Presents five sieges - Jerusalem, Malta, Sebastopol, Kut-al-Amara and Singapore - for detailed analysis. The writer adopts the methodology developed by Jon Keegan of defining sieges as a form of battle and explores the "categories of combat" which determine the outcome of battles.
A study of the nature of desert warfare with special attention to the evolution of weaponry, the organization of forces, the impact of the desert environment on the ability of those forces to sustain battle, and the influences of the desert on battle tactics.
Examines six examples of military disintegration: the India Mutiny, 1857; the French Army mutinies, 1917; the depredations following the British siege of San Sebastian, 1813; the surrender of the US 106th Infantry Division, 1944; the Sand Creek Indian Massacre, 1864; and the My Lai massacre, 1968.
Quality of power supply is now a major issue worldwide making harmonic analysis an essential element in power system planning and design. Power System Harmonic Analysis presents novel analytical and modelling tools for the assessment of components and systems, and their interactions at harmonic frequencies. The recent proliferation of power ...
Come back to a time just after the end of the 2nd World War. The world will meet a young boy that will change the course of the world by the time of his next birthday in January of 1951. Shawn Wilson is a very special wizard that only comes around every 1,000 years or so. He has powers that he uses only for good never for the bad.
A study of Rommels's generalship in the context of the Tunisian campaign, this book explores Rommel through the influential variables of battle, including logistics, difficulties, weapons technology and his relations with Hitler.
This is the story of an undergunned merchant ship that fought a brave but futile battle to save an allied convoy. In November of 1940, the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer attacked British Convoy HX-84. The Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Jervis Bay, the only escort and mounting antique 6-inch guns, charged the Nazi raider. While the Jervis Bay ...
Fire Chief Mac Fontana takes on his fifth case when the former Chief is found burned to a crisp in the trunk of a car. Apparently, his death is linked to the Dead Horse Paint Company fire several years earlier, and Mac must piece together the clues before more burned bodies surface.
The contractors building the Alaskan Pipeline run into trouble and call upon the Heavy Haulers to take a convoy of over 300 rigs to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, by way of the Alaskan Highway. The elements, perilous conditions and even sabotage by some of their competitors are the obstacles that must be overcome and failure could mean the end of the ...
Bruce Allen Watson examines seven sieges: Jerusalem at the end of the First Crusade in 1099, Malta in 1565, Sebastopol during the Crimean War, Kut-al-Amara in World War I, Singapore in World War II, Dien Bien Phu, and the 1991 Gulf War.
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