The four feathers by A E W Mason

"This classic adventure story -- first published in1902 -- gains new life in a blockbuster motion picture epicfrom Paramount Pictures and Miramax Films and remainsa timeless novel of love, honor, and courage." - Editorial Reviews

The ancient Greeks at war by Louis Rawlings

"This brilliant account covers a millennium of Greek warfare. With specially commissioned battle maps and vivid illustrations, Victor Davis Hanson takes the reader into the heart of Greek warfare, classical beliefs, and heroic battles. This colorful portrait of ancient Greek culture explains why their approach to fighting was so ruthless and so successful." - Editorial Reviews

Occupational hazards : success and failure in military occupation by David M Edelstein

"Occupation is difficult, in Edelstein's view, because ambitious goals require considerable time and resources, yet both the occupied population and the occupying power want occupation to end quickly and inexpensively; in drawn-out occupations, impatience grows and resources dwindle. This combination sabotages the occupying power's ability to accomplish two tasks: convince an occupied population to suppress its nationalist desires and sustain its own commitment to the occupation. ... "- Editorial Reviews

Battle of cognition : the future information-rich warfare and the mind of the commander by Alexander Kott

"Looking at the command and control of information-rich warfare, the authors explore its potential new processes, techniques, and organizational structures. As they do so, they find reasons for both optimism and concerns about the limitations of human cognition and supporting technologies in commanding Information Age battles." - Editorial Reviews

The Big Red One : America's legendary 1st Infantry Division from World War I to Desert Storm by James Scott Wheeler

"An exceptionally fine work of scholarship, written with a storyteller's verve. The Big Red One is not just a vivid account of the nation's most venerable division, but a compelling yarn for anyone interested in the history of the U.S. Army."- Rick Atkinson, author of An Army at Dawn and In the Company of Soldiers

United States Special Operations Forces by David Tucker

"David Tucker and Christopher J. Lamb throw useful gasoline on the heretofore smoldering debate over the future of warfare and how best to use America's special operations forces. The flare-up will enlighten." -- Robert Andrews, former Green Beret and CIA officer and the current deputy under secretary of defense for counterintelligence and security

America's Army : a model for interagency effectiveness by Zeb B Bradford

“In this comprehensive, insightful, and readable book, Rick Brown and Zeb Bradford lay out a realistic plan for transforming the Army and the entire U.S. government to deal with the current and future threats to our national security. It is a must read for our political military leaders.”–Lawrence Korb, Former Assistant Secretary of Defense

Thinking beyond war : civil-military relations and why America fails to win the peace by Isaiah Wilson

"Lieutenant Colonel Isaiah 'Ike' Wilson III is one of the brightest strategic thinkers in the U.S. army. As a soldier-scholar he has both served in Iraq and astutely examined what went wrong—and sometimes right. In Thinking beyond War he offers us the fruit of years of first-hand study and careful analysis. He urges the U.S. military to get beyond its narrow focus on winning battles and to think more broadly about how to convert battlefield success into long-term political victories. Thinking beyond War offers an invaluable guide to thinking about these difficult yet vitally important issues." -Max Boot

The knights of Islam : the wars of the Mamluks by James Waterson

" The Mamluks were, at one distinct point in history, the greatest body of fighting men in the world and the quintessence of the mounted warrior. They were slave soldiers, imported as boys into the Islamic Empire from the pagan Steppes, but they became its savior, bringing defeat to the Mongols and forming the machine of jihad that ultimately destroyed the Crusader Kingdoms of Palestine and Syria. They entered the Islamic world as unlettered automatons and through a total application to the craft of the warrior they became more than soldiers. Their story embraces many of the great themes of medieval military endeavor. " - Editorial Reviews

Clausewitz and contemporary war by Antulio Joseph Echevarria

"This book lays out Clausewitz's methodology in a brisk and straightforward style. It then uses that as a basis for understanding his contributions to the ever growing body of knowledge of war. The specific contributions this study addresses are Clausewitz's theories concerning the nature of war, the relationship between war and politics, and several of the major principles of strategy he examined." - Editorial Reviews

