Potomac Books Inc imprint: 299 books

by C. Brad Faught
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2008

Charles George Gordon was the preeminent military hero of the late-Victorian British Empire. A lifetime officer in the Royal Engineers, he served in several theaters of war and imperial contest, most notably China and the Sudan. His last assignment took him back to the dusty Sudanese capital, Khartoum,...
by Alan L. McPherson
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2006

Over the last sixty years, the relationship between the United States and Latin America has been marred by ideological conflict, imbalances of power, and economic disparity. The U.S.-sponsored coup in Guatemala, the near lynching of Vice President Richard Nixon in Venezuela, and the disastrous Bay of...
by Sean Goforth
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2011

Two of the most prominent trends in world affairs over the past decadethe projection of American power abroad and high energy priceshave made for some strange bedfellows. Flush with oil revenues, autocratic governments in Venezuela, Iran, and Russia have tried to counter U.S. influence not only in Latin...
by Donald E. Nuechterlein
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2005

Donald E. Nuechterlein examines George W. BushÆs transformation of American foreign policy and the repercussions for the future. Defiant Superpower recounts how the Bush administrationÆs bold actions in response to September 11, 2001, toppled the Taliban and displayed American strength. But by 2002,...
by Susan Yoshihara; Douglas A. Sylva; Nicholas Eberstadt
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2011

Remarkably, most conventional wisdom about the shifting balance of world power virtually ignores one of the most fundamental components of power: population. The studies that do consider international security and demographic trends almost unanimously focus on population growth as a liability. In contrast,...
by Robert L. Scheina
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2004

Starting with twenty-eight followers, Francisco Pancho Villa rose out of banditry to become a dynamic strategist who mastered the tactical use of a diverse array of weapons, including modern railroads and cavalry, to contest control of Mexico. In his early days as a brigand, the peasantry idolized him...
by Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2007

In Red Rogue, Bruce Bechtol analyzes the changing nature of North KoreaÆs national defense, foreign policy, and illicit economic activities in the postû9/11 era. He describes how North Korea has adapted to a changing global and regional environment to ensure regime survival and has often dictated the...
by Mark D. Mandeles
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2005

Many analysts have heralded the U.S. militaryÆs Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA), a qualitative improvement in operational concepts and weapons that transforms the nature and character of warfare. Focusing on military technology, most argue that the new sensor, surveillance, communications, and...
by Christoph Bluth
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2011

For many in the West, North Korea is a secretive, reclusive, and enigmatic country, a rogue state that threatens the world with its nuclear program and ballistic missiles. Confronted with its numerous provocations involving nuclear tests and missile launches, however, the international community still...
by David L. Hudson Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2011

Known as "the sport of kings," horse racing has been around the track, so to speak. Out of the gates as early as ancient Greeces Olympic Games, racing would truly find its footing centuries later when Arabian horses were brought to England during the Crusades. Soon nobles with deep pockets were striking...
by James W. Cortada
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011

During the Spanish Civil War, foreign military officers wrote highly elaborate reports of their experiences at the front. One was attaché Col. Stephen O. Fuqua of the U.S. Army, who had once held the rank of major general. His presence was highly unusual, for most military observers were less-experienced...
by David Vincent
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2007

The home run is indeed baseball's ultimate weapon. It can change a game in a heartbeat, making a tight game into a blowout or a seemingly easy win into a nail-biter. Homers are majestic, powerful, and awe inspiring. And sluggers are the sport's biggest stars, from the days of Babe Ruth through Barry...
by Daniel R. Levitt; Mark L. Armour
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2004

An essential experience of being a baseball fan is the hopeful anticipation of seeing the hometown nine make a run at winning the World Series. In Paths to Glory, Mark L. Armour and Daniel R. Levitt review how teams build themselves up into winners. What makes a winning team like the 1900 Brooklyn Superbas...
by Steven J. Rubenzer; Thomas R. Faschingbauer
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2004

Personality, Character, and Leadership in the White House is the first book-length work to present truly scientific personality evaluations of the American presidents. This benchmark work dramatically improves the state-of-the-art in classifying presidents and predicting performance in the White House....
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