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Question of Command
Counterinsurgency from the Civil War to Iraq
Av Mark Moyar
Häftad, 2010
619 kr
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An argument for a dramatically different approach to counterinsurgency, based on a reinterpretation of the nature of counterinsurgency warfare.According to the prevailing view of counterinsurgency, the key to defeating insurgents is selecting methods that will win the people’s hearts and minds. The …
War by Land, Sea, and Air
Dwight Eisenhower and the Concept of Unified Command
Häftad, 2011
638 kr
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In this book a retired U.S. Army colonel and military historian takes a fresh look at Dwight D. Eisenhower’s lasting military legacy, in light of his evolving approach to the concept of unified command. Examining Eisenhower’s career from his West Point years to the passage of the 1958 Defense …
Battle of Marathon
Av Peter Krentz
Häftad, 2011
246 kr
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A gripping account of the pivotal battle that changed Greek military history 2,500 years agoHow did the city-state of Athens defeat the invaders from Persia, the first world empire, on the plain of Marathon in 490 BCE? Clever scholars skeptical of our earliest surviving source, Herodotus, have …
Ethiopian Revolution
War in the Horn of Africa
Av Gebru Tareke
Häftad, 2013
714 kr
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Revolution, civil wars, and guerilla warfare wracked Ethiopia during three turbulent decades at the end of the twentieth century. This book is a pioneering study of the military history and political significance of this crucial Horn of Africa region during that period. Drawing on new archival …
Spartan Regime
Its Character, Origins, and Grand Strategy
Inbunden, 2016
342 kr
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An authoritative and refreshingly original consideration of the government and culture of ancient Sparta and her place in Greek historyFor centuries, ancient Sparta has been glorified in song, fiction, and popular art. Yet the true nature of a civilization described as a combination of democracy …
Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta
The Persian Challenge
Häftad, 2017
214 kr
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A fresh appreciation of the pivotal role of Spartan strategy and tactics in the defeat of the mightiest empire of the ancient world More than 2500 years ago a confederation of small Greek city-states defeated the invading armies of Persia, the most powerful empire in the world. In this meticulously …
Sparta's First Attic War
The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta, 478-446 B.C.
Inbunden, 2019
342 kr
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A companion volume to The Spartan Regime and The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta that explores the collapse of the Spartan‑Athenian alliance "Provocative, intriguing and cogently argued.”—David Stuttard, Classics for AllDuring the Persian Wars, Sparta and Athens worked in tandem to defeat what …
Sparta's Second Attic War
The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta, 446-418 B.C.
Inbunden, 2020
403 kr
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The latest volume in Paul Rahe’s expansive history of Sparta’s response to the challenges posed to its grand strategy“Paul Rahe stands out as one of the world’s leading scholars on the Peloponnesian War. His latest volume on Sparta’s protracted struggle with Athens provides insight into enduring …
Baghdad at Sunrise
A Brigade Commander's War in Iraq
Häftad, 2009
208 kr
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A gripping personal account of success and failure in Iraq during the crucial first year after the fall of the Ba’athist regimeThis compelling book presents an unparalleled record of what happened after U.S. forces seized Baghdad in the spring of 2003. Army Colonel Peter R. Mansoor, the …
Surge
My Journey with General David Petraeus and the Remaking of the Iraq War
Häftad, 2014
218 kr
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The first full insider account of the troop surge in Iraq, told by a member of General David Petraeus’s personal staffSurge is an insider’s view of the most decisive phase of the Iraq War. After exploring the dynamics of the war during its first three years, the book takes the reader on a journey …
Unknown Battle of Midway
The Destruction of the American Torpedo Squadrons
Häftad, 2007
239 kr
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What really happened at the famous Battle of Midway? A survivor sets the record straight."The clearest and most persuasive story of the Battle of Midway I have ever read or heard.”—Donald Kagan, Yale UniversityThe Battle of Midway is considered the greatest U.S. naval victory, but behind the luster …
Crossing the Line
A Bluejacket's Odyssey in World War II
Häftad, 2007
165 kr
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In this memoir of life aboard aircraft carriers during World War II, Alvin Kernan combines vivid recollections of his experience as a young enlisted sailor with a rich historical account of the Pacific war. “One of the most arresting naval autobiographies yet published.”—Sir John Keegan“An honest …
