Download or read book Surprise Attack written by Richard K. Betts and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long before Germany's blitzkrieg swept the West, European leaders had received many signals of its imminence. Stalin, too, had abundant warning of German designs on Russia but believed that by avoiding "provocative" defensive measures he could avert the attack that finally came in June 1941. And the stories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Korean War, and three Arab-Israeli conflicts are replete with missed opportunities to react to unmistakable warnings. Richad K. Betts analyzes surprise attacks during the mid-twentieth century to illustrate his thesis: surprise attacks occur, not because intelligence services fail to warn, but because of the disbelief of political leaders. "Although the probability is low that the United States will fail to deter direct attack by the Soviet Union," Betts says, "the intensity of the threat warrants painstaking analysis of how to cope with it." His own investigation of the historical, psychological, political, diplomatic, and military aspects of his subject heightens understanding of why surprise attacks succeed and why victim nations fail to respond to warnings. In discussing current policy he focuses on the defense of Western Europe and applies the lessons of history to U.S. defense planning, offering detailed recommendations for changes in strategy. Obviously some of the potential dangers of military surprise cannot be prevented. The important thing, he emphasizes, is that "without forces that exceed requirements (the solution Moscow appears to have chosen), it is vital to ensure that what forces exist can be brought to bear when needed.
Download or read book Garfield Learns about Planning written by Jim Davis and published by Golden Books. This book was released on 1992 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Garfield learns the importance of planning when he gets his friends to help him plan a surprise party for Jon's birthday.
Download or read book The Wednesday Surprise written by Eve Bunting and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1989 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On Wednesday nights when Grandma stays with Anna everyone thinks she is teaching Anna to read.
Download or read book Responding to Capability Surprise written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-12-31 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a military operational standpoint, surprise is an event or capability that could affect the outcome of a mission or campaign for which preparations are not in place. By definition, it is not possible to truly anticipate surprise. It is only possible to prevent it (in the sense of minimizing the number of possible surprises by appropriate planning), to create systems that are resilient to an adversary's unexpected actions, or to rapidly and effectively respond when surprised. Responding to Capability Surprise examines the issues surrounding capability surprise, both operational and technical, facing the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. This report selects a few surprises from across a continuum of surprises, from disruptive technologies, to intelligence-inferred capability developments, to operational deployments, and assesses what the Naval Forces are doing (and could do) about them while being mindful of future budgetary declines. The report then examines which processes are in place or could be in place in the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard to address such surprises. Today's U.S. naval forces continue to face a wide range of potential threats in the indefinite future and for this reason must continue to balance and meet their force structure needs. The recommendations of Responding to Capability Surprise will help to ensure more responsive, more resilient, and more adaptive behavior across the organization from the most senior leadership to the individual sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen.
Download or read book The Surprise Date Challenge written by Dana Lam and published by Ffr Media. This book was released on 2019-03-02 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Has your relationship lost its luster? Are you afraid it will? We've come up with a simple-and fun-way to help couples reach new levels of connection and commitment. So long, predictability. Hello, passion. Ready for some mystery and adventure? Let us show you how to be stronger and happier than ever-for the long haul.
Download or read book Inflicting Surprise written by Mark F. Cancian and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-04-15 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great power competition has returned after a generation of absence, and the U.S. military edge over prospective opponents is eroding. Whereas the United States previously could overwhelm adversaries with sheer force, if necessary, it now needs every advantage it can get. This study analyzes how the United States might inflict surprise on its adversaries to gain a strategic advantage. Surprise is one aspect of a broader discussion in the national security literature on innovative operational concepts, which may serve as force multipliers to enable the United States to get more out of existing capabilities. A follow up to CSIS’s highly successful 2018 study Coping with Surprise in Great Power Conflicts, this report highlights several components of a successful surprise, including exploiting adversary vulnerabilities, using intelligence and technology, employing secrecy and deception, and doing the unexpected. The report also contains over a dozen vignettes illustrating potential future surprises.
