The World Tribunal on Iraq (WTI) was a collective effort involving hundreds of people from all over the world, most of them never having met in person. Inspired by the Bertrand Russell Tribunal of the Vietnam War era, WTI aimed to...
Armed Forces
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Auteur:Gürsoy Sökmen, Müge, Roy, Arundhati, Falk, RichardSommaire: -
Auteur:Sommaire:Why We Fightexamines the face of battle as experienced by Canadians, offering key insights on combat motivation theories, and exploring sexual violence in war, professionalism, organisations, leadership, shared intent, motivation in...
- Auteur:Quigley, GeneSommaire:
Personal narratives in the veterans' own words help bring history to life. "I remember being in Holland just before Christmas... The officer stood up and asked the Germans to surrender, and they shot him right on the spot... Eventually...
- Auteur:Ritland, MichaelSommaire:
As a SEAL during a combat deployment in Iraq, Mike Ritland saw a military working dog in action and instantly knew he'd found his true calling. Ritland started his own company training and supplying dogs for the SEAL teams, U.S....
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Auteur:Campbell, J.B.Sommaire:The Roman army is remarkable for its detailed organisation and professional structure. It not only extended and protected Rome's territorial empire which was the basis of Western civilisation, but also maintained the politcal power of...
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Auteur:Sutcliff, RosemarySommaire:Young soldier Aquila, among the last of the Romans leaving Britain forever, decides that his loyalties lie with Britain, where he returns to live and face many a bitter struggle.
- Auteur:Sheldon, SidneySommaire:
Navy Commander Bellamy is assigned to investigate the crash of a weather balloon in the Swiss Alps. However, for him it is also the beginning of a journey of terror into the incomprehensible.
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Auteur:Lackenbauer, P. WhitneySommaire:The Canadian Rangers stand sentinel in the farthest reaches of our country. For more than six decades, this dedicated group of citizen-soldiers has quietly served as Canada's eyes, ears, and voice in isolated coastal and northern...
- Auteur:Makos, AdamSommaire:
Documents the story of World War II tank platoon and gunner Clarence Smoyer, the gentle soldier behind the immortalized film footage of the iconic duel at the great cathedral in Cologne.
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Auteur:Dennis, Patrick M.Sommaire:During the “Hundred Days” campaign of the First World War, over 30 percent of conscripts who served in the Canadian Corps became casualties. Yet, they were often considered slackers for not having volunteered. Reluctant Warriors is the...
- Auteur:Perron, SandraSommaire:
Sandra Perron, Canada's first female infantry officer, describes her experiences serving in the Canadian Forces, including the harassment she suffered during training and her deployments to Bosnia and Croatia.
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Auteur:Burstein, Jane R., Wheater, Carolyn C., Dahoney, RichardSommaire:The easy way to prepare for officer candidate tests Want to ace the AFOQT, ASVAB or ASTB? Help is here! Officer Candidate Tests For Dummies gives you the instruction and practice you need to pass the service-specific candidate tests and...
- Auteur:Goggins, DavidSommaire:
The stories and lessons in this raw, revealing, unflinching memoir offer the reader a blueprint they can use to climb from the bottom of the barrel into a whole new stratosphere that once seemed unattainable. Whether you feel off-course...
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Auteur:Wood, JamesSommaire:This cultural history of the amateur military tradition traces the origins of the citizen soldier ideal from long before Canadians donned khaki and boarded troopships for the Western Front. Before the Great War, Canada’s military...
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Auteur:Ouellet, Éric, Pahlavi, Pierre, Chapnick, Adam, Stone, CraigSommaire:Le Manuel de rédaction à l'usage des militaires est un guide de rédaction qui s'adresse aux membres des forces armées appelés à rédiger des textes de qualité dans un style soutenu pour un lectorat militaire averti. Au-delà de...
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Auteur:Lajeunesse, AdamSommaire:In April 1988, after years of failed negotiations over the status of the Northwest Passage, Brian Mulroney gave Ronald Reagan a globe, pointed to the Arctic, and said “Ron that’s ours. We own it lock, stock, and icebergs.” A simple...
- Auteur:Novik, NaomiSommaire:
In the Napoleonic era, the worlds' militaries are replete with aerial corps of fighting dragons and their handlers. When Captain Laurence of HMS Reliant captures a French frigate, the cargo includes a dragon egg, and when the...
- Auteur:Vindman, Alexander S.Sommaire:
Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, who found himself at the center of a firestorm for his decision to report the infamous phone call that led to presidential impeachment, tells his own story for the first time. Here...
- Auteur:Farrell, JamieSommaire:
This sexy military pilot is about to meet his match in an unpredictable former beauty queen! Kaci Boudreaux is every Southern mama's nightmare, including her own. This former Miss Grits would rather tromp around in boots shooting...
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Auteur:Blackmore, TimSommaire:Gorgeous War argues that the Nazis used the swastika as part of a visually sophisticated propaganda program that was not only modernist but also the forerunner of contemporary brand identity. When the United States military tried to...
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