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1	Intelligence in War: Knowledge of the Enemy from Napoleon to Al-Qaeda more books like this by John Keegan add to wishlist A New York Times Notable Book for 2003. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.74! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Understanding Modern Warfare more books like this by David Jordan, James D Kiras, David J Lonsdale add to wishlist A major new study of the theory and practice of warfare in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Using relevant examples from recent history, this book provides a complete introduction to the issues, ideas, concepts, context and vocabulary of modern warfare. The expert team of authors explore the conduct of war across land, sea, air and space ... see all copies from $25.00! new only from $25.00! \| SVS
3	Going to the Wars more books like this by Max Hastings add to wishlist Max Hastings grew up with romantic dreams of a life amongst warriors. But after his failure as a parachute soldier in Cyprus in 1963, he became a journalist instead. Before he was 30, he had reported conflicts in Northern Ireland, Biafra, Vietnam, Cambodia, the Middle East, Cyprus, Rhodesia, India and a string of other trouble spots. His final ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.42! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	The Changing Face of War: Lessons of Combat, from the Marne to Iraq more books like this by Martin L Van Crevald add to wishlist One of the most influential experts on military history and strategy has now written his magnum opus, an original and provocative account of the past hundred years of global conflict. The Changing Face of War is the book that reveals the path that led to the impasse in Iraq, why powerful standing armies are now helpless against ill-equipped ... see all copies from $2.96! new only from $4.21! \| SVS
5	Stripping Bare the Body: Politics, Violence, War more books like this by Mark Danner add to wishlist For the first time, the award-winning reportage of Mark Danner--one of America's most brilliant foreign correspondents--brought together at last in a single volume see all copies from $10.78! new only from $18.90! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Insurgency and Terrorism: From Revolution to Apocalypse; 2nd Ed., Revised more books like this by Bard E O'Neill add to wishlist Revised edition see all copies from $7.95! new only from $16.16! \| SVS
7	Soldier Stories: True Tales of Courage, Honor, and Sacrifice from the Frontlines more books like this by Joe L Wheeler, Ph.D. add to wishlist Wheeler, called "America's storyteller" by James Dobson, pens his most soul-stirring book to date yet--the true, courageous stories of the men and women who have laid their lives on the line for America. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
8	Intelligence and Strategy: Selected Essays more books like this by John Robert Ferris add to wishlist John Ferris' work in strategic and intelligence history is widely praised for its originality and the breadth of its research. At last his major pioneering articles are now available in this one single volume. In "Intelligence and Strategy" these essential articles have been fundamentally revised to incorporate new evidence and information ... see all copies from $40.49! new only from $40.49!
9	Surprise Attack: Lessons for Defense Planning more books like this by Richard K Betts add to wishlist see all copies from $8.22! new only from $20.55! \| first editions
10	Deliver Us from Evil: Peacekeepers, Warlords and a World of Endless Conflict more books like this by William Shawcross add to wishlist In this journalistic history, Shawcross critiques the responses of the United Nations and the developed powers to major world crises of the 1990s--and finds that their actions are often misguided and insufficient, and sometimes exacerbate the problems. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Impossible Victories: Ten Unlikely Battlefield Successes more books like this by Bryan Perrett add to wishlist A follow-up title to the author's previous work, "Last Stand, At All Costs". This volume describes and recounts various occurrences of the phenomena of "impossible victories". Through ten accounts, the reader is taken from the Peninsular War or 1811 to Vietnam in 1967, with colonial action and events from the World Wars also included. Each story ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.79! \| first editions
12 view cover	Century of War more books like this by Luciano Garibaldi, Wolf Blitzer (Introduction by) add to wishlist Two world wars, ethnic genocide, the atomic bomb, Vietnam: these pictures bear witness to 100 years of conflict-- and mankind' s dedication to the art of destruction. Taken at the front lines by four generations of photographers and combatants, these are tragic documents of courage and horror. Accompanying the unforgettable images: powerful ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.40! \| first editions
13 view cover	Air Campaign (H) more books like this by John A Warden, Col., III add to wishlist In The Air Campaign, Colonel John A. Warden III focuses on the use of air forces at the operational level in a theater of war. The most compelling task for the theater commander, he argues, is translating national war objectives into tactical plans at operational levels. He presents his case by drawing on fascinating historical examples, stressing ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Forward Into Battle: Fighting Tactics from Waterloo to the Near Future more books like this by Paddy Griffith add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00! \| first editions \| SVS
