Imperial High Command

Author : Daniel Wallace
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781452145280

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Star Wars®: Imperial Handbook by Daniel Wallace Pdf

The exciting next book in the bestselling Jedi/Sith/Bounty Hunter series has arrived! The Empire has taken hold of the galaxy, and high-ranking officials from each branch of the military have created an Imperial Handbook, compiling tactical guidelines and procedures as well as mission reports and classified documents for all newly ascending commanders. This comprehensive manual details secrets of Imperial battle tactics, acceptable actions for bringing swift justice to traitors, and the Emperor's long-term plan for galactic military domination. After the Battle of Endor, this copy of the Imperial Handbook fell into the hands of the Rebel Alliance. Well-known rebels provide a humorous running counter-commentary to the official Imperial propaganda in the form of handwritten annotations in the margins of the pages. © and TM Lucasfilm Ltd. Used Under Authorization

Author : David Horner
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 685 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000339277

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High Command by David Horner Pdf

Since it was first published in 1982, High Command had become the standard reference for anyone interested in Australia’s participation in the Second World War, this edition was originally published in 1992. The 50th anniversary of battles such as Singapore, Coral Sea and Kokoda in 1942 re-awakened interest in these milestones in Australia’s struggle for independence. Despite the well-known exploits of Australian servicemen in a score of famous battles, Australia’s contribution to the war was ultimately determined by the strategic policy-makers in Canberra, Washington and London. How competent were our politicians, military leaders and advisers in formulating our own war strategy? How much did the performance of Australian troops on the battlefield affect our ability to influence allied strategy? The author describes the clash between Generals Rowell and Blamey in Greece. He reveals the impact of the secretary of the Department of Defence, Sir Frederick Shedden, on strategic policy-making. He analyses the role of intelligence, especially signals intelligence, in allied strategy. He shows how Blamey’s miscalculation in 1944 removed any chance of Australian troops joining the Americans in the Philippines. And he reveals how a British admiral challenged the authority of the Australian government. High Command presents the remarkable, full story of the political battles behind the military battles.

Author : United States. Department of State
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1450 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1945
Category : United States
ISBN : OSU:32437011626922

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Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States by United States. Department of State Pdf

Author : Headquarters Far East Command,Military History Section
Publisher : www.Militarybookshop.CompanyUK
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1780399014

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Imperial General Headquarters Army High Command Record, Mid-1941 - August 1945 by Headquarters Far East Command,Military History Section Pdf

Reprint of Japanese Monograph no.45. The basic material contained in this monograph was compiled and written in Japanese by former officers on duty in command and staff units within major units during periods of operations during World War II. This Japanese operational monograph has chapters containing information regarding the Japanese military command organization, the situation before the war, Pacific war operational preparations, and various phases of the war.

Author : Eliot A. Cohen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780743242226

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Supreme Command by Eliot A. Cohen Pdf

The relationship between military leaders and political leaders has always been a complicated one, especially in times of war. When the chips are down, who should run the show -- the politicians or the generals? In Supreme Command, Eliot Cohen examines four great democratic war statesmen -- Abraham Lincoln, Georges Clemenceau, Winston Churchill, and David Ben-Gurion -- to reveal the surprising answer: the politicians. Great states-men do not turn their wars over to their generals, and then stay out of their way. Great statesmen make better generals of their generals. They question and drive their military men, and at key times they overrule their advice. The generals may think they know how to win, but the statesmen are the ones who see the big picture. Lincoln, Clemenceau, Churchill, and Ben-Gurion led four very different kinds of democracy, under the most difficult circumstances imaginable. They came from four very different backgrounds -- backwoods lawyer, dueling French doctor, rogue aristocrat, and impoverished Jewish socialist.Yet they faced similar challenges, not least the possibility that their conduct of the war could bring about their fall from power. Each exhibited mastery of detail and fascination with technology. All four were great learners, who studied war as if it were their own profession, and in many ways mastered it as well as did their generals. All found themselves locked in conflict with military men. All four triumphed. Military men often dismiss politicians as meddlers, doves, or naifs. Yet military men make mistakes. The art of a great leader is to push his subordinates to achieve great things. The lessons of the book apply not just to President Bush and other world leaders in the war on terrorism, but to anyone who faces extreme adversity at the head of a free organization -- including leaders and managers throughout the corporate world. The lessons of Supreme Command will be immediately apparent to all managers and leaders, as well as students of history.

