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• Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-262) and index.
• Overview: War and history — The first military empire: the Assyrians — The grand strategy of the Byzantine Empire — The Arabs — The nomads of the Eurasian steppes — The Seljuks, the Mamluks, and the Crusades — The Mongol Empire — Timur the Lame — The Ottomans — Safavid Persia — The Ming and Chinese politico-military traditions — The Manchu and the end of the nomads — The Mughals and Islam in India — Russia and the end of the Tatars — The ascent of Europe — The time of revolutions — Guerilla warfare — From total war to asymmetrical conflict — Conclusion.
• Translated to English from French.

Subjects:

• Strategy — History.
• War — History.
• War and civilization.
• Strategy. fast (OCoLC)fst01134406

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• In 2011, the United States government declared a cyber attack as equal to an act of war, punishable with conventional military means. Cyber operations, cyber crime, and other forms of cyber activities directed by one state against another are now considered part of the normal relations range of combat and conflict, and the rising fear of cyber conflict has brought about a reorientation of military affairs. What is the reality of this threat? Is it actual or inflated, fear or fact-based? Taking a bold stand against the mainstream wisdom, Valeriano and Maness argue that there is very little evidence that cyber war is, or is likely to become, a serious threat. Their claim is empirically grounded, involving a careful analysis of cyber incidents and disputes experienced by international states since 2001, and an examination of the processes leading to cyber conflict. As the authors convincingly show, cyber incidents are a little-used tactic, with low-level intensity and few to no long-term effects. As well, cyber incidents are motivated by the same dynamics that prompt regional conflicts. Based on this evidence, Valeriano and Maness lay out a set of policy recommendations for proper defense against cyber threats that is built on restraint and regionalism — Provided by publisher.
• What Valeriano and Maness provide in this book is an empirically-grounded discussion of the reality of cyber conflict, based on an analysis of cyber incidents and disputes experienced by international states since 2001. They delineate patterns of cyber conflict to develop a larger theory of cyber war that gets at the processes leading to cyber conflict. They find that, in addition to being a little-used tactic, cyber incidents thus far have been of a rather low-level intensity and with few to no long-term effects. Interestingly, they also find that many cyber incidents are motivated by regional conflict. They argue that restraint is the norm in cyberspace and suggest there is evidence this norm can influence how the tactic is used in the future. In conclusion, the authors lay out a set of policy recommendations for proper defense against cyber threats that is built on restraint and regionalism — Provided by publisher.
• Machine generated contents note: — Preface — Acknowledgements — Chapter 1: The Contours of the Cyber Conflict World — Chapter 2: Cyberpower, Cyber Weapons, and Cyber Operations — Chapter 3: Theories of Cyber Conflict: Restraint, Regionalism, Espionage, and Cyber Terrorism in the Digital Era — Chapter 4: The Dynamics of Cyber Conflict between Rival Antagonists — Chapter 5: The Impact of Cyber Incidents: Events and the Conflict-Cooperation Nexus — Chapter 6: Stuxnet, Shamoon, and Bronze Soldier: The Impact and Responses to Cyber Operations — Chapter 7: Cyber Conflict and Non-State Actors: Weapons of Fear — Chapter 8: Cyber Rules: Encouraging a System of Justice and Proportionality in Cyber Operations — Chapter 9: Conclusion — Tables and Figures.

Subjects:

• Cyberspace operations (Military science)
• Cyberterrorism.
• Technology and international relations.
• Internet and international relatins.

