...Gen George S. Patton Jr. remains one of the most storied commanders of World War II. Patton’s spectacularly successful drive across France in August–September 1944 as commander of the US Third Army was perhaps his greatest campaign....

.... . . . . . . 1 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 2 KEY PLAYERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Evolution of Airpower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Understanding ULTRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 New Kid on the Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 ...

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The antecedents and aftermath of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the role of the United States in international affairs.

... Description of document: A History of U.S. Communications Security (Volumes I and II); ... ... Description of document: A History of U.S. Communications Security (Volumes I and II); the David G. Boak Lectures, National Security A... ...: 23-December-2007 Released date: 10-December-2008 Posted date: 24-December-2008 Source of document: National Security Agency Attn: FOIA/PA ... ...place like the Department of Defense, the Department of State, this Apncy, or iD the contractual world who feeds intellipnce to a foreign power.) It t... ...in this business as a cryptanalyst and a designer of specialized man­ ual systems not long after World War n. It seemed to me in those days that the j... ...s business as a cryptanalyst and a designer of specialized man­ ual systems not long after World War n. It seemed to me in those days that the job was... ...buming i8Sue and is consuming a good partofourcurrent COMSEebDeBort. We have to go back to World War Dfor a look at our first voice encr,.-ption equip... ... Corps people resorted to the ODIy CJthu 101ution they could think. of. They went out and warned commanders of the problem. advised them to control a ... ...e interrogations confirmed their use of tip-off networks (by wire line or courier) to warn their commanders of what we were about to do - where, when,...

...This publication consists of a series of lectures prepared and given to interns and other employees by Mr. David G. Boak in 1966. Mr. Boak is uniquely qualified to discuss the history of the US COM_SEC because he has participated significantly in most...

...a By Audrey Blankenhagen ‘GOD IS LOVE, IS THIS THE FINAL MESSAGE OF INDIA’ E.M. Forster, 1924 This bo... ...r dead, is coincidental. © 2002 by Audrey Blankenhagen. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retriev... ...aps, the French) and a revenue greater than that of Great Britain, govern nearly one fifth of the world’s population? Could they foresee that that s... ...uld influence more than 200 years of British and Indian history and found the greatest Empire the world has ever known? Historians have much to say ... ... I could imagine him standing at the prow of a dragon ship, wearing the horned helmet of a Viking war lord. It must be his giant frame, that blond h... ...d part of the dowry of the Portuguese Princess, Catherine of Braganza, on her marriage to Charles II. From a small fishing village and a chequered h... ...ed you THE CURSE OF KALI 219 could forgive me but it seems you are determined to continue this war between us. Well so be it, I will not grovel,’... ...ivilians in the town and were marching on Delhi to rally behind the Moghul Emperor, Bahadur Shah II, against the British. It was decided to play do... ...sequently, the orgies of retribution, drunkenness and looting by some British troops (which their commanders seemed unable, or Audrey Blankenhagen ...

...THE CURSE OF KALI is a historical fiction set in 19th century India by Audrey Blankenhagen. The exotic beauty of India, her British rulers living in splendid isolation; the opulence and intrigue of a Muslim Royal Court; the machination...

...LITTLE WARS (A Game for Boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girl ... ...c Classics Series Publication Little Wars by H. G. Wells is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Por- table Document file is furn... ...t such rude contests altogether from the playroom. We know them no more …. II II II II II THE BEGINNINGS OF MODERN LIT THE BEGINNINGS OF MODERN LIT TH... ...ARF ARF ARF ARF ARFARE ARE ARE ARE ARE THE BEGINNING OF THE GAME of Little War, as we know it, became possible with the invention of the spring breech... ...er elegant weapon. It was with one of these guns that the beginning of our war game was made. It was at Sandgate—in England. The present writer had be... ...d with avidity. . . . He fired that day a shot that still echoes round the world. An affair—let us parallel the Cannonade of Valmy and call it the Can... ...ists; “suppose somehow one could move the men!” and therewith opened a new world of belligerence. The matter went no further with Mr J. K. J. The seed... ... An infantry-man may be moved a foot or any less dis- tance at each move. (II) A cavalry-man may be moved two feet or any less dis- tance at each move... ... try , one could have a general controlling the whole campaign, divisional commanders, batteries of guns, specialised brigades, and a quite military m...

