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Hunting the Essex
"A Journal of the Voyage of HMS Phoebe, 1813-1814"
This previously unpublished journal provides an eyewitness account of the epic chase of the USS Essex that was the inspiration for the film Master & Commander. In 1813 the British frigate Phoebe set out on a secret mission to counter the campaign by the frigate USS Essex, which had almost annihilated the lucrative British whaling trade in the ...
Available Formats: Hardcover
Fallujah Awakens
"Marines, Sheikhs, and the Battle Against al Qaeda"
Fallujah, the cradle of an insurgency that plunged Iraq into years of chaos and bloodshed, conjures up images of the brutal house-to-house fighting that occurred during the 2004 U.S. invasion of the iconic city. The violence peaked again two years later when American Marines and Iraqi government forces struggled with a reinvigorated insurgency and the prospect of premature withdrawal by ...
Available Formats: Softcover
Blowtorch
"Robert Komer, Vietnam, and American Cold War Strategy"
History has not been kind to Robert Komer, a casualty of bad historical analysis and inaccurate information. A Cold War national security policy and strategy adviser to three presidents, Komer was one of the most influential national security professionals of the era. The book begins with a review of his early life that helped shape his worldview. It then examines ...
Available Formats: Hardcover