Military rule and the martial tradition of the samurai dominated Japanese culture for more than eight hundred years. According to Thomas Cleary-translator of more than thirty-five classics of Asian philosophy-the Japanese people have been so steeped in... Zobraziť viac
In the autumn of 1993, American special forces were dispatched to the famine-stricken land of Somalia. Their intervention in this war-torn country was the most dramatic US military action since Vietnam. A routine mission went horribly wrong when... Zobraziť viac
During the height of the Cold War in the 1950s the small island of Quemoy in the Taiwan Strait was the front line in the military standoff between Chiang Kai-shek's Republic of China and Mao Zedong's People's Republic. Michael Szonyi discusses the... Zobraziť viac
This volume brings together key work by the leading political philosopher Henry Shue on the issue of torture, and the moral challenges surrounding the initiation and conduct of war. Zobraziť viac
No library is complete without history's oldest treatise on warfare. Dated to about fifth century BC, The Art of War is considered the oldest treatise on war in the world... Zobraziť viac
technické a modelářské příručky (German WWII BMV R 75 Motorcycles with sidecar : photo manual for modelers) Zobraziť viac
Publikace popisuje historii a vývoj jednotlivých variant letounu Ta 152 určených pro operace v malých a velkých výškách.... Zobraziť viac
Letoun MiG-17, vyvinutý z úspěšné stíhací "patnáctky", měl oproti předchozímu typu výrazně zlepšené letové vlastnosti v... Zobraziť viac
Legendární dvouplošník Swordfish - přezdívaný též "síťovka" - byl zkonstruován v roce 1934 podle specifikací Air Ministry na... Zobraziť viac
Tato monografie, plná kvalitních fotografií a technických detailů, je především určena obdivovatelům vojenské techniky, sběratelům a modelářům. Zobraziť viac
Tato monografie, plná kvalitních fotografií a technických detailů, je především určena obdivovatelům vojenské techniky, sběratelům a modelářům. Zobraziť viac
Since the late 1970s a number of regional developments have impacted upon South Korea's political and economic standing in Asia. China's spectacular growth and closer integration with its neighbouring economies, along with a tendency toward more... Zobraziť viac
This book offers an original combination of cultural and narrative theory with an empirical study of identity and political action. It is at once a powerful critique of rational choice theories of action and a solution to the historiographical puzzle... Zobraziť viac
In Fifteenth Air Force against the Axis: Combat Missions over Europe during World War II, Kevin A. Mahoney provides a detailed combat history of the crucial role played by this air force from November 1943 through May 1945. Presented by month in... Zobraziť viac
James D. Kiras shows how a number of different special operations, in conjunction with more conventional military actions, achieve and sustain strategic effect(s) over time. In particular, he argues that the root of effective special operations lies in... Zobraziť viac
"The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected." There is a reason why five-star generals and Fortune 500... Zobraziť viac
This book describes the role and organization of the land forces of a renaissance state. Zobraziť viac
This new book examines UK private military companies and their role on the international stage. It traces their origins, development and place in today's complex world. Finally, the book looks at the type of problems and advantages that can arise for... Zobraziť viac
Interrogates the global, and often controversial, phenomenon of Holocaust and human rights museums Spanning six continents-Europe, Australia, Africa, Asia, North America, and South America-this edited collection offers a comparative, transnational... Zobraziť viac
Tato monografie, plná kvalitních fotografií a technických detailů, je především určena obdivovatelům vojenské techniky, sběratelům a modelářům. Zobraziť viac