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• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• PART I: Introduction: the classical world at war — a. War and warfare in ancient Greece / Louis Rawlings — 2. War and warfare in ancient Rome / Randall S. Howarth — 3. Writers on war. Part I Greece: winning ways in warfare / P.C. Millett — Part II Rome: a story of conflict / Michael Lovano — 4. The archaeology of war / Simon James — 5. Warfare and environment in the ancient world / J. Donald Hughes — PART II: The face of battle in the classical world — 6. The classical Greek experience / John W.I. Lee — 7. The three thousand: Alexander’s infantry guard / Waldemar Heckel — 8. The hellenistic experience with war: stagnation or development? / John Serrati — 9. War and society in Greece / Nicholas V. Sekunda — 10. The rise of Rome / Michael Sage — 11. Imperial Rome at war / Phyllis Culham — 12, War and society in the Roman Empire / Colin Adams — PART II: Impacts and techniques: war in the classical world — 13. Men at war / Lawrence A. Tritle –14. Treating the sick and wounded / Christine F. Salazar — 15. Keeping military discipline / Stefan G. Chrissanthos — 16. The business of war: mercenaries / Matthew Trundle — 17. Logistics: sinews of war / Donald Engels — 18. War at sea / Philip de Souza — 19. Arms and armor Part I: arming Greeks for battle / Eero Jarva Part II: arming Romans for battle / Duncan B. Campbell — 20. Greeks under siege: challenges, experiences, and emotions / Angelos Chaniotis — 21. Generalship: leadership and command / Rosemary Moore — 22. Finding the enemy: military intelligence / Frank Russell — 23. War and the horse / Ann Hyland — Part I: horses for war: breeding and keeping a warhorse — Part II: the development and training of cavalry in Greece and Rome — 24. Greek rituals of war / Daniel P. Tompkins — 25. Roman rituals of war / John Rich — 26. Fighting the other. Part I: Greeks and Achaemenid Persians / Bruce Laforse — Part II: the Germanic and Danubian transfrontier peoples / Peter S. Wells — Part III: Military and society in Sasanian Iran / Scott McDonough

Subjects:

• Military art and science — History — To 500.
• Military history, Ancient.
• Rome — History, Military.
• Greece — History, Military — To 146 B.C.
• Military art and science — Rome — History.
• Military art and science — Greece — History — To 500.
• To 500 fast

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Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subjects:

• Just war doctrine — Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• Military ethics — Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• War — Moral and ethical aspects — Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Requested by Kurpiers, R

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Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Grammar and vocabulary — How they die — Norms in tension — When soldiers snap — Command responsibility — Organizational responsibility — Political responsibility — Public responsibility — Conclusion.

Subjects:

• Military ethics — United States.
• Civilian war casualties.
• War victims.
• Guilt and culture — United States.
• War — Moral and ethical aspects — United States.

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Notes:

• Originally published: Boston : Houghton, Mifflin, 2003.
• Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-334).
• First year — Second year — Third year — Fourth year — Epilogue: Seeing the Elephant II — Bibliography — Acknowledgments.
• As David Lipsky follows a future generation of army officers from their proving grounds to their barracks, he reveals the range of emotions and desires that propels these men and women forward.

Subjects:

• United States Military Academy — History.

Requested by Lotterman, E

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Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 583-611) and index.
• The Titan — Not good — New wave — No lone zones — Spheres within spheres — Potential hazards — Machinery of control — The best, the biggest, and the most — In violation — Megadeath — Accidents will happen — Acceptable risks — The optimum mix — Breaking in — Out of control — Decapitation — The brink — An abnormal environment — Damascus — Balanced and unbalanced — The wrong tape — Like hell — Confirm or deny — The end.
• Presents a minute-by-minute account of an H-bomb accident that nearly caused a nuclear disaster, examining other near misses and America’s growing susceptibility to a catastrophic event.
• In this book the aurhor, an investigative journalist digs deep to uncover secrets about the management of America’s nuclear arsenal. A ground-breaking account of accidents, near-misses, extraordinary heroism, and technological breakthroughs, this book explores the dilemma that has existed since the dawn of the nuclear age: how do you deploy weapons of mass destruction without being destroyed by them? That question has never been resolved, and the author reveals how the combination of human fallibility and technological complexity still poses a grave risk to mankind. The book interweaves the minute-by-minute story of an accident at a nuclear missile silo in rural Arkansas with a historical narrative that spans more than fifty years. It depicts the urgent effort by American scientists, policymakers, and military officers to ensure that nuclear weapons can’t be stolen, sabotaged, used without permission, or detonated inadvertently. The author also looks at the Cold War from a new perspective, offering history from the ground up, telling the stories of bomber pilots, missile commanders, maintenance crews, and other ordinary servicemen who risked their lives to avert a nuclear holocaust. At the heart of the book lies the struggle, amid the rolling hills and small farms of Damascus, Arkansas, to prevent the explosion of a ballistic missile carrying the most powerful nuclear warhead ever built by the United States. Drawing on recently declassified documents and interviews with men who designed and routinely handled nuclear weapons, it takes readers into a terrifying but fascinating world that, until now, has been largely hidden from view. Through the details of a single accident, the author illustrates how an unlikely event can become unavoidable, how small risks can have terrible consequences, and how the most brilliant minds in the nation can only provide us with an illusion of control. This is a an eye-opening look at the dangers of America’s nuclear age. — Publisher’s description.

