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The preface states "the author's purpose has not been to write a history of Egypt, but to trace to their probable causes the events which have for the last decade made Egypt so conspicuous a thread in the tangled skein of Old World politics".
Detailed recounting of civil war military operations involving New Jersey military units. Organized and written as unit histories, affording a chapter to each brigade, regiment, and artillery battery. Also includes chapters covering the general...
This book provides information relative to firearms most frequently sought by sportsmen. It includes a short history of guns, ammunition, gun-making, proofing, testing, calibrating, shooting techniques, riles, and rifle characteristics.
The purpose of this report is to put in writing the form of a recommended check list lessons learned from the operation conducted by the 187th Airborne Infantry from 20-23 October 1950 during the Korean War. Contents include notes on the planning...
It is the purpose of this paper to deal principally with the use of psychological methods in the rapid classification, selection and placement of individuals which may be brought into the army in various military specialties in a time of national...
This study attempted to determine a command and control pattern of the NCA to the tactical commander during direct and rapid military intervention due to a crisis. A case study was made of five crises: Congo-1964, Son Tay Raid-1970, Mayaguez...
The growing dependence of the industrialized nations on the South Atlantic area, whose value was sufficiently proved during both world wars, increased considerably the importance of this strategic region to the security of the West, since through...
As a result of the fall of the Government of South Vietnam in the spring of 1975, more than 100,000 refugees fled that country. The majority of all refugees under United States control were processed through Camp Orote, an interim refugee center on...
The foreign policy of the United States reflects the importance with which the independence and welfare of the emerging nations are regarded. Military policy contributes to foreign policy in these countries through the activities of Military...
The last major conquest of the 16th century Spanish period of expansion was the Philippines--a subject that has received little attention and scholarship. This study takes an ethnohistoric approach to explore the issues of how the Spaniards brought...
This book is designed to give students the ability to read maps and to comprehend the military possibilities of the terrain. Includes the principles and methods of making and using military maps in both war games and other military situations,...