Strategy: A History, Paperback

Art of War in World History: From Antiquity to the Nuclear Age, Paperback - Gerard Chaliand

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Reducere. DescriptionThis engrossing anthology gathers together a remarkable collection of writings on the use of strategy in war. G rard Chaliand has ranged...

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Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age, Paperback - Peter Paret

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Editor: Peter ParetEditor: Gordon A. CraigEditor: Felix GilbertThe essays in this volume analyze war, its strategic characterisitic...

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The Heights of Courage: A Tank Leader's War on the Golan, Paperback - Avigdor Kahalani

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In October 1973, the State of Israel was invaded by Egyptian and Syrian forces. Despite early losses, Israel managed to outfight its opponents. The...

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Following Reason: A Theory and Strategy for Rational Leadership, Paperback - Mark Manolopoulos

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Throughout history, humanity has regularly followed anti-rational figures and forces: demagogic rulers, perverted deities, exploitative economic sy...

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Rosa Luxemburg, Paperback - J. P. Nettl

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The Russians in Germany: A History of the Soviet Zone of Occupation, 1945-1949, Paperback - Norman M. Naimark

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Evolution and the Theory of Games, Paperback - John Maynard Smith

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Science, Strategy and War. The Strategic Theory of John Boyd, Paperback - Frans P.B. Osinga

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By highlighting diverse sources that shaped Boyd's thinking, and by offering a comprehensive overview of his work, this volume demonstrates that th...

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The German 1918 Offensives. A Case Study in The Operational Level of War, Paperback - David T., PhD. Zabecki

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This study evaluates in detail the German planning and decision-making process, from November 1917 to the start of August 1918, prior to their even...

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Military Strategy in the 21st Century: People, Connectivity, and Competition, Paperback - Charles Cleveland

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The German Failure in Belgium, August 1914: How Faulty Reconnaissance Exposed the Weakness of the Schlieffen Plan, Paperback - Dennis Showalter

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DescriptionIf wars were wagered on like pro sports or horse races, the Germany military in August 1914 would have been a clear front-runner, with a...

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The Greek Civil War: Strategy, Counterinsurgency and the Monarchy, Paperback - Spyridon Plakoudas

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The Greek Civil War (1946-1949) was one of the few instances in the post-World War II era of a clear-cut and permanent victory by right-wing govern...

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Hex. A Playful Introduction, Paperback - Ryan B. Hayward

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Offers a gentle introduction to Hex, the classic board game created by Piet Hein and popularized by John Nash and Martin Gardner. The first three c...

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Breaking Intergenerational Cycles of Repetition, Paperback - Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela

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Strategy: The Logic of War and Peace, Paperback - Edward N. Luttwak

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The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy: New, Updated and Completely Revised, Paperback - Lawrence Freedman

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The French and Indian War and the Conquest of New France, Paperback - William R. Nester

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Reducere. The French and Indian War was the world's first truly global conflict. When the French lost to the British in 1763, they lost their North American ...

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Delta: The History of an Airline, Paperback - W. David Lewis

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Mastering the Dynamics of Innovation: A Study of Corporate Planning and Investment, Paperback - James M. Utterback

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The author presents a compelling look at how innovation transforms industries, raising the fortunes of some firms while destroying others. The book...

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Military Strategy: A General Theory of Power Control, Paperback - Rear Adm J. C. Usn Wylie

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Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice, Paperback - David Galula

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A More Perfect Union: Advancing New American Rights, Paperback - Jr. Jackson, Jesse L.

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Business Architecture: The Missing Link in Strategy Formulation, Implementation and Execution, Paperback - Bernard Gagnon

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The Ba'thification of Iraq: Saddam Hussein's Totalitarianism, Paperback - Aaron M. Faust

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The First Interview, Fourth Edition, Paperback - James Morrison

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This trusted practitioner resource and course text is grounded in James Morrison's experience with more than 15, 000 mental health patients. Morris...

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What's Next?: Eco Materialism and Contemporary Art, Paperback - Linda Weintraub

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Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887-1941, Paperback - David C. Evans

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The Affordable Care ACT as a National Experiment: Health Policy Innovations and Lessons, Paperback - Harry P. Selker

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Studies in Generalship: Lessons from the Chiefs of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, Paperback - Meir Finkel

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The Deacons for Defense, Paperback - Lance Hill

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The Hypermodern Game of Chess, Paperback - Savielly Tartakower

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Up from History: The Life of Booker T. Washington, Paperback - Robert J. Norrell

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The Making of Strategy, Paperback - Williamson Murray

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Reducere. Moving beyond the limited focus of the individual strategic theorist or the great military leader, The Making of Strategy concentrates instead on t...

