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For decades, a single set of tools has dominated the dynamic analysis of conventional balances: the Lanchester equations. Joshua M. Epstein argues that Lanchester's equations fail to capture the basic dynamics of warfare and that they offer a fundamentally implausible picture of combat. He also presents new, alternative equations of his own.

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The most colourful and comprehensive history of national service ever published, featuring more than 80 interviews with those who experienced it, as well as correspondence from the period

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A gripping illustrated narrative of the Cimbrian (or Cimbric) War, in which the armies of the Roman Republic finally defeated the Germanic tribes of the Cimbri, Teutons, Ambrons and Tigurini.

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Traces the history of secret codes since the time of the pharoahs, and discusses the impact of codes and codebreaking on human history.

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A chilling, absorbing and topical investigation into the presence of the defence industries in our daily lives.

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The Cyber Deterrence Problem brings together a multi-disciplinary team of scholars from multiple institutions to analyze and develop a robust assessment of the necessary requirements and attributes for achieving deterrence in cyberspace.

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The most audacious bombing raid in history is explained in detail within this text. It includes the complex design and testing of Barnes Wallis' theories, including dummy runs across English and Scottish lakes and lochs.

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From the legendary Pentagon Papers whistle-blower, an eyewitness expos of America's Top Secret, seventy-year nuclear policy that continues to this day, with a new Afterword by the author.

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A groundbreaking and tightly argued polemic about the state of the western world and its defences.

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A new illustrated, luxury edition of the Japanese warrior classic - admired today for its practical usefulness as a modern business manua

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Offers an analysis of the future of the world's ground forces: Where are future large-scale conflicts or other catastrophes most plausible Which of these could be important enough to necessitate the option of a US military response And which of these could in turn require significant numbers of American ground forces in their resolution

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This CSIS report describes how DoDs investment in military aircraft engines will decrease significantly, presenting a challenge for the industrial base. The report also argues that DoD must make four major policy choices in its investment approach to military engines: priority, resources, business model, and competition.

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Since its introduction in the 1950s the innovative G3 battle rifle has seen widespread combat around the globe, from South America to Afghanistan. This absorbing study investigates the origins, development, combat record, and legacy of this iconic rifle of the Cold War.

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"This is the story of the thirteen black men who broke one of the military's most rigid racial barriers and integrated the officer corps of the United States Navy."--

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In 1937, as the invading Japanese Army closed on Nanking, all foreigners were ordered to evacuate. John Rabe who ran the local Siemens factory, refused on the grounds that it would show a bad example to his Chinese workers. Sending his wife and family to safety, he watched in horror as the Japanese began to wipe out the population.

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An incredible account of one man's first hand experience of a conflict that continues to haunt the entire world.

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An updated in-depth investigation into the history and mystique of the Gurkha regiments

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This careful examination of key strategies, events, and personalities in the conflict sheds fresh light on the high points of the Vietnam experience and punctures the enduring mythologies of the war. A model of lucid writing and fair judgement.Thomas Powers.

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A fascinating look at the turning points of famous conflicts - the moment when a minor incident decides the outcome of a battle (called the hinge of battle).

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Tasked with storming mountain strongholds in the desert. Trained to hunt down the world's most wanted terrorists. This is the extraordinary story of 22 SAS.

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An illustrated overview of the Hundred Years War, the most long-running, and the most significant, conflict in western Europe in the later Middle Ages.