After an introduction showing three examples of military disintegration, the author examines six historical occurrences in depth: The India Mutiny of 1857; the 1917 French Army mutinies; the depredations following the British siege of San Sebastian, 1813; the surrender of the U.S. 106th Infantry Division in 1944; the Sand Creek Indian Massacre, 1864; and the My Lai massacre in 1968. The final chapter begins with a recapitulation of the four processes shown to be the foundations of disintegration--leadership failure, collapse of the units' internal primary groups, alienation, and...
After an introduction showing three examples of military disintegration, the author examines six historical occurrences in depth: The India Mutiny ...
Come back to a time just after the end of the 2nd World War. The world will meet a young boy that will change the course of the world by the time of his next birthday in January of 1951.
Shawn Wilson is a very special wizard that only comes around every 1,000 years or so. He has powers that he uses only for good never for the bad.
Come back to a time just after the end of the 2nd World War. The world will meet a young boy that will change the course of the world by the time of h...
.Watson presents five sieges for detailed analysis. The author utilizes the methodology John Keegan developed to define sieges as a form of battle and to explore the categories of combat--those relationships of men versus weapons and the commitment to battle on the part of the contestants--which determined the outcome of battles and wars. Watson's unique study is a contribution to the study of siege warfare and provides a background for understanding the Gulf War--which, Watson shows, was a siege--as well as contemporary global conflict.
The sieges--Jerusalem, Malta,...
.Watson presents five sieges for detailed analysis. The author utilizes the methodology John Keegan developed to define sieges as a form of battle ...
A study of the nature of desert warfare with special attention to the evolution of weaponry, the organization of forces, the impact of the desert environment on the ability of those forces to sustain battle, and the influences of the desert on battle tactics.
A study of the nature of desert warfare with special attention to the evolution of weaponry, the organization of forces, the impact of the desert envi...
