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" . . . it offers a sure, quick, eyewitness assessment of all Lee's campaigns." -Southern PartisanWalter Taylor was "first to last the closest" of all staff officers to General Robert E. Lee, and his intimate relationship with his commander gives...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061258473Author Ed StrosserFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Harper PerennialPublisher Harper PerennialWeight(grams) 290g

The contribution made to Britain's wealth by its Caribbean colonies is well known. Far less known - indeed dismissively ignored - are the contributions made over the centuries by West Indians to Britain's hard-won military victories, most notably in the...

The Grand Illusion analyzes the impact of European military institutions on Hispanic America in general and examines the putative "Prussianization" of the Chilean army in particular. The authors focus on Chile's attempt to import and assimilate foreign...

"War," wrote Gen. William T. Sherman, "is cruelty, and you cannot refine it." Throughout history, noncombatants have always been among the victims of war's violence. In this book, nine distinguished historians examine twenty-five hundred years of human...

A Modern Maistre provides the first general account of the social and political thought of Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821), a founding author of Continental conservative philosophy. Commonly repudiated or ignored as an inconsistent and retrograde...

[A] well-written, comprehensively researched biography.--Publishers Weekly ""Will both edify the scholar while captivating and entertaining the general reader. . . . Cutrer's research is impeccable, his prose vigorous, and his life of McCulloch...

In this stirring history, the whole campaign of 1780-81 is followed from Camden, through the battle of the Cowpens and King's Mountain and the many skirmishes on the fox-chase to the Dan, to the decisive battle at Guilford. The men who fought this...

Much research has been done on Western warfare and state building but very little on the military effectiveness of states, until now. Using South Asia as a case study, The State at War in South Asia examines how the state, from prehistory to modern...

This lively book recounts the story of the antagonism between the American colonists and the British armed forces prior to the Revolution. Douglas Leach reveals certain Anglo-American attitudes and stereotypes that evolved before 1763 and became an...

This is the official history of the Seventh Air Force. It is not a ""brass hat"" story; it is told from the point of view of the men themselves, often in their own words, with realistic vigor and with the lively sense of humor that...

Political dissent and guerrilla warfare within a Confederate border state; One of the most divided regions of the Confederacy, East Tennessee was the site of fierce Unionist resistance to secession, Confederate rule, and the Southern war effort. It was...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815601166Author Barbara GraymontFormat PaperbackPage Count 359Imprint Syracuse University PressPublisher Syracuse University Press

One purpose of this book is to collect the fundamental body of military case law. It is designed to afford a ready reference to the military lawyer or the civilian practitioner with a military justice case. It should also prove useful to teachers and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780738501147Author John V. QuarsteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 295g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982599310Author Brian Browne WalkerFormat PaperbackImprint Brian Browne Walker BooksPublisher Brian Browne Walker BooksWeight(grams) 168g

The nation's first photo reconnaissance satellite system, operating from August 1960 until May 1972. The program was declassified in February 1995. Since the CORONA satellite made its first successful flight in August 1960, the Intelligence Community's...

France was slow and somewhat ineffectual in organizing resistance movement. In Occupation Ian Ousby challenges the myth that France was liberated " by the whole of France." The author explores the Nazi occupation of France with superb detail and...

Waterloo was the climax of almost twenty years of war in Europe. It dramatically ended Napoleon's dream of a lasting empire. Through the skillful use of original source material, noted historian Hibbert recreates the events and drama surrounding the...

This indispensable book includes three of Che Guevara's most influential essays describing his tactical philosophy of fighting a guerrilla war in Latin America. Guerrilla Warfare, written in 1960, outlines Guevara's doctrine for guerrilla fighters,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991560646Author Alexandre DumasFormat PaperbackPage Count 126Imprint Cavalier BooksPublisher Cavalier BooksWeight(grams) 132gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm...

This reprint edition of Napier Bartlett's 1875 memoir again makes available a valuable resource on Louisiana troops' participation in the Civil War. Bartlett served throughout the war in Louisiana's elite Washington Artillery and fought in many battles...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780976099284Author Joseph, B. LumpkinFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Fifth Estate, IncPublisher Fifth Estate, IncWeight(grams) 233g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780935856149Author H W McBrideFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Lancer MilitariaPublisher Lancer MilitariaWeight(grams) 327g

But his self-confidence, the breadth and depth of his thinking and his eloquence and commanding presence ensured that he filled with distinction the senior appointments into which he was swiftly elevated between the wars.When Douglas MacArthur returned...

"In the making of Allied Force Headquarters into a truly single Allied inter-service headquarters, Eisenhower started on a task that was to continue throughout the war- and beyond. Its fulfillment was perhaps more than any other his special contribution...

Presenting a significant new interpretation of Napoleonic warfare, Robert M. Epstein argues persuasively that the true origins of modern war can be found in the Franco-Austrian War of 1809.Epstein contends that the 1809 war - with its massive and evenly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692322307Author Tom PettitFormat PaperbackPage Count 62Imprint Tom Pettit PoemsPublisher Tom Pettit PoemsWeight(grams) 203g

With its in-depth reflections on the monumental events of the past, this amazing book of essays ponders what might have been if things had gone differently in history. Featuring Stephen J. Ambrose, John Keegan, and many others.About the AuthorRobert...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312303914Author Adrian GilbertFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint St. Martins Press-3PLPublisher St. Martins Press-3PLWeight(grams) 399g

In the Apaches' final campaign, Geronimo led 19 warriors against 5,000 U.S. troops. No Apaches were killed, and the U.S. suffered heavy casualties. For the Apaches could travel seventy miles a day on foot, lay a deadly ambush in country so open a white...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307275684Author Max HastingsFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 420g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780029148518Author Richard HolmesFormat PaperbackPage Count 468Imprint The Free PressPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 682gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780977607235Author Tim AumillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint General Data LLCPublisher General Data LLCWeight(grams) 299gDimensions(mm) 246mm *...

Renowned historian and military commentator Albert A. Nofi brings together for the first time in paperback a series of hard-hitting essays on World War II's most pivotal campaigns clear, concise and packed with information.About the AuthorAlbert A. Nofi...

Throughout the years of its existence the Confederacy was caught up in a massive war effort that finally touched all elements of life in the South. In the way it was fought the Civil War was unlike any wars that had preceded it and thus presented special...

During the years of the Indian uprisings in the West, Elizabeth Burt followed her husband, Major Andrew Burt, from one lonely outpost to another, with their three small children, a crate of chickens, and a cow in tow. Indians, Infants, and Infantry,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780788416910Author John E McHale, Jr.Format PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Heritage BooksPublisher Heritage BooksWeight(grams) 177g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780788411045Author Andrew GallupFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint Heritage BooksPublisher Heritage BooksWeight(grams) 177g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375705205Author John KeeganFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 102g