From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Rivals, now a major series on Disney+Pigeons carrying vital messages to and from the beleaguered city during the Siege of Paris; horses and mules struggling through miles of fetid mud to bring ammunition to the front in the...

Editeur : Transworld Digital
Parution : 2010-12-23

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From the earliest times, commanders have sought knowledge of the enemy, his strengths and weaknesses, his dispositions and intentions. But how much effect, in the 'real time' of a battle or a campaign, can this knowledge have? In this magisterial new study, the author...

Editeur : Vintage Digital
Parution : 2010-02-23

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Green: Enter without explosives or firing unless enemy targets are identified.Amber: Enter firing. No explosive entry.Red: Explosive entry using a grenade or charge. Enter firing at will.What happened in Helmand's Sangin Valley in the spring of 2007 was nothing short of...

Editeur : Penguin
Parution : 2009-09-03

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Based on unprecedented real-time access to the military's entire chain of command, The Gamble is the definitive account of the insurgency within the US military that led to a radical shift in America's strategy in Iraq - and the bloody implementation of that strategy on...

Editeur : Penguin
Parution : 2009-02-26

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The battle of Verdun lasted ten months. It was a battle in which at least 700,000 men fell, along a front of fifteen miles. Its aim was less to defeat the enemy than bleed him to death and a battleground whose once fertile terrain is even now a haunted wilderness. ...

Editeur : Penguin
Parution : 2007-06-28

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This is the classic book on war as we know it. During his long life, Basil H. Liddell Hart was considered one of the world's foremost military thinkers--a man generally regarded as the "Clausewitz of the 20th century." Liddell Hart stressed movement, flexibilty,...

Editeur : Rare Treasure Editions
Parution : 2025-10-17

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Nel 1799, sull'onda della spinta rivoluzionaria francese, un gruppo di intellettuali e patrioti proclamò a Napoli una Repubblica, destinata a durare pochi mesi e a finire in un bagno di sangue. Perché un moto animato da ideali così alti si risolse in un tragico...

Editeur : Cactus
Parution : 2025-10-01

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The threat of nuclear conflict loomed menacingly over the world during the Cold War. Early warning of an attack was a crucial focus for military and political intelligence. Intelligence networks in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom came together, forming...

Editeur : University of Calgary Press
Parution : 2025-07-15

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The Book of Five Rings is one of the most insightful texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory to emerge from Asian culture. Written not only for martial artists but for anyone who wants to apply the timeless principles of this text to their life, the book...

Editeur : Horizon Ridge Publishing
Parution : 2024-07-30

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Twenty-Five Hundred years ago, Sun Tzu wrote this classic book of military strategy based on Chinese warfare and military thought. Since that time, all levels of military have used the teaching on Sun Tzu to warfare and civilization have adapted these teachings for use...

Editeur : Horizon Ridge Publishing
Parution : 2024-07-30

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"The Art of War" is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the 5th century BC and is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu. The text is composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare and it is commonly...

Editeur : KTHTK
Parution : 2019-07-03

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