Download or read book Surprise written by Caroline Hadilaksono and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A laugh-out-loud story of trying to make new friends and appreciating the ones you have from debut author-illustrator Caroline Hadilaksono Bear, Squirrel, and Raccoon have been friends a long time. A loooooooong time. So when a family of city folks comes to the neighborhood, the friends think that a surprise welcome party is just the kind of fun they've been looking for. Well, the party turns out to be quite the surprise indeed, but maybe not exactly what Bear, Squirrel, and Raccoon were imagining? Laugh-out-loud fun for friends and families of all species
Download or read book The Birthday That Wasn t written by Brooke Vitale and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-07-20 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read along as the Care Bears spread the message of caring and sharing from here to the clouds beyond the borders of Care-A-Lot! Friendship, courage, and belly-badge magic are back and better than ever thanks to Care Bears: Unlock the Magic! The Bears are planning a surprise party to celebrate Dibble's one-month anniversary of being part of their family! But when Grumpy and the mission team secretly make her a plush Whiffle toy, Dibble thinks they found another Whiffle that they like better than her! Read along in this adventure-filled retelling and celebrate the birthday that wasn't!
Download or read book Surprise written by Dave Baiocchi and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2013 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report relates what professionals believe creates surprise, how they respond to it, and how the effects of surprise can be mitigated. RAND researchers interviewed representatives from 13 diverse professions and identified some common coping strategies, such as relying on past experience and trying to reduce the level of chaos in the environment.
Download or read book Strategic Surprise in the Age of Glasnost written by David Thomas Twining and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Their Surprise Second Chance written by Lindi Peterson and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-09-26 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Could the past she kept hidden… Renew an unexpected love? After her adult son survives a plane crash, Nicole St. John believes the one person who can help him heal is his pilot father—who doesn’t know the twenty-four-year-old exists. Now Adam Hawk will do anything to support his son, even spend time with the woman who kept him a secret. But as old feelings resurface, can Adam convince Nicole she’s the final piece in their new family? From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.
Download or read book The Surprise Party written by Pat Hutchins and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of a series of small-format editions of children's picture books. Rabbit whispers to Owl that he is having a party, but by the time the news reaches Frog, he thinks Rabbit is reading poetry. So when Rabbit announces his party, it really is a surprise.
Download or read book Surprise Field Office written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Surprise written by Tania Luna and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surprise: Embrace the Unpredictable and Engineer the Unexpected is a fascinating look at how we can handle and harness surprise in our work, relationships, and everyday lives. Pop Quiz! Do you prefer when: A) Things go according to plan? B) When the unexpected happens? Most of us pick control and predictability. Yet research reveals a counterintuitive truth: surprise is the key that unlocks growth, innovation, and connection. It is also the secret ingredient in our best memories. Through colorful narratives and compelling scientific findings, authors Tania Luna and Dr. LeeAnn Renninger shine a light on the world's least understood and most intriguing emotion. They reveal how shifting our perception of surprise lets us thrive in the face of uncertainty. And they show us how surprise acts as a shortcut that turns a typical product into a meaningful experience, a good idea into a viral one, awkward small talk into engaging conversation, and daily life into an adventure.
Download or read book Coping with Surprise in Great Power Conflicts written by Mark F. Cancian and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surprise has always been an element of warfare, but the return of great power competition—and the high-level threat that it poses—gives urgency to thinking about surprise now. Because the future is highly uncertain, and great powers have not fought each other for over 70 years, surprise is highly likely in a future great power conflict. This study, therefore, examines potential surprises in a great power conflict, particularly in a conflict’s initial stages when the interaction of adversaries’ technologies, prewar plans, and military doctrines first becomes manifest. It is not an attempt to project the future. Rather, it seeks to do the opposite: explore the range of possible future conflicts to see where surprises might lurk.
Download or read book Curious George and the Birthday Surprise written by H. A. Rey and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2003-09-22 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the man with the yellow hat tells George that he is planning a surprise, of course George is curious. Before long George finds a hat, noisemakers, decorations, and games. It must be a birthday! But whose birthday is it? That’s the surprise! This paperback edition now includes a maze and a birthday vocabulary seek-and-find.
Download or read book The Surprise Date Challenge written by Dana Lam and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get a years worth of date ideas and as a BONUS: When you purchase the book, you will get a surprise link to downloads, links, and other resources, including a special playlist curated for each date.
