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Most generals and leaders, such as Hannibal and Alexander the Great, are renown for their victories in pitched battles, but siege tactics were a necessary and important part of conquering fortified enclaves.

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The former Secretary of Defense, and leading scholars from the U.S. and Vietnam, offer a groundbreaking new study of exactly how the Vietnam War happened-- and why it could not be stopped before three million people died.

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This book is about the U.S. rush to arms in the Persian Gulf, the tragic loss of life on both sides, the destruction inflicted on Kuwait and Iraq, and the many uncertainties that confront America in the aftermath of the war.

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Beginning with the advance of the French Army from the Rhine to the Danube, this volume describes the development of Macks' army at Ulm, the manoeuvres to Austerlitz and the counter attack that resulted in decisive defeat for the Austro-Russian army.

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In 1815 Britain's crack troops, fresh from the victories against Napoleon, were stunningly defeated near New Orleans by a ragtag army of citizen-soldiers under the commander they dubbed 'Old Hickory', Andrew Jackson. It was this battle that defined the United States as a military power to be reckoned with and an independent democracy here to stay.

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This work is a study of the military aspects of the first half of this important conflict (1618-1635). Each chapter deals with a particular battle, also examining wider questions of strategy, leadership, armaments, organization, logistics, and war finances.

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Probably no person saw more of the Anzacs in battle on Gallipoli than C.E.W. Bean. After sailing with the first convoy, he landed with them on that fateful first morning of April 25, 1915, and remained until the evacuation. His diary overflows with powerful descriptions of battle and touching eulogies to the common soldier.

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Covers the most important sieges in history. Examines actions of both attackers and defenders, exploring the motivations of both, as well as surveying technical and tactical innovations.

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This contribution to the military history of World War II, focuses attention upon individual battles and operations on the Eastern Front, especially Field Marshall Erich von Manstein's conduct of operations as the commander of the German Army Group Don from November 1942 to March 1943.

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Offers an account of the Battle of Cannae in 216 BC, the most famous battle of the Second Punic War, during which Hannibal's much smaller force inflicted the greatest defeat ever suffered by the Roman army in what is still regarded today as a model display of military tactics.

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Varying perspectives on China's military modernization are presented against a framework that considers U.S. national security policy, the Strategic Defense Initiative, and strategic trade with China, in addition to China's own nuclear deterrent and its military posture vis-a-vis the Soviet Union, Japan, and Southeast Asia.

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This work addresses the interaction between military operations and the activities of civilian agencies, intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) during and after conflict. It looks closely at the cases of Panama, Kuwait and southern Iraq.

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This little-known story of Australia's M/Z Unit commandos, and the part they played in the Southwest Pacific during World War II, is a fascinating account of daring, clandestine operations conducted by the Allies deep into enemy-held territory.