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What would YOU do if YOU were the General in Ukraine? Ukraine will win! Here's How! Ukraine's War: Strategy and Tactics for Victory: Describes in detail the current conflict in Ukraine Predicts the war's future: Ukraine will win! Explains exactly how, in tactical terms, using strategic insights, that UKRAINE WILL WIN!Authoritative analysis by a veteran (USAR, FFL), Fulbrighter, fluent in Russian, author served in Ukraine in 2014. Covers strategic, tactical, & political dimensions of Russia's on-going war-crime in Ukraine and how to end the war victoriously and as quickly as possible. This ...

Area 51, Hangar 18, the Montauk facility - these are just a few of the select, highly classified installations which governments prefer that we, the general public, remain steadfastly ignorant. These same governments have reasons for wanting to keep us in the dark. It is at these secret facilities that for decades, clandestine research has reportedly been undertaken into crashed UFOs, deceased alien entities, lethal viruses, biological warfare, mind-control experimentation, and much, much more.

GPS Declassified examines the development of GPS from its secret, cold war military roots to its emergence as a worldwide consumer industry. Drawing on previously unexplored documents, the authors examine how military rivalries influenced the creation of GPS and shaped public perceptions about its origin. Told by a son of a Navy insider and a science and technology journalist, the story chronicles the research and technological advances required for the development of GPS.

“A searing, facts-driven indictment of America’s drone wars and their implications for US democracy and foreign policy. A must-read for concerned citizens” (Library Journal, starred review) from bestselling author Jeremy Scahill and his colleagues at the investigative website The Intercept...

India's armed forces play a key role in protecting the country and occupy a special place in the Indian people's hearts, yet standard accounts of contemporary Indian history rarely have a military dimension. In India's Wars, serving Air Vice Marshal Arjun Subramaniam seeks to rectify that oversight by giving India's military exploits their rightful place in history.

The Art of War is one of the oldest and most successful books on military strategy. It has had an immence influence on eastern military thinking, business tactics and beyond. Sun Tzu suggested the importance of positioning in strategy and that position is affected both by objective conditions in the physical environment and the subjective opinions of competitive actors in that particular environment.

Based on newly available information, the son of famed U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers presents the facts and dispels misinformation about the Cold War espionage program that turned his father into a Cold War icon. One of the most talked-about events of the Cold War was the downing of the American U-2 spy plane piloted by Francis Gary Powers over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960. The event was recently depicted in the Steven Spielberg movie Bridge of Spies.

This was the first book to cover all of Cold War air combat in the words of the men who waged it. In I Always Wanted to Fly, retired United States Air Force Colonel Wolfgang W. E. Samuel has gathered first-person memories from heroes of the cockpits and airstrips. Battling in dogfights when jets were novelties, saving lives in grueling airlifts, or flying covert and dangerous reconnaissance missions deep into Soviet and Chinese airspace, these flyers waged America's longest and most secretively conducted air war.

Jerry Grayson is an ordinary man who chose an extraordinary career. At age 17 he became the youngest helicopter pilot ever to serve in the Royal Navy. By age 25 he was the most decorated peacetime naval pilot in history.

Niccolo Machiavelli's Art of War is one of the world's great classics of military and political theory. Praised by the finest military minds in history and said to have influenced no lesser lights than Frederick the Great and Napoleon, the Art of War is essential for anyone who wants to understand the history and theory of war in the West and for those familiar with The Prince and Discourse on Livy who seek to explore more fully the connection between war and politics in Machiavelli's thought.

International security is never out of the headlines. War and peace, military strategy, the proliferation of nuclear weapons and revisionist states remain central to the discussion, but concerns such as climate change, migration, poverty, health, and international terrorism have complicated the field. So what really matters: the traditional prioritization of state security or the security needs of individuals, humanity, and the biosphere? 

Shadowy assassins, little green men, poisoned door knobs, ruthless cyber attacks, and mass deception. From Peter the Great to Vladimir Putin, discover how Russia's institutions, historical development, and geographic positioning have shaped the Kremlin's objectives and formed its methods. Through case studies of historic Russian military operations, author and former Green Beret Curtis L. Fox demonstrates that, while Russia's methods appear to be cloaked in a shadow of mystique, their strategic realities make them consistent and predictable.

Asymmetric Warfare 101 is a pragmatic guide for individuals and groups facing the unthinkable: the oppressive weight of a foreign invasion or domestically imposed tyranny. The path of resistance is fraught with peril and demands profound moral reflection. Therefore, a significant portion of this book is dedicated to the ethical considerations involved in choosing between violent and non-violent resistance, recognizing that such choices are never easy and must be tailored to specific circumstances. A comprehensive yet accessible analysis of various resistance strategies, drawing upon ...

In American Arsenal Patrick Coffey examines America's military transformation from an isolationist state to a world superpower. Focusing on 15 specific developments, Coffey illustrates the unplanned, often haphazard nature of this transformation, which has been driven by political, military, technological, and commercial interests. Beginning with Thomas Edison's work on submarine technology, American Arsenal moves from World War I to the present conflicts in the Middle East.

Black Ops Science & Technology: The Genesis of the CIA’s Directorate of Science & Technology (CIA Area 51 Chronicles – Book 8) By TD Barnes The CIA’s secret weapons of intelligence. The birth of modern reconnaissance. The covert science behind espionage. In the shadows of the Cold War, the CIA embarked on an unprecedented technological revolution—one that would redefine intelligence gathering and national security. From its earliest days, the Agency recognized that superior science and technology were the keys to outmaneuvering America’s adversaries. This vision led to the ...

The Vulcan, the second of the three V bombers built to guard the UK during the Cold War, has become an aviation icon like the Spitfire, its delta shape instantly recognizable, as is the howling noise it makes when the engines are opened for takeoff. Vulcan Boys is the first Vulcan book recounted completely firsthand by the operators themselves.

The Veteran’s Guide to VA Claims & Compensation A Step-by-Step Handbook for Filing, Proving, and Maximizing Your VA Disability Benefits Navigating the VA claims process can feel overwhelming, confusing, and frustrating—but it doesn’t have to be. Written with clarity and precision, The Veteran’s Guide to VA Claims & Compensation is your complete roadmap to understanding, filing, and winning the benefits you have earned through your service. This comprehensive handbook breaks down every stage of the claims process into clear, actionable steps—helping you avoid common pitfalls, ...

In Twilight Warriors, award-winning foreign correspondent James Kitfield introduces us to the tight-knit brotherhood that strives to keep the United States safe from the dimly understood threats it now faces. Together these men have broken down the boundaries between their respective agencies to engineer a network-centric way of fighting using a seamless web of intelligence analysts, information networks, FBI forensics experts, and Special Forces units to take the fight to America's enemies as never before.

Since the Cold War, outer space has become of strategic importance for nations looking to seize the ultimate high ground. World powers establishing a presence there must consider, among other things, how they will conduct warfare in orbit. Leaders must dispense with "Buck Rogers" notions about operations in space and realize that policies there will have serious ramifications for geopolitics. How should nations view space? How should they fight there? What would space warfare look like and how should strategists approach it?

Has any war in history gone according to plan? Monarchs, dictators and elected leaders alike have a dismal record on military decision-making, from over-ambitious goals to disregarding intelligence, terrain, or enemy capabilities. This not only wastes the lives of civilians, the enemy and one's own soldiers, but also fails to achieve geopolitical objectives and usually lays the seeds for more wars down the line.