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Record Nr.

UNINA9910698418303321

Titolo

The U.S. Army and irregular warfare, 1775-2007 : selected papers from the 2007 Conference of Army Historians / / edited by Richard G. Davis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : Center of Military History, United States Army, , 2008

ISBN

0-16-086730-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (v, 252 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

CMH Pub ; ; 70-111-1

Disciplina

355.02/180973

Soggetti

Special forces (Military science) - United States - History

Counterinsurgency - United States - History

Guerrilla warfare - United States - History

Irregular warfare - United States - History

Conference papers and proceedings.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from PDF title screen (army.mil, viewed Sept. 1, 2008).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword -- US Army And Irregular Warfare, 1775-2007 -- Introduction -- Part 1: Non-American Counterinsurgency Operations -- Roar of lions: the asymmetric campaigns of Muhammad, / Russell G Rodgers -- Southern (dis)comfort: British phase IV operations in South Carolina and Georgia, May-September 1780 / Steven J Rauch -- When freedom wore a red coat: how Cornwallis' 1781 Virginia campaign threatened the revolution in Virginia / Gregory J W Urwin -- Learning the good and the bad: Canadian exposure to British small war doctrine in South Africa, 1900-1901 / Chris Madsen -- Blindness and contingencies: Italian failure in Ethiopia (1936-1940) / Richard Carrier -- Roots of Dutch counterinsurgency: balancing and integrating military and civilian efforts from Aceh to Uruzgan / Thijis W Brocades Zaalberg -- Part 2: Special Aspects Of Irregular Warfare -- History of military commissions in the US army: from the Mexican-American war to the war on terrorism / Frederic L Borch -- Intimidation, provocation, conspiracy, and intrigue: the militias of Kentucky, 1859-1861 / John A Boyd -- Spoliation of defenseless farmers and villagers: the long-term effects of John Hunt Morgan's raid on an Indiana community / Stephen I Rockenbach -- Irregular engineers: the use of indigenous labor in the



rebuilding of critical infrastructure during the Korean war, 1950-1953 /Eric A Sibul -- Part 3: US Counterinsurgency Operations -- Victorio campaign: hunting down an elusive enemy / Kendall D Gott -- Without the need of a single American rifleman: James Van Fleet and his lessons learned as commander of the joint United States military advisory and planning group during the Greek Civil war, 1948-1948 / Robert M Mages -- Chasing a Chameleon: the US army counterinsurgency experience in Korea, 1945-1952 / Mark J Reardon -- Lessons learned and relearned: gun trucks on Route 19 in Vietnam / Ted Ballard -- Some observations on Americans advising indigenous forces / Robert D Ramsey III -- Contributors.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910796194303321

Autore

Cirier Aude

Titolo

La bataille de Poitiers : Charles Martel et l'affirmation de la suprématie des Francs / / par Aude Cirier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified] : , : 50Minutos.es, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

2-8062-5429-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (34 p.)

Collana

Grandes batailles ; ; Numéro 13

Disciplina

944.01

Soggetti

France History To 987

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Sommario/riassunto

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur la bataille de Poitiers en moins d'une heure !Lorsqu'éclate la bataille de Poitiers, le 25 octobre 732, les troupes omeyyades sont en route pour piller le richissime sanctuaire de Saint-Martin de Tours. Mais c'était sans compter sur la riposte des Francs menés par le futur Charles Martel. Ce livre vous permettra d'en savoir plus sur : Le contexte politique et social de l'époque Les acteurs majeurs du conflit Le déroulement de la bataille de Poitiers et sa chronologie (carte à l'appui) Les raisons de la victoire franque Les répercussions de la bata