15	The War Atlas: Armed Conflict--Armed Peace more books like this by Michael Kidron add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Valiant Women in War and Exile: Thirty-Eight True Stories more books like this by Sally Hayton-Keeva add to wishlist First published in 1987, this profoundly moving collection of women's personal stories crosses political and cultural boundaries, and includes every major war from pre-World War I Europe to the jungles of Central America in the 1980s. With her new introduction, Hayton-Keeva connects the book's poignant testimonies to contemporary issues of war, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.13! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	The Patterns of War Since the Eighteenth Century more books like this by Larry H. Addington add to wishlist The reviews of the first edition include: "There is nothing else in print that tells so much so concisely about how war has been conducted since the days of Gen. George Washington." - Russell F. Weigley. "A superior synthesis. Well written, nicely organized, remarkably comprehensive, and laced with facts." - Military Affairs. A thorough revision ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions
18 view cover	Writing War: The Best Contemporary Journalism about Warfare and Conflict from Around the World more books like this by Clint Willis (Editor) add to wishlist Daily news reports rarely bring home the messy reality of modern war in any but the most superficial and cliched terms. But the current tensions around the world are increasingly drawing the attention of some of our most gifted journalists and writers. In Writing War, the series editor of the thoughtful, visceral anthologies American Soldier: ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.23! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Whites of Their Eyes (H) more books like this by Roger Ford add to wishlist -- Details the multinational history of close-quarter combat -- Covers trench warfare, urban fighting, night fighting, ambushes, and hostage rescue -- Extensively illustrated Despite the development of deadly long-range weapons during the twentieth century and a substantial increase in the killing power of all weapons, modern soldiers have ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Overconfidence and War: The Havoc and Glory of Positive Illusions more books like this by Dominic D P Johnson add to wishlist Opponents rarely go to war without thinking they can win--and clearly, one side must be wrong. This conundrum lies at the heart of the so-called "war puzzle": rational states should agree on their differences in power and thus not fight. But as Dominic Johnson argues in "Overconfidence and War," states are no more rational than people, who are ... see all copies from $2.09! new only from $15.00! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Intelligence and Military Operations more books like this by Michael Handel add to wishlist Traditionally the military community held the intelligence profession in low esteem, spying was seen as dirty work and information was all to often ignored if it conflicted with a commander's own view. Handel examines the ways in which this situation has improved and argues that co-operation between the intelligence adviser and the military ... see all copies from $39.95! new only from $46.90! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	History and Strategy more books like this by Marc Trachtenberg add to wishlist This work is a powerful demonstration of how historical analysis can be brought to bear on the study of strategic issues, and, conversely, how strategic thinking can help drive historical research. Based largely on newly released American archives, History and Strategy focuses on the twenty years following World War II. By bridging the sizable gap ... see all copies from $9.95! new only from $22.90! \| first editions \| SVS
23	The War Lords: Military Commanders of the Twentieth Century more books like this by Michael Carver add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $145.00! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Bravery in Battle: Stories from the Front Line more books like this by David Eshel add to wishlist Contains 23 short descriptive accounts of warfare where bravery took the place of a more cautious or traditional approach. Campaigns featured range from Omdurman to the Arab-Israeli wars, and marines at Zeebrugge to the "Channel Dash" of the German warships. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
25	Secret Armies more books like this by James Adams add to wishlist In 1976 alone there were over 40 instances of sustained armed conflict involving 45 of the world's 165 nations. In nearly every case, the major military powers were involved sponsoring revolution and guerrilla warfare or committing their own special forces to the conflict. Some of the most spectacular military successes in recent times have been ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.95! \| first editions \| SVS

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