Military institutions

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Gabriel examines 18 ancient army systems, examining the organizational structure and weapons employed and the degree to which cultural values and imperatives shaped the form and application of military force.

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The Black Devils March is an account of how the 1st (and only) Polish Armoured Division in the West under the leadership of General Stanislaw Maczek, arose out of the ashes of defeat and while attempting to avoid the internal politics of the Polish Government in Exile, was able to return to Europe in August 1944 on the side of the Western Allies.

“Ironclads are said to master the world, but torpedoes master the ironclads.

In three volumes spanning centuries, Lieutenant Colonel Roman Jarymowycz recounts the story of the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada, the oldest Highland regiment in the country.

In three volumes spanning centuries, Lieutenant Colonel Roman Jarymowycz recounts the story of the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada, the oldest Highland regiment in the country.

Focused on the 2010-2011 Arab Uprisings, this book examines the role of the military in Tunisia and Libya, arguing that both armies contributed decisively to the outcome and form of the respective uprisings.

Focused on the 2010-2011 Arab Uprisings, this book examines the role of the military in Tunisia and Libya, arguing that both armies contributed decisively to the outcome and form of the respective uprisings.

This intriguing book describes the Romans' formidably warlike enemies in modern Romania and Bulgaria their 'most illustrated' opponents, thanks to friezes on Trajan's Column and carvings on Trajan's Adamklissi monument.

Featuring full-color artwork, this book describes and illustrates the Chinese and North Korean troops who fought US and UN forces in Korea during 1950 53.

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In 2012, retired South African general Johan Jooste was parachuted into the seemingly unwinnable war against rhino poaching in the Kruger National Park.

Featuring specially commissioned artwork and archive illustrations, this engrossing study describes the US Marine Corps' early operations and illustrates its evolving uniforms and personal equipment.

Featuring specially commissioned artwork and archive illustrations, this engrossing study describes the US Marine Corps' early operations and illustrates its evolving uniforms and personal equipment.

1977 und 1980 erscheint ein Katalog mit Kunstkunstobjekten aus dem Nahen und Mittleren Osten.

In the 1960s, only 10% of peace agreements included some element of political-military accommodation - namely, military integration.

In the 1960s, only 10% of peace agreements included some element of political-military accommodation - namely, military integration.

This addition to the Women and Society around the World series explores the roles, challenges, and accomplishments of women in the military in countries across the globe.

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What happens in a tradition that links citizenship with soldiering when women become citizens?

The author Boris Sokolov offers this first objective and intriguing biography of Marshal Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky, who is widely considered one of the Red Army's top commanders in the Second World War.

Das ultimative Leitfadenbuch zur Politik, Medien und GesellschaftTauchen Sie ein in das Ergebnis eines jahrzehntelangen, tiefgreifenden Studiums der Tagespresse, und entdecken Sie die verborgenen Verbindungen und Wechselwirkungen zwischen Mensch, Medien und Politik.

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Las naciones occidentales –encabezadas por Estados Unidos– disfrutan en la actualidad de una considerable ventaja en casi todos los enfrentamientos militares.

En todo proceso de democratización política iniciado a partir de la crisis y caída de un régimen autoritario, el análisis de las relaciones civil-militares y, en su contexto, el estudio de la cuestión del gobierno civil sobre las Fuerzas Armadas constituye una temática central.

More than three-and-a-half million men served in the British Army during the Second World War, the vast majority of them civilians who had never expected to become soldiers and had little idea what military life, with all its strange rituals, discomforts, and dangers, was going to be like.

Nisei Soldiers Break Their Silence is a compelling story of courage, community, endurance, and reparation.

For the city's first two hundred years, the story told at Washington DC's symbolic center, the National Mall, was about triumphant American leaders.

By the end of the Civil War, fatalities from that conflict had far exceeded previous American experience, devastating families and communities alike.

This book examines the role of multiethnic armies in post-conflict reconstruction, and demonstrates how they can promote peacebuilding efforts.

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The Civil War brought many forms of upheaval to America, not only in waking hours but also in the dark of night.

In this easy-to-use reference, Naval Academy English professor Nancy Prothro Arbuthnot tells the stories behind sixty of the Academy's monuments and memorials.

Portuguese paratroopers or “paras” began as a stepchild of the army and found a home in the Portuguese Air Force in 1955.

Charlie Squadron – the iron fist of the South African Defense Force’s 61 Mechanised Battalion Group – led the way on 3 October 1987 during the climactic battle on the Lomba River in Southern Angola.

This is the combat history of the Polish Montpellier squadron, which fought in Polish fighter aircraft MS 406s in the Battle of France in 1940.

In 1740, the French King Louis XV granted his Swedish-led forces the title of Royal Swedish Regiment, for which it received the same privileges as all royal regiments, including the protection of the king, new flags, and ordinance.

This book describes and illustrates the armies of the embattled Ottoman Turkish Empire involved in 19th-century wars during the Empire's long spiral of decline.

This book describes and illustrates the armies of the embattled Ottoman Turkish Empire involved in 19th-century wars during the Empire's long spiral of decline.

This addition to the Women and Society around the World series explores the roles, challenges, and accomplishments of women in the military in countries across the globe.

In the nearly two decades since the Nixon administration decided to withdraw U.

The Changing Dynamics of Civil Military Relations in Pakistan offers a unique insiders' perspective on the political climate in the country, presenting the challenges established in boundaries of interaction between the state and its military.

The twentieth century ushered in new forms of warfare.

Larga y compleja es la historia del uniforme militar, cuyos vínculos con la sociedad, el poder, el arte, la moda o la guerra, ejercen una misteriosa atracción sobre la vida de los hombres.

“Ironclads are said to master the world, but torpedoes master the ironclads.

From an exam insider, a vital guide to the ASVAB subtests essential to a successful start of your military careerOf the eight ASVAB subtests, four--word knowledge, paragraph comprehension, arithmetic reasoning, and mathematics knowledge--comprise what is called the Armed Forces Qualifying Test (AFQT).