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1	Lost Triumph: Lee's Real Plan at Gettysburg--And Why It Failed more books like this by Tom Carhart add to wishlist A fascinating narrative--and a bold new thesis in the study of the Civil War--suggests Robert E. Lee had a heretofore undiscovered strategy at Gettysburg that, if successful, could have crushed the Union forces and changed the outcome of the war. see all copies from $2.88! new only from $7.98! \| first editions \| SVS
2	7 Deadly Scenarios: A Military Futurist Explores War in the 21st Century more books like this by Professor Andrew F Krepinevich add to wishlist Throughout history, great powers have fallen because they failed to anticipate new threats to their security. Now strategy expert Krepinevich forecasts the most horrifying and yet very possible dangers facing America. see all copies from $9.98! new only from $16.12! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Let's Swallow Switzerland: Hitler's Plans Against the Swiss Confederation more books like this by Klaus Urner, Lotti N Eichhorn (Translator) add to wishlist Why was Switzerland spared a German attack during World War II? Was its existence actually endangered at any time? In "Let's Swallow Switzerland," historian Klaus Urner reveals new data uncovered about the actual threats Switzerland faced during the war. Extensive archival research into the events at the Fuhrer's headquarters discloses that Hitler ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.95! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Preparing for the Future: Strategic Planning in the U.S. Air Force more books like this by Michael Barzelay, Colin Campbell add to wishlist While the Clinton administration and federal agencies were busy making government cost less and work better in the near-term, the US Air Force was regularly visualizing the competencies needed to assure the organization's long-term effectiveness. As a result of steady efforts to prepare for future secretaries and chief's of staff, the Air Force ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $22.48! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Air Power as a Coercive Instrument more books like this by Daniel Byman add to wishlist Coercion--the use of threatened force to induce an adversary to change its behavior--is a critical function of the U.S. military. U.S. forces have recently fought in the Balkans, the Persian Gulf, and the Horn of Africa to compel recalcitrant regimes and warlords to stop repression, abandon weapons programs, permit humanitarian relief, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.00!
6	The Masks of War: American Military Styles in Strategy and Analysis more books like this by Carl H Builder, Professor Sam Nunn (Foreword by) add to wishlist see all copies from $16.95! new only from $24.49! \| SVS
7	Holding the Line: U.S. Defense Alternatives for the 21st Century more books like this by Cindy Williams (Editor) add to wishlist Since the end of the Cold War, the US military has reduced its combat forces by 40 percent, closed about 20 percent of its bases, and withdrawn from many overseas posts. Even after these changes, the U.S. military is by far the strongest in the world, with huge advantages in training, equipment, and technology. Despite cutting its annual spending ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
8	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
9	Preemptive Strike: The Secret Plan That Would Have Prevented the Attack on Pearl Harbor more books like this by Alan Armstrong, Walter J Boyne, Col. (Foreword by) add to wishlist The untold story of a plan that would have prevented Pearl Harbor--and perhaps World War II see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
10	Air Campaign: Planning for Combat more books like this by John A Warden, Col., III add to wishlist John Warden wrote "The Air Campaign" in 1986 while attending the National War College. During his career, he developed a method to simplify analysis of complex organizations, articulated the radically new concept of parallel war, created an extremely new educational system, and synthesized a powerful new approach to business strategy. In addition ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Road to Rainbow: Army Planning for Global War, 1934-1940 more books like this by Henry G Gole add to wishlist see all copies from $12.31! first editions
12 view cover	Imagined Enemies: China Prepares for Uncertain War more books like this by John Wilson Lewis, Xue Litai add to wishlist This is the fourth and final volume in a pioneering series on the Chinese military. It begins with an examination of Chinese military culture and history, with special attention to the transition from Mao Zedong's revolutionary doctrine and the conflict with Moscow to Beijing's preoccupation with Taiwanese separatism and preparations for war to ... see all copies from $21.96! new only from $21.96! \| SVS
13 view cover	Code Names: Deciphering U.S. Military Plans, Programs and Operations in the 9/11 World more books like this by William M Arkin add to wishlist For those who got introduced to officialese and military lingo from old Sgt. Rock comics (Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog....) or who were fascinated by terms like "DEFCON 2" in the movie WAR GAMES, this real-world reference to the huge dictionary of official acronyms and code names is a prize. Military analyst William Arkin has gathered a huge trove ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.95! \| first editions
14 view cover	Special Ops: America's Elite Forces in 21st Century Combat more books like this by Fred J Pushies add to wishlist Special Ops includes: - Urban warfare scenarios- The expertise of Special Forces in raising havoc with enemy units- Background on planning, recon, intel and the military role of the CIA- Delta Force, SEAL teams, Green Berets, Army Rangers and Marine Recon- Blackhawks, Little Birds, Cobras, Sea Stallions, Sniper rifles, Dumvees, Predators, Hellfire ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| SVS
15 view cover	Planning for Conflict in the Twenty-First Century more books like this by Brian Hanley, Jason Armagost (Foreword by) add to wishlist This book aims to serve the military profession by helping to generate intelligent reform of how the armed forces train, educate, and promote officers who shape military strategy and write war plans. It offers professional and intellectual improvement through a wide reading in historical narrative.The first chapter, "Lessons Not Learned," surveys ... see all copies from $12.59! new only from $27.50!
