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The Evolution of Blitzkrieg Tactics : Germany Defends Itself Against Poland, 1918-1933
ISBN: 9780313256318 / Angielski / Twarda / 223 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study provides a tactical, strategic, and operational view of the interwar German army as a fighting organization. The book describes in detail the process by which the Reichswehr attempted the accomplishment of its principal task--that of defending Germany's borders, particularly those along the eastern frontier, from the end of the First World War until the formation of the Hitler cabinet in January 1933. This study provides a tactical, strategic, and operational view of the interwar German army as a fighting organization. The book describes in detai... |
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555,79 zł |
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Joint Military Operations : A Short History
ISBN: 9780313267444 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This short history is the first broad and selective survey of the phenomenon known as jointness--the co-operative operations of land and naval forces until the twentieth-century and of land, sea, and air forces since World War I. Touching on operational, doctrinal, and political dimensions, the survey ranges from the ancient Mediterranean to recent times while focusing on European and American experiences from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries, including Desert Storm. Illustrative cases and reference materials are attuned to the interests of scholars, defense analysts, and... This short history is the first broad and selective survey of the phenomenon known as jointness--the co-operative operations of land and naval forc... |
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666,99 zł |
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Terrain and Tactics
ISBN: 9780313279232 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Throughout history, wars have been invariably fought over the control of territory. While political geography addresses the causes of such conflicts, military geography consists of the use of geographical knowledge to describe and analyze the deployment of armed forces. In this work, Patrick O'Sullivan offers an academic and impersonal study of military geography, weighing the balance of advantage for combatants in different geographic settings. He fully explores the effect of geographical circumstances on the outcome of violent conflict, and examines the lessons learned from recent wars... Throughout history, wars have been invariably fought over the control of territory. While political geography addresses the causes of such conflict... |
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568,87 zł |
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The Great Battles of Antiquity : A Strategic and Tactical Guide to Great Battles that Shaped the Development of War
ISBN: 9780313289309 / Angielski / Twarda / 744 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The Great Captains" frequently looked to crucial battles to learn lessons that they themselves employed. While the battles of antiquity have often been examined, Western generals looked to the wars of the Greeks and the Romans, the Chinese to their own campaigns, and so on. Never before have military leaders and other students of military history had the benefit of a systematic look at the key battles throughout the ancient world. In this volume, Gabriel and Boose examine the 31 wars, campaigns or battles from Megiddo (1479 B.C.) to the fall of Constantinople (A.D. 1453) that had the... "The Great Captains" frequently looked to crucial battles to learn lessons that they themselves employed. While the battles of antiquity have often... |
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496,91 zł |
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Guerrilla Warfare : A Historical, Biographical, and Bibliographical Sourcebook
ISBN: 9780313292521 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the Carolina Swamp Fox to the Afghan Mujahideen, this book analyzes 40 guerrilla struggles across five continents, profiles important figures, and gives extensive bibliographical information. With an emphasis on causes and effects, Part I surveys and analyzes all major guerrilla struggles and many less well known wars from the American Revolution to 20th-century post-colonial conflicts. Drawing a distinction between guerrilla warfare and terrorism, the author focuses on guerrilla activity. He seeks to answer such questions as the genesis and context of an insurgency, its resemblance... From the Carolina Swamp Fox to the Afghan Mujahideen, this book analyzes 40 guerrilla struggles across five continents, profiles important figures,... |
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693,16 zł |
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Explorations in Strategy
ISBN: 9780313295102 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study is one of the rare contributions to the very small library of genuine strategic studies. Strategy here covers all military activity. The broad purpose is to show how strategy works, using air power and special operations as substantial case studies, but also addressing sea power, nuclear deterrence, and information warfare. Although this book says interesting things about the future of air power, the reliability of non-nuclear deterrence, the true character of joint warfare, the utility of special warriors, and the limitations of excellence in information warfare, the primary... This study is one of the rare contributions to the very small library of genuine strategic studies. Strategy here covers all military activity. The... |
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568,87 zł |
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Toward a Revolution in Military Affairs? : Defense and Security at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century
