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"All Necessary Means": Employing CIA Operatives in a Warfighting Role Alongside Special Operations Forces
In response to the terrorist attacks on the United States on 11 September 2001, the President --as both Commander-in-Chief and as authorized by Congress in Joint Resolution 23 -- ordered our armed forces into combat in order to disrupt and defeat the global terror...- $12.95
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A Failed Counterinsurgency Strategy: The British Southern Campaign- 1780-1781 Are There Lessons for Today?
The Southern Campaign (1780-1781) was the application of the British grand strategy to conduct a counterinsurgency operation aimed at pacifying the Southern Colonies. The campaign was based on the flawed assumption that the Southern colonies contained a large loyalist population, and thus could be...- $5.95
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A New Mindset for Countering Terrorism
Since September 11, 2001, the United States has been gripped in an epic struggle against terrorism. The attacks on the United States homeland paralyzed the nation with a sense of vulnerability, but instilled a resolve to retaliate and take the offensive to defeat terrorism....- $14.95
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An Examination of George Washington's Employment of the Pennsylvania Militia at the Battles of Trenton and Princeton
The short winter campaign of 1776-1777, including the Battles of Trenton and Princeton, is one of the most important campaigns of the Revolutionary War. This short campaign kept the colonial army and the revolutionary cause alive at a critical time.All combat units are not...- $14.95
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Arctic Security in a Warming World
A convergence of global factors is opening new territory and presenting new security challenges for the United States in the Arctic. The sovereign nations of the Arctic region must develop and implement security measures to manage the influx of interested parties and protect both...- $7.95
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Army Civil Affairs Functional Specialists: On the Verge of Extinction
World War II marked the beginning of the greatest use of Civil Affairs (CA) functions in the United States history. CA personnel utilized civil sector expertise to help rebuilt governments in both the European and Pacific theaters. Since its establishment as a United States...- $14.95
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Assault on the USS Liberty: Deliberate Action or Tragic Accident
The USS Liberty was an unarmed electronic intelligence gathering naval vessel patrolling in international waters off the Sinai Peninsula in 1967. It was abruptly attacked by Israel but received no aid from American aircraft in the area. This study will explore geopolitical conditions at...- $16.95
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Bat 21: A Case Study
On Easter Sunday, 2 April 1972, Lt Col Iceal "Gene" Hambleton was shot down just South of the demilitarized zone in Vietnam. Six days of massive effort to extract him with conventional air rescue forces failed. For five more days, he evaded the enemy...- $14.95
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British and German Logistics Support during the WWII North African Campaign
Germany did not Initially Intend to become Involved In the North African conflict. Facing a potential Italian collapse. Hitler could no longer ignore a deteriorating situation, for If Africa were lost there was a possibility that the Facist regimewould also fall. removing Italy from...- $12.95
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Buford at Gettysburg
During the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, then Brigadier General John Buford commanded the First Cavalry Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, U.S.A. He is generally credited with determining the importance of, and holding the ground near Gettysburg for the...- $12.95
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Chinese Lessons from Other Peoples' Wars
The annual Conference on the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) took place at the U.S. Army War College (USAWC), in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on October 22-24, 2010. The topic for this year's conference was the "PLA's lessons from Other People's Wars." Participants at the conference...- $19.95
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Competition: A Means to Transform the Defense Industrial Base
The United States national security and military strategies articulate the need to transform our forces and major defense institutions to meet the challenges of the 21st century. The defense acquisition process and its industrial base comprise a significant economic institution in need of transformation...- $14.95
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Dilemmas of Brazilian Grand Strategy
This book analyzes Brazilian grand strategy under President Luiz In cio Lula da Silva. During Lula's nearly 8 years in office, he has pursued a multipronged grand strategy aimed at hastening the transition from unipolarity and Western economic hegemony to a multipolar order in...- $14.95
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Early North African Campaigns 1940-1942: A Case Study
Before the first American ground forces ever landed in North Africa, Britain and her allies fought a long and bloody desert war against the Axis coalition. For 29 months, Britain fought theItalians and Germans. This study reviews the early North African campaigns and shows...- $12.95