16 view cover	New Challenges for Defense Planning: Rethinking How Much Is Enough more books like this by Paul K Davis (Editor) add to wishlist This book contains 23 papers describing RAND studies of defense planning issues for the post-Cold War era. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.59! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Fog of Peace and War Planning: Military and Strategic Planning Under Uncertainty more books like this by Talbot C Imlay (Editor), Monica Duffy Toft (Editor) add to wishlist How do we plan under conditions of uncertainty? The perspective of military planners is a key organizing framework: do they see themselves as preparing to administer a peace, or preparing to fight a future war? Most interwar volumes examine only the 1920s and the 1930s. This new volume goes back, and forward in time, to draw on a greater expanse ... see all copies from $40.49! new only from $40.49! \| SVS
18 view cover	Hitting First: Preventive Force in U.S. Security Strategy more books like this by William W Keller (Editor), Gordon R Mitchell (Editor) add to wishlist The U.S. war in Iraq was not only an intelligence failure - it was a failure in democratic discourse. "Hitting First" offers a critical analysis of the political dialogue leading up to the American embrace of preventive war as national policy and as the rationale for the invasion and occupation of Iraq. Taking as its point of departure the ... see all copies from $14.00! new only from $23.93! \| SVS
19 view cover	The Air Campaign: John Warden and the Classical Airpower Theorists more books like this by David R Mets add to wishlist In light of the age-old belief of Confucius that no idea is new, Dr. Mets examines the role of Colonel Warden in the Gulf War to determine if a revolution in military affairs had occurred. He relies on several twentieth-century antecedents to Warden, including Giulio Douhet, Hugh Trenchard, and Billy Mitchell to distill a pattern. Mets also ... see all copies from $6.50! new only from $28.49! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Military Planning and the Origins of the Second World War in Europe more books like this by B J C McKercher (Editor), Roch Legault (Editor) add to wishlist This study offers a new perspective on the origins of the Second World War by comparing and contrasting military planning in seven nations in the two decades before 1939 (and, in the case of the United States and Soviet Russia, before 1941). Developing themes over time and across military cultures allows the authors to provide a comparative ... see all copies from $89.00! new only from $93.00! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Plotting a True Course: Reflections on USAF Strategic Attack Theory and Doctrine the Post World War II Experience more books like this by David R Mets (Editor), William P Head (Editor) add to wishlist Presents a comprehensive look at the evolution of strategic air attack theory and doctrine over the years. see all copies from $15.43! new only from $17.14! \| SVS
22 view cover	Information Operations Planning more books like this by Patrick D Allen add to wishlist Information operations involve the use of military information and how it is gathered, manipulated, and fused. It includes such critical functions as intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, command and control, communications, and precision navigation. Separating myth from reality, this authoritative resource provides military professionals ... see all copies from $111.27! new only from $111.27! \| SVS
23 view cover	Us Military Transformation and Innovation Since the Cold War: Creation Without Destruction more books like this by Sapolsky Harvey, Harvey Sapolsky (Editor) add to wishlist This book explains how the US military reacted to the 'Revolution in Military Affairs' (RMA), and failed to innovate its organization or doctrine to match the technological breakthroughs it brought about. Many called for the transformation of the US military in the years after the end of the Cold War, seeking the changes in organization and ... see all copies from $105.49! new only from $123.13!
24 view cover	In the Wake of War: Improving U.S. Post-Conflict Capabilities: Report of an Independent Task Force more books like this by Samuel R Berger, Professor Brent Scowcroft add to wishlist In light of the ensuing difficulties in Iraq, post-conflict reconstruction planning and implementation is clearly a significant factor in the eventual success or failure of a military intervention. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.50! \| SVS
25 view cover	Army Active/Reserve Mix: Force Planning for Major Regional Contingencies more books like this by Ronald E Sortor add to wishlist The results of the analysis show that under current planning assumptions, the planned combat force is adequate even when judged against a scenario with two nearly simultaneous contingencies. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.95!

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