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The Ghosts of Iwo Jima

By: Robert S. Burrell

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In February 1945, some 80,000 U.S. Marines attacked the heavily defended fortress that the Japanese had constructed on the tiny Pacific island of Iwo Jima. Leaders of the Army Air Forces said they needed the airfields there to provide fighter escort for their B-29 bombers. At the cost of 28,000 American casualties, the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine Divisions dutifully conquered this desolate piece of hell with a determination and sacrifice that have become legendary in the annals of war, immortalized in the photograph of six Marines raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi. But the Army Air Forces’ fighter operations on Iwo Jima subsequently proved both unproductive and unnecessary. After the fact, a number of other justifications were generated to rationalize this tragically expensive battle. Ultimately, misleading statistics were presented to contend that the number of lives saved by B-29 emergency landings on Iwo Jima outweighed the cost of its capture. In The Ghosts of Iwo Jima, Captain Robert S. Burrell masterfully reconsiders the costs of taking Iwo Jima and its role in the war effort. His thought-provoking analysis also highlights the greater contribution of Iwo Jima’s valiant dead: They inspired a reverence for the Marine Corps that proved critical to its institutional survival and its embodiment of American national spirit. From the 7th War Loan Campaign of 1945 through the flag-raising at Ground Zero in 2001, the immortal image of Iwo Jima has become a symbol of American patriotism itself. Burrell’s searching account of this fabled island conflict will advance our understanding of World War II and its continuing legacy for the twenty-first century. At last, the battle’s ghosts may unveil its ultimate, and most crucial, lessons.

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U.S. Combat Commands' Participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative

A Training Manual

By: Charles Wolf,Brian G. Chow,Gregory S. Jones

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U.S. Combat Commands' Participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative

A Training Manual

By: Charles Wolf,Brian G. Chow,Gregory S. Jones

This training manual--which consists of nine lecture and seminar sessions that can be used together or alone, in full or in part--is intended for use by the U.S. Geographic Combat Commands in training personnel assigned to them for participation in PSI activities. Its purpose is to help the Commands deal with normal issues arising from staff turnover and with any insufficiencies in the Commands1 institutional memory.

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What it Takes

Air Force Command of Joint Operations

By: Michael Spirtas,Thomas-Durell Young,S. Rebecca Zimmerman

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What it Takes

Air Force Command of Joint Operations

By: Michael Spirtas,Thomas-Durell Young,S. Rebecca Zimmerman

When appropriate, the U.S. Air Force needs to be prepared to supply joint task force (JTF) headquarters. If the U.S. Air Force takes the steps necessary to produce JTF-capable units, both the service and the nation would benefit. The authors consider the nature of JTF command, survey command-related developments in other services and in other elements of the defense community, and examine four JTF operations. They raise issues for the Air Force to consider and offer a set of recommendations aimed at enhancing the Air Force's ability to staff and run JTF headquarters."--Provided by publisher.

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Allies in Conflict

Anglo-American Strategic Negotiations, 1938-44

By: S. Weiss

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Allies in Conflict

Anglo-American Strategic Negotiations, 1938-44

By: S. Weiss

The following study is primarily concerned with the unifying and destructive forces that affected the Anglo-American relationship between 1938 and 1944, as those involved searched for a strategic solution to the war in Europe. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill's methods of leadership are compared and their personal relationship investigated. Anglo-American tensions are disclosed and assessed with regard to clandestine warfare, special operations and rearming the French and operation ANVIL, the invasion of southern France, is examined for its role in the Anglo-American strategic conflict.

