Moving The Enemy

Author : Gary J. Bjorge
Publisher : WWW.Militarybookshop.CompanyUK
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1907521216

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Moving the Enemy by Gary J. Bjorge Pdf

This study examines the Huai Hai Campaign as an example of operational-level warfare as described in the 2001 version of U.S. Army Field Manual 3-0, Operations. It also examines the campaign from the perspective of the military thought contained in the ancient Chinese military classic, The Art of War, and the Communist operational doctrine in effect at the time of the campaign. What emerges is a picture of what operational art can contribute to warfare. Communist commanders consistently maintained an awareness of the war situation as a whole and continually ensured that the objectives of their military operations were linked to strategic goals. The study shows that Su Yu, the acting commander of the East China Field Army, was an excellent practitioner of operational art and a general who was willing to speak out against military operations that would not contribute to achieving political, social, or economic goals. The study contains background material on the Communist mili-tary forces that fought the campaign and the commanders who led them in the field. Using messages sent between various Communist headquarters, the study describes and analyzes the operational decisions that were made. Much of this material has not appeared before in English. This enables readers to gain a fresh appreciation for the professional competence of military men who were among the founding generation of the People's Liberation Army and later played significant roles in building the military strength of the People's Republic of China.

Author : Michael D. Doubler
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1994-12-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780700607440

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Closing with the Enemy by Michael D. Doubler Pdf

Closing with the Enemy picks up where D-Day leaves off. From Normandy through the "breakout" in France to the German army's last gasp in the Battle of the Bulge, Doubler deals with the deadly business of war-closing with the enemy, fighting and winning battles, taking and holding territory. His study provides a provocative reassessment of how American GIs accomplished these dangerous and costly tasks. Doubler portrays a far more capable and successful American fighting force than previous historians-notably Russell Weigley, Martin Van Creveld, and S.L.A. Marshall-have depicted. True, the GIs weren't fully prepared or organized for a war in Europe and have often been viewed as inferior to their German opponent. But, Doubler argues, they more than compensated for this by their ability to learn quickly from mistakes, to adapt in the face of unforseen obstacles, and to innovate new tactics on the battlefield. This adaptability, Doubler contends, was far more crucial to the American effort than we've been led to believe. Fueled by a fiercely democratic and entrepreneurial spirit, GI innovations emerged from every level within the ranks-from the novel employment of conventional weapons and small units to the rapid retraining of troops on the battlefield. Their most dramatic success, however, was with combined arms warfare-the coordinated use of infantry, tanks, artillery, air power, and engineers-in which they perfected the use of air support for ground operations and tank-infantry teams for breaking through enemy strongholds. Doubler argues that, without such ingenuity and imaginative leadership, it would have been impossible to defeat an enemy as well trained and heavily fortified as the German army the GIs confronted in the tortuous hedgerow country of northern France, the narrow cobblestoned streets of Aachen and Brest, the dark recesses of the Huertgen Forest, and the frigid snow-covered hills of the Ardennes. Marking the 50th anniversary of the American victory in the Battle of the Bulge, Doubler offers a timely reminder that "the tremendous effects of firepower and technology will still not relieve ground troops of the burden of closing with the enemy." As even Desert Storm suggests, that will likely prove true for future high-tech battlefields, where an army's adaptability will continue to be prized.

Author : Saïd Sayrafiezadeh
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780812993585

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Brief Encounters with the Enemy by Saïd Sayrafiezadeh Pdf

"An unnamed American city feeling the effects of a war waged far away and suffering from bad weather is the backdrop for this startling work of fiction. The protagonists are aimless young men going from one blue collar job to the next, or in a few cases, aspiring to middle management. Their everyday struggles--with women, with the morning commute, with a series of cruel bosses--are somehow transformed into storytelling that is both universally resonant and wonderfully uncanny. That is the unsettling, funny, and ultimately heartfelt originality of Saïd Sayrafiezadeh's short fiction, to be at home in a world not quite our own but with many, many lessons to offer us"--

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1158 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11548315

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House documents by Anonim Pdf

Author : George Takei,Justin Eisinger,Steven Scott
Publisher : Top Shelf Productions
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-26
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781684068821

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They Called Us Enemy - Expanded Edition by George Takei,Justin Eisinger,Steven Scott Pdf

The New York Times bestselling graphic memoir from actor/author/activist George Takei returns in a deluxe edition with 16 pages of bonus material! Experience the forces that shaped an American icon -- and America itself -- in this gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love. George Takei has captured hearts and minds worldwide with his magnetic performances, sharp wit, and outspoken commitment to equal rights. But long before he braved new frontiers in STAR TREK, he woke up as a four-year-old boy to find his own birth country at war with his father's -- and their entire family forced from their home into an uncertain future. In 1942, at the order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, every person of Japanese descent on the west coast was rounded up and shipped to one of ten "relocation centers," hundreds or thousands of miles from home, where they would be held for years under armed guard. THEY CALLED US ENEMY is Takei's firsthand account of those years behind barbed wire, the terrors and small joys of childhood in the shadow of legalized racism, his mother's hard choices, his father's tested faith in democracy, and the way those experiences planted the seeds for his astonishing future. What does it mean to be American? Who gets to decide? George Takei joins cowriters Justin Eisinger & Steven Scott and artist Harmony Becker for the journey of a lifetime.

