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Author: Duff Hart-Davis
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 402
ISBN-13: 0099553295
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis title tells the story of a secret war fought by British mercenaries in the Yemen in the early 1960s. The book features British military history, much in the spirit of Ben McIntyre's 'Agent Zigzag' and 'Operation Mincemeat'.
Author: Michael A. Palmer
Publisher: iBooks
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780743474511
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSet in the year 1999, this suspenseful novel reveals a gripping and insightful account of what happens when top political and military advisors from the U.S. and Soviet Union meet to launch World War III. Original.
Author: Jean Baudrillard
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9780253210036
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn a provocative analysis written during the unfolding drama of 1992, Baudrillard draws on his concepts of simulation and the hyperreal to argue that the Gulf War did not take place but was a carefully scripted media event--a "virtual" war. Patton's introduction argues that Baudrillard, more than any other critic of the Gulf War, correctly identified the stakes involved in the gestation of the New World Order.
Author: Carl von Clausewitz
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Published: 1908
Total Pages: 388
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Michael Kerrigan
Publisher: Amber Books
Published: 2020-09
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781782749691
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom a NATO nuclear attack on the Soviet Union to a Warsaw Pact land assault on Western Europe, Cold War Plans That Never Happened reveals the unlikely operations considered during that era. Exploring such possibilities as the installation of an electric fence between North and South Vietnam and a US moon base, it explains the context of each strategy and its potential outcome and impact. This engrossing history includes rare images plus informative fact boxes.
Author: Peter Hitchens
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 1441197168
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAgain and again British politicians, commentators and celebrities intone that 'The War on Drugs has failed'. They then say that this is an argument for abandoning all attempts to reduce drug use through the criminal law. Peter Hitchens shows that in Britain there has been no serious 'war on drugs' since 1971, when a Tory government adopted a Labour plan to implement the revolutionary Wootton report. This gave cannabis, the most widely used illegal substance, a special legal status as a supposedly 'soft' drug (in fact, Hitchens argues, it is at least as dangerous as heroin and cocaine because of the threat it poses to mental health). It began a progressive reduction of penalties for possession, and effectively disarmed the police. This process still continues, behind a screen of falsely 'tough' rhetoric from politicians. Far from there being a 'war on drugs', there has been a covert surrender to drugs, concealed behind an official obeisance to international treaty obligations. To all intents and purposes, cannabis is legal in Britain, and other major drugs are not far behind. In The War We Never Fought, Hitchens uncovers the secret history of the government's true attitude, and the increasing recruitment of the police and courts to covert decriminalisation initiatives, and contrasts it with the rhetoric. Whatever and whoever is to blame for the undoubted mess of Britain's drug policy, it is not 'prohibition' or a 'war on drugs', for neither exists.
Author: John Horgan
Publisher: McSweeney's
Published: 2012-01-17
Total Pages: 177
ISBN-13: 1938073045
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWar is a fact of human nature. As long as we exist, it exists. That's how the argument goes. But longtime Scientific American writer John Horgan disagrees. Applying the scientific method to war leads Horgan to a radical conclusion: biologically speaking, we are just as likely to be peaceful as violent. War is not preordained, and furthermore, it should be thought of as a solvable, scientific problem—like curing cancer. But war and cancer differ in at least one crucial way: whereas cancer is a stubborn aspect of nature, war is our creation. It’s our choice whether to unmake it or not. In this compact, methodical treatise, Horgan examines dozens of examples and counterexamples—discussing chimpanzees and bonobos, warring and peaceful indigenous people, the World War I and Vietnam, Margaret Mead and General Sherman—as he finds his way to war’s complicated origins. Horgan argues for a far-reaching paradigm shift with profound implications for policy students, ethicists, military men and women, teachers, philosophers, or really, any engaged citizen.
Author: Rye Barcott
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2012-08-02
Total Pages: 378
ISBN-13: 1408828235
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a book about two forms of service that may appear contradictory: war-fighting and peacemaking, military service and social entrepreneurship. In 2001, Marine officer-in-training Rye Barcott cofounded a nongovernmental organization with two Kenyans in the Kibera slum of Nairobi. Their organization-Carolina for Kibera-grew to become a model of a global movement called participatory development, and Barcott continued volunteering with CFK while leading Marines in dangerous places. It Happened on the Way to War is a true story of heartbreak, courage, and the impact that small groups of committed citizens can make in the world.
Author: Michael Kerrigan
Publisher: Amber Books
Published: 2019-10
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781782748809
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNazis capturing the Pope, the British attacking the Soviet Union upon Hitler's defeat, or Japan seizing the Panama Canal: World War II Plans That Never Happened tells the stories of the most secret plots dreamed up by both the Allied and Axis powers. Using documents from the war archives, it explores the context of each operation, along with its potential success and impact.
Author: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2015-01-08
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 1101637803
DOWNLOAD EBOOK* Newbery Honor Book * #1 New York Times Bestseller * Winner of the Schneider Family Book Award * Forbes 25 Top Historical Fiction Books Of All Time selection * Wall Street Journal Best Children's Books of the Year selection * New York Public Library's 100 Books for Reading and Sharing selection An exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds set during World War II, from the acclaimed author of Fighting Words, and for fans of Fish in a Tree and Number the Stars. Ten-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment. Her mother is too humiliated by Ada’s twisted foot to let her outside. So when her little brother Jamie is shipped out of London to escape the war, Ada doesn’t waste a minute—she sneaks out to join him. So begins a new adventure for Ada, and for Susan Smith, the woman who is forced to take the two kids in. As Ada teaches herself to ride a pony, learns to read, and watches for German spies, she begins to trust Susan—and Susan begins to love Ada and Jamie. But in the end, will their bond be enough to hold them together through wartime? Or will Ada and her brother fall back into the cruel hands of their mother? This masterful work of historical fiction is equal parts adventure and a moving tale of family and identity—a classic in the making. "Achingly lovely...Nuanced and emotionally acute."—The Wall Street Journal "Unforgettable...unflinching."—Common Sense Media "Touching...Emotionally charged." —Forbes ★ “Brisk and honest...Cause for celebration.” —Kirkus, starred review ★ "Poignant."—Publishers Weekly, starred review ★ "Powerful."—The Horn Book, starred review "Affecting."—Booklist "Emotionally satisfying...[A] page-turner."—BCCB “Exquisitely written...Heart-lifting.” —SLJ "Astounding...This book is remarkable."—Karen Cushman, author The Midwife's Apprentice "Beautifully told."—Patricia MacLachlan, author of Sarah, Plain and Tall "I read this novel in two big gulps."—Gary D. Schmidt, author of Okay for Now "I love Ada's bold heart...Her story's riveting."—Sheila Turnage, author of Three Times Lucky
