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"Comprising 10 sand table exercises suitable for NCOs of the Regular Army and Territorial Army and for Cadets of Officers' Training Corps. With 8 maps, over 50 sand table problems and solutions, and 20 questions and answers suitable for NCOs' promotion examinations."Sand tables employ a three-dimensional terrain model made from sand and various props to provide a visual representation of the situation described in the tactical decision game.This is an excellent Gale & Polden manual with good clear instructions that will be of good use to military wargamers. Sand tables have been used for military planning and wargaming for many years as a field expedient, small-scale map, and in training for military actions.

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This is not an anti-war book. Rather, the book is about the bad behavior of the US government in Washington, DC, in taking the country into military adventures when it is not necessary. To state that the country should never go to war would be irresponsible. Wars cannot always be avoided. A characteristic of the Unites States foreign policy establishment is their refusal to admit they made a mistake. There are never any consequences for invading the wrong country. The establishment carries on as if everything is okay, and they quickly forget about the dead and crippled. Currently, the US has approximately 800 bases in seventy countries. As of November 2016, the US was dropping bombs on seven different countries. This book does not favor either political party. However, some may disagree. In 1935, retired General Smedley Butler published a small book entitled War Is a Racket, which explained how and why the US Government manipulates the country into various wars and military interventions for power and their own selfish interest. This is an update on General Butler's 1935 book. Most of us have heard or read the following words many times. We are forced to go to war or do a military intervention to save our liberty and freedom, to make the world safe for democracy, a war to end all wars, to save the world from communist or whatever, to protect American lives, to save the world from a country that might possess weapons of mass destruction, etc. This is a book explaining how the United States government manipulated and lied its way into a number of wars and military interventions. This information will not normally be taught in your school history class or viewed on your history channel. This is not conspiracy theory stuff. You can look it all up. This information is available to all citizens if they care to research it. Some of this information may shock you.

Originally printed during WWII by the Commander of Submarines, Atlantic Fleet, "Submarine Phraseology" was standard issue for sailors serving in the Silent Service. The first section of the book puts forth general rules for formulating messages, with an emphasis on creating uniform voice procedures. The second part of the text covers specific forms of phraseology used in various operations. Whether you're a submarine fleet veteran, a museum docent, a fan of submarine history, or a screenwriter who wants to create historically accurate dialogue, this book makes a great addition to any submarine library.

" Souvent on m'a demandé d'écrire mes Mémoires; mais toujours j'éprouvais à parler de moi une répugnance pareille à celle qu'on éprouverait à se déshabiller en public. Aujourd'hui, malgré ce sentiment puéril et bizarre, je me résigne à réunir quelques souvenirs. Je tâcherai qu'ils ne soient pas trop imprégnés de tristesse." L. Michel

"War is a Racket" is marine general, Smedley Butler's classic treatise on why wars are conducted, who profits from them, and who pays the price. Few people are as qualified as General Butler to advance the argument encapsulated in his book's sensational title. When "War is a Racket" was first published in 1935, Butler was the most decorated American soldier of his time. He had lead several successful military operations in the Caribbean and in Central America, as well as in Europe during the First World War. Despite his success and his heroic status, however, Butler came away from these experiences with a deeply troubled view of both the purpose and the results of warfare.

