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Hardcover:
9780700621200 | Exp rev edition (Univ Pr of Kansas, October 16, 2015), cover price $45.00
Paperback:
9780700621217 | Exp rev edition (Univ Pr of Kansas, October 16, 2015), cover price $19.95
Hardcover:
9780700619542 | Univ Pr of Kansas, March 14, 2014, cover price $39.95
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9780700619559 | Univ Pr of Kansas, June 9, 2014, cover price $39.95
Product Description: When not at war, armies are often used to control civil disorders, especially in eras of rapid social change and unrest. But in nineteenth century Europe, without the technological advances of modern armies and police forces, an armyâs only advantages were discipline and organizationâand in the face of popular opposition to the regime in power, both could rapidly deteriorate...read more
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9781479881154 | New York Univ Pr, February 14, 2014, cover price $55.00 | About this edition: When not at war, armies are often used to control civil disorders, especially in eras of rapid social change and unrest.
Product Description: The Cold War did not culminate in World War III as so many in the 1950s and 1960s feared, yet it spawned a host of military engagements that affected millions of lives. This book is the first comprehensive, multinational overview of military affairs during the early Cold War, beginning with conflicts during World War II in Warsaw, Athens, and Saigon and ending with the Cuban Missile Crisis...read more
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9780806142623, titled "A Military History of the Cold War, 1944-1962: 1944-1962" | Univ of Oklahoma Pr, November 26, 2012, cover price $45.00 | About this edition: The Cold War did not culminate in World War III as so many in the 1950s and 1960s feared, yet it spawned a host of military engagements that affected millions of lives.
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9780700616640 | Univ Pr of Kansas, October 1, 2009, cover price $39.95
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9780700616305 | Univ Pr of Kansas, May 21, 2009, cover price $39.95
Hardcover:
9780700609789 | Univ Pr of Kansas, October 1, 1999, cover price $34.95
Paperback:
9780700613359 | Univ Pr of Kansas, July 1, 2004, cover price $18.95
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9781410201591 | Univ Pr of the Pacific, July 1, 2002, cover price $34.50
For centuries, the world has witnessed the development and use of increasingly complex and powerful military systems and technologies. In the process, the "art of war" has truly become the art of combined arms warfare, in which infantry, artillery, air support, intelligence, and other key elements are all coordinated for maximum effect. Nowhere has this trend been more visible than in the history of twentieth-century warfare.Originally published as an essential "in-house" study for U.S. Army officers during the 1980s, this much revised and expanded edition remains the most complete study available on the subject. Rewritten with a much wider readership in mind, it both retains its enormous practical utility for military professionals and provides a valuable and appealing introduction for scholars and general readers.Jonathan House, author of the original work, brings the story of combined arms up to the present, covering among other things Desert Storm, the war in Chechnya, and the rise of "smart weapons" and related technologies. He traces the evolution of tactics, weapons, and organization in five major militariesâAmerican, British, German, Russian, and Frenchâover 100 years of warfare. Revealing both continuities and contrasts within and between these fighting forces, he also provides illuminating glimpses of Israeli and Japanese contributions to combined arms doctrine. Expanding his insightful analysis of the world wars and the wars in Korea and Vietnam, House also offers much new material focused on the post-Vietnam period. Throughout, he analyzes such issues as command-and-control, problems of highly centralized organizations, the development of special operations forces, advances in weapons technologyâincluding ballistic and anti-ballistic missile systemsâthe trade-offs involved in using "heavy" versus "light" armed forces, and the enduring obstacles to effective cooperation between air and land forces. (His strong critique of the "air superiority" propaganda that came out of the Gulf War is sure to spark some heated debates.)Rigorously comparative, House's study addresses significant questions about how nations prepare for war, learn or don't learn its harsh lessons, and adapt to changing times and technologies. Unique in the annals of the literature on warfare, it will be the standard work on this subject for a long time to come. (view table of contents)
Hardcover:
9780700610815 | Univ Pr of Kansas, April 30, 2001, cover price $45.00 | About this edition: For centuries, the world has witnessed the development and use of increasingly complex and powerful military systems and technologies.
Paperback:
9780700610983 | Univ Pr of Kansas, April 30, 2001, cover price $22.50
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Hardcover:
9780700607174 | Univ Pr of Kansas, December 1, 1995, cover price $35.00
Paperback:
9780700608997 | Reprint edition (Univ Pr of Kansas, February 1, 1998), cover price $19.95
Product Description: This research guide is an introduction to military intelligence, a neglected aspect of warfare that provides commanders and national leaders with essential information for decision making. The introduction provides the general reader with an explanation of the terminology, procedures, and institutional problems of military intelligence, while outlining the history of this field and identifying areas for further research...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
Hardcover:
9780313274039 | Greenwood Pub Group, June 1, 1993, cover price $92.00 | About this edition: This research guide is an introduction to military intelligence, a neglected aspect of warfare that provides commanders and national leaders with essential information for decision making.
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