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The Clausewitz Delusion: How the American Army Screwed Up the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (A Way Forward) by Stephen L. Melton Synopsis Why the military doctrine adopted after the U.S. failure in Vietnam (the "Clausewitz Doctrine") doesn't apply to present conflicts--and the outline for an approach that would.... (read more) Your price: $30.00 New - Hardcover 
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Crossroads of Intervention: Insurgency and Counterinsurgency Lessons from Central America by Todd R Greentree Publisher Comments The challenges that vex the United States today in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere are not altogether as new and unique as they seem. U.S. involvement in Central America during the 1980s clearly demonstrated the costs, risks, and limits to intervention... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $14.71 New - Trade Paper
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Fighting Techniques of the Colonial Age: 1776--1914 Equipment, Combat Skills and Tactics by Robert Bruce Synopsis An essential guide for military buffs and a comprehensive re - source for a transitional period in military history, "Fighting Techniques of the Colonial Age "shows in detail the methods by which European armies gained and lost ascendancy on the... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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The Art of War by Sun Tzu and Samuel B. Griffith Publisher Comments Like Machiavelli's The Prince and the Japanese Book of Five Rings, Sun Tzu's The Art of War is as timely for business people today as it was for military strategists in ancient China. Written in China more than 2,000 years ago, Sun Tzu's classic The Art... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Penguin Classics #253: The Campaigns of Alexander by Arrian And De Selincourt Publisher Comments Although written over four hundred years after Alexander's death, Arrian's 'Campaigns of Alexander' is our best source of knowledge of the man and his deeds. Arrain had himself been a military commander, and his record of the exploits of the world's... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Art of War: Translation, Essays, and Commentary by the Denma Translation Group by Sun Tzu Publisher Comments A new edition of one of the best-selling translations of the Chinese classic, with extensive commentary and in-depth essays explaining how to apply the wisdom of nonaggression to conflicts in everyday life. At the core of this ancient strategy manual is... (read more) Your price: $9.95 New - Trade Paper
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Victory in War: Foundations of Modern Military Policy by William C. Martel Publisher Comments This book explores the historical origins of victory.... (read more) Your price: $37.75 New - Hardcover
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The Art of Strategy by R L Wing Publisher Comments More than 2,500 years ago, Sun Tzu composed his masterpiece The Art of War which has been used by the world's greatest leaders including Napoleon. Here, Wing makes the influential philosophies of the Orient accessible to all seekers of professional... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Art of War by Sun Tzu Publisher Comments Widely regarded as "The Oldest Military Treatise in the World," this landmark work covers principles of strategy, tactics, maneuvering, communication, and supplies; the use of terrain, fire, and the seasons of the year; the classification and utilization... (read more) Your price: $4.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Art of War &The Prince by Machiavelli - Special Edition by Niccolo Machiavelli Publisher Comments This Special Edition of The Art of War & The Prince by Machiavelli unites both of Machiavelli's renowned volumes on strategy so that the philosophy and mechanisms for obtaining power and managing power may be seen as a single entity. Possessed of a great... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Mask of Command by John Keegan Publisher Comments In this incisive analysis of generals, John Keegan examines the meaning of heroism as represented by Alexander the Great, Wellington, Grant, and Hitler, and argues that generalship, like warfare itself, is a cultural activity that has, through the years,... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Battle Orders #14: Japanese Army in World War II: The South Pacific and New Guinea, 1942-43 by Gordon L. Rottman Publisher Comments The 1941 Japanese Pacific onslaught saw the defeat of Allied forces on all fronts, with the Philippines, Netherlands East Indies, and Commonwealth possessions falling under their control. During 1942-43, the Japanese consolidated their gains and... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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U.S. Army Survival, Evasion, and Recovery by U. S. Department Of Defense (edt) Publisher Comments Survive any situation, anywhere! Compiled from the most relevant and important survival information offered by current U.S. Army personnel, and proved by past experience, this handy and concise guide will equip readers to survive in life-threatening... (read more) Your price: $9.95 New - Mass Market
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On War (Penguin Classics) by Carl Von Clausewitz Synopsis Writing at the time of Napoleon's greatest campaigns, Prussian soldier and writer Carl von Clausewitz created this treatise on the art of warfare, which presented war as part of a coherent system of political thought.... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $5.25 Used - Trade Paper
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Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age (Princeton Paperbacks) by Peter Paret Review [The essays] are authoritative and convincing. Taken together, they demonstrate the complexity of strategy and the importance of it being closely integrated with politics.... (read more) Your price: $45.75 New - Trade Paper
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Art of the Warrior: Leadership & Strategy from the Chinese Military Classics by Ralph Sawyer Publisher Comments From antiquity, the history of China has been marked by invading tribes, warring states, and popular uprisings. This heritage of conflict produced a body of martial literature exploring the fundamental principles of warfare and their methods of... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed by Ben R. Rich Publisher Comments Skunk Works is the true story, told for the first time, of America's most secret and successful aerospace operation. As recounted by Ben Rich, the operation's brilliant boss for nearly two decades, the story of Lockheed's legendary Skunk Works is a high... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century by Thomas X. Hammes Publisher Comments 4GW (Fourth Generation Warfare) is the only kind of war America has ever lost. And we have done so three times - in Vietnam, Lebanon, and Somalia. This form of warfare has also defeated the French in Vietnam and Algeria, and the USSR in Afghanistan... As... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Trade Paper
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Commandos from the Sea: The History of Amphibious Special Warfare in World War II & the Korean War by John B. Dwyer Publisher Comments For the first time the full story of U.S. amphibious special warfare units during World War II and the Korean War is revealed in gripping, painstakingly researched accounts of battles that few knew even occurred. Author and historian John B. Dwyer spent... (read more) List Price $44.95 Your price: $33.50 New - Mass Market
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Peacekeepers at War: Beirut 1983-The Marine Commander Tells His Story by Timothy J. Geraghty Publisher Comments On October 23, 1983, nearly simultaneous suicide truck bombings killed 241 U.S. peacekeepers in their barracks at the Beirut International Airport (BIA) and 58 French paratroopers at their headquarters two miles north of BIA. In this long-awaited book... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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