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The Joint Chiefs of Staff and National Policy, 1961-1964

By: Walter S. Poole

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The Joint Chiefs of Staff and National Policy, 1961-1964

By: Walter S. Poole

History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Volume VIII. An official publication of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, it describes the JCS activities during the period 1961-1964 (covering the entirety of the President John F. Kennedy administration and the beginning of the President Lyndon B. Johnson administration), except for activities related to Indochina which are covered in a separate series. More than a mere historical text, this provides a fascinating inside look at the Joint Chiefs' participation and point-of-view in dealing with the following foreign crises from the U.S.S.R. to the Caribbean to Asia -- and working with the JFK and Johnson presidential administrations: · Soviet ICBM and MRBM missile gap, arms race with the Soviet Union, nuclear testing, the strategic nuclear delivery vehicle (SNDV) freeze, and the creation of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA); · Berlin Wall construction; · Strife in Laos; · Failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba and the Cuban Missile Crisis; · Expansion of the role of NATO; · Support for Israel, Saudi Regime and Shah of Iran; · Trouble in the Congo; · Sino-Indian Border War and more. This resource is recommended for high-school libraries and 4-year academic libraries.

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War Plan Orange

The U.S. Strategy to Defeat Japan, 1897-1945

By: Edward S Miller

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War Plan Orange

The U.S. Strategy to Defeat Japan, 1897-1945

By: Edward S Miller

Based on twenty years of research in formerly secret archives, this book reveals for the first time the full significance of War Plan Orange—the U.S. Navy's strategy to defeat Japan, formulated over the forty years prior to World War II.

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The Process and Politics of Defense Acquisition

A Reference Handbook

By: David S. Sorenson

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The Process and Politics of Defense Acquisition

A Reference Handbook

By: David S. Sorenson

The United States government invests billions each year on equipping armed forces with the most advanced military equipment. The root of the American defense acquisition system is driven by a combination of national interests and domestic political requirements. While fundamentally the defense acquisition system has produced results for the United States military, improvements are needed in order to continue to move forward in advancing military tactics and technology. Exploring both the systemic and political levels of the system, Sorenson argues that the United States will fall behind if the current defense acquisition system is not reformed. This book brings together elements of this complicated system, such as national security requirements, and the changes that are needed in both the structural and political pillars. A combination of political interests and the needs of the military, serviced by an ever-shrinking defense industry, make a genuine acquisition reform even more difficult, resulting in reform that is more symbolic than genuine.

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Exporting Security

International Engagement, Security Cooperation, and the Changing Face of the U.S. Military

By: Derek S. Reveron

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Exporting Security

International Engagement, Security Cooperation, and the Changing Face of the U.S. Military

By: Derek S. Reveron

Given U.S. focus on the continuing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is easy to miss that the military does much more than engage in combat. On any given day, military engineers dig wells in East Africa, medical personnel provide vaccinations in Latin America, and special forces mentor militaries in southeast Asia. To address today's security challenges, the military partners with civilian agencies, NGOs, and the private sector both at home and abroad. By doing so, the United States seeks to improve its international image, strengthen the state sovereignty system by training and equipping partners’ security forces, prevent localized violence from escalating into regional crises, and protect U.S. national security by addressing underlying conditions that inspire and sustain violent extremism. In Exporting Security, Derek Reveron provides a comprehensive analysis of the shift in U.S. foreign policy from coercive diplomacy to cooperative military engagement, examines how and why the U.S. military is an effective tool of foreign policy, and explores the methods used to reduce security deficits around the world.

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158901619X

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Delphi Complete Works of Winston S. Churchill (Illustrated)

By: Winston S. Churchill

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Delphi Complete Works of Winston S. Churchill (Illustrated)