Volume IIB is the second volume relating to (and completing) the Wehrmacht, and the German mobilisation and war-economy, from June to December 1941. It includes the most detailed Orders of Battle ever published on the German Heer, Luftwaffe, Waffen SS and Kriegsmarine, in all areas of the Reich, between 22nd June and 4th July 1941. Even small and obscure units are included, such as: flak companies, artillery HQs, observation battalions, bridging columns, Landesschützen battalions, MP battalions, railroad companies, and Luftwaffe Kurierstaffeln, Verbindungsstaffeln and Sanitätsflugbereitschaften. The Luftwaffe OOBs also include details on aircraft types and strengths in each air unit.Also scrutinised in detail are: the personnel and equipment allocated to combat-units in each army, army-group or reserve-force, in all areas across the Reich during the initial phase of Barbarossa; the ground and air units used as reinforcements as well as those newly mobilised; the total available military personnel and equipment in the Reich from June to December 1941; the Replacement Army; the overall mobilisation process and resources used; the available replacements and those sent east; the logistical supply of the Wehrmacht (i.e. the changing Supply Distribution Efficiency); the Kriegsmarine forces in the East; and the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS casualties from June 1941 to February 1942. The latter includes details on killed, wounded, missing/POW, sick and unfit, and recuperated casualties.Operation Barbarossa: the Complete Organisational and Statistical Analysis collates an immense amount of information from many sources, and presents it with contextual history and analyses. The professional or amateur scholar is provided with comprehensive details of all the armed forces on the East Front during 1941, as well as the relevant economic and logistical support. The complete work represents the most accurate and comprehensive quantitative analysis yet, of the East-Front campaign. Currently no other single work provides a comparable reference on what was the most decisive and destructive campaign of WWII.

This 1945 WW2 publication emphasises the importance of a physically fit fighting force, with clear guidance and useful line drawings.1. Physical exercise: Daily exercise. Surprise Movements. P.E. Tables A, B, C, and D.2. Applied Physical Training: Introduction. Rifle exercise. Log Exercise. Low tubular bar work. Balance work. Tug-o'-war. Outdoor gymnasium and A.P.T. Tables. Physical efficiency tests. Bayonet Fighting. Close combat.3. Recreational games: R.T. games. Agility exercise. Bayonet fencing. Tug-o'-war training. Notes on draws and competitions.

The War Diaries for the Great War, held under WO95, represent one of the most popular record collections held at the National Archives, Kew, London. For researchers and family historians, the War Diaries contain a wealth of information of far greater interest than the army could ever have predicted. They provide unrivalled insight into daily events on the front line and are packed with fascinating detail. They contain no modern editing, opinions or poorly judged comments, just the war day by day, written by the men who fought this 'War to end all Wars. They are without question, the most important source of information available on the war on the Western Front.Full colour facsimile of each page with specially created chronological index.What is a War Diary?The headquarters of each unit and formation of the British Army in the field was ordered to maintain a record of its location, movements and activities. For the most part, these details were recorded on a standard army form headed 'War diary or intelligence summary'.What details are given?Details given vary greatly, depending on the nature of the unit, what it was doing and, to some extent, the style of the man writing it. The entries vary from very simple and repetitive statements like 'Training' up to many pages of description when a unit was in battle. Production of the diary was the responsibility of the Adjutant of the headquarters concerned.Is there any other information or documents with the diaries?Some diaries have other documentation attached, such as maps, operational orders and after-action reports.

The Great War was the first global conflict of the industrial age and launched on a wave of patriotic fervor and optimism. After the commemoration of the 100 years of the start of the Great War and now at the end of World War 1, young people are once again engaging in projects about stories and events on the Western front, rich in content and memories. To continue to connect with the young generation, this first illustrated book charts the events from the beginning to Verdun and the Somme across the muddy battlefields. To present this historical period, this book narrates the history of World War 1 using short re-enactment and scenes built from Minifig Battlefields military figures, the accessories, trenches, battlefields and weaponry used in the campaign as well as other customised Lego pieces.Military tactics before WW1 failed to keep pace with advances in technology. These advances, particularly on the Western Front in Europe, allowed the creation of strong defensive systems such as trenches, while barbed wire, artillery and machine guns, made crossing the ground in between, 'no-mans-land', extremely difficult. It was into this that soldiers of the major powers on the Western Front, the Germans, the French and the British, found themselves placed in 1914, armed only with a rifle, bayonet and grenades. In this book, the Minifig Soldiers with high quality printed uniform designs, and equipped with a wide range of custom 3D printed headgear, weapons and accessories enter the war. Together with field artillery and machine guns, trenches and battlefields, this book charts the Great War from the beginning to Verdun and the Somme, from 1914 to 1916.The imagery throughout this book has been recreated using customised minifigs and accessories from photographs of the period to make it both historically faithful and engaging especially to enthusiasts and younger readers.

