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Название: Tin Can Sailor: Life Aboard the USS Sterett, 1939-1945
Издательство: Naval Institute Press
Год: 2000
Формат: EPUB, PDF (Conv)
Страниц: 198
Размер: 11 Mb
Язык: English

Tin Can Sailor: Life Aboard the USS Sterett, 1939-1945

Название: Defensive Handgun Skills. Your Guide to Fundamentals for Self-Protection
Автор(ы): Fassenden David
Издательство: Gun Digest Books
Год: 2010
Страниц: 130
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Размер: 8,11 MB


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Название: Boko Haram: Security Considerations and the Rise of an Insurgency
Автор(ы): Ekhomu Ona
Издательство: CRC Press
Год: 2019
Страниц: 295
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Размер: 14,21 MB


Boko Haram analyzes the activities and atrocities of Nigeria’s Jihadi terrorist group, Boko Haram, in the context of global religious fundamentalism and extremism. The book traces the early beginnings of the religious sect, the conversion of its leader to radical Islam in 2002, and the group’s campaign of violence beginning in 2009 and continuing to the present. The group’s attacks against a variety of targets are examined in detail as are their general tactics and strategies. The Nigerian government response is also examined in order to provide critical lessons to counterterrorism planners, policy and government officials, and scholars. The initial military response was hampered by capability and legislative constraints including a lack of arms and ammunition, a lack of modern counterterrorism equipment, training gaps, leadership issues, intelligence gaps, politicization of the conflict, and limited support to the Nigerian military by the international community. Boko Haram looks at the work that has been done thus far, and what work needs to continue, to make gains to combat, marginalize, and ultimately defeat Boko Haram and resolve the conflict facing Nigeria.

Название: Too Little, Too Late: The Campaign in West and South Germany, June-July 1866
Издательство: Helion & Company
Год: 2015
Формат: PDF (Conv)
Страниц: 280
Размер: 25 Mb
Язык: English

Too Little, Too Late: The Campaign in West and South Germany, June-July 1866

Название: The Weaponizing of Biology: Bioterrorism, Biocrime and Biohacking
Автор(ы): Vargo M.E.
Издательство: Jefferson: McFarland & Co Inc
Год: 2017
Страниц: 253
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Размер: 2,34 MB


Focusing on three forms of biological threat - bioterrorism, biocrime and biohacking - the author examines the history of biowarfare and terrorism, including the ideologies and motives of violent extremist organizations. Groups drawn to biological aggression are discussed, along with the array of viruses, bacteria and toxins they might use in their attacks. The phenomenon of biocrime - biological aggression targeting individuals for personal rather than ideological reasons - is explored, along with the growing trend of biohacking, in which ""citizen scientists"" conduct bioengineering experiments in home-based and other nontraditional settings. Part II of the text presents case studies of bioterrorism and biocrime from the United States and Japan.

Название: The Ulster Defence Regiment: An Instrument Of Peace?
Автор(ы): Ryder Chris
Издательство: Methuen Publishing
Год: 1991
Страниц: 304
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Размер: 11,12 MB


The newest, and now the largest, regiment in the British Army, the UDR was raised in 1970 to replace the infamous, all-Protestant auxiliary policy force, the "B Specials". Despite a substantial number of Catholics originally joining the Regiment, it is now, after a campaign of intimidation and murder by the IRA, 97 per cent Protestant, and its reputation has been marred, in Catholic eyes, by the involvement of UDR soldiers in a catalogue of crime and Loyalist terrorism. A spate of leaks of sensitive security information in 1989, and evidence that this was used to target IRA suspects for murder, has now called the regiment's future into question. This book examines the history of the UDR and the future as its role is considered by the Government.

Название: The SADF and Cuito Cuanavale: A Tactical and Strategic Analysis
Автор(ы): Scholtz Leopold
Издательство: Jonathan Ball
Год: 2020
Страниц: 223
Язык: English
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 1,46 MB


“A shooting war is often followed by a second war. This war is not fought with bullets or artillery shells, not with tanks or bombers, but rather with words. The war is, in effect, fought again on paper.” In 1987–1988 the dusty Angolan town of Cuito Cuanavale was the backdrop for the final battles of the Border War. Ever since the war ended, the fighting around Cuito has been the subject of a fierce public debate over who actually won the war. While the leadership of the former South African Defence Force (SADF) claims it was never defeated, the supporters of the Angolan MPLA government, Cuba and SWAPO insist that the SADF was vanquished on the battlefield. They contend that the SADF wanted to overrun Cuito Cuanavale and use it as a springboard for an advance on Luanda. But was Cuito Cuanavale ever really an objective of the SADF? Leopold Scholtz tackles this question by examining recently declassified documents in the SANDF archives, exploring the strategic and tactical decisions that shaped the six main battles, from the SADF’s stunning tactical success on the Lomba River to the grinding struggle for the Tumpo Triangle. His incisive analysis untangles what happens when war, politics and propaganda become entwined.

