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Unconventional Warfare: Rebuilding U.S. Special Operation Forces
ISBN: 9780815754756 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For four decades after World War II, U.S. Special Operations Forcesincluding Army Special Forces, Navy SEALs, Air Force special operations aircrews and Special Tactics Groupsuffered from mistrust and inadequate funding from the military services. They were nearly eliminated from the active force following the Vietnam War. But in the past fifteen years, special operations forces have risen from the ashes of the failed 1980 rescue of American hostages in Iran to become one of the most frequently deployed elements of the U.S. military. They are now adequately funded, better-equipped, and... For four decades after World War II, U.S. Special Operations Forcesincluding Army Special Forces, Navy SEALs, Air Force special operations aircrews... |
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128,36 |
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Unconventional Warfare: Rebuilding U.S. Special Operation Forces
ISBN: 9780815754763 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For four decades after World War II, U.S. Special Operations Forcesincluding Army Special Forces, Navy SEALs, Air Force special operations aircrews and Special Tactics Groupsuffered from mistrust and inadequate funding from the military services. They were nearly eliminated from the active force following the Vietnam War. But in the past fifteen years, special operations forces have risen from the ashes of the failed 1980 rescue of American hostages in Iran to become one of the most frequently deployed elements of the U.S. military. They are now adequately funded, better-equipped, and... For four decades after World War II, U.S. Special Operations Forcesincluding Army Special Forces, Navy SEALs, Air Force special operations aircrews... |
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220,78 |
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The Encyclopedia of American Military History
ISBN: 9780816043552 / Angielski / Twarda / 1200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the first English settlements in North America to the present, the US military has evolved from poorly trained militia formations into the world's most powerful professional military establishment. During that time the nation has fought almost every type of war, from guerilla engagements to global conflicts. In many ways the US military reflects the society from which it evolved; in more recent years, especially, the military has also had an impact on civilian society. Understanding the history of America's wars and its military establishment can help us to understand ourselves and our...
From the first English settlements in North America to the present, the US military has evolved from poorly trained militia formations into the world'...
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1009,70 |
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This Destructive War: The British Campaign in the Carolinas, 1780-1782
ISBN: 9780817306885 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An exciting and accurate portrayal of the military action in the southern colonies that led to a new American nation. A companion to Pancake's study of the northern campaign, 1777: The Year of the Hangman, this volume deals with the American Revolution in the Carolinas. Together, the two books constitute a complete history of the Revolutionary War. Pancake tells a gripping story of the southern campaign, the scene of a grim and deadly guerilla war. In the savage internecine struggle, Americans fought Americans with a fierceness that appalled even a... An exciting and accurate portrayal of the military action in the southern colonies that led to a new American nation. A companion... |
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136,53 |
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Struggle for the Gulf Borderlands: The Creek War and the Battle of New Orleans, 1812-1815
ISBN: 9780817310622 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This examination of the Creek War integrates the struggle with the larger conflict that broke out in 1812 between Britain and the USA. The author argues that the victories in the Gulf region were sufficient to claim the War of 1812 was not a draw, but a decisive American victory.
This examination of the Creek War integrates the struggle with the larger conflict that broke out in 1812 between Britain and the USA. The author argu...
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117,02 |
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America's Japan: The First Year, 1945-1946
ISBN: 9780823225156 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the few non-Japanese Americans trained to read, write, and speak Japanese, Princeton undergraduate Grant Goodman had a privileged position during World War II. As an Army lieutenant, Goodman served in the Philippines at the close of the war and in Tokyo as an intelligence officer on General Douglas MacArthur's staff. Goodman translated thousands of letters, interviews, and other documents by Japanese citizens of all kinds, and came to know, as few Americans could, the hearts and mindsof a defeated people as they moved slowly to democracy. This book is a not only a fascinating personal...
One of the few non-Japanese Americans trained to read, write, and speak Japanese, Princeton undergraduate Grant Goodman had a privileged position duri...
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141,40 |
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Toward Incentives for Military Transformation: A Review of Economic Models of Compensation
ISBN: 9780833037862 / Angielski / Miękka / 83 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Examines four major models of compensation and how they apply to the military's system of incentives and its goals of transformation.
Examines four major models of compensation and how they apply to the military's system of incentives and its goals of transformation.
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97,10 |
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How Much Is Enough?: Shaping the Defense Program 1961-1969
ISBN: 9780833038265 / Angielski / Miękka / 366 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An account of the application of powerful ideas to the problem of managing the Department of Defense, this book details the hisotry of the controversies inspired by that effort.
An account of the application of powerful ideas to the problem of managing the Department of Defense, this book details the hisotry of the controversi...
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116,53 |
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How Deployments Affect Service Members
ISBN: 9780833038685 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Offers insights into the challenges faced by active duty service members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, the resiliency they and their families have shown in coping with these challenges and the adequacy of defense manpower policy in assisting members and families.
Offers insights into the challenges faced by active duty service members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, the resiliency they and their families have...
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116,53 |
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Schoolbooks and Krags: The United States Army in the Philippines, 1898-1902
ISBN: 9780837158181 / Angielski / Twarda / 315 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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379,95 |
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The Stonewall Brigade
ISBN: 9780850450521 / Angielski / Miękka / 50 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Look There is Jackson standing like a stone wall. Rally behind the Virginians " With these words General Bee ensured the reputation of Thomas Jonathan Jackson and his troops who were fighting alongside him at the battle of the First Bull Run (July 1861). This reputation was enhanced in Jackson's Shenandoah Valley campaign and other operations where the Stonewall Brigade 's actions gained the praise of their Confederate compatriots and the respect of their enemies. This book examines the uniforms, equipment, history and organization of the Brigade and its combat experience during the...
