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Author
Publisher
Thames & Kosmos
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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In this highly anticipated follow-up to the original cooperative card game - winner of the 2020 Kennerspiel des Jahres - players work together to search for the lost continent of Mu. This new adventure takes your crew deep down into the abyss on a search for the fabled sunken land. How far you get depends entirely on how well you work together as a team. Card by card, trick by trick, your search party will discover the challenges that lie ahead and...
22) Othello
Publisher
Cardinal Industries, Inc
Pub. Date
c[2020]
Language
English
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A minute to learn...a lifetime to master! This classic, internationally-acclaimed two-player light strategy game challenges you to out-think your opponent. Trap and capture your opponent's pieces by placing your disks on the board. Every time you "sandwich" one or more of your opponent's pieces you flip those disks to your color. But look out--your opponent will try do the same to you! The lead can change with a flip of a disk in this classic, fast-paced...
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Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
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By the award-winning author of Dog Company: a historic account of a Revolutionary War unit’s “tactical acumen and human drama . . . combat writing at its best” (The Wall Street Journal).
In August 1776, little over a month after the Continental Congress had formally declared independence from Britain, the revolution was on the verge of a disastrous end. General George Washington...
In August 1776, little over a month after the Continental Congress had formally declared independence from Britain, the revolution was on the verge of a disastrous end. General George Washington...
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Publisher
Stackpole Books
Pub. Date
c2005.
Language
English
Description
Although the assault on Utah Beach ultimately became one of the most successful military operations of World War II, its outcome was anything but certain. Not only was Utah the most isolated of the five D-Day beaches, but the airborne assault was of unprecedented size and complexity. Despite the perils, American troops confidently cascaded into that far corner of Normandy and contributed decisively to the Allied triumph on D-Day. With verve and authority,...
26) The homefront
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
More than two million men and women serve in America's all-volunteer military force, and another three million are their husbands, wives, sons, and daughters. With unprecedented access and filmed over 14 months, The Homefront creates a series of intimate portraits, following families through the difficulties of deployment, the joys of homecoming, and the challenges of reintegrating as a family after many months apart.
Publisher
Kino on Video
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Follows members of the Arkansas National Guard and their families from preparation for deployment to Iraq through their return home.
Episode 1: This is a war most of the men of the 39th Infantry Brigade of the Arkansas National Guard never expected to fight. Follow these "weekend warriors" from Clarksville as they say goodbye to their civilian lives, leaving their turkey farms, churches, wives and children behind to go from one of the most peaceful...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Following victory in Sicily, while the central command planned the spring 1944 invasion of France, Allied troops crossed into southern Italy in September 1943, expecting to drive Axis forces north and liberate Rome by Christmas. Italy quickly surrendered but German divisions fiercely resisted, and the hoped-for quick victory descended into one of the most challenging and protracted battles of the entire war. Chronicling the dramatic opening months...
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Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Join the crew of the U.S.O.S. Seaview for the greatest submarine adventure ever filmed! Bonus features: Commentary by Author Tim Colliver; Science Fiction: Fantasy to Reality Documentary; Interview with Barbara Eden; Isolated Score Track; and the Original Theatrical Trailer.
Publisher
Bezier Games
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Castles of Mad King Ludwig is a tile laying game where each player is trying to build the perfect castle, subject to the whims of the King. Each player acts as a building contractor, adding rooms to the castle they are building while selling their services to other players. Points are earned based on how well the castle adheres to the ever-changing demands of the King. The player with the most points at the end of the game wins!
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English
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"The New Rules of War is an urgent, fascinating exploration of war--past, present and future--and what we must do if we want to win today from an 82nd Airborne veteran, former private military contractor, and professor of war studies at the National Defense University. War is timeless. Some things change--weapons, tactics, technology, leadership, objectives--but our desire to go into battle does not. We are living in the age of Durable Disorder--a...
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English
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Cyrus, a great Persian leader, was so widely and memorably respected that a hundred years later, Xenophon of Athens wrote this admiring book about the greatest leader of his era. Larry Hedrick's Introduction describes Cyrus and his times.
Among his many achievements, this great leader of wisdom and virtue founded and extended the Persian Empire; conquered Babylon; freed 40,000 Jews from captivity; wrote mankind's first human rights charter; and...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"The so-called Islamic State, or ISIS, has inspired young men and women around the world to commit heinous acts in its name. By the thousands, they have flooded into the Islamic State's vase stronghold in Syria and Iraq, and in nearly every continent they have carried out attacks under its black banner. The Islamic State has become one of the most popular and successful jihadist groups on the planet, surpassing even al-Qaeda. How did the Islamic State...
Author
Publisher
Overlook
Pub. Date
c1999.
Language
English
Description
On June 25, 1950, the North Korean People's Army shocked American troops by crossing the 38th parallel into South Korea. After five years of relative quiet following the close of World War II, the US Army was unprepared to face a battle-ready enemy. After an initial defeat, General MacArthur turned the tides along with significant contributions from UN allies. Joining the Americans were troops from Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa,...
Author
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Guerrilla Warfare by the revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara, written in 1960, has become a how-to manual for thousands of guerrilla fighters in various countries around the world. Guevara intended it to be a guidebook on guerrilla warfare, as inspiration for the revolutionary movement. Fascinating to admirers and adversaries alike, he captured the minds of millions with his leadership and his belief in guerrilla warfare as the only effective agent...
39) Art of war
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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Written after 1513's "The Prince," Niccolo Machiavelli's war treatise, "The Art of War", is a dazzling array of war tactics and strategies based on the military strength of the Romans. Machiavelli wrote "The Art of War" as a dialogue between a group of young men in the Florentine republic. The main narrator, Lord Fabrizio Colonna, is the voice of knowledge and wisdom. The others ask questions about military tactics, and Fabrizio gives them advice...
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Series
Publisher
Aegitas
Pub. Date
2017
Language
Español
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La obra muestra la inteligencia y la frescura de los ensayos de Sun Tzu. En ella Sun Tzu explica al detalle los preparativos previos a la guerra: estrategias de engaño, disposición de las tropas en el campo de batalla, armamento necesario, carros de combate, etcétera. Cómo poder llegar a vencer al enemigo sin tener que desempeñarse al enfrentamiento cara a cara: simplemente imponiendo una moral dominante, infundiendo el miedo al enemigo para...
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