1. On contested shores : the evolving role of amphibious operations in the history of warfare [2020]
- First edition, 2020 - Quantico, Virginia : Marine Corps University Press, 2020
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- Book — xix, 430 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
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- Amphibious special operation : night attack on Porto Ercoletto, Tuscany, 2 June 1555 / Jacopo Pessina
- 1574 Siege of Leiden during the Eighty Years' War : attack by land, relief by sea / Samuel de Korte
- Amphibious Genesis : Thomas More Molyneux and the birth of amphibious doctrine / Andrew Young
- Delaware River Campaign of 1777 : an examinationof an eighteenth-century amphibious operation / James R. McIntyre
- Vera Cruz, 1847 / J. Overton
- Courting disaster : the battle of Santa Rosa Island, 8-9 October 1861 / Edward J. Hagerty
- Korea, 1871 : the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps in great power competition / Benjamin Armstrong
- Estonian amphibious operations in the Eastern Baltic, 1918-20 / Eric A. Sibul
- U.S. Marine Corps and Gallipoli / Angus Murray
- Ambiguous application : the study of amphibious warfare at the Marine Corps Schools, 1920-33 / Bruce Gudmundsson
- Operation Weserubung : early amphibious multidomain operations / James K. Greer
- Reich strikes back : German victory in the Dodecanese, October-November 1943 / Jeffrey Schultz
- Missing the mark : lessons in naval gunfire support at Tarawa / James P. McGrath III
- Soviet strategic attack and the tactical amphibious failure at Merküla in 1944 / Andrew Del Gaudio
- Learning the lessons of Port-en-Bessin, 1944 / John D. Salt
- German naval evacuations on the Eastern Front, 1943-45 / Gregory Liedtke
- Against all odds : Turkish amphibious operation in Cyprus, 20-23 July 1974 / Serhat Güvenç and Mesut Uyar
- Role of amphibious operations within the multidomain operational construct : background and considerations / Keith D. Dickson
- Future is amphibious : the role of naval special warfare in the great power competition / Sulakshana Komerath
- Uncertainty, Maskirovka, and militarism : Russian perspectives and amphibious assault potential in the arctic near future / Ellen A. Ahlness
- Naval strategy and the future of amphibious operations / B.A. Friedman
- United Kingdom's approach to amphibious operations : from the Cold War to the information age / Kevin Rowlands
- U.S. Marine Corps and advanced base operations : past, present, and future / Walker D. Mills
- Conclusion / B.A. Friedman and Timothy Heck
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- Paterson, Patrick, author.
- MacDill Air Force Base, Florida : The JSOU Press, 2016.
- Description
- Book — xi, 118 pages : illustrations, tables, maps ; 23 cm.
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- Introduction
- A history of foreign internal defense and the indirect approach
- Modern warfare and international humanitarian law
- Ethical and legal considerations in training surrogate forces
- U.S. Special Operations Command doctrine on human rights and IHL
- Joint combined exchange training
- The Leahy law
- Peru and the Rondas Campesinas
- Columbia and the Self-Defense Forces
- The U.S. indirect approach in El Salvador
- The U.S. experience in Iraq
- Conclusions and recommendations.
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3. Learning from Iraq [2013]
- United States. Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, author.
- [Arlington, VA] : Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, 2013.
- Description
- Book — xii, 171 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 22 cm
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- Foreword.
- Preface.
- Oversight in a war zone.
- What happened and to what effect.
- Nation (re)building by adhocracy.
- How much money was spent.
- Where the money went.
- Pathways toward reform.
- Final lessons.
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- Alexandria, Va. : Institute for Defense Analyses, 2011. [Washington, D.C.] : [For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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- Book — vii, 214 pages, 18 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, portraits ; 28 cm
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- Newport, R.I. : Naval War College Press, [2010]
- Description
- Book — viii, 273 p. : maps ; 23 cm.
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- Foreword by Bruce A. Elleman
- Introduction by Bruce A. Elleman, Andrew Forbes, and David Rosenberg
- Chapter 1. A modern history of the international legal definition of piracy / by Penny Campbell
- Chapter 2. Piracy on the South China coast through modern times / by Robert J. Antony
- Chapter 3. The Taiping Rebellion, piracy, and the Arrow War / by Bruce A. Elleman
- Chapter 4. Selamat Datang, Kapitan: post-World War II piracy in the South China Sea / by Charles W. Koburger, Jr.
- Chapter 5. The political economy of piracy in the South China Sea / by David Rosenberg
- Chapter 6. The looting and rape of Vietnamese boat people / Bruce A. Elleman
- Chapter 7. Piracy and armed robbery in the Malacca Strait: a problem solved? / by Catherine Zara Raymond
- Chapter 8. Piracy in Bangladesh: what lies beneath? / by Samuel Pyeatt Menefee
- Chapter 9. Confronting maritime crime in Southeast Asian waters: reexamining "piracy" in the twenty-first century / by Sam Bateman
- Chapter 10. President Thomas Jefferson and the Barbary pirates / by Robert F. Turner
- Chapter 11. The limits of naval power: The merchant brig Three Sisters, riff prates, and British battleships / by Andrew Lambert
- Chapter 12. Guns, oils, and "cake": maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea / by Arild Nodland
- Chapter 13. Fish, family, and profit: piracy and the Horn of Africa / by Gary E. Weir
- Conclusions by Bruce A. Elleman, Andrew Forbes, and David Rosenberg.
