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For more than two thousand years, Sun-tzu's "The Art of War" has provided leaders with essential advice on battlefield tactics, managing troops and terrain, and employing cunning and deception. An elemental part of Chinese culture, it has also become a touchstone for the Western struggle for survival and success.
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El arte de la guerra de Sunzi es, junto con el Laozi, el texto filosófico chino más conocido en Occidente desde que el jesuita francés Jean-Jacques Amiot lo tradujera por primera vez en 1772. Concebido con una lucidez y una racionalidad implacables, el contenido de esta breve obra desborda por completo los estrechos márgenes definidos por la estrategia militar al desentrañar con meticulosa precisión los mecanismos fundamentales de la dominación...
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From Fox & Friends Weekend cohost Pete Hegseth comes a collection of stories from fifteen of America's greatest heroes--highly decorated Navy SEALs, Army Rangers, marines, Purple Heart recipients, combat pilots, a Medal of Honor recipient, and more--based on Fox Nation's show of the same name.
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Viz Media, llc
Pub. Date
2007
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日本語
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The fourth great ninja war rages on, and danger comes from every angle. Old comrades and enemies have risen from he grave under the control of kabuto to fight the allied forces. While some retain their calm, others must wrestle with their emotions. Naruto's training has made him more powerful, but some believe his possession of the nine tails makes him a liability. Meanwhile, sakura and the medical ninja dace unique danger, as an enemy may be in their...
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Network Enterprises
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[2010]
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English
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Watch as the most feared warriors civilization has ever known are pitted against each other in battle. Using 21st-century science and the latest in CGI technology, each episode enlists warrior-specific, world-class fighters and experts to analyze every facet of theor unique skills of destruction and to answer the all-important question: who is the deadliest warrior?
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Viz Media
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[2015]
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English
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As the Fourth Great Ninja War rages on, the endless waves of Reanimated Shinobi take their toll as the Allied Shinobi Forces are forced to keep fighting their own fallen friends and comrades. Meanwhile, Naruto deepens his understanding of warfare, learning to sense the disguised White Zetsu sowing confusion and distrust among the Allied Forces. But all the effort and pain aren₂t for nothing, as Gaara and Ohnoki draw closer than ever to discovering...
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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2023.
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English
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"In this deep and incisive study, General David Petraeus, who commanded the US-led coalitions in both Iraq, during the Surge, and Afghanistan and former CIA director, and the prize-winning historian Andrew Roberts, explore over 70 years of conflict, drawing significant lessons and insights from their fresh analysis of the past. Drawing on their different perspectives and areas of expertise, Petraeus and Roberts show how often critical mistakes have...
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Rowman & Littlefield
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[2023]
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English
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"War is no longer waged only by national militaries. We are seeing a shift to a new anarchy where might makes right, but with new tools: private intelligence outfits, rent-an-army soldiers, and cyber mercenaries for hire. These groups profit from chaos and uncertainty, while accountability, transparency, and peace seem harder than ever to achieve"--
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"A groundbreaking work that retells modern history through the rise and spread of written constitutions-some enlightened, many oppressive-to every corner of the globe. Filling a crucial void in our understanding of world history, Linda Colley reconfigures the rise of the modern world over three centuries through the advent of written constitutions. Her absorbing work challenges accepted narratives, focusing on rulers like Catherine the Great, who...
14) Drones
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"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about military drones. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
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Capstone Press
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2017.
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IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 2
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A Brief Illustrated History of Warfare charts the history of warfare all the way through from the early charioteers and spear throwers, through Roman legions, knights, and siege machines, through to musketeers and the military arms used in the two world wars, then all the way through to the use of smart weapons today. With stunning full-color images and illustrations, this beautiful book is sure to fascinate the young reader.
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A spirited and sweeping account of how the crusades really worked-and a revolutionary attempt to rethink how we understand the Middle Ages. The story of the wars and conquests initiated by the First Crusade and its successors is itself so compelling that most accounts move quickly from describing the Pope's calls to arms to the battlefield. In this highly original and enjoyable new book, Christopher Tyerman focuses on something obvious but overlooked:...
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[2016]
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'Grunt' tackles the science behind some of a soldier's most challenging adversaries -- panic, exhaustion, heat, noise -- and introduces us to the scientists who seek to conquer them. Mary Roach dodges hostile fire with the U.S. Marine Corps Paintball Team as part of a study on hearing loss and survivability in combat. She visits the fashion design studio of U.S. Army Natick Labs and learns why a zipper is a problem for a sniper. She visits a repurposed...
20) Snipers Inc
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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"Selling guns to snipers is all in a day's work for one small-town Tennessee family. Ronnie, the desinger and businessman at the helm of Barrett Firearms Manufacturing and his two children are responsible for creating the M107 sniper rifle. The world's first semi-automatic .50 caliber rifle, the M107s power and precision allow snipers to destroy multiple targets from more thatn 20 football fields away."--Page 4 of cover.
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