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An insight into the career of the 354th FG or "Pioneer Mustang Group", the group responsible for debuting the Merlin-engined P-51B in the European Theatre of Operations (ETO) in December 1943.

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The 359th Fighter Group first saw action on 13 December 1943, it initially flew bomber escort sweeps in P47s, before converting to th P-51 in April 1944. The 359th was credited with the destruction of 351 enemy aircraft between December 1943 and May 1945.

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The 49th Fighter Group was sent to Australia in early 1942 to help stem the tide of Japanese conquest in Java. This title assesses the outstanding performance of the 49th FG, pitted against superior Japanese forces.

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By war's end the 56th FG had shot down more enemy aircraft than any other group in the Eight Air Force, its pilots being credited with 674.5 kills during 447 missions. The group also produced the ETO's two leading aces, Francis Gabreski and Robert Johnson. The exploits of these men, and numerous others, are featured in this volume.

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"Now includes an all-new scenario on the war in Afghanistan"--Cover.

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The German 88 mm was the most famous and versatile artillary weapon of World War II. It was used as an anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapon and became feared by tank crews from North Africa to Russia. This title covers all its variants, explaining their design, developmental and operational use.

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A basic primer on military life, this book provides explanations of military language and protocol, and also breaks down information by branch and includes military slang. Aimed at those looking to learn more about the branches, as well as history buffs and military enthusiasts, it serves as a guide to the armed services.

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"When Colonel Charles S. Wainwright (1826--1907), later a brevet brigadier general, was commissioned in the First New York Artillery Regiment of the Army of the Potomac in October 1861, he began a journ"

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The author relates his experiences in Iraq during the 2003 war, discussing the effects of the war on the ordinary citizens of Baghdad and offering his analysis of the issues confronting the region, now and in the future.

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First published in 1982, this revised and updated edition takes into account the events that have happened since the early 1980s - including the break-up of the former Soviet Union and the black market that appeared in chemical and biological weapons, the acquisition of these weapons by Third World countries, etc.

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A war of attrition is usually conceptualized as a bloody slogging match, epitomized by imagery of futile frontal assaults on the Western Front of the First World War.

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As states continue to pursue nuclear weaponry, nuclear testing remains an important political issue in the twenty-first century. This survey examines how and why the U.S. conducted nuclear tests from 1945 through 1963 and the resulting influence on key questions from normalization and de-normalization up to the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963.

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"Major General J. F. C. Fuller, a pioneer of mechanized warfare in Great Britain, was one of this century's most renowned military strategists and historians. In this magisterial work he spans military"

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The relationship of the United States and Great Britain has been the subject of numerous studies with a particular emphasis on the idea of a special relationship based on traditional common ties of language, history, and political affinity.

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Fundamental reconceptualization of security policy is a necessary step, and it is important to get on with it. Getting on with it means defining the new concept of cooperative security, identifying the trends that motivate it, outlining its implications for practical policy action, and acknowledging its constraints. These tasks are the purpose of this book.

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Karem is eminently qualified to write on the role of Nuclear Weapons-Free Zones (NWFZs) in the processes of averting nuclear weapons proliferation, arresting the nuclear arms race, and eliminating the scourge of nuclear weapons.

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Though the military spending in Algeria, Morocco, Libya, and Tunisia are not large by the standards of Middle Eastern countries, Cordesman (strategy, Center for Strategic and International Studies) says they are high enough to place an unacceptable burden on the region's fragile and poorly structure

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A Winter of Discontent addresses both the broad spectrum of movement activity and the political context surrounding it.

The text explores the challenge of the nuclear freeze movement to the content of United States national security policy and the policy making process.