Autore	Coffey Patrick
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Oxford ; ; NewYork : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (337 p.)
Disciplina	355.80973
Soggetto topico	Inventors - United States - History - 20th century Military research - United States Military weapons - Research - United States - History Military weapons - United States - History - 20th century Weapons systems - Technological innovations - United States - History
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-19-934172-9 0-19-995975-7
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Edison at war -- Gassing the senator -- Mitchell's war in three dimensions -- The bombsight -- Precision bombing tested -- Napalm -- The switch -- The atomic bomb -- The weapon not used -- The Cold War and the hydrogen bomb -- Missiles -- War games -- Lessons from Vietnam -- Star Wars -- Smart bombs and drones -- Epilogue.
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Autore	Peterson James W (James Walter), <1945->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2014
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (217 p.)
Disciplina	355.00973
Soggetto topico	Alliances Cold War - Diplomatic history World War, 1914-1918 - Diplomatic history World War, 1939-1945 - Diplomatic history
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-5013-0204-3 1-62356-409-3
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Introduction: 1914: An Abrupt End to a Century and a Quarter of Isolationism -- Part One: Alliance Networks and the Defeat of German and Japanese Power: Early Twentieth Century Hot Wars, 1914-1945. Chapter One: World War I, Temporary Alliance Networks, and American Leadership, 1914-1918 ; Chapter Two: World War II, Permanent Alliances, and American Internationalism, 1931-1945 -- Part Two: Role of Alliances in Containing the Power of the Soviet Union: Late Twentieth Century Cold War, 1945-1991. Chapter Three: War of Nerves with the Soviet Union: A Broad but Shaky Containment Alliance, 1945-1991 ; Chapter Four: Korean War: A Small Pacific-Based Containment Alliance and Stalemate, 1950-1953 ; Chapter Five: War in Southeast Asia: Absence of Allies, Non-Containment, and Defeat, 1964-1973 -- Part Three: Creation of Alliances to Restrict and Defeat Rogue State Power: Immediate Post-Cold War Period. Chapter Six: American-Led, United Nations Based Alliance to Check Saddam and Iraq, 1990-1991 ; Chapter Seven: American-Led, NATO-Based Alliance to Check Milocevic and Serbia, 1992-1999 -- Part Four: Utility and Disutility of Alliances in Dealing with Challenges from Terrorist Power, 2001-2014. Chapter Eight: America, NATO, and the War in Afghanistan, 2001-2014 ; Chapter Nine: America, Coalition of the Willing, and the War in Iraq, 2003-2011 ; Chapter Ten: Arab Spring, Discussions within Alliances, and the Potential for War, 2011-2014 -- Conclusion: 2014: Reflections on a Century of War and an Abrupt Transition to New Conflicts -- Alliance Networks and the Defeat of Enemy European and Asian States, 1914-1945 -- Role of Alliances in Containing the Power of a Universalist State and its Empire, 1945-1991 -- Creation of Alliances to Counter Rogue States and their Regional Power, 1991-2001 -- Battle against Terrorism - Beneath , Above, Beyond, and Within, 2001-2014 -- Continuing Terrorism, Arab Resurgence, and Globalization, 2014 and after "Mazar" -- References.
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Autore	Caldwell John Dean <1940->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2019]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (569 pages)
Disciplina	355.00973/0904
ISBN	1-5381-1478-X
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Battle of Britain: winning by not losing -- Battle of the Atlantic: protecting the maritime lifeline -- Invasion of Russia: Hitler's strategic mistake -- Battle of El Alamein and operation torch: cracking German invincibility -- Battles of Midway and Guadalcanal: regaining initiative in the Pacific -- Strategic bombing offensive: breaking German airpower -- Invasion of Italy: deciding to fight somewhere in Europe in 1943 -- D-Day and Battle for Normandy: retaking the Continent -- Battle for the Rhine: attacking Germany's vitals -- Battle of Okinawa and the bombing of Japan: ending the war -- The strategic architectures of World War II -- Battle of the Pusan perimeter: getting the most out of a bad situation -- Inchon: Operation Chromite: MacArthur's masterstroke -- Crossing the 38th parallel and driving north to the Yalu: the risks of overreaching -- Operations Ripper and Killer: recovery and frustration -- The strategic architectures of the Korean War -- Battle of Ia Drang Valley: not fighting the decisive battle -- Bombing campaign and high-tech initiatives: Operations Rolling Thunder and Igloo White: airpower and technology indecisive -- The Pacification program (1967-1968): failing to change behavior -- The Tet Offensive (1968): strategic disaster -- Vietnamization: never a winning strategy -- The final years (1969-1975): the losing path -- The strategic architectures of the VIetnam War -- Iraqi War I, Persian Gulf War: defeating Saddam, losing politically -- Iraqi War II, 13-year air conflict: the limits of airpower -- Iraqi War III, invasion of Iraq: winning without an endgame -- Iraqi War IV, the insurgency and the surge (2007-2008): relearning counterinsurgency -- Iraqi War V, the rise of ISIS: a new, more violent enemy -- The strategic architectures of the Iraqi Wars.
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Autore	Hunt Michael H.
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Chapel Hill : , : University of North Carolina Press, , c2012
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (352 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina	355.02095/0904
Collana	H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman series
Soggetto topico	World War, 1939-1945 - Japan Korean War, 1950-1953 Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-4696-0195-8 0-8078-8256-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Introduction : four wars and the problem of empire -- The Philippines, 1899-1902 : the imperial impulse unleashed -- Japan, 1941-1945 : securing dominance -- Korea, 1950-1953 : dominance challenged -- Vietnam, 1965-1973 : dominance undone -- Conclusion : empire and aftermath.
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