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Written after 1513's "The Prince," Niccolo Machiavelli's war treatise, "The Art of War", is a dazzling array of war tactics and strategies based on the military strength of the Romans. Machiavelli wrote "The Art of War" as a dialogue between a group of young men in the Florentine republic. The main narrator, Lord Fabrizio Colonna, is the voice of knowledge and wisdom. The others ask questions about military tactics, and Fabrizio gives them advice...
4) On War
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Michael Howard (1922–2019) was a leading British military historian who held professorships at the University of Oxford and Yale University. His many books included The Franco-Prussian War and War in European History. Peter Paret (1924–2020) was professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. His many books include Clausewitz in His Time, The Cognitive Challenge of War (Princeton), and Clausewitz and the State (Princeton)....
6) Operations
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From poet-provocateur Moez Surani comes Operations-a book-length poetic inventory of contemporary rhetoric of violence and aggression, as depicted through the evolution of the language used to name the many military operations conducted by UN Member Nations since the organization's inception in 1945.
With Operations, Surani draws on contemporary poetic traditions, including conceptual and inventory poetics, to accomplish two important things: On...
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The work narrates the new development in nuclear research and its links with the war strategy at international level. In this respect Us National Missile defense, a highly ambitions and a long time defense strategy, has been narrated meticulously and its impact on the world peace. Useful for teachers, scholars, students, statesmen, defense personnel, in India and abroad.
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Tim Kane analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of the US armed forces leadership culture and personnel management. He proposes a blueprint for reform that empowers troops as well as local commanders. Kane's proposals extend the All-Volunteer Force reforms of 1973 further along the spectrum of volunteerism, emphasize greater individual agency during all stages of a US military career, and restore diversity among the services. The Leader/Talent Matrix-an...
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After taking the Oath of Office, Richard Nixon announced that 'government will listen... Those who have been left out, we will try to bring in' and signed National Security Decision Memorandum 2. Using years of research and newly released NSC and administration documents, Ray Locker upends conventional wisdom about the Nixon presidency and shows how the creation of this secret, unprecedented, extra-constitutional government undermined U.S. policy...
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El libro negro del Ejército español es el alegato público de un exteniente del Ejército de Tierra para demostrar todo aquello que lleva años denunciando y que la mayoría de la sociedad ha decidido ignorar: nuestras fuerzas armadas siguen siendo las de Franco, pero estandarizadas a niveles OTAN. Referencia tras referencia se podrá comprobar que existen patrones que demuestran de forma inequívoca la existencia de corrupción sistémica, abusos...
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The bestselling author of The Limits of Power critically examines the Washington consensus on national security and why it must change.
For the last half century, as administrations have come and gone, the fundamental assumptions about America's military policy have remained unchanged: American security requires the United States (and us alone) to maintain a permanent armed presence around the globe, to prepare our forces for military operations...
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A leading foreign correspondent looks at how social media has transformed the modern battlefield, and how wars are fought.
Modern warfare is a war of narratives, where bullets are fired both physically and virtually. Whether you are a president or a terrorist, if you don't understand how to deploy the power of social media effectively you may win the odd battle but you will lose a twenty-first century war. Here, journalist David Patrikarakos draws...
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Las Fuerzas Armadas argentinas atraviesan un período de pacificación nunca antes experimentado. Desde el advenimiento de la democracia, una vez que los militares fueron simbólicamente expulsados del Estado y de la sociedad, la cuestión de cómo y qué lugar darles a la institución y a sus integrantes se volvió crucial.
Sabina Frederic analiza el controvertido proceso de reinscripción e integración de los militares al Estado argentino democrático,...
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"El presente es el único texto crítico existente a fecha de hoy sobre la situación de la mujer en las Fuerzas Armadas. El único trabajo que ha juntado las piezas del puzle para facilitar una visión de conjunto que permita a la ciudadanía tomar conciencia de la magnitud de un problema tan grave como es la impunidad de la violencia sobre la mujer en el seno del Ejército, y que ello suponga un punto de encuentro y reflexión desde el que impulsar...
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Desde el 27 de febrero de 2009, puntapié inicial de la aplicación del régimen disciplinario de las Fuerzas Armadas instaurado por la Ley 26.394, ha corrido mucha agua debajo del puente, pero no precisamente ríos de tinta.
Durante todo este tiempo, el "nuevo" sistema de disciplina militar resistió heroicamente los distintos desafíos que presenta el ejercicio del comando por parte de la autoridad militar.
A pesar de la vasta experiencia que se...
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Can Germany and Japan do more militarily to uphold the international order?
Since the end of World War II, Germany and Japan have been the most reluctant of all major U.S. allies to take on military responsibilities. Given their histories, this reluctance certainly is understandable. But because of their size and economic importance, Germany and Japan are the most important U.S. allies in Europe and in East Asia, respectively, and their long-term...
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En un contexto de época signado por las ideas de soberanía, de desarrollo nacional y de industrialización, Juan Godoy busca rescatar, a través de un minucioso análisis, el pensamiento de una generación de militares plasmado en una publicación periódica del Círculo Militar. Teniendo a las Fuerzas Armadas y al pensamiento nacional como principales herramientas para el tratamiento de la cuestión, el autor busca articular la historia de las...
18) Make Your Move
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By synthesizing his decades of sailing, military service and corporate experience, former Naval officer and lobbyist Gene Moran has created an entertaining and information-packed guide for those transitioning out of the military or through post-military life, or anybody facing a major career change.
“Make Your Move: Charting Your Post-Military Career” chronicles Moran's experiences both in the Navy and his personal life. A personal light list...
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A bold and urgent perspective on how American foreign policy must change in response to the shifting world order of the twenty-first century, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Limits of Power and The Age of Illusions.
The purpose of U.S. foreign policy has, at least theoretically, been to keep Americans safe. Yet as we confront a radically changed world, it has become indisputably clear that the terms of that policy have failed. Washington's...
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A warning about America's impending war with China. The conflict is coming, a former Marine intelligence officer shows, and we're not ready. But it's not too late to prepare.
Communist China is ambitious. It wants to replace the United States as the world's leading superpower. And it is well on its way. It is dominant in the world economy. It is a master at intellectual property theft. It shows strategic genius at cornering essential markets. It...
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