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When Should A Commander Be Relieved?

A Study Of Combat Reliefs Of Commanders Of Battalions And Lower Units During The Vietnam Era

by Major Thomas V. Draude
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014

This study attempts to determine when commanders of battalions and lower units should be relieved during combat. The investigation analyzed actual reliefs during the Vietnam era to determine why the commanders were relieved, the availability of replacements, the role of counselling, and the effect...
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by Lt.-Gen. Herman Nickerson Jr. USMC
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015

In view of his unique experiences as a senior Marine commander in Vietnam and his Extensive efforts to communicate his views and his combat knowledge to the troops he commanded, it was decided to republish a series of articles that Lieutenant General Herman Nickerson, Jr., wrote in 1969-1970 while...
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The Crimean Expedition, to the Capture Of Sebastopol Vol. I

Chronicles of the War in the East, from its Commencement to the Signing of the Treaty of Peace, Vol. I

by Baron César de Bazancourt
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2017

This important historical account is the first in a series of two volumes, first published in 1856—the same year as the original French edition. The author, Baron de Bazancourt, was appointed official historiographer by Napoleon III, and charged with the responsibility of producing a history...
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by James Grant Duff
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2014

The power of India reached its pre-British Raj height under the Maratha Empire or the Maratha Confederacy which was an Indian imperial power that existed from 1674 to 1818. At its peak, the empire covered much of India, encompassing a territory of over 2.8 million km². The Marathas are credited for...
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by Lt.-Cmdr. Andrew R. Walton
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015

The U.S. Department of Defense predicts that ground forces of the future will wage tomorrow’s wars by replacing large numbers of personnel and organic firepower for advanced technology and superior maneuverability. Those forces must be prepared to face an unconventional enemy who will operate in...
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by Bernard C. Nalty
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015

Includes 60 photos and 7 maps and charts The 1968 fight for Khe Sanh pitted some 6,000 U.S. Marines and South Vietnamese Rangers against an enemy force roughly three times as large. For more than 70 days North Vietnamese troops maintained pressure on Khe Sanh’s defenders, who had dug in around...
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by General Cao Van Vien, Lt. Gen. Ngo Quang Truong
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015

Includes over 30 maps and illustrations This monograph forms part of the Indochina Monograph series written by senior military personnel from the former Army of the Republic of Vietnam who served against the northern communist invasion. “The United States advisory mission in South...
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by General Cao Van Vien
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015

This monograph forms part of the Indochina Monograph series written by senior military personnel from the former Army of the Republic of Vietnam who served against the northern communist invasion. War and politics posed many challenges to South Vietnam’s military leadership. Unlike his counterpart...
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The Invasion of the Crimea: Vol. IX [Sixth Edition]

Its Origin, and an Account of its Progress Down to the Death of Lord Raglan

by Alexander W. Kinglake
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2017

This is the sixth edition of the final volume in a series of nine that was originally published in 1877, and which together provide a thoroughly comprehensive operational history of the Crimean War to June 1855, including all the early battles and the first attack on the Redan. Alexander William...
Cover of Journal Kept During The Russian War: From The Departure Of The Army From England In April 1854 To The Fall Of Sebastopol
by Frances Isabella ("Fanny") Duberly
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014

[Illustrated with over two hundred and sixty maps, photos and portraits, of the battles, individuals and places involved in the Crimean War] Frances Isabella ("Fanny") Duberly (27 September 1829 - January 1903) was the wife of Captain Henry Duberly, the 8th Royal Irish Hussars during the...
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by Lt. Gen. Ngo Quang Truong
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015

Includes over 25 maps and illustrations This monograph forms part of the Indochina Monograph series written by senior military personnel from the former Army of the Republic of Vietnam who served against the northern communist invasion. “A significant aspect of the South Vietnamese...
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by W. H. Fitchett
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015

Includes 15 portraits and 11 maps “IT is with great pleasure that we welcome this admirable little book, and its short, clear sketches of some of the great deeds which made the Empire. There have been plenty of attempts to write the story of England’s battles on sea and land in a, language...
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by W. H. Fitchett
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015

Includes 15 portraits and 14 maps W. H. Fitchett brings to life some of the most notable clashes of arms between the British and the various enemies that they have fought against, from Minden to the Crimean War, from Blenheim to Salamanca. “Fights for the Flag is as good as Deeds that...
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by Dr. Erich Eyck
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2016

FOR MOST people Bismarck is the man of “blood and iron”; he coined the phrase himself and he lived up to it. But he was much more; he had an intellectual ascendancy over all the politicians of his day, and his superiority was acknowledged not only by his own people, but by all European statesmen. The...
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