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Training For Victory - U.S. Special Forces Advisory Operations From El Salvador To Afghanistan

by Frank Kenneth Sobchak

~~41,06€~~ 36,95€ 10% OFF

 One of the most difficult security challenges of the postâ€"Cold War era has been stabilizing failing states in an era of irregular warfare. Frank K. Sobchak explores security force assistance across five case studies, examining what factors were most critical for U.S. Special Forces units to build capable partners like the ISOF and the commandos.
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From Yeomanettes To Fighter Jets - A Century Of Women In The U.S. Navy

by Randy Carol Goguen

~~35,76€~~ 32,18€ 10% OFF

 Addresses a major element of twenty-first century sea power - the integration of women into all military units of the US Navy. Randy Goguen delineates the cultural, economic, and political conditions as well as the technological changes that shaped this movement over the course of a century.
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Standing Up Space Force - The Road To The Nation''S Sixth Armed Service

by Forrest L. Marion

41,06€ + 10% CARD

 This study of the Kriegsmarines Sicherungsstreitkräfte, their security forces, fills a glaring gap in the study of the German navy in World War Two. This wide array of vessels included patrol boats, minesweepers, submarine hunters, barrage breakers, landing craft, minelayers and even the riverine flotilla that patrolled the Danube as it snaked towards the Black Sea. These vessels may not have provided the glamour associated with capital ships and Uboats, but they were crucial to the survival of the Kriegsmarine at every stage of hostilities.<p>As naval construction was unable to keep pace with the likely demand for security vessels, Grossadmiral Erich Raeder turned to the conversion of merchant vessels. For example, trawlers were requisitioned as patrol boats (Vorpostenboote) and minesweepers (Minensucher), while freighters, designated Sperrbrecher, were filled with buoyant materials and sent to clear minefields. Submarine hunters (U-Boot Jäger) were requisitioned fishing vessels. More than 120 flotillas operated in wildly different conditions, from the Arctic to the Mediterranean, and 81 men were to be awarded the Knights Cross; some were still operating after the cessation of hostilities clearing German minefields. The author deals with whole subject at every level, documenting organisational changes, describing the vessels, and recounting individual actions of ships at sea, while extensive appendices round off this major new work.
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Rise Of The Mavericks - The U.S. Air Force Security Service And The Cold War

by Philip Clayton Shackelford

35,76€ + 10% CARD

 Traces the beginnings and subsequent development of the US Air Force Security Service. Established in 1948 as part of the emerging US national security apparatus, this communications intelligence organisation was meant to place the fledgling US Air Force on a competitive footing with its Army and Navy counterparts.
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Cyberspace In Peace And War, Second Edition

by Martin C. Libicki

79,50€ + 10% CARD

 Presents a comprehensive understanding of cybersecurity, cyberwar, and cyber-terrorism. From basic concepts to advanced principles, Martin Libicki examines the sources and consequences of system compromises, addresses strategic aspects of cyberwar, and defines cybersecurity in the context of military operations.
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Mars Adapting - Military Change During War

by Francis Hoffman

26,49€ + 10% CARD

 The essence of war is a competitive reciprocal relationship with an adversary. Leaders must recognize shortfalls and resolve gaps rapidly in the middle of the fog of war. The side that reacts best increases its chances of winning. Mars Adapting examines what makes some military organisations better at this contest than others.
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Always At War - Organizational Culture In Strategic Air Command, 1946-62

by Melvin G. Deaile

48,96€ + 10% CARD

 Tells the story of Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the early decades of the Cold War. It is more than a simple history; it describes how an organisation dominated by World War II experienced airmen developed a unique culture.
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Assured Destruction - Building The Ballistic Missile Culture Of The U.S. Air Force

by David W. Bath

52,93€ + 10% CARD

 Documents the rapid development of nuclear ballistic missiles in the United States and their equally swift demise after the Cuban Missile Crisis, revealing how these drastic changes negatively influenced both the Air Force and the missile community.
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How The Few Became The Proud - Crafting The Marine Corps Mystique, 1874-1918

by Heather P. Venable

55,58€ + 10% CARD

 This work argues that the Marine Corps could not and would not settle on a mission, and therefore it turned to an image to ensure its institutional survival.
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Limiting Risk In America'S Wars - Airpower, Asymmetrics, And A New Strategic Paradigm

