Author: Roman Jarymowycz
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811750930
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
History of cavalry from horses to tanks and helicopters.
Cavalry from Hoof to Track
Author: Roman Jarymowycz
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811750930
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
History of cavalry from horses to tanks and helicopters.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811750930
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
History of cavalry from horses to tanks and helicopters.
Exploding Animals
The Evolution of Operational Art
Author: John Andreas Olsen
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191616680
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Broadly defined as the grey area between strategy and tactics, operational art spans the theory and practice of planning and conducting campaigns and major operations aimed at accomplishing strategic and operational objectives in a given theatre of operations. An intermediate link between strategy and tactics has always existed, but a distinct concept that encompasses a systematic and deliberate plan of campaign for major operations is a mere two hundred years old. Based on country specific case-studies, this book describes how the concepts that underpin operational art originated, how they received practical expression in various campaigns, and how they developed over time. The point of departure is the campaigns of 'the God of War', Napoleon Bonaparte. The book then proceeds with chapters on the evolution of operational art in Prussia / Germany, the Soviet Union / Russia, the United Kingdom, United States, Israel, and China. The final chapter deals with the future of operational art in irregular warfare. Theory is critical to refining and improving existing methods of applying operational warfare, and its importance cannot be overstated; however, to be useful, theory and its accompanying vocabulary must be combined with a proper examination of historical trends and practical experience. The present volume attempts to achieve that combination. This book is a project of the Oxford Leverhulme Programme on the Changing Character of War.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191616680
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Broadly defined as the grey area between strategy and tactics, operational art spans the theory and practice of planning and conducting campaigns and major operations aimed at accomplishing strategic and operational objectives in a given theatre of operations. An intermediate link between strategy and tactics has always existed, but a distinct concept that encompasses a systematic and deliberate plan of campaign for major operations is a mere two hundred years old. Based on country specific case-studies, this book describes how the concepts that underpin operational art originated, how they received practical expression in various campaigns, and how they developed over time. The point of departure is the campaigns of 'the God of War', Napoleon Bonaparte. The book then proceeds with chapters on the evolution of operational art in Prussia / Germany, the Soviet Union / Russia, the United Kingdom, United States, Israel, and China. The final chapter deals with the future of operational art in irregular warfare. Theory is critical to refining and improving existing methods of applying operational warfare, and its importance cannot be overstated; however, to be useful, theory and its accompanying vocabulary must be combined with a proper examination of historical trends and practical experience. The present volume attempts to achieve that combination. This book is a project of the Oxford Leverhulme Programme on the Changing Character of War.
Japanese Naval Fighter Aces
Author: Ikuhiko Hata
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811711676
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
This book is as good as we are likely to get on the subject in English. For Pacific Theater aerophiles, it's a must-have. --Barrett Tillman, author of WhirlwindVivid account of Japanese navy fighter units in combatContains biographies of all pilots claiming ace statusIncludes photos of planes like the Zero fighter and the pilots who flew them
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811711676
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
This book is as good as we are likely to get on the subject in English. For Pacific Theater aerophiles, it's a must-have. --Barrett Tillman, author of WhirlwindVivid account of Japanese navy fighter units in combatContains biographies of all pilots claiming ace statusIncludes photos of planes like the Zero fighter and the pilots who flew them
Winter Storm
Author: Hans Wijers
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811745872
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Compilation of first-person German accounts from the battle of Stalingrad.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811745872
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Compilation of first-person German accounts from the battle of Stalingrad.
Two One Pony
Author: Charles R. Carr
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811707334
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Thoughtful, reflective narrative of a reluctant soldier in Vietnam Author served as a mechanized infantryman in the Mekon Delta with the 9th Infantry DivisionCaptures the rhythms of life in war as well as the boredom and chaos of Vietnam Two One Pony was the name of the author's squad's armored personnel carrierTries to make sense of the absurdity of the war
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811707334
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Thoughtful, reflective narrative of a reluctant soldier in Vietnam Author served as a mechanized infantryman in the Mekon Delta with the 9th Infantry DivisionCaptures the rhythms of life in war as well as the boredom and chaos of Vietnam Two One Pony was the name of the author's squad's armored personnel carrierTries to make sense of the absurdity of the war
Panzergrenadier Aces
Author: Franz Kurowski
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811706567
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Exciting stories of the infantrymen who supported Germany's tanksHow tanks and infantry cooperated at the small-unit levelFirst time in EnglishThe panzergrenadiers were the footsoldiers who went into battle alongside the Third Reich's feared tanks. Whether in the Wehrmacht or Waffen-SS, these troops endured all the horrors of infantry combat--fighting hand-to-hand, storming enemy positions, and rescuing fallen comrades--but they did so in the shadow of thundering giants like the Tiger and Panther. Kurowski tells the stories of some of the very best of these mechanized infantrymen, bringing them and their actions to life.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811706567
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Exciting stories of the infantrymen who supported Germany's tanksHow tanks and infantry cooperated at the small-unit levelFirst time in EnglishThe panzergrenadiers were the footsoldiers who went into battle alongside the Third Reich's feared tanks. Whether in the Wehrmacht or Waffen-SS, these troops endured all the horrors of infantry combat--fighting hand-to-hand, storming enemy positions, and rescuing fallen comrades--but they did so in the shadow of thundering giants like the Tiger and Panther. Kurowski tells the stories of some of the very best of these mechanized infantrymen, bringing them and their actions to life.
1914-1938 Armored Fighting Vehicles
Author: George Bradford
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811742113
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
George Bradford's latest collection of scale drawings of armored fighting vehicles focuses on the years from World War I to the eve of World War II.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811742113
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
George Bradford's latest collection of scale drawings of armored fighting vehicles focuses on the years from World War I to the eve of World War II.
Condor
Author: Patrick Laureau
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811706885
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Actions of the German air force during the Spanish Civil War. Covers the bombing of Guernica and other events. Draws from previously undiscovered source material.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811706885
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Actions of the German air force during the Spanish Civil War. Covers the bombing of Guernica and other events. Draws from previously undiscovered source material.
Blossoming Silk Against the Rising Sun
Author: Gene Eric Salecker
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811706575
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Complete account of airborne operations in the Pacific theater. Firsthand descriptions from American and Japanese paratroopers. Detailed maps illustrate battles.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811706575
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Complete account of airborne operations in the Pacific theater. Firsthand descriptions from American and Japanese paratroopers. Detailed maps illustrate battles.