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The Art of War
By Henry Neville, Niccolò Machiavelli. 2005
Florentine statesman, writer, and political theorist, Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) considered The Art of War his most important work. Five centuries…
later, after serving as a guide to Frederick the Great, Napoleon, and countless other military leaders, it remains an authoritative treatise on the fundamentals of warfare.Best known as the political theorist who wrote The Prince, Machiavelli used this book to advocate strategies for Italy's increased military prowess and political strength. Machiavelli was the first to propose a global context for the functional unity of war and politics, with the former serving as an instrument of the latter. Written in the form of dialogues, this 1520 work represents a humanistic treatment rather than a textbook approach. It clearly states and discusses the fundamentals of military organization and strategy: handling recruitment and weapons, motivating troops, demoralizing enemies, and achieving tactical and strategic advantages. Essential to the education of students of military history, strategy, and theory, The Art of War continues to inspire readers.The Illustrated Art of War
By Sun Tzu. 2005
Graced with color illustrations of Asian art treasures, this gift edition of the world's earliest and most prestigious military treatise…
covers principles of strategy, tactics, maneuvers, and other ever-relevant topics. Required reading in many military institutions, its ancient wisdom offers many modern applications to business, law, and sports.Principles of Maritime Strategy
By Julian S. Corbett. 2004
This brilliant exposition established British naval historian Julian Corbett (1854–1922) as one of the great maritime strategists. Corbett placed naval…
warfare within the larger framework of human conflict, proposing that the key to maritime dominance lies in effective use of sea lines for communications and in denying that use to the enemy. His concept — which regarded naval strategy not as an end in itself but as a means to an end, with that end defined by national strategy — makes this a work of enduring value.Principles of Maritime Strategy emphasizes precise definitions of terminology and ideas as the antidote to loose and purposeless discussion and the direct path to the fundamental data on which all are agreed. As Corbett notes in the Introduction, "In this way we prepare the apparatus of practical discussion; we secure the means of arranging the factors in manageable shape, and of deducing from them with precision and rapidity a practical course of action. Without such apparatus no two men can even think on the same line; much less can they ever hope to detach the real point of difference that divides them and isolate it for quiet solution."Much quoted and referenced, this ever-relevant work is an indispensable resource for military professionals, historians, and students.How to Drink Like a Mad Man
By Ralph Maloney. 2012
Between the three-martini lunches and Scotch around the clock, it's hard to believe that advertising executives in the Sixties could…
remain conscious, let alone conduct business. How did they do it? The answer lies in this authentic document from Madison Avenue, circa 1962. Learn the secrets behind calling in sick, avoiding phone calls, and other boardroom shenanigans. "So side-splittingly funny, yet so dark with doom." -- Boston Herald.Army Life in a Black Regiment (Civil War)
By Thomas Wentworth Higginson. 2011
"Army Life in a Black Regiment has some claim to be the best written narrative to come from the Union…
[side] during the Civil War. Higginson's picture of the battle which was the origin of "praise the Lord and pass the ammunition" and his reading of the Emancipation Proclamation to the black regiment are unsurpassed for eloquence." — historian Henry Steele CommagerOriginally a series of essays, this important volume was written by a Union colonel from New England, in charge of African-American troops training on the Sea Islands off the coast of the Carolinas. A lively and detailed wartime diary, the book offers a refreshing portrait of life in the Union Army from an officer's point of view, recording opinions of other commanders and capturing the raw humor that develops among the men in combat. Higginson's descriptions of the soldiers, routines of camp life, and southern landscapes are unforgettable, as is the account of his near escape from a cannon ball. An unusual historical document intended to introduce new generations of readers to an American past that should not be forgotten, Army Life in a Black Regiment will be invaluable to students of Black History and the American Civil War.The Possum That Didn't
By Frank Tashlin. 1977
There once was a happy little possum, the happiest animal in the entire forest, who always wore a great big…
smile. This jolly creature was content simply to hang by his tail from a tree until he was discovered by a group of picnickers. Mistaking the possum's upside-down smile for a frown, the people resolve to rescue him ― and they turn the little possum's world topsy-turvy. Strikingly illustrated in black-and-white, this memorable satire of cultural intolerance was created by Frank Tashlin, the famed animator, film director, and author of The Bear That Wasn't. Readers of all ages will appreciate the book's message as well as its distinctive drawings.The Duelling Handbook, 1829
By Joseph Hamilton. 2007
Profoundly embedded in our cultural consciousness, the art of duelling evokes images of a dramatic past, where the laws of…
courtesy, civility, and honor were enforced by the end of a rapier at the first rays of dawn. In this engrossing historical record of the codes and conduct of the duel — originally written in 1829 as "The Only Approved Guide Through All the Stages of a Quarrel" — every aspect of the arcane practice is brought to fascinating light.Offering authentic advice on such subjects as withdrawal of challenges, weapons, distance, and the fate of survivors, The Duelling Handbook also brims with vivid anecdotes recounting duels between brothers, duels between friends, and those arising from disagreements over religion, women, gambling, and other volatile standpoints. A genuine historical treasure, Hamilton's unequaled guidebook will captivate — and enlighten — a wide audience of readers, especially those intrigued by the moral and sociological issues surrounding the art of the duel.Annals of a Fortress: Twenty-two Centuries of Siege Warfare
By Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, Benjamin Bucknall.