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- Washington, DC : U.S. Government Printing Office, 2007.
- Description
- Book — xliii, 1027 p., [24] p. of plates : photos ; 28 cm.
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- Foreword by Henry A. Kissinger
- Foreword by Anatoly Dobrynin
- I. The confidential channel, 1969-1971
- 1. "We are entering an era of negotiation": opening the channel, February-December 1969
- 2. Détente and complication: Vietnam, Middle East, Cuba, January-December 1970
- 3. "The future of Soviet-US relations is in our hands": SALT, Berlin, Summit, January 1-July 14, 1971
- 4. Between Beijing and Moscow: the advent of triangular diplomacy, July 15-November 14, 1971
- 5. "A watershed in our relationship": the war in South Asia, November 15-December 31, 1971
- II. The Moscow Summit, 1972
- 6. "We are serious about pursuing détente": Nixon's trip to China and preparations for the Summit, January1-March 29, 1972
- 7. "What a little country can do to wreck well-laid plans": the North Vietnamese spring offensive, March 30-April 18, 1972
- 8. Dress rehearsal: Kissinger's secret trip to Moscow, April 19-24, 1972
- 9. In the balance: Vietnam, Germany, and the Summit, April 25-May 21, 1972
- 10. Face to face: Nixon and Brezhnev at the Summit, May 22-May 29, 1972.
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- [Washington, D.C.?] : National Intelligence Council : G.P.O., Supt. of Docs. [distributor, 2005]
- Description
- Book — xxxviii, 660 p. : maps ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
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Contains intelligence documents (38 in this book and 174 in the accompanying CD) related to the Vietnam War. Shows how the United States intelligence Community viewed critical developments over a 27-year period, ranging from analysis of the implications of the post-World War 2 breakup of colonial empires to the Communist takeover of Saigon in 1975.
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- [Reston, Va.?] : Central Intelligence Agency, 1999.
- Description
- Book — lx, 378 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
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- 1st ed. - Washington, D.C. : Federal Research Division, Library of Congress : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., [1997]
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- Book — lxi, 570 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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- Kazakstan / Martha Brill Olcott
- Kyrgyzstan / Martha Brill Olcott
- Tajikistan / Muriel Atkin
- Turkmenistan / Larry Clark, Michael Thurman and David Tyson
- Uzbekistan / Nancy Lubin.
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10. Mexico : a country study [1997]
- 4th ed. - Washington, D.C. : Federal Research Division, Library of Congress : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1997.
- Description
- Book — xlix, 414 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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- Russell, Richard A., 1957-
- Washington [D.C.] : Naval Historical Center, Dept. of the Navy : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., 1997.
- Description
- Book — 44 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 28 cm.
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- 1996 rev. ed. - Washington, DC : Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe : Congressional Research Service, with the assistance of the Institute of East-West Studies : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, 1996.
- Description
- Book — vii, 234 p. ; 28 cm.
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- United States. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
- Washington, DC (234 Ford House Office Building, Washington 20515-6460) : The Commission, [1996]
- Description
- Book — iii, 111 p. ; 28 cm.
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- United States Department of State.
- Washington, D.C. : The Office : For sale by the [Supt. of Docs.,] U.S. G.P.O., 1993-
- Description
- Journal/Periodical — computer laser optical discs ; 4 3/4 in.
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Contains various Dept. of State publications, including: US Department of State dispatch and its supplement issues; current Background Notes for all countries; daily press briefings for 1991; reports submitted to Congress; and current regional maps from the Office of the Geographer.
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15. World War II records in the Cartographic and Architectural Branch of the National Archives [1992]
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration.
- Washington, DC : National Archives and Records Administration, 1992.
- Description
- Book — x, 87 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
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16. Angola, a country study [1991]
- 3rd ed. - Washington, D.C. : The Division : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1991.
- Description
- Book — xxviii, 318 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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3d edition. Edited by Thomas Collelo. Prepared by Library of Congress, Federal Research Division. Research completed Feb. 1989. Provides information on the history, society, economy, politics, and national security of Angola. Also includes appendices, bibliographies, a glossary, and an index.
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17. Bolivia, a country study [1991]
- 3rd ed. - Washington, D.C. : The Division : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1991.
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- Book — xxxvii, 354 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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- [Washington, D.C.] : The Agency, 1991.
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- Book — 6 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
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19. Quarterly index to periodical literature, Eastern and Southern Africa [1991 - 1999]
- Nairobi : Library of Congress, Library of Congress Office, 1991-1999.
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- Journal/Periodical — 9 v. ; 24-25 cm.
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20. Romania : a country study [1991]
- 2nd ed. - Washington, D.C. : Federal Research Division, Library of Congress , 1991.
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- Book — xxxvi, 356 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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