Military category: 34701 books
Dollar Diplomacy by Force
Nation-Building and Resistance in the Dominican Republic
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2016
In the early twentieth century, the United States set out to guarantee economic and political stability in the Caribbean without intrusive and controversial military interventions—and ended up achieving exactly the opposite. Using military and government records from the United States and the Dominican...
The U.S.-China Military Scorecard
Forces, Geography, and the Evolving Balance of Power, 1996–2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2015
A RAND study analyzed Chinese and U.S. military capabilities in two scenarios (Taiwan and the Spratly Islands) from 1996 to 2017, finding that trends in most, but not all, areas run strongly against the United States. While U.S. aggregate power remains greater than China’s, distance and geography...
by Richard A. Gabriel
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2009
In the course of his thirty-two-year reign over ancient Egypt, Thutmose III fought an impressive seventeen campaigns. He fought more battles over a longer period of time and experienced more victories than Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar did. Despite Thutmose III's surprisingly illustrious record,...
by Andy Dougan
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2011
Previously published as The Hunting of Man One shot, one kill: a cultural and military history of the sniper since 1643, when the first shot was fired by a sniper during the battle for Litchfield in the English Civil War, to the present day, when the sniper has become the embodiment of contemporary...
by Neil R. Storey
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017
The military heritage of Northumberland is without doubt one of the richest in all the British Isles. By nature of it being England’s most northern county, its borders have seen many bloody clashes and battles since the earliest times. Hadrian’s Wall stretches along the south of the county and...
by Major James H. Montman
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
The military strategy utilized by two great World War Two U.S. Navy leaders will provide an insight into the evolution of the strategy process. This paper will examine two Pacific Theater leaders involved in the early employment of a relatively new naval weapon system, the aircraft carrier. Carrier...
by Gerald Butler
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2000
This accurate pictorial history will acquaint the reader with the seacoast defenses of Boston Harbor. Fortified since the the 1600s, seacoast defenses provided important protection for the new seaport. By the Civil War, strong granite fortresses guarded the seaward approaches to the Port of Boston....
War Machines
Transforming Technologies in the U.S. Military, 1920-1940
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
The American military establishment is intimately tied to its technology, although the nature of those ties has varied enormously from service to service. The air force evokes images of pilots operating hightech weapons systems, striking precisely from out of the blue to lay waste to enemy installations....
by Clement A. Evans
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2012
Confederate Military History is a 12-volume series of books written and/or edited by former Confederate general Clement A. Evans that deals with specific topics related to the military personalities, places, battles, and campaigns in various Southern United States, including those of the Confederacy....
by Robert E. Brennan, Jeannie I. Brennan
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2002
Northern New York State has boasted a prominent military presence since the War of 1812. Beginning in 1816 with the establishment of Fort Drum's predecessor, Madison Barracks, troops have trained there throughout the summer months and the harsh winters. Today, Fort Drum is the largest military facility...
The Gulf War Chronicles
A Military History of the First War with Iraq
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2008
Extensively researched, painstakingly documented, and dedicated to the courageous men and women who fought and served in the First War with Iraq, this is a factual military history of Operation Desert Storm-and the only readable and thorough chronicle of the entire war.
From the first night...
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by Spencer C. Tucker
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2012
The Encyclopedia of the War of 1812: A Political, Social, and Military History dedicates 872 entries—totaling some 600,000 words—to this important American war. It is the most comprehensive and significant reference work available on the subject. Its entries spotlight the key battles, standout...
The Life and Military Carrier of General Robert E. Lee
Lee's Early Life, Military Carrier (Battles of the Chickahominy, Manassas, Chancellorsville & Gettysburg), Lee's Last Campaigns and Last Days, the Funeral & Tributes to General Lee
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2018
This eBook edition of "The Life and Military Carrier of General Robert E. Lee" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. This book explores the incredible life of the legendary General Robert E. Lee, one of the most prominent figures...
by General Adam Badeau
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2014
Includes Civil War Map and Illustrations Pack – 224 battle plans, campaign maps and detailed analyses of actions spanning the entire period of hostilities.
Few men can have known General and President of the United States Ulysses S. Grant as well as General Adam Badeau. As Grant’s military secretary...