Edward J. Erickson Ordered to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War (Contributions in Military Studies) Praeger | 2000 | ISBN: 0313315167 | 304 pages | PDF | 14,3 MB The first general history in English of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Ordered to Die is based on newly available Turkish archival and official sources.

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Peter Berkowitz, “The Future of American Intelligence” Publisher: Hoover Institute Press | 2005 | ISBN 0817946624 | PDF | 195 pages | 10.2 MB The United States today faces new kinds of adversaries, armed with an array of sinister weapons and capable of communicating and coordinating actions around the globe with unprecedented ease.

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Russell W. Glenn, Jody Jacobs, “Preparing for the Proven Inevitable: An Urban Operations Training Strategy for America’s Joint Force By: Russell W. Glenn” Publisher: RAND Corporation | 2006 | ISBN 0833038710 | PDF | 425 pages | 10.8 MB Because future military operations are likely to include actions in densely populated, built-up areas, joint and service training initiatives over the past decade have increasingly reflected an interest in preparing for such contingencies

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Kurt Saxon The Poor Man’s James Bond Vol. 1 Atlan Formularies | 1992 | ISBN: 1881801020 | 479 pages | PDF | 86 Mb Intended originally for the political Right, The Poor Man’s James Bond is now geared for use by the Civil Authorities

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Interesting Times: An Encounter With the 20th Century 1924 Lawrence Erlbaum (2001-09-01) | ISBN: 0805840761 | 312 Pages | 3.07 MB | PDF This book is an autobiographical account of George Mandler–born in 1924–who grew up in a middle class Jewish family in Vienna. It details the fears and attempts to find a safe haven when Austria was invaded and absorbed into Nazi Germany in 1938, followed by Mandler’s escape to England and residence in a small boarding school.

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The Heart of War: On Power, Conflict and Obligation in the Twenty-first Century Publisher: Routledge | ISBN: 0415369606 | edition 2002 | PDF | 336 pages | 10,5 mb Military forces are now confronted, not only with the non-conventional threats of terrorism but the moral dilemmas of humanitarianism, intervention and human rights. Gwyn Prins explores these conflicting impulses using a variety of fascinating examples: the September 11th attacks and the history of ’spectacular’ terrorism, humanitarian intervention in Bosnia, Kosovo, West Africa and elsewhere, the extradition of General Pinochet for human rights abuses and the nuclear issue, in the light of ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan.

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Friedrich August Heydte, “Modern irregular warfare: In defense policy and as a military phenomenon” Publisher: New Benjamin Franklin House | 1986 | ISBN 0933488491 | PDF | 182 pages | 17.2 MB

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The Conquistador: 1492-1550 Publisher: Osprey Publishing | ISBN: 1841761753 | edition 2001 | PDF | 66 pages | 27,3 mb Many accounts portray the conquest of the New World as a remarkable military achievement, with Cortés’ vastly outnumbered but better armed Spaniards defeating hordes of superstitious savages. However, the reality of these events is far more complex and no less significant. The first Conquistadors who had sailed in search of prosperity, inspired by dreams of unlimited riches, soon became disillusioned and restless

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John Clearwater, “Canadian Nuclear Weapons: The Untold Story of Canada’s Cold War Arsenal”. Publisher: Dundurn Press | english | ISBN: 1550022997 | edition: 1998 | PDF | 400 Pages | 17 Mb “We are thus not only the first country in the world with the capability to produce nuclear weapons that chose not to do so, we are also the first nuclear armed country to have chosen to divest itself of nuclear weapons.”Pierre Trudeau United Nations, 26 May 1978.From 1963 to 1984, US nuclear warheads armed Canadian weapons systems in both Canada and West Germany. It is likely that during the early part of this period, the Canadian military was putting more effort, money, and manpower into the nuclear commitment than any other single activity.

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