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Security Cooperation Activities: Strengthening a Partner Military and its Governing Institutions - Case Studies of Vietnam and Mali, Effect of Targeted Civilian Aid on Government Threats from Military by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 26,990. Language: English. Published: October 25, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Vietnam War, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » World politics
Determining the right mix of military to civilian aid to strengthen partner militaries and their governing institutions will challenge operational artists in the future. Military planners who broaden their fields of study to include a partner nation's military, government, and economic capabilities approach the problem with a holistic understanding.
Filipino Insurgencies (1899-1913): Failures to Incite Popular Support - Study of the Philippine-American War and Moro War, Roles of Insurrectos and Populace Against Invading American Military by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 24,000. Language: English. Published: October 25, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Terrorism
The Philippine-American War and Moro War demonstrate the failure of an insurgency to achieve objectives if there is a lack of support from the populace. The American occupation of the Philippine islands in 1898 provoked sentiments of anti-imperialism among the populace.
The Opportunity Costs of Socialism: Trump White House Economic Advisers Report on History and Risks of Socialist Policies, Analysis of Senator Sanders Medicare for All (M4A) Healthcare Plan Proposal by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 36,300. Language: English. Published: October 25, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Communism & socialism, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Economic policy
Coincident with the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx's birth, socialism is making a comeback in American political discourse. Detailed policy proposals from self-declared socialists are gaining support in Congress and among much of the electorate. It is unclear, of course, exactly what a typical voter has in mind when he or she thinks of "socialism."
Decisive Combined Arms Maneuver and Atomic Fires: The Emergent Role of the Artillery - Chronological Study of Army Doctrine from 1919 to 1954 - Korean War Impact of More Artillery in Heavier Calibers by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 26,800. Language: English. Published: October 24, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Weapons, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States
The purpose of this monograph is to provide context for the examination of doctrine as it evolves during and following a period of conflict. To accomplish this, the lenses of anticipation, adaptation, and emergence are applied to the U.S. Army Field Artillery's role through a chronological historical case study of U.S. Army Field Artillery doctrine from 1919-1954.
Salafi-Jihadism: A 1,400-Year-old Idea Rises Again - Terrorist Groups al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, and ISIS, Examination of Historical Events from 1960 Through 1979 Leading to Militarization of Salafism by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 31,470. Language: English. Published: October 21, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Islamic militancy, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Terrorism
Salafi-Jihadist groups such as al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, and ISIS threaten U.S. national security and the stability of the Middle East. The ongoing fighting in Syria and Iraq and Salafi-Jihadist global terrorist attacks from Paris to Mali show that we understand relatively little about how this radical ideology propounds violent goals and propels its followers to devise strategies to achieve them.
Plan Colombia: A Case for Political Warfare to Defeat Transnational Criminal Organizations in the Gray Zone - The Empty Space Between Peace and War, Avoiding Overtly Militarized Strategy by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 35,200. Language: English. Published: October 21, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Strategy, Nonfiction » History » South American
Transnational criminal organizations pose a threat to U.S. national security as well as the security of the global commons. Their activities lead to the corruption of government actors, erosion of human security, and the disruption of globalization.
Military Robots: The Fighting Force of the Future - Examination of Culture of Casualty Aversion, Comparison of World War II Airpower and Current Rise of Military Robot Interaction by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 27,200. Language: English. Published: October 20, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Weapons, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / World War II
This monograph examines a growing culture of casualty aversion, and its effects on the need for military robots. It makes a comparison between the growing influence and effectiveness of airpower in World War II, and the current rise of military robot interaction.
Is Transitional Justice Necessary to Establish Long Term Stability? Moving from Civil War to Reconciliation and the Rule of Law, Case Studies of Bosnia-Herzegovina, East Timor, and Rwanda by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 35,890. Language: English. Published: October 20, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Social history, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Law enforcement
Over the past two decades, the international community has employed various transitional justice mechanisms to promote reconciliation and establish the rule of law in countries transitioning from civil war. The effect of these mechanisms on long-term peace however, remains ambiguous.
