Presents a comprehensive treatment of military geography for general readers as well as those in the military. Considers military operations in every geographical environment, while taking into accoun
Discusses the lengthy career of the famous sportscaster, including his early career, his move with the Dodgers to LA, and his numerous awards for outstanding work in his field.
Bruce Boudreau is living a hockey Cinderella story. After more than three decades in the minor leagues as a player and coach, he was promoted to head coach of the Washington Capitals in 2007. Boudreau
Days of Decision spans a century of American foreign policy making, from the Spanish-American War of 1898 to the attacks of September 11, 2001. Michael J. Nojeim and David P. Kilroy carefully examine
Since the United Nations adopted the principle of self-determination in 1945, great powers have found that military strength is no guarantee of success in small wars fought against insurgents who use
Never one to mince words, Effa Manley once wrote a letter to sportswriter Art Carter, saying that she hoped they could meet soon because "I would like to tell you a lot of things you should know about
Every ten years, political representation in the U.S. House of Representatives is redistributed among the fifty states. The process recently began anew with the 2010 census, in which the nation's pop
Written by highly regarded scholars and military leaders, Global Air Power explores how various nations have integrated air power into their armed forces and illuminates universal trends as well as s
The Romans' destruction of Carthage after the Third Punic War erased any Carthaginian historical record of Hannibal's life. What we know of him comes exclusively from Roman historians who had every in
It is hard to imagine a more Orwellian presidency than George W. Bush's, according to Joseph Russomanno, who demonstrates how a form of Newspeak became thoroughly entrenched in the historical record.
After the 1940 Battle of France, the British Expeditionary Force desperately attempted to flee the small French port of Dunkirk and reach British shores, France was falling, and the men were well awar
Beginning with the communist Saur Revolution of 1978 and continuing through Gen. David Petraeus's 2010 appointment replacing Stanley McChrystal as commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, this book is
The Cold War was the defining feature of international relations during the last half of the twentieth century. Interpretations of how it ended thus remain crucial to an accurate understanding of glo
Part of a series that provides clear scholarly narratives on issues of US foreign policy to college students and general readers, this volume provides an overview of the events of the last decade of t
Private military contractors, especially those working in Iraq since 2003, quickly assumed duties that far exceeded their original mandates. Initially intended for combat support, they became full-fle
The editors and authors use a diverse selection of cases that explore the extent to which leaders and people in democracies able to participate in the Iraq War coalition did so by choice. The chapters