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Understanding Cyber Conflict

Fourteen Analogies

by Ariel E. Levite, George Perkovich, James M. Acton, John Arquilla, Stephen Blank, Dorothy Denning, Bradley J. Strawser, Florian Egloff, Peter D. Feaver0, Kenneth Geers1, Francis J. Gavin2, Emily Goldman3, Michael Warner4, Nicholas Lambert5, Steven E. Miller6, David E. Sanger7, Robert Schmidle Jr.8, Michael Sulmeyer9, Ben Buchanan0 ...

Cyber weapons and the possibility of cyber conflict—including interference in foreign political campaigns, industrial sabotage, attacks on infrastructure, and combined military campaigns—require policymakers, scholars, and citizens to rethink twenty-first-century warfare. Yet because cyber capabilities are so new and continually developing, there is little agreement about how they will be deployed ... Read more

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Cyber weapons and the possibility of cyber conflict—including interference in foreign political campaigns, industrial sabotage, attacks on infrastructure, and combined military campaigns—require policymakers, scholars, and citizens to rethink twenty-first-century warfare. Yet because cyber capabilities are so new and continually developing, there is little agreement about how they will be deployed
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Imperial Decline

Russia’s Changing Role in Asia

Edited by Alvin Z. Rubinstein, Stephen Blank ...

This collection of essays by a distinguished group of international scholars is the first to analyze current Russian policies in China, Japan, and the two Koreas. Although Russia was a rising power in Asia a century ago, historical and political events since then have diverted attention from this potential site of development.The essays in Imperial Decline describe the major changes that have ... Read more

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This collection of essays by a distinguished group of international scholars is the first to analyze current Russian policies in China, Japan, and the two Koreas. Although Russia was a rising power in Asia a century ago, historical and political events since then have diverted attention from this potential site of development.The essays in Imperial Decline describe the major changes that have
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The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War

Enriched edition. Unveiling Mujahideen's Strategic Brilliance in the Afghan War

by Ali Ahmad Jalali, Maxwell Clark ...

In "The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War," Ali Ahmad Jalali offers a comprehensive and insightful analysis of the guerrilla warfare techniques employed by the Afghan Mujahideen during the conflict with Soviet forces from 1979 to 1989. Written with meticulous attention to detail, Jalali's work combines firsthand accounts, strategic assessments, and a critical ... Read more

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In "The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War," Ali Ahmad Jalali offers a comprehensive and insightful analysis of the guerrilla warfare techniques employed by the Afghan Mujahideen during the conflict with Soviet forces from 1979 to 1989. Written with meticulous attention to detail, Jalali's work combines firsthand accounts, strategic assessments, and a critical
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The Bloodiest Year 1972

British Soldiers in Northern Ireland, in Their Own Words

by Ken Wharton ...

'This is good honest history. Soldiers and civilians alike owe the author a debt of gratitude for telling it like it was.' - Patrick Bishop, best-selling author of 3 ParaKen Wharton's latest book on the Northern Ireland Troubles is, as always, written from the perspective of the British soldier. Here he chronicles the worst year of The Troubles - 1972 - a year in which 172 soldiers died as a ... Read more

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'This is good honest history. Soldiers and civilians alike owe the author a debt of gratitude for telling it like it was.' - Patrick Bishop, best-selling author of 3 ParaKen Wharton's latest book on the Northern Ireland Troubles is, as always, written from the perspective of the British soldier. Here he chronicles the worst year of The Troubles - 1972 - a year in which 172 soldiers died as a
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Reagan at Reykjavik

Forty-Eight Hours That Ended the Cold War

by Ken Adelman ...

A dramatic account of the Cold War's turning point, the 1986 Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Iceland, by a key player in that weekend's world-changing events.In October 1986, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met for a forty-eight-hour summit in Reykjavik, Iceland. Planned as a short gathering to outline future talks, the meeting quickly turned to major international issues, including the Strategic ... Read more

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A dramatic account of the Cold War's turning point, the 1986 Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Iceland, by a key player in that weekend's world-changing events.In October 1986, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met for a forty-eight-hour summit in Reykjavik, Iceland. Planned as a short gathering to outline future talks, the meeting quickly turned to major international issues, including the Strategic
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Arsenals of Folly

by Richard Rhodes ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes delivers a riveting account of the nuclear arms race and the Cold War.In the Reagan-Gorbachev era, the United States and the Soviet Union came within minutes of nuclear war, until Gorbachev boldly launched a campaign to eliminate nuclear weapons, setting the stage for the 1986 Reykjavik summit and the incredible events that followed. In this thrilling, ... Read more

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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes delivers a riveting account of the nuclear arms race and the Cold War.In the Reagan-Gorbachev era, the United States and the Soviet Union came within minutes of nuclear war, until Gorbachev boldly launched a campaign to eliminate nuclear weapons, setting the stage for the 1986 Reykjavik summit and the incredible events that followed. In this thrilling,
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Chocolate Soldier

by Murray Hickling ...

