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Название: Avions 2004-12 (141)
Издательство: Lela Presse
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 76
Размер: 71 Mb
Язык: French

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Название: To Raise Up a Nation: John Brown, Frederick Douglass, and the Making of a Free Country
Автор: William S. King
Издательство: Westholme Publishing
Год: 2013
Формат: PDF, epub
Страниц: 703
Размер: 17,41 Мб
Язык: английский

The Sweeping Story of the Men and Women Who Fought to End Slavery in America “In his fast-paced and deeply researched To Raise Up a Nation, William S. King narrates the coming of the Civil War, the war itself, and the emancipation process, through the intertwined lives of John Brown and Frederick Douglass. King’s stimulating, well-written account draws upon telling anecdotes and pen portraits to document America’s dramatic story from Harper’s Ferry to Appomattox, a drama personified by the lives of Brown and Douglass.”

Название: Land Warfare: From World War I to the Present Day
Издательство: Thunder Bay Press
Год: 2008
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 328
Размер: 141 Mb
Язык: English

Land Warfare: From World War I to the Present Day

Название: Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues
Автор(ы): Martin Gus
Издательство: SAGE Publications (Third Edition)
Год: 2010
Страниц: 668
Язык: English
Формат: 37,84
Размер: PDF MB


The latest edition of Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues by Gus Martin is a well-thought-out, detailed, scholarly work that is a must-read for students engaged in terrorism studies―either in the undergraduate or graduate level. Each chapter covers a specific topic key to understanding the terrorist threat, both domestic and international. The text has a wealth of student and instructor resources to enhance the learning experience. This is a strong text on terrorism, including actors, motivations, and events. It covers counterterrorism and future trends that illustrate to the student not only the threat but also ways to combat the threat. The writing is strong, the examples are relevant, and most topics are covered.

Название: We Were Pirates: A Torpedoman's Pacific War
Автор(ы): Schultz Robert, Shell James
Издательство: Naval Institute Press
Год: 2009
Страниц: 212
Язык: English
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 2,00 MB


A sailor's extraordinary experiences on an American submarine in the Pacific are candidly reported in this eyewitness account of war from a torpedoman's perspective. Robert Hunt managed to survive twelve consecutive war patrols on the submarine USS Tambor. During the course of the war, Hunt was everywhere that mattered in the Pacific. He stood on the bow of the Tambor as it cruised into Pearl Harbor just days after the devastation of the Japanese air raid, peered through binoculars as his boat shadowed Japanese cruisers at the Battle of Midway, ferried guns and supplies to American guerilla fighters in the Philippines, fired torpedoes that sank vital Japanese shipping, and survived a near-fatal, seventeen-hour depth-charge attack. For "exceptional skill and proficiency at his battle station" Hunt received a commendation from Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. This WWII torpedoman's account of the war offers the rare perspective of an enlisted seaman that is not available in the more common officer accounts.To capture and recount the progress of the Pacific War through Hunt's eyes coauthors Robert Schultz and James Shell examined the young submariner's war diary, as well as crew letters, photographs, and captains' reports, and they also conducted hours of interviews. Their vivid descriptions of the ways in which sailors dealt with the stress of war while at sea or on liberty show a side of the war that is rarely reported. The fact that Hunt's submarine was the first of a new fleet of World War II boats and the namesake of a significant class adds further value to his remarkable story.

Название: Asian American Spies: How Asian Americans Helped Win the Allied Victory
Автор(ы): Hayashi Brian M.
Издательство: Oxford University Press
Год: 2021
Страниц: 304
Язык: English
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 8,71 MB