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Brothers in the Mekong Delta: A Memoir of Pbr Section 513 in the Vietnam War, Paperback - Godfrey Garner

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Following the Tet Offensive, a shift in U.S. naval strategy in 1967-1968 saw young men fresh out of high school policing the canals and tributaries...

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Understanding the U.S. Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Paperback - Beth Bailey

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Choice Outstanding Academic Title of 2016Investigates the causes, conduct, and consequences of the recent American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Und...

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Asia's New Geopolitics: Essays on Reshaping the Indo-Pacific, Paperback - Michael R. Auslin

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The Indo-Pacific is fast becoming the world's dominant region. As it grows in power and wealth, geopolitical competition has reemerged, threatening...

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China's Trapped Transition: The Limits of Developmental Autocracy, Paperback - Minxin Pei

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Strategy and Command. The Anglo-French Coalition on the Western Front, 1915, Paperback - Roy A. Prete

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Based on extensive research in French political and military archives, this new in-depth study of Anglo-French military relations on the Western Fr...

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The Cambridge Companion to Video Game Music, Paperback - Melanie Fritsch

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Video game music has been permeating popular culture for over forty years. Now, reaching billions of listeners, game music encompasses a diverse sp...

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Heinemann Advanced History: Britain 1929-98, Paperback - ***

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Defying Dixie: The Radical Roots of Civil Rights, 1919-1950, Paperback - Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore

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The Four Little Dragons: The Spread of Industrialization in East Asia, Paperback - Ezra F. Vogel

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The War for America, 1775-1783, Paperback - Piers Mackesy

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Von Schlieffen's "cannae": The Foundation of Germany's Military Strategy in World War I, Paperback - Count Alfred Von Schlieffen

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The Meaning of the Nuclear Revolution, Paperback - Robert Jervis

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Robert Jervis argues here that the possibility of nuclear war has created a revolution in military strategy and international relations. He examine...

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Southern Gambit, Volume 65: Cornwallis and the British March to Yorktown, Paperback - Stanley D. M. Carpenter

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A Masters Guide to the Way of the Warrior, Paperback - Stefan H. Verstappen

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World War II Pacific, Paperback - Daniel Wrinn

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Successful Strategies, Paperback - Williamson Murray & Richard Sinnreich

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By More Than Providence: Grand Strategy and American Power in the Asia Pacific Since 1783, Paperback - Michael Green

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DescriptionSoon after the American Revolution, certain of the founders began to recognize the strategic significance of Asia and the Pacific and th...

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Thwarting Enemies at Home and Abroad: How to Be a Counterintelligence Officer, Paperback - William R. Johnson

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This book is a concise primer that teaches the principles, strategy, and tradecraft of counterintelligence (CI). CI is often misunderstood and narr...

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With a Sword in One Hand & Jomini in the Other: The Problem of Military Thought in the Civil War North, Paperback - Carol Reardon

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Reducere. When the Civil War began, Northern soldiers and civilians alike sought a framework to help make sense of the chaos that confronted them. Many turne...

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All Canada in the Hands of the British: General Jeffery Amherst and the 1760 Campaign to Conquer New France, Paperback - Douglas R. Cubbison

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Three Days in the Shenandoah: Stonewall Jackson at Front Royal and Winchester, Paperback - Gary Ecelbarger

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Reducere. The battles of Front Royal and Winchester are the stuff of Civil War legend. Stonewall Jackson swept away an isolated Union division under the comm...

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White Out: Understanding White Privilege and Dominance in the Modern Age, Paperback - Christopher S. Collins

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Contributor(s): Author: Christopher S. CollinsAuthor: Alexander JunColleges across the country, and the nation as a whole continue to be divided al...

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The Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command, Paperback - Andrew Gordon

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Napoleon's 1796 Italian Campaign, Paperback - Carl Von Clausewitz

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DescriptionCarl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) is best known for his masterpiece of military theory On War, yet that work formed only the first three o...

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Weak and Diffuse Modernity: The World of Projects at the Beginning of the 21st Century, Paperback - Andrea Branzi

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On Tactics: A Theory of Victory in Battle, Paperback - B. A. Friedman

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Holy Experiment: The Warwick River Mennonite Colony, 1897-1970, Paperback - Jo Anne Kraus

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To Lose an Empire. British Strategy and Foreign Policy, 1758-90, Paperback - Jeremy Black

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Anglo-Boer War Blockhouses - A Military Engineer's Perspective, Paperback - Simon C. Green

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The Evolution of Strategy: Thinking War from Antiquity to the Present, Paperback - Beatrice Heuser

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Rethinking American Grand Strategy, Paperback - Elizabeth Borgwardt

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The Future of Leadership: Rise of Automation, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Paperback - Brigette Tasha Hyacinth

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Practise to Deceive, Paperback - Barton Whaley

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