wyszukanych pozycji: 17
The Essential Scratch & Sniff Guide to Becoming a Whiskey Know-It-All: Know Your Booze Before You Choose
ISBN: 9780544520608 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 22 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. A clever distillation of America's favorite libation, by the New York Times best-selling authors of The Essential Scratch & Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert
Whiskey fever is sweeping the nation. Every day, craft distilleries are popping up in remote counties and urban centers, offering a wealth of great choices to consumers--and just as many puzzlements. Does the introduction of a simple "e" to go from whisky to whiskey mean anything? What's the difference between Scotch and Rye? What's Canadian whisky anyway? And what about the whiskeys of Scotland,... A clever distillation of America's favorite libation, by the New York Times best-selling authors of The Essential Scratch & Sniff Guide t...
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96,10 zł |
Soldiers, Statesman, and Cold War Crises
ISBN: 9780231074698 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 326 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Soldiers, Statesmen, and Cold War Crisis explores, in fascinating depth, the nature, direction, and impact of military and civilian influence on violence. Richard K. Betts discusses the postwar involvement of U.S. military and nonmilitary leaders in decisions on the use of force in foreign affairs, and the variety of advice from the different military services. Twenty intervention decisions and ten escalation desicions in crises are examined, including Korea, Berlin, Cuba, and Vietnam. To update this edition Betts has written a preface analyzing the significance of the issues in light...
Soldiers, Statesmen, and Cold War Crisis explores, in fascinating depth, the nature, direction, and impact of military and civilian influence o...
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232,56 zł |
Conflict After the Cold War: Arguments on Causes of War and Peace
ISBN: 9781032010090 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 706 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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1512,91 zł |
American Force: Dangers, Delusions, and Dilemmas in National Security
ISBN: 9780231151221 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. While American national security policy has grown more interventionist since the Cold War, Washington has also hoped to shape the world on the cheap. Misled by the stunning success against Iraq in 1991, administrations of both parties have pursued ambitious aims with limited force, committing the country's military frequently yet often hesitantly, with inconsistent justification. These ventures have produced strategic confusion, unplanned entanglements, and indecisive results. This collection of essays by Richard K. Betts, a leading international politics scholar, investigates the use of...
While American national security policy has grown more interventionist since the Cold War, Washington has also hoped to shape the world on the cheap. ...
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505,22 zł |
Enemies of Intelligence: Knowledge and Power in American National Security
ISBN: 9780231138888 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The tragic events of September 11, 2001, and the false assessment of Saddam Hussein's weapons arsenal were terrible reminders that good information is essential to national security. These failures convinced the American public that their intelligence system was broken and prompted a radical reorganization of agencies and personnel, but as Richard K. Betts argues in this book, critics and politicians have severely underestimated the obstacles to true reform. One of the nation's foremost political scientists, Betts draws on three decades of work within the U.S. intelligence community to...
The tragic events of September 11, 2001, and the false assessment of Saddam Hussein's weapons arsenal were terrible reminders that good information is...
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505,22 zł |
Military Readiness: Concepts, Choices, Consequences
ISBN: 9780815709053 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Throughout most of American history, US military forces proved unready for the wars that were thrust upon them and suffered costly reverses in early battles. During the Cold War, for the first time, US defence policy tried to maintain high readiness in peacetime. But now, with the Cold War over and defence budgets falling, what will happwn to US military forces? Will they revert to a state of unpreparedness or find their balance? Politicians and military planners alike have found this crucial issue especially difficult to deal with because they have often misunderstood what unreadiness really...
Throughout most of American history, US military forces proved unready for the wars that were thrust upon them and suffered costly reverses in early b...
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93,30 zł |
Conflict After the Cold War: Arguments on Causes of War and Peace
ISBN: 9781032010083 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 706 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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573,87 zł |
Enemies of Intelligence: Knowledge and Power in American National Security
ISBN: 9780231138895 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The tragic events of September 11, 2001, and the false assessment of Saddam Hussein's weapons arsenal were terrible reminders that good information is essential to national security. These failures convinced the American public that their intelligence system was broken and prompted a radical reorganization of agencies and personnel, but as Richard K. Betts argues in this book, critics and politicians have severely underestimated the obstacles to true reform. One of the nation's foremost political scientists, Betts draws on three decades of work within the U.S. intelligence community to...
