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Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Calvary, Artillery And Engineers. Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of making a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backg… More >>

Elements Of Military Art And Science: Or Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification And Tactics Of Battles

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A study of military blunder…. More >>

On the Psychology of Military Incompetence

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While studies of the American Civil War generally credit Robert E Lee with military expertise, this account argues that Stonewall Jackson was superior strategist who could have won the war for the South: Had Lee accepted Jackson’s plot for an invasion of the North, the South might have surprised and dismayed the Union forces into defeat. Using primary sources, the author reconstructs the battles that demonstrate Jackson’s brilliance as a commander…. More >>

Lost Victories: The Military Genius of Stonewall Jackson

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Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld arrived at the Pentagon in 2001 with an agenda that included the transformation of the American armed forces. His intent was to modernize the existing force while simultaneously developing high-tech innovations to revolutionize the military of the future.The primary architect of transformation, Arthur Cebrowski, conceived what is known as network-centric warfare—a concept to leverage advances in military technology that will in… More >>

Transforming Military Force: The Legacy of Arthur Cebrowski and Network Centric Warfare

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An estimated 3,000 Palestinian citizens of Israel currently volunteer to serve in the Israeli military, a force fighting other Palestinians just miles away in occupied territories. Surrounded takes a close look at this controversial group of soldiers, examining the complex reasons these people join the army and the wider implications of their decisions in terms of security and citizenship.

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Surrounded: Palestinian Soldiers in the Israeli Military

Indian military veterans to be honored
They answered the call, and many didn’t return home to Southern California. At an Aug. 14 gala, Dorothy Ramon Learning Center in Banning will honor the sacrifices and service of American Indian military veterans and their families.

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Local military groups receive national recognitions
A pair of local military organizations, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5951 in Bossier City and Ark-La-Tex Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America, have received national honors.

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Taiwanese firm raided after illicit sale to firm with ties to NKorean military, official says
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwanese investigators raided a local company after it shipped banned machinery to North Korea via a Chinese firm with ties to Pyongyang’s military, a Taiwanese official said Tuesday.

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An analysis of military rule in mediaeval Korea during the Koryo. Although it lasted for only a century, the period was one of dynamic change: institutional development, social transformation, the reassertion of Confucian ideology, and a flowering of Son (Zen) Buddhism…. More >>

Generals and Scholars: Military Rule in Medieval Korea

Car bomb kills 12 at Baghdad military HQ Iraq
BAGHDAD – Just five days after the United States declared the end of its combat mission in Iraq, U.S. soldiers opened fire Sunday morning on suicide bombers who snuck into an Iraqi army base in Baghdad, a U.S. military spokesman said. Iraq – Baghdad – Middle East – Warfare and Conflict – Suicide attack

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