ISBN: 9780313310379 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA), unleashed by the integration of information technologies into weapons systems, military units, and operations is a phenomenon whose impacts have been felt well beyond the Gulf in 1991 or the Balkans in 1999. Technological developments lie at the center of these changes; however, the RMA is about more than technology. It includes the consequences of technological changes for defense and security. This study provides an assessment of the RMA that goes beyond a mere description of new defense-related technologies to deal with deeper, more fundamental... The Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA), unleashed by the integration of information technologies into weapons systems, military units, and operat... |
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568,87 zł |
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The Emperor's Friend : Marshal Jean Lannes
ISBN: 9780313310621 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An examination of the life of Marshal Jean Lannes, this study looks at the career of the only soldier of any rank who consistently said exactly what he thought to Napoleon at every stage of their amazing careers. The marshal not only survived these frank encounters, he was well rewarded for his abilities, which were remarkable even among the stellar senior officers who served the Emperor. While Lannes was best known for his military skill, especially as an advance-guard commander, his unconventional three-year diplomatic career was equally noteworthy, since his diplomatic tactics resulted... An examination of the life of Marshal Jean Lannes, this study looks at the career of the only soldier of any rank who consistently said exactly wha... |
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765,11 zł |
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Iron Admirals : Naval Leadership in the Twentieth Century
ISBN: 9780313312663 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Andidora tells the story of four men who successfully commanded battlefleets in the 20th century: Japan's Heihachiro Togo, England's John Jellicoe, and America's William Halsey and Raymond Spruance. This study provides personality profiles and detailed accounts of their major battles. Analyzing their command decisions based on what each commander knew or could have reasonably inferred at the time decisions were made, Andidora compares their accomplishments to those of Horatio Nelson, who delivered stunning naval victories for England during the Napoleonic Wars. However, he concludes that... Andidora tells the story of four men who successfully commanded battlefleets in the 20th century: Japan's Heihachiro Togo, England's John Jellicoe,... |
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568,87 zł |
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To Dare and to Conquer: Special Operations and the Destiny of Nations, from Achilles to Al Qaeda
ISBN: 9780316014236 / Angielski / Miękka / 688 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the tradition of Guns, Germs, and Steel, Leebaert tells the stories of small forces that have triumphed over vastly larger ones and changed the course of history--from the Trojan Horse to Al Qaeda. Maps & charts.
In the tradition of Guns, Germs, and Steel, Leebaert tells the stories of small forces that have triumphed over vastly larger ones and changed the cou...
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130,79 zł |
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Behind Fascist Lines: A Firsthand Account of Guerrilla Warfare During the Spanish Revolution
ISBN: 9780345482242 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Deep behind Nationalist lines during the Spanish civil war, modern guerrilla warfare came of age. In this extraordinary memoir, Russian guerrilla fighter Anna Starinov tells how it happened. . . .
Sent by Stalin with other Soviet advisers to help the Spanish overcome Franco, Anna Starinov arrived in Spain in November 1936. Originally assigned to a Russian demolitions and guerrilla-warfare expert as an interpreter, Starinov soon found herself helping him build an effective partisan army literally from scratch and acquitting herself as a talented guerrilla. Anna helped train student... Deep behind Nationalist lines during the Spanish civil war, modern guerrilla warfare came of age. In this extraordinary memoir, Russian guerrilla figh...
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88,78 zł |
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On the Origins of War: And the Preservation of Peace
ISBN: 9780385423755 / Angielski / Miękka / 624 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A brilliant and vitally important history of why states go to war, by the acclaimed, award-winning author of The Peloponnesian War.
War has been a fact of life for centuries. By lucidly revealing the common threads that connect the ancient confrontations between Athens and Sparta and between Rome and Carthage with the two calamitous World Wars of the twentieth century, renowned historian Donald Kagan reveals new and surprising insights into the nature of war and peace. Vivid, incisive, and accessible, Kagan's powerful narrative warns against complacency and urgently reminds... A brilliant and vitally important history of why states go to war, by the acclaimed, award-winning author of The Peloponnesian War.
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98,12 zł |
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The Soul of Battle: From Ancient Times to the Present Day, How Three Great Liberators Vanquished Tyranny
ISBN: 9780385720595 / Angielski / Miękka / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Victor David Hanson, author of the highly regarded classic The Western Way of War, presents an audacious and controversial theory of what contributes to the success of military campaigns. Examining in riveting detail the campaigns of three brilliant generals who led largely untrained forces to victory over tyrannical enemies, Hanson shows how the moral confidence with which these generals imbued their troops may have been as significant as any military strategy they utilized. Theban general Epaminondas marched an army of farmers two hundred miles to defeat their Spartan overlords...
Victor David Hanson, author of the highly regarded classic The Western Way of War, presents an audacious and controversial theory of what contr...
