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Killing the rising sun : how America vanquished World War II Japan / by O'Reilly, Bill,author.; Dugard, Martin,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe but is escalating in the Pacific, where American soldiers face an opponent who will go to any length to avoid defeat. The Japanese army follows the samurai code of Bushido, stipulating that surrender is a form of dishonor. This book takes readers to the bloody tropical-island battlefields of Peleliu and Iwo Jima and to the embattled Philippines, where General Douglas MacArthur has made a triumphant return and is plotting a full-scale invasion of Japan. Across the globe in Los Alamos, New Mexico, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and his team of scientists are preparing to test the deadliest weapon known to mankind. In Washington, DC, Harry Truman ascends to the presidency after FDR dies in office, only to face the most important political decision in history: whether to use that weapon. And in Tokyo, Emperor Hirohito, who is considered a deity by his subjects, refuses to surrender, despite a massive and mounting death toll. This epic saga details the final moments of World War II like never before.--Adapted from dust jacket.
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Wehrmacht Panzer divisions 1939-45 / by Rosado, Jorge; Bishop, Chris;
Includes index.
Subjects: Tanks (Military science); World War, 1939-1945;
© 2005., Amber Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Active measures : the secret history of disinformation and political warfare / by Rid, Thomas,1975-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."This revelatory and dramatic history of disinformation traces the rise of secret organized deception operations from the interwar period to contemporary internet troll farms"--
Subjects: Disinformation; Information warfare; Deception (Military science); Leaks (Disclosure of information); Intelligence service;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Syrian notebooks : inside the Homs Uprising January 16-February 2, 2012 / by Littell, Jonathan,1967-; Littell, Jonathan,1967-Carnets de Homs.English.; Mandell, Charlotte,translator.;
"In 2012, Jonathan Littell went to the heart of the Syrian conflict, embedding himself with the Free Syria-Army in the historic city of Homs. He watched from the front line as the city was ruthlessly pummeled by Assad's forces before it finally surrendered. His urgent notebooks of what he saw on the ground speak directly of the horrors of the civil war that continues today. Out of the chaos, Littell bears witness to the lives and the hopes of freedom fighters. Syrian Notebooks is the most close-up account of the war, and will be seen as a classic account of war reportage"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Littell, Jonathan, 1967-; Civil war; Foreign correspondents; Revolutions; War and society;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Delta : America's elite counterterrorist force / by Griswold, Terry,1947-; Giangreco, D. M.,1952-;
Subjects: United States. Army. Delta Force; Special forces (Military science); Terrorism;
© 2005., Zenith Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The doomsday machine : confessions of a nuclear war planner / by Ellsberg, Daniel,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The former defense analyst who revealed the Pentagon Papers offers an eyewitness account of America's nuclear program in the 1960s and reveals the dangers in the country's seventy-year-long nuclear policy.
Subjects: Ellsberg, Daniel.; Nuclear warfare; Nuclear weapons; Military planning;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sharpe's command : Richard Sharpe and the Bridge at Almaraz, May 1812 / by Cornwell, Bernard,author.;
If any man can do the impossible it's Richard Sharpe ... And the impossible is exactly what the formidable Captain Sharpe is asked to do when he's sent on an undercover mission to a small village in the Spanish countryside, far behind enemy lines. For the quiet, remote village, sitting high above the Almaraz bridge, is about to become the centre of a battle for the future of Europe. Two French armies march towards the bridge, one from the North and one from the South. If they meet, the British are lost. Only Sharpe's small group of men -- with their cunning and courage to rely on -- stand in their way. But they're rapidly outnumbered, enemies are hiding in plain sight, and as the French edge ever closer to the frontline, time is running out.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Novels.; Sharpe, Richard (Fictitious character); Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815; Soldiers;
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The imagineers of war : the untold history of DARPA, the Pentagon agency that changed the world / by Weinberger, Sharon,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: United States. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; Military research; Military art and science; Science and state; National security;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The rise and fall of ancient Greece : the military and political history of the ancient Greeks including the Persian Wars, the Battle of Marathon and the campaigns of Alexander the Great and his conquest of Asia / by Rodgers, Nigel.;
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Subjects: Military art and science;
© c2008., Lorenz Books,
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Navy SEALs [videorecording] : their untold story / by Fleisher, Carol L.; Sinise, Gary,narrator.; Fleisherfilm, Inc.; PBS Distribution (Firm);
Narrated by Gary Sinise.Riveting Missions from WWII to the War on Terror. Despite the attention paid to the U.S. Navy SEALs (Sea, Air and Land) since their daring takedown of Osama bin Laden, few know the story of how the first U.S. Navy frogmen became the renowned warriors of today. NAVY SEALs-THEIR UNTOLD STORY details their fascinating transformation and the people who made this story happen. Discover how these clandestine commandoes morphed with evolving threats from Hitler to bin Laden. The Navy's first special warfare units date back to World War II, and, without them, much of U.S. and world history would have been written differently, from the beaches of Normandy to the Pacific theater, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Through firsthand accounts and never-before-seen footage, this unprecedented documentary recounts many of the ticking-clock missions of the "Commandoes of the Deep."E.DVD, region 1, widescreen.
Subjects: United States. Navy; United States. Navy. SEALs; Documentary films.; Special forces (Military science);
© 2015., PBS Distribution,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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