Looking Back to the Future of Cyberspace Warfare - Case Studies of Military Operations, Russian Attack on Georgia, U.S. Surge in Iraq, Attack on Iran Nuclear Facility, Land, Maritime, Air Theories by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 24,480. Language: English. Published: October 20, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States, Nonfiction » Computers & Internet » Security
To some, the term cyberspace is a daunting term. For U.S. military leaders, cyberspace needs to be embraced and understood in order to effectively integrate the capabilities offered in and through cyberspace with all military operations. Cyberspace should be viewed as another domain in which to operate, in other words a different or additional battlespace.
Requirements for Security Sector Reform Success - Case Studies of U.S. Efforts in Kenya and Mali for SSR, Kenya a Success Story but Mali Failed as a Politically and Economically Unstable State by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 24,710. Language: English. Published: October 20, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Africa » Central region, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States
This monograph determined that political and economic stability are required for Security Sector Reform (SSR) success over the long term. This monograph studied the efforts of the United States in Kenya and Mali to determine if political and economic stability are necessary requirements for SSR success over the long term.
Building a Better Force: Regular Army / Reserve Components Integration in the Army Chemical Corps - Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Weapons Protection and Consequence Management by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 26,210. Language: English. Published: October 19, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Biological & Chemical Warfare, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Nuclear Warfare
Over the past twenty years, the mission of the Army Chemical Corps has evolved from a focus on protecting military forces against Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) weapons to include the elimination Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), and CBRN consequence management.
The Customer Metaphor and the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) - Inappropriate for Intelligence by Highlighting Cynical Aspects of Bureaucratic Politics Impacting Agency Credibility by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 26,910. Language: English. Published: October 19, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Government
The Defense Intelligence Agency, which was founded in 1961 over the resistance of the armed services and the Joint Staff, adopted and extended this metaphor as part of its bureaucratic survival strategy. DIA looked to the business world's customer orientation paradigm for ways to focus the agency on satisfying the needs of policymakers in order to justify independence and resources.
Soldiers, Scholars, Diplomats: Educating Strategic Leaders at Foreign Staff Colleges - Analysis of General Wedemeyer's Personal Archives at Stanford University, Educating Army Officers Abroad by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 30,410. Language: English. Published: October 19, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Vocational
This monograph examines the value added to the U.S. Army by sending officers to foreign staff colleges. It argues that the U.S. Army should educate more of its best field grade officers abroad to gain worldly, contextual intelligence.
Chinese Cyber Economic Espionage: Motivations and Responses - U.S. Response During Obama Administration, Inability of America to Stem Chinese Theft of Intellectual Property from Businesses by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 30,070. Language: English. Published: October 18, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Asian » China, Nonfiction » Computers & Internet » Security
Despite the apparent recognition of a problem, the U.S. has been seemingly ineffective in deterring or dissuading continued Chinese cyber activity—despite the potential significant impact to economic and national security.
NORAD: A Model to Address Gaps in U.S.-Mexico Security Coordination - Transnational Organized Crime and the Merida Initiative, Canada Cooperation as Model for Institutional Solution by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 30,370. Language: English. Published: October 18, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Latin America / Mexico, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States
The 2007 Merida Initiative marked a major shift in Mexico-U.S. commitment to address transnational organized crime. The organized crime networks view international borders as opportunities, making a profit by operating both as multinational corporations and violent armies.
Setting the Theater: U.S. Sustainment Operations in the Pacific during World War II - Rivalry, War Plan Orange, Pearl Harbor, Materiel Structures, Understanding the Geography and Tyranny of Distance by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 26,420. Language: English. Published: October 17, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / World War II, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States
The United States has been involved in the Pacific for over a century, and the need to understand the geography and tyranny of distance is only one characteristic of the theater. Understanding the importance of posturing and setting the theater for deterrence, successful defense, and sustainment is even more crucial.
2018 Federal Guide to Self-Driving Cars and Automated Driving: Preparing for the Future of Transportation - Automated Vehicles 3.0, Safety Issues and Role of the Government in Autonomous Regulation by (compiler)
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 32,970. Language: English. Published: October 6, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » Transportation » Automobiles, Nonfiction » Engineering, trades, & technology » Automation
Preparing for the Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicles 3.0 (AV 3.0) is another milestone in the Department's development of a flexible, responsible approach to a framework for multimodal automation. It introduces guiding principles and describes the Department's strategy to address existing barriers to safety innovation and progress.
