Military category: 34701 books
by Jeffrey Record
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2010
Wanting War is the first comprehensive analysis of the often contradictory reasons why President George W. Bush went to war in Iraq and of the war's impact on future U.S. armed intervention abroad. Though the White House sold the war as a necessity to eliminate an alleged Iraqi threat, other agendas...
“The so What Factor” of Logistics
The Science and Art of Military Logistics
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2011
Th is book is designed to provide the reader with a diverse look at the di?erent logistical processes that make up the Science and Art of Logistics, focusing on old as well as new doctrine and theorys, and how to implement new ideas, procedures, and technology that can enhance the overall logistical...
Lucullus
The Life and Campaigns of a Roman Conqueror
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2017
The military achievements of Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118-57/56 B.C.) have been the subject of admiration and great respect throughout the history of the study of warfare. Yet there have been few studies dedicated to a comprehensive examination of exactly how Lucullus conquered the Roman East and...
Only the Most Able
Moving Beyond Politics in the Selection of National Security Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2012
The nature of the threats facing America today has drastically reduced the margin for error in senior political appointments. In Only the Most Able, Stephen M. Duncan draws on a lifetime of military, public service, executive, and legal experience to critique the political appointment process, focusing...
by Captain B. H. Liddell Hart
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016
This is the classic book on war as we know it. During his long life, Basil H. Liddell Hart was considered one of the world’s foremost military thinkers—a man generally regarded as the “Clausewitz of the 20th century.” Strategy is a seminal work of military history and theory, a perfect companion...
Armed Conflict
The Lessons of Modern Warfare
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2009
What challenges will America face in armed conflicts of the future and how will we prepare for them? National security depends upon the ability of the military to “predict” the future nature of war. Despite the difficulty in making such predictions, one must remember: nation states and other countries...
by Bruce Brown
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2008
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are approximately 26 million veterans in the United States. In recent years, more than 1.6 million U.S. servicemen and women had tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq. When not on active duty, more than 20 percent of these vets do not have health care coverage,...
The American Bar Association Legal Guide for Military Families
Everything You Need to Know about Family Law, Estate Planning, and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2013
The one and only legal guide for servicemembers and their families.
The American Bar Association Legal Guide for Military Families is the complete resource for servicemembers, veterans, and their families. This guide will help all servicemembers clarify their legal issues, understand the options,...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2012
The national strategy of defending US interests as far from North America as possible has elevated airlift's importance in national security to a critical level. Air Force support of this strategy has led to the acquisition of new airlift aircraft and an emerging doctrine of global forward delivery...
Military Pistols
Handguns of the Two World Wars
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2016
This book provides a convenient reference to the history and characteristics of the self-loading pistols that were adopted by the military forces of the nations involved in the two World Wars. It presents a selection of nineteen self-loading pistols - and the firms engaged in their manufacture - during...
The Routledge Handbook of War and Society
Iraq and Afghanistan
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2010
This new handbook provides an introduction to current sociological and behavioral research on the effects of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan represent two of the most interesting and potentially troubling events of recent decades. These two wars-so similar...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2013
This volume describes those JCS activities related to developments in Vietnam during the period 1964-1966. At times, the role of the Joint Chiefs in events in Vietnam may appear to be submerged in the description of foreign relations, politics, economics, and other areas having little to do with military...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2013
Written to complement The Joint Chiefs of Staff and National Policy series, The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam focuses upon the activities of the Joint Chiefs that were concerned with events in Vietnam. Two prior volumes dealt with Indochina and the prelude to Vietnam. The nature of...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2013
Part III of The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam, 1960-1968, describes the formulation of policies and decisions during the years 1967-1968, the period during which the United States military escalation in Southeast Asia culminated. As it was written well before the war ended, the sources...