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Germany s East Wall in World War II
The East Wall was where the final battles for the stricken Third Reich were fought, amid scenes of utter carnage.Beginning life at the end of World War I, the wall became a pet …
Missiles in Cuba
For many years historians of the Cuban missile crisis have concentrated on those thirteen days in October 1962 when the world teetered on the brink of nuclear war. Mark White’s …
How Important are Superior Numbers?
A century ago Frederick Lanchester formulated a mathematical model of combat which suggested that the combat power of a military force was proportional to the product of the …
Always in the Middle of the Battle: Edward Kiniry and the 1St Illinois Light Artillery Battery D
Chapter One: Orphaned and Alone in ManhattanEdward was an orphan at age ten, and he was now living with relative guardians who treated him with disdain. They certainly did not need …
Churchill's Desert Rats in North-West Europe
When Montgomery took command prior to D-Day he gathered around him commanders and formations he knew and trusted. Not surprisingly 7th Armoured Division was one of these and they …
Account of the Operations of the 18th (Indian) Division in Mesopotamia
The first half of this history is a narrative account of the Division's services in Mesopotamia from the time it disembarked through to the end of the war. There are listings of …
Spies on the Mekong: CIA Clandestine Operations in Laos
During the Cold War, the Central Intelligence Agency's biggest and longest paramilitary operation was in the tiny kingdom of Laos. Hundreds of advisors and support personnel …
Peacekeeping in Africa
With the departure of the Soviet and Cubans from Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa no longer comprises a part of the West's core strategic interest. This book provides a thorough …
Targeted Killing in International Law
A comprehensive analysis into the lawfulness of state-sponsored targeted killings under international human rights and humanitarian law, this book examines treaties, custom and …
The Oxford Handbook of International Law in Armed Conflict
Which human rights violations or war crimes allegations result in exclusion from the refugee regime? What human rights protections apply to someone declared an unlawful combatant? …
Small United States and United Nations Warships in the Korean War
From rubber landing boats to picket boats to minesweepers, smaller support vessels did much of the work of the Korean War, and endured many of the dangers and hardships. Rarely …
Studies in International Mediation
This volume brings together a number of prominent scholars in the field of international relations. The central concern of the contributors is mediation effectiveness and how best …