Download or read book Falcon Brigade written by Lawrence E. Casper and published by Lynne Rienner Publishers. This book was released on 2001 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Casper's candid account of Operation Continue Hope and the brigade's involvement in Somalia, showcases the leadership skills and courage necessary for troop survival under beleaguered circumstances.".
Download or read book Men Against Fire written by S.L.A. "Slam" Marshall and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Men Against Fire, first published in 1947 (and updated in 1961), is an in-depth analysis of military leadership and infantry tactics, with numerous recommendations to improve the effectiveness of ground troops in combat situations. The psychology of combat (e.g., chapters “Why Men Fight” and “Men Under Fire”) is also examined by Marshall, himself a veteran of World War I and a combat historian during World War II. S.L.A. "Slam" Marshall was a veteran of World War I and a combat historian during World War II. He startled the military and civilian world in 1947 by announcing that, in an average infantry company, no more than one in four soldiers actually fired their weapons while in contact with the enemy. His contention was based on interviews he conducted immediately after combat in both the European and Pacific theaters of World War II.
Download or read book Combat Team written by John F. Antal and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are the combat commander in this innovative interactive book.
Download or read book Killing on Command written by Carmel O'Sullivan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-22 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the unique social and environmental factors which influence soldiers to commit war crimes. With a focus on decision-making processes, this monograph provides a significant interdisciplinary analysis of how soldiers decide to follow the commands of their superior officers, even if that means acting illegally. Making the key distinction between normal civilian society and the shocking realities of war, the author facilitates the reader with a comprehensive understanding of what a front-line soldier faces in contemporary combat situations. Killing on Command presents the limits of the law in preventing the occurrence of war crimes. Realistic and practical measures for armed conflict, including the regulation and prevention of violence, and the just implementation of legal standards are all questioned and examined in depth. Given a current focus on the regulation of conduct in war, and the recent prosecution of soldiers, this book will be of particular interest to scholars in the fields of criminology and international relations, as well as policy-makers.
Download or read book Combat Command written by Adm. Frederick C. Sherman and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: COMMANDING THE LEXINGTON DURING THE BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA I saw the enemy torpedo planes coming in on both bows. The air was full of antiaircraft bursts and the din was terrific. I motioned to the helmsman for a hard left rudder, just as the enemy planes started disgorging their fish. The water in all directions seemed full of torpedo wakes. Bombs were dropping all around us. Great geysers of water from near misses were going up higher than our masts, and the ship shuddered from the explosions of the ones that hit. The enemy planes split up to fire on both bows, the hardest maneuver for us to counter. Then I remember seeing two wakes coming straight for our port beam, and there was nothing I could do about them. The wakes approached the ship’s side, and I braced myself for the explosion.... COMBAT COMMAND
Download or read book Platoon Leader written by James R. McDonough and published by Presidio Press. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A remarkable memoir of small-unit leadership and the coming of age of a young soldier in combat in Vietnam.' "Using a lean style and a sense of pacing drawn from the tautest of novels, McDonough has produced a gripping account of his first command, a U.S. platoon taking part in the 'strategic hamlet' program. . . . Rather than present a potpourri of combat yarns. . . McDonough has focused a seasoned storyteller’s eye on the details, people, and incidents that best communicate a visceral feel of command under fire. . . . For the author’s honesty and literary craftsmanship, Platoon Leader seems destined to be read for a long time by second lieutenants trying to prepare for the future, veterans trying to remember the past, and civilians trying to understand what the profession of arms is all about.”–Army Times
Download or read book Combat Command written by Frederick Sherman and published by Bantam Books. This book was released on 1984-05-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Combat Command The Black Road War written by Neil Randall and published by Baen Books. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Battle’s Triumph I parry the first sword that slashes at me, and as I swing away from it, I manage to cut through the wrist that holds it. A minor victory, since the creature simply switches to another hand, but one that makes me realize these creatures can be beaten. “They bleed!” I shout at the top of my lungs, then steady my feet and swing once more. This time a hideous black head falls to the ground at my feet. My heart pumps loudly now, and my spirits soar. I don’t know what chance I have in this battle, but in some ways I don’t care. No matter what the outcome, to have discovered at last this newfound joy I have, a joy in battle—in fighting for good—is even worth dying for… At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Download or read book The Legion of Space written by Jack Williamson and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2013-06-24 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They were the greatest trio of swashbuckling adventurers ever to ship out to the stars! There was giant Hal Samdu, rocklike Jay Kalam and the incomparably shrewd and knavish Giles Habibula. Here is their first thrilling adventure - the peril - packed attempt to rescue the most important person in the galaxy, keeper of the vital secret essential to humanity's survival in the deadly struggle against the incredibly evil Medusae... The Legion of Space is the first self-contained novel in Jack Williamson's epic Legion of Space series, an all-time classic of adventurous science fiction to rank with 'Doc' Smith's Lensman saga and Isaac Asimov's Foundation trilogy.
