Books written by U. S. Military
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Beyond Horizons: A Half Century of Air Force Space Leadership, History of Military Space Programs, Sputnik Through the Age of...
Beyond Horizons: A Half Century of Air Force Space Leadership is a study of the United States Air Force in space.
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Strategic Rationality Is Not Enough: Hitler and the Concept of Crazy States - Perceptive Analysis of Third Reich Radicalization Under...
Strategic rationality is simply not sufficient to gauge the behavior of such states in the international arena--a particularly dangerous turn of events in an era of mass destruction weapons proliferation.This compilation includes a ...
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Army Fixed-Wing Ground Attack Aircraft: A Historical Precedent and Contemporary Rationale - Review of Army and Air Force Close Air...
CAS also depends on aviator training and aircraft characteristics. Despite predictions of air power's dominance, air-ground teams are the most effective employment of military power.
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Russian Arms Sales in the Age of Putin: For Politics Or Profit? Comprehensive Survey of Weapons Exports to China, India,...
Therefore, it serves as another market open to Russian military sales. The Middle East provides the third and final case study of this thesis.
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Leveraging Social Networks to Enhance Innovation - Department of the Navy's ATHENA Project, TANG Initiative to Capture New Ideas from...
This study explores the Department of the Navy's innovation initiatives to determine how to leverage social networks to enhance innovation inside the Navy.
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They Served Here: Thirty-Three Maxwell Men - Maxwell Air Force Base, Claire Chennault, Clark Gable, Glenn Miller, Henry Hugh Shelton,...
The stories told here highlight the critical, close interrelationships between the military and local society.Contents * PREFACE * Robert D. Knapp and J. A. Liner * Murry C. Woodbury and Bruce A. Tyndall * William L. Stribling * Walter R. ...
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Land-Based Air Power in Third World Crises: A Look at Different Types of Crises, Mayaguez Incident, Bay of Pigs, Yom...
The basic thrust of this study is to demonstrate the utility and limitations of land-based aircraft when used to attain political objectives in crises occurring in the third world.
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Dissuading Young Potential Terrorists - Role of Proactive Mentorship Programs on At-Risk Youth, Hero's Journey Framework for Mentor Relationships, Programs...
Not all at-risk youth will benefit from mentorship; however, the programs' efforts enable some misguided youth the opportunity to live a life free of crime.This compilation includes a reproduction of the 2019 Worldwide Threat Assessment of ...
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Disjointed Ways, Disunified Means: Learning From America's Struggle to Build an Afghan Nation - Topics Include the Afghanistan War, Natural...
This unique book, which studies the efforts of the United States in Afghanistan, discusses potential corrective measures that can be applied to future irregular warfare and "nation-building" missions in particular and American national ...
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Evolving Obstacles to a European Union Nuclear Deterrent - History of European Security After World War II Devastation, Anti-Nuclear Movement,...
The study concludes that the organization of an EU nuclear deterrent, while economically and technically feasible, remains improbable for political reasons in the foreseeable future.This compilation includes a reproduction of the 2019 ...
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The Fighting Colonel: Ranald S. Mackenzie's Leadership on the Texas Frontier - Conflicts Between White Settlers and Comanche Indians at...
A wagon train consisting of ten wagons and 12 men were hauling supplies from Weatherford, Texas to Fort Griffin, Texas when 150 Indians attacked the wagons.
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Mind-Sets and Missiles: A First Hand Account of the Cuban Missile Crisis - Detailed Chronology of Intelligence Failures and Successes,...
This unique book provides a detailed chronology and analysis of the intelligence failures and successes of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Foreign Policy Under Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi - Egypt Role in Ongoing Conflicts in Gaza Strip, Syrian Crisis, Yemeni...
I. Introduction * A. Significance Of The Research Question * B. Literature Review * 1. Interests Of The Regime Vs. National Interests * 2. Balance Of Power Theories * 3.
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U.S. Nuclear Deterrence Policy: Do We Have It Right? Assessing American Nuclear Policy Based on Feasibility, Acceptability, and Suitability, Counterpo
The purpose of this paper is to assess U.S. nuclear deterrence policy to see how it has evolved and if it is appropriate for today's changed security environment.During the Cold War the United States built an immense nuclear arsenal to ...
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U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers: Carrier Battle Groups, Airplanes, Flight Operations, History and Evolution from Escort Carriers to Nuclear-powered Supercarriers
This collection, based on information gathered from many official sources, provides an interesting account of how and why the carrier developed as it did. It is the story behind the perhaps better known tale of carrier operations.
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The 1968 Tet Offensive Battles of Quang Tri City and Hue - The Fight for the Triangle and the Citadel,...
This monograph focuses on the battles of Quang Tri City and Hue that took place during the 1968 Tet offensive . The offensive itself, an all-out effort by Viet Cong...
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Understanding and Managing North Korea's Nuclear Ambitions: DPRK Regime Survival, Use as Deterrence, Leverage, Prestige, Great Power Status, New Approaches...
The February 2007 agreement reached with North Korea to shut down its nuclear reactor and give up its nuclear weapons program was heralded by many as a significant breakthrough following the shock of North Korea's nuclear weapons test in ...
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U. S. Decision Making and Post-Cold War NATO Enlargement - Collapse of Soviet Union, Opposition of Russia and Putin, Controversy...
This study investigates the major influences on U.S. decision-making regarding the enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) following the end of the Cold War.
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Operation Thursday: Birth of the Air Commandos - The U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II - Covering the...
This Air Force publication provides a detailed history of Operation Thursday, a bold, unconventional use of American air power to support British ground troops in Burma during World War II. It marked a critical development in the history of ...
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Freedom's Gate: The Southern Insurgency in the American Revolution 1780-1781 - Report on the Battle of Camden, King's Mountain, Francis...
This fascinating paper describes the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution, during the years of 1780-1781.