List 5 of books by U S

The Armed Forces Officer

by U.S. Department of Defense
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2007

Initiated in 1950, this 2007 edition is the latest in a classic series of books of the same title. Journalist-historian S. L. A. Marshall wrote the first at the behest of Gen. George C. Marshall, who formed the great citizen army of World War II. The general believed officers of all services needed to...

The Army Command Post and Defense Reshaping 1987-1997

by Mark D. Sherry, Center of Military History (U.S. Army)
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2010

The U.S. Army underwent a decade of significant transformation between 1987 and 1997 that affected strategy, force requirements, structure, and basing requirements. The end of the Cold War provided the initial impetus for defense reshaping and drove the pace and depth of change. Reductions in forces...

Lone Star Marine

A Biography Of The Late Colonel John W. Thomason, Jr., U.S.M.C.

by Col. Roger Willcock U.S.M.R.
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2016

A fascinating biography of veteran Marine Corps officer Colonel John W. Thomason, dedicated soldier and talented artist. “On a spring morning in 1917, in fact the very day the United States declared war on Germany, a twenty-four-year-old Texan strode into the recruiting office of the Marine...

Preserving Historic Architecture

The Official Guidelines

by U.S. Department of the Interior
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013

The National Park Service, a branch of the Department of the Interior, knows preservation. In its hundred-year existence, the service has dealt with just about every problem an old structure can have. Whether it is removing graffiti in Manhattan or rebuilding a barn in Oregon, the National Park Service...

International Conflicts in Cyberspace - Battlefield of the 21st Century

Cyber Attacks at State Level, Legislation of Cyber Conflicts, Opposite Views by Different Countries on Cyber Security Control & Report on the Latest Case of Russian Hacking of Government Sectors

by U.S. Department of Defense, Strategic Studies Institute, United States Army War College
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017

Conflict in cyberspace is not a new phenomenon, but the legality of hostile cyber activity at a state level remains imperfectly defined. While the United States and its allies are in general agreement on the legal status of conflict in cyberspace, China, Russia, and a number of like-minded nations...

The German Armored Division

by U.S. War Department
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2018

Based on the original German 1940 training documents To better prepare American officers to take on the German war machine, the U.S. War Dept. created this manual to instruct field officers about the structure, and organization of the German army Armored divisions. The idea was to give our forces...

Dictionary of Spoken Spanish

by U. S. War Dept
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2013

This is a complete, unabridged republication of a Dictionary of Spoken Spanish, which was specially prepared by nationally known linguists for the U.S. War Department (TM#30-900). It is compiled from spoken Spanish and emphasizes idiom and colloquial usage in both Castilian and Latin American areas....

The Book of Basic Machines

The U.S. Navy Training Manual

by U.S. Navy
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2013

Have you ever wondered why levers and pulleys make it easy to lift heavy objects? Or thought about what it is that makes a combustion engine work? The Book of Basic Machines will give you the information you need to understand key concepts, techniques, components, and much more. Designed and prepared...

Hand to Hand Combat for Amphibious Scouts

US Navy (1945)

by U.S. Navy
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2018

Fighting techniques of the forerunners of the NAVY SEALS During World War 2 it became clear to the Navy that a group of covert raiders would need to be trained to clear the way for amphibious landings in both Europe and the Pacific. With not much more than swim shorts, mask, fins and explosives these...

Handbook of Naval Combat Underwater Demolition Team Training

US Navy(1944)

by U.S. Navy
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2019

The 'manual' of the Underwater Demolition Teams During World War 2 the US Navy saw the need for specialized teams that could clear the way for amphibious assaults in many theatres of war. Underwater Demolition Teams would remove natural and man-made underwater obstacles which are likely to obstruct...

Combat History of the Second Infantry Division in World War II

by U.S. Army
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2018

First published just a year after the end of the war, this is the story of the Second Infantry Division in World War II. It is the story of innumerable acts of fortitude and courage, of individual sacrifice and devotion to duty under fire, by a fighting division which has served with honor in two...

The Declaration of Independence & United States Constitution – Including Bill of Rights and Complete Amendments

The Principles on Which Our Identity as Americans Is Based (With The Federalist Papers & Inaugural Speeches of George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson)

by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2017

This collection is an essential reading for all those who wish to learn about the creation of the American nation. It is comprised of the most important legal documents in early American history which are considered instrumental to its founding and philosophy: The United States Declaration of Independence,...

Transforming an Army at War: Designing the Modular Force, 1991-2005

Designing the Modular Force, 1991-2005

by William M. Donnelly, Center of Military History (U.S. Army)
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2010

Transforming an Army at War examines the origins of the modular concept, the reasons for undertaking it, and the process for developing modular unit designs. The Army had been exploring the notion of modularity since shortly after the end of the Cold War. Modularity, at its most basic, was the idea...

Sources of Weapon Systems Innovation in the Department of Defense: Role of Research and Development 1945-2000

The Role of Research and Development 1945-2000

by Thomas C. Lassman, Center of Military History (U.S. Army)
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2010

PRINT FORMAT ONLY NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT-- OVERSTOCK SALE --Significantly reduced list price while supplies last A broad historical overview of changing institutional patterns of technological innovation with the Defense Department's major weapons laboratories. Examines...

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