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During Desert Shield, the Air Force built a very complicated organizational architecture to control large numbers of air sorties. Horner, the Joint Force Air Component Commander, knew the details of what was happening in the air campaign or how well the campaign was going.

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In spite of the outcome of the Cold War, English argues persuasively here that the nuclear defensive posture adopted by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was inherently flawed.

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In spite of the outcome of the Cold War, English argues persuasively here that the nuclear defensive posture adopted by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was inherently flawed.

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This book will appeal to persons interested in national security issues and, more specifically, to those who may want to know more about the manpower and recruiting problems facing the military of the future.

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"The United States Marine Corps is America's best-known military unit, and perhaps the most famous in the world. It is the nation's oldest unit, as far as recognition by Congress goes, and has been alm"

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A wide-ranging series of essays on military leaders, ancient and modern, whose actions and personalities provide insights into the interplay of time, circumstance, and individual character and ability that makes for success or failure.

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Offers an insight into the iconic Mauser family of German bolt-action rifles. Drawing on accounts of the weapons in combat and primary sources regarding their mechanical performance, this volume charts the Mauser's origins, combat record and lasting influence.

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One of the great misconceptions of the Second World War is the notion that the German Army was the epitome of mechanical efficiency--combining lightning speed with awesome military power.

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During the Middle Ages siege warfare played a vital role in military strategy. Sieges were far more numerous than pitched battles, ranging from small-scale affairs against palisaded earthworks to full-scale assaults on vast strongholds. Needless to say, the art of siege warfare assumed a unique importance to both invader and defender alike.

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"Readers discovered in 1995, with The Devil's Adjutant and in 1997 with STEEL INFERNO that Michael Reynolds' experience as a combat veteran and leader of soldiers, from platoon to mechanized division,"

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This comprehensive case study of the modern Peruvian military examines the professional development of South America's most controversial military establishment from the early 1930s to the present.

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An in-depth history of the time when airpower became the great equalizer, changing military strategy forever and bringing once-safe targets in reach.

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An expert examination of the evolution of military aviation and its profound impact on warfare-from the employment of balloons during the French Revolutionary wars to the use of aircraft in World War I.

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This work provides a theoretical and historical examination of the relationship between provision of military assistance and success in achieving donor aims.

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This is both a history of the service attache, beginning with the Napoleonic era, and a discussion of his changing role, past and present. Professor Vagts shows the military adviser temporarily joined to the diplomatic corps as a person often divided in his loyalties to diplomatic officials and to military leaders. Affected by increasing bureaucrat

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At the same time the civil strife continued in Santo Domingo, U.S. military forces engaged in a variety of duties, both combat and peacekeeping, and did so while the Organization of American States, the United Nations, and U.S. government teams attempted to negotiate a peaceful settlement.

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This comprehensive volume provides a thorough overview of 20th- and 21st-century military doctrines worldwide.

Military Doctrine: A Reference Handbook takes a thorough look at 20th- and 21st-century military doctrines around the world.