Download or read book Command Of The Air written by General Giulio Douhet and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the pantheon of air power spokesmen, Giulio Douhet holds center stage. His writings, more often cited than perhaps actually read, appear as excerpts and aphorisms in the writings of numerous other air power spokesmen, advocates-and critics. Though a highly controversial figure, the very controversy that surrounds him offers to us a testimonial of the value and depth of his work, and the need for airmen today to become familiar with his thought. The progressive development of air power to the point where, today, it is more correct to refer to aerospace power has not outdated the notions of Douhet in the slightest In fact, in many ways, the kinds of technological capabilities that we enjoy as a global air power provider attest to the breadth of his vision. Douhet, together with Hugh “Boom” Trenchard of Great Britain and William “Billy” Mitchell of the United States, is justly recognized as one of the three great spokesmen of the early air power era. This reprint is offered in the spirit of continuing the dialogue that Douhet himself so perceptively began with the first edition of this book, published in 1921. Readers may well find much that they disagree with in this book, but also much that is of enduring value. The vital necessity of Douhet’s central vision-that command of the air is all important in modern warfare-has been proven throughout the history of wars in this century, from the fighting over the Somme to the air war over Kuwait and Iraq.
Download or read book 66 Stories of Battle Command written by Adela Frame and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Combat Command The Legion At War written by Andrew Keith and published by Baen Books. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enter the world of Jack Williamson's The Legion of Space, the Legion at War series. The reader's decisions will determine whether Vice Admiral David Ulnar, leader of the Ninth Defense Squadron on the Orion frontier can stop the Ka' slag from overrunning the League of Worlds. Combat Command Book 5. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Download or read book Military Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Combat Command Omega Rebellion written by Troy Denning and published by Baen Books. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SET IN THE WORLD OF KEITH LAUMER’S STAR COLONY! You are Gaspar Newlin, a junkloader in the Hillgrove Production Complex who becomes caught between rebel and government forces. You must choose to lead either a group of outlaws or a government security force as the colony ship Omega makes planet-fall to establish a new colony. Your strategies hold the key to survival! COMBAT COMMAND BOOK 6. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Download or read book Combat Command Lord of Lances written by Mark Acres and published by Baen Books. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Soldier of Fortune trapped in an alien world! You are Paul Nelson. Once he was a CIA mercenary. Then an operation went bad. Outnumbered. Outgunned. You faced certain death, until the alien spaceship appeared. It wasn't a rescue. Dropped on the distant planet Tran, you and the men of your outfit were told to enslave a medieval culture. Using advanced weaponry and military skills, your unit accomplished its mission . . . then you decided to strike out on your own. Now, with limited firepower and not much ammo, survival is a game you play every day - but can only lose once. COMBAT COMMAND BOOK 7.
Download or read book 66 Stories of Battle Command written by Adela Frame and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-04-17 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experienced commanders discuss anecdotes and case studies from their past operations.
Download or read book Urban Battle Command in the 21st Century written by Russell W. Glenn and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2005-02-09 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In every operation, the functions of command, control, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), and communications are all fundamental to success. But in cities, the dense population, many manmade structures, and other challenges act to severely impede these functions in several ways. This monograph contemplates the nature of those challenges and proposes several recommendations to surmount them in both the short and longer terms.
