Product Description: An in-depth historical analysis of American decisions concerning the use of force in foreign affairs since 1945. Reveals the progressive departure of American policy-makers from the United Nations' principles limiting the use of force, and the accompanying reasons, and argues that this development was not in the national interest...read more

Our ever-increasing dependence on electricity demands improvements in the quality of its supply. The deregulation of electric (and other) utilities, the events of 9/11, and the blackouts in North America, London, and the Italian peninsula evidence this need. This book looks at our current transmission systems and how loop circuits can substantially improve the reliability of transmission lines, essentially to provide a two-way feed to the consumer and insuring continuity of service if a fault develops on the circuit. It also covers distribution systems and includes information on how small generating units can be connected directly to the distribution system in the same manner as in larger cogenerating units.

Product Description: This report is intended to help the Army experience the future before it happens by providing insights that may be useful in performing strategic and program planning, updating doctrine, and supporting intervention operations.

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Product Description: Kosovo Crisis is about going to war based on propaganda, disinformation and faulty decision-making with an extra dose of duplicity unseen in the American government. In the process, we compromised our high standards of "Equal Justice Under the Law," as inscribed over the doorway of the United States Supreme Court...read more

Analyzing the 1999 Nato bombing campaign over Kosovo, Noam Chomsky poses questions about the New Humanism, and whether it is guided by power interests or by humanitarian concern. He sets out to reveal a world where victims of human rights violations are either 'worthy or unworthy'.

Discusses American foreign policy in the Balkans

Utilizing real-world examples from a variety of businesses, a study of the growing use of data warehouses examines some of the major problems that can damage a DW project and offers tips on how to design, construct, and implement a successful data warehousing project. Original. (All Users).

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Product Description: Could the atrocities committed in Kosovo have been prevented? What is the future of Kosovo and the surrounding region? What lessons can we learn from such a brutal conflict? In this groundbreaking report, an impressive group of international experts--from eleven countries on four different continents--make an important attempt to find the answers to these and other burning questions...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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An account of the undeclared wars in American history, including those fought in Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, and Kosovo, argues their role in American international affairs.