Author : Timothy Zahn
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015062537835

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Star Wars by Timothy Zahn Pdf

It began as the ultimate voyage of discovery only to become the stuff of lost Republic legend and a dark chapter in Jedi history. Zahn returns to tell the whole extraordinary story of the remarkable and doomed Outbound Flight Project.

Author : Meirion Harries
Publisher : Random House
Page : 605 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1994-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780679753032

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Soldiers of the Sun by Meirion Harries Pdf

Soldiers of the Sun traces the origins of the Imperial Japanese Army back to its samurai roots in the nineteenth century to tell the story of the rise and fall of this extraordinary military force. Meirion and Susie Harries have written the first full Western account of the Imperial Japanese Army. Drawing on Japanese, English, French, and American sources, the authors penetrate the lingering wartime enmity and propaganda to lay bare the true character of the Imperial Army.

Author : Justin C. Vovk
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 643 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781938908606

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Imperial Requiem by Justin C. Vovk Pdf

Augusta Victoria, Mary, Alexandra, and Zita were four women who were born to rule. In Imperial Requiem, Justin C. Vovk narrates the epic story of four women who were married to the reigning monarchs of Europe's last empires during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Using a diverse array of primary and secondary sources, letters, diary entries, and interviews with descendants, Vovk provides an in-depth look into the lives of four extraordinary women who stayed faithfully at their husbands' sides throughout the cataclysm of the First World War and the tumultuous years that followed. At the centers of these four great monarchies were Augusta Victoria, Germany's revered empress whose unwavering commitment to her bombastic husband made her a national icon; Mary, whose Cinderella story and immense personal strength made her the soul of the British monarchy through some of its greatest crises; Alexandra, the ill-fated tsarina who helped topple the Russian monarchy through her ineffective rule; and Zita, the resolute empress of Austria whose story of loss and exile captivated the world's attention for seven decades. Imperial Requiem shares the fascinating story of four princesses who married for love, graced imperial thrones, and watched as their beloved worlds were torn apart by war, revolution, heartache, and loss.

Author : Major John A. Polhamus
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786250674

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Aleutian Campaign In World War II: A Strategic Perspective by Major John A. Polhamus Pdf

This work is a detailed historical study of the Second World War’s little known Aleutian Campaign in the North Pacific, commonly referred to as the “Forgotten War.” After describing the events that transpired in the North Pacific throughout the war, this work focuses on the strategic reasons why the United States and Japan decided to dedicate critical and limited resources to a secondary effort in the North Pacific. The strategies are compared to determine which country dedicated a higher percentage of available manpower and resources to the region and which country gained an advantage from their respective propaganda efforts. Despite the United States’ tactical and operational victories in the North Pacific, the Japanese benefited at the strategic level. Secondary theaters of operations, like the Aleutians during World War II, produced many lessons that were applied to other theaters during the war and remain relevant today in the Global War on Terrorism.

Author : Dennis “Hopeless” Hallum
Publisher : Marvel Entertainment
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-28
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781302514839

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Star Wars by Dennis “Hopeless” Hallum Pdf

Collects Star Wars: Vader - Dark Visions #1-5. Who is Darth Vader? He has been many things: enforcer, commander, destroyer. He is, to many throughout the Galactic Empire, the ultimate symbol of power and fear. But there are those who have seen the Dark Lord in a different light. Some corners of the galaxy are so desperate that even Vader can be a knight in shining armor - while for certain Imperial Commanders, Vader's anger is the price of failure. But what is it like to lose your heart to a Sith Lord - and what fate awaits the star-crossed lover who has fallen for a man so unattainable? Plus, learn how it feels to be an X-wing pilot going head-to-head with Vader's TIE Fighter - and discover more of the many sides of the galaxy's greatest villain!