Assessing and Strengthening the Manufacturing and Defense Industrial Base and Supply Chain Resiliency of the United States - Report to President Trump on Reliance on Foreign and Chinese Suppliers by (compiler)
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 47,550. Language: English. Published: October 6, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Weapons, Nonfiction » Engineering, trades, & technology » Manufacturing
America's manufacturing and defense industrial base ("the industrial base") supports economic prosperity and global competitiveness, and arms the military with capabilities to defend the nation. Currently, the industrial base faces an unprecedented set of challenges.
Understanding the Threat Ecosystem: A Concept for Intelligence Support to Special Warfare - Analysis of Anbar Awakening During Iraq War As an Example of a Modern Special Warfare Environment by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 27,650. Language: English. Published: October 5, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Iraq War (2003-), Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Special Forces
The current U.S. Army operating concept, as described in TRADOC Pamphlet 525-3-1, states that the evolving global operating environment contains diverse enemies, employing traditional, unconventional and hybrid strategies that threaten the security and vital interests of the United States.
Nationalist to Transnational Insurgency: State Repression and Violent Extremist Scale Shift - History of Chechen and Somali Insurgencies, Formation and Destruction of ICU, Al-Shabaab and ISIS by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 29,590. Language: English. Published: October 5, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Islamic militancy
This research recommends five changes to the U.S. military approach to defeating violent extremist organizations. The first is the introduction of a scale of conflict to U.S. military doctrine in JP 3-0 with intra-state, inter-state, extra-state, non-state, and transnational scales.
Wired Fast and Thinking Slow: Cyber Technology and the U.S. Army - Increase in Speed and Quantity of Social Transactions, Inadequate Coverage of Implications of Cyberspace Through Military Doctrine by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 29,570. Language: English. Published: October 4, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » Computers & Internet » Social networking, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States
Understanding the impacts of cyber technologies on war and warfare is increasingly critical for a planner's ability to design and execute operational art. The purpose of this monograph is to examine how the U.S. Army describes cyberspace and the effects that cyber technologies have on military strategy and operational planning writ large.
Measuring Transnational Organized Crime Threats to U.S. National Security - Analysis of Three Conceptual Frameworks Used to Study Organized Crime, UN Typology Considers Terrorist Organization Links by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 23,380. Language: English. Published: October 4, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Terrorism, Nonfiction » True Crime » Organized crime
In 2011 President Obama released the United States Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime (SCTOC). The strategy identified Transnational Organized Crime (TOC) as a national security threat directed the creation of an Interagency Threat Mitigation Working Group (TMWG). The SCTOC tasked the TMWG to identify criminal networks that posed a sufficiently high national security threat.
Infiltrating to Win: The Conduct of Border Denial Operations - Vietnam War Special Forces and First Field Forces in Central Highland Tri-border Region Lessons Discarded, Need for Deep Close Support by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 27,010. Language: English. Published: October 4, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Vietnam War, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Special Forces
Covert cross border infiltration plays a critical role in modern warfare. The methods counter U.S. military technical and firepower advantages by hiding behind the international understanding about the sanctity of borders. This study examined how U.S. Special Forces and First Field Forces conducted border denial operations in the Central Highland "tri-border" region during the Vietnam War.
Army Aviation's Pacific Rebalance: Evolution towards Maritime Operations - Case Studies of Uphold Democracy Haitian Liberation 1994, East Timor Crisis 1999, Fukushima Nuclear Disaster 2011 by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 27,400. Language: English. Published: October 4, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Aviation, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States
U.S. Army Aviation provides essential movement capabilities to maneuver and joint force commanders. Transitioning from exclusively land-based operations to potential maritime operations in the U.S. Pacific command area of responsibility, Army Aviation faces increased demands to overcome geographical complexities to support joint operations.
Personal Disaster Preparedness Levels In the National Guard - Analysis of Survey Data, Readiness Rates Compared to General Public, First Responders, and Federal Emergency Management Agency Goal by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 24,590. Language: English. Published: October 3, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States, Nonfiction » Social Science » Disasters & Disaster Relief
The Federal Government's model of Tiered Response for disasters assumes that National Guardsmen, when given a no-notice call to respond to an incident, will actually respond. This assumption may be true if the Guardsmen's area was unaffected, but might not be if it was affected.
