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The Commandant of the Marine Corps made a bitterly debated decision in 2019 to divest the Corps of its tanks. This 2011 thesis will help readers understand just why some portions of the Marine...

The MCO Mission objective was to orbit Mars as the first interplanetary weather satellite and provide a communications relay for the MPL which is due to reach Mars in December 1999. The MCO was...

This book is a groundbreaking and comprehensive exploration of advanced thinking about space warfare. The book covers a wide range of topics, including strategies, theories, technologies,...

The war in Ukraine has highlighted the increased efficacy of drone attacks against critical infrastructure such as the Kerch Strait bridge. In this 2023 document, the Army Corps of Engineers responds...

An omnibus edition of two collections of deeply eccentric autobiographical essays by Lord Fisher, the father of the Dreadnought and of the battle cruiser. From the preface to the first volume,...

This reference document provides a technical overview of the Minuteman weapon system, focusing on its history, configurations, and component equipment. The document outlines the development and...

The great thing about this document is that it exists: humans are serious returning to the Moon, and then to Mars. This is the US plan, but it is not clear yet whether it will be China or the US that...

This book is the first comprehensive history of an important, but mostly overlooked, element of the World War II Patrol Torpedo (PT) boats: the Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons Training Center (MTBSTC)...

Napoleon's rise to power in the late eighteenth century occurred at a time when the structure of most European armies was based on the paradigm army of Frederick the Great. Napoleon, however, changed...

The next naval war in the Pacific will likely involve significant ship losses for the US Navy, which will immediately raise the question asked by the authors in the Executive Summary to this...

This essay is a companion to my own Globalistan, published in early 2007, which I defined as a warped geopolitical travel book. I argued then that in a context of re-medievalization - the world...

The full text of the 2010 Nuclear Posture Review submitted to President Obama by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates. This document lays out the nuclear strategy for the United States. The most...

This study examines the significance of friendly fire in U.S. naval surface and submarine operations during World War II and argues that the occurrence of self-inflicted casualties is a function of...

In a world consumed by information warfare, where the line between truth and deception becomes increasingly blurred, understanding the intricacies of espionage is paramount.The Berlin Tunnel...

Three U.S. officers -- one from the Air Force, one from the Army, and one from the Navy -- met at the Joint Forces Staff College to argue that a truly "joint" approach could have produced success for...

Operation Weseruebung, the German invasion of Norway during the Second World War, is considered by many military historians to be the first joint military operation involving the combined planning...

This study prepared by Sandia National Laboratories provided an open-source examination of the threat posed by Osama bin Laden, his al Qaeda organiation, and allied terrorist organizations. It...

In these never-before-published interviews, the author of Double Indemnity, The Postman Always Rings Twice, and Mildred Pierce discusses his first notions to be a writer, his newspaper days, his...

"Yes We Can" and "Yes We Did." McCain and Obama.Al Jazeera and Al Hurra. Frost and Nixon. Propaganda and persuasion. Orange juice and lemonade. Louis Armstrong and Edward R. Murrow. George Bush and...

During World War II the photographers of the United States armed forces created on film a pictorial record of immeasurable value. Thousands of pictures are preserved in the photographic libraries of...

The German pocket battleships, or Panzerschiffe, struck fear into every navy in the world when they were developed and deployed in the 1930's. This handsome volume provides a complete pictorial...

The document is a record of the proceedings of a board of investigation into the death of James V. Forrestal, a civilian who died at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. The board concluded...

In this second installment of the series, world-famous paleontologist Professor Reginald Barrister and third-grade dinosaur experts Nate and Emily travel back to dinosaur times to investigate a...

Professor Barrister thinks he's discovered a new dinosaur species, but third grade dino-experts Nate and Emily aren't so sure. They think his new fossil just looks like an enormous Eoraptor, one of...

A dinosaur from the Triassic Period accidentally transports itself to Cretaceous China, a world filled with colorfully feathered dinosaurs. Will Prof. Barrister's crazy feather-fossil-color theory be...

The document, "Psychological Warfare: Military Aspects", offers a comprehensive bibliography of resources related to psychological warfare, spanning from World War I to the Korean War (up to November...

In today's world, where logistics and supply chains dominate headlines, understanding the challenges and triumphs of wartime base construction and operation offers valuable (and timely) insights. The...

An inside look at the massive efforts needed to keep the Navy's PT Boats in fighting trim. From the stories of Repair Training Units, Bases, FEMU barges, and tenders, the reader will get a real...

Now's the time to re-read HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS with the aid of this funny, insightful guide to the book by Potter expert Dr. Graeme Davis. Includes reviews of each and every...

Now's the time to go back to the very beginning and re-read HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE with the aid of this funny, insightful guide to the book by Potter expert Dr. Graeme Davis. Includes...