In the book describes the experiences of this post-Vietnam generation of commans in Panama, El Salvador, Desert Storm, Somalis, the Balkans, Afghhanistan and Iraq, including details of dramatic, previously untold missions

This is the comprehensive, standardized dictionary of military and associated terminology compiled, contains all definitions approved for DoD and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) use, as well as a complete listing of commonly used abbreviations and acronyms

This book contains eight lively conversations about defining the value of ethics, the foundations of ethics, including Divine command theory, relativism, egoism, utilitarianism, and deontology, as well as distinctive interpretations of the natural law approach to the ethics of virtue, and Carol Gilligan's widely discussed account of women's moral development in the context of the ethics of caring

A study of the disparate worlds of British colonial officers and Muslim Sudan's they sought to remake into modern imperial subjects, focusing on efforts to end female circumcision in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan between 1920 and 1946

James March provides a introduction to decision making, a central human activity fundamental to individual, group, organizational, and societal life. March draws on research from all the disciplines of social and behavioral science to show decision making in its broadest context. By emphasizing how decisions are actually made he enables those involved in the process to understand it both as observers and as participants

During the years of American strategy in Afghanistan dominated by the counterinsurgency doctrine (COIN), a small group of dissident officers and military analysts began to question the effectiveness of armed state-building in achieving the limited primary goal of United States policy in Afghanistan: the destruction of "Al-Qaeda"

In his study, Bousquet explores the relative benefits and decentralizing military affairs. He follows with specific scientific approaches to war: mechanistic, thermodynamic, cybernetic, and "chaoplexic", a network-centric theory allied with the non-linear sciences

Covert Persuasion synthesizes the latest research in psychology, linguistics, sales tactics, and human communication to reveal the most effective methods for consistently and effectively persuading anyone of virtually anything

Leading the Leaders was written to help individuals discover their basic management style while encouraging the development of Mutual Trust and Respect between co-workers, peers, and others – whose management styles are different

The Quest tells the inside stories, tackles the tough questions, and reveals surprising insights about coal, electricity, and natural gas. He explains how climate change became a great issue and leads readers through the rebirth of renewable energies, energy independence, and the return of the electric car