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For the British, New Orleans was an unfortunate sideshow. For the Americans, it was the one major, unequivocal land victory of the War of 1812. This lively account describes a campaign of intrigue, muddle, and accident, featuring a cast of colorful characters, led by a future U.S. president. 90 illustrations.

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In a groundbreaking contribution to the international relations literature, Kromer examines the historical experience of NATO with new weapons technologies and analyzes their effect on alliance stability.

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Americans spend more than $100 billion a year to buy weapons, but no one likes the process that brings these weapons into existence. McNaugher examines weapons procurement since World War II and shows how repeated efforts to improve weapons acquisition have instead increased the harmful intrusion of political pressures into that technical development and procurement process.

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The French Nieuport company provided the Allied air forces with the first true fighter scout of World War I. This detailed text outlines the exploits of the aces who flew them and is accompanied by 40 specially commissioned artworks.

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The Nimitz class aircraft carrier is the ultimate symbol of the United States superpower status. A true behemoth, this is an unsurpassed weapons platform that overshadows all of its nearest rivals. This book looks at the development and deployment of the nuclear-powered Nimitz class aircraft carriers from 1975 onwards.

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Uncovers the early days and development of No 56 Squadron, its victories and losses, and the birth of a proud tradition.

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From its humble beginnings as a reconnaissance flight, using second-hand aircraft at the very end of the Battle of Britain, Nigeria squadron went on to become one of the most famous units in RAF Fighter Command. This title details the squadron and first-hand accounts of combat.

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A comprehensive, easy-to-read history of the Royal Australian Navy from its inception in 1901 to the present day.

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It is the first work to present nonlethal weaponry in the framework of recognizable scenarios based on current world events that show the applicability of current available nonlethal weapons and technology to serve as a force to be reckoned with in a highly politicized world.

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Illustrated information on the weapons, armour and tactics of the archetypal medieval soldier, from his earliest origins as a Viking adventurer.

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Shocked and enraged by the ongoing genocide in Darfur, Cheadle teamed up with leading activist Prendergast to focus the world's attention on the suffering and violence there and offer six strategies readers themselves can implement to help make a difference in the fate of a nation.

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A treatise on moral philosophy in relation to nuclear war which examines the extremes of nuclear advocacy and nuclear abolition. Outlining a "just-defence doctrine" for the nuclear age, the author argues that the strategy of deterrence must remain conditional.

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Using a constructivist approach, the book addresses international security studies concerns about the relevance of moral reasoning to strategic and political thinking.

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An insider's account of official US efforts to prevent the theft or diversion of nuclear and radiological weapons that could be used by rogue nations or terrorist groups.

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The main impact of the May 1998 nuclear tests of India and Pakistan was not on the nuclear non-proliferation regime, Peimani asserts, but on the structure of the international system.

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This is an excellent advanced study in strategy in the nuclear age. . . . . . Cimbala examines a number of issues from this point of departure, including: arms control, de-escalation and escalation, control of nuclear forecast, and the future of conventional forces.

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The future of nuclear weapons and nuclear strategy in the 21st century is not entirely predictable from the Cold War past.

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Americans in the twenty-first century are keenly aware of the many forms of terrorism: hijackings, biological attacks, chemical weapons. But, the deadliest form is almost too scary to think about. This book offers a blueprint for eliminating the possibility of nuclear terrorist attacks, if we are willing to face the issue squarely.

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This book shows how the bankruptcy of the central state of Japan has led to increased burdens on the population in the post-nuclear tsunami era, and the ensuing dangerous ionization of the population now reaching into the future.

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This book shows how the bankruptcy of the central state of Japan has led to increased burdens on the population in the post-nuclear tsunami era, and the ensuing dangerous ionization of the population now reaching into the future.

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