The tragic events of September 11, 2001, and the false assessment of Saddam Hussein's weapons arsenal were terrible reminders that good information is...
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153,76 zł |
The Indispensable Scratch & Sniff Guide To Cannabis
ISBN: 9780358129578 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 22 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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87,72 zł |
American Force: Dangers, Delusions, and Dilemmas in National Security
ISBN: 9780231151238 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. While American national security policy has grown more interventionist since the Cold War, Washington has also hoped to shape the world on the cheap. Misled by the stunning success against Iraq in 1991, administrations of both parties have pursued ambitious aims with limited force, committing the country's military frequently yet often hesitantly, with inconsistent justification. These ventures have produced strategic confusion, unplanned entanglements, and indecisive results. This collection of essays by Richard K. Betts, a leading international politics scholar, investigates the use of...
While American national security policy has grown more interventionist since the Cold War, Washington has also hoped to shape the world on the cheap. ...
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164,75 zł |
The Ultimate Scratch & Sniff Guide to Loving Beer
ISBN: 9781250124821 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) What's the difference between a pilsner and a stout? Why is water so important to beer? What's the best temperature to serve a lager, an ale, or a stout? What the heck is a hop anyways?
What's the difference between a pilsner and a stout? Why is water so important to beer? What's the best temperature to serve a lager, an ale, or a sto...
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87,72 zł |
The Poetry of Richard Betts, Jr.
ISBN: 9780759609815 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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41,33 zł |
Surprise Attack: Lessons for Defense Planning
ISBN: 9780815709299 / Angielski / Miękka / 1982 / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Analyses surprise attacks during the mid-twentieth century to illustrate the author's thesis: surprise attacks occur, not because intelligence services fail to warn, but because of the disbelief of political leaders. Richad K. Betts investigation of the historical, psychological, political, diplomatic, and military aspects of his subject heightens understanding of why surprise attacks succeed.
Analyses surprise attacks during the mid-twentieth century to illustrate the author's thesis: surprise attacks occur, not because intelligence service...
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109,78 zł |
Paradoxes of Strategic Intelligence: Essays in Honor of Michael I. Handel
ISBN: 9780714683768 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Part of a three part collection in honour of the teachings of Michael I. Handel, one of the foremost strategists of the late 20th century, this collection explores the paradoxes of intelligence analysis, surprise and deception from both historical and theoretical perspectives.
Part of a three part collection in honour of the teachings of Michael I. Handel, one of the foremost strategists of the late 20th century, this collec...
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307,74 zł |
Duality: Poems
ISBN: 9781410740038 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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59,51 zł |
Nuclear Blackmail and Nuclear Balance
ISBN: 9780815709350 / Angielski / Miękka / 1987 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In numerous crises after World War II-- Berlin, Korea, the Taiwan Straits, and the Middle East-- the United States resorted to vague threats to use nuclear weapons in order to deter Soviet or Chinese military action. On a few occasions the Soviet Union also engaged in nuclear saber-ratling. Using declassified documents and other sources, this volume examines those crises and compares the decisionmaking processes of leaders who considered nuclear threats with the commonly accepted logic of nuclear deterrence and coercion.
In numerous crises after World War II-- Berlin, Korea, the Taiwan Straits, and the Middle East-- the United States resorted to vague threats to use nu...
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109,78 zł |
Belmont
ISBN: 9781531602895 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Although Belmont was not incorporated until 1859, the town enjoys a unique and rich history that dates back to the 1600s, with its original farms, early businesses, and prominent citizens. Seceding from lands that were previously part of Waltham, Watertown, and West Cambridge (Arlington), Belmont quickly became known for its market gardens and country estates. The town prospered, developing a reputation for the finest fruits and vegetables carried into the farmers market at Faneuil Hall in Boston. Its serene country setting soon caught the attention of wealthy Bostonians, who made the journey...
Although Belmont was not incorporated until 1859, the town enjoys a unique and rich history that dates back to the 1600s, with its original farms, ear...
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174,68 zł |