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by Clayton R. Newel
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2013
Central pacific (The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II)
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One of the first American reactions to the Pearl Harbor debacle was a major shakeup in the Pacific command structure. In a belated effort to achieve...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2012
This AFDD establishes operational doctrine for United States Air Force EW operations. It articulates fundamental Air Force principles for the application of combat force and provides commanders operational-level guidance on the employment and integration of Air Force resources to achieve desired objectives....
by Philip Bell
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2011
Red Christmas
The Tatsinskaya Airfield Raid 1942
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2012
By December 1942, the Soviets had surrounded the German 6th Army in Stalingrad, cutting off all lines of supply except through the air. Seeking to sever this last German lifeline, Soviet Command decided to launch a raid with the entire 24th Tank Corps to seize the airfield at Tatsinskaya, the primary...
Victory Point
Operations Red Wings and Whalers - the Marine Corps' Battle for Freedom in Afghanistan
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2009
In late June 2005, media sources recounted the tragic story of nineteen U.S. special operations personnel who died at the hands of insurgent / terrorist leader Ahmad Shah- and the lone survivor of Shah's ambush-deep in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan. The harrowing events of Operation Red...
by C.W.C. Oman
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2012
This quick read is a fascinating look at the evolution of military from after the fall of the Roman Empire to the introduction of gunpowder in Europe. A number of civilizations such as the Byzantines, English, and Swiss are discussed along with their military innovations. This edition is hand formatted, and not OCRd. A table of contents is included for easier navigation.
by William de Lange
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2016
Miyamoto Musashi (c. 1584-1645) is the most revered and celebrated swordsman in Japanese history; unfortunately, our modern portrait of this folk hero is derived mainly from popular books, comics, and film, with little heed paid to the early records by men who knew Musashi, practiced with Musashi,...
by Ashley Ekins
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2010
World War I, The Great War involved the mobilisation of some 70 million soldiers worldwide. It produced images of such pervasive horror on the Western Front that it defined warfare in human memory long into the twentieth century. The war also left a grim legacy: 13 million people died, 9 million of them...
The Road to Dunkirk
The British Expeditionary Force and the Battle of the Ypres-Comines Canal, 1940
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2013
“A detailed and fascinating account” of a little known WWII showdown in Belgium between the British Expeditionary Force and the German army (Barnsley Chronicle).
This is an important reassessment of a critical period in the British Expeditionary Force’s fight against the German armies invading...
How the South Could Have Won the Civil War
The Fatal Errors That Led to Confederate Defeat
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2008
Could the South have won the Civil War?
To many, the very question seems absurd. After all, the Confederacy had only a third of the population and one-eleventh of the industry of the North. Wasn’t the South’s defeat inevitable?
Not at all, as acclaimed military historian Bevin Alexander...
Gettysburg
Two Eyewitness Accounts
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2010
In this unique series the Civil War comes vividly to life. Here an eyewitness accounts--many available for the first time in decades--by generals, journalist, and ordinary foot soldiers, both blue and gray, who relive the conflict in all its terrible glory. Each volume brings you a human perspective...
The Seven Days
The Emergence of Robert E. Lee and the Dawn of a Legend
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
In the second year of the American Civil War, near Richmond, Virginia, seven days and six battles changed the course of history.
In the early spring of 1862, the Army of the Potomac invaded Virginia in the hopes of capturing the Confederate capital of Richmond and ending the war. Led by the...
The Peninsula Campaign of 1862
A Military Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2010
The largest offensive of the Civil War, involving army, navy, and marine forces, the Peninsula Campaign has inspired many history books. No previous work, however, analyzes Union general George B. McClellan's massive assault toward Richmond in the context of current and enduring military doctrine....
No True Glory
A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2011
"This is the face of war as only those who have fought it can describe it."–Senator John McCain
Fallujah: Iraq’s most dangerous city unexpectedly emerged as the major battleground of the Iraqi insurgency. For twenty months, one American battalion after another tried to quell the...