Combining the excitement of a novel with the authenticity of a historical document, this gripping book chronicles a castle's rise…
from obscurity to international attention during the nineteenth century. It profiles a fictional fortress, La Roche-Pont, for an unusual survey of the evolving art of siege warfare--from Gallic tribes attempting to hold off the might of the Roman empire through medieval feuds, protracted religious conflicts of the seventeenth century, and the Napoleonic and Franco-Prussian Wars.The noted architect Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (1814-1879) was in a unique position to write this book. A central figure in France's Gothic Revival, Viollet-le-Duc had a second career in the military that included a prominent role in the defense of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s. With this accessible, well-researched study, he exerted an enduring influence on French military defensive thinking. Subtle and enchanting in its blend of fact and fiction, Annals of a Fortress continues to offer a brilliant evocation of more than 2,000 years of European warfare.Chefs Guerriers
By Stephen Harris, Colonel Horn. 2002
Ce sont les hommes qui ont dirigé notre nation en temps de guerre et en temps de paix. Au cours…
des deux grandes guerres, ces hommes ont fait preuve d’une force à toute épreuve, qui a guidé nos troupes vers la victoire. Dans le cadre d’opérations de maintien de la paix, ils ont contribué à établir et à maintenir l’ordre. Au cours des ans, ils ont permis aux Forces canadiennes de devenir l’une des forces militaires les plus respectées au monde. Chefs guerriers, Perspectives concernant les militaires canadiens de haut niveau est le premier d’une série de deux livres qui examine l’expérience et les perspectives uniquement canadiennes en ce qui concerne le travail des généraux et l’art d’être amiral. Le premier volume est un recueil des biographies portant sur les plus éminents militaires canadiens de la Confédération jusqu’à aujourd’hui.Ce que dit le tonnerre
By Colonel Conrad. 2009
Si l’on se fie à tous les principes de la guerre et à la logique militaire, le soutien logistique de…
la force opérationnelle Orion du Canada aurait dû s’écrouler en juillet 2006. Peu de pays posent un défi logistique aussi important que l’Afghanistan, et pourtant les soldats canadiens l’ont relevé avec brio, en 2006, dans ce dangereux théâtre international. Cette réussite représente un accomplissement militaire monumental. Les opérations de combat du Canada couvraient le sud de l’Afghanistan en 2006, et c’est avec un mélange d’inquiétude et de flegme que les soldats de la logistique canadiens s’acharnaient à faire progresser le groupement tactique. Ce n’est qu’aujourd’hui que l’on s’aperçoit à quel point les opérations de logistique de la force opérationnelle Orion à Kandahar constituaient une tâche ardue, presque irréalisable. L’auteur de ce livre présente du point de vue de la logistique et de façon sincère, parfois même crue, des incidents et des souvenirs de la guerre que le Canada a livrée. Il offre aussi au lecteur une vision éclairée de l’histoire de la logistique militaire au Canada et se penche, en tant que commandant de bataillon, sur l’érosion spectaculaire de ce qui était autrefois une des pierres angulaires de l’Armée de terre.Principles of War
By Carl Clausewitz. 2003
Written two centuries ago by a Prussian military thinker, this is the most frequently cited, the most controversial, and in…
many ways, the most modern book on warfare. In this work, Clausewitz examines moral and psychological aspects of warfare, stressing the necessity of courage, audacity, and self-sacrifice, as well as the importance of public opinion.The Jokiest Joking Bathroom Joke Book Ever Written . . . No Joke!: 1,001 Hilarious Potty Jokes to Make You Laugh While You Go
By Amanda Brack, May Roche. 2018
Every kid's favorite subject: bathroom humor!Inside are over a thousand knee-slapping bathroom jokes for kids, along with hundreds of silly…
illustrations!How can you distinguish your dad’s poop from others?It’s really corny.Why did the turd never get anything done?Because he was pooped.What do you call a kid with a bad case of the runs?Down in the dumps.Hilarious and more!Not Forgotten: The Great War and Our Modern Memory