...Excerpt: Of the Legendary Past. ?LITTLE WARS? is the game of kings--for players in an inferior social position. It can be played by boys of every age from twelve to one hundred and fifty--and even later if the limbs remain sufficientl...

...0 ―. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS‖ --In Search of Utopia— Book 4 A Look at Human Values 1 ―. . . ... ...uman Values 1 ―. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS‖ --In Search of Utopia-- BOOK 4 A Look at Human Values by Lemuel Gulliver XVI ... ........................................................................ 169 WAR OR PACIFISM .............................................................. ...oint ................................................... 396 QUESTIONS OF WAR .......................................................................... ...human values really fascinates me. The most important discussions in this world are about values of one sort or another. My friends and I once share... ...ety?‖ --―I hate to say it but I do. Being invited to speak around the world and teaching in major universities makes me feel that I am important... ... of death‖ is the official opinion of your church, father. Pope John Paul II said that ―the pro-abortion culture is especially strong precisely wher... ...the number of Bible believing youth had dropped from 65% during World War II, to about 35% for the ‗baby boomer generation born in the 50s an 60s, a... ...e made. The uninformed individuals will continue to fall in line with the commanders of their kingdoms and the regents of their religions. In short, ...

...Overpopulation is responsible for many of our planet's problems--global warming, the lack of fresh water, poverty, high gasoline and food prices, air and water pollutions, the scarcity of natural resources, the excess of wastes and their proper disposal, and even ...

...The predictable nature of American strategic bombing may make it vulnerable to a perceptive enemy. By offering him the opportunity to design, test, and employ countermeasures, American air commanders may have inadvertently limited their ability to ...

...1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . 1 Notes . . . . 3 2 THE EARLY YEARS AND WORLD WAR I . . . . 5 Notes . . . . 7 3 THE INTERWAR YEARS . . . . 9 Notes . . . .13 4 WORLD WAR II: THE EUROPEAN THEATER . . . . .15 Notes . . . .20 5 WORLD WAR II: THE PACIFIC THEATER . . . .23 Notes . . . .28 6 LIM...

...It was inevitable that the airman’s perspective regarding the employment of airpower in an operational theater would surface in North Africa, the first major American offensive of World War II. The North Africa experience provided a model for the organization and employment of tactical airpower in...

...GETTING TOGETHER...................................1 Vincent Orange A GLIDER IN THE PROPWASH OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE?..........................................30 David R. Mets THE LEGEND OF LAURENCE KUTER............64 Daniel R. Mortensen PATTON AND WEYLAND...........................100 David Spires APPENDIX.......

... HEROES OF UNKNOWN SEAS AND SAVAGE LANDS By J. W. BUEL, Author of "The Beautiful Story," "The Story of Man," "The Living World," "Russ... ... J. W. BUEL, Author of "The Beautiful Story," "The Story of Man," "The Living World," "Russia and Siberia," etc. A RECORD OF THE FINDING OF ALL LAND... ..." "The Story of Man," "The Living World," "Russia and Siberia," etc. A RECORD OF THE FINDING OF ALL LANDS And Descriptions of the First Visits Made ... ...d Descriptions of the First Visits Made by Europeans to the Wild Races of the World; FOLLOWING THE FOOTSTEPS OF ADVANCING CIVILIZATION FROM THE CAVE... ...ass to China by a north route -- Destruction of the Roman empire 33-44 CHAPTER II. Visions of the past. -- Eastward and westward of human life -- The ... ...attle. -- Genghis demands the daughter of Umcan for a wife -- Refusal leads to war -- Ceremony performed by the astrologers to forecast the result -- ... ... -- A meeting with the Tlascalans -- Their Independence maintained by constant war with Montezuma -- Wonderful walls about their capital city -- A blo... ... -- A glorious day in Seville -- A procession of notables -- Appearance of the commanders -- A sight of bewildering splendor -- The departure from Sev... ...ly common in the Middle Ages, and their influence upon early voyagers, whether commanders or common sailors, render a chapter on sea superstitions not...

