Operation Just Cause: The U.s. Intervention In Panama

Politics & Social Sciences

Tsouras, Peter

WATSON, Bruce W.

Politics & Government

Routledge

This book offers one of the first comprehensive academic views on Just Cause, the December 1989 U.S. military intervention in Panama. It presents excellent positions for the reader to consider and give a comprehensive view of all of the factors and events that prompted the operation.

Disaster at D-Day: The Germans Defeat the Allies, June 1944

History

Military

Greenhill Pr

Panzers on the Eastern Front: General Erhard Raus and his Panzer Divisions in Russia, 1941-1945 (World War II German Debriefs)

Europe

Greenhill Books

Cold War Hot: Alternate Decisions of the Cold War

Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal

The US intervention in Panama in December 1989 brought to a climax a divisive set of issues that had plagued policy-makers throughout the decade. This study examines all facets of the Panama dilemma, beginning with the historical factors that led to the intervention. It then follows all phases of the military operation and assesses its effects on future relations with Panama, especially in light of the special relationship between the two countries created by the canal. The book criticizes the accuracy of US intelligence - especially given the failure of US forces to capture Noriega - the effectiveness of joint forces in combat and the adequacy of air power, logistical support, and medical evacuation procedures. Weighing the legal aspects of the intervention, the book also examines the outcome of Noriega's request for political asylum. The closing essay considers the future US role in Panama and the impact that "Just Cause" will have on US foreign relations worldwide. The detailed chronology compiled by the editors should be a valuable research and reference aid.

Westview Press

Over the Top: Alternate Histories of the First World War

Review\n" Another fine addition to the Tsouras production of imaginative 'what if' literature focused on military scenarios. In this one he has collaborated with British authors for some essays on British topics. Tsouras is especially strong on the Russian episodes as he is a scholar on Russian military affairs... The maps are excellent. I especially enjoy the deft use of the typical vocabulary one reads in accounts of actual military history. In each case the authors do not simply launch into a revisionist account, but rather create an altered 'historical' background of sufficient depth to make the subsequent account of the events plausible. And they follow through with some theoretical results. Then they bring the readers back to earth with a short summary of what really happened." 
John Sloan, xenophon-mil.org\n“One of the intellectual challenges and delights of reading history is imagining how past events could have followed different paths… The deviations from history are thought provoking, giving readers a good sense of just how many different ways the Great War could have gone, and shedding insight into strategic decision-making.” 
World War One Illustrated Summer 2018\nAlthough separated from the modern reader by a full century, the First World War continues to generate controversy and interest as the great event upon which modern history pivoted. Not only did the war cull the European peoples of some of their best and brightest, it also led to the destruction of the Austro-Hungarian, German, Ottoman, and Russian empires, and paved the way for the Second World War.\nThis thought-provoking book explores ten alternate scenarios in which the course of the war is changed forever. How would the war have changed had the Germans not attacked France but turned their main thrust against Russia; had the Greeks joined the allies at Gallipoli; or had the British severed the communications of the Ottoman Empire at Alexandretta? What if there was a more decisive outcome at Jutland; if the alternative plans for the Battle of the Somme in 1916 had been put into effect; or if the Americans intervened in 1915, rather 1917?\nExpertly written by leading military historians, this is a compelling and credible look at what might have been.

Literature & Fiction

Jones, Spencer

Genre Fiction

Frontline Books

It is early September 1942 and the German commander of the Sixth Army, General Paulus, assisted by the Fourth Panzer Army, is poised to advance on the Russian city of Stalingrad. His primary mission was to take the city, crushing this crucial center of communication and manufacturing, and to secure the valuable oil fields in the Caucasus.\nWhat happens next is well known to any student of modern history: a brutal war of attrition, characterized by fierce hand-to-hand combat, that lasted for nearly two years, and the eventual victory by a resolute Soviet Red Army. A ravaged German Army was pushed into full retreat. This was the first crucial defeat of Hitler’s territorial ambitions in Europe and a marked a critical turning point in the Second World War.\nBut the outcome could have been very different, as Peter Tsouras demonstrates in this thought-provoking and highly readable alternate history of the fateful battle. By introducing minor ‘but realistic’ adjustments, he presents a scenario in which the course of the battle runs quite differently – which in turn sets in motion new and unexpected possibilities for the outcome of the entire war. Cleverly conceived and expertly executed, this is alternate history at its best.

Disaster at Stalingrad: An Alternate History

It is early September 1942 and the German commander of the Sixth Army, General Paulus, assisted by the Fourth Panzer Army, is poised to advance on the Russian city of Stalingrad. His primary mission was to take the city, crushing this crucial center of communication and manufacturing, and to secure the valuable oil fields in the Caucasus. What happens next is well known to any student of modern history: a brutal war of attrition, characterized by fierce hand-to-hand combat, that lasted for nearly two years, and the eventual victory by a resolute Soviet Red Army. A ravaged German Army was pushed into full retreat. This was the first defeat of Hitler’s territorial ambitions in Europe and a critical turning point of WWII. But the outcome could have been very different, as Peter Tsouras demonstrates in this fascinating alternate history of this fateful battle. By introducing minor - and realistic - adjustments, Tsouras presents a scenario in which the course of the battle runs quite differently, which in turn throws up disturbing possibilities regarding the outcome of the whole war.

It is June 1944. The Allied armies are poised for the full-scale invasion of Fortress Europe. Across the Channel, the vaunted Wehrmacht lies waiting for the signs of invasion, ready for the final battle. What happens next is well-known to any student of modern history. The outcome could easily have been very different, as Peter Tsouras shows in this masterful and devastating account in which plans, missions and landings go horribly wrong. Tsouras firmly bases his narrative on facts but introduces minor adjustments at the opening of the campaign-the repositioning of a unit, bad weather and misjudged orders-and examines their effect as they gather momentum and impact on all subsequent events. Without deviating from the genuine possibilities of the situation, he presents a scenario that keeps the reader guessing and changes the course of history.

Disaster at D-Day: The Germans Defeat The Allies, June 1944

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