The Defense of Jisr al-Doreaa

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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226080943
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)

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Book Synopsis The Defense of Jisr al-Doreaa by : Michael L. Burgoyne

Download or read book The Defense of Jisr al-Doreaa written by Michael L. Burgoyne and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-08-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the invasion of Iraq in 2003 the U.S. military found itself in a battle with a lethal and adaptive insurgency, where the divisions between enemy and ally were ambiguous at best, and working with the local population was essential for day-to-day survival. From the lessons they learned during multiple tours of duty in Iraq, two American veterans have penned The Defense of Jisr al-Doreaa, an instructional parable of counterinsurgency that addresses the myriad of difficulties associated with war in the postmodern era. In this tactical primer based on the military classic The Defence of Duffer’s Drift, a young officer deployed for the first time in Iraq receives ground-level lessons about urban combat, communications technology, and high-powered weaponry in an environment where policy meets reality. Over the course of six dreams, the inexperienced soldier fights the same battle again and again, learning each time—the hard way—which false assumptions and misconceptions he needs to discard in order to help his men avoid being killed or captured. As the protagonist struggles with his missions and grapples with the consequences of his mistakes, he develops a keen understanding of counterinsurgency fundamentals and the potential pitfalls of working with the native population. Accompanied here by the original novella that inspired it, The Defense of Jisr al-Doreaa offers an invaluable resource for cadets and junior military leaders seeking to master counterinsurgency warfare—as well as general readers seeking a deeper understanding of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Just as its predecessor has been a hallmark of military instruction, The Defense of Jisr al-Doreaa will draw the road map for counterinsurgency in the postmodern world. Visit a website for the book here: www.defenseofJAD.com

The Defense

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Publisher : Flatiron Books
ISBN 13 : 1250090717
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Book Synopsis The Defense by : Steve Cavanagh

Download or read book The Defense written by Steve Cavanagh and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2016-05-03 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "If you're a fan of John Grisham, Scott Turow, and Brad Meltzer, then you will be a fan of Steve Cavanagh's The Defense." —Nelson DeMille, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Radiant Angel Eddie Flynn used to be a con artist. Then he became a lawyer. Turns out the two aren't that different. Former con artist turned lawyer Eddie Flynn gave up the law a year ago after a disastrous case, and he vowed never to step foot in a courtroom again. But now he doesn't have a choice. The head of the Russian mob in New York City, on trial for murder, has kidnapped Eddie's ten-year-old daughter: Eddie has to take this case whether he likes it or not. Using his razor-sharp wit and every con, bluff, grift, and trick in the book, Eddie has only forty-eight hours to defend an impossible murder trial. And if he loses this case, he loses everything.

The Defence of Duffer's Drift

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)

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Book Synopsis The Defence of Duffer's Drift by : Ernest Dunlop Swinton

Download or read book The Defence of Duffer's Drift written by Ernest Dunlop Swinton and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

In Your Defence

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Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473544734
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (735 download)

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Book Synopsis In Your Defence by : Sarah Langford

Download or read book In Your Defence written by Sarah Langford and published by Random House. This book was released on 2018-06-28 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'As thrilling as a detective novel.' The Times 'Powerful, moving and often captivating.' Financial Times 'A compelling read for anyone who cares about fairness, justice and humanity.' Observer The Sunday Times bestseller ___ Sarah Langford is a barrister. Her job is to stand in court representing the mad and the bad, the vulnerable, the heartbroken and the hopeful. She must become their voice. Sarah weaves their story around the black and white of the law and tell it to the courtroom. These stories may not make headlines but they will change the lives of ordinary people in extraordinary ways. They are stories which, but for a twist of luck, might have been yours. With remarkable candour, Sarah describes eleven cases which reveal what goes on in our criminal and family courts: these are tales of domestic fall out, everyday burglary, sexual indiscretion, and children caught up in the law. They are sometimes shocking and they are often heart-stopping. She examines how she feels as she defends the person standing in the dock. She also shows us how our attitudes and actions can shape not only the outcome of a case, but the legal system itself. ___ What readers are saying: ***** 'Absolutely fascinating . . . thought provoking, powerful and a compelling read.' ***** 'This book broke my heart at times but also contained humour and such poignant insights into the criminal justice system.' ***** 'Sarah writes incredibly well - she's informative while maintaining suspense and tension, and conveys so much emotion in her writing

