The Foundations of the Science of War
By: J.F.C. Fuller
3.04
Format: 340 pages, Paperback
A Military Classic Reprint This is a compilation of material presented by Fuller when he was ch…
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1. Command of the Air
By: Giulio Douhet
3.36
Format: 394 pages, Hardcover
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2. The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939: An Introduction to the Study of International Relations
By: Edward Hallett Carr
4.09
Format: 244 pages, Paperback
E. H. Carr's classic work on international relations published in 1939 was immediately recognized b… read more
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- history
"Biologically and economically, the doctrine of the harmony of interests was only tenable if you left out of account the interest of the weak who must be driven to the wall, or called in the next worl…"-Edward Hallett Carr, The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939: An Introduction to the Study of International Relations
"The trade unionist tends to regard the intellectual as a utopian theorist lacking experience in the practical problems of the movement. The intellectual condemns the trade union leader as a bureaucra…"-Edward Hallett Carr, The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939: An Introduction to the Study of International Relations
"Expanding prosperity contributed to the popularity of the doctrine of the harmony of interests in three different ways. It attenuated competition for markets among producers, since fresh markets were…"-Edward Hallett Carr, The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939: An Introduction to the Study of International Relations
3. The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China
By: Ralph D. Sawyer
4.20
Format: 592 pages, Paperback
The Seven Military Classics is one of the most profound studies of warfare ever written. It present… read more
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4. The Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy
By: Adam Tooze
4.20
Format: 42 pages, Hardcover
In this groundbreaking new history, Adam Tooze provides the clearest picture to date of the Nazi wa… read more
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5. Military Strategy: A General Theory of Power Control
By: J.C. Wylie
3.37
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In Military StrategyRear Admiral J.C. Wylie invented the intellectual framework and terminology wit… read more
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6. The Battle of Midway
By: Craig L. Symonds
3.50
Format: 218 pages, Hardcover
There are few moments in American history in which the course of events tipped so suddenly and so d… read more
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7. Every War Must End
By: Fred Charles Iklé
4.18
Format: 407 pages, Paperback
"Mission accomplished," George Bush famously proclaimed in reference to the defeat of Saddam Hussei… read more
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8. Perception and Misperception in International Politics
By: Robert Jervis
4.18
Format: 407 pages, Paperback
This study of perception and misperception in foreign policy was a landmark in the application of c… read more
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9. Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis
By: Graham T. Allison , None , Philip Zelikow
2.00
Format: 238 pages, Paperback
"Essence of Decision" is both a vivid account of a crucial international event and a breakthrough i… read more
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10. How the War Was Won: Air-Sea Power and Allied Victory in World War II
By: Phillips Payson O'Brien
3.71
Format: None pages, Hardcover
World War II is usually seen as a titanic land battle, decided by mass armies, most importantly tho… read more
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11. How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
By: Mortimer J. Adler , Charles van Doren
3.98
Format: 426 pages, Paperback
How to Read a Book, originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, a living classic. I… read more
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"In short, we can only learn from our "betters"."-Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
"A good rule always describes the ideal performance."-Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
"The mind can atrophy, like the muscles, if it is not used."-Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
"True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline."-Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
12. Huế 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam
By: Mark Bowden
3.36
Format: None pages, Hardcover
New York Times Bestseller "An extraordinary feat of journalism . . . full of emotion and color."--K… read more
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13. On War
By: Michael Eliot Howard , Carl von Clausewitz , Peter Paret
3.75
Format: None pages,
Carl von Clausewitz's On Warhas been called, "not simply the greatest, but the only truly great boo… read more
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14. Strategy
By: B.H. Liddell Hart
4.09
Format: 372 pages, Paperback
The classic book on strategy by one of the foremost military thinkers of the twentieth century, Str… read more
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15. MacArthur's Airman: General George C.Kenney and the War in the Southwest Pacific
By: None
4.83
Format: 266 pages, Hardcover
A fighter pilot who flew seventy-five combat missions in World War I, George C. Kenney was a charis… read more
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16. History of the Peloponnesian War
By: Thucydides , Moses I. Finley , Rex Warner
3.94
Format: 648 pages, Paperback