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84,11 zł |
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How Great Generals Win
ISBN: 9780393323160 / Angielski / Miękka / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. If a key to military victory is to "get there first with the most," the true test of the great general is to decide where "there" is the enemy's Achilles heel. Here is a narrative account of decisive engagements that succeeded by brilliant strategy more than by direct force. The reader accompanies those who fought, from Roman legionaries and Mongol horsemen to Napoleonic soldiery, American Civil War Rebels and Yankees, World War I Tommies, Lawrence of Arabia's bedouins, Chinese revolutionaries, British Desert Rats, Rommel's Afrika Korps, and Douglas MacArthur's Inchon invaders. However varied...
If a key to military victory is to "get there first with the most," the true test of the great general is to decide where "there" is the enemy's Achil...
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107,47 zł |
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Challenge of Command: Reading for Military Excellence
ISBN: 9780399528040 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. -A must for those who aspire to follow the profession of arms.---Maj. Gen. George S. Patton
Here is a unique book that emphasizes the attainment of military excellence through reading and field experience. Written to help men and women prepare for positions of command in the American Armed Forces, it is a product of the author's years of discussions with military commanders about their roles as decision-makers, moral standard bearers, and energizers of military organizations. In his commentary on the problems of the commander as tactician, strategist, warrior, trainer, mentor,... -A must for those who aspire to follow the profession of arms.---Maj. Gen. George S. Patton
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74,53 zł |
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War and the City
ISBN: 9780415053471 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Cities have evolved from small urban systems designed to withstand attack from without. The demands of the modern city have shifted the focus to the dangers of internal violence. War and the City analyses the role of cities in war and the effects of war on cities.
Cities have evolved from small urban systems designed to withstand attack from without. The demands of the modern city have shifted the focus to the d...
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941,15 zł |
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A Short History of Roman Law
ISBN: 9780415072502 / Angielski / Twarda / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Roman law is one of the key legal systems from which modern European law is derived. It is one of the binding factors par excellence within the European community, so it is useful for the new Europeans to have a sound knowledge of the historical background of Roman law. This book presents a survey of the history of Roman law. Olga Tellegen-Couperus divides the 1000 year long history of Roman law into four periods, based on political developments. For each period there is a general outline of the sources and then a description of the territory under Roman rule and the socio-economic situation....
Roman law is one of the key legal systems from which modern European law is derived. It is one of the binding factors par excellence within the Europe...
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664,34 zł |
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Military Intervention in the 1990s
ISBN: 9780415079914 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The greatest projection of power in history, dwarfing in scale and speed even the D. Day landings of 1944, was enacted in the Gulf in the spring of 1991. It marked the revolution in military affairs which has followed the ending of confrontation in Europe. But the war and its aftermath showed the vast complexities of power projection, even in the favorable conditions of the Gulf. This book is a professional study of the problems of future interventions, in terms of a complex of political and military issues, at the operational level.
The greatest projection of power in history, dwarfing in scale and speed even the D. Day landings of 1944, was enacted in the Gulf in the spring of 19...
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237,99 zł |
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Siege Warfare : The Fortress in the Early Modern World 1494-1660
ISBN: 9780415146494 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is an integrated survey of the phenomenon of siege warfare during its most creative period. Duffy demonstrates the implications of the fortress for questions of military organisation, strategy, geography, law, architectural values, town life and symbolism and imagination. The book should be useful for enthusiasts of military and architectural history, as well as the general medievalist.
This is an integrated survey of the phenomenon of siege warfare during its most creative period. Duffy demonstrates the implications of the fortress f...
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193,70 zł |
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Modern Insurgencies and Counter-Insurgencies : Guerrillas and their Opponents since 1750
ISBN: 9780415239332 / Angielski / Twarda / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Modern Insurgencies and Counter-Insurgencies explores how unconventional warfare tactics have opposed past and present governments all over the world, from eighteenth-century guerrilla warfare to the urban terrorism of today. Insurgency remains one of the most prevalent forms of conflict and presents a crucial challenge to the international community, governments and the military.
In addition to examining the tactics of guerrilla leaders such as Lawrence, Mao, Guevara and Marighela, Modern Insurgencies and Counter-Insurgencies also analyses the counter-insurgency theories... Modern Insurgencies and Counter-Insurgencies explores how unconventional warfare tactics have opposed past and present governments all over t...
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719,70 zł |