By: Winston S. Churchill

The British statesman, orator and author Winston Churchill served as prime minister twice, achieving legendary status for rallying the British people during World War II and leading the country from the brink of defeat to victory. In addition to his careers of soldier and politician, Churchill was a prolific writer, starting with war journalism charting his adventures in British India, at the Siege of Malakand, at Sudan during the Mahdist War and in Africa in the Second Boer War. He excelled as a writer of history, producing multi-volume studies of both World Wars and other grand subjects to critical acclaim. Many of his speeches and parliamentary answers were also published in pamphlets and collected editions. In 1953 Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature ‘for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory’. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Churchill’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Churchill’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * Churchill’s novel ‘Savrola’ and the rare short stories * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * The complete non-fiction works and speech collections * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the speeches * Easily locate the works you want to read * Includes Churchill’s autobiography * Features two biographies, including Kraus’ seminal study – discover Churchill’s incredible life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: The Novel Savrola (1900) The Shorter Fiction Man Overboard (1898) If Lee Had Not Won the Battle of Gettysburg (1931) The Dream (1966) The Non-Fiction The Story of the Malakand Field Force (1898) The River War (1899) London to Ladysmith via Pretoria (1900) Ian Hamilton’s March (1900) Lord Randolph Churchill (1906) My African Journey (1908) The World Crisis I: 1911-1914 (1923) The World Crisis II: 1915 (1923) The World Crisis III: 1916-1918 (1927) The World Crisis IV: The Aftermath 1918-1922 (1929) The World Crisis V: The Eastern Front (1931) Thoughts and Adventures (1932) Marlborough I (1933) Marlborough II (1934) Marlborough III (1936) Marlborough IV (1938) Great Contemporaries (1937) The Second World War I: The Gathering Storm (1948) The Second World War II: Their Finest Hour (1949) The Second World War III: The Grand Alliance (1950) The Second World War IV: The Hinge of Fate (1950) The Second World War V: Closing the Ring (1951) The Second World War VI: Triumph and Tragedy (1953) Painting as a Pastime (1948) A History of the English-Speaking Peoples I: The Birth of Britain (1956) A History of the English-Speaking Peoples II: The New World (1956) A History of the English-Speaking Peoples III: The Age of Revolution (1957) A History of the English-Speaking Peoples IV: The Great Democracies (1958) The Speeches Introduction to Churchill the Orator Mr Brodrick’s Army (1903) For Free Trade (1906) Liberalism and the Social Problem (1909) The People’s Rights (1910) India (1931) Arms and the Covenant (1938) Step by Step (1936) Into Battle (1941) The Unrelenting Struggle (1942) The End of the Beginning (1943) Onwards to Victory (1944) The Dawn of Liberation (1945) Victory (1946) Secret Sessions Speeches (1946) The Sinews of Peace (1948) Europe Unite (1950) In the Balance (1951) Stemming the Tide (1953) The Unwritten Alliance (1961) Index of Speeches List of Speeches in Chronological Order List of Speeches in Alphabetical Order The Autobiography My Early Life (1930) The Biographies Winston Churchill: A Biography (1940) by René Kraus Mr. Churchill: A Portrait (1942) by Philip Guedalla

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Victory

By: Winston S. Churchill

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Victory

By: Winston S. Churchill

The Nobel Prize-winning Prime Minister’s historic speeches from the final year of WWII are collected in this essential volume. During the final eight months of World War II, Prime Minister Winston Churchill gave some of the most brilliant and consequential speeches of his career. Here are Churchill’s war status reports delivered to the House of Commons, his rousing statements to the British people, and his global broadcasts, including his announcement of Germany’s unconditional surrender on May 8th, 1945. These speeches detail Churchill's public reactions to the forming of the United Nations, the death of Roosevelt, the dropping of the Atomic Bomb, and, lastly, the election that defeats him. Perhaps most notable is the "Gestapo" speech of 1945, in which Churchill made a controversial comparison between a Socialist government and the Gestapo—an extremely charged word at that time—that many believe cost him his job as Prime Minister.