Airborne forces at war : from parachute test platoon to the 21st century by Robert K Wright

" This handsome, large-format book takes the reader on an illustrated tour of the U.S. Army's hard-hitting airborne forces, from the original Parachute Test Platoon of 1940 to the multiple global commitment of the twenty-first century. Featuring more than 150 photographs, some rare or seldom seen and many in color, the work highlights the extraordinary history of the airborne units as they added new dimensions to national power and military operations, arriving from the sky by parachute and aircraft and compressing time by their swift deployment and flight to objectives thousands of miles distant." - Editorial Reviews

From torpedoes to aviation Washington Irving Chambers and technological innovation in the new Navy, 1876-1913 by Stephen K Stein

"An excellent biographical study.... Dr. Stein's book is the result of exhaustive research in Captain Chambers's personal papers at the Library of Congress, supplemented by thorough research in Navy materials at the National Archives. He has succeeded in providing a comprehensive and accurate picture of the difficulties of early naval aviation and has also given us an outstanding discussion of the efforts to modernize naval administration, technology, and strategy in the pre-World War I era." - Herbert A. Johnson, author of Wingless Eagle: U.S. Army Aviation through World War 1"

Navy League of the United States : civilians supporting the sea services for more than a century by Richard L Wright

"This tribute will delight readers interested in the last hundred years of development of the Navy, the Marines, the Coast Guard, and the U.S.-flag merchant marine. For them in particular, Wright addresses all the issues concerning the politics of defense, recruiting, shipbuilding, and educating the public about the importance of maintaining a strong national defense based on maritime superiority—that is, on sea power. " - Editorial Reviews

The echo of battle : the army's way of war by Brian McAllister Linn

"Discussing commanders as diverse as Dwight D. Eisenhower, George S. Patton, and Colin Powell, and technologies from coastal artillery to the Abrams tank, he shows how leadership and weaponry have continually altered the army's approach to conflict. And he demonstrates the army's habit of preparing for wars that seldom occur, while ignoring those it must actually fight. Based on exhaustive research and interviews, The Echo of Battle provides an unprecedented reinterpretation of how the U.S. Army has waged war in the past and how it is meeting the new challenges of tomorrow. " - Editorial Reviews

The price of vigilance : attacks on American surveillance flights by Larry Tart

"The Price of Vigilance pays moving tribute to the courage and patriotism of all the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy crews, including those captured and the more than two hundred who never returned. Larry Tart and Robert Keefe wish to publicly acknowledge to the families, and to the nation, that we will never forget their sacrifice." - Editorial Reviews

Surviving West Point by National Geographic

For learning about West Point, this DVD is most useful, mainly because it seems to be the only video series about the Military Academy. - National Geographic

A companion to the Roman army by Paul Erdkamp

"This Companion provides an extensive account of the Roman army, exploring its role in Roman politics and society as well as the reasons for its effectiveness as a fighting force." - Editorial Reviews

Ba'th soldier : an analysis of the Saddam-era Iraqi warfighter by Matthew Yalch

"The purpose of this chapter was to describe the psychology of the Saddam-era Iraqi soldier by building on what has been discussed so far with respect to Iraqi history, culture, and society, and factoring in the additional influence of the military institution that separates the mind of an Iraqi soldier from that of the common Iraqi citizen. What is unique about the Middle Eastern society relative to Western society is how readily the former�s citizen can be successfully integrated into a total institution with which so many Westerners find great internal disagreement. " - Editorial Reviews

War in late antiquity : a social history by A D Lee

"The first book to focus on the social impact of warfare and the Roman army in Late Antiquity. Explores the implications of war and the army in a broad range of areas encompassing politics, the economy, and social life. Pays particular attention to the experience of war from the perspective of non-combatants. Investigates the religious dimension of military life and the role of the army in implementing religious policy. Approaches familiar subjects from new perspectives, offering novel insights into the many facets of late Roman history" -Editorial Reviews

Torture and the military profession by Jessica Wolfendale

"This book argues that the prevalence of military torture is linked to military training methods that cultivate the psychological dispositions connected to crimes of obedience. " -Editorial Reviews