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This book uses history in two ways: as the source of ideas about strategy and as examples to illustrate the elements by showing their application to specific campaigns and their utility in understanding the role of strategy in military operations.

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Both India and Pakistan inherited a core of professional, highly trained armed forces after independence in 1947. This volume details the arms, equipment, organization and uniforms of these elite troops of the sub-continent.

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A collection of brilliant studies by distinguished scholars, it illuminates, through a combination of overview and case study, a historical subject that has profound implications for the development of specialized forces in the post-Cold War Era.

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The swashbuckling English sea captains of the Elizabethan era were a particular breed of adventurer, combining maritime and military skill with a seemingly insatiable appetite for Spanish treasure. Angus Konstam describes these characters, including such sea dogs as Francis Drake, Walter Raleigh, John Hawkins and Martin Frobisher.

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This book looks into four areas of our world's international security crisis: the growing threat of America's homegrown jihadists, the continuing rise of terrorism, the causes of gross violations of human rights, and the pervasiveness of civil war.

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An insightful and valuable resource on the major conflicts between American Indian tribes and Euro-American settlers from the arrival of Columbus to the Battle of Wounded Knee.

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Although many consider Mao Tse Tung (Mao Zedong) and Che Guevara to be its inventors, guerrilla warfare was already old hat in biblical times.

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A fascinating look at the insurgencies and counterinsurgencies throughout history with a concentration on the 20th and 21st centuries.

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Peacekeeping operations now form the common response of the international community to the problem of managing armed conflict in an increasingly violent world. This work provides an account of the activity and development of the United Nations and other peacekeeping operations since World War II.

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From the Abrams M1 tank to the zeppelin, this essential reference details the invention and evolution of nearly 600 of the most important advances in military technology from prehistory to the present.

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A fully illustrated compendium of pivotal figures, battles, and political strategies of the Mexican-American War.

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This volume by reference book author Victoria Sherrow offers an account of the ways in which young people have suffered as a result of war, particularly since the seventeenth century.

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Using polling data, printed material, and interviews with Lithuanian and Ukrainian diplomats, the book convincingly shows the soundness of the Baltic and Ukrainian security goals without glossing over some difficulties, both internal and external.

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Energy security has become a top priority issue for the United States and countries around the globe, but what does the term ""energy security"" really mean For many it is assuring the safe supply and transport of energy as a matter of national security.

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This is the first book to portray what it is like to live next to a British Army base. Investigating the sprawling military presence on Salisbury Plain, it draws on voices from both sides of the divide.

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This is the first book to portray what it is like to live next to a British Army base. Investigating the sprawling military presence on Salisbury Plain, it draws on voices from both sides of the divide.

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Describes the uniforms, weaponry, military practices and daily life of the English Longbowman, most often recalled in connection with Henry V's victory at Agincourt but, as this volume shows, widely used from the 11th century onwards.

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This volume details the life of the English knight during the 13th century, when knighthood became so expensive that many eligible men had to be forced into it by royal command. It includes how the tournament evolved, the formation of the army, commutation of duty, and the hiring of mercenaries.

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Nicknamed 'The Desert Fox' for his cunning command of the Afrika Korps, Erwin Rommel remains one of the most popular and studied of Germany's World War II commanders. This book looks at the life of this daring soldier, focusing on his style of command and the tactical decisions that earned him his fearsome reputation.

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This work stresses the importance, in making any choice of strategies-including the decision to use or refrain from using nuclear weapons-of gauging the intent behind the opponent's military moves. Dr. Brodie also suggests that the use or threat of use of tactical nuclear weapons may lead to de-escalation, that is, may check rather than promote the

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