by Phillip S. Meilinger

55,58€ + 10% CARD

 The United States has the most expensive and seemingly military forces in the world. Yet, since World War II its military success rate has been fairly meager. The Korean War was a draw, Vietnam, Mogadishu, Afghanistan and Iraq were clear losses. Successes include: Iraq in 1991, the Balkans (Croatia and Kosovo), Panama, the initial takedowns of Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003, and Libya.Failures have been marked by the introduction of large numbers of conventional American ground troops, while successes have been characterized by the use of airpower, special operations forces, robust intelligence and sensor platforms, and the use of indigenous ground troops. The vital interests of the United States are seldom at stake; instead, the US intervenes to punish aggressors or topple particularly inhumane dictators. As a result, the US and its allies strive to maintain public support, both at home and abroad. One of the surest ways to lose this support is to suffer high casualties or, worse, inflict them on the societies we are ostensibly attempting to help. The goal of limiting cost and casualties is hindered by the introduction of large numbers of conventional ground troops—especially in the xenophobic societies of the Middle East.This desire to limit risk and cost, while still achieving definable political goals, results in a quandary. This is not a new problem, and as early as two millennia ago nations sought to achieve these dual and often contradictory goals against enemies with asymmetric strengths. Often, nations rejected taking on a powerful enemy head-to-head; instead, belligerents launched "second front operations"—they moved the war elsewhere to achieve local superiority. Not surprisingly, this strategy was especially appealing to nations possessing powerful navies. Britain, who controlled the seas for several centuries, was especially adept at using this "second front" strategy.Today we find that although second fronts may not be necessary, the reasons for conducting such operations are still with us—the desire to limit risk while achieving measurable goals. For America that means eschewing the use of massive numbers of ground troops to invade and occupy a subject country, but instead using its asymmetric strengths—a combination of airpower, SOF, intelligence and indigenous ground troops to achieve political goals.
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Cassandra In Oz - Counterinsurgency And Future War

by Conrad Charles Crane

38,41€ + 10% CARD

 <DIV>When Conrad Crane retired from active duty to become a research professor, he never expected to become a modern Cassandra, fated to tell truth to power without being heeded. After the world transformed on 9/11, he warned the Army that it was not prepared to execute stability operations, counterinsurgency, and the eventual reconstruction of Iraq. <P>Crane’s work attracted the attention of Generals David Petraeus and James Mattis, and he soon found himself in charge of a team tasked with creating the groundbreaking <I>Field Manual 3-24/Marine Corps Warfighting Publication 3-33.5 Counterinsurgency</I>, the very counterinsurgency doctrine he had pleaded for. A unique blend of traditional and modern theory, this manual would prove to be essential to the success of the Surge in Iraq that changed the course of the war.</P> Crane’s account of the creation and implementation of the manual addresses its many criticisms, details what went wrong in Iraq, and explains how the new doctrine was never properly applied in Afghanistan. From the debates over the content to the ways it was used in the field, <I>Cassandra in Oz</I> covers lessons that should be gleaned from years of global war and displays the American military as a learning organization at its best.</DIV>
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Strategy - Context And Adaptation From Archidamus To Airpower

33,06€ + 10% CARD

 How does one engage in the study of strategy? Strategy: Context and Adaptation from Archidamus to Airpower, argues that strategy is not just concerned with amassing knowledge; it is also about recognizing our imperfect understanding of the environment, and respecting the complex nature of adaptation to the unforeseen or unexpected.
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Untaken Road - Strategy, Technology, And The Hidden History Of America''S Mobile Icbms

by Steven A Pomeroy

47,69€ + 10% CARD

 <DIV>Steven A. Pomeroy has authored the first history of the American mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a technology the United States spent four decades and billions of dollars creating but never deployed. An Untaken Road showcases how the evolution of a technology that ultimately never existed and the politics that surrounded it end up significantly shaping American nuclear strategy and forces for decades. Utilizing recently declassified documents, years of experience, and an unrivaled passion for the history of military technologies, Pomeroy has created a new framework on the nature of strategic weapons technology innovation. This thorough study of a "road not taken" is a must read for those seeking to understand the challenges and constraints on U.S. military weapon programs, especially when inter-organization competition, domestic politics, strategic needs, and new technologies collide.</DIV>
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Other Space Race - Eisenhower And The Quest For Aerospace Security

by Nicholas Michael Sambaluk

62,21€ + 10% CARD

 Presents a unique look at the early US space programme and how it both shaped and was shaped by politics during the Cold War. This well-argued, well-researched book gives much needed perspective on the Cold War's influence on space travel and it's relation to the formation of public policy.
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Training For Victory - U.S. Special Forces Advisory Operations From El Salvador To Afghanistan

by Frank Kenneth Sobchak

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 One of the most difficult security challenges of the postâ€"Cold War era has been stabilizing failing states in an era of irregular warfare. Frank K. Sobchak explores security force assistance across five case studies, examining what factors were most critical for U.S. Special Forces units to build capable partners like the ISOF and the commandos.
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Strategy - Context And Adaptation From Archidamus To Airpower

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 How does one engage in the study of strategy? This book argues that strategy is not just concerned with amassing knowledge; it is also about recognizing our imperfect understanding of the environment and respecting the complex nature of adaptation to the unforeseen or unexpected.
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The Tankies

by Garth Ennis; Illustration: Carlos Ezquerra

37,79€

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 From the bloody battle for Normandy to the Nazi heartland, from war's end to the killing fields of Korea, the men of the British Army's Royal Tank Regiment fight battle after battle against terrible odds. Whether outnumbered or outgunned, the Tankies soldier on - as their motto would have it, â€œFrom Mud, Through Blood, to the Green Fields Beyondâ€.
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Jeep Cj 1972-1986 - How To Build &Amp; Modify

by Hanssen Michael Hanssen

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Vicious Creatures

by Ashton Noone

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The Benson Murder Case

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Golden Age Locked Room Mysteries

28,31€

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Deadline At Dawn

by Cornell Woolrich

27,03€

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The Cape Cod Mystery

24,45€

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The Cape Cod Mystery

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