The Armies March
The Armies March

Author: John Cudahy

Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag

Published: 2022-08-31

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 384966256X

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John Cudahy was an American diplomat who served in the years leading up to World War II as United States ambassador to Poland and Belgium, and as United States minister to Luxembourg and the Irish Free State. He was forced to leave his post in Luxembourg after Germany occupied this country and Belgium in May 1940 and the nations set up governments-in-exile. He was a close friend of King Leopold III and publicly denounced Britain, France and the U.S. for a failure to plan an adequate defense. This personal narrative shares many insights on his time in Europe and is a fully detailed account of what happened here and there behind closed doors.

The March to the Marne
The March to the Marne

Author: Douglas Porch

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2003-12-04

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780521545921

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An examination of the relationship between the french army and the regime in the Third Republic.

Rising in Flames
Rising in Flames

Author: J. D Dickey

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2018-06-05

Total Pages: 481

ISBN-13: 1681778254

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America in the antebellum years was a deeply troubled country, divided by partisan gridlock and ideological warfare, angry voices in the streets and the statehouses, furious clashes over race and immigration, and a growing chasm between immense wealth and desperate poverty.The Civil War that followed brought America to the brink of self-destruction. But it also created a new country from the ruins of the old one—bolder and stronger than ever. No event in the war was more destructive, or more important, than William Sherman’s legendary march through Georgia—crippling the heart of the South’s economy, freeing thousands of slaves, and marking the beginning of a new era.This invasion not only quelled the Confederate forces, but transformed America, forcing it to reckon with a century of injustice. Dickey reveals the story of women actively involved in the military campaign and later, in civilian net- works. African Americans took active roles as soldiers, builders, and activists. Rich with despair and hope, brutality and compassion, Rising in Flames tells the dramatic story of the Union’s invasion of the Confederacy, and how this colossal struggle helped create a new nation from the embers of the Old South.

Adaptation under Fire
Adaptation under Fire

Author: Lt. General David Barno

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2020-08-03

Total Pages: 441

ISBN-13: 0190672064

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A critical look into how and why the U.S. military needs to become more adaptable. Every military must prepare for future wars despite not really knowing the shape such wars will ultimately take. As former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates once noted: "We have a perfect record in predicting the next war. We have never once gotten it right." In the face of such great uncertainty, militaries must be able to adapt rapidly in order to win. Adaptation under Fire identifies the characteristics that make militaries more adaptable, illustrated through historical examples and the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Authors David Barno and Nora Bensahel argue that militaries facing unknown future conflicts must nevertheless make choices about the type of doctrine that their units will use, the weapons and equipment they will purchase, and the kind of leaders they will select and develop to guide the force to victory. Yet after a war begins, many of these choices will prove flawed in the unpredictable crucible of the battlefield. For a U.S. military facing diverse global threats, its ability to adapt quickly and effectively to those unforeseen circumstances may spell the difference between victory and defeat. Barno and Bensahel start by providing a framework for understanding adaptation and include historical cases of success and failure. Next, they examine U.S. military adaptation during the nation's recent wars, and explain why certain forms of adaptation have proven problematic. In the final section, Barno and Bensahel conclude that the U.S. military must become much more adaptable in order to address the fast-changing security challenges of the future, and they offer recommendations on how to do so before it is too late.

Yours for the Union
Yours for the Union

Author: John Webster Chase

Publisher: Fordham Univ Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 498

ISBN-13: 9780823223039

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Of his letters, 172 that have survived are included in this book; they cover a four-year period from October 1861 until the war ended in April 1865. The letters are divided into chapters covering the different arenas where Chase served during the war, from Alexandria, the Peninsula Campaign, Maryland, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville to Gettysburg, Warrenton and Brandy Station, the Overland Campaign, the Shenandoah Valley - and, finally, to Petersburg.

The Illustrated Art of War
The Illustrated Art of War

Author: Sun Tzu

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-11-09

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0486284026

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Graced with color illustrations of Asian art treasures, this gift edition of the world's earliest and most prestigious military treatise covers principles of strategy, tactics, maneuvers, and other ever-relevant topics. Required reading in many military institutions, its ancient wisdom offers many modern applications to business, law, and sports.

Last Stand on Bataan
Last Stand on Bataan

Author: Christopher L. Kolakowski

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2016-03-11

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 0786474890

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In the opening days of World War II, a joint U.S.-Filipino army fought desperately to defend Manila Bay and the Philippines against a Japanese invasion. Much of the five-month campaign was waged on the Bataan Peninsula and Corregidor Island. Despite dwindling supplies and dim prospects for support, the garrison held out as long as possible and significantly delayed the Japanese timetable for conquest in the Pacific. In the end, the Japanese forced the largest capitulation in U.S. military history. The defenders were hailed as heroes and the legacy of their determined resistance marks the Philippines today. Drawing on accounts from American and Filipino participants and archival sources, this book chronicles these critical months of the Pacific War, from the first air strikes to the fall of Bataan and Corregidor.

The Other End of the Spear
The Other End of the Spear

Author: John J. Mcgrath

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2011-09-16

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 1105056155

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This book looks at several troop categories based on primary function and analyzes the ratio between these categories to develop a general historical ratio. This ratio is called the Tooth-to-Tail Ratio. McGrath's study finds that this ratio, among types of deployed US forces, has steadily declined since World War II, just as the nature of warfare itself has changed. At the same time, the percentage of deployed forces devoted to logistics functions and to base and life support functions have increased, especially with the advent of the large-scale of use of civilian contractors. This work provides a unique analysis of the size and composition of military forces as found in historical patterns. Extensively illustrated with charts, diagrams, and tables. (Originally published by the Combat Studies Institute Press)

The Fifth Massachusetts Colored Cavalry in the Civil War
The Fifth Massachusetts Colored Cavalry in the Civil War

Author: Steven M. LaBarre

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2016-07-19

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 1476623422

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In January 1863, a long-anticipated military order arrived on the desk of Massachusetts Governor John Andrew. President Lincoln's secretary of war, Edwin Stanton, had granted the governor authority to raise regiments of black soldiers. Two units--the 54th and 55th Massachusetts Infantry--were soon mustered and in December, Andrew issued General Order No. 44, announcing "a Regiment of Cavalry Volunteers, to be composed of men of color...is now in the process of recruitment in the Commonwealth." Drawing on letters, diaries, memoirs and official reports, this book provides the first full-length regimental history of the Fifth Massachusetts Cavalry--its organization, participation in the Petersburg campaign and the guarding of prisoners at Point Lookout, Maryland, and its triumphant ride into Richmond. Accounts of the postwar lives of many of the men are included.