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Covering the period between the reigns of Sultan Selim III and Sultan Mahmut II, this volume details the series of military and naval reforms of the Ottoman armies. It looks at the role of foreign advisors, the impact of the French Revolution and the establishment of military technical schools.

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This book provides a fresh approach to the understanding of conscription, with contributions from social and political historians in an area traditionally covered by military historians. It focuses on the previously undiscussed areas of Ottoman Turkey and Egypt (where some of the most extreme forms of conscription occurred).

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This volume analyzes the development of tanks and traces their history from the British attack at Cambrai in 1917 during World War I through the AirLand Battle of Operation Desert Storm in 1991.

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First seen during the American Civil War and later appearing in the Franco-Prussian War, the military use of the armoured train only came to the fore during World War I, reigning supreme on the Eastern Front. This work examines the origins and technical development of armoured trains. It focuses on how armoured trains were used in combat

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In October 1987 on the eve of the Washington summit, the Committee on Atlantic Studies, a group of European and North American scholars established in 1964 to promote transatlantic dialogue, met in Toronto to discuss the implications of the new arms control for European security.

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This book is about the U.S. rush to arms in the Persian Gulf, the tragic loss of life on both sides, the destruction inflicted on Kuwait and Iraq, and the many uncertainties that confront America in the aftermath of the war.

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This ethnography describes the intense contradictions that exist between the cultural values of American life and the cultural values needed to survive in combat, as represented through the experiences of forward-deployed U.S. Army units in Germany during the height of the Cold War.

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Evolved from the colonial units created by the French, this book discusses the original reorganization of these forces into the first national army. Including a history of the command structure and orders of battle, it also sheds light on the little known divisional histories of the army through original source material.

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Part of the "Men-At-Arms" series, this book looks at Anglo-Celtic warfare between 410-1066, illustrating equipment, weapons and military encounters.

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Amazingly, this is his first book.

As Used On the Famous Nelson Mandela is a deeply funny, deeply disturbing account of Mark's rampage through the arms trade.

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The Ashigaru were the foot soldiers of old Japan. Although recruited first to swell an army's numbers and paid only by loot, the Samurai began to realize their worth. This title tells their story, drawing on Japanese sources and showing the disciplined ranks that they became.

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The two rising Asian powers, China and India, dependent as they are on seaborne commerce for their economic well-being, have set their eyes on the high seas. This book offers an examination of the rise of two naval powers and the potential impact that such an oceanic reconfiguration of power in Asia could have on long-term regional stability.

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Since 1945, the United States has manufactured and deployed more than 70,000 nuclear weapons to deter and if necessary fight a nuclear war. Some observers believe the absence of a third world war confirms that these weapons were a prudent and cost-effective response to the uncertainty and fear surrounding the Soviet Union's military and political ambitions during the cold war.

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Part I discusses the creation of the Commissariat a I'Energie Atomique and outlines its structure and function. Part II focuses on the development of military atomic policy. Originally published in 1965. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distingui

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What happened in Helmand's Sangin Valley in the spring of 2007 was nothing short of extraordinary. After the last gasp defence of the platoon houses by the Paras, the soldiers of the Royal Anglian Regiment arrived in Afghanistan charged with taking the battle to the enemy. This title tells the story of the Royal Anglian's deployment.