Military category: 34701 books
Soldiering for Freedom
How the Union Army Recruited, Trained, and Deployed the U.S. Colored Troops
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
After President Lincoln issued the final Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863, Confederate slaves who could reach Union lines often made that perilous journey. A great many of the young and middle-aged among them, along with other black men in the free and border slave states, joined the Union...
The Gamble
General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2010
Fiasco, Thomas E. Ricks’s #1 New York Times bestseller, transformed the political dialogue on the war in Iraq—The Gamble is the next news breaking installment
Thomas E. Ricks uses hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews with top officers in Iraq and extraordinary on-the-ground reportage...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2012
Discover the stories and history of the saddest era in American history, the Civil War from 1861 through 1865. With nineteen chapters and over 1500 pages of text, this unique compilation provides a stunning overview of the military strategies, campaigns, battles, and personalities of the war.
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Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
The Maryland campaign of September 1862 ranks among the most important military operations of the American Civil War. Crucial political, diplomatic, and military issues were at stake as Robert E. Lee and George B. McClellan maneuvered and fought in the western part of the state. The climactic clash...
by Terence Zuber
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2011
Based on recently discovered material in German archives, this book fundamentally changes our understanding of German military planning before World War I On the basis of newly discovered or long-neglected documents in German military archives, this book gives the first description of Schlieffen’s...
The Soldier from Independence
A Military Biography of Harry Truman, Volume 1, 1906-1919
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2018
Revealing the little-known facts of Harry Truman’s remarkable military performance, as a soldier and as a politician, The Soldier from Independence adds a whole new dimension to the already fascinating character of the thirty-third president of the United States. D. M. Giangreco shows how, as a...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2016
This excellent report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. Submarine proliferation in the post-Cold War environment has led to an exponential increase in the number of regional submarine operators and begs the question: Were these submarine purchases...
The Rhodesian War
A Military History
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2011
This book depicts the military history of Southern Rhodesia from the first resistance to colonial rule, through the period of UDI (unilateral declaration of independence) by the Smith government to the Lancaster House agreement that transferred power. There are vivid accounts of the operations against...
Texas Warbird Survivors 2003
A Handbook on Where to Find Them
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2002
Many examples of aircraft that saw service in the various armed forces of the United States are currently being restored to flying status or preserved in museums in the state of Texas. Some of them have significant war records, and a few are currently standing as gate guardians outside their former...
Arizona Warbird Survivors 2002
A Handbook on Where to Find Them
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2002
During the twentieth century, civil and military aviation has played a prominent role in the history and development of Arizona. Commercial operators have exploited the advantages offered by aircraft to overcome its unique challenges of geography and climate. By virtue of Arizonas dry climate and...
California Warbird Survivors 2002
A Handbook on Where to Find Them
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2002
During the twentieth century, civil and military aviation has played a prominent role in the history and development of California. Commercial operators have exploited the advantages offered by aircraft to overcome its unique challenges of geography and climate. By virtue of Californias comparative...
Honor Betrayed
Sexual Abuse in America's Military
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2007
In Honor Betrayed, Dr. Mic Hunter probes beyond the headlines to reveal the reality of sexual abuse in the military. The culture of the military's training is to turn recruits into those who follow orders without question. Honor Betrayed describes in detail the gross realities of the hostile, uber-masculine,...
Making War at Fort Hood
Life and Uncertainty in a Military Community
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2013
Making War at Fort Hood offers an illuminating look at war through the daily lives of the people whose job it is to produce it. Kenneth MacLeish conducted a year of intensive fieldwork among soldiers and their families at and around the US Army's Fort Hood in central Texas. He shows how war's reach...
Brandywine
A Military History of the Battle that Lost Philadelphia but Saved America, September 11, 1777
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2014
Winner of the American Revolution Round Table of Richmond Book Award—“An impressive interpretation of the battle” (Arthur S. Lefkowitz, author of Benedict Arnold’s Army).
Long overshadowed by the stunning American victory at Saratoga, the complex British campaign that defeated George Washington’s...