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The crack military SS Division - elite troops - at war Closely researched from German sources Tales of extraordinary bravery and courage

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Edward Erickson studies the operations of the Ottoman Army from October 1912 through July 1913 and provides a comprehensive explanation of its doctrines and planning procedures.

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To capture the defense reform debate surrounding the proper application of high technology in military systems, this study focuses on tactical aircraft, an area epitomizing cutting-edge technology.

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A revealing and moving account of a group of soldiers' experience of war as they served together in Vietnam. It is based in oral histories/interviews with about fifteen of the last Australian rifle company to serve in the Vietnam War.

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A study of the Navy's contribution throughout Operation Desert Shield. This book discusses naval decisions in terms of information available to decision-makers at the time and presents the pros and cons for alternative courses of action, as argued at the time of the original decision.

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Part one of this guide to the literature on the Earl Mountbatten of Burma, is a historiographical essay which provides critical analysis and evaluation of the works and integrates them into the overall literature. It covers all of the 450 titles in part two, which is an annotated bibliography.

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Examines the hard data on arms races in East Asia by using quantitative arms race theory and by studying the role of the armaments-tension spiral and that of enduring national rivalries.

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The author clearly demonstrates that Eisenhower's organization of the Allied effort in Europe represented a decisive breakthrough in the conduct of war, particularly in coalition warfare.

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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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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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Charles Young served as the highest-ranking African American officer in the U.S. Army until 1917.

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On April 14, 1994, two US Air Force F-15 fighters accidentally shot down two US Army Black Hawk Helicopters over Northern Iraq, killing all twenty-six peacekeepers onboard. This book attempts to make sense of this tragedy - a tragedy that on its surface makes no sense at all.

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Analyzes the evolution of Israel's present-day naval forces, including force buildup, performance in battle, and, above all, a critical examination of their relevance to Israel's defense.

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This is the amazing story of Hanna Reitsch, one of the most celebrated women of the Third Reich. Minutes before Hitler was to marry Eva Braun, Reitsch and von Greimon Hitler's ordersflew from Berlin to Rechlin in a desperate attempt to rally the Luftwaffe and save the Reich.

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He concludes with a look at the special forces groups in other Latin American countries.

After reviewing their training, Spencer looks at the major operations of the special forces groups of three of the guerrilla factionsthe FPL, ERP, and FALand provides an in-depth discussion of their major operation tactics and methods.

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points to conflicting interpretations about the role of General MacArthur as Chief of Staff of the Army, in World War II, in the occupation of Japan, in the Korean War, and in the sensational recall from his position as Far Eastern Commander in 1951;

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The film Gettysburg introduced the general public to Union cavalry leader John Buford and his key role on the first day of the battle no full-length biography of the general has ever been written until now.

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Major General Smedley Darlington Butler was a maverick Marine, the emblem of the old corps, and one of the most controversial figures in Marine history.

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A biography of the Union Civil War general.

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This book examines (1) the neglected but decisive role played by guerrillas in the Carolinas in 1780 and 1781, which led to the disastrous retreat of Cornwallis into Yorktown; and (4) guerrilla campaigns in the American Civil War, explaining why Lee's surrender in 1865 failed to unleash the massive guerrilla outbreak feared by Lincoln and Grant.