Falcon Brigade

Falcon Brigade
Author: Lawrence E. Casper
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2001
Genre: Haiti
ISBN: 9781555879457

Casper's candid account of Operation Continue Hope and the brigade's involvement in Somalia, showcases the leadership skills and courage necessary for troop survival under beleaguered circumstances.".

Falcon Brigade

Falcon Brigade
Author: Colonel Lawrence E. Casper
Publisher:
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2000
Genre:
ISBN: 9781626373464

Col. Lawrence E. Casper (U.S. Army-Ret.) narrates the first documented account by a military officer of the harrowing US operations in Somalia and Haiti.

Infantry

Infantry
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 396
Release: 1975
Genre: Infantry
ISBN:

In the Middle of the Fight

In the Middle of the Fight
Author: David Eugene Johnson
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2008
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0833044133

An analysis of the performance of medium-armored forces across the range of military operations since World War I yields insights with significant implications for U.S. Army decisions about fielding these units in the future. The authors find that medium-armored forces fare poorly against competent, heavily armored opponents, and that the Stryker and Future Combat Systems will not fill the void created by the retirement of the M551 Sheridan.

“My Clan Against the World”: U.S. and Coalition Forces in Somalia 1992-1994

“My Clan Against the World”: U.S. and Coalition Forces in Somalia 1992-1994
Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2004
Genre:
ISBN: 1437923089

This study examines the American military's experience with urban operations in Somalia, particularly in the capital city of Mogadishu. That original focus can be found in the following pages, but the authors address other, broader issues as well, to include planning for a multinational intervention; workable and unworkable command and control arrangements; the advantages and problems inherent in coalition operations; the need for cultural awareness in a clan-based society whose status as a nation-state is problematic; the continuous adjustments required by a dynamic, often unpredictable situation; the political dimension of military activities at the operational and tactical levels; and the ability to match military power and capabilities to the mission at hand.

Army Officer's Guide

Army Officer's Guide
Author: Keith E. Bonn
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 700
Release: 2005-04-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780811701464

To celebrate the 75th in-print anniversary of the Army Officer's Guide, Stackpole Books is offering a deluxe bound, hard cover limited printing of its famous Army Officer's Guide, now in its 50th Edition. Included are a history of this venerable book and excerpts from the 1930 first edition of the Guide and the influence it has had on the United States Army officer corps in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and today's conflicts.

Hispanic Confederates

Hispanic Confederates
Author: John O'Donnell-Rosales
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2006
Genre: Hispanic American soldiers
ISBN: 0806352302

Although it is not generally acknowledged, a number of soldiers of Hispanic ancestry fought on behalf of the Confederacy during the American Civil War. As John O'Donnell-Rosales explains in the Introduction to the new Third Edition of his ground-breaking list of Hispanic Confederate soldiers, many of these individuals--including businessmen and sailors living in cities like New Orleans, St. Louis, Natchez, Biloxi, and Mobile--would have to choose between their cultural aversion to American slavery and the natural desire to protect their way of life in the South. After consulting a number of primary and secondary sources, including numerous rosters of Confederate soldiers, the author has compiled the only comprehensive roster of Hispanic Confederate soldiers in print. The number of soldiers listed in this volume has grown to 6,175 men, a number nearly twice as large as identified in the first edition.

82nd Airborne

82nd Airborne
Author: Fred J. Pushies
Publisher:
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2008
Genre:
ISBN: 9781616732721