Author : George Washington Herr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : United States
ISBN : WISC:89062348594

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Episodes of the Civil War by George Washington Herr Pdf

Author : United States. War Department
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1288 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Confederate States of America
ISBN : UOM:39015020496330

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The War of the Rebellion by United States. War Department Pdf

Official records produced by the armies of the United States and the Confederacy, and the executive branches of their respective governments, concerning the military operations of the Civil War, and prisoners of war or prisoners of state. Also annual reports of military departments, calls for troops, correspondence between national and state governments, correspondence between Union and Confederate officials. The final volume includes a synopsis, general index, special index for various military divisions, and background information on how these documents were collected and published. Accompanied by an atlas.

Author : Mikhail Kryzhanovsky
Publisher : Algora Publishing
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780875865157

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White House Special Handbook by Mikhail Kryzhanovsky Pdf

Here is the book that guides the President of the United States from the first in the Oval Office and to the day he (or she?) walks out for the last time. In fact, the strategies and mindset recommended in these pages are essential tools for capturing the Presidency, much less wielding it. The international scene today is either a madhouse or the product of extraordinarily cynical techniques such as these, applied with cold cunning, by our nations leaders. This handbook provides a comparison of the world's premier intelligence agencies, discusses tactics of surveillance, war, and public persuasion, practical advice on political maneuvering at the local, national and international levels. A rational, results-based handbook, it is destined to be a secret favorite of politicians, agents of the special services, CEOs and corporate boards for the next hundred years to come. And for the many other ambitious contenders in the world of winner-take-all bare-knuckles capitalism. The author, who cites decades of insider knowledge at the KGB and the CIA, says he originally compiled this book upon a request from Washington anonymous, of course. - Publisher.

Author : MAO Min
Publisher : Mao Min
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-27
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Revival of China by MAO Min Pdf

The book is about the revival of China in the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st century. It has eight parts: (1) The civil revolution in China, (2) The countryside bases, (3) The Long Match of the Red Army, (4) The Anti Japanese War, (5) Decisive civil battles before the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, (6) The Mao Era before the Great Cultural Revolution, (7) The Great Cultural Revolution, and (8) The Reform and opening up. This version of the book is without pictures.

Author : David J. Emmick
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2008-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781435738898

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Defending the Wilderness by David J. Emmick Pdf

This book is a companion to the book The Amick Partisan Rangers. This work covers the early Amick family and the Sewell Mountain area and the other members of the Amick family through the war. The chapters include Settling the Wilderness, Eli Amick and the 14th Virginia Cavalry, Joseph Amick and the Dixie Rifles, James Anderson Amick Company C 22nd, Asa Amick and Co. E of the 26th Battalion, James and Perry Amick and Company F, 36th, Henry Amick and the Nighthawk Rangers, The Amick Cousins in the Fight, Family Appendices and family information. Read the first chapter for a background of the family and to get acquainted with the area, then the chapters can be read in any order.

Author : John Mead Gould
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 910 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Maine
ISBN : HARVARD:32044020165890

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History of the First - Tenth - Twenty-ninth Maine Regiment by John Mead Gould Pdf

Recruited as the 1st Maine infantry in the spring of 1861; reorganized as the 10th infantry, Oct. 1861 for two and three-year terms. "The two-years men were mustered out ... May ... 1863 and the remaining men consolidated into a battalion (10th) ... transferred to the 29th Maine vols. Nov. 1, '63"--Official army register of volunteers. v. 1, p. 29. Not actually consolidated til May 1864.

Author : Robert Underwood Johnson,Clarence Clough Buel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 782 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : United States
ISBN : HARVARD:32044055031801

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Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The tide shifts by Robert Underwood Johnson,Clarence Clough Buel Pdf

Author : Vince Flynn,Kyle Mills
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781476783543

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Enemy of the State by Vince Flynn,Kyle Mills Pdf

“In the world of black-op thrillers, Mitch Rapp continues to be among the best of the best” (Booklist, starred review), and he returns in the #1 New York Times bestselling series alone and targeted by a country that is supposed to be one of America’s closest allies. After 9/11, the United States made one of the most secretive and dangerous deals in its history—the evidence against the powerful Saudis who coordinated the attack would be buried and in return, King Faisal would promise to keep the oil flowing and deal with the conspirators in his midst. But when the king’s own nephew is discovered funding ISIS, the furious President gives Rapp his next mission: he must find out more about the high-level Saudis involved in the scheme and kill them. The catch? Rapp will get no support from the United States. Forced to make a decision that will change his life forever, Rapp quits the CIA and assembles a group of independent contractors to help him complete the mission. They’ve barely begun unraveling the connections between the Saudi government and ISIS when the brilliant new head of the intelligence directorate discovers their efforts. With Rapp getting too close, he threatens to go public with the details of the post-9/11 agreement between the two countries. Facing an international incident that could end his political career, the President orders America’s intelligence agencies to join the Saudis’ effort to hunt the former CIA man down. Rapp, supported only by a team of mercenaries with dubious allegiances, finds himself at the center of the most elaborate manhunt in history. With white-knuckled twists and turns leading to “an explosive climax” (Publishers Weekly), Enemy of the State is an unputdownable thrill ride that will keep you guessing until the final page.

Author : Robert Underwood Johnson,Clarence Clough Buel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 780 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : United States
ISBN : NYPL:33433019605926

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Battles and Leaders of the Civil War by Robert Underwood Johnson,Clarence Clough Buel Pdf

Donated by Lloyd D. Miller.

Author : Southern Historical Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Confederate States of America
ISBN : CORNELL:31924092916612

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Southern Historical Society Papers by Southern Historical Society Pdf