Examines the relationship of economic to military power as it affects the rise and fall of empires.

Reveals the intricate plan for the invasion of France in June 1944, based on 1400 oral histories from the men who were there.

Marine Corps soldiers fight in the Pacific in the bloody months spanning the battles of Midway and Guadalcanal.

Presents a detailed account of the U.S. insurgency within Iraq, the role of General David Petraeus, behind-the-scenes disagreements among top commanders concerning the course of the war, and the direction the war will take under the Obama administration.

Surveys fighting forces and battles of the second half of the nineteenth century, including the Civil War, the Crimean War, and the Indian Mutiny, covering such topics as recruiting, uniforms, transport, cavalry, war at sea, and more.

"This monograph will prove to be one of the more valuable works ever written on the efficacy of modern era amphibious warfare. While many students of military affairs have assumed that large-scale forcible entry amphibious operations are a thing of the past, the authors have done an outstanding job, in just eight concise and well-written chapters, to demonstrate how amphibious warfare, in combination with other joint operations, can prove decisive...

Provides scholarly discussion account of the strategies employed in the planning and execution of the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944 including the Allied deception to divert the German's attention toward the Pas-de-Calais and the daring paratroop attacks behind enemy lines.

British solider Richard Sharpe faces duel battles in the Peninsula Wars--one to conquer the city of Toulouse, and the other to defend his honor against the charge that he stole Napoleon's personal treasure.

Covers the life and career of the U.S. Army five-star general from his early life in various military outposts to a career in two World Wars.