This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of international literature classics available in printed format again - worldwide.

Beginning with a revised introduction surveying the predecessors of the Presocratics, this new edition traces the intellectual revolution initiated by Thales in the early 6th century B.C. to its culmination in the metaphysics of Parmenides and the physical theories of Anaxagoras and the Atomists of the fifth century.

IMAGINE AN EARTH RESTORED TO PERFECTION under the care of ten women Guardians who answer only to a governing computer. Imagine a peaceful, colonized Solar System. This is what the New Victorian Empire has accomplished in the 477 years of its existence. Now mankind faces extinction because of a genetic mutation caused by the catastrophic collapse of Earth's environment in 2065 A.D., the year the Empire began. The Keyhole anomaly, a wormhole in space, offers a solution: time-travel to transport genetically sound humans from the past. The Empire has narrowly defeated the Freedom Movement for control of the Keyhole, and the rebel leader, Dr. Eng, has escaped back in time through the strange anomaly. She continues in her quest to rebuild her forces, defeat the Empire, and capture people from the past to bring forward to the present. The Empire is determined to stop her and press on with their plan to prevent mankind's extinction. Lieutenant Janet Rogerton and her dynamic team are challenged with a secret assignment that will determine the survival of the human race. And unknown to everyone a third organization holds the key to mankind's future. The Decision is at hand. Will the human race survive? TROPHY: DECISION is the third book of the Trophy Saga, a future look at a pivotal time in mankind's history. It concludes the story of the continuing struggle to prevent the extinction of the human race.

Imagine an Earth restored to perfection under the care of ten women Guardians, who answer only to a governing computer. Imagine a peaceful, colonized Solar System. This is what the New Victorian Empire has accomplished in the 476 years of its existence. Now mankind faces extinction because of a genetic mutation caused by the catastrophic collapse of Earth's environment in 2065 A.D., the year the Empire began. The Keyhole anomaly, a wormhole in space, offers a solution: time travel to transport genetically sound humans from the past.

A powerful underground organization is rapidly building their forces to eliminate the Empire and gain control of the Keyhole and the Solar System. Only the Planetary Control Corps (PCC) under the leadership of Star-Commander Abigail VanDevere and the dynamic team of Lieutenant Janet Rogerton, Pilot Kolanna, Martin, and Panther stand in the rebels' way. Will the strength and determination of the PCC be enough? Will they have time to succeed?

Trophy: Rescue is the second book of the Trophy Saga, a future look at a pivotal time in mankind's history. It tells the story of the continuing struggle to prevent the extinction of the human race.

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This study comprises an analysis of the legitimacy of dissent by Admiral Sharp and General Westmoreland following the Vietnam War. The author does this by using Huntington's theories of objective civilian control of the military and his four different cases of dissent to devise a two-step dissent analysis model. The model addresses first, whether the military officer has a valid message of dissent, and second, whether there are extenuating circumstances to justify going directly to the public with the dissent rather than using more traditional and appropriate avenues. The conclusion is that Sharp and Westmoreland's dissent was inappropriate because they criticized President Johnson on political grounds in which they did not have the requisite expertise. The study then briefly addresses recent dissent during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Again, the study found that the dissent presented failed to meet the criteria for legitimacy. The retired generals challenged Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld on political grounds. Additionally, there was not a sufficiently strong case for going directly to the public rather than using their chain-of-command while still on active duty.

