The War S Been Won

Author : Victor Davis Hanson
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780465093199

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The Second World Wars by Victor Davis Hanson Pdf

A definitive account of World War II by America's preeminent military historian. World War II was the most lethal conflict in human history. Never before had a war been fought on so many diverse landscapes and in so many different ways, from rocket attacks in London to jungle fighting in Burma to armor strikes in Libya. The Second World Wars examines how combat unfolded in the air, at sea, and on land to show how distinct conflicts among disparate combatants coalesced into one interconnected global war. Drawing on 3,000 years of military history, bestselling author Victor Davis Hanson argues that despite its novel industrial barbarity, neither the war's origins nor its geography were unusual. Nor was its ultimate outcome surprising. The Axis powers were well prepared to win limited border conflicts, but once they blundered into global war, they had no hope of victory. An authoritative new history of astonishing breadth, The Second World Wars offers a stunning reinterpretation of history's deadliest conflict.

Author : Phillips Payson O'Brien
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 655 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107014756

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How the War Was Won by Phillips Payson O'Brien Pdf

An important new history of air and sea power in World War II and its decisive role in Allied victory.

Author : Tony Payan,Kathleen Staudt,Z. Anthony Kruszewski
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780816599158

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A War that Can’t Be Won by Tony Payan,Kathleen Staudt,Z. Anthony Kruszewski Pdf

More than forty years have passed since President Richard Nixon described illegal drugs as “public enemy number one” and declared a “War on Drugs.” Recently the United Nations Global Commission on Drug Policy declared that “the global war on drugs has failed with devastating consequences for individuals and societies around the world.” Arguably, no other country has suffered as much from the War on Drugs as Mexico. From 2006 to 2012 alone, at least sixty thousand people have died. Some experts have said that the actual number is more than one hundred thousand. Because the war was conceived and structured by US policymakers and officials, many commentators believe that the United States is deeply implicated in the bloodshed. A War that Can’t Be Won is the first book to include contributions from scholars on both sides of the US–Mexico border. It provides a unique breadth of perspective on the many dimensions of the societal crisis that affects residents of both nations—particularly those who live and work in the borderlands. It also proposes practical steps toward solving a crisis that shows no signs of abating under current policies. Each chapter is based on well-documented data, including previously unavailable evidence that was obtained through freedom-of-information inquiries in Mexico. By bringing together views from both sides of the border, as well as from various academic disciplines, this volume offers a much wider view of a complex problem—and possible solutions.

Author : HEINZ-DIETRICH FISCHER.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783643966575

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AWARD-WINNING FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE IN AMERICA AND GERMANY DURING COLD WAR TIMES by HEINZ-DIETRICH FISCHER. Pdf

Author : Sayed Zia Sais
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-25
Category : Reference
ISBN : 146536613X

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Who Is Winning the War in Afghanistan? by Sayed Zia Sais Pdf

Who Is Winning The War In Afghanistan? A pro - Communist coup, the impact and aftermath of the Soviet (1978-79) invasion and 30 years of war have demolished the social life, cohesion, integrity, solidarity, trust, capacity, and economy of Afghanistan. Millions of people have migrated to foreign countries, houses and villages have been destroyed, the countrys economy and infrastructure has been utterly destroyed, millions of young civilians and children have been deprived of education and thousands of women have been widowed. The conflict in Afghanistan has also had a great impact on security, economy and the political prosperity of other parts of the world. The 9/11 incidents which shocked the world, once again drew international attention back to the forgotten Afghanistan. The Bonn conference (2001), the NATO led invasion, the collapse of the Taliban regime and the promises of the international community to build a democratic Afghan government with a solid institution and strong security force, created great hopes amongst the Afghan population for a better future. After the fall of the Taliban regime, the violence and insurgency began to increase. Despite all international efforts and an increase in troop numbers from 10,000 in 2002 to around 140,000 in 2010 and the spending of 50 billion in aid, the Afghan government is still weak and does not have control over the whole country; the armed forces are not strong enough; violence continues to rise and last year was the deadliest year in nearly nine year of war; additionally, the security situation across the country looks increasingly bad. The lasting war has had little success in Afghanistan, the pressure of insurgents, increasing casualties, unpopularity of war among the population of NATO-led countries and enormous war costs in a worsening economic climate have caused the announcement of the withdrawal of troops by US President B. Obama in 2011 and the UK Prime Minister D. Cameron by 2015. This book aims to determine the answer to the question of whether the Coalition Forces are winning the war in Afghanistan.

Author : Christian P. Potholm
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 1442201304

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Winning at War by Christian P. Potholm Pdf

What are the independent variables that determine success in war? Drawing on 40 years of studying and teaching war, political scientist Christian P. Potholm presents a 'template of Mars, ' seven variables that have served as predictors of military success over time and across cultures. In Winning at War, Potholm explains these variables--technology, sustained ruthlessness, discipline, receptivity to innovation, protection of military capital from civilians and rulers, will, and the belief that there will always be another war--and provides case studies of their implementation, from ancient battles to today.

Author : Stephen Peter Rosen
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0801481961

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Winning the Next War by Stephen Peter Rosen Pdf

Rosen argues that armies and navies are not forever doomed to "fight the last war." Rather, they are able to respond to shifts in the international strategic situation.

Author : Rae Katherine Eighmey
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0873517180

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Food Will Win the War by Rae Katherine Eighmey Pdf

This engaging case study of food, conservation, and life during World War I brings alive the unparalleled, mostly voluntary efforts made by everyday Minnesotans to help win the war.

