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A Century of Spiesby Jeffery T. Richelson
Oxford University Press, USA 1995; US$ 21.95Here is the ultimate inside history of twentieth-century intelligence gathering and covert activity. Unrivalled in its scope and as readable as any spy novel, A Century of Spies travels from tsarist Russia and the earliest days of the British Secret Service to the crises and uncertainties of today's post-Cold War world, offering an unsurpassed overview of the role of modern intelligence in every part of the globe. From spies and secret agents to the latest high-tech wizardry in signals and imagery surveillance, it provides fascinating, in-depth coverage of important operations of United States, British, Russian, Israeli, Chinese, German, and French intelligence services, and much more. All the key elements of modern intelligence activity... more...
The Villageby Bing West
Simon & Schuster 2003; US$ 8.99In Black Hawk Down, the fight went on for a day. In We Were Soldiers Once & Young, the fighting lasted three days. In The Village, one Marine squad fought for 495 days -- half of them died. Few American battles have been so extended, savage and personal. A handful of Americans volunteered to live among six thousand Vietnamese, training farmers to defend their village. Such "Combined Action Platoons" (CAPs) are now a lost footnote about how the war could have been fought; only the villagers remain to bear witness. This is the story of fifteen resolute young Americans matched against two hundred Viet Cong; how a CAP lived, fought and died. And why the villagers remember them to this day. more...
The Art of Warby Sun Tzu; Lionel Giles
The Floating Press 1910; US$ 4.95Inspiring countless business, political and military leaders (Napoleon, Mao Zedong and General MacArthur among them), The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise by Sun Tzu from the 6th century BC. Its 13 chapters are each dedicated to an aspect of warfare. Praised as a definitive work on the art of strategy and tactic, The Art of War now finds its greatest application in the world of business and management. more...
Navy Diversby Gregor Salmon
Random House Australia 2011; US$ 19.44In cold, murky water, working by touch alone, they can defuse a mine powerful enough to sink a battleship. Under the burning Afghan sun, they can dismantle a Taliban roadside bomb. Welcome to the world of the Royal Australian Navy clearance divers. Bomb and mine disposal is but one of their roles. As covert swimmers they can infiltrate enemy waters. As boarding parties they are on the anti-piracy frontline. As counterterrorist special forces they are on call 24/7. They are simply one of the best diving units in the military world. Their story goes back to the Second World War, when Hitler's secret weapon - the magnetic mine - had Britain on her knees. Four extraordinary Aussies were among the brave naval volunteers who tackled Nazi mines... more...
Seapower and Naval Warfare, 1650-1830by Richard Harding
Routledge 2002; US$ 41.95A single-volume survey of war at sea and the expansion of naval power in the 18th century. The book is ideal for undergraduate courses on 18th century European history, and for amateur and professional military historians. more...
Ground Warfareby Stanley L. Sandler
ABC-CLIO 2002; US$ 295.00This work spans the recorded history of ground warfare from generals to GI's, catapults to Kalashnikovs, ancient Israel to post-Soviet Chechnya. Included are more than 700 wars and battles, nearly 600 warrior biographies and more than 100 survey essays. more...
Of Arms and Menby Robert L. O'Connell
Oxford University Press 1991; US$ 25.95Examines the role and significance of weapons from the dawn of human history to the present, and the attempts of Western civilization to come to terms with the grim results. The study attempts to integrate the evolution of human society with the development of weapons and military strategies. more...
The U.S. Army Leadership Field Manualby Leadership The Center For Army
McGraw-Hill 2004; US$ 14.95How the world's most dynamic organization prepares its leaders for battle, with valuable insights for today's business arena. For mor than 50 years, The U.S. Army Leadership Field Manual has provided leadership training for every officer training program in the U.S. Army. This trade edition brings the manual's value-based leadership principles and practices to today's business world. The result is a compelling examination of how to be an effective leader when the survival of your team literally hangs on your decisions. More than 60 gripping vignettes and stories illustrate historical and contemporary examples of army leaders who made a difference. The U.S. Army Leadership Field Manual also provides:.:.; A leadership approach based on the army's... more...
The 33 Strategies of Warby Robert Greene
Penguin Group Inc. 2007; US$ 17.99Strategies for winning the subtle social game of everyday life-from the bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power and The Art of Seduction Robert Greene's first two groundbreaking guides, The 48 Laws of Power and The Art of Seduction , espouse profound, timeless lessons from events in history to help readers vanquish an enemy or ensnare an unsuspecting victim. Now, with The 33 Strategies of War , Greene has crafted an important new addition to this ruthlessly unique series. Structured in Greene's trademark style, The 33 Strategies of War is a brilliant distillation of the strategies of battle that can help us gain mastery in the modern world. It is the I Ching of conflict, the contemporary companion to Sun-tzu's Art of War... more...
The Asian Military Revolutionby Peter A. Lorge
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 22.00Explores the impact of the Chinese invention of gunpowder on the surrounding Asian region. more...