A recovery of the vital role Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Americans played in US intelligence services in Asia during World War II. Spies deep behind enemy lines; double agents; a Chinese American James Bond; black propaganda radio broadcasters; guerrilla fighters; pirates; smugglers; prostitutes and dancers as spies; and Asian Americans collaborating with Axis Powers. All these colorful individuals form the story of Asian Americans in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the forerunner of today's CIA. Brian Masaru Hayashi brings to light for the first time the role played by Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Americans in America's first centralized intelligence agency in its fight against the Imperial Japanese forces in east Asia during World War II. They served deep behind enemy lines gathering intelligence for American and Chinese troops locked in a desperate struggle against Imperial Japanese forces on the Asian continent. Other Asian Americans produced and disseminated statements by bogus peace groups inside the Japanese empire to weaken the fighting resolve of the Japanese. Still others served with guerrilla forces attacking enemy supply and communication lines behind enemy lines. Engaged in this deadly conflict, these Asian Americans agents encountered pirates, smugglers, prostitutes, and dancers serving as the enemy's spies, all the while being subverted from within the OSS by a double agent and without by co-ethnic collaborators in wartime Shanghai. Drawing on recently declassified documents, Asian American Spies challenges the romanticized and stereotyped image of these Chinese, Japanese, and Korean American agents--the Model Minority-while offering a fresh perspective on the Allied victory in the Pacific Theater of World War II.

Название: Boko Haram and the War on Terror
Автор(ы): Varin Caroline
Издательство: Praeger
Год: 2016
Страниц: 187
Язык: English
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 3,39 MB


In 2009, Nigerian security forces stormed a religious cult by the name of Boko Haram, killing its leader and thousands of followers. Six years later, Boko Haram is an enemy to reckon with, boasting 15,000 members and taking credit for 20,000 deaths. This book looks at the successful rise of this terrorist group, probing the religious and political environment that enabled a relatively small cult to threaten a nation. The study draws on the author's fieldwork in Nigeria, where she had access to officials, activists, psychologists, and military personnel. Written in a clear and accessible manner, it offers a micro-to-macro investigation of the Boko Haram as a phenomenon. It also provides readers with an understanding of the regional dynamics that obstructed political and military cooperation among neighboring countries, enabling Boko Haram's success. This book traces the group's religious origins in the early 2000s and documents its violent political claims in Nigeria and across the border in Northern Cameroon, Niger, and Chad. Finally, it examines the impact of the international War on Terror and presents a comparative study of other contemporary terrorism movements and their networks.

Название: The Clandestine Cold War in Asia, 1945-1965: Western Intelligence, Propaganda and Special Operations
Автор(ы): Aldrich Richard J., Rawnsley Gary
Издательство: Routledge
Год: 2000
Страниц: 307
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Размер: 6,99 MB


A range of clandestine Cold War activities in Asia, from Western Special Services intelligence and propaganda to special operations and security support from 1945 to 1965, is examined here. The contributions draw on newly-opened archives and a two-day conference on the subject.

Название: State Organized Terror: The Case of Violent Internal Repression
Автор(ы): Bushnell P. Timothy, Shlapentokh Vladimir
Издательство: Routledge
Год: 1991
Страниц: 323
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Размер: 4,73 MB


This book, an outcome of an international conference entitled "State Organized Terror: The Case of Violent Internal Repression", addresses the antecedent structural factors conducive to state organized terror and provides insights into the political and social psychology of state terror and security.

Название: Spies and Their Masters: Intelligence-Policy Relations in Democratic Countries
Автор(ы): Faini Matteo
Издательство: Routledge
Год: 2020
Страниц: 137
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Размер: 3,04 MB


This book delves into the secret histories of the CIA, the FBI, and British and Italian intelligence to study how policymakers can control intelligence agencies and when these agencies will try to remove their own government. For every government they serve, intelligence agencies are both a threat and a necessity. They often provide vital information for national security, but the secrets they possess can also be used against their own masters. This book introduces subversion paradox theory to provide a social scientific explanation of the unequal power dynamic resulting from an often fraught relationship between agencies and their ‘masters’. The author also makes a case for the existence of ‘deep state’ conspiracies, including in highly developed democracies, and cautions those who denounce their existence that trying to control intelligence by politicizing it is likely to backfire. An important intervention in the field of intelligence studies, this book will be indispensable for intelligence professionals and policymakers in understanding and bridging the cultural divide between these two groups. It will also make for a fascinating and informative read to scholars and researchers of diplomacy, foreign policy, international relations, strategic and defence studies, security studies, political studies, policymaking and comparative politics.