Chocolate Soldier is the true story of a young man's coming of age in South Africa's turbulent Apartheid years; an autobiographical account of his experience in the SADF, serving in a Mounted Infantry Unit. Set against the backdrop of Namibia's beautiful landscape, this is a gritty story of the gruelling and hilarious experiences of an Equestrian Rifleman in the South West African Border. ... Read more

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Chocolate Soldier is the true story of a young man's coming of age in South Africa's turbulent Apartheid years; an autobiographical account of his experience in the SADF, serving in a Mounted Infantry Unit. Set against the backdrop of Namibia's beautiful landscape, this is a gritty story of the gruelling and hilarious experiences of an Equestrian Rifleman in the South West African Border.
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Where the Iron Crosses Grow

The Crimea 1941–44

by Robert Forczyk ...

The Crimean Peninsula was the setting for the destruction of a number of armies in World War II, both Soviet and German.When the Soviets fortified Sevastopol in 1941 it heralded the beginning of a period of intense fighting over the Crimea. In this remarkable work, acclaimed author Robert Forcyzk assembles new research to investigate the intense and barbaric fighting for the region in World War II ... Read more

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The Crimean Peninsula was the setting for the destruction of a number of armies in World War II, both Soviet and German.When the Soviets fortified Sevastopol in 1941 it heralded the beginning of a period of intense fighting over the Crimea. In this remarkable work, acclaimed author Robert Forcyzk assembles new research to investigate the intense and barbaric fighting for the region in World War II
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Manzikert 1071

The breaking of Byzantium

by Dr David Nicolle ...

Series Book 262 - Campaign
The Saljuq Turks' defeat of the Byzantines at Manzikert opened the way for their conquest of Anatolia and domination of the Near East.On 26 August 1071 a large Byzantine army under Emperor Romanus IV met the Saljuq Turk forces of Sultan Alp Arslan near the town of Manzikert. The battle ended in a decisive defeat for the Byzantine forces, with the Byzantine emperor captured and much of his fabled ... Read more

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The Saljuq Turks' defeat of the Byzantines at Manzikert opened the way for their conquest of Anatolia and domination of the Near East.On 26 August 1071 a large Byzantine army under Emperor Romanus IV met the Saljuq Turk forces of Sultan Alp Arslan near the town of Manzikert. The battle ended in a decisive defeat for the Byzantine forces, with the Byzantine emperor captured and much of his fabled
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Napoleonic Heavy Cavalry & Dragoon Tactics

by Philip Haythornthwaite ...

Series Book 188 - Elite
During the Napoleonic Wars the supreme battlefield shock weapon was the heavy cavalry – the French cuirassiers, and their British, Austrian, Prussian and Russian counterparts. Big men mounted on big horses, the heavy cavalry were armed with swords nearly a metre long, used for slashing or thrusting at their opponents; many wore steel armour, a practice revived by Napoleon. They were tasked with ... Read more

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During the Napoleonic Wars the supreme battlefield shock weapon was the heavy cavalry – the French cuirassiers, and their British, Austrian, Prussian and Russian counterparts. Big men mounted on big horses, the heavy cavalry were armed with swords nearly a metre long, used for slashing or thrusting at their opponents; many wore steel armour, a practice revived by Napoleon. They were tasked with
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The Complete Art Of War

Sun Tzu/sun Pin

by Pin Sun, Sun Tzu ...

Translated by Ralph D. Sawyer ...

Sun Tzu's Art of War is the most famous, and the most thought-provoking, work of strategy ever written. The profound insights of this book have endured for over two thousand years, and they continue to reward careful study. The Military Methods of Sun Pin, the great-grandson of Sun Tzu, is a brilliant elaboration on his ancestor's work, which has been lost for nearly two millennia. Presented here ... Read more

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Sun Tzu's Art of War is the most famous, and the most thought-provoking, work of strategy ever written. The profound insights of this book have endured for over two thousand years, and they continue to reward careful study. The Military Methods of Sun Pin, the great-grandson of Sun Tzu, is a brilliant elaboration on his ancestor's work, which has been lost for nearly two millennia. Presented here
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Access to History for the IB Diploma: Causes and effects of 20th-century wars Second Edition

by Kenneth A Dailey, Sarah Webb ...

A new edition for Paper 2, World History Topic 11: Causes and effects of 20th century warsThe renowned IB Diploma History series, combining compelling narratives with academic rigor.An authoritative and engaging narrative, with the widest variety of sources at this level, helping students to develop their knowledge and analytical skills. This second edition of Access to History for the IB Diploma: ... Read more

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A new edition for Paper 2, World History Topic 11: Causes and effects of 20th century warsThe renowned IB Diploma History series, combining compelling narratives with academic rigor.An authoritative and engaging narrative, with the widest variety of sources at this level, helping students to develop their knowledge and analytical skills. This second edition of Access to History for the IB Diploma:
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