El pensamiento del general chino Sun Tzu ha influido en la obra de Maquiavelo, fue decisivo en los planes militares de Napoleón, modeló las ideas políticas de Mao Tse Tung y se apoya en estos dos preceptos: Todo el arte de la guerra se basa en el engaño.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn the days before the attack on Pearl Harbor, America was largely focused on the war in Europe, but when planes dropped out of a clear blue sky and bombed the American naval base and aerial targets in Hawaii, everything changed in an instant.
Der Ex-Fallschirmjäger Achim Wohlgethan ist als Mitarbeiter im Außendienst für den Deutschen Bundeswehrverband nahezu täglich in halb Deutschland an Liegenschaften der Bundeswehr im Einsatz.
FromNew York Times bestselling author Don Mann and Ralph Pezzulo, Navy SEAL expert advice on surviving in the jungle, in the mountains, in the desert, or at sea.
How nonstate military strategies overturn traditional perspectives on warfareSince September 11th, 2001, armed nonstate actors have received increased attention and discussion from scholars, policymakers, and the military.
The classic account of how British intelligence penetrated and practically operated Nazi Germany's spy network within the British IslesWith great imagination, care, and precise coordination, the British were able to identify Nazi agents, induce many to defect, and supply completely false information to Germany about bombings, battles, and even the D-Day invasion.
'David Omand is exactly the man you need in a crisis' RORY STEWART From the former Director of GCHQ comes a guide to surviving crises using the latest intelligence strategiesWar, terrorism, cyberattack, climate change, the threat of AI: it has never been more important to be prepared for the crises that await us.
Homeland Security: The Essentials expertly delineates the bedrock principles of preparing for, mitigating, managing, and recovering from emergencies and disasters.
The most authoritative and feature-rich edition of On War in EnglishCarl von Clausewitz's On War is the most significant attempt in Western history to understand war, both in its internal dynamics and as an instrument of policy.
Acclaimed historian and New York Times bestselling author Craig Shirley delivers a compelling account of 1945, particularly the watershed events in the month of April, that details how America emerged from World War II as a leading superpower.
How a new understanding of warfare can help the military fight today's conflicts more effectivelyThe way wars are fought has changed starkly over the past sixty years.
The Habsburg Empire's grand strategy for outmaneuvering and outlasting stronger rivals in a complicated geopolitical worldThe Empire of Habsburg Austria faced more enemies than any other European great power.
A new translation that captures the gripping power of one of the greatest war stories ever told-Julius Caesar's pitiless account of his brutal campaign to conquer GaulImagine a book about an unnecessary war written by the ruthless general of an occupying army-a vivid and dramatic propaganda piece that forces the reader to identify with the conquerors and that is designed, like the war itself, to fuel the limitless political ambitions of the author.
The battles for the Germans' last line of defense in World War II, including Arnhem, Aachen, the Huertgen Forest, and MetzHow German commanders made decisions under fireBuilt as a series of forts, bunkers, and tank traps, the West Wall--known as the Siegfried Line to the Allies--stretched along Germany's western border.
Thirty-five years ago, Sir John Hackett published The Third World War, which speculated how WW3 might start in the mid-eighties and how it would be fought.
"Se puede decir que los oficiales gubernamentales, desde funcionarios de línea hasta los rangos más altos, suelen saltar de crisis en crisis sin el beneficio de un bien considerado estrategia que mire hacia el futuro y que sirva de estrella norte para acciones previsoras.
Este libro es, en muchos sentidos, un viaje a las tinieblas de nuestra guerra, a las profundidades del horror representadas en las masacres; al esclarecimiento, el reconocimiento y comprensión de cómo se perpetran, cuándo y dónde se ejecutan, quiénes las llevan a cabo, contra quienes van dirigidas y por qué y para qué se incorporan dentro de las estrategias de los actores armados.
A mediados del siglo XX, en plena Guerra Fría, el filósofo francés Jean Guitton impartió una serie de conferencias centradas en el papel de la estrategia, su esencia y sus principios.
A mediados del siglo XX, en plena Guerra Fría, el filósofo francés Jean Guitton impartió una serie de conferencias centradas en el papel de la estrategia, su esencia y sus principios.
Julius Caesar's work, 'Caesar: The Gallic War & The Civil War', is a remarkable account that provides readers with a firsthand insight into the military campaigns and political upheavals of ancient Rome.
L'objet de ce livre est une illusion exprimée par Schopenhauer, dans cette formule que pour saisir l'essence de l'histoire il suffit de comparer Hérodote et la presse du matin.
The essential resource on military and political strategy and the making of the modern worldThe New Makers of Modern Strategy is the next generation of the definitive work on strategy and the key figures who have shaped the theory and practice of war and statecraft throughout the centuries.
Grundgedanken über Krieg und Kriegführung Carl von Clausewitz - Geleitwort des HerausgebersDas Buch Vom Kriege, das Buch aller Bücher über den Krieg, dem die nachfolgenden Sätze in der Hauptsache entnommen sind, ist im Jahre 1832 erschienen, also erst nach dem am 16.
A Man Could Stand Up Ford Madox Ford - A Man Could Stand Up is the third novel of Ford Madox Ford's highly regarded sequence of four novels known collectively as Parade's End.
Metropolis - Thea von Harbou - The classic twentieth-century science fiction novel by the screenwriter of the Fritz Lang film, the famed director's wife and collaborator.
