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The Duke of Wellington, the most successful of British commanders, set a standard by which all subsequent British generals have been measured. He had to contend not only with enemy armies, but also with his political masters and an often sceptical public at home. Written by an ex-soldier, this work examines Wellington's claims to greatness.

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A biography of the young German aristocrat who created Hitler's most advanced terror weapon, the V-2 rocket, and who came to the USA under the Army's Project Paperclip to develop missiles essential to the Cold War.

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For many young people, the pros and cons of a career in the military can be a mystery. How tough really is boot camp What sort of pay and benefits can one expect This guide is designed to help readers make an informed decision on whether or not the military life is the right choice for them.

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Goodspeed looks at the organization and behavior of three modern armies in three recent conflicts the American army in Vietnam, the English army in Northern Ireland, and the Israeli army in Palestine and Lebanon. Then, with an emphasis on the importance of leadership, prospects for the future develo

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Military, economic, and environmental violence in the era of globalization cause immense suffering and may ultimately threaten the existence of life as we know it, but author Pilisuk explains that the future can change if we understand and act upon the roots of violence.

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A history of the Special Air Service from its inception until the Gulf War.

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This evaluation of the senior leadership in the U.S. army is based, in part, on the personal experience and wisdom of former Chief of Staff General Edward C. Those that are not are evaluated from Meyer's experience and from the experience of the other authorities interviewed.

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Presents a theory of preventative action based upon the beliefs and perceptions of leaders. This book examines five cases: British action in the Suez Canal Crisis, 1956; Israel's strike on Iraq's nuclear reactor, 1981; American preventive war planning, 1946-1954; Indian preventative war planning, 1982-2002; and America's war against Iraq, 2003.

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Describes the strategies, battlefield tactics, great commanders, and technology that made success possible in ancient warfare in Greece, Rome, Parthia, India, and China.

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This work examines the women who serve the military as wives and those who serve as soldiers, sailors and flyers. Comparing wives and warriors in the US and Canada, it considers how the military in both countries constructs gender to exclude women from being respected as equals to men.

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This work examines the women who serve the military as wives and those who serve as soldiers, sailors and flyers. Comparing wives and warriors in the US and Canada, it considers how the military in both countries constructs gender to exclude women from being respected as equals to men.

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This is the story of that small band of women who wore U.S. Marine uniforms during the Korean War. These women are a lost generation of women Marines who stepped into the breach between two wars and preserved the opportunity to be a Marine for those who were as yet unborn.

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The nexus of this study lies in the recollections of 146 Women Reservists who served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and who were surveyed by Peter Soderbergh in 1990 and 1991.

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Focusing on 45 military leaders from four continents and 13 countries, spread across four centuries, this study paints, for the first time, a collective, comparative portrait of high-ranking military officers.

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This is a comprehensive study of the life of Zebulon Butler, a participant in the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary War, and the intercolonial confrontations known as the Yankee-Pennamite Wars.

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Ultimately more than the history of an airplanethough the Zero is presented with the grandeur due itthis book is an extremely astute presentation of the Japanese character and world view.

From a North American standpoint, Zero Fighter makes a number of highly interesting points, having been written for the Japanese market.

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The definitive visual history of key World War Two aircraft

A visually stunning, accessible, and fascinating account of 50 key aircraft from World War Two, illustrated by the outstanding photograph archive of the Imperial War Museum.

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An illustrated study of the clashes between B-29s conducting night raids on Japan and the Japanese nightfighters protecting the Home Islands from 1944-45.

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Written by an renowned in modern conflicts, this fully illustrated book provides an examination of ground warfare over the past 20 years and looks ahead to the future.

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