Analogies at War: Korea, Munich, Dien Bien Phu, and the Vietnam Decisions of 1965
By: Yuen Foong Khong
3.61
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
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1. Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
By: Donald L. Miller
4.18
Format: 671 pages, Hardcover
Masters of the Air is the deeply personal story of the American bomber boys in World War II who bro… read more
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"With the Allies on the advance nearly everywhere and invasion talk in the air, London was a welcoming place for young airmen who were taking the fight to Hitler’s doorstep. The first stop for America…"-Donald L. Miller, Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
"In an equally fought battle of attrition both sides sometimes believe they are losing. With Overlord planned for the spring of 1944, Allied leaders became increasingly worried that their air forces w…"-Donald L. Miller, Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
2. Command of the Air
By: Giulio Douhet
3.36
Format: 394 pages, Hardcover
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3. 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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"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
4. 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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5. The Best and the Brightest
By: David Halberstam
4.27
Format: 688 pages, Paperback
The Best and the Brightest is David Halberstam's masterpiece, the defining history of the making of… read more
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"There was, I found, always more to learn."-David Halberstam, The Best and the Brightest
"true wisdom ... is the product of hard-won, often bitter experience."-David Halberstam, The Best and the Brightest
"Most journalists are impatient to get their legwork done and to start the actual writing"-David Halberstam, The Best and the Brightest
"Among those dazzled by the Administration team was Vice-President Lyndon Johnson. After attending his first Cabinet meeting he went back to his mentor Sam Rayburn and told him with great enthusiasm h…"-David Halberstam, The Best and the Brightest
6. 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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7. 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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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. 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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13. 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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14. 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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15. Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument With Historical Illustrations
By: Michael Walzer
4.00
Format: 201 pages, Paperback
From the Athenian attack on Melos to the My Lai Massacre, from the wars in the Balkans through the … read more
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16. Bombing to Win: Air Power and Coercion in War
By: Robert A. Pape
3.96
Format: None pages, Paperback
From Iraq to Bosnia to North Korea, the first question in American foreign policy debates is increa… read more
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17. 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
18. 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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19. The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry
By: Christine de Pizan , None
3.33
Format: 300 pages, Paperback
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20. The Pursuit of Power
By: William H. McNeill
3.42
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
s/t: Technology, Armed Force & Society since AD 1000 In this magnificent synthesis of military, tec… read more
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21. Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam
By: H.R. McMaster
4.33
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
"The war in Vietnam was not lost in the field, nor was it lost on the front pages of the New York T… read more
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22. On Grand Strategy
By: John Lewis Gaddis
3.75
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A master class in strategic thinking, distilled from the legendary program the author has co-taught… read more
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23. The Long Game: China's Grand Strategy to Displace American Order (Bridging the Gap)
By: Rush Doshi
4.04
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
For more than a century, no US adversary or coalition of adversaries - not Nazi Germany, Imperial J… read more
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24. 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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25. 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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26. 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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27. 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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28. 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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29. Cyber Persistence Theory: Redefining National Security in Cyberspace (Bridging the Gap)
By: Michael P Fischerkeller
4.32
Format: 266 pages, Hardcover
A bold re-conceptualization of the fundamentals driving behavior and dynamics in cyberspace. Most … read more
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30. The Challenger Launch Decision: Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance at NASA
By: Diane Vaughan
4.08
Format: 592 pages, Paperback
When the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, millions of Americans became bound … 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
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