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Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"Players control families vying for dominance in 1950s New York. Send out your family's Don, Heir and Thugs to shake down businesses all over the city in order to gain the resources you need. Take control of the different turfs and reap the benefits they offer."--Container
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Strategy has existed as long as there has been organised conflict. In this new account, Jeremy Black explores the ever-changing relationship between purpose, force, implementation and effectiveness in military strategy and its dramatic impact on the development of the global power system. Taking a 'total' view of strategy, Black looks at leading powers - notably the United States, China, Britain and Russia - in the wider context of their competition...
Author
Publisher
Brookings Institution Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In this timely book, military expert Michael O'Hanlon examines America's major conflicts since the mid-1800s: the Civil War, the two World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. O'Hanlon looks for overarching trends and themes, along with the lessons for the military strategists and political leaders of today and tomorrow"--
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A radically new, and easily learned, way to outstrategize your rivals. "The wise win before they fight, while the ignorant fight to win." So wrote Zhuge Liang, the great Chinese military strategist. He was referring to battlefield tactics, but the same can be said about any strategic situation. Even seemingly certain defeat can be turned into victory-whether in battle, business, or life-by those with the strategic vision to recognize how to "change...
8) Flamme rouge
Author
Publisher
Lautapelit.fi
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
"The excitement in the air is electric as the leaders round the last corner and head for the finish line. Each team has used cunning and skill to position their sprinteur for this moment, but only one has done enough to pull off the win! Will your team lead from the front and risk exhaustion? Should you play it safe in the middle of the pack? Could you surprise everyone by striking from the back? Can you time your move perfectly? Anyone can race,...
Publisher
Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"'Winning Westeros' brings together expert strategists to engage with one of the most popular television series of our time: 'Game of Thrones.' By applying geopolitical and leadership theory and asking the question of 'what if?' the minds behind 'Winning Westeros' draw connections between the fantasy world and military strategy. Comparing magic to emerging technology, tamable dragons to nuclear weapons, and swords to guns, 'Winning Westeros' explores...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"By early December 1941, war and genocide had changed Europe beyond recognition. Nazi Germany had occupied most of the continent and opened concentration camps, while millions of soldiers had died on the front. In Asia, the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War had turned mainland China into a battleground and the Pacific Islands into an armed camp. Still, these far-off conflicts were not yet inextricably linked, and the greatest power the world...
12) Kingdomino
Publisher
Blue Orange
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Dominoes with a Kingdom building twist! Each turn, connect a new domino to your existing Kingdom, making sure at least one of its sides connects to a matching terrain Type already in play. The game mechanics for obtaining the tiles is clever: the order of who picks first depends on which tile was previously chosen. Make sure to secure tiles with crowns- these royal treasures help to multiply the worth of your Kingdom at the end of the game! The game...
Author
Publisher
Hasbro
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
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Description
Your fear will grow with each tile you place as you investigate a house filled with dreadful monsters and deadly secrests. As you brave your way through each unique room, you and the other explorers must rely on each other to survive the horrors that await. But beware: The house will turn one of you against the rest. It will take all of your strengths and skills to defeat the traitor and escape the Betrayal at House on the Hill.
14) Bunny kingdom
Author
Publisher
Iello
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Bunny invasion! Play as Rabbit Lords conquering a new world on behalf of the Bunny King. Take control of vast Territories across the New World, build Cities, and farm Resources to make your Fiefs prosper and harvest precious Golden Carrots. Don't forget to satisfy the King by accomplishing missions on behalf of his Majesty. Each choice can bring you closer to victory, but only one of you will be named "Big Ears" by the Rabbit King. Will you be worthy?...
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
[1989]
Language
English
Description
Why was the Navy ready to clear the skies over the Persian Gulf, yet surprised by the mines laid under it? Why is it that the Army is always prepared for war in Europe, but was caught off guard in Korea and Vietnam? And why is the Air Force indifferent to "Star Wars"? In The Masks of War Carl H. Builder asks what motives lie behind the puzzling and often contradictory behavior of America's military forces. The answer, he finds, has little to do with...
17) Raptor
Author
Publisher
Matagot
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Description
Mamma Raptor has escaped from her run and laid her eggs in the park. A team of scientists must neutralize her and capture the baby raptors before they run wild into the forest. Raptor is a card driven boardgame with tactical play and some double guessing. Players use their cards to move their pawns (scientists on one side, Mother and baby raptors on the other) on the board. Every round, the player who played the lowest ranked card can use the corresponding...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
©2018.
Language
English
Description
"What kind of nuclear strategy and posture does the United States need to defend itself and its allies? According to a longstanding, academic conventional wisdom, the answer to this question is straightforward: the United States needs the ability to absorb an enemy nuclear attack and respond with a devastating nuclear counterattack. This book takes a different approach. Rather than dismiss it as illogical, it explains The Logic of American Nuclear...
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