Ebb and Flow: Maintaining the Close Air Support (CAS) Relationship through History - Detailed Case Studies of World War II, Korean War, Vietnam and Gulf War, War in Afghanistan, Cross Case Analysis by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 39,540. Language: English. Published: October 3, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Aviation, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Strategy
Military historians have thoroughly documented the longstanding debate between American airmen and ground forces over Close Air Support (CAS). Discord between services, particularly during inter-war periods, has repeatedly resulted in poor CAS preparation and therefore poor performance in the early stages of America's conflicts.
Why Security Force Assistance Fails - Case Studies of Korea after World War II and Iraqi Security Forces During Coalition Forces Occupation Against ISIL, Strategies Must Be Adjusted Based on Dynamics by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 24,970. Language: English. Published: October 3, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Iraq War (2003-), Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » World politics
The nature of U.S. armed conflict in the twenty-first century has seen a decrease in the use of force to exclusively achieve military end states in support of policy objectives. This forces military practitioners and policy makers to reconcile the differences between the military's traditional role of conducting combined arms maneuver and the recent trends of large-scale stability operations.
Joint Force Opportunities: Policy Aims and Adaptations - Interdisciplinary Qualitative Chronological Case Study of the Iraq War From the Initial Attack in 2003 Through the End of the "Surge" in 2008 by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 24,200. Language: English. Published: October 3, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Iraq War (2003-), Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States
The US joint force continuously attempts to meet policy aimed at the survival and prosperity of the nation. The dialog between the policy maker and military adviser requires a broader and deeper understanding to align strategy and means to constantly shifting policy.
Tactical Integration of Conventional and Special Operations Forces in Training for a Complex World - Detailed Case Study of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, Peacetime Integration Valuable by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 26,550. Language: English. Published: October 3, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Afghan War (2001-), Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Special Forces
Current army doctrine provides a guide for the integration of conventional and special operations forces in combat, but provides little direction to guide the integration of conventional and special operations forces in a peacetime training environment. This monograph seeks to determine if and how the US Army should formalize the integration of conventional forces and special operations forces.
Seven Times Around a City: The Evolution of Israeli Operational Art in Urban Operations - Examination of IDF Strategy from 1982 Siege of Beirut, Intifadas, Gaza Strip Forays Against Hamas Threats by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 36,540. Language: English. Published: October 3, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Strategy, Nonfiction » History » Middle East / Israel
The nature of a city's organized space and the resulting dynamism create difficulties for a commander striving to maintain control of forces and respond intelligently to threats. Coming to grips with this is difficult, but can be done as the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) demonstrated.
System Shock: The Archetype of Operational Shock - Chaos, Deep Battle, and Complexity Theory in the Gray Zone, Examination of Russian War Strategy from First World War Era by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 26,460. Language: English. Published: October 3, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Strategy, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States
The primary research question for this study is whether the U.S. can use the concept of 'system shock' to better operate in the Grey Zone. 'System shock' combines ideas from systems theory, chaos theory, and complexity theory to link the ideas of bifurcation and operational shock.
War and Man: Finding Practical Value in Psychological Theories for the Military Professional - Study of Five-Factor Model (FFM) and the Enneagram System, Analysis of Nine Separate Trait Archetypes by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 30,160. Language: English. Published: September 30, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States, Nonfiction » Psychology » Industrial & organizational psychology
When military professionals employ psychological models in appropriate ways, they may find perspectives that enable new action and points of view. As people are always changing, it is necessary to have fresh ways to understand ourselves and others. The Five-Factor Model and the Enneagram system show positive trends in scientific measuring and credibility yet are rarely used in the military.
Operation Dragoon: Unified Land Operations and Elements of Operational Art in Southern France - Vital World War II Western Front Battle, One of Least Celebrated and Highly Successful Allied Assaults by (compiler)
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 27,430. Language: English. Published: September 30, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / World War II, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Strategy
Operation Dragoon, the invasion of Southern France on August 15, 1944, is one of the least celebrated, yet highly successful operations conducted by the Allies on the Western front during World War II. Allied planners initially proposed an amphibious invasion of Southern France in support of the cross-channel invasion during the Trident Conference in Washington, DC in May 1943.
U.S. - Russian Cooperation in the Post-Cold War Environment - History of Cooperation During Administrations of George H.W. Bush through Obama, Role of Putin, Need to Reinvent Relationship by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 30,860. Language: English. Published: September 30, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Russian, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States
At a time when many are considering how the United States will fight the Russians, this monograph explores, instead, the history of U.S.-Russian cooperation in the post-Cold War era and analyzes the acceptability of U.S.-Russian cooperation, the substance of U.S.-Russian cooperation, and the elements of U.S.-Russian cooperation for the year 2017 and beyond.