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US Foreign Policy and Defense Strategy

The Evolution of an Incidental Superpower

By: Derek S. Reveron,Nikolas K. Gvosdev,Mackubin Thomas Owens

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US Foreign Policy and Defense Strategy

The Evolution of an Incidental Superpower

By: Derek S. Reveron,Nikolas K. Gvosdev,Mackubin Thomas Owens

This work analyzes the strategic underpinnings of US defense strategy and foreign policy since 1945. Primarily intended to be a supplemental textbook, it explains how the United States became a superpower, examines the formation of the national security establishment, and explores the inter-relationship between foreign policy, defense strategy, and commercial interests. It differs from most of the existing teaching texts because its emphasis is not on narrating the history of US foreign policy or explaining the policymaking process. Instead, the emphasis is on identifying drivers and continuities in US national security interests and policy, and it has a special emphasis on developing a greater understanding of the intertwined nature of foreign and defense policies. The book will conclude by examining how the legacy of the last sixty-five years impacts future developments, the prospect for change, and what US national security policy may look like in the future.

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Georgetown University Press

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1626160910

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The Rise of American Air Power

The Creation of Armageddon

By: Michael S. Sherry

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The Rise of American Air Power

The Creation of Armageddon

By: Michael S. Sherry

Includes material on firebombing and nuclear warfare.

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Yale University Press

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0300044143

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Managing Command and Control in the Persian Gulf War

By: Thomas C. Hone,Mark D. Mandeles,Sanford S. Terry

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Managing Command and Control in the Persian Gulf War

By: Thomas C. Hone,Mark D. Mandeles,Sanford S. Terry

During Desert Shield, the Air Force built a very complicated organizational architecture to control large numbers of air sorties. During the air campaign itself, officers at each level of the Central Command Air Forces believed they were managing the chaos of war. Yet, when the activities of the many significant participants are pieced together, it appears that neither the planners nor Lt. Gen. Charles A. Horner, the Joint Force Air Component Commander, knew the details of what was happening in the air campaign or how well the campaign was going. There was little appreciation of the implications of complex organizational architectures for military command and control. Against a smarter and more aggressive foe, the system may well have failed.

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0313023352

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Strategic Warning Intelligence

History, Challenges, and Prospects

By: John A. Gentry,Joseph S. Gordon

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Strategic Warning Intelligence

History, Challenges, and Prospects

By: John A. Gentry,Joseph S. Gordon

John A. Gentry and Joseph S. Gordon update our understanding of strategic warning intelligence analysis for the twenty-first century. Strategic warning—the process of long-range analysis to alert senior leaders to trending threats and opportunities that require action—is a critical intelligence function. It also is frequently misunderstood and underappreciated. Gentry and Gordon draw on both their practitioner and academic backgrounds to present a history of the strategic warning function in the US intelligence community. In doing so, they outline the capabilities of analytic methods, explain why strategic warning analysis is so hard, and discuss the special challenges strategic warning encounters from senior decision-makers. They also compare how strategic warning functions in other countries, evaluate why the United States has in recent years emphasized current intelligence instead of strategic warning, and recommend warning-related structural and procedural improvements in the US intelligence community. The authors examine historical case studies, including postmortems of warning failures, to provide examples of the analytic points they make. Strategic Warning Intelligence will interest scholars and practitioners and will be an ideal teaching text for intermediate and advanced students.

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Uneasy Balance

Civil-Military Relations in Peacetime America since 1783

By: Thomas S. Langston

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Uneasy Balance

Civil-Military Relations in Peacetime America since 1783

By: Thomas S. Langston

In the first book to focus on civil-military tensions after American wars, Thomas Langston challenges conventional theory by arguing that neither civilian nor military elites deserve victory in this perennial struggle. What is needed instead, he concludes, is balance. In America's worst postwar episodes, those that followed the Civil War and the Vietnam War, balance was conspicuously absent. In the late 1860s and into the 1870s, the military became the tool of a divisive partisan program. As a result, when Reconstruction ended, so did popular support of the military. After the Vietnam War, military leaders were too successful in defending their institution against civilian commanders, leading some observers to declare a crisis in civil-military relations even before Bill Clinton became commander-in-chief. Is American military policy balanced today? No, but it may well be headed in that direction. At the end of the 1990s there was still no clear direction in military policy. The officer corps stubbornly clung to a Cold War force structure. A civilian-minded commander-in-chief, meanwhile, stretched a shrinking force across the globe. With the shocking events of September 11, 2001, clarifying the seriousness of the post-Cold War military policy, we may at last be moving toward a true realignment of civilian and military imperatives.

