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The Vikings burst onto the scene in a flash, startling the world with the reach and extent of their raids and the overwhelming destruction they wrought. Their unconventional war strategies, which left the enemy helpless and defenseless, built their reputation as brutal, bloodthirsty barbarians with no regard for God or human life. The reckless raiding of churches and monasteries was due in large part to their ignorance of the unspoken rules of warfare,...
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In the closing months of World War II, with Budapest's fall on February 12, 1945 and the breakout attempt by the IX SS-Gebirgskorps having failed, the only thing the IV. SS-Panzerkorps could do was fall back to a more defensible line and fortify the key city of Stuhlweissenburg. Exhausted after three relief attempts in January 1945 and outnumbered by the ever-increasing power of Marshal Tolbukhin's Third Ukrainian Front, SS-Obergruppenführer Gille's...
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In Elephants of War, author Anas Hamshari presents a fascinating and comprehensive exploration of the extraordinary history of war elephants. From their earliest origins to modern times, this engaging work takes readers on a bolting and gripping journey through the paramount role these colossal creatures played, particularly during the grandeur of pre-modern times.With scholarly rigor and elegant, absorbing prose, Hamshari unveils the intriguing evolution...
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"This nation's Cold War and Global War on Terror defense structures need an update. U.S. Naval Power in the 21st Century provides such a framework for the changed world we live in, offering a detailed roadmap that shows how the United States can field a war-winning fleet that can also compete aggressively in peacetime against dangerous competitors unlike any the nation has faced before. Brent Sadler presents a compelling new strategy and organizing...
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This concise history chronicles the role of military recon, from the ancient warfare of Greeks and Romans to the operations of modern scout snipers. Since the earliest recorded military history, scouting and reconnaissance have been key tools for military commanders in order to make tactical decisions. As military strategy, weapons, and equipment developed over the centuries, methods of scouting and reconnaissance evolved as well but were never discarded.
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This comprehensive guide by a Special Ops combat veteran is the ultimate reference for military tactics, techniques, and procedures.
Intended for military SpecialOps personnel, this volume presents invaluable operational guidance with lessons learned from the legendary Military Assistance Command Vietnam—Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG). Drawing on Special Reconnaissance operations conducted during the Vietnam Era, author Edward Wolcoff...
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The following lectures aim to indicate briefly what we owe to the great captains, and to draw an intelligible outline of their careers. Caesar is the only one of the great captains who trained himself to arms. Alexander, Hannibal, Gustavus Adolphus, Frederick, owed their early military training to their fathers, though, indeed, Frederick's was but the pipe-clay of war. Napoleon got his in the best school in France. But hey all have contributed to...
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In a world where conflicts are increasingly complex and traditional armed forces face new challenges, private military operations have emerged as a crucial component of modern warfare.
In The Mercenary Mindset: Surviving and Thriving in Private Military Operations readers will embark on an eye-opening journey into the world of private military contractors and learn the essential skills and mindset required to navigate this demanding and high-stakes...
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"Acclaimed WWII historian James Holland both narrates and reframes the controversial first months of the Italian Campaign and sets a new standard in the chronicling of war. Following victory in Sicily, while the central command planned the spring 1944 invasion of France, Allied troops crossed into southern Italy in September 1943, expecting to drive Axis forces north and liberate Rome by Christmas. Italy quickly surrendered but German divisions fiercely...
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The historian and author of The Army in British India analyzes the British Indian Army's devastating loss to the Imperial Japanese during WWII.
The defeat of 90,000 Commonwealth soldiers by 50,000 Japanese soldiers made the World War II Battle for Malaya an important encounter for both political and military reasons. British military prestige was shattered, fanning the fires of nationalism in Asia, especially in India. Japan's successful tactics...
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In June 1944 the attention of the nation was riveted on events unfolding in France. But in the Pacific, the Battle of Saipan was of extreme strategic importance. This is a gripping account of one of the most dramatic engagements of World War II. The conquest of Saipan and the neighboring island of Tinian was a turning point in the war in the Pacific as it made the American victory against Japan inevitable. Until this battle, the Japanese continued...