Back to the Future? Associated Units and ARNG Brigade Combat Teams - Origins of All-Volunteer Force, Total Force Policy, Proposed Associated Units Approach, ARNG Brigade Combat Teams Are No More Ready by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 47,450. Language: English. Published: September 30, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Strategy
This monograph examined the newly announced Associated Units Pilot Program. Four decades removed from the All-Volunteer Force and Total Force Policy mandate, a significant portion of the US Army's combat power resides in the Army National Guard (ARNG) in terms of brigade combat teams.
Learning to Mow Grass: Israel Defense Force (IDF) Adaptations to Hybrid Threats - Case Studies of Second Lebanon War in 2006, Operation Cast Lead in 2008, and Operation Protective Edge in 2014 by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 28,050. Language: English. Published: September 29, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Strategy, Nonfiction » History » Middle East / Israel
From the Army Operating Concept to ADP 3-0, the US Army expects to fight hybrid threats in the current operating environment. Hybrid threats combine the characteristics of irregular forces with improved conventional capabilities. This monograph examines the adaptations of the Israel Defense Force against hybrid threats to draw relevant operational lessons for military planners.
People's War on the East Sea: Is Vietnam's Theory of War Still Applicable? Not Operationalized During Vietnam-Cambodian War 1978-1988 or Sino-Vietnam East Sea Action 2011-2016 by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 29,480. Language: English. Published: September 29, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Asian » China, Nonfiction » History » Asian » Asia / Southeast Asia
People's War Theory cannot be executed on water in a contemporary operating environment. The VPA did not efficiently operationalize people's war theory or an all-peoples defense during the Cambodian occupation nor are they in the struggle for sovereignty in the East Sea.
Pacific Pathways 2014: Operational Art in Practice - Effects of Regional Realignment, China Control of Disputed Territorial Waters in South China Sea, Pacific Command Theater Strategy by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 24,310. Language: English. Published: September 29, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Asian » China, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States
This study uses Pacific Pathways 2014 as a method to describe operational art as it exists in the real world. Though focused on events that transpired in the Pacific theater, the lessons provided in this work are relevant to any planner seeking to understand how operational art actually works.
Cyber Attacks and the Legal Justification for an Armed Response - Need to Clarify Definition of Cyberattack, Legal Guidelines, Law of War and Armed Conflict, Severity and Human Casualties by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 22,630. Language: English. Published: September 27, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States, Nonfiction » Computers & Internet » Security
This monograph proposes policy factors to be used to decide whether armed response that is legally justifiable is warranted. Political leaders need to determine the likelihood of attack, and look at the effects of multiple types of scenarios, not just the worst case.
Fighting Blind: Why U.S. Army Divisions Need a Dedicated Reconnaissance and Security Force - Value of Division Cavalry Squadron for Future Warfare Shown by Iraq War and Ukraine Fighting Experience by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 24,860. Language: English. Published: September 26, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Iraq War (2003-)
Since the Army reorganized into modular Brigade Combat Teams, US Army divisions have not had a dedicated reconnaissance and security force. This study answers the questions do US Army divisions need a dedicated reconnaissance and security force and if so how should it be organized, equipped, and trained?
Military Suicide: Developing an Understanding of Basic Issues to Provide a Lower Risk Force - Subpopulation of Recruits Enters Service With Disposition Toward Suicide or History of Suicidal Behaviors by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 25,480. Language: English. Published: September 26, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Veterans, Nonfiction » Psychology » Suicide
The U.S. military has historically experienced a much lower suicide rate compared to the general US population. In the last decade, the suicide rate for military personnel exceeded that of the general population; additionally, the suicide rate for military personnel more than doubled.
Establishing Ripe Moments for Negotiated Settlement in Counterinsurgency (COIN): An Example from Colombia - Negotiations with Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Between 1986 and 2016 by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 24,270. Language: English. Published: September 23, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Latin America / General, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Terrorism
Negotiating with insurgents to end a counterinsurgency (COIN) conflict is an undervalued and largely unaddressed topic in US Army COIN doctrine. Historically speaking, however, insurgencies end in negotiated settlements more than any other form of war termination.