By Neil Oliver. 2005
There are 37,780 First World War memorials in Britain, listing names from all walks of life - estates, villages, places…
of work. They stand as landmarks to a defining period in British history - and yet one which is in danger of slipping away from popular memory. NOT FORGOTTEN is a revealing look at the untold stories that lie behind these lists of names - stories of the impact of World War One on British society, the echoes of which can still be felt today. More than a conflict overseas, it was the catalyst for an extraordinary period of rapid and radical change to the social, cultural and political fabric of the nation. Social restrictions on women were revolutionised, from jobs and the vote to new freedoms in dress, behaviour and sexuality. The class system was thrown into disarray, both at home and on the front lines; roles were reversed in family life for a large part of the population, through bereavement, evacuation and children put to work in munitions factories. And as the state took drastic measures to cope with this turmoil, so the foundations were laid for the society in which we live today.The American military’s public international strategy of Communist containment, systematic weapons build-ups, and military occupations across the globe depended heavily…
on its internal and often less visible strategy of controlling the lives and intimate relationships of its members. From 1950 to 2000, the military justice system, under the newly instituted Uniform Code of Military Justice, waged a legal assault against all forms of sexual deviance that supposedly threatened the moral fiber of the military community and the nation. Prosecution rates for crimes of sexual deviance more than quintupled in the last quarter of the twentieth century. Drawing on hundreds of court-martial transcripts published by the Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces, Policing Sex and Marriage in the American Military explores the untold story of how the American military justice system policed the marital and sexual relationships of the service community in an effort to normalize heterosexual, monogamous marriage as the linchpin of the military’s social order. Almost wholly overlooked by military, social, and legal historians, these court transcripts and the stories they tell illustrate how the courts’ construction and criminalization of sexual deviance during the second half of the twentieth century was part of the military’s ongoing articulation of gender ideology. Policing Sex and Marriage in the American Military provides an unparalleled window into the historic criminalization of what were considered sexually deviant and violent acts committed by U.S. military personnel around the world from 1950 to 2000.Calypso
By David Sedaris. 2018
David Sedaris sets his formidable powers of observation toward middle age and mortality. This is beach reading for people who…
detest beaches, required reading for those who loathe small talk, and also Sedaris' darkest and warmest book yet. Bestseller. 2018. Company man -- Now we are five -- Little guy -- Stepping out -- A house divided -- The perfect fit -- Leviathan -- Your English is so good -- Calypso -- A modest proposal -- The silent treatment -- Untamed -- The one(s) who got away -- Sorry -- Boo-hooey -- A number of the reasons I've been depressed lately -- Why aren't you laughing? -- I'm still standing -- The spirit world -- And while you're up there, check on my prostate -- The Comey memo. Uniform title: Essays.Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-45
By Max Hastings. 2004
In September 1944, the Allies believed that Hitler's army was beaten and expected the bloodshed to end by Christmas. Yet…
a series of mistakes and setbacks, including the Battle of the Bulge, drastically altered this timetable and led to eight more months of brutal fighting. With Armageddon, the eminent military historian Max Hastings gives us memorable accounts of the great battles and captures their human impact on soldiers and civilians. He tells the story of both the Eastern and Western Fronts, raising provocative questions and offering vivid portraits of the great leaders. This rousing and revelatory chronicle brings to life the crucial final months of the twentieth century's greatest global conflict.From the Trade Paperback edition.Reina del desastre