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Exploitable Vulnerabilities of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
As the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran's center of gravity, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) critical strengths are both vulnerable and exploitable. The IRGC's accumulation of considerable influence in Iranian domestic politics, media, security, and economics and the IRGC's execution of...- $12.95
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Getting To The Left of Sharp: Lessons Learned from West Point's Efforts To Combat Sexual Harassment and Assault
The U.S. Army has been and is struggling with sexual harassment, assault, and rape in its ranks, but the future can be different. In this monograph, three seasoned officers and one cadet propose a series of steps-based on West Point's experiences-to "get to the...- $14.98
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Gettysburg: A Study in Command
Secretary of War Elihu Root, during his speech at the dedication of the first Army War College, charged the institution with its enduring mission. War College graduates, he said, should be educated in the skills that would enable them -to preserve peace by intelligent...- $16.95
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Global Warming Threatens National Interests in the Arctic
Global warming has impacted the Arctic Ocean by significantly reducing the extent of the summer ice cover allowing greater access to the region. Greater access to the Arctic Ocean potentially threatens United States' national interests in the region. Access to the United States' natural...- $12.95
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Governance, Identity, and Counterinsurgency: Evidence From Ramadi and Tal Afar
The premise of most Western thinking on counterinsurgency is that success depends on establishing a perception of legitimacy among local populations. The path to legitimacy is often seen as the improvement of governance in the form of effective and efficient administration of government and...- $12.95
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How the Army Runs: A Senior Leader Reference Handbook, 2017-2018 (31st Edition)
This text explains and synthesizes the functioning and relationships of numerous Defense, Joint, and Army organizations, systems, and processes involved in the development and sustainment of trained and ready forces for the Combatant Commanders. It is designed to be used by the faculty and...- $45.26
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National Security Implication of Global Warming Policy
Although numerous historical examples demonstrate how actual climate change has contributed to the rise and fall of powers, global warming, in and of itself, is not our nation's greatest climate threat. Rather, the greatest climate threat to national security is the world's perception of...- $12.95
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Notes on Anti-Aircraft Guns - Compiled at the Army War College from the Latest Available Information - April, 1917 (WWI Centenary Series)
Originally published in 1917, this work is an informative work on the varieties and uses of anti-aircraft guns. It includes information on the types of gun used by the British, the Italians, the French, the Germans, and the Americans. It is a fascinating read...- $12.99
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Red Cloud's War: An Insurgency Case Study for Modern Times
This book is a case study of the little known Fetterman Massacre of 1866. It will look the situation at the time, possible causes, key players, the massacre itself and the aftermath. Similarities to the counterinsurgency in Afghanistan will be noted where applicable throughout...- $14.95
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Russia's Homegrown Insurgency: Jihad in the North Caucasus
The United States has had a bitter set of experiences with insurgencies and counterinsurgency operations, but it is by no means alone in having to confront such threats and challenges. Indeed, according to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, the greatest domestic threat to Russia's security...- $14.95
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Strategic Vision of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, was the founder of the Republic of Turkey andits first president. Among the great leaders of history, few achieved somuch in so short a period, or transformed the life of a nation as decisively, or has given such profound inspiration to...- $12.95
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The 21st Century Lawrence of Arabia: Fighting Insurgency Through Good Governance
By late 2003, The United States found itself engaged in two similar but distinct counterinsurgency conflicts. Similar in that the host nation populations emerged as the military and political center of gravity, yet fundamentally different by this very same reason. In both Iraq and...- $9.95
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The Battle of Britain: A Study in Command and Control
The Battle of Britain is thought to be the greatest air battle in history. This battle began on 10 July 1940 and ended on 31 October 1940. It followed the German Blitzkrieg of the Low Countries and France and the ignoble British retreat throughDunkirk....- $12.95
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The Effect of Toxic Leadership