Staying the Course - October 1967 to September 1968, United States Army in Vietnam Combat Operations, Official Comprehensive History of Battles in Southeast Asia Against Viet Cong and North Vietnamese by (compiler)
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 283,340. Language: English. Published: September 21, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Asian » Asia / Southeast Asia, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Vietnam War
Staying the Course describes the twelve-month period when the Viet Cong and their North Vietnamese allies embarked on a new and more aggressive strategy that shook the foundations of the South Vietnamese state and forced the United States to reevaluate its military calculations in Southeast Asia.
Getting it Right: The Endurance of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Education in the U.S. Army - History of Parallel Lessons on Vietnam Booby Traps and Roadside Bombs in the Global War on Terrorism by (compiler)
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 24,830. Language: English. Published: September 20, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Iraq War (2003-), Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Weapons
As the United States seeks to maintain its influence abroad, hostile nations and non-state actors will attempt to leverage the low-cost effectiveness of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to disrupt US military operations. These cheap devices, made from relatively easily acquired components, will enable the continued use of the IED on the modern battlefield.
Guarding History: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Memory of the Iran-Iraq War - Preserving the History of the Sacred Defense, Imposed War, From Classic to Revolutionary Warfare, Lessons by (compiler)
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 40,130. Language: English. Published: September 19, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Middle East, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Islamic militancy
This study focuses on the official history collection program by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) during the Iran-Iraq War. From the beginning, the IRGC understood that this conflict would be a significant event in the life of the new Islamic Republic.
The Principal-Agent Problem and Pro-Government Militias: Cases from Colombia and Peru - Comprehensive History and Analysis of Convivirs, Hometown Soldiers, Rondas Campesinas, Sendero Luminoso by (compiler)
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 51,070. Language: English. Published: September 19, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Latin America / General, Nonfiction » History » South American
States (principals) frequently employ pro-government militias (agents) in low intensity conflicts with mixed results. In some cases, principal and agent interests diverge or the principal loses control over its agent, which devolves into an autonomous terrorist, warlord, or criminal organization.
An Assessment of Likelihood: Potential Cooperation Between Mexican Drug Cartels and Al Qaeda or ISIS - Stark Differences in Group Identity, Ideology, Decision-making Makes Cooperation Unlikely by (compiler)
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 41,240. Language: English. Published: September 19, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Latin America / Mexico, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Islamic militancy
The likelihood of cooperative relationships between Mexican drug cartels and Al Qaeda's core or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is a matter of debate and U.S. national security. Despite the significance of the issue, the topic is widely void of objective analysis.
A Half Century of Insurgency: The Ongoing Efforts of the Philippines to Quell the Insurgency in the South - Comparative Study of Russia's Counterinsurgency in Chechnya, Moro Islamic Liberation Front by (compiler)
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 35,680. Language: English. Published: September 18, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Islamic militancy, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Terrorism
The Southern Philippines has remained embroiled in insurgency for nearly 50 years. This study traces the insurgency through three distinct phases: the first two phases represent an ethno-nationalist insurgency, and the latest phase results from a qualitative shift toward a Pan-Islamic insurgency.
How Does United States Security Assistance Affect Host Nation Democratization? Analysis of State and Defense Department Help to Lebanon and Pakistan Effect on Political Rights and Civil Liberties by (compiler)
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 51,570. Language: English. Published: September 18, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Middle East, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States
How does U.S. security assistance affect host nation democratization? This thesis analyzes Department of State and Department of Defense assistance over time to Lebanon and Pakistan to evaluate its effects on the host nation's political rights and civil liberties, measured by Freedom House ratings.
Cuban and Salvadoran Exiles: Differential Cold War-Era U.S. Policy Impacts on Their Second-Generations' Assimilation - History of Immigration Policy, 1960s Cubans, 1980s El Salvadorans, Reception by (compiler)
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 43,870. Language: English. Published: September 17, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Caribbean & West Indies / Cuba, Nonfiction » Social Science » Immigration & Emigration
American society conventionally expects immigrants to assimilate, yet contemporary views question whether Latin American immigrants are choosing to conform to this standard. However, this perspective does not account for the structural constraints placed upon immigrants through the influence of U.S. foreign and immigration policy.
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