...Thrilling narratives of voyages, discoveries, adventures, battles, darings and sufferings of the heroic characters, bold explorers and dauntless spirits who have made ocean history and established christian supremacy over the most savage lands of...

...The Rolling Stone of History. -- Surprising revelations -- Ancient Cities that are now no more -- Effects of Cataclysms upon the human race -- The rise and fall of nations -- Cave dwellers who became masters of the world -- The first boats -- ...

...IGNE (1533-1592) Translation by John Florio (1553-1625) Book I. | Book II. | Book III. Note on the e-text: this Renascence Editions text was pr... ...e University, Wisconsin. It is in the public domain. "Florio's Translation of Montaigne's Essays was first published in 1603. In 'The World's Classic... ...'s Translation of Montaigne's Essays was first published in 1603. In 'The World's Classics' the first volume was published in 1904, and reprinted in... ...al material was supplied by R.S. Bear from the Everyman's Library edition of 1910. Content unique to this presentation is copyright © 1999 The Univer... ...o doe your Honour service, as you know him a scholler (and pitty is it the World knowes not his worth better; for as the Prince of Italian poets said... ...eive his inventions how to build bridges, and devices, how to frame other war-like engins; and in respect of that how close and succinct he writes, w... ...ces belonging to his profession, of his valour, and of the conduct of his war-fare. His exploits prove him a most excellent Captaine, but he would be... ...pon, the authoritie he attained unto in his infancie amongst the greatest commanders and most experienced captaines in the world, by whom he was fol... ... appointment of Nero to be put to death by the hands of Niger, both chiefe commanders in war: when he was brought unto the place where the execution ...

...no other than a familiar and private end: I have no respect or consideration at all, either to thy service, or to my glory: my forces are not capable of any such desseigne. I have vowed the same to the particular commodity of my kinsfolk and friends: to the end, that losing me (which they are likely to do ere long), they may therein find some lineaments of my conditions a...

...They have a secret, unperceived and delicate beauty; he had neede of a cleere, farreseeing and true-discerning sight that should rightly discover this secret light. Is not ingenuity (according to us) cosin germaine unto sottishnesse, and a quality of reproach? Socrates maketh his soule ...

...arcissistic ( ) Personality Disorder NPD The Narcissist's Entitlement of Routine – Pathological Narcissism A Dysfunction or a Blessing? ... ...sfunction or a Blessing? The Narcissist's Confabulated Life The Cult of the Narcissist Bibliography The Narcissist in the Workplace Th... ... The ICD-10, the International Classification of Diseases, published by the World Health Organisation in Geneva [1992] regards the Narcissistic Pers... ...re facts end and wishful thinking takes over. Father acknowledges he was no war hero, though he did his share of fighting. Mother understands she w... ...ork, NY University Press, 1998 13. Jacobson, Edith. The Self and the Object World. New York, International Universities Press, 1964 14. Jung, C.G. C... ...opardizing "acceptable (modes of) existence". Except in rare cases (famine, war, plague), survival is rarely at risk. On the contrary, people are m... ...ld be dysfunctional or absent parents, teachers, other adults, or peers. II. Behavior Patterns The narcissist: • Feels grandiose and self-importa... ...hy ad depicting the precocious leader berating his pusillanimous and craven commanders ahead of a crucial battle. He speaks fluent Macedonian (the ... ... return to Babylon, once there, he executed scores of his satraps, military commanders, and other functionaries. Alexander was known for his hubris ...

...Narcissistic and psychopathic leaders come in all shapes and degrees of virulence. Learn to recognize them in various settings (the workplace, religion, politics) and to cope with the toxic fallout of their "leadership"....

...War and the Future Italy, France and Britain at War by H. G. Wells A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION War... ...SSICS SERIES PUBLICATION War and the Future: Italy, France and Britain at War by H. G. Wells is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. T... ...e Future: Italy, France and Britain at War by H. G. Wells is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...sity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in a... ...d say that this war is Queer. It is not like any- thing in a really waking world, but like something in a dream. It hasn’t exactly that clearness of l... ...it has the quality of wholesome instinct struggling under a nightmare. The world is not really awake. This vague appeal for explanations to all sorts ... ...men at Madame T ussaud’s. An antiquated figure. The effect of these French commanders upon me was quite different from my encounter with that last bel... ... to pieces, or using Italians instead of Austrian soldiers to garrison it. II. II. II. II. II. THE MOUNT THE MOUNT THE MOUNT THE MOUNT THE MOUNTAIN AI... ...the roots of French life hold beneath the tramplings of war. 51 H G Wells II. II. II. II. II. THE GRADES OF THE GRADES OF THE GRADES OF THE GRADES OF...

