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Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"Every generation, a journalist has looked deep into the heart of the nuclear military establishment: the technologies, the safeguards, the plans, and the risks. These projects are vital to how we understand the world we really live in: where one nuclear missile begets one in return; where the choreography of the world's end requires massive decisions made on seconds-notice, with information that is only as good as the intelligence we have. Annie...
Author
Publisher
Regnery Publishing, a division of Salem Media Group
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Gorka believes that war will happen again-- we must be ready. And the most important weapon in any geopolitical conflict is the will to win. Willful ignorance about our adversary-- whether it's Russia, China, or the global jihadi movement-- has crippled America. Gorka clarifies who our foes are, what makes them tick, and why they are so different from the threats of the past. -- adapted from jacket
3) NATO
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Series
Publisher
Abdo & Daughters, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
This title examines the North Atlantic Treaty Organization including its creation in the aftermath of World War II with the North Atlantic Treaty, its initial purpose as defense against the Soviet Union, its development during the Cold War, its repurpose after the fall of the Soviet Union, and its evolving role today. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.
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Not Supplied
Language
English
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Traces and explains how various national and international powers have risen and fallen, relative to one another, over the course of five centuries since the Renaissance, focusing on the interaction between economics and military strategy.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Blum retells the adventures of Larry Williams and Bob Cornuke as they daringly sneak into Saudi Arabia and discover the real Mt. Sinai, called Jabal al Lawz. They find remains of the altar of the Golden Calf, the twelve pillars ordered by Moses, possibly the spot where God gave Moses the two stone tablets. The also explain the mystery of the parting of the Red Sea.
Author
Publisher
Threshold Editions
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A strategic foreign consultant with over a decade of working for the US shows how the downsizing of our armed forces lowers the nation's defense and puts us at risk. In this stunningly detailed account of US military power in the Obama era, Mark Moyar reveals how Obama's military decisions have led to the international catastrophes of his second term. While our current downward spiral did not grab the attention of the American people until 2014, Moyar...
Author
Series
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The Petersburg campaign began June 15, 1864, with Union attempts to break an improvised line of Confederate field fortifications. By the time the campaign ended on April 2, 1865, two opposing lines of sophisticated and complex earthworks stretched for thirty-five miles, covering not only Petersburg but also the southeastern approaches to Richmond. This book, the third volume in Earl Hess's trilogy on the war in the eastern theater, recounts the strategic...
Author
Series
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"The eastern campaigns of the Civil War involved the widespread use of field fortifications, from Big Bethel and the Peninsula to Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Charleston, and Mine Run. While many of these fortifications were meant to last only as long as the battle and often were not detailed in official records, Earl J. Hess argues that their history is deeply significant. Even before the onset of trench warfare at the Wilderness in May 1864, the...
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Series
Publisher
DiscoveRoo, an imprint of Pop!
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
This book introduces readers to animals in military action, including those in combat and those that help find enemy weapons. Features include a table of contents, fun facts, infographics, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core standards & correlated to state standards. DiscoverRoo is an imprint of Pop!, a division...