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0801881455

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

By: Roberta S. Russell,Bernard W. Taylor

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

By: Roberta S. Russell,Bernard W. Taylor

Help your students develop the skills needed to make informed business decisions. Appropriate for all business students, Operations and Supply Chain Management, 11th Edition provides a foundational understanding of operations management processes while ensuring the quantitative topics and mathematical applications are easy for students to understand. Teach your students how to analyze processes, ensure quality, manage the flow of information and products, create value along the supply chain in a global environment, and more.

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1119905672

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Report of the Quadrennial Defense Review

By: William S. Cohen

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Report of the Quadrennial Defense Review

By: William S. Cohen

Every five years, DoD prepares a review of global defense capabilities extending to 2005 & beyond. This review focuses on the adjustment of forces to reflect the demise of the Warsaw Pact, reductions in DoD infrastructure, a service focus, & other changes. Contents: design, approach, & implementation of the Quadrennial Defense Review; the global security environment; defense strategy; alternative defense postures; forces & manpower; force readiness; transforming U.S. forces for the future; achieving a 21st century defense infrastructure; comments by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Glossary. Assessment by the Nat. Defense Panel.

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DIANE Publishing

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0788145452

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Fall Gelb And The German Blitzkrieg Of 1940: Operational Art

By: Major Rick S. Richardson

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Fall Gelb And The German Blitzkrieg Of 1940: Operational Art

By: Major Rick S. Richardson

The objective of this study is to determine if the German “blitzkrieg” and Fall Gelb of 1940 were an expression of operational art. Despite the mythology surrounding Fall Gelb, the campaign does not constitute a major breakthrough in operational art by the Germans. Fall Gelb was not an expression of operational art. This conclusion is based upon an analysis using the approaches posed by U.S. Army and joint doctrine, Dr. James Schneider and Dr. Shimon Naveh. The purpose of this study is to examine more closely what is meant by “operational art” and to use those contemporary insights to re-examine German military operations in France in May 1940, Fall Gelb. Fall Gelb was chosen because it is a campaign that is frequently studied and often used and abused to illustrate various points relating to military operations. The study of the Fall Gelb campaign offers a glimpse of past operations through the lens of contemporary thought. That study provides the contemporary military professional an opportunity to improve his understanding of operational art through the study of a historical campaign.

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An Unsung Soldier

The Life of Gen. Andrew J. Goodpaster

By: Robert S Jordan

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An Unsung Soldier

The Life of Gen. Andrew J. Goodpaster

By: Robert S Jordan

Gen. Andrew J. Goodpaster was one of the leading soldier-scholars of his time. He stood as a key figure among the dominant American military and political personalities during the Cold War. Goodpaster served Gen. Dwight Eisenhower in establishing the international military component of NATO and then served as Staff Secretary and Defense Liaison Officer in the Eisenhower White House. He achieved the highest international military command assignment possible when, after serving in Vietnam as Deputy Commander, he was appointed NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. He was called out of retirement to restore the integrity of West Point after a major ethical crisis. Upon his final retirement and for over a quarter-century thereafter, he was actively involved in both the formal and informal world of Washington policy-making, making his mark repeatedly as a respected participant.

