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Author
Publisher
Heyday
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
"This incendiary work by Daniel Sjursen is a personal cry from the heart by a once-model US Army officer and West Point graduate who became a military dissenter while still on active duty. Set against the backdrop of the terror wars of the last two decades, Sjursen asks whether there is a proper space for patriotism that renounces entitled exceptionalism and narcissistic jingoism. Once a burgeoning believer and budding conservative, Sjursen performed...
Author
Series
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Radical Sacrifice chronicles the life and military career of Union general Fitz John Porter, commander of the Army of the Potomac's Fifth Corps under George McClellan. A highly ranked graduate of the United States Military Academy, Porter rose steadily through the ranks during the Mexican-American War and subsequent military action in the West. With the outbreak of the Civil War, Porter became a favorite of McClellan, distinguishing himself in several...
Author
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"For the last several years Adm. James Stavridis and his co-author, R. Manning Ancell, have surveyed over two hundred active and retired four-star military officers about their reading habits and favorite books, asking each for a list of titles that strongly influenced their leadership skills and provided them with special insights that helped propel them to success in spite of the many demanding challenges they faced. The Leader's Bookshelf synthesizes...
Author
Publisher
Kaplan North America
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Provides test-taking strategies, tips and techniques ; includes detailed review sections ; provides overview of each exam and answers questions about requirements for becoming an officer and military aviator with descriptions for most common American military aircraft. Also includes practice tests for the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT), Army Selection Instrument for Flight Training (SIFT), and Navy/Marine Corps/Coast Guard Aviation Selection...
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