Warfare and defence

For Hitler and the German military, 1942 was a key turning point of World War II, as an overstretched but still lethal Wehrmacht replaced brilliant victories and huge territorial gains with stalemates and strategic retreats.

Winner: Society for Military History Distinguished Book AwardThis year begins the centennial of the Philippine War, one of the most controversial and poorly understood events in American history.

Not far from Chattanooga in northern Georgia, the Confederacy won one of its most decisive battles at Chickamauga.

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'An instant classic'RICHARD CURTIS'A non-fiction Catch-22'MATT HAIG Readers are LOVING The Accidental Soldier:'One of the funniest books you will ever read' 'I absolutely loved it - it's so very funny but also very poignant in parts.

"e;Civil War Live"e; is a record of personal observations and experiences of Charles Carleton Coffin during the Civil War, with an occasional look at affairs in general to give clearness and provide necessary explanation to the reader.

In 'Rilla of Ingleside' by Lucy Maud Montgomery, readers are transported to the captivating world of Ingleside, where they follow the coming-of-age journey of Rilla Blythe during World War I.

The history of flying is packed with incredible feats of bravery and endurance, human ingenuity and recklesness, mystery, romance and tragedy.

Rudyard Kipling's 'The Military Writings of Rudyard Kipling' delves into the world of warfare and soldiering through the eyes of one of the most renowned authors of the 19th century.

Ernst Wicherts Buch "Heinrich von Plauen: Ritterroman" entführt den Leser in die Welt des Mittelalters und erzählt die spannende Geschichte des tapferen Ritters Heinrich von Plauen.

Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt der Samurai mit "Die große Zeit der Samurai - Der lange Weg des Kriegers vom alten Japan in die Moderne".

Herbert Kenny, an army dispatch rider, was the first ally to push open the gates at Belsen Concentration Camp, in April 1945.

No library is complete without historys oldest treatise on warfare.

In 'The Crisis of the Naval War in WW1' by John Rushworth Jellicoe, the reader is taken on a comprehensive exploration of the challenges and strategies faced by the British Royal Navy during World War I.

The events in Jet Age Man took place during the early Cold War, an era that will go down as a period when civilization teetered on the edge of the abyss.

This carefully crafted ebook: "e;Dirty Jobs - Careers of Danger and Daring (Illustrated Edition)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.

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Maochun Yu tells the story of the intelligence activities of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in China during World War II.

In this comprehensive and gorgeously illustrated book, Cathy Scott and Clay Myersshow how service and therapy dogs are having a profound impact on the lives of military personnel injured in action.

Operation Tidal Wave tells the story of the bloodiest air battle in the history of war.

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.

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Andrew Pickens (17391817), the hard-fighting South Carolina militia commander of the American Revolution, was the hero of many victories against British and Loyalist forces.

Excerpt:"e;The romance of war in its most thrilling form is exemplified in this narrative of the adventures of "e;The World's Greatest Military Spies and Secret Service Agents.

How America's vulnerable frontier allies-and American power-are being targeted by rival nationsFrom the Baltic to the South China Sea, newly assertive authoritarian states sense an opportunity to resurrect old empires or build new ones at America's expense.

Why has the US military begun to suffer from overstretch in recent decades?

Este ebook presenta "El arte de la guerra" con un sumario dinámico y detallado.

This book examines the nature and implications of the increasing interaction among three secondary powers in the world: China, Russia and India.

This book is a continuation of the special series devoted to the Swedish Army from the time of Charles XII.

James Ford Rhodes' 'The History of the Civil War (Complete Edition)' offers a comprehensive and detailed account of the American Civil War, focusing on the military campaigns, political strategies, and social implications of this defining moment in American history.

This monograph examines the potential utility of history as a source of education and possible guidance for the U.

This edited volume builds on a core set of concepts developed by I.

An Kriegen verdienen Rüstungskonzerne doppelt: zuerst beim Einsatz von Waffen und Munition, dann beim Beseitigen der Blindgänger und Minen.

There are currently between twenty and thirty civil wars worldwide, while at a global level the Cold War has been succeeded by a "e;war on drugs"e; and a "e;war on terror"e; that continues to rage a decade after 9/11.

This book was written as a resource for an emergency response in case of a nuclear detonation.

During World War II, the Luftwaffe's Nachtjagd evolved from chaos to effective night fighter units in response to RAF Bomber Command raids.

Bullock, Haddow, and Coppola have set the standard for homeland security textbooks, and they follow up their #1-selling third edition with this substantially improved version.

Powerful countries like the United States regularly employ economic sanctions as a tool for promoting their foreign policy interests.

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Trotz Globalisierung spiegeln Schulbucherzählungen aus verschiedenen Ländern 100 Jahre nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg immer noch die Vielfalt nationaler Deutungsmuster.

En este ensayo brillante el autor expone la realidad completa de los drones, utilizados hoy para ataques aéreos comandados a distancia.

En este ensayo brillante el autor expone la realidad completa de los drones, utilizados hoy para ataques aéreos comandados a distancia.

Durante las últimas décadas, la policía de numerosos países se convirtió en objeto de debates públicos en relación con abusos de poder, violaciones del derecho, brutalidad y discriminación.

¿Qué papel ha desempeñado la política en un tema tan complejo y fundamental como el de la seguridad?

Clásico indiscutible de la historiografía argentina contemporánea, "Revolución y guerra" aborda la trama de múltiples procesos desde la crisis final del imperio español hasta el avance del nuevo orden económico y mercantil en el espacio atlántico, y su impacto tanto sobre el equilibrio étnico, económico y militar entre las regiones antes dominadas por la Corona –de Quito a Buenos Aires– como sobre el cambiante clima de ideas e ideologías que acompañó el tránsito de la autoridad de la monarquía católica a la de una veintena de estados sucesores.

Hasta hoy la justicia argentina tuvo el mérito de investigar los delitos de sangre cometidos durante la última dictadura, pero dejó fuera del radar a los actores económicos que la promovieron, es decir, a las personas, instituciones y empresas que suministraron bienes y servicios al gobierno o que obtuvieron beneficios a cambio de apoyar la ejecución del plan criminal.

Las mujeres y los librepensadores de las comunidades musulmanas tradicionales heredan una doble carga.

El 26 de marzo de 1869 un grupo de entrerrianos reclutados compulsivamente por Urquiza y enviados a reforzar los regimientos de línea al oeste de la provincia de Buenos Aires, trataron de escapar y fueron fusilados en Loncogüé por orden del presidente Sarmiento, sin juicio previo y sin sentencia judicial alguna.

En un contexto de epoca signado por las ideas de soberania, de desarrollo nacional y de industrializacion, Juan Godoy busca rescatar, a traves de un minucioso analisis, el pensamiento de una generacion de militares plasmado en una publicacion periodica del Circulo Militar.

This book collects some of the most influential scholars in international relations who focus on Asia globally in exploring the challenges of diplomacy faced in Asia as US policy drastically changes.

El bienio 2010-2012 corresponde a la etapa en la que culminó la política de pacificación del conflicto armado por parte del Gobierno colombiano contra las FARC-EP por vías exclusivamente militares.