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Naval Institute Press

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1612512798

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The Cold War Begins in Asia

American East Asian Policy and the Fall of the Japanese Empire

By: Marc S. Gallicchio

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The Cold War Begins in Asia

American East Asian Policy and the Fall of the Japanese Empire

By: Marc S. Gallicchio

The summation of more than two thousand years of one of the world's most august literary traditions, this volume also represents the achievements of four hundred years of Western scholarship on China. The selections include poetry, drama, fiction, songs, biographies, and works of early Chinese philosophy and history rendered in English by the most renowned translators of classical Chinese literature: Arthur Waley, Ezra Pound, David Hawkes, James Legge, Burton Watson, Stephen Owen, Cyril Birch, A. C. Graham, Witter Bynner, Kenneth Rexroth, and others. Arranged chronologically and by genre, each chapter is introduced by definitive quotes and brief introductions chosen from classic Western sinological treatises. Beginning with discussions of the origins of the Chinese writing system and selections from the earliest "genre" of Chinese literature--the Oracle Bone inscriptions--the book then proceeds with selections from: • early myths and legends; • the earliest anthology of Chinese poetry, the Book of Songs; • early narrative and philosophy, including the I Ching, Tao-te Ching, and the Analects of Confucius; • rhapsodies, historical writings, magical biographies, ballads, poetry, and miscellaneous prose from the Han and Six Dynasties period; • the court poetry of the Southern Dynasties; • the finest gems of Tang poetry; and • lyrics, stories, and tales of the Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties eras. Special highlights include individual chapters covering each of the luminaries of Tang poetry: Wang Wei, Li Bo, Du Fu, and Bo Juyi; early literary criticism; women poets from the first to the tenth century C.E.; and the poetry of Zen and the Tao. Bibliographies, explanatory notes, copious illustrations, a chronology of major dynasties, and two-way romanization tables coordinating the Wade-Giles and pinyin transliteration systems provide helpful tools to aid students, teachers, and general readers in exploring this rich tradition of world literature.

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Columbia University Press

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0231065027

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Maritime Operations in the Russo-Japanese War, 190

Volume 2

By: Julian Corbett

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Maritime Operations in the Russo-Japanese War, 190

Volume 2

By: Julian Corbett

Unlike Alfred Thayer Mahan, Britain’s great maritime strategist Sir Julian Corbett believed that victory in war does not come simply by the exercise of sea power and that, historically, this has never been the case. Corbett’s keen analysis of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 as presented in this work, along with his discussion of the pros and cons of limited conflict will be of great value to our understanding of today’s limited wars. Based on intelligence material provided by the Japanese government, this work was written as an official study in the years just before World War One and classified “confidential” by the Royal Navy. The two-volume study demonstrates the lessons the war held for the future and shows the essential differences between maritime and continental warfare, while also exploring their interaction.

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1612518214

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After Saddam

Prewar Planning and the Occupation of Iraq

By: Nora Bensahel,Olga Oliker,Keith Crane,Richard R. Jr. Brennan,Heather S. Gregg

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After Saddam

Prewar Planning and the Occupation of Iraq

By: Nora Bensahel,Olga Oliker,Keith Crane,Richard R. Jr. Brennan,Heather S. Gregg

This monograph examines prewar planning efforts for the reconstruction of postwar Iraq. It then examines the role of U.S. military forces after major combat officially ended on May 1, 2003, through June 2004. Finally, it examines civilian efforts at reconstruction, focusing on the activities of the Coalition Provisional Authority and its efforts to rebuild structures of governance, security forces, economic policy, and essential services.

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0833046381

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A Financial System that Creates Economic Opportunities

Capital markets: report to President Donald J. Trump, Executive Order 13772 on core principles for regulating the United States financial system

By: Steven T. Mnuchin,Craig S. Phillips

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A Financial System that Creates Economic Opportunities

Capital markets: report to President Donald J. Trump, Executive Order 13772 on core principles for regulating the United States financial system

By: Steven T. Mnuchin,Craig S. Phillips

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0160942225

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Review of the 2002 Conditionality Guidelines

By: Mr.Tubagus Feridhanusetyawan,Mr.Alun H. Thomas,Ms.Tessa Van der Willigen,Ms.Uma Ramakrishnan,S. Reichold,Mr.Juan Zalduendo,Mr.James P Walsh

