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Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence
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On War Volume III
(Hardcover)
Carl Von Clausewitz; Translated by Colonel J. J. Graham; Introduction by Colonel F M Maude
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R853
Discovery Miles 8 530
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Faulkner, Aviation, and Modern War frames William Faulkner's
airplane narratives against major scenes of the early 20th century:
the Great War, the rise of European fascism in the 1920s and 30s,
the Second World War, and the aviation arms race extending from the
Wright Flyer in 1903 into the Cold War era. Placing biographical
accounts of Faulkner's time in the Royal Air Force Canada against
analysis of such works as Soldiers' Pay (1926), "All the Dead
Pilots" (1931), Pylon (1935), and A Fable (1954), this book
situates Faulkner's aviation writing within transatlantic
historical contexts that have not been sufficiently appreciated in
Faulkner's work. Michael Zeitlin unpacks a broad selection of
Faulkner's novels, stories, film treatments, essays, book reviews,
and letters to outline Faulkner's complex and ambivalent
relationship to the ideologies of masculine performance and martial
heroism in an age dominated by industrialism and military
technology.
Hundreds of thousands of US military personnel have been victims of
sexual assault and harassment. This client workbook is an essential
part of an integrative, evidence-based treatment developed over
many years by Lori S. Katz, PhD, which has already helped hundreds
of survivors of Military Sexual Trauma (MST). The only workbook of
its kind, it provides a wide range of therapeutic exercises and
activities to help survivors restore their sense of safety and
reclaim their lives. These include obtaining an in-depth
understanding of MST, opportunities for self-discovery, and
engaging the body with movement and relaxation exercises in a
context of support, caring, and validation. This workbook is
designed to help MST survivors understand normal reactions to MST
and how to manage them. Readers will learn how to release the grips
of anger and resentment, injustice, betrayal, self-blame, shame,
and grief. They will learn how to deal with such physical symptoms
as sleep problems and stress and engage in assessment of their own
interpersonal patterns. The book also explores the impact of MST on
relationships and how to cultivate and sustain healthy
relationships, intimacy and sexuality. Additionally, the workbook
can be used to help individuals who have experienced childhood
and/or adult sexual abuse and trauma. Through Warrior Renew,
survivors will be able to move forward in their lives by creating a
new sense of identity, purpose, and self-worth. Key Features:
Provides an effective, easy-to-use treatment for MST Based on a
proven program already in use at several VA centers and military
bases Addresses a variety of issues specific to MST such as
injustice, betrayal, self-blame, effect on intimacy and trust, and
emotional isolation Includes therapeutic activities including
writing exercises, visualizations, relaxation and movement
exercises, and group interactions Stresses an integrative approach
to psychotherapy
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Hardtack and Coffee; or, The Unwritten Story of Army Life, Including Chapters on Enlisting, Life in Tents and Log Huts, Jonahs and Beats, Offences and Punishments, Raw Recruits, Foraging, Corps and Corps Badges, the Wagon Trains, the Army Mule, The...
(Hardcover)
John Davis B 1842 Billings
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R1,041
Discovery Miles 10 410
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Winner of the 2021 National Jewish Book Award for Contemporary Jewish Life and Practice Finalist for the 2021 Kirkus Prize in Nonfiction. A startling and profound exploration of how Jewish history is exploited to comfort the living.
Renowned and beloved as a prizewinning novelist, Dara Horn has also been publishing penetrating essays since she was a teenager. Often asked by major publications to write on subjects related to Jewish culture―and increasingly in response to a recent wave of deadly antisemitic attacks―Horn was troubled to realize what all of these assignments had in common: she was being asked to write about dead Jews, never about living ones. In these essays, Horn reflects on subjects as far-flung as the international veneration of Anne Frank, the mythology that Jewish family names were changed at Ellis Island, the blockbuster traveling exhibition Auschwitz, the marketing of the Jewish history of Harbin, China, and the little-known life of the "righteous Gentile" Varian Fry. Throughout, she challenges us to confront the reasons why there might be so much fascination with Jewish deaths, and so little respect for Jewish lives unfolding in the present.
Horn draws upon her travels, her research, and also her own family life―trying to explain Shakespeare’s Shylock to a curious ten-year-old, her anger when swastikas are drawn on desks in her children’s school, the profound perspective offered by traditional religious practice and study―to assert the vitality, complexity, and depth of Jewish life against an antisemitism that, far from being disarmed by the mantra of "Never forget," is on the rise. As Horn explores the (not so) shocking attacks on the American Jewish community in recent years, she reveals the subtler dehumanization built into the public piety that surrounds the Jewish past―making the radical argument that the benign reverence we give to past horrors is itself a profound affront to human dignity.
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The Art of War
(Hardcover)
Sun Tzu; Translated by Lionel Giles; Edited by Damian Stevenson
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R775
Discovery Miles 7 750
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Shot and Shell
- the Third Rhode Island Heavy Artillery Regiment in the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Camps, Forts, Batteries, Garrisons, Marches, Shirmished, Sieges, Battles, and Victories; Also, the Roll of Honor and Roll of the Regiment..
(Hardcover)
Frederic 1819-1901 Denison
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R976
Discovery Miles 9 760
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Why did Abraham Lincoln sneak into Washington for his inauguration? was the Gettysburg Address written on the back of an envelope? Where did the Underground Railroad run? Did General Sherman really say, "War is Hell"? If you can't answer these questions, you're not alone. Millions of Americans, bored by dull textbooks, are in the dark about the most significant event in our history. Now New York Times bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis comes to the rescue, deftly sorting out the players, the politics, and the key events - Emancipation and Reconstruction, Shiloh and Gettysburg, Generals Grant and Lee, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and much more. Drawing on moving eyewitness accounts, Davis includes a wealth of "hidden history" about the roles played by women and African Americans before and during the war, along with lesser-known facts that will enthrall even learned Civil War buffs. Vivid, informative, and hugely entertaining, Don't Know Much About the Civil War is the only book you'll ever need on "the war that never ended."
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