Author : Julie Nelson,Steven K. Drummond
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317460732

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Roman Imperial Frontier in the West by Julie Nelson,Steven K. Drummond Pdf

Imperial policy on the western frontier of the Roman Empire was the means by which the government controlled the frontier residents. This book takes a topical approach to this study of the frontier: subjects covered include the army, farming, commerce, manufacturing, religion and Romanization.

Author : Andrei Cusco,Victor Taki
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9789633867426

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Imperial Designs, Postimperial Extremes by Andrei Cusco,Victor Taki Pdf

Anchored in the Russian Empire, but not limited to it, the eight studies in this volume explore the nineteenth-century imperial responses to the challenge of modernity, the dramatic disruptions of World War I, the radical scenarios of the interwar period and post-communist endgames at the different edges of Eurasia. The book continues and amplifies the historiographic momentum created by Alfred J. Rieber’s long and fruitful scholarly career. First, the volume addresses the attempts of Russian imperial rulers and elites to overcome the economic backwardness of the empire with respect to the West. The ensuing rivalry of several interest groups (entrepreneurs, engineers, economists) created new social forms in the subsequent rounds of modernization. The studies explore the dynamics of the metamorphoses of what Rieber famously conceptualized as a “sedimentary society” in the pre-revolutionary and early Soviet settings. Second, the volume also expands and dwells on the concept of frontier zones as dynamic, mutable, shifting areas, characterized by multi-ethnicity, religious diversity, unstable loyalties, overlapping and contradictory models of governance, and an uneasy balance between peaceful co-existence and bloody military clashes. In this connection, studies pay special attention to forced and spontaneous migrations, and population politics in modern Eurasia.

Author : Forrest C. Pogue
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Military planning
ISBN : OSU:32435086290574

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The Supreme Command by Forrest C. Pogue Pdf

A description of General Eisenhower's wartime command, focusing on the general, his staff, and his superiors in London and Washington and contrasting Allied and enemy command organizations.

Author : David C. Earhart
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317475163

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Certain Victory: Images of World War II in the Japanese Media by David C. Earhart Pdf

This unique window on history employs hundreds of images and written records from Japanese periodicals during World War II to trace the nation's transformation from a colorful, cosmopolitan empire in 1937 to a bleak "total war" society facing imminent destruction in 1945. The author draws upon his extensive collection of Japanese wartime publications to reconstruct the government-controlled media's narrative of the war's goals and progress - thus providing a close-up look at how the war was shown to Japanese on the home front. Many of these visual and written sources are rare in Japan and were previously unavailable in the West. Strikingly, the narrative remains consistent and convincing from victory to retreat, and even as defeat looms large. Earhart's nuanced reading of Japan's wartime media depicts a nation waging war against the world and a government terrorizing its own people. At once informed, scholarly, and readily accessible, this lavishly illustrated volume offers an accurate representation of the official Japanese narrative of the war in contemporary terms. The images are fresh and compelling, revealing a forgotten world by turns familiar and alien, beautiful and stark, poignant and terrifying.

Author : Hermann Cron
Publisher : Helion
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 1907677879

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Imperial German Army, 1914-18 by Hermann Cron Pdf

A detailed account of the composition, structure and Organisation of the First World War German Army has long been needed by English-language readers - this work will fill this gap admirably.In more than 300 pages, the authors examine all aspects of the army. A detailed analytical text is followed by an extensive compendium of order-of-battle data. Topics covered include: High Command & War Leadership Composition of Army Groups, Armies, etc. Organisation of the Field Army. Branches covered in detail incl. Infantry, incl. MG formations; Cavalry; Artillery; Pioneers; Air Force; Supply troops; Tank units; Pioneers; Signals troops; Railway & Transport troops; Medical troops; Field Gendarmerie, etc. etc. Organisation of the Home Front & Occupied Territories Extensive order-of-battle data, plus lists of units, army commanders & chiefs of staff