When focusing on toxic leadership, many researchers emphasize the symptoms of toxicity (individual characteristics, traits) and not the disease (culture, climate, outcomes). Although characteristics and traits may be helpful in identify toxic leaders, they fall short of a holistic view by failing to identify...- $14.95
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The Great American Divide: The Military-Civilian Gap
The all volunteer force of the United States military has produced a military society and culture that is becoming increasingly detached from the greater United States' society that it is sworn to protect. This military-civilian gap is a threat to the United States in...- $12.95
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The Mine Run Campaign: An Operational Analysis of Major George G. Meade
After the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War in late July 1863, the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Major General George G. Meade, pursued the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, commanded byGeneral Robert E. Lee, south into Central Virginia. There followed...- $12.95
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The Paracel Islands and U.S. Interests and Approaches in the South China Sea
The region around the Paracel Islands and the South China Sea is important to the economies of the surrounding states in terms of the fish resources and potential for energy reserves, which result in diplo¬matic and physical clashes. The large flow of maritime commerce...- $14.95
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The Principles of War in the 21st Century
The US is considered the world's sole superpower. However, America has recently suffered setbacks and faces dangerous foes intent on its destruction. Many strategists regard the Principles of War as the bedrock of US military doctrine; others suggest that they should be discarded. Some...- $14.95
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The Relevancy of NATO Membership in Russia's Near Abroad
Since the end of the Cold War and the break-up of the Soviet Union, many nations in Russia's Near Abroad have expended time and effort to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. In recent years the integration of Western European economies with that of...- $21.95
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The Rise and Development of Sendero Luminoso in Peru
Sendero Luminoso, or as it is more commonly known, the Shining Path, strikes a chord of fear in the hearts of the Peruvian people. To Sendero's supporters they are freedom fighters, but to the world community they are fanatic insurgents. Since 1980, Sendero Luminoso,...- $12.95
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The Security Concerns of the Baltic States as NATO Allies
Although the Cold War never went very hot, it still left behind a great deal of fallout. One of the products of the end of the Soviet Union was the re-establishment of the independence of the three Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania...- $14.95
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The Southern Kurile Islands - Shrouded in Eternal Fog
Both Russia and Japan have claimed the four Southern Kurile Islands, also known as the Northern Territories, since the conclusion of World War II. The territorial dispute appears to be a fairly straightforward dispute over the islands' status after their Soviet occupation in September...- $9.95
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The Spanish Civil War - Failure at the Strategic Level
The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) was a military and political struggle between Left and Rightwing factions in Spain. Despite the likelihood the Spanish Civil War would lead to a larger war in Europe, pro-democracy countries chartered a course of nonintervention and isolationism. It remains...- $9.95
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The Strategic Leadership of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
This book examines the strategic leadership of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz in World War II using the framework of the Navy Leadership Competency Model and chapter twelve of the U.S. Army's Field Manual (FM) 6-22, Army Leadership. The Navy Leadership Competency Model offers five...- $14.95
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U.S. Army War College Guide to National Security Issues- Volume I: Theory of War and Strategy
This edition of the U. S. Army War College Guide to National Security Policy and Strategy continues to reflect the structure and approach of the core national security strategy and policy curriculum at the War College. The fifth edition is published in two volumes...- $14.95
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U.S. Troops Stationed in South Korea, Anachronistic?
The stationing of U.S. military personnel in South Korea is viewed by many as a Cold War hold over that serves no contemporary purpose. Reasons given for ending the U.S. military presence in South Korea are that these forces are no longer needed to...- $9.95
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Understanding British Strategic Failure in America: 1780-1783
The War for American Independence was a complex, unconventional, and violent political struggle for the loyalty and allegiance of the American population writ large. It could not, and would not, be decided by the application of conventional military force alone. This paper uses an...- $12.95
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