Written four hundred years before the birth of Christ, this detailed contemporary account of the lo… read more
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"Friendship or enmity is everywhere an affair of time and circumstance"-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War
"Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage."-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War
"Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear."-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War
"Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must."-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War
17. Principles of Maritime Strategy
By: Julian Stafford Corbett
4.00
Format: 302 pages, Paperback
This brilliant exposition established British naval historian Julian Corbett (1854-1922) as one of … read more
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18. The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry
By: Christine de Pizan , None
3.33
Format: 300 pages, Paperback
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19. The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour
By: None
4.67
Format: 523 pages, Hardcover
The masterfully told story of the unlikely men who came together to make the Berlin Airlift one of … read more
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20. Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
By: Sebastian Junger
4.02
Format: 182 pages, Kindle Edition
Sebastian Junger, the bestselling author of War and The Perfect Storm, takes a critical look at pos… read more
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"Modern society has perfected the art of making people not feel necessary."-Sebastian Junger, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
"Today's veterans often come home to find that, although they're willing to die for their country, they're not sure how to live for it."-Sebastian Junger, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
"An earthquake achieves what the law promises but does not in practice maintain," one of the survivors wrote. "The equality of all men"."-Sebastian Junger, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
"Disasters, he proposed, create a "community of sufferers" that allow individuals to experience an immensely reassuring connection to others"-Sebastian Junger, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
21. Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb
By: James M. Scott
4.40
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Seven minutes past midnight on March 10, 1945, nearly 300 American B-29s thundered into the skies o… read more
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22. Hanoi's War: An International History of the War for Peace in Vietnam (New Cold War History)
By: Lien-Hang T. Nguyen
4.17
Format: 461 pages, Kindle Edition
While most historians of the Vietnam War focus on the origins of U.S. involvement and the Americani… read more
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23. Powerful And Brutal Weapons: Nixon, Kissinger, and the Easter Offensive
By: Stephen P. Randolph
3.76
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
As America confronts an unpredictable war in Iraq, Stephen Randolph returns to an earlier conflict … read more
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24. NATO's Gamble: Combining Diplomacy and Airpower in the Kosovo Crisis, 1998-1999
By: Dag Henriksen
3.26
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
In this revealing work, Dag Henriksen discloses the origins and content of NATO's strategic and con… read more
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25. Red Wings over the Yalu: China, the Soviet Union, and the Air War in Korea (Volume 80) (Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series)
By: Xiaoming Zhang
3.61
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The Korean conflict was a pivotal event in China's modern military history. The fighting in Korea c… read more
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26. Air Power and Armies
By: John Cotesworth Slessor
3.68
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Sir John Cotesworth Slessor (1897–1979) was one of Great Britain's most influential airmen. He play… read more
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27. The Foundations of the Science of War
By: J.F.C. Fuller
3.04
Format: 340 pages, Paperback
A Military Classic Reprint This is a compilation of material presented by Fuller when he was ch… read more
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28. Rhetoric and Reality in Air Warfare: The Evolution of British and American Ideas about Strategic Bombing, 1914-1945 (Princeton Studies in International History and Politics)
By: Tami Davis Biddle
3.82
Format: 406 pages, Paperback
A major revision of our understanding of long-range bombing, this book examines how Anglo-American … read more
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29. Analogies at War: Korea, Munich, Dien Bien Phu, and the Vietnam Decisions of 1965
By: Yuen Foong Khong
3.61
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
From World War I to Operation Desert Storm, American policymakers have repeatedly invoked the "less… read more
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30. Empire of the Air: Aviation and the American Ascendancy
By: Jenifer Van Vleck
3.40
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From the flights of the Wright brothers through the mass journeys of the jet age, airplanes inspire… read more
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31. Mahan on Naval Strategy: Selections from the Writings of Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan (Classics of Sea Power)
By: John B. Hattendorf
3.72
Format: 395 pages, Hardcover
Book by read more
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