The US should stop blaming the American mainstream media for the failure of Iraqi citizens to more strongly support the country's efforts in Iraq. The key to making US efforts more effective is to connect with the Iraqi people who are not watching the American networks. In order to compete with the enemy for the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people, the US must realize that first, the target audience identifies much closer culturally with the enemy than they do with Americans. Second, the Iraqi people by nature are skeptical of government promoted propaganda. Considering these challenges, it becomes increasingly critical that the US avoid incidents that undermine US credibility while simultaneously strengthening the enemy's. The United States' vulnerability to further credibility gaps is so critical that it may want to consider adopting more cooperative policies that are less likely to further escalate Iraqi distrust of its efforts. Although this cooperative policy may not be the optimum course of action for purely fighting terrorists in the short term, it would increase the chances of success in the Iraqi conflict. Success in that fight would ultimately strengthen US terrorist efforts in the long term. The internet is here to stay and that means in future conflicts, the enemy will always have a voice. Rather than wasting effort trying to silence that voice, the US will reap bigger dividends by fighting the enemy's propaganda content rather than the channel that it is transmitted by-- attack the message, not necessarily the messenger.

This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of international literature classics available in printed format again - worldwide.

Imagine an Earth restored to perfection under the care of ten women Guardians, who answer only to a governing computer. Imagine a peaceful, colonized Solar System. This is what the New Victorian Empire has accomplished in the 475 years of its existence. Now mankind faces extinction because of a genetic mutation caused by the catastrophic collapse of Earth's environment in 2065 A.D., the year the Empire began. The Keyhole anomaly, a wormhole in space, offers a solution; time-travel to transport genetically sound humans from the past.

Renegade nuclear engineer Louis Franelli has developed the technology of that time-travel, which his employer, criminal and rebel Galen Bestmarke, is using to go back to 1975 A.D. to collect hunting trophies and establish a slave-trade through time. The Empire is desperate to recover Franelli and his technology so that they can use it to save mankind. The Planetary Control Corps (PCC) under the direction of the Guardians, Star-Commander Abigail VanDevere, and the dynamic young team of Lieutenant Janet Rogerton and Pilot Kolanna face the daunting task of stopping Bestmarke and capturing Franelli. Can the determined officers of the PCC succeed? Can they do so in time?

Trophy is the first book of the Trophy Saga, a future look at a pivotal time in mankinds history. It tells the story of the continuing struggle to prevent the extinction of the human race.

Banner image courtesy of NASA: Galaxy Image - Great Observatories Present Rainbow of a Galaxy NASA/JPL-Caltech/STS cI/CXC/UofA/ESA/AURA /JHU, www.nasaimages.org

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!

In Forty-Six Years in the Army, John M. Schofield, Union Army general and post-Civil War commander of the U.S. Army, provides provocative views of General William T. Sherman's campaign against Atlanta and army operations in the late nineteenth century. In the postwar years he became secretary of war under Andrew Johnson, and he held various commands until 1888, when he succeeded General Philip Sheridan as commander of the army. As William M. Ferraro notes in his foreword, Schofield offers valuable insight not only into Sherman's campaign and Civil War battles but also into such postwar concerns as Reconstruction, diplomacy, Indian affairs, the sensational case at West Point involving black cadet Johnson C. Whittaker, the Fitz-John Porter court martial, and labor unrest.

Jon Schofield was an American soldier who held major commands during the American Civil War. He later served as U.S. Secretary of War and commanding general of the United States Army. During the Civil War Schofield was a major in a Missouri volunteer regiment and served as chief of staff under Major General Nathaniel Lyon. He spent time in command of the Army of the Frontier. His military career was long and distinguished. His memoirs are an excellent look into the military history of the United States.

John McAllister Schofield (1831-1906) was an American soldier who held major commands during the Civil War. He later served as U.S. Secretary of War and commanding general of the U.S. Army. He served for two years in the artillery, was assistant professor of natural and experimental philosophy at West Point and while on leave was professor of physics at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. When the Civil War broke out, Schofield became a major in a Missouri volunteer regiment and served as chief of staff to Major General Nathaniel Lyon. He acted with "conspicuous gallantry" during the Battle of Wilson's Creek (Missouri) and was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1892 for that action. For his services at Franklin he was awarded the rank of brigadier general in the Regular Army and the brevet rank of major general. From 1876 to 1881, Schofield was superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy. From 1888 until his retirement in 1895, Schofield was commanding general of the U. S. Army. Schofield died at St. Augustine, Florida, and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.