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Contemporary Military Strategy and the Global War on Terror

US and UK Armed Forces in Afghanistan and Iraq 2001-2012

By: Alastair Finlan

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Contemporary Military Strategy and the Global War on Terror

US and UK Armed Forces in Afghanistan and Iraq 2001-2012

By: Alastair Finlan

Contemporary Military Strategy and the Global War on Terror offers an in-depth analysis of US/UK military strategy in Afghanistan and Iraq from 2001 to the present day. It explores the development of contemporary military strategy in the West in the modern age before interrogating its application in the Global War on Terror. The book provides detailed insights into the formulation of military plans by political and military elites in the United States and United Kingdom for Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Alastair Finlan highlights the challenges posed by each of these unique theatres of operation, the nature of the diverse enemies faced by coalition forces, and the shortcomings in strategic thinking about these campaigns. This fresh perspective on strategy in the West and how it has been applied in recent military campaigns facilitates a deep understanding of how wars have been and will be fought. Including key terms, concepts and discussion questions for each chapter, Contemporary Military Strategy and the Global War on Terror is a crucial text in strategic studies, and required reading for anyone interested in the new realities of transnational terrorism and twenty-first century warfare.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1628921455

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9781628921458

Saturday Bloody Saturday

By: Alastair Campbell,Paul Fletcher

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Saturday Bloody Saturday

By: Alastair Campbell,Paul Fletcher

Football manager Charlie Gordon is struggling with one defeat after another at the club he loves. Only a decent Cup run is keeping him in work, but tensions are running close to the surface ahead of the next round: Chelsea away. Footballers fall into two categories: artists or assassins. Soon Charlie is going to find out which players can deliver - and just how much pressure they can all stand. Meanwhile, as the country prepares for a general election, one of the most dangerous political assassinations in the IRA's history is being planned in London. An active service unit await the critical signal to proceed... Both sides will converge on the capital for a result that will shake everyone's lives, with consequences far beyond football.

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Orion

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1409174557

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9781409174554

Diaries Volume One

Prelude to Power

By: Alastair Campbell

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Diaries Volume One

Prelude to Power

By: Alastair Campbell

As Alastair Campbell said in the introduction to The Blair Years, it was always his intention to publish the full version, covering his time as spokesman and chief strategist to Tony Blair. Prelude to Power is the first of four volumes, and covers the early days of New Labour, culminating in their victory at the polls in 1997. Volume 1 details the extraordinary tensions between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown as they resolved the question as to which one should stand to become Labour leader. It shows that right from the start, relations at the top were prone to enormous strain, suspicions and accusations of betrayal. Yet it also shows the political and personal bonds that tied them together, and which made them one of the most feared and respected electoral machines anywhere in the world. A story of politics in the raw, Prelude to Power is above all an intimate, detailed portrait of the people who have done so much to shape modern history.

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Random House

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1409006654

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9781409006657

Higgy

Matches, Microphones and MS

By: Alastair Hignell

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Higgy

Matches, Microphones and MS

By: Alastair Hignell

Alastair Hignell is renowned as a rugby international for England, a county cricketer and a much-loved broadcaster. Forced to retire from his playing careers at an early age due to injury, and then from his broadcasting career when his struggle with MS became too overwhelming, he has nonetheless lived life to the full. Higgy tells his inspirational story with warmth and humour - from growing up as a bright and very competitive young lad, on to his successful Cambridge university days where he was the first person to captain both the rugby and cricket first teams, through his playing careers against and alongside some of the all-time greats in both sports, and a prominent broadcasting career that took him around the world to cover some of the biggest sporting events and characters. All this success was brought into sharp relief by his diagnosis with MS, which eventually forced his retirement from broadcasting but also prompted him to become one of the leading campaigners for those suffering from the disease. Higgy's has been a tough journey, and his story is a fascinating example of strength and determination when faced with adversity. Appealing to a broad range of sports fans, this story is about setbacks and triumphs, about making the shift from the athletic struggles of sport to the struggle of performing everyday tasks. It's the genuine and emotional story of how a highly successful sportsman faced up to a devastating illness and became one of the most inspiring personalities of our age.

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A&C Black

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1408170833

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9781408170830

The Gunns; History, Myths and Genealogy

By: Alastair Gunn

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The Gunns; History, Myths and Genealogy

By: Alastair Gunn

Here is a radical, academically based text which demolishes the myths currently masquerading as Gunn 'history'. Gunns are best thought of as the original, non-related inhabitants of northern, mainland Scotland. They do not have an Orkney Islands origin. Gunns should not be viewed as a clan as they had no founding ancestor. There was never an historic 'Clan Gunn Chief'. The first Gunn known to history was Coroner Gunn of Caithness who died around 1450. His eldest son started the MacHamish Gunns of Killernan line - many descendants from that line exist all around the world. Major detail on this MacHamish line is included. This book is an important addition to Scottish Highland history.

