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In 1996, George R.R. Martin electrified fantasy fans around the world when he published A Game of Thrones, the first book in his acclaimed A Song of Ice and Fire series. Since then, Martin has...

Re-reading 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' provides an insightful commentary which takes readers through the novel. It looks at such areas as literary quality, character analysis and plot...

If you are old enough to remember Tang(TM) or Space Food Sticks from Pillsbury, you will completely understand my motivation for publishing this document. Astronauts in spacesuits are still...

In a world fixated on the enigmatic and perennial allure of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs), this actual data provides a glimpse through the veils of skepticism shrouding the discourse on...

In a world grappling with escalating geopolitical tensions and the human cost of armed conflict, understanding the responsible transfer of military aid is paramount. This book provides an...

Over the last decade, the number of unmanned systems and their applications has grown rapidly. So too has the number of operational, political, and legal questions associated with this technology...

Thesis: This essay examines the British use of sea-based aviation in support of two modern amphibious campaigns: the British campaign in Norway in 1940 and in the Falkland Islands War in 1982. The...

Alan Macfarlane writes of F. W. Maitland: When we consider that some five thousand pages of detailed findings, written about a hundred years ago, have been modified in only a few minor emphases and...

The Reverend Thomas Robert Malthus was born in 1766 and died in 1834. He was the son of a clergyman and one of eight children. He was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge and later became Professor...

Alan Macfarlane writes: Yukichi Fukuzawa (1835-1901) is arguably the greatest Japanese social thinker of the last three centuries, yet he is little known outside his native country, except to...

Leadership failures in the defense of Crete were essential factors contributing to Allied defeat on the island in May 1941. The Germans appeared unstoppable during the early stages of World War II...

The Vietnam War continues to cast a long shadow over American history and the world's understanding of international relations. The debate about its origins and how it escalated has raged for...

This is the complete printed text of the opinions in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court decision that President Obama specifically singled out for sharp criticism in...

What the FBI knew about Soviet communication methods at the peak of the Red Scare. Compare this with contemporary accounts of suspected espionage; use it to inform your reading of the McCarthy and...

Near the end of the Cold War, the possible use of Soviet special forces on NATO's Northern front was a significant concern. With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the accession of Finland and Sweden...

With technology shocks coming at an ever-accelerating pace, and the great power competition in space technology picking up rapidly, importance, it is instructive to look back at the Soviet Union's...

This document is the Space Doctrine Publication 1-0 for the United States Space Force (USSF). It provides guidance for the development and employment of USSF personnel, covering topics such as...

Deep black. Vanta black. The black beyond black. That is the world of US space intelligence. Space Force is the 18th US government agency to join the US Intelligence Community. This document, titled...

Space operations will be central to any future great power conflict. This is how the United States plans to operate.This document, titled "Space Doctrine Publication 3-0, Operations," is a...

Argus had one hundred eyes, Odin just one; but both myths speak from deep in human history to testify to the importance of seeing what is around you. Far in the future, the present-day Guardians who...

Militaries, governments, economies, and societies in the US and all over the world rely heavily on services provided via space systems. With a few exceptions, the world is designed around the...

In Tom Godwin's classic science fiction short story THE COLD EQUATIONS (1954), inexorable laws of physics require a heroic future "guardian" to sacrifice the life of a young female stowaway who...

Space Doctrine Publications on Personnel, Intelligence, Operations, Space Domain Awareness, Sustainment, and Planning all in a single convenient, hardcover, full-color volume. Essential for your...

TLDR (three words): SBSP too pricey!Author: Nasa OtpsPublisher: Nimble BooksPublication Date: Jun 11, 2024Number of Pages: NA pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1608883116ISBN-13:...

For anyone interested in space power, safety is, or should be, a paramount concern, both because of the inherent value of human life and material, and because a loss of confidence could have...

Ukraine war spending accountability report.Author: Robert P StorchPublisher: Nimble BooksPublication Date: Jul 23, 2024Number of Pages: NA pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10:...

In the world of deeply classified military projects, "never-weres" and "might have beens" can shed great light on what actually has been happening behind the scenes. The Manned Orbital Laboratory, a...

During the second half of the 2010s, Congress and Executive became increasingly concerned that the United States might not be able to sustain its strategic superiority in space in the face of rising...

Fresh on the creation of United States Space Force in December 2019, three key organizatons met to secure the United States future in space: Space Force, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and the...

The stakes in the race to industrialize space may turn out to be incredibly high: the next Industrial Revolution may very well occur there. This US government document provided an essential status...