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Understanding Victory
Naval Operations from Trafalgar to the Falklands
Av Geoffrey Till, Robert M. Citino
Inbunden, 2014
882 kr
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Using four warship-centered examples, this book shows how naval battles are won or lost—and how technological advantage is rarely as decisive in defeat or victory as is often claimed.Providing a unique assessment of naval strategy and historic outcomes across centuries of warfare, Understanding …
Development of Mine Warfare
A Most Murderous and Barbarous Conduct
Av Norman E. Youngblood, Robert M. Citino
Inbunden, 2006
736 kr
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In 1997, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) coordinated the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production, and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction. As of mid-2005, 145 states had signed the agreement. The ICBL's efforts were in large part a …
Thunder over the Horizon
From V-2 Rockets to Ballistic Missiles
Av Clayton K.S. Chun, Robert M. Citino
Inbunden, 2006
736 kr
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In this general history of the development of rockets and missiles, Chun traces the technology that made attack from beyond the horizon possible. A former missile launch officer, he focusess not only on the development and employment of the ballistic missile—from early German V-2 use to today—but …
Imagining Future War
The West's Technological Revolution and Visions of Wars to Come, 1880-1914
Av Antulio J. Echevarria II, Robert M. Citino
Inbunden, 2007
882 kr
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Rapid and momentous technological changes at the turn of the 20th century forced military professionals and educated civilians to envision the future of war and warfare, especially during an age where nations found themselves aggressively competing for dominance on the world stage. Antulio J. …
Iron Men and Tin Fish
The Race to Build a Better Torpedo during World War II
Av Anthony Newpower, Robert M. Citino
Inbunden, 2006
663 kr
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From the American entry into World War II until September 1943, U.S. submarines experienced an abnormally high number of torpedo failures. These failures resulted from three defects present in the primary torpedo of the day, the Mark XIV. These defects were a tendency to run deeper than the set …
Development of Mine Warfare
A Most Murderous and Barbarous Conduct
E-bok, 2006
780 kr
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In 1997, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) coordinated the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production, and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction . As of mid-2005, 145 states had signed the agreement. The ICBL's efforts were in large part a …
Thunder over the Horizon
From V-2 Rockets to Ballistic Missiles
E-bok, 2006
780 kr
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In this general history of the development of rockets and missiles, Chun traces the technology that made attack from beyond the horizon possible. A former missile launch officer, he focusess not only on the development and employment of the ballistic missile—from early German V-2 use to today—but …
GI Ingenuity
Improvisation, Technology, and Winning World War II
E-bok, 2006
674 kr
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World War II saw the first generation of young men that had grown up comfortable with modern industrial technology go into combat. As kids, the GIs had built jalopies in their garage and poured over glossy, full-color issues of Popular Mechanics ; they had read Buck Rogers in the Twenty Fifth …
Understanding Victory
Naval Operations from Trafalgar to the Falklands
E-bok, 2014
963 kr
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Using four warship-centered examples, this book shows how naval battles are won or lost—and how technological advantage is rarely as decisive in defeat or victory as is often claimed. Providing a unique assessment of naval strategy and historic outcomes across centuries of warfare, Understanding …
Cavalry from Hoof to Track
E-bok, 2007
780 kr
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For centuries, mounted cavalry dominated the battlefield through shock and mobility. Man maintained a symbiotic relationship with the horse, which became particularly sacrosanct on the battlefield and even created a new, exalted social class. These mounted warriors sought to preserve their prestige …
Iron Men and Tin Fish
The Race to Build a Better Torpedo During World War II
E-bok, 2006
707 kr
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From the American entry into World War II until September 1943, U.S. submarines experienced an abnormally high number of torpedo failures. These failures resulted from three defects present in the primary torpedo of the day, the Mark XIV. These defects were a tendency to run deeper than the set …
Breakthrough
The Gorlice-Tarnow Campaign, 1915
E-bok, 2010
723 kr
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An expert on German military history offers the first extensive, English-language study of one of the critical campaigns of World War I. The Eastern Front in World War I has been neglected for too long. Breakthrough: The Gorlice-Tarnow Campaign, 1915 is the first English-language study of the first …
Why Germany Nearly Won
A New History of the Second World War in Europe
Av Steven D. Mercatante, Robert M. Citino m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
882 kr
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This book offers a unique perspective for understanding how and why the Second World War in Europe ended as it did—and why Germany, in attacking the Soviet Union, came far closer to winning the war than is often perceived.Why Germany Nearly Won: A New History of the Second World War in Europe …
Why Germany Nearly Won
A New History of the Second World War in Europe
E-bok, 2012
942 kr
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This book offers a unique perspective for understanding how and why the Second World War in Europe ended as it did—and why Germany, in attacking the Soviet Union, came far closer to winning the war than is often perceived. Why Germany Nearly Won: A New History of the Second World War in Europe …
Invasion
The Conquest of Serbia, 1915
Av Richard L. DiNardo, Robert M. Citino
Inbunden, 2015
885 kr
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This extended study of one of the critical campaigns of World War I sheds light on vital strategic consequences for both sides.Published during the centennial of the events it considers, this book provides a comprehensive examination of one of the most interesting and influential campaigns of World …
Invasion
The Conquest of Serbia, 1915
E-bok, 2015
963 kr
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This extended study of one of the critical campaigns of World War I sheds light on vital strategic consequences for both sides. Published during the centennial of the events it considers, this book provides a comprehensive examination of one of the most interesting and influential campaigns of …
Breakthrough
The Gorlice-Tarnow Campaign, 1915
E-bok, 2010
723 kr
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An expert on German military history offers the first extensive, English-language study of one of the critical campaigns of World War I. The Eastern Front in World War I has been neglected for too long. Breakthrough: The Gorlice-Tarnow Campaign, 1915 is the first English-language study of the first …
Invasion
The Conquest of Serbia, 1915
E-bok, 2015
963 kr
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This extended study of one of the critical campaigns of World War I sheds light on vital strategic consequences for both sides. Published during the centennial of the events it considers, this book provides a comprehensive examination of one of the most interesting and influential campaigns of …
Understanding Victory
Naval Operations from Trafalgar to the Falklands
E-bok, 2014
963 kr
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Using four warship-centered examples, this book shows how naval battles are won or lost—and how technological advantage is rarely as decisive in defeat or victory as is often claimed. Providing a unique assessment of naval strategy and historic outcomes across centuries of warfare, Understanding …
Why Germany Nearly Won
A New History of the Second World War in Europe
E-bok, 2012
933 kr
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This book offers a unique perspective for understanding how and why the Second World War in Europe ended as it did—and why Germany, in attacking the Soviet Union, came far closer to winning the war than is often perceived. Why Germany Nearly Won: A New History of the Second World War in Europe …
