This memoir of the author's tour of duty in Vietnam in 1968 is a true account of a 19-year-old's journey from a quiet civilian life in Connecticut to an Army infantryman in Vietnam, first as a private and a point man, later as platoon sergeant.
This memoir of the author's tour of duty in Vietnam in 1968 is a true account of a 19-year-old's journey from a quiet civilian life in Connecticut to an Army infantryman in Vietnam, first as a private and a point man, later as platoon sergeant.
India's sea-based nuclear deterrent is entering a new phase, with the third Arihant-class SSBN, INS Aridhaman, due for commissioning and a fourth boat at an advanced stage of construction.
India's sea-based nuclear deterrent is entering a new phase, with the third Arihant-class SSBN, INS Aridhaman, due for commissioning and a fourth boat at an advanced stage of construction.
This timely study considers the challenges of developing a foreign policy for a union of 27 states while taking national political processes into account.
This timely study considers the challenges of developing a foreign policy for a union of 27 states while taking national political processes into account.
Post-Cold War China-Russia strategic cooperation has displayed significant development and become an increasingly important factor in contemporary international politics.
Post-Cold War China-Russia strategic cooperation has displayed significant development and become an increasingly important factor in contemporary international politics.
From April 1945, when Stalin broke the Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact and Harry Truman assumed the presidency, to the final Soviet military actions against Japan, Hasegawa brings to light the real reasons Japan surrendered.
Force structures around which western militaries were built after the Cold War, with their emphasis on comparatively small numbers of exquisite systems, will not withstand sustained combat with a peer competitor.
Force structures around which western militaries were built after the Cold War, with their emphasis on comparatively small numbers of exquisite systems, will not withstand sustained combat with a peer competitor.
European NATO members face the dual challenge of Russia's military threat and the United States' expectations about significantly greater 'burden sharing', or even 'burden shifting', for Europe's defence.
European NATO members face the dual challenge of Russia's military threat and the United States' expectations about significantly greater 'burden sharing', or even 'burden shifting', for Europe's defence.
Focusing on the diverse experiences of modern Western counterinsurgency thinking, this book brings together in one volume the important testimonies on the counterinsurgency doctrine (COIN), its development over the centuries, from the late 17th century to the present.
Focusing on the diverse experiences of modern Western counterinsurgency thinking, this book brings together in one volume the important testimonies on the counterinsurgency doctrine (COIN), its development over the centuries, from the late 17th century to the present.