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After the initial burst of victory in 1941, German U-boats were proving to be of no avail. From Hitler's "wolf packs" to Churchill's "hunting packs", from Radar to Sonar, from German Enigma code machines to Allied powers' Code breakers, a lot of factors that contributed in Allied tactical victory in WW2. The story of World War 2 will not be complete if the story of the battle of Atlantic is not retold with a dash of narrative heft.A reader is in for...
13) Niihau Incident: When a Japanese Pilot After Pearl Harbor Attack Crash-Landed on a Hawaiian Island
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On December 7th, 1941, Ni'ihau faced the most unexpected event. Among the 137 islands in Hawaii, Ni'ihau was known as the forbidden, which was owned by the Robinson family. The military forces enlisted for the Pearl Harbour attack chose Ni'ihau since they believed that the island was uninhabited. Shigenori Nishikaichi was flying over the Pacific Ocean in his A6M2 Zero. The 22-year-old was accompanying the bomber planes of the second wave of the Pearl...
14) Battle of Midway, WWII Naval Battle in a Fly: Captivating Read on the Motives, Strategies, Tactics a
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Two warring nations, United States and Japan, both equally mighty and determined in its path to emerge as an invincible global power. Japan with its disciplined and constituted war gimmicks locks horn with the technologically advanced US. With the first ever radar system prototype installed, Battle of Midway inaugurates the opening of Pacific theatre in WW2. With Japanese captains of sinking war ships deciding to drown their pride and dignity in the...
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This military study examines the evolution of the Rhodesian armed services during the complex conflicts of the Cold War era.
Through the 1960s and 1970s, Africa endured a series of conflicts involving Rhodesia, South Africa, and Portugal in conflict with the Frontline States. The Cold War brought outside influences, including American interest at the diplomatic, economic, and social level. In Fighting for Time, military historian Charles D. Melson...
16) Battle of Okinawa, in a Fly: A Chilling Epitome on the Bloodiest Battle in Pacific Theater of World
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Today Okinawa is a quaint little island that houses the most number of centenarians in the world that shows the world how to live a healthy, happy and fulfilling life. But its serene façade has quite a few scars hidden beneath. Not long ago was Okinawa the venue for the most bloodiest and grotesque battle, killing half of its population in just a few weeks' time; not to mention the harrowing tales of Japanese women being mass raped, government brainwashing...
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A historian and Citadel tactical officer examines the Civil War's naval conflicts to shed new light on the Union's vital yet overlooked Anaconda campaign.
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While the Civil War is mainly remembered for epic land battles, the Union waged an equally important campaign at sea-dubbed "Anaconda"-to gradually deprive the South of industry, commerce, and resources. The Rebels responded with fast ships called blockade...
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The award-winning Civil War historian explores the battle between two strikingly different generals: "Fighting Joe" Hooker and Robert E. Lee.
As equally matched in skill as they were opposite in personality, the brash Union Gen. Joseph Hooker boasted of a sure defeat of the reserved Gen. Robert E. Lee. "I've got Robert E. Lee right where I want him, and even God Himself cannot stop me from destroying him," boasted Hooker. Yet the battle of Chancellorsville...
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[Illustrated with over one hundred maps, photos and portraits, of the battles, individuals and places involved in the Indian Mutiny]
Fascinating account of Calcutta businessman and merchant L.E. Ruutz Rees of the tumultuous events of the Sepoy Revolt that threatened to overturn British power in India. At time of the rebellion he was travelling toward Oudh, which was to be a hotbed of violence in the coming months, and arrived at Lucknow. Initially...
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"Mrs Elizabeth McMullin Muter was married to a captain of the 1st Battalion 60th King's Royal Rifles stationed in Meerut, a few hours travel east of Delhi, when the mutiny among the sepoys of the garrison broke out there on Sunday morning of May 10th, 1857. Elizabeth Muter graphically describes the horrors of those first days of the conflict from the perspective of the wives of officers who were set adrift in times of peril and uncertainty as their...
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