Another in the series of short but useful booklets written by Col. G.A. Wade in 1940 for the instruction of the newly recruited Home Guard. A companion to Wade's earlier 'Fighting Patrol' this advises on the best patrol tactics.

Another of the informative booklets written in 1940 by Col. G. A. Wade for the instruction of the newly recruited Home Guard. In this one Wade expounds tactics and tips on the fighting patrol.

Another in the series of booklets written by Col. G. A.Wade and published in the dangerous year of 1940 intended for the instruction of the newly recruited Home Guard. Colonel Wade's clear writing and the diagrams tell the new recruits quite literally how to Guard their Homes.

One of a series of manuals written by Col. G. A. Wade in 1940 for the instruction of the newly former Home Guard. Fullly illustrated and clearly written, this full colour booklet tells the Dad's Army recruits how to fight and defend the communities where they lived and worked.

An excellent example of the high quality of instruction offered to recruits of the newly raised Home Guard in 1940. One in a series written by Col. G. A. Wade in a clear and down to earth style. Gives advice on presenting military information and keeping headquarters in close touch with one another's situation in the the "Fog of War".

The War Diaries for the Great War, held under WO95, represent one of the most popular record collections held at the National Archives, Kew, London. For researchers and family historians, the War Diaries contain a wealth of information of far greater interest than the army could ever have predicted. They provide unrivalled insight into daily events on the front line and are packed with fascinating detail. They contain no modern editing, opinions or poorly judged comments, just the war day by day, written by the men who fought this 'War to end all Wars. They are without question, the most important source of information available on the war on the Western Front.Full colour facsimile of each page with specially created chronological index.What is a War Diary?The headquarters of each unit and formation of the British Army in the field was ordered to maintain a record of its location, movements and activities. For the most part, these details were recorded on a standard army form headed 'War diary or intelligence summary'.What details are given?Details given vary greatly, depending on the nature of the unit, what it was doing and, to some extent, the style of the man writing it. The entries vary from very simple and repetitive statements like 'Training' up to many pages of description when a unit was in battle. Production of the diary was the responsibility of the Adjutant of the headquarters concerned.Is there any other information or documents with the diaries?Some diaries have other documentation attached, such as maps, operational orders and after-action reports.

William Doyle chronicles the unfolding events of the French Revolution, from the quarrels of the first revolutionaries with the king, to the Terror, to the rise of Napoleon. Considering how and why the revolution destroyed the age-old cultural, institutional, and social structures in France, Doyle also explores its lasting effects today.

This volume is the first scholarly edited collection focused on the Assyrian genocide, or "sayfo."

Morten Hansen Raunkjær mødte ved Den Kongelige Livgarde den 10. maj 1904. Rekrut Raunkjær havde tilbragt natten i tog. Han var rejst fra den vestjyske hede til hovedstaden for at aftjene sin værnepligt ved Den Kongelige Livgarde. Allerede dagen efter besøgte Morten K.F.U.M. Soldaterhjem lige over for kasernen, for at skrive sit første brev til sin familie i Vestjylland. Brevet blev starten på en større samling breve fra værnepligten ved Livgarden, som familien i Vestjylland gemte for eftertiden og som nu udgives i denne bog. Brevsamlingen giver et unikt indblik i en værnepligtigs møde med Livgarden omkring år 1900, samt en indsigt i kulturmødet mellem land og by, mellem Vestjylland og København. Mortens breve giver også en indsigt i tidens hovederhverv for den største del af befolkningen, landbruget. Morten skrev åbenhjertigt om de udfordringer, som han mødte i sin hverdag ved Livgarden og om afsavnet af sin egn, erhverv og familie.

Under Anden Verdenskrig var den amerikanske forfatter John Steinbeck udsendt som krigskorrespondent for avisen "New York Herald Tribune", og "Der var engang en krig" indeholder en række af de artikler han skrev fra juni til december 1943.Steinbeck dækker ikke krigen direkte, men holder sig til beretninger om de mennesker, der lever med og som en del af krigen. Han fortæller blandt andet om amerikanske soldater med hjemve, der forsøger at dyrke deres egne grøntsager i englændernes haver og om festlighederne i Capri på Sicilien, da byen blev befriet af de amerikanske tropper.John Steinbeck (1902-1968) var en amerikansk forfatter, der skrev et væld af noveller og romaner, der er blevet oversat til flere forskellige sprog. I 1962 modtog John Steinbeck Nobelprisen i litteratur, og hans værker er bredt anerkendte verden over.