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... Wilson A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Why We Are at War by Woodrow Wilson is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University... ...s Series Publication Why We Are at War by Woodrow Wilson is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...sity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in a... ...t or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Why We Are at War by Woodrow Wilson, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classi... ...t of the United States. *Harper & Brothers’ note. 4 Why We Are at War I A WORLD LEAGUE FOR PEACE Message to the Senate January 22, 1917 GENTLEMEN OF ... ...e discussion of the international concert which must there- after hold the world at peace. In every discussion of the peace that must end this war it ... ...hey are the principles of mankind, and must prevail. 12 Why We Are at War II THE SEVERANCE OF DIPLOMATIC RELA- TIONS WITH GERMANY Message to the Cong... ...can ships and American lives should, in fact, be sacrificed by their naval commanders in heedless contravention of the just and reasonable understandi... ...ay, therefore, that the overt act which I have ventured to hope the German commanders would in fact avoid has not occurred. SPARED BY CIRCUMSTANCES NO...

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...ir by H. G. Wells A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION The War in the Air by H. G. Wells is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Un... ...ICS SERIES PUBLICATION The War in the Air by H. G. Wells is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...sity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in a... ...he document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The War in the Air by H. G. Wells, the Pennsylvania State University, Electroni... ...tells us in this book, as he has told us in others, more especially in The World Set Free, and as he has been telling us this year in his War and the ... ...-up of civilization is inevitable. It is chaos or the United States of the World for mankind. There is no other choice. Ten years have but added an en... ...on of the entire detestableness of Jessica. 24 The War in the Air CHAPTER II: HO CHAPTER II: HO CHAPTER II: HO CHAPTER II: HO CHAPTER II: HOW BER W B... ...r navy. We have selected a certain point—it is at present ze secret of our commanders—which we shall seize, and zen 87 H G Wells we shall establish a...

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...8 81 1 1 1 12 2 2 2 2 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication War and Peace – Book Fourteen by Leo Tolstoy is a publication of the Pennsy... ...Publication War and Peace – Book Fourteen by Leo Tolstoy is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...sity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in a... ...in the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. War and Peace – Book Fourteen by Leo Tolstoy, the Pennsylvania State Univer... ...enge in their soul yields to a feeling of contempt and compassion. CHAPTER II ONE OF THE MOST OBVIOUS and advantageous departures from the so-called l... ...now in the equipment employed, now, and most usually, in the genius of the commanders. But the assignment of these various meanings to the factor does... ...atify the “heroes”) of the efficacy of the directions issued in wartime by commanders, in order to find this unknown quantity. That unknown quantity i... ...it might be the kindest, bravest, most wonderful, most splendid man in the world, whom no one knew of. It might really have been that the hussar came ... ...h he had learned still another new, consolatory truth—that nothing in this world is terrible. He had learned that as there is no condition in which ma...

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...8 81 1 1 1 12 2 2 2 2 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication War and Peace: Book Thirteen by Leo Tolstoy is a publication of the Pennsyl... ... Publication War and Peace: Book Thirteen by Leo Tolstoy is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Uni- versity. This Portable Document file is fur... ...ity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in a... ...in the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. War and Peace: Book Thirteen by Leo Tolstoy, the Pennsylvania State Univers... ...gn historians, including the French, acknowledge the genius of the Russian commanders when they speak of that flank march. But it is hard to understan... ... At the council at Fili the prevailing thought in the minds of the Russian commanders was the one naturally suggesting itself, namely, a direct retrea... ...t they had desired this movement and long ago foreseen its result. CHAPTER II THE FAMOUS FLANK MOVEMENT merely consisted in this: after the advance of... ...ualities that had been a hindrance, if not actually harmful, to him in the world he had lived in—his strength, his disdain for the comforts of life, h...

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