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The English/British have always been known as the sailor race with
hearts of oak: the Royal Navy as the Senior Service and First Line
of Defense. It facilitated the motto: The sun never set on the
British Empire. The Royal Navy has exerted a powerful influence on
Great Britain, its Empire, Europe, and, ultimately, the world. This
superior annotated bibliography supplies entries that explore the
influence of the English/British Navy through its history. This
survey will provide a major reference guide for students and
scholars at all levels. It incorporates evaluative, qualitative,
and critical analysis processes, the essence of historical
scholarship. Each one of the 4,124 annotated entries is evaluated,
assessed, analyzed, integrated, and incorporated into the
historiographical scholarship.
"The Soldier's Tale" (sub-titled "Being the Life and Times of Harry
Lindauer, Colonel, U.S. Army, Retired) recounts the life of an
extraordinary individual, from his birth in a small German village
in 1918, through his immigration to the United States, and entry
into the U.S. Army in 1941. Most of the story centers on Harry
Lindauer's anecdotes and adventures during World War II. The
present volume concludes with his discharge from active military
service in December 1945 (and will be followed by another volume
covering the years 1946 until his death in 2006). What makes "The
Soldier's Tale" so unique and so vitally important as a first-hand
account of the various aspects of Harry's life is his own sense of
perspective and ability to project a situation so vividly. Through
Harry's own narrative (as augmented by David, his son and the
present author), we learn about details of Jewish life in small
German towns during the first third of the Twentieth Century; the
impact of the Nazi takeover of Germany; what it meant for a young
German Jew to emigrate to America; and the day-to-day life of an
American solider, first as he battles fatigue, cold, and boredom in
a Canadian outpost and then, later, his exploits as a
prisoner-of-war interrogator in Germany in 1945. Harry kept such
detailed notes of his military intelligence activities in 1945 that
the present volume has extensive appendices with the verbatim
transcript of more than 70 intelligence reports which he filed or
to which he contributed. The reader can learn first-hand about the
taking of the Remagen Bridge, German technological developments in
jet plane manufacture, V1 and V2 rocket construction, and
experiments in television. These reports culminate with the first
interview of the German officer who led the anti-Nazi revolt of
Munich, Germany in late April 1945, Captain Rupprecht Gerngross. So
here is "The Soldier's Tale," a fascinating adjunct to the study of
Twentieth Century history, as recounted one one of history's many,
many participants.
Transformed over 15 years from the shy girl next-door in Neighbours
to the sensuous Princess of Pop, Kylie Minogue has grown up in
public, rarely shrinking from expressing candid opinions about her
life and career. Here, in her own words, are Kylies thoughts on
herself, her sexuality, her music, her men, being a gay icon and
everything else.
This important reference tool surveys the multifaceted field of
peace activism from 1800 to 1980. The dictionary defines the
parameters of peace advocacy, surveys the different approaches
taken in antiwar efforts, and provides information on many
individuals who have either contributed to organized peace efforts
or who have questioned war and organized violence. More than 250
authors from 15 nations have written 750 biographical entries about
public advocates of peace; antiwar activists; leaders in
organizations devoted to world peace; those who have worked to
prevent armed conflicts; and writers, artists, and many others who
have played major roles in the cause of peace. Although many of the
subjects come from the United States and Europe, important subjects
from Canada, Latin America, Africa, East Asia, and South Asia are
also represented. Besides providing basic biographical information,
each entry concentrates on the subject's work, ideas, and activity
as a peace leader and also contains a short bibliography of works
about the subject, works by the subject, and manuscript materials
if available. Carefully indexed and cross-referenced, the volume
contains an introductory overview of nineteenth- and
twentieth-century peace efforts, gives a selective chronology of
peace movements, and provides an appendix listing the peace leaders
by country. No other volume provides such a comprehensive survey of
peace leaders throughout the world as this one. The Biographical
Dictionary of Modern Peace Leaders will undoubtedly prove to be an
invaluable research and reference tool for scholars and students of
international relations, international law, and political
philosophy.
285 military "leadership situations" and the actions leaders have
taken--and some real surprises Emphasis on practical applications
of leadership, coupled with real-life vignettes add the real spark
to the leadership lessons learned and relearned by each generation
of America's warriors Applicable to business, corporate, and
organizational leadership
Leadership, especially military leadership, has many
purposes--to build effective organizations, to complete dangerous
tasks successfully, and to mold teams that operate like winning
athletic teams. Author John Chapman is a superb observer and
chronicler of leadership events over many years and now shares his
observations and the lessons learned about this essential military
art.
Ali provides an analysis of the recent conflict between Iraq and
Kuwait, the historical roots underlying that conflict, and the
ramifications of the crisis for Iraq, Kuwait, other nations of the
Middle East, as well as the United Nations and international
community--all from the perspective of an Iraqi citizen now living
in the United States. Additionally, the study analyzes the place of
the United States and the former Soviet Union in the conflict. The
author's unique view adds insight into the crisis and represents an
important contribution. This work will be of interest to political
scientists, Middle East specialists, and students of current
events.
