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The Story of the Great War is a comprehensive and masterly account of World War 1 first published in 1920.  The book stands up a century after the Armistice, and is a memorable description of what were then recent events.  Telling the story of each major conflict throughout the continent,...

The introduction of Italy into the Second World War on 10 June 1940 signalled the start of the siege of Malta, and for the next two and a half years the Axis powers did all they could to batter the small island into submission. Malta’s defences were initially verging on non-existent but the British...

Buku ini membahas permasalahan keamanan maritim di Indonesia, termasuk permasalahan yang timbul sebagai akibat kebijakan pemerintah yang belum berpihak kepada pengembangan kekuatan maritim. Dalam situasi tersebut pengembangan intelijen maritim memerlukan perhatian, karena diperlukan dalam upaya memperkokoh keamanan maritim di Indonesia.

Fed up with taxes? Angered and disappointed by corrupt leaders? How to Stage a Military Coup lays down practical strategies that have proven themselves around the globe. David Hebditch and Ken Connor examine, with a critical eye, successful as well as failed coup attempts throughout the twentieth...

Forgotten vividly preserves the reality of what took place in Korea and Vietnam and then states the lessons that should have been learned. It takes you on a trip into the intensity of life close to death, with glimpses of the sublime, strange, and selfless that those who were there can never forget....

A journey through the mind of a commander as he learns and adapts in a complex, deadly environment.

Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this study examines this defining feature of recent conflicts, specifically the doctrinal and technical innovations giving rise to this new operational paradigm. Colonel Glenn Voelz describes the central pillars of individualized...

Few would contest that the U.S. occupation of Iraq is a clear example of just how fraught a military occupation can become. In Occupational Hazards, David M. Edelstein elucidates the occasional successes of military occupations and their more frequent failures. Edelstein has identified twenty-six...

If Stonewall Jackson had been asked back in 1863 how he stood with his peers, he most likely would have answered, "I am first a servant of the Almighty, a Virginian, and an American."

Selon Napoléon, la première qualité d'un général est de savoir émouvoir son armée. Il s'y employa mieux que quiconque et fit la démonstration de son génie également en matière de rhétorique. Convaincu que " les...

Rafael Reyes es uno de los personajes más destacados en la turbulenta historia de Colombia. Dirigente político astuto y militar con grado de general como consecuencia de la cosecha de ascensos que depararon las absurdas guerras civiles de finales del siglo XIX, además de empresario e inversionista...

This excellent report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. Armed conflicts have a destabilizing effect on individual nations and the international community alike. Conversely, reducing warfare has a positive effect on both national and international...

This excellent report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. The complexity of the current operational environment, coupled with the increasingly tightened US budget, creates undesirable tensions for the leaders of the United States and the free world....

Théorie de la grande guerre, écrit par l'officier et théoricien militaire prussien Carl von Clausewitz (1780 – 1831). Ce livre numérique présente l'édition intégrale du 1er Volume : DE LA STRATÉGIE EN GÉNÉRAL - LE COMBAT - LES FORCES ARMÉES - et comporte une table des matières dynamique. Il est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique.