, from a naval architect's perspective.Table of ContentsFrontispiece: model of the H. M. S. Queen Mary; Preface; 1. Design; 2. Hull construction; 3. Armour; 4. Armament; 5. Equipment; 6. Stability and rolling; 7. Engines, boilers, etc.; 8. Ventilation and pumping; 9. Watertight subdivision; 10. Steering and turning; 11. Power and speed; 12. The cost of warships; Bibliography; Index.
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Avonmore Books Pacific Adversaries Volume One Japanese Army Air
Book SynopsisThis volume conveys detailed stories of aerial warfare in the South Pacific, chosen because both Japanese and Allied records can be matched for an accurate accounting. This first volume describes confrontations between the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) and the Allies in New Guinea and the Solomons.Table of ContentsIntroduction Glossary Japanese Aircraft Types Chapter 1 The Lucky Shot Chapter 2 Collision Over Lae Chapter 3 The Battle Which Never Was Chapter 4 Takehashi Meets Deblanc Chapter 5 Kamikaze or Miscalculation? Chapter 6 A Long Legacy Chapter 7 The Nama-Namba Man Chapter 8 Sole Survivor – Bombura’s Tale Chapter 9 Medal of Honor Chapter 10 Fire-Breathing Dragon-Slayer Chapter 11 Sally in the Mountains Chapter 12 The Rare Sonia Chapter 13 Mitchell Destroyed Chapter 14 Two Boomers Down Chapter 15 Ten Knights in a Bar Room Chapter 16 The Last Dragon Sources
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The History Press Ltd The Hercules Story
Book SynopsisThe C-130 Hercules first flew in 1954, an easily maintained aircraft which entered service with the USAF Tactical Air Command. Ten years later the ''Charlie 130'' was providing the essential logistical support in Vietnam where a new landing technique, the Khe Sanh approach, added to the Hercules folklore. Paradrops, airlift and evacuation operations were completed around the clock, often at low level, usually under fire and nearly always in bad weather. AC-130 gunships blasted the Ho Chi Minh Trail at night, Lamplighters and Blind Bats dropped flares, and others scattered defoliant, ''pancake bombs'' and 15,000 ''Big Blue'' block-busters. But more than anything else it was in the role of ''Trash and Ass hauler'' that the C-130 earned unstinting admiration from ground troops and aircrews alike. The ''Herky Bird'' or ''Fat Albert'', as the C-130 is fondly known, went on to serve with similar panache in the Gulf War and in humanitarian relief operations around the worl
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The History Press Ltd The Tornado Story
Book SynopsisThe story of the first European fighter jet.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Panzertruppen
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd German RemoteControl Tank Units 19431945 Schiffer
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