Otto Dix (1891–1969) is considered one of the true lions of 20th-C art, a man who established himself as an uncompromising artist that refused to temper how he rendered the realities that he witnessed. Dix’s early works often depict the true brutalities of the WWI battlefields and trenches he served in for over three years, as well as the decadent underworld of 1920s Berlin.  With the publication of this first of three volumes of an extensive selection of letters, the most comprehensive collection of Otto Dix texts at last comes into print in English. Encompassing well over 1,000 letters, and ranging from friends and family to other artists, collectors, colleagues, critics & biographers, the letters offer a personal portrait of six decades of the 20th C. Dix himself was a controversial figure throughout his life, and while he claimed never to write self-testimonials, the artist had much to say about the widest range of subjects in his private correspondence. Therein, we discover much about a figure who exhibited a gruff, often abrasive persona to many, a man who depicted war with unrepentant brutality yet who could at the same time pen the most romantic, schmaltzy letters to his wife and sketch amusing caricatures to his daughter.   Following his experiences throughout WWI, Dix immediately took up with the dadaists in Dresden in 1919 and became an established figure as part of the Sezession. A few years later, after his first portrait commission in Dusseldorf in 1922, Dix met his future wife, Martha, with whom he would go on to raise three children, and who is one of the principle correspondents in this volume of letters. Some of his most significant work was produced in the 1920s, including his powerful Krieg (War) portfolio, for which the Nazis branded him a “degenerate artist” and forced him to resign his professorship in 1933. Condemned to internal exile, Dix thereafter resided in Hemmenhofen, in the extreme southwest part of Germany. Twelve years later, he would suffer further indignities from the Nazis when ordered to join the Volkssturm in 1945. Dix ended up in a prisoner-of-war camp, again a survivor of a second harrowing cataclysm. After his release, from 1946 onwards, the painter lived between East and West Germany, never truly at home in either ideologically, yet he remained prolific, continuing to produce art until the end of his life, having lived through two World Wars as well as the “Cold War.” This first volume covers the period 1904–1927 and the heart of it is a selection of Dix’s postcards from the WWI front written to his school friend in Dresden, Helene Jakob, a form of artistic reportage of uncanny power. Recipient of the Die schönsten Deutschen Bücher shortlist in 2014, Dix’s letters will prove to be of considerable interest to art historians, scholars of Expressionism, and aficionados of Dix, all of whom will encounter the artist as never before.

Tiger Ausf. B included all pros and cons of the German tank construction design. Ideas implicated in the Tiger Ausf. B were based on the previous designs and they omitted excesses and disadvantages of earlier vehicles. This is the tank that allows to evaluate what the German tank industry has achieved and what could have happened in the future developments. This book deals with the background and development of German heavy tank Tiger Ausf. B, production history and constructional features, as well as evaluation of the captured vehicles by the Red Army during the field tests.

A new translation from the French by Marion Wiesel. Night is Elie Wiesel's masterpiece, a candid, horrific, and deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a teenager in the Nazi death camps.This new translation by Marion Wiesel, Elie's wife and frequent translator, presents this seminal memoir in the language and spirit truest to the author's original intent. And in a substantive new preface, Elie reflects on the enduring importance of Night and his lifelong, passionate dedication to ensuring that the world never forgets man's capacity for inhumanity to man.Night offers much more than a litany of the daily terrors, everyday perversions, and rampant sadism at Auschwitz and Buchenwald; it also eloquently addresses many of the philosophical as well as personal questions implicit in any serious consideration of what the Holocaust was, what it meant, and what its legacy is and will be.

Tied in to Ken Burns' forthcoming (2017) TV series on Vietnam, to which the author is a major contributor, the reissue of a Pulitzer finalist memoir of a Vietnamese family in the 20th century