"Look There is Jackson standing like a stone wall. Rally behind the Virginians " With these words General Bee ensured the reputation of Thomas Jonath...
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66,70 |
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The American War 1812-14
ISBN: 9780850451979 / Angielski / Miękka / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Typically the United States is said to have declared war on Great Britain in 1812 because of the Royal Navy's impressment of American seamen and the British desire to create an Indian buffer state. An Englishman William Cobbett, described the real cause of the conflict: 'There seemed to be wanting just such a war as this to complete the separation of England from America; and to make the latter feel that she had no safety against the former but in the arms of her free citizens.' Regardless of the reasons, however, on 4 June 1812, U.S.President James Madison, asked Congress to declare war.
Typically the United States is said to have declared war on Great Britain in 1812 because of the Royal Navy's impressment of American seamen and the B...
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66,70 |
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The Alamo and the War of Texan Independence 1835-36
ISBN: 9780850456844 / Angielski / Miękka / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1823 Texas was opened to American settlement; over the next 12 years thousands took advantage of the opportunity. During this time the corrupt Santa Anna rose to power. A dishonest and ruthless politician, thief, compulsive gambler, opium addict and liar, he nevetheless gained a measure of popular support and set about destroying federalism. Conflict with the American settlers ('Texians') became inevitable, a conflict which included the legendary Battle of the Alamo. Philip Haythornwaite covers the story of the War of Texan Independence (1835-1936)in a volume backed by a wealth of...
In 1823 Texas was opened to American settlement; over the next 12 years thousands took advantage of the opportunity. During this time the corrupt Sant...
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66,70 |
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The Military Occupation of the Territory of New Mexico from 1846 to 1851: Facsimile of Original 1909 Edition
ISBN: 9780865345751 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The author, in his introduction to the 1909 edition and referring to the war with Mexico in the New Mexico Territory, says he hopes the volume, with its many illustrations, would instill "lessons of patriotism, honor, valor and love of country."
The author, in his introduction to the 1909 edition and referring to the war with Mexico in the New Mexico Territory, says he hopes the volume, with i...
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134,87 |
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Under the Southern Cross
ISBN: 9780865546677 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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161,44 |
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Connecticut Yankees at Gettysburg
ISBN: 9780873384780 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Charles P. Hamblen's posthumous text provides the first account in more than 25 years of soldiers from the Nutmeg State and their role during the Battle of Gettysburg.Dramatic narrative is interwoven with excerpts from the letters and diaries of Connecticut's fighting ranks to produce an extended overview of the battle that will appeal to Civil War buffs, first-time students of Gettysburg, and those interested in Connecticut history. Special attention is given to the 17th Connecticut regiment's distinguished part in the conflict at Barlow's Knoll and East Cemetery Hill, including the...
Charles P. Hamblen's posthumous text provides the first account in more than 25 years of soldiers from the Nutmeg State and their role during the Batt...
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97,50 |
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The Best School: West Point, 1833-1866
ISBN: 9780873386128 / Angielski / Miękka / 267 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Professor Morrison, a former army officer and member of the faculty at West Point, began this study...with the goal to describe and evaluate not only the curriculum and administration but also the social, military and bureaucratic aspects of the school. With impeccable research and a graceful writing style, he succeeded in his miss."--Civil War History
"This book dissects the internal dynamic of the institution and reaches surprising and significant conclusions...Professor Morrison has produced a work of lasting value, from which historians, educators, and soldiers may all profit."--The... "Professor Morrison, a former army officer and member of the faculty at West Point, began this study...with the goal to describe and evaluate not only...
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68,24 |
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200,000 Miles Aboard the Destroyer Cotton
ISBN: 9780873386456 / Angielski / Twarda / 342 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In mid-June 1943, Snelling Robinson, a 20-year-old Harvard graduate and newly commissioned ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve, joined the pre-commissioning crew of the Fletcher class destroyer USS Cotten. The new crew trained for the remainder of the summer and t hen sailed to Pearl Harbor in time to join the newly established Fifth Fleet. Under t he command of Admiral Raymond Spruance, the Fifth Fleet was given orders to invade Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands in November 1943. This offensive, along with naval battles in the Philippine Sea, the Leyte Gulf, and the invasion of Iwo Jima in February...
In mid-June 1943, Snelling Robinson, a 20-year-old Harvard graduate and newly commissioned ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve, joined the pre-commission...
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82,88 |
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One of Custer's Wolverines: The Civil War Letters of Brevet Brigadier General James H. Kidd, 6th Michigan Cavalry
ISBN: 9780873386708 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Primarily known for his postwar exploits, most famously his 1876 defeat at Little Big Horn, George Armstrong Custer is receiving renewed interest for his successful Civil War generalship. He led the Michigan Cavalry Brigade in more than sixty battles and skirmishes. Forming perhaps the finest single cavalry brigade in the war, these horse soldiers repeatedly proved themselves as formidable opponents to the Confederates, earning them the nickname of "Custer's Wolverines."
Among the Wolverines was James Harvey Kidd, who serves as an excellent example of the sort of man who followed... Primarily known for his postwar exploits, most famously his 1876 defeat at Little Big Horn, George Armstrong Custer is receiving renewed interest for ...
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141,40 |
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The Cleveland Grays: An Urban Military Company, 1837-1919
ISBN: 9780873386784 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Vourlojianis examines the history of the Grays from its founding in 1837, through military service in three wars, to its modern incarnation as a social and philanthropic group. While the nature of the organization has changed, the Grays still maintain a proud tradition of service to their city. Primarily a social group with strong philanthropic and educational interests, the expanded membership of the modern Grays continues to add to and participate in the rich, colorful history of Cleveland.
Vourlojianis examines the history of the Grays from its founding in 1837, through military service in three wars, to its modern incarnation as a socia...
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48,73 |
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