Author : Tony Payan,Kathleen Staudt,Z. Anthony Kruszewski
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780816530342

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A War that CanÕt Be Won by Tony Payan,Kathleen Staudt,Z. Anthony Kruszewski Pdf

Forty years after Richard Nixon declared a “War on Drugs,” this sobering book offers views of the “narco wars” from scholars on both sides of the US-Mexico border. With evidence newly obtained through freedom-of-information inquiries in Mexico, it proposes practical solutions to a seemingly intractable crisis.

Author : Jeremy Leggett
Publisher : Crux Publishing Ltd
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781909979598

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The Winning of the Carbon War by Jeremy Leggett Pdf

Author : Albert Castel
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : 157003074X

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Winning and Losing in the Civil War by Albert Castel Pdf

Winning and Losing in the Civil War collects fifteen of the most influential short writings by accomplished Civil War historian Albert Castel, each presented with his trademark wit, style, and analytical precision. The author expounds on some of the most provocative, arresting issues surrounding the war, including the dispute over inevitability of Northern victory and the question of Lee's greatness on and off the battlefield. Castel contemplates presidents and mules, generals and guerrillas, lovers and haters, facts and opinions, actualities and probabilities. In addition, he uses the volume as a forum for reflecting on his role as historian, identifying the primary problem facing present-day practitioners of Civil War historiography, and illumining what remains to be accomplished in this heavily tilled but ever-popular field of scholarly inquiry.

Author : Michio Kaku,Afterword by Axelrod,Daniel Axelrod
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Nuclear warfare
ISBN : 0921689071

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To Win a Nuclear War by Michio Kaku,Afterword by Axelrod,Daniel Axelrod Pdf

To Win a Nuclear War records as fully as we are likely to find what has gone on in the minds of American leaders and nuclear strategists on this awesome subject during these fateful forty years. It is an appalling story... This book compels us to re-think and re-write the history of the Cold War and the arms race."--From the foreword by Ramsey Clark, former Attorney General of the United States. To Win a Nuclear War provides a startling glimpse into secret U.S. plans to initiate a nuclear war from 1945 to the present. Based on recently declassified Top Secret documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, this book meticulously traces how U.S. policy makers in over a dozen episodes have threatened to initiate a nuclear attack. The book also documents the surprising reasons why the war plans were never carried out and discloses the deeper, hidden meaning of the Star Wars program.

Author : Brian Arthur
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9781843836650

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How Britain Won the War of 1812 by Brian Arthur Pdf

The book demonstrates the effectiveness of British maritime blockades, both naval blockade, which handicapped the American Navy, and commercial blockade, which restricted US overseas trade. The commercial blockade severely reduced US government income, which was heavily dependent on customs duties, forcing it to borrow, eventually without success. Actually insolvent, the US government abandoned its war aims.

Author : Cathal Nolan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199874651

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The Allure of Battle by Cathal Nolan Pdf

History has tended to measure war's winners and losers in terms of its major engagements, battles in which the result was so clear-cut that they could be considered "decisive." Cannae, Konigsberg, Austerlitz, Midway, Agincourt-all resonate in the literature of war and in our imaginations as tide-turning. But these legendary battles may or may not have determined the final outcome of the wars in which they were fought. Nor has the "genius" of the so-called Great Captains - from Alexander the Great to Frederick the Great and Napoleon - play a major role. Wars are decided in other ways. Cathal J. Nolan's The Allure of Battle systematically and engrossingly examines the great battles, tracing what he calls "short-war thinking," the hope that victory might be swift and wars brief. As he proves persuasively, however, such has almost never been the case. Even the major engagements have mainly contributed to victory or defeat by accelerating the erosion of the other side's defences. Massive conflicts, the so-called "people's wars," beginning with Napoleon and continuing until 1945, have consisted of and been determined by prolonged stalemate and attrition, industrial wars in which the determining factor has been not military but matériel. Nolan's masterful book places battles squarely and mercilessly within the context of the wider conflict in which they took place. In the process it help corrects a distorted view of battle's role in war, replacing popular images of the "battles of annihilation" with somber appreciation of the commitments and human sacrifices made throughout centuries of war particularly among the Great Powers. Accessible, provocative, exhaustive, and illuminating, The Allure of Battle will spark fresh debate about the history and conduct of warfare.

Author : Craig Groeschel
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310362739

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Winning the War in Your Mind by Craig Groeschel Pdf

MORE THAN 500,000 COPIES SOLD! Are your thoughts out of control--just like your life? Do you long to break free from the spiral of destructive thinking? Let God's truth become your battle plan to win the war in your mind! We've all tried to think our way out of bad habits and unhealthy thought patterns, only to find ourselves stuck with an out-of-control mind and off-track daily life. Pastor and New York Times bestselling author Craig Groeschel understands deeply this daily battle against self-doubt and negative thinking, and in this powerful new book he reveals the strategies he's discovered to change your mind and your life for the long-term. Drawing upon Scripture and the latest findings of brain science, Groeschel lays out practical strategies that will free you from the grip of harmful, destructive thinking and enable you to live the life of joy and peace that God intends you to live. Winning the War in Your Mind will help you: Learn how your brain works and see how to rewire it Identify the lies your enemy wants you to believe Recognize and short-circuit your mental triggers for destructive thinking See how prayer and praise will transform your mind Develop practices that allow God's thoughts to become your thoughts God has something better for your life than your old ways of thinking. It's time to change your mind so God can change your life.