This edited volume illuminates the role of women in violence to
demonstrate that gender is a key component of discourse on conflict
and peace. Through an examination of theory and practice of women's
participation in violent conflicts, the book makes the argument
that both conflict and post-conflict situations are gender
insensitive.
1920s America was at peace at home and abroad but issues facing the
nation were highlighted by a series of trials including baseball's
Black Sox, Al Capone, John T. Scopes, Sacco and Vanzetti, Leopold
and Loeb, and the court martial of Billy Mitchell. Americans will
find this book on trials of the Roaring Twenties" provocative.
Great Trials begins with an extensive introduction describing the
setting" of that tumultuous decade, and follows with an in-depth
examination of 10 trials, touching on nearly every facet of
American life. Each case is a fascinating story, and the fierce
jousts in these courtrooms impart to the reader both how different
things once were, and how much the nature of argumentative
individuals has remained exactly the same.
Translated by Yuan Shibing and J.J.L.Duyvendak. With introductions
by Robert Wilkinson. The two political classics in this book are
the product of a time of intense turmoil in Chinese history. Dating
from the Period of the Warring States (403-221BC), they anticipate
Machiavelli's The Prince by nearly 2000 years. The Art of War is
the best known of a considerable body of Chinese works on the
subject. It analyses the nature of war, and reveals how victory may
be ensured. The Book of Lord Shang is a political treatise for the
instruction of rulers. These texts are anything but armchair
strategy or ivory-tower speculation. They are serious, urgent and
practical responses to the desperate situations in which they were
written. They have been immensely influential both inside and
outside China.
Combat against the Russians as a Hitler Youth, experiencing defeat
and hunger, a young man finally became 'all he could be' after
emigration and becoming a US Army Green Beret.
In the Name of Victor: Confronting Errors with the Truth is an
autobiography of a fine officer and a true Nigerian who represents
everything good about the Nigerian Army. In his own words, General
Malu has remained true to type-honest, unbiased and brutally frank.
The book delves into his early years from growing up in a small
village in Benue State to his cadet training days at the Nigerian
Defence Academy, and his historic rise through the ranks to become
Nigeria's eighteenth chief of army staff.
Every since Talleyrand assumed a prominent role during the opening
stages of the French Revolution, his intentions and motivations
have been the subject of heated debate. The debate about his
achievements and merits is far from over. This bibliography is the
first to be compiled on Napoleon's foreign minister. It opens with
a chronology of Talleyrand's life and an introduction summarizing
the salient points in his career. It is then divided into sections
covering the available archival sources, Talleyrand's own writings,
contemporary pamphlets and books, and works written about him since
his death. The volume opens with a chronology of Talleyrand's life
and an introduction summarizing the salient points in his career
and pointing to discrepancies in the Talleyrand historiography. The
initial section describes the most important archival sources
available in France and other countries. The second section covers
Talleyrand's own publications, his parliamentary interventions, and
his correspondence. Contemporary pamphlets and books, many critical
of Talleyrand's secularization of Church property, are covered in
the third section. The final section includes works written about
Talleyrand since his death as well as works on topics related to
him, such as his women and children, his portrayal in art and
literature, and a list of drawings and lithographs dedicated to
him.
Despite fifteen years of concerted effort to remake NATO, the much
heralded alliance is in decline. The states that established NATO
in 1949 confronted a common threat to their survival. The Alliance
has endeavored to identify a new raison d'etre since 1991, but no
unifying set of priorities has surfaced. Though dangers to Western
security have emerged--the rise of Al Qaeda arguably the most
significant--these threats have not unified NATO. In the absence of
a menace to their vital interests, and with fundamental policy
differences dividing North America and Europe, NATO is succumbing
to the pressure of the times.
Volume two of the set provides an introduction to the history of the Soviet armed forces from 1917 to 1991.The sixteen chapters show how the Bolsheviks survived the end of the First World War, the struggles against the White Armies and the Poles, the Leninist, Trotskyite, and Stalinist reconstructions, the Red Air Force, the Five-Year Plans, and more. Robin Higham and Frederick W. Kagan highlight the many facets of the Cold War, including the rise of the Soviet Navy after the Great Patriotic War, the disaster in Afghanistan, and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Being a boy from a small town goes from being shy to being the
first college graduate in his entire family. To being a Captain in
the infantry graduating from Fort Benning infantry school and basic
training in the hottest weather Camp Wolters, Texas could deal out.
To being president of his fraternity, to becoming an attorney, to
being a JAGC officer in Korea, to being a founding partner of a
prestigious law firm, to finally ending career as an individual
practitioner of estate law.
No anthology of the Viet Nam War has ever been written with such
emphasis on telling the poignant and revealing personal stories of
average soldiers. War makes for strange, sometimes even humorous
tales, and while some are quite spiritual in their effect, they
still contain realistic and historic accuracy. Lt. Col. Robert W.
Michel, U.S. Army Retired, compiled this cast of enlisted men and
officers whose experiences span a range from a puppy dog to a
former POW and those of a State Senator from Massachusetts. He
spent countless hours pouring over these and dozens of other
stories until he found what he believed to be an accurate
representation of what many soldiers experienced during the Viet
Nam War.
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