Operation Kinetic: Stabilizing Kosovo

Sean M. Maloney

(foreword) Mike Jackson

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These are the original Japanese documents on Pearl Harbor, collected and annotated by the best-selling coauthors of At Dawn We Slept and Miracle at Midway.

Pearl Harbor Papers (H)

History

Americas

The foremost ROK general of the Korean War describes his experiences as commander of the Republic of Korea Army's 1st Division, offering a Korean perspective of the events that nearly destroyed his country

From Pusan to Panmunjom (An Ausa Book)

Paik, Sun Yup

World

In "The Air Campaign," Colonel John A. Warden III focuses on the use of air forces at the operational level in a theater of war. The most compelling task for the theater commander, he argues, is translating national war objectives into tactical plans at operational levels. He presents his case by drawing on fascinating historical examples, stressing that the mastery of operational-level strategy can be the key to winning future wars. Colonel Warden shows us how to use air power more effectively -- through mass, concentration, and economy of forces -- because, he warns, the United States no longer holds an edge in manpower, production capacity, and technology. Simply put, an air force inferior in numbers must fight better and smarter to win. This book offers planners greater understanding of how to use air power for future air campaigns against a wide variety of enemy capabilities in a wide variety of air operations. As the reader will see, the classic principles of war also apply to air combat. One of the author's important contributions is to demonstrate that perception to those whose grave responsibility one day may be to plan and carry through a victorious air campaign.

Air Campaign: Planning for Combat (An Afa Book Future Warfare, Vol 3)

WARDEN, JOHN

Military

The House of Representatives' official report on Operation Desert Storm, Defense for a New Era discloses what went right, what went wrong, and what was learned for tomorrow's defense planning and budgets. It is the first such congressional postwar analysis ever published. With responsibility to go far beyond the media reports, the House Armed Services Committee interviewed nearly a thousand participants while thoroughly scrutinizing the coalition victory over Iraq. The culmination of that wide-ranging analysis, this book provides unique insights into such crucial topics as personnel, planning and deployment, the bombing and ground campaigns, the role of high technology, logistics, communications, and intelligence. It is a tough, bipartisan evaluation that leads to provocative suggestions for future defense in a rapidly changing world.

Defense for a New Era (An Ausa Book)

Dickinson, William

ASPIN, LES

In Inside Japan's Defense, noted defense analyst Michael W. Chinworth relates the dramatic story of Japan's recent defense industrial development and identifies the Japanese strategy for the year 2000. In the process, he examines the pattern of defense policies and procurement that have led Japan to its present position as a near military power in the region, asks why and how the world's second largest economic power buys its weapons, and speculates on how patterns may change in the future. He also demonstrates why and how the United States has contributed to Japan's military growth through generous technology transfers and the protection of their bilateral security treaty.This important new book also contains lessons for a budget-conscious United States. Due to the new geopolitical balance and severe budget constraints, America of the 1990s faces the most radical restructuring of its defense posture since the end of World War II. The Japanese defense industry, on the other hand, has long operated in an austere economic and budgetary environment. Thus the Japanese are experienced at stretching every yen that goes into defense, and their defense community has already dealt with many of the problems just now facing American planners. According to Inside Japan's Defense, the Japanese have handled these problems very well. The issues covered in this book will be key topics of discussion during every future U.S. budget cycle.

Inside Japan's Defense (H)

Chinworth, Michael W

Cinworth, Michael W

Offers hundreds of Allied and German photographs and an authoritative overview of a turning point in World War II.

Nuts! Battle of the Bulge (H) (World War II Commemorative Series)

Goldstein, Donald M.

Chronicles the naval career of Raphael Semmes whose ship, the Alabama, took nearly 100 federal merchant vessels out of the Civil War

Confederate Raider: Raphael Semmes of the Alabama

Taylor, John M.

His regiment trapped in a Panamanian cholera epidemic, quartermaster Captain Ulysses S. Grant must decide whether to risk his career and his family's already shaky financial future by ignoring strict regulations and hiring mules himself, or waiting for an Army-approved company agent. Warned of a hostile reception on the Japanese mainland immediately after the surrender, General Douglas MacArthur must either bring bodyguards or make a show of confidence by arriving unarmed, thus expediting the peace. Offered an appointment as NATO commander, General Maxwell Taylor must decide whether to accept the prestigious post or resign in order to speak out about what he believes to be a flawed American strategy. Each of these men and the 12 others - Daniel Morgan, Robert E. Lee, Henry Walke, Stonewall Jackson, Patrick O'Rorke, John J. Pershing, Billy Mitchell, Matthew B. Ridgway, Lucius D. Clay, William F. Dean, Alexander Haig Jr and H. Norman Schwarzkopf Jr - whose stories make up this book, must make a difficult decision. Their dilemmas, however, are not the kind which are normally associated with military heroes: they are not simple choices between honour and dishonour. Rather, the men must choose between a hard, courageous and ethical path that has potentially dire personal consequences or a relatively safe, blame-free and easier alternative. Either choice they make can be considered "right"; Grant, MacArthur, Taylor and the others all choose "the harder right".

Brave Decisions: Moral Courage from the Revolutionary War to Desert Storm

Maihafer, Harry J.

This is the true story of the European bomber war, as told by the combatants themselves - and by the sometimes bemused English villagers who came to love "their Yanks." B-17s over Berlin focuses on the 95th Bomb Group (H), the first American unit to strike Berlin in a daylight raid and winner of the three Presidential Distinguished Unit citations. Its vivid personal stories chronicle furious air combat, fiery crashes, terrifying captures, heart-pounding escapes, and friendships forged for life. Caught up in a global war, the men of the legendary 95th found the courage to alter the course of history.

B-17s over Berlin: Personal Stories from the 95th Bomb Group

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