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An Instinct for War: Scenes from the Battlefields of History

An Instinct for War: Scenes from the Battlefields of History
Roger Spiller

Roger Spiller

"With An Instinct for War Roger Spiller takes his place alongside John Keegan and Paul Fussell, those who are able to penetrate the armor of war itself and get at its horrible, vivifying, excruciating heart. The truths that accumulate here in this book are like the layers of a pearl, born in friction, imperceptibly accrued at first, but ultimately exquisitely valuable."
‹Ken Burns, filmmaker

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Fighting the Great War: A Global History

Fighting the Great War: A Global History
Michael S. Neiberg

Michael S. Neiberg

Despair at Gallipoli. Victory at Vimy Ridge. A European generation lost, an American spirit found. The First World War, the deadly herald of a new era, continues to captivate readers. In this lively book, Michael Neiberg offers a concise history based on the latest research and insights into the soldiers, commanders, battles and legacies of the Great War.

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The Bomb: a Life

The Bomb: a Life
Gerald J. DeGroot

Gerald J. DeGroot

"Gerard DeGroot...has produced a timely account of mankind's most awful invention, wryly wrapped as a biography...This is a clever cocktail of reportage, analysis and anecdote, from the physics of the bomb's conception to the B-movies it inspred."
‹Peter Millar, The Times

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The Iraq War: A Military History

The Iraq War: A Military History
Robert H. Scales Jr. and Williamson Murray

Robert H. Scales Jr. and Williamson Murray

"The authors clearly had access to major military decision-makers and after-action reports. But as seasoned military historians, they go far beyond mere reportage, offering concise judgments about both the planning and the conduct of the campaign...More detailed analyses of the war will follow this book. By all means, read them. But the insights and judgments of Williamson murray and Robert Scales make The Iraq War a book that will stand the test of time."
‹Mackubin Thomas Owens, Washington Times

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Overconfidence and War: The Havoc and Glory of Positive Illusions

Overconfidence and War: The Havoc and Glory of Positive Illusions
Dominic D. P. Johnson

Dominic D. P. Johnson

"Dominic Johnson shows that international conflicts need not escalate into long, costly wars‹if decision-makers rely on well-vetted information and avoid wishful thinking. He provides a lucid, convincing analysis of the disastrous consequences when normal confidence gives way to arrogance, causing leaders to believe their own propaganda, assume superiority, and deny facts."
‹Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School

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Deadly Cultures: Biological Weapons Since 1945

Deadly Cultures: Biological Weapons Since 1945
Mark Wheelis, Lajos Rûzsa, Malcom Dando

Mark Wheelis, Lajos Rûzsa, Malcom Dando

"Deadly Cultures provides an indispensable history of biological weapons and warfare since the end of World War II. Written by internationally prominent experts, it contains invaluable information and insights."
‹Jonathan B. Tucker, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, Center for Nonproliferation Studies

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Strategy: The Logic of War and Peace

Strategy: The Logic of War and Peace
Edward N. Luttwak

Edward N. Luttwak

In this widely acclaimed work, now revised and expanded, Edward Luttwak unveils the peculiar logic of strategy level by level, from grand strategy down to combat tactics. Having participated in its planning, Luttwak examines the role of air power in the 1991 Gulf War, then detects the emergence of "post-heroic" war in Kosovo in 1999‹an American war in which not a single American soldier was killed.

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A War of Nerves: Soldiers and Psychiatrists in the Twentieth Century

A War of Nerves: Soldiers and Psychiatrists in the Twentieth Century
Ben Shephard

Ben Shephard

"Has the American counseling industry actually amplified the difficulties of the Vietnam veterans?...By pulling more and more terrified men away from the front during the first world war, did the army only confirm to them the seriousness and irrevocable nature of their hysterical conversion syndromes? These and many others are the questions that are unflinchingly addressed in this disturbing and original book."‹The Economist

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