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Review of the 2002 Conditionality Guidelines

By: Mr.Tubagus Feridhanusetyawan,Mr.Alun H. Thomas,Ms.Tessa Van der Willigen,Ms.Uma Ramakrishnan,S. Reichold,Mr.Juan Zalduendo,Mr.James P Walsh

This paper focuses on the fact that the 2004–2005 conditionality review expands to include a review of the application of the new Guidelines on Conditionality, adopted in 2002. These guidelines were the culmination of a comprehensive and far-reaching review of conditionality that aimed to enhance the effectiveness of IMF-supported programs. They represented the first revision of the IMF’s conditionality guidelines since 1979, and were developed by the IMF after seeking input from civil society and public forums held in several countries. This review comes at an early stage of experience with the new guidelines, and further evidence will be needed before definite conclusions can be drawn. The ultimate test of conditionality is whether it contributes to better economic outcomes, including over the medium term, and these cannot yet be gauged. Moreover, although this review draws in part on case studies, no substitute exists for cross-country analysis for identifying broad trends, and at this stage such analysis is hampered by small sample sizes.

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International Monetary Fund

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1589064917

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Airpower in the War against ISIS

By: Benjamin S Lambeth

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Airpower in the War against ISIS

By: Benjamin S Lambeth

Airpower in the War against ISIS chronicles the planning and conduct of Operation Inherent Resolve by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) from August 2014 to mid-2018, with a principal focus on the contributions of U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT). Benjamin S. Lambeth contends that the war’s costly and excessive duration resulted from CENTCOM’s inaccurate assessment of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), determining it was simply a resurrected Iraqi insurgency rather than recognizing it as the emerging proto-state that it actually was. This erroneous decision, Lambeth argues, saw the application of an inappropriate counterinsurgency strategy and use of rules of engagement that imposed needless restrictions on the most effective use of the precision air assets at CENTCOM’s disposal. The author, through expert analysis of recent history, forcefully argues that CENTCOM erred badly by not using its ample air assets at the outset not merely for supporting Iraq's initially noncombat-ready ground troops but also in an independent and uncompromising strategic interdiction campaign against ISIS's most vital center-of-gravity targets in Syria from the effort's first moments onward.

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Naval Institute Press

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168247559X

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Australian Pharmacy Law and Practice - E-Book

By: John S. Low,Kim Forrester,Laetitia Hattingh

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Australian Pharmacy Law and Practice - E-Book

By: John S. Low,Kim Forrester,Laetitia Hattingh

Australian Pharmacy Law & Practice addresses the current issues surrounding pharmacy law and regulation in Australia. As the Federal Government moves to implement a national registration and accreditation scheme for pharmacists, the pharmacy workforce is set to become more mobile as a result. There has been no greater time than now for practising pharmacists and students to understand the implications of current legislation and legal provisions underpinning their area of practice. This text provides a comprehensive analysis and discussion of the legislation and practice standards which are relevant to the practice of pharmacy. As well as covering specific pieces of legislation relating to the regulation of pharmacy practice and drug control, Australian Pharmacy Law & Practice includes important sections on legal concepts and the Australian constitution; the evolution of pharmacy practice and ethics; privacy legislation; occupational health and safety; and professional conduct including matters regarding investigation, discipline, and legal proceedings. Australian Pharmacy Law & Practice is the first text of its kind to address pharmacy practice in all its facets in the unique context of the Australian legal framework. It will be a valuable resource to students and overseas trained pharmacists seeking registration in Australia, as well as to qualified practitioners who seek to better understand the laws and standards that govern the profession. - Unique to the Australian marketplace – presently there is no publication dealing specifically with pharmacy law and ethics in this country - Each chapter includes – learning objectives, review questions and activities, and further readings - The inclusion of quotation from case law – provides an opportunity for readers to learn from history.

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