Subjects:

• Nuclear weapons — Accidents — United States — History.
• Nuclear weapons — Accidents — Arkansas — History.
• Titan (Missile) — History.
• United States. Air Force. Strategic Air Command. Strategic Missile Wing, 308th.
• Nuclear weapons — United States — Safety measures.
• Nuclear weapons — Government policy — United States.

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Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 202) and index.
• Joining the Roman army — The prospective recruit’s good legion guide — Alternative military careers — Legionary kit and equipment — Training, discipline and ranks — People who will want to kill you — Life in camp — On campaign — How to storm a city — Battle — Aftermath.
• The year is AD100 and Rome stands supreme and unconquerable, from the desert sands of Mesopotamia to the misty highlands of Caledonia. But the might of Rome rests entirely on the shoulders of the legionaries, who stand strong against the barbarian hordes, pushing back the frontiers of the empire. This book tells you how to get in and get on in the legions, the best places to serve, life in camp, on campaign and in battle, and such things as how to stop your armour going rusty and how to storm a city. It will have immense appeal to all those who enjoy ancient history, but who want to be entertained at the same time.

Subjects:

• Military art and science — Rome.
• Rome — History, Military.
• Rome — Army — Military life.
• Rome — Army — Organization.
• Soldiers — Rome.
• Trajan, Emperor of Rome, 53-117.

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• The papers published in this volume resulted from a conference on early Greek hoplite warfare held at Yale University in April 2008.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• The hoplite debate / Donald Kagan and Gregory Viggiano — The arms, armor, and iconography of early Greek Hoplite warfare / Gregory Viggiano and Hans van Wees — Hoplitai/Politai : refighting ancient battles / Paul Cartledge — Setting the frame chronologically / Anthony Snodgrass — Early Greek infantry fighting in a Mediterranean context / Kurt A. Raaflaub — The hoplite revolution and the rise of the polis / Gregory Viggiano — Hoplite hell : how hoplites fought / Peter Krentz — Large weapons, small Greeks : the practical limitations of hoplite weapons and equipment / Adam Schwartz — Not patriots, not farmers, not amateurs : Greek soldiers of fortune and the origins of hoplite warfare / John R. Hale — Can we see the hoplite revolution on the ground? : archaeological landscapes material culture, and social status in early Greece / Lin Foxhall — Farmers and hoplites : models of historical development / Hans van Wees — The hoplite narrative / Victor Davis Hanson.

Subjects:

• Military art and science — Greece — History — To 1500 — Congresses.
• Soldiers — Greece — History — To 1500 — Congresses.
• Greece — History, Military — To 146 B.C. — Congresses.
• Weapons, Ancient — Greece — Congresses.
• Armor, Ancient — Greece — Congresses.

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Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subjects:

• Women and war — History.
• Military history, Ancient.
• Military history,Medieval.

Requested by Bibus, K