Название: Secret War: Greece-Middle East, 1940-1945
Автор(ы): Rigopoulos Rigas
Издательство: Turner Publishing
Год: 2003
Страниц: 248
Язык: English
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 1,71 MB


A True Story of Heroism in Nazi-Occupied Greece the most dramatic use of secret intelligence in the Western Theater resulted from covert operations against the Nazis in the cities of occupied Europe, which were implemented, to a great extent, by young men and women. For the most part, their stories remained shrouded in secrecy. Readers were carried away reading the brave feats of the partisans in the mountains, deserts, and jungles, while the strategic role of the spies and saboteurs in the cities remained almost anonymous. Rigas Rigopoulos offers a rare insight into the world of espionage and sabotage and the daily terror that characterized covert operations in Athens and Piraeus. Rigopoulos was one of many young Greeks appalled by the Axis occupation, but one of the few who was prepared to undertake the hazardous role of spy and saboteur.

Название: Secret Soldier: The True Life Story of Israel's Greatest Commando
Автор(ы): Betser Muki, Rosenberg Robert
Издательство: Atlantic Monthly Press
Год: 2011
Страниц: 317
Язык: English
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 604,06 КБ


Israel’s premier special warfare commander and counter-terrorist specialist, Muki Betser, was born in Israel’s Jezreel Valley and grew up to become one of the leaders of his country’s most elite commando unit, Sayeret Matkal. Newspapers refer to the sayeret, or special reconnaissance forces, as the “tip of the spear” of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). But Sayeret Matkal—or simply, the Unit—was the cream of that crop, carrying out some of the best-known antiterrorist raids of the last twenty-five years. In this riveting autobiography, Betser recounts the inner workings of Israel’s elite forces and provides an intimate firsthand account of Israel’s previously classified counter-terrorist defense missions. Muki Betser speaks eloquently of the role of commando units, but also deplores violence, capping his riveting combat stories with a paean to peace that’s all the more poignant because it’s penned by a warrior.

Название: Pakistan's Tactical Nuclear Weapons: Conflict Redux
Автор(ы): Kanwal Gurmeet, Chansoria Monika
Издательство: K.W. Publishers
Год: 2013
Страниц: 250
Язык: English
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 797,86 КБ


Tactical Nuclear Weapons (TNWs), often referred to as "battlefield", "sub-strategic", or "non-strategic" nuclear weapons, usually have a plutonium core and are typically distinct from strategic nuclear weapons. Therefore, they warrant a separate consideration in the realm of nuclear security. The yield of such weapons is generally lower than that of strategic nuclear weapons and may range from the relatively low 0.1 kiloton to a few kilotons. Pakistan's quest to acquire tactical nuclear weapons has added a dangerous dimension to the already precarious strategic equation in South Asia. The security discourse in the subcontinent revolves around the perennial apprehension of a conventional or sub-conventional conflict triggering a chain reaction, eventually paving the way for a potential nuclear crisis haunting peace and stability in the region. Pakistan believes that the successful testing of the 60-km nuclear-capable short-range missile Hatf-9 (Nasr) "adds deterrence value to Pakistan's strategic weapons development programme at shorter ranges." In paradox, the fact remains that this step has further lowered Pakistan's nuclear threshold through the likely use of TNWs. The introduction of TNWs into the tactical battle area further exacerbates credibility of their control. Pakistan has not formally declared a nuclear doctrine, but it is well known that nuclear weapons are its first line of defence. The use of TNWs in the India-Pakistan case will alter the strategic scenario completely as Pakistan would threaten India with the use of TNWs in the event of New Delhi responding against Islamabad with a conventional strike in reaction to a 26/11-style terrorist attack. Pakistan forgets that given its offensive strategic posture and continuing involvement in terror strikes in India, it is New Delhi which is confronted with the problem of developing a strategy to counter Pakistan's "first-strike" and proxy war in the light of its declared "no-first-use" policy. This edited volume attempts to address and decipher complex issues, including aspects such as China's WMD collaboration with Pakistan, nuclear command and control dynamics within Pakistan, overall rationale and implications of TNWs, safety and security of nuclear weapons, scenarios for nuclear usage, India's potential response options and, more specifically, the technical aspects of the Nasr delivery system.