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Call Sign Chaos is the account of Jim Mattis's storied career, from wide-ranging leadership roles in three wars to ultimately commanding a quarter of a million troops across the Middle East. Along the way, Mattis recounts his foundational experiences as a leader, extracting the lessons he has learned about the nature of warfighting and peacemaking, the importance of allies, and the strategic dilemmas-and short-sighted thinking-now facing our nation....
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Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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Schneider offers a startling reexamination of this leader's critical role in shaping the modern Middle East. The answers have profound implications for modern times, as a new generation of revolutionaries pulls pages from Lawrence's playbook of irregular warfare.
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Campaigns and commanders volume 68
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University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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University Press of Kentucky
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"When one thinks of influential World War II military figures, five-star generals such as Dwight D. Eisenhower and Omar Bradley instantly come to mind. As important as these central figures were to the Second World War, the conflict produced equally effective lower-profile leaders whose influence had an undeniable impact. Among these leaders are William Simpson, commander of the US Ninth Army, and James Moore, his chief of staff. Working in tandem,...
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Publisher
Casemate
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"If the Germans knew the Allies were going to invade, why were defenses in Normandy so unevenly prepared on June 6, 1944? Countdown to D-Day offers a unique perspective to answering this question through its detailed day-by-day perspective to the months leading up to D-Day - vividly tracing the daily activities and machinations of German High Command as they prepare for an expected Allied invasion." -- Back cover.
14) Bleeding talent: how the US military mismanages great leaders and why it's time for a revolution
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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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"This book will shape the debate on how to save the military from itself. The first part recognizes, indeed celebrates, what the military has done well in attracting and developing leadership talent. The book then examines the causes and consequences of the modern military's stifling personnel system, with a close look at strategic failures in Iraq and Afghanistan. The book also reports a new survey of active duty officers (done by the author) that...
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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An acclaimed military historian presents this powerful history of four military leaders--Douglas MacArthur, George Patton, George Marshall and Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower--who exhibited unparalleled military leadership that led the U.S. victoriously through two World Wars
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Andre Deutsch
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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"Featuring 28 detailed maps, this illuminating volume offers expert analysis of some of history's most important battles, uncovering the individual genius of each commander. Written by one of Britain's most successful living battlefield commanders, Masters of the Battlefield examines the lives and tactics of 28 of the world's greatest military leaders, from Julius Caesar to Stormin' Norman Schwarzkopf. Each general receives a double-page spread...
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Basic Books
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"August 2, 216 BC was one of history's bloodiest single days of fighting. On a narrow plain near the Southern Italian town of Cannae, despite outnumbering their opponents almost two to one, a massive Roman army was crushed by the heterogeneous forces of Hannibal, the Carthaginian general who had spectacularly crossed the Alps into Italy two years earlier. The scale of the losses at Cannae -- 50,000 Roman men killed -- was unrivaled until the industrialized...
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Sarpedon
Pub. Date
1996.
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English
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"When Julius Caesar led his legions on a nine-year war of conquest to the north, he changed the course of European history and delayed the invasions from the east for five hundred years.This military history analyses and describes Caesar's campaigns in ancient France, Britain, and Germany, on land and sea. The author draws upon modern archaeological, linguistic, and historical research, which includes identification of the sites of many of Caesar's...
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