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The official report that has shaped the international debate about NSA surveillance"e;We cannot discount the risk, in light of the lessons of our own history, that at some point in the future, high-level government officials will decide that this massive database of extraordinarily sensitive private information is there for the plucking.
How Jewish responses during the Holocaust shed new light on the dynamics of genocide and political violenceFocusing on the choices and actions of Jews during the Holocaust, Ordinary Jews examines the different patterns of behavior of civilians targeted by mass violence.
September 1962: On a moonless night over the raging Atlantic Ocean, a thousand miles from land, the engines of Flying Tiger flight 923 to Germany burst into flames, one by one.
In thirty-five chapters, The Greatest Air Aces Stories Ever Told covers many of the leading American and British Commonwealth fighter aces of WW I and II, together with a few bomber crews whose gallantry made a substantial contribution to the end of WW II.
In this powerful and moving memoir, Robert Beecham tells of his Civil War experiences, both as an enlisted man in the fabled Iron Brigade of the Army of the Potomac and as an officer commanding a newly raised African-American unit.
The eighth of a new, well-received, and highly acclaimed series on critical infrastructure and homeland security, Government Facilities Protection and Homeland Security is a reference source that is designed to serve and advise project designers, engineers, security specialists, managers, building and grounds superintendents, and/or supervisors and responsible-managers-in-charge.
The sixth of a new, well-received and highly acclaimed series on critical infrastructure and homeland security, Dam Protection and Homeland Security is a reference source that is designed to serve and advise U.
Caught in a violent storm and blown far off their intended course, five American airmen--flying the dangerous Himalayan supply route known as "e;The Hump"e;--were forced to bail out just seconds before their plane ran out of fuel.
NOW IN PAPERBACKwith a new preface by the authorAn insider's account of why the CIA is ill-prepared to protect America, and why it must be replaced without delay*';A devastating portrait of the agency's culturewith details that only an insider would know.
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.
Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) encompasses the various disciplines of wireless interception, cryptanalysis, communications intelligence, electronic intelligence, direction-finding, and traffic analysis.
An authoritative history of the Greek Civil War and its profound influence on American foreign policy and the post–Second World War period In his comprehensive history André Gerolymatos demonstrates how the Greek Civil War played a pivotal role in the shaping of policy and politics in post–Second World War Europe and America and was a key starting point of the Cold War.
Zahn reconstructed his year of combat in Vietnam with surprising detail, capturing the cockiness, angst, and attitude of the naive nineteen-year-old 1st Cavalry Division attack helicopter pilot of 1970 and 1971.
From a celebrated military historian, a ';searingpersuasive' (Kirkus Reviews) exploration of why the mighty United States military has repeatedly failed in irregular wars and military campaigns from Vietnam to Afghanistan.
In this thoughtful social history of New Mexico's nuclear industry, Lucie Genay traces the scientific colonization of the state in the twentieth century from the points of view of the local people.
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.
Este libro analiza un evento que ha impactado a miles de personas en el mundo y que toma dimensiones muy preocupantes en regímenes democráticos, aunque sabemos que la democracia no es antídoto contra la barbarie.
Nun, der Westen war nie stark mit meiner Wahrnehmung, dass die NATO eine Institution ist, die einen unabhängigen Charakter angenommen hat, weil sie so lange existiert hat, dass sie einen unabhängigen Charakter angenommen hat, eine Persönlichkeit, die sich von den Persönlichkeiten unterscheiden könnte seiner konstituierenden Nationen.
'Ground-breaking' - Daily Mail'In explaining the rise to power of Kim Yo Jong, Lee displays his deep knowledge and understanding of North Korea's extreme, ruthless and self-obsessed dynastic autocracy, the creators and rulers of a de-facto nuclear weapon state.
Este libro, que va dirigido a los deportistas que desean mejorar sus capacidades físicas, pero también a los que quieren prepararse como futuros aspirantes a las fuerzas de élite reúne todo el método desarrollado durante treinta años por el Mayor Gérald, instructor de la Legión Extranjera.
"El análisis general del conflicto colombiano le permitirá al lector desprevenido comprender la naturaleza y el contenido de este libro que recoge una serie de canciones, poemas, fotografías y mapas sobre la guerra de guerrillas en los Llanos Orientales de Colombia, durante la década de los 50 y 60.
Las naciones occidentales –encabezadas por Estados Unidos– disfrutan en la actualidad de una considerable ventaja en casi todos los enfrentamientos militares.
'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.
Si bien es cierto que los campesinos necesitaban contrarrestar la hegemonía de sus opresores creando una ideología propia, esta no logró desarrollarse, pues estuvieron todo el tiempo plegados a la ideología liberal.
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.
This is the gripping true story of 4 intense years in the life of a US Army Special Forces soldier, who joins the UN and then goes on to an assignment in Iraq at the time of the deadly jihadist bombing attack of the UN headquarters.
