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The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise that is attributed to Sun Tzu (also referred to as "Sunzi" and "Sun Wu"), a high ranking military general, strategist and tactist. The Art of War has also been applied to business and managerial strategies. Composed of 13 chapters, each of which...

“22 gennaio 1944. Lo sbarco”, rappresenta, quindi, un altro piccolo ma significativo momento di un più ampio percorso di riflessione e partecipazione che vede la Provincia di Roma fortemente impegnata attraverso tante iniziative storiche e culturali rivolte alle scuole, ai comuni, ai centri anziani....

This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the global diffusion of the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) and its impact on military innovation trajectories in small states. Although the 'Revolution in Military Affairs' (RMA) concept has enjoyed significant academic attention, the varying...

Wu Zixu est un général, stratège et politicien chinois du VIe siècle avant Jésus-Christ. Les annales chinoises le donnent pour être un compagnon de Sun Tzu, l'auteur de L'Art de la guerre. En 1983, des fouilles archéologiques ont mis au jour un exemplaire de son traité de stratégie, dont...

Ogni lavoro storico e interpretazione della guerra condotta dall’Italia fra il 1940 e il 1943, parte dalla granitica certezza che il Paese fosse assolutamente impreparato sotto ogni punto di vista. Tale giudizio sull’impreparazione italiana, assurto a dogma nel dopoguerra, è del tutto falso per...

Continuing to provide a concise approach to this crucial organization, the second edition of The North Atlantic Treaty Organization: The Enduring Alliance is fully updated to take in the developments since 2007, with key additions including: Discussion of NATO’s place in a changing world Consideration...

This book offers a reconceptualisation of conventional deterrence theory, and applies it to enduring rivalries in the Middle East. The work argues that many of the problems encountered in the development of deterrence theory lay in the fact that it was developed during the Cold War, when the...

Amply illustrated with pen & ink drawings, and including a glossary of key terms, this volume, originally published in 1955, traces the history of firearms and the pioneers who made that history, step by step, to the fringe of a complex modern science.

The Psychological War for Vietnam, 1960–1968, for the first time fully explores the most sustained, intensive use of psychological operations (PSYOP) in American history. In PSYOP, US military personnel use a variety of tactics—mostly audio and visual messages—to influence individuals and groups...

Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this military study examines the roles and relationships of objectives, effects and end states across the strategic and operational levels of war in order to provide greater clarity for campaign planners. With its inclusion...

Society for Military History Distinguished Book Award This year begins the centennial of the Philippine War, one of the most controversial and poorly understood events in American history. The war thrust the U.S. into the center of Pacific and Asian politics, with important and sometimes tragic...

This publication provides joint doctrine for the planning, execution, and assessment of counterinsurgency (COIN) operations across the range of military operations. This will include the description of relationships between COIN, irregular warfare, counterterrorism, and foreign internal defense.

This publication provides doctrine for the planning, execution, and assessment of joint distribution operations.  

"The two-week battle for Corregidor was complicated by the American's gross underestimation of enemy strength: expecting a few hundred demoralized defenders, they encountered more than 6,000 Japanese soldiers and marines deployed in tunnels and caves, every man dedicated to the Bushido code that dictated...