Strategy category: 1253 books
Capturing the Complexity of Conflict
Dealing with Violent Ethnic Conflicts of the Post-Cold War Era
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The art of war collection
Three authors, three ages, one purpose:
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2014
Discover the evolution of strategic thinking with the best authors: Sun Tzu, Niccolo Macchiaveli and the Baron of Jomini. Three authors, three books and a single title: The art of War.
by Sun Tzu
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
No library is complete without history’s oldest treatise on warfare.
Dated to about fifth century BC, The Art of War is considered the oldest treatise on war in the world. Attributed to Sun Tzu of the Zhou dynasty, the book is composed of thirteen chapters, each addressing a particular aspect...
The Good War
Why We Couldn't Win the War or the Peace in Afghanistan
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
In the earliest years of the war in Afghanistan, after the Taliban fell to an American-led coalition, the fight there appeared to be a triumph-a good war” in comparison to the debacle in Iraq. Now, thirteen years after it began, it has turned into the longest war in U.S. history, as well as the...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2006
The Russo-Japanese War was the major conflict of the earliest decade of the twentieth century. The struggle for mastery in northeast Asia, specifically for control of Korea, was watched at the time very closely by observers from many other countries keen to draw lessons about the conduct of war in...
Samurai and Ninja
The Real Story Behind the Japanese Warrior Myth that Shatters the Bushido Mystique
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
The myths of the noble Samurai and the sinister Ninja are filled with romantic fantasy and fallacy.
Samurai and Ninja expert Antony Cummins shatters the myths and exposes the true nature of these very real—and very lethal—medieval Japanese warriors. The Samurai and Ninja were, in fact,...
The Way of the Samurai
The Book of Five Rings, The Hagakure, Bushido: The Soul of Japan
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2013
Presented here in one volume are three of the seminal texts relating to the Japanese 'Way of the Samurai', essential reading for anyone interested in the Samurai culture of Japan.
'Go Rin No Sho', or 'The Book of Five Rings' is a famous text written by the swordsman Miyamoto Musashi in 1645,...
Bushido: The Samurai Code of Japan
With an Extensive Introduction and Notes by Alexander Bennett
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2019
Bushido: The Samurai Code of Japan is the most influential book ever written on the Japanese "Way of the Warrior." A classic study of Japanese culture, the book outlines the moral code of the Samurai way of living and the virtues every Samurai warrior holds dear. It is widely read today...
The Three Kingdoms, Volume 2: The Sleeping Dragon
The Epic Chinese Tale of Loyalty and War in a Dynamic New Translation
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2014
This exciting new translation with footnotes is more readable than past versions and will appeal to modern readers.
The Three Kingdoms is an epic Chinese novel written over six centuries ago. It recounts in vivid historical detail the turbulent years at the close of the Han Dynasty when China...
The Lessons of Terror
A History of Warfare Against Civilians: Why It Has Always Failed and Why It Will Fail Again
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2002
In The Lessons of Terror, novelist and military historian Caleb Carr examines terrorism throughout history and the roots of our present crisis and reaches a provocative set of conclusions: the practice of targeting enemy civilians is as old as warfare itself; it has always failed as a military and...
The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World
From Marathon to Waterloo
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2012
Ranging from Marathon to Waterloo, this classic of military history chronicles battles that changed the course of history. Originally published in 1851, at the zenith of British imperial power, it found an eager audience of readers who wanted to understand how Britain had achieved its tremendous influence...
Captured!
A Prison Escape Story
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
“The whole wide country was in a bloody, frenzied turmoil—fighting everywhere. Civil war was raging wherever the Red Guards of Lenin set foot. It was an ideal time for an escape—provided one did not value one’s safety too much, and did not care what happened.”
*Captured! *is the...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2013
This unique and informative paper was produced by the National Intelligence University / National Defense Intelligence College. Topics and subjects include: terrorism, Usama bin Laden, al-Qaida, COA, COG, jihad, Horn of Africa, FARC, GSPC, hezbollah, HUJI, IIPB, IRA, JI, mission analysis, HUMINT,...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
This unique and informative paper was produced by the National Intelligence University / National Defense Intelligence College. Analysts and analysts alone create intelligence. Although technological marvels assist analysts by cataloguing and presenting data, information and evidence in new ways,...