From a former senior advisor to Senator John McCain, an urgent wake-up call about how new technologies are threatening America's military might. When we think about the future of war, the military and Washington and most everyone...
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Author:Brose, ChristianSummary: - Author:Mann, John David, Webb, BrandonSummary:
As a SEAL sniper and combat veteran, Brandon Webb was tapped to revamp the U.S. Naval Special Warfare (SEAL) scout/sniper school, incorporating the latest advances in technology and ballistics software to create an entirely new course...
- Author:MacGregor, IainSummary:
A thrilling, vivid, and highly detailed account of the epic siege during one of World War II's most important battles, told by the brilliant British editor-turned-historian and author of Checkpoint Charlie, Iain MacGregor. To the...
- Author:Mikaberidze, AlexanderSummary:
An examination of the far-ranging international context of the Napoleonic Wars. The author examines one region at a time, discussing major political-military events and decision-making affected by the conflicts waged by France. 2020....
- Author:Strauss, GwenSummary:
This program includes a bonus conversation with the author, as well as an archival recording of Martine Podliasky singing the Champs de Marais at her mother, Hélène Podliasky's, funeral. The Nine follows the true story of the...
- Author:Nelson, James CarlSummary:
In August 1918, the 339th regiment of the US Army-roughly 5,000 soldiers, most hailing from Michigan-sailed for Europe to fight in World War I. But instead of the Western Front, these troops were headed to Archangel, Russia, a vital...
- Author:Toews, Rita Y., Domokos, AlexSummary:
Alexander Domokos wrote this memoir of his years during and after World War II with two purposes in mind: to allow his daughter a glimpse into his past and to enlighten others about the tragic effects of the war on his homeland, Hungary...
- Author:Buchanan, JohnSummary:
This brilliant account of the proud and ferocious American fighters who stood up to the British forces in savage battles highlights just how crucial these individuals were in deciding both the fate of the Carolina colonies and the...
- Author:Baring, SarahSummary:
In 1938, Sarah Baring was enjoying life as a young debutante. Only a few years later, at the height of World War Two, she was working alongside some of the greatest minds of Britain in their code-breaking operations at Bletchley Park....
- Author:Cook, Tim.Summary:
There have been thousands of books on the Great War, but most have focused on commanders, battles, strategy, and tactics. Less attention has been paid to the daily lives of the combatants, how they endured the unimaginable conditions of...
- Author:Scott-Baumann, MichaelSummary:
An accessible, balanced chronicle of how the Israel-Palestine conflict originated and developed over the past century. The Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one riveting, fast-paced listen. The ongoing...
- Author:Blau, Jessica Anya, Walder, TracySummary:
A highly entertaining account of a young woman who went straight from her college sorority to the CIA, where she hunted terrorists and WMDs "A thrilling tale ... Walder's fast-paced and intense narrative opens a window into...
- Author:Swift, Jamie, McKay, IanSummary:
The story of the bloody 1917 Battle of Vimy Ridge is, according to many of today's tellings, a heroic founding moment for Canada. This noble, birth-of-a-nation narrative is regularly applied to the Great War in general. Yet this...
- Author:McKay, Ian, Swift, JamieSummary:
The story of the bloody 1917 Battle of Vimy Ridge is, according to many of today's tellings, a heroic founding moment for Canada. This noble, birth-of-a-nation narrative is regularly applied to the Great War in general. Yet this...
- Author:Lowe, LezlieSummary:
Halifax women won the Second World War--but not in the ways you might have been told. We all know the stories of Canadian women during the war who trained as machinists, welders, and streetcar drivers to fill the shoes of men who...
- Author:Fagone, JasonSummary:
The true story of the greatest codebreaking duo that ever lived, an American woman and her husband who invented the modern science of cryptology together and used it to confront the evils of their time, solving puzzles that unmasked...
- Author:Landdeck, Katherine SharpSummary:
The thrilling true story of the daring female aviators who helped the United States win World War II -- only to be forgotten by the country they served. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Cornelia Fort was already...
- Author:Brady, TimSummary:
May 10, 1940. The Netherlands was swarming with Third Reich troops. In seven days it's entirely occupied by Nazi Germany. Joining a small resistance cell in the Dutch city of Haarlem were three teenage girls: Hannie Schaft, and...
- Author:Pedersen, DanSummary:
The founder of the US Navy Fighter Weapons School, "Topgun," shares the untold inside story of how he and eight other pilots revolutionized aerial combat and created a center for excellence and leadership, in a book timed to coincide...
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This book will appeal to scholars, students, and general readers of East Asian history and the history of the Second World War, and will find use in undergraduate and graduate courses.
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