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Lulu.com

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0244863113

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9780244863111

Fire Along the Frontier

Great Battles of the War of 1812

By: Alastair Sweeny

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Fire Along the Frontier

Great Battles of the War of 1812

By: Alastair Sweeny

Examining the major battles of the War of 1812, Sweeny goes behind the scenes to explore business activity during the war, particularly between John Jacob Astor, the richest man in America and a financier of the war, and his fur-trading partners in Montreal.

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Dundurn

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1459704339

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9781459704336

Learning the Technical Game of Football

From Non-League Player to Professional

By: Alastair R Agutter

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Learning the Technical Game of Football

From Non-League Player to Professional

By: Alastair R Agutter

Learning the Technical Game of Football - Has been written to inspire young footballers to reach their long term aim and ambitions, in becoming accomplished players from non-league through to professional, by learning the technical game of Football. I hope that the past World Cup held in Brazil and forth coming one to be held in Russia will serve as an inspiration to the countless millions of young Boys, Girls, and Adult Players, wanting to improve their Technical Game of Football. It was back in 1970 I saw my first World Cup proper in Mexico, and where I was blessed with seeing a timeless piece of sporting history, as I watched the Great Pele mesmerize his opponents and saw the Greatest Goalkeeper of all time, Gordon Banks. Having taught Football and played the game myself, and really understanding the technical aspects of football from years of study and watching. And also being fortunate and blessed, to be taught by the very best myself, my first Coach being Tony Bentley of Stoke City a Gordon Banks playing partner and team mate. Also Peter Taylor, former England Manager, who also endorsed my work and endeavours, especially setting up Junior Football for the Community. I truly hope this book will greatly help every Footballer improve their technical skills from non-league junior football, through to professional and international level, and from just a few hours reading, makes an enormous contribution in making far better players, domestically and internationally. CHAPTERS INSIDE THIS BOOK: Introduction, First Starting Out in the Art of Football, Fitness Techniques Warming Up and Warming Down, The Qualities Required For a Goalkeeper, The Art of Defensive Play in Football, The Midfield the Engine Room of a Football Team, The Instinctive Play of Attacking Football, Corner and Free Kick Set Plays in Attack and Defence, Penalty Taking from Set Plays in Football, A Team Playing Unit for Success Eleven a Side, Tournament and Five-a-side Matches, Succeeding and Contributing to Junior Football, The Health of Football at all Levels

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Alastair R Agutter

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1976101069

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9781976101069

Winners

By: Alastair Campbell

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Winners

By: Alastair Campbell

How do sportsmen excel, entrepreneurs thrive, or individuals achieve the ambitions? Is their ability to win innate? Or is the winning mindset something we can all develop?In the tradition of The Talent Code and The Power of Habit, Campbell draws on the wisdom of an astonishing array of talented people—from elite athletes to media mavens, from rulers of countries to rulers of global business empires.Alastair Campbell has conducted in-depth interviews and uses his own experience in politics and sport to get to the heart of success. He examines how winners tick. He considers how they build great teams. He analyzes how these people deal with unexpected setbacks and new challenges. He judges what the very different worlds of politics, business, and sport can learn from one another. And he sets out a blueprint for winning that we can all follow to achieve our goals.

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561

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Simon and Schuster

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1605988812

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9781605988818

Anti-Racism

By: Alastair Bonnett

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Anti-Racism

By: Alastair Bonnett

This introductory texts provides an historical and international analysis of the development of anti-racism. This lively, concise book will appeal to all students interested in issues of race, ethnicity and contemporary society more generally.

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Routledge

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1134695918

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9781134695911

Who's who in Naval History

From 1550 to the Present

By: Alastair Wilson,Joseph F. Callo

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Who's who in Naval History

From 1550 to the Present

By: Alastair Wilson,Joseph F. Callo

This A-Z guide covers the life and careers of over 600 key figures in naval history, from the sixteenth century to the present day. Featuring influential figures from the UK, US and around the world, from the great admirals such as Nelson, to minesweepers, designers and administrators, it is an invaluable guide to those who have shaped naval history.

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Psychology Press

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0415308283

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9780415308281

Scotland and Beyond: The Families of Donald Gunn (Tormsdale) and John Gunn (Dalnaha, Strathmore and Braehour)

By: Donald Gunn,Alastair Gunn

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Scotland and Beyond: The Families of Donald Gunn (Tormsdale) and John Gunn (Dalnaha, Strathmore and Braehour)

By: Donald Gunn,Alastair Gunn

This book examines two linked Caithness Gunn families over many generations in places such as Scotland, Canada, Jamaica and Australia. It has many family trees, photographs and original documents including details of trips to Canada in the 1840s and Australia in the 1850s. Many letters from the mid 1800s are included. The book has many biographies including the Hon. Donald Gunn of Canada, William Gunn of Waranga Park, Sir John Gunn of Tormsdale and the Hon. John Alexander Gunn of New South Wales ('anthrax' Gunn). This book contains much original information showing how Gunns integrated into new lands. This work has taken many years and builds on documents held within the family and much detailed genealogical research. Two versions are available; a paperback black and white version and a deluxe hardback version with some colour photographs. The information and images are the same in both texts.