By Alejandra Kimella. 2018
Nadie la doblegaría jamás, pues no hay mayor encanto que el de un espíritu libre. Luce Webber tiene veintitrés años,…
mala suerte y una lengua con vida propia. Liam es un importante empresario de veintinuev e años, serio, enfocado al trabajo y con un inexistente conocimiento de la palabra «diversión». Cuando ambos se ven forzados atrabajar en equipo saltan chispas. Luce no soporta la presión laboral de Liam, ni su seriedad. Liam no soporta la enorme boca de Luce ni esos golpes de mala suerte que solo sirven para estropear el trabajo de ambos. Pronto se darán cuenta de que los dos necesitan un poco de todo eso en sus vidas.Sean McIndoe of Down Goes Brown, one of hockey's favourite and funniest writers, takes aim at the game's most memorable…
moments--especially if they're memorable for the wrong reasons--in this warts-and-all history of the NHL.The NHL is, indisputably, weird. One moment, you're in awe of the speed, skill and intensity that define the sport, shaking your head as a player makes an impossible play, or shatters a longstanding record, or sobs into his first Stanley Cup. The next, everyone's wearing earmuffs, Mr. Rogers has shown up, and guys in yellow raincoats are officiating playoff games while everyone tries to figure out where the league president went. That's just life in the NHL, a league that often can't seem to get out of its own way. No matter how long you've been a hockey fan, you know that sinking feeling that maybe, just maybe, some of the people in charge here don't actually know what they're doing. And at some point, you've probably wondered: Has it always been this way? The short answer is yes. As for the longer answer, well, that's this book. In this fun, irreverent and fact-filled history, Sean McIndoe relates the flip side to the National Hockey League's storied past. His obsessively detailed memory combines with his keen sense for the absurdities that make you shake your head at the league and yet fanatically love the game, allowing you to laugh even when your team is the butt of the joke (and as a life-long Leafs fan, McIndoe takes the brunt of some of his own best zingers). The "Down Goes Brown" History of the NHL is the weird and wonderful league's story told as only Sean McIndoe can.Paperback Crush: The Totally Radical History of '80s and '90s Teen Fiction
By Gabrielle Moss. 2018
A hilarious and nostalgic trip through the history of paperback pre-teen series of the 80s and 90s.Every twenty- or thirty-something…
woman knows these books. The pink covers, the flimsy paper, the zillion volumes in the series that kept you reading for your entire adolescence. Spurred by the commercial success of Sweet Valley High and The Babysitters Club, these were not the serious-issue YA novels of the 1970s, nor were they the blockbuster books of the Harry Potter and Twilight ilk. They were cheap, short, and utterly beloved. PAPERBACK CRUSH dives in deep to this golden age with affection, history, and a little bit of snark. Readers will discover (and fondly remember) girl-centric series on everything from correspondence (Pen Pals and Dear Diary) to sports (The Pink Parrots, Cheerleaders, and The Gymnasts) to a newspaper at an all-girls Orthodox Jewish middle school (The B.Y. Times) to a literal teen angel (Teen Angels: Heaven Can Wait, where an enterprising guardian angel named Cisco has to earn her wings "by helping the world's sexist rock star.") Some were blatant ripoffs of the successful series (looking at you, Sleepover Friends and The Girls of Canby Hall), some were sick-lit tearjerkers à la Love Story (Abby, My Love) and some were just plain perplexing (Uncle Vampire??) But all of them represent that time gone by of girl-power and endless sessions of sustained silent reading.In six hilarious chapters (Friendship, Love, School, Family, Jobs, Terror, and Tragedy), Bustle Features Editor Gabrielle Moss takes the reader on a nostalgic tour of teen book covers of yore, digging deep into the history of the genre as well as the stories behind the best-known series.