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GADDIS JOHN LEWIS
The Landscape of History [Text] : How Historians Map the Past / J. L. Gaddis ... – United States Of America : Oxford University Press, 2002. - 192 p., ill.; - Құнды тарту қоры . – Index: p. 183-192 . – [n. c.] – 978-0-19-517157-0 : 30 tg.
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930.1
Shelf code:
Л 2020/921
Subject headings
- History as a science
Annotation
The Landscape of History provides a searching look at the historian's craft, as well as a strong argument for why a historical consciousness should matter today
Keywords
history methodology, historiography, cartography, landscape of history
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SUN TZU
Sun-Tzu. The Art of Warfare [Text] : The First English Translation Incorporating the Recently Discovered Yin-ch`ueh-shan Texts / Sun Tzu R. T. Ames ; [transl. R. T. Ames]. – 1st ed. .. – New York : Ballantine Books, 1993. - 321 p., [8] sheets of ill.; . – Bibliogr.: p. 305-310. - Index: p. 311-321 . – [n. c.] – 0-345-36239-X (h. c.) : 50 tg.
UDC:
355.43(510)
Shelf code:
Р 2020/110
Subject headings
- China's Military Strategy
Annotation
The book contained a detailed explanation and analysis of the Chinese military, from weapons and strategy to rank and discipline. Sun also stressed the importance of intelligence operatives and espionage to the war effort. Because Sun has long been considered to be one of history's finest military tacticians and analysts, his teachings and strategies formed the basis of advanced military training for millennia to come
Keywords
military strategy, military art, warfare, classical chinese, chinese history, ancient China
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KAPLAN ROBERT
Balkan ghosts [Text] : A Journey Through History / R. D. Kaplan ... – New York : Picador, 2005. - 307 p., [7] sheets of ill.; - Құнды тарту қоры . – Bibliogr.: p. 289-296. - Index: p. 297-307 . – [n. c.] – 978-0-312-42493-0 : 40 tg.
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94(1-924.64)"1980/1990"
Shelf code:
Л 2020/928
Subject headings
- History of the Balkan Peninsula in the 1980s and 1990s
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A history of the Balkan Peninsula explores the region's political, social, religious, and economic past in order to understand the nature of the recently rekindled centuries-old blood feuds
Keywords
history of Balkans, balkan peninsula, war in Yugoslavia, political travelogue
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ALLISON GRAHAM TILLETT
Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis [Text] / G. T. Allison Ph. Zelikow . – 2nd ed. .. – United States : Longman, 1999. - 416 p., ill.; - Құнды тарту қоры . – Bibliogr. at the endnotes. - Index: p. 408-416 . – [n. c.] – 0-321-01349-2 : 40 tg.
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327.54(091)((47+57)+73)"1962"
Shelf code:
Л 2020/922
Subject headings
- History of the Cold War between the USSR and the United States in 1962
Annotation
The book is dedicated to the Cuban missile crisis of 1962, it became a seminal study of the John F. Kennedy School of Government and thus revolutionized the field of international relations. It is a unique and fascinating study of the most important event of the Cold War, a vivid look at the decision-making process under pressure
Keywords
theory of politics, world history, govermental politics, cold war, the Cuban missile crisis, history of Cuba's international relations in the 1960s, Caribbean crisis
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LINN BRIAN MCALLISTER
The Echo of Battle [Text] : The Army’s Way of War / B. M. Linn ... – London : Harvard University Press, 2007. - 312 p. - Құнды тарту қоры . – Index: p. 302-312 . – [n. c.] – 978-0-674-03479-2 : 40 tg.
UDC:
355.432(73)(091)
Shelf code:
Л 2020/929
Subject headings
- History of U.S. strategic operations
Annotation
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
Keywords
military art, U.S. military polcy, strategy history, american army, history of US strategies
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ROSE GIDEON
How Wars End [Text] : Why We Always Fight the Last Battle / G. Rose ... – New York ; London ; Toronto ; Sydney ; New Delhi : Simon & Schuster, 2010. - 413 p. - Құнды тарту қоры . – Bibliogr. at endnotes: p. 293-394. - Index: p. 395-413 . – 978-1-41659055-2, – 978-1-4165-9382-9, – [n. c.] – 978-1-4165-9053-8 : 40 tg.
