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In the School of War
Fort Leavenworth, where Roger J. Spiller taught the armyOCOs finest for twenty-five years, is indeed a OC school of war.OCO There, among military professionals who had experienced war firsthand, Spiller honed his remarkable skills as an analyst and historian, scholar and teacherOCoskills that have made him one of the best-known and respected military historians of our day. This volume brings together SpillerOCOs original and thought-provoking explorations of wars big and small and armies glorified and ignored. For each of these essaysOCowhether on urban warfare or the Vietnam syndrome, battlefield psychology or the making of military history, and underrated vs.aoverrated generalsOCoSpiller revisits his topic and his thinking, bringing fresh insight and a new context to an incomparable body of work. In the School of War further reveals the complex relationship between past and present in an understanding of the nature of war.
Combined Arms in Battle Since 1939
The thirty-six chapters reflect changes in the military art. Each chapter deals with one case drawn from recent military history that illustrates and illuminates a problem with which a modern professional soldier may have to contend. Each case is set in its strategic and operational context, explained in detail, and briefly analyzed.
Battle Studies; Ancient and Modern Battle
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Human Bullets
"Human Bullets: A Soldier's Story of Port Arthur" by Tadayoshi Sakurai is a gripping firsthand account of the harrowing experiences of a soldier during the Battle of Port Arthur. Sakurai's narrative immerses readers in the brutal realities of war and the indomitable spirit of those who endured it. This book is a poignant and eye-opening read for anyone interested in the personal stories of those who have faced the crucible of conflict.
"Not War But Like War"
This study began in August 1979 as a series of notes for a lecture on the employment of contingency forces at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. The lecture was intended to serve as a historical introduction to the subject, using the 1958 American intervention in Lebanon as a case in point. It was thought that by analyzing the Lebanon intervention one could demonstrate several important lessons: how political and diplomatic objectives directly affect the character of modern military operations; how an operational military plan is conceived and what evolutions it endures before it is executed; how such plans, though they appear to anticipate every operational problem, are usually unequal to the realities of operational practice; and, finally, how valuable a quality mental agility can be when put to use by a military commander and his subordinates. Interestingly, most of the literature dealt with the Marines if of it took notice of military operations at all.
An Instinct for War
Spiller combines a mastery of the primary sources with a vibrant historical imagination to locate a dozen turning points in the world's history of warfare that altered our understanding of war and its pursuit. We are conducted through profound moments by the voices of those who witnessed them and are given a graphic understanding of war, the devastating choices, the means by which battles are won and lost, and the enormous price exacted. Spiller's attention to the sights and sounds of battle enables us to feel the sting and menace of past violent conflicts as if they were today's.
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