Military category: 34701 books
Secret Trials and Executions
Military Tribunals and the Threat to Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
Since the attacks of September 11th, there has been a sweeping revision of U.S. immigration laws, foreign intelligence gathering operations, and domestic law enforcement procedures. While aimed at countering terrorism and bringing to justice those individuals who are responsible for carrying out acts...
How America Got It Right
The U.S. March to Military and Political Supremacy
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2005
At last, a historian tells the truth about America’s role in the world—refuting the lies of anti-American propagandists.
Left-wing critics—both at home and abroad—relish blasting our country for being the world’s sole superpower, or even an “imperialist” power.
But as acclaimed...
Military Unionism In The Post-Cold War Era
A Future Reality?
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2006
This unique study of military unionism shows how the changing nature of present day conflicts has made soldier representation more important then ever. This new collection of essays clearly establish the key factors in the military union debate in recent years and highlight the mechanisms different...
Corporate Warriors
The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2011
Some have claimed that "War is too important to be left to the generals," but P. W. Singer asks "What about the business executives?" Breaking out of the guns-for-hire mold of traditional mercenaries, corporations now sell skills and services that until recently only state militaries possessed. Their...
An Encyclopedia of Battles
Accounts of Over 1,560 Battles from 1479 B.C. to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2012
"A badly needed addition to public and military libraries and to the shelves of every military writer … a definitive job." — Army TimesMegiddo, Thermopylae, Waterloo, Stalingrad, Vietnam … nothing has dominated man's attention, challenged his energy, produced more heroes — and destruction —...
by Sheryl Roush
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2012
Stories and Tributes to Those Who Serve Our CountryHeart of a Military Woman is a keepsake collection of true short stories, touching tributes and emotive poems, celebrating our active and retired service members. Historic, nostalgic and some quite recent, these are written by military members, their...
by Maurice de Saxe
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2012
At the age of twelve, Dresden-born Maurice de Saxe (1696–1750) entered the Saxon army, beginning a long and successful military career that culminated in his promotion to Marshal of France, where he retained full command of the main army in Flanders directly under Louis XV. Again and again, de Saxe...
by United States Marine Corps
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2012
Before there was such a term as “low-intensity conflict,” the U.S. Marine Corps were already past masters of the art. This manual encapsulates all their learnings and experiences of what we now know as military peacekeeping and counter-insurgency operations. It covers every aspect of the problem,...
A Military History of Afghanistan
From the Great Game to the Global War on Terror
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017
The history of Afghanistan is largely military history. From the Persians and Greeks of antiquity to the British, Soviet, and American powers in modern times, outsiders have led military conquests into the mountains and plains of Afghanistan, leaving their indelible marks on this ancient land at the...
The Pentagon's Wars
The Military's Undeclared War Against America's Presidents
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2017
A gripping insider account of the clash between America's civilian and military leadership
The Pentagon's Wars is a dramatic account of the deep and divisive debates between America's civilian leaders and its military officers. Renowned military expert Mark Perry investigates these internal...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2011
Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, the Space Support to Army Operations Field Manual (FM 100-18) deals with the issue of space support for Army operations.
In the introduction, it states:
"Throughout US history, the military services have...
by United States Government US Army
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2013
The Joint Publication 1-02, Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms sets forth standard US military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the Armed Forces of the United States. These military and associated terms, together with their definitions,...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2015
Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this excellent book by the U.S. Air Force examines the role of technology in military innovation, with a case study of the false faith of the military in air-to-air missiles and the subsequent installation of an external...
Somalia
US Intervention, 1992–1994
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2013
The end of the Cold War introduced an altered global dynamic. The old bond of East/West patronage in Africa was broken, weakening the first crop of independent revolutionary leadership on the continent who no longer had the support of one or other of the superpowers. With collapse of the Soviet Union,...