UDC:
355.48(73)"19/20"
Shelf code:
Л 2020/923
Subject headings
- History of America's Wars in the 20th and 21st centuries
Annotation
American leaders focused on defeating the enemy rather than creating a stable post-war environment. What happened in Iraq was only the most striking example of this phenomenon, not an exception to the rule. Drawing on extensive research, Rose recreates the choices that presidents and their advisers faced in the final stages of every major conflict from World War I to Iraq
Keywords
military history, history of wars, history of the United States, strategy planning, international relations of the United States, US military policy, the war in Iraq, U.S. military history
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GOODMAN MELVIN ALLAN
Failure of Intelligence: The Decline and Fall of the CIA [Text] / M. A. Goodman ... – United States Of America : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2008. - 394 p. - Құнды тарту қоры . – Bibliogr. at the notes: p. 357-374. - Index: p. 375-393 . – [n. c.] – 978-0-7425-5110-7 (HC) : 40 tg.
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355.40(091)(73)
Shelf code:
Р 2020/121
Subject headings
- History of US Intelligence
Annotation
In this timely and important book, the author offers a provocative mingling of historical description with contemporary political analysis and reform prescription that challenges the conventional wisdom on clandestine collection. The book ultimately and persuasively asserts that the failure to have diplomatic relations has led to the inability to collect intelligence
Keywords
the Central Intelligence Agency, politics and goverment, international diplomacy, political intelligence, intelligence & espionage, national security
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GLANTZ DAVID
The Battle of Kursk [Text] / D. Glantz J. M. House ... – [Ottawa] : University Press of Kansas, 1999. - 472 p., ill., maps; . – Bibliogr.: p. 431-448. - Index: p. 449-472 . – 0-7006-1335-8, – [n. c.] – 0-7006-0978-4 : 50 tg.
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355.422.1(470.323)"1943"
Shelf code:
Р 2020/112
Subject headings
- The Battle of Kursk in 1943
Annotation
The Battle of Kursk takes readers behind Soviet lines to discover what the Red Army knew about the plans for Hitler's offensive, relive tank warfare and hand-to-hand combat, and learn how the tide of battle turned. Its vivid portrayals of fighting in all critical sectors place the famous tank battle in its proper context
Keywords
warfare history, the battle of Kursk, 1943, the World War II, 1939-1945, operation Citadel, tank warfare, red armor, soviet military strategy
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OTTAWAY MARINA
Democracy challenged [Text] : The Rise of Semi-Authoritarianism / M. Ottaway ... – Washington : Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2003. - 281 p. - Құнды тарту . – Bibliogr.: p. 271-274; - Index: p. 275-286 . – [n. c.] – 978-0-87003-195-3 : 30 тг.
UDC:
32(100)
Shelf code:
Р 2020/248
Subject headings
- Policy of world
Annotation
Marina Ottaway examines five countries (Egypt, Azerbaijan, Venezuela, Croatia, and Senegal) which highlight the distinctive features of semi-authoritarianism and the special challenge each poses to policymakers
Keywords
democracy, authoritarianism, democratization, international diplomacy, policy of world
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ROBINSON LINDA
One Hundred Victories [Text] : Special Ops and the Future of American Warfare / L. Robinson ... – New York : PublicAffairs, 2013. - 311 p., [6] sheets of ill.; - Құнды тарту қоры . – Bibliogr.: p. 297-301. - Index: p. 303-310 . – [n. c.] – 978-1-61039-149-8 (h. c.) : 50 tg.
UDC:
355.48(73)"20"
Shelf code:
Р 2020/113
Subject headings
- A Historical Study of American Wars in the 21st Century
Annotation
Acclaimed military expert Linda Robinson shows how the special operations forces are - after a decade of intensive combat operations - evolving to become the go-to force for operations worldwide
Keywords
military strategy, the Afghan War in 2001, special forces, counterinsurgency, American military policy, armed forces, special operations, Taliban government, american warfare
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ALLISON GRAHAM TILLETT
ESSENCE OF DECISION: EXPLAINING THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS (1999)
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GOODMAN MELVIN ALLAN
FAILURE OF INTELLIGENCE: THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE CIA (2008)
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