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Lulu.com

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1105696510

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9781105696510

Inequality in Australia

By: Alastair Greig,Frank Lewins,Kevin White

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Inequality in Australia

By: Alastair Greig,Frank Lewins,Kevin White

This text seeks to analyse and explain inequality, challenging traditional conceptions and providing a new critical perspective. The authors provide a comprehensive historical account of inequality, and show how that account no longer adequately explains the new and different forms of inequality experienced in recent decades. As society has changed, they argue, new forms of inequality have emerged, conditioning the subject's very experience of identity, embodiment and politics. The book is at once a critical overview of contemporary inequality and a thorough-going textbook suitable for undergraduates.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521524423

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9780521524421

The Scottish Book Trade, 1500-1720

Print Commerce and Print Control in Early Modern Scotland

By: Alastair J. Mann

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The Scottish Book Trade, 1500-1720

Print Commerce and Print Control in Early Modern Scotland

By: Alastair J. Mann

This volume examines the Scottish book trade from c.1500 to c.1720, looking at booksellers, bookbinders, stationers and printers and their relationship to the forces of authority. The scale of the Scottish book trade in this period was surprisingly large, consisting of over 150 printers and over 400 booksellers, but its rate of growth was not constant as it was buffeted by the winds of economic and political circumstances. It is the public, not private world of book dissemination that is examined. Emphsis is placed more on supply than on demand. It is shown that the unique qualities of the printed book, with its blend of commerce and technology on the one hand, and intellect and ideology on the other, ensured that authority - burghs, church, governemt (crown and executive) and law courts - reacted with a complex response of liberty and prohibition. So it was for all nations experiencing the arrival of printing, but Scotland had its own particular range of dynamics, a distinct Scottish tradition.

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Birlinn Ltd

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1788854195

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9781788854191

Naked Airport

A Cultural History of the World's Most Revolutionary Structure

By: Alastair Gordon

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Naked Airport

A Cultural History of the World's Most Revolutionary Structure

By: Alastair Gordon

The first full cultural history of the ultimate modern structure: the airport, revealed as never before ... Since its origins in the muddy fields of flying machines, the airport has arguably become one of the defining institutions of modern life. In Naked Airport, critic Alastair Gordon ranges from global geopolitics to action movies to the daily commute, showing how airports have changed our sense of time, distance, travel, style, and even the way cities are built and business is done. Gordon introduces the people who shaped this place of sudden transportation: pilots like Charles Lindberg, architects like Eero Saarinen, politicians like Fiorello La Guardia, and Hitler, who built Berlin's Tempelhof as a showcase for Fascist power. He describes the airport's futuristic contributions, such as credit cards, in the form of fly-now-pay-later schemes, and he charts its shift in popular perception, from glamorous to infuriating. Finally, he analyzes the airport's function in war and peace—its gatekeeper role controlling immigration, its appeal to revolutionaries since the hijackings of the 1960s, and its new frontline position in the struggle against terror. Compelling and accessible, Naked Airport is an original history of a long-neglected yet central creation of modern reality and imagination.

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Metropolitan Books

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1466869119

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9781466869110

Beach Houses

Andrew Geller

By: Alastair Gordon,Andrew Geller

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Beach Houses

Andrew Geller

By: Alastair Gordon,Andrew Geller

For clients in the Hamptons, the Jersey shore, and in New England, Andrew Geller built dozens of houses, most of wood, and most on modest budgets. These spirited houses, many shown here for the first time through vintage photos and drawings, still delight today and will inspire anyone interested in beach house living. 85 photos, 25 in color.

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Princeton Architectural Press

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1568983212

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9781568983219

British Hotels, Inns and Other Places

By: Alastair Sawday

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British Hotels, Inns and Other Places

By: Alastair Sawday

A fascinating collection of buildings and people, ideas and tastes--every one worth a long visit. All of these places are inspected and a good value, whether remote and simple or wrapped in luxury. Best of all--they are delightfully different and are described here in the characteristically honest and lively Sawday style.

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Alastair Sawday

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1901970752

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9781901970753

Book's by Alastair Gordon

Contemporary Military Strategy and the Global War on Terror

Contemporary Military Strategy and the Global War on Terror

Saturday Bloody Saturday

Saturday Bloody Saturday

Diaries Volume One

Diaries Volume One

Higgy

Higgy

The Gunns; History, Myths and Genealogy

The Gunns; History, Myths and Genealogy

Fire Along the Frontier

Fire Along the Frontier

Learning the Technical Game of Football

Learning the Technical Game of Football

Winners

Winners

Anti-Racism

Anti-Racism

Who's who in Naval History

Who's who in Naval History

Scotland and Beyond: The Families of Donald Gunn (Tormsdale) and John Gunn (Dalnaha, Strathmore and Braehour)

Scotland and Beyond: The Families of Donald Gunn (Tormsdale) and John Gunn (Dalnaha, Strathmore and Braehour)

Inequality in Australia

Inequality in Australia

The Scottish Book Trade, 1500-1720

The Scottish Book Trade, 1500-1720

Naked Airport

Naked Airport

Beach Houses

Beach Houses

British Hotels, Inns and Other Places

British Hotels, Inns and Other Places

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