Military category: 34701 books
Quarterly Essay 20 A Time for War
Australia as a Military Power
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2005
In A Time for War: Australia as a Military Power, John Birmingham ponders the Australian way of war. After East Timor and Bali, a combination of primal fear and primal ambition has transformed attitudes to our region, to security and to war as an instrument of politics. Australian defence policy has...
Fiasco
The American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2003 to 2005
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2006
Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize
One of the Washington Post Book World's 10 Best Books of the Year
One of Time's 10 Best Books of the Year
USA Today's Nonfiction Book of the Year
A New York Times Notable Book
The definitive account of the American military's tragic experience in Iraq
Fiasco...
Predator
The Secret Origins of the Drone Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
The untold story of the birth of the Predator drone, a wonder weapon that transformed the American military, reshaped modern warfare, and sparked a revolution in aviation
The creation of the first weapon in history whose operators can stalk and kill an enemy on the other side of the globe was...
Warrior Police
Rolling with America's Military Police in the World's Trouble Spots
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011
For the first time ever, an explosive inside look at modern military police units and their role in defending our freedom
America has been at war on several fronts since the 9/11 attack. While public attention has focused on Marines, conventional Army units, and Special Operations Forces, a...
Crossing the Wire
One Woman's Journey into the Hidden Dangers of the Afghan War
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
In a harrowing memoir, the military journalist discusses her explosive report on sexual practices in Afghanistan and her experience in the War on Terror.
When AnnaMaria Cardinalli’s explosive United States military report on the topic of sexuality in southern Afghanistan was leaked to mainstream...
The Blitzkrieg Myth
How Hitler and the Allies Misread the Strategic Realities of World War II
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
A bold reinterpretation of some of the most decisive battles of World War II, showing that the outcomes had less to do with popular new technology than old–fashioned, on–the–ground warfare.
The military myths of World War II were based on the assumption that the new technology of the...
Implacable Foes
War in the Pacific, 1944-1945
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
On May 8, 1945, Victory in Europe Day-shortened to "V.E. Day"-brought with it the demise of Nazi Germany. But for the Allies, the war was only half-won. Exhausted but exuberant American soldiers, ready to return home, were sent to join the fighting in the Pacific, which by the spring and...
The Art of Command
Military Leadership from George Washington to Colin Powell
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017
What essential leadership lessons do we learn by distilling the actions and ideas of great military commanders such as George Washington, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Colin Powell? The Art of Command demonstrates that great leaders become great through a commitment not only to develop vital skills but...
The Yanks Are Coming!
A Military History of the United States in World War I
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2014
Bestselling military historian H. W. Crocker III (The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Civil War, Robert E. Lee on Leadership, etc.) now turns his guns on the epic story of America’s involvement in the First World War with his new book The Yanks Are Coming: A Military History of the United States...
The Quiet Professional
Major Richard J. Meadows of the U.S. Army Special Forces
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2011
Major Richard J. "Dick" Meadows is renowned in military circles as a key figure in the development of the U.S. Army Special Operations. A highly decorated war veteran of the engagements in Korea and Vietnam, Meadows was instrumental in the founding of the U.S. Delta Force and hostage rescue force. Although...
Beyond No Mean Soldier
The Explosive Recollections of a Former Special Forces Operator
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2015
Peter McAleese needs little introduction... His classic book "No Mean Soldier" was an immediate bestseller and set the bar for the modern military memoir. Few have since met its match. This completely revised and expanded edition sees a philosophical McAleese revisiting his time with Britain's...
by A A Cohen
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2012
The product of years of extensive research made possible by exclusive access to Galula's personal papers as well as first-hand accounts from colleagues, family members, and friends, this book traces Galula's life from early childhood until death, describing his upbringing, education, and military...
MacArthur at War
World War II in the Pacific
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2016
A Finalist for the Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History at the New-York Historical Society
The definitive account of General Douglas MacArthur's rise during World War II, from the author of the bestsellerThe Admirals.
World War II changed the course of history. Douglas MacArthur changed...
Battlefield Angels
Saving Lives Under Enemy Fire From Valley Forge to Afghanistan
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2011
Author, journalist, and USS Midway Museum spokesman Scott McGaugh reveals the riveting stories of the men and women who save lives on the front lines in Battlefield Angels, the first book about battlefield medicine in the US military. Told from the point of view of the unsung heroes who slide into...