The Defense

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
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Book Synopsis The Defense by : Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov

Download or read book The Defense written by Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Liberal Defence of Murder

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Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 1844679284
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (446 download)

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Book Synopsis The Liberal Defence of Murder by : Richard Seymour

Download or read book The Liberal Defence of Murder written by Richard Seymour and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A war that has killed over a million Iraqis was a ‘humanitarian intervention’, the US army is a force for liberation, and the main threat to world peace is posed by Islam. Those are the arguments of a host of liberal commentators, ranging from Christopher Hitchens to Kanan Makiya, Michael Ignatieff, Paul Berman, and Bernard-Henri Levy. In this critical intervention, Richard Seymour unearths the history of liberal justifications for empire, showing how savage policies of conquest—including genocide and slavery—have been retailed as charitable missions. From the Cold War to the War on Terror, Seymour argues that the colonial tropes of ‘civilization’ and ‘progress’ still shape liberal pro-war discourse, and still conceal the same bloody realities.

The Defence

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Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1409152324
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis The Defence by : Steve Cavanagh

Download or read book The Defence written by Steve Cavanagh and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2015-03-12 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EDDIE FLYNN HAS 48 HOURS TO SAVE HIS DAUGHTER... * * * * * 'Everything a great thriller should be and I can't wait to see more of Eddie Flynn.' Mark Billingham 'So Hollywood, punchy and cool and pacy as hell.' Eva Dolan * * * * * Eddie Flynn used to be a con artist. Then he became a lawyer. Turned out the two weren't that different. It's been over a year since Eddie vowed never to set foot in a courtroom again. But now he doesn't have a choice. Olek Volchek, the infamous head of the Russian mafia in New York, has strapped a bomb to Eddie's back and kidnapped his ten-year-old daughter, Amy. Eddie only has forty-eight hours to defend Volchek in an impossible murder trial - and win - if he wants to save his daughter. Under the scrutiny of the media and the FBI, Eddie must use his razor-sharp wit and every con-artist trick in the book to defend his 'client' and ensure Amy's safety. With the timer on his back ticking away, can Eddie convince the jury of the impossible? **Featuring an extract from Steve Cavanagh's new thriller, The Plea** * * * * * Praise for race-against-time legal thriller writer, Steve Cavanagh: 'A gripping, twisty thriller' Ian Rankin, number 1 bestselling author of Rather Be The Devil 'Legal thrillers are my blind spot, but I'll always make an exception for Steve Cavanagh. Quite simply, THE PLEA is one of the most purely entertaining books you'll read this year. It's a blast.' John Connolly, bestselling author of the Charlie Parker series 'In the crowded field of legal thrillers, Steve Cavanagh stands head and shoulders above the competition, with his skilfully plotted, action-packed and big-hearted Eddie Flynn novels . . . highly intelligent, twist-laden and absolutely unputdownable' Eva Dolan, author of the critically acclaimed Tell No Tales 'A cleverly constructed legal thriller combined with a classic locked-room mystery. Eddie Flynn is fast becoming one of my favourite fictional heroes and Cavanagh one of my favourite thriller writers.' S.J.I. Holliday, author of Black Wood 'Raymond Chandler could have created Eddie Flynn. THE PLEA is Phillip Marlowe and Michael Connolly's Mickey Haller combined, with a bit of Jim Thompson's THE GRIFTERS thrown in. A superb read with a main character destined to be one of the most talked about in crime fiction.' Howard Linskey, author of The Search * * * * * If you like John Grisham, Lee Child and Michael Connelly, you will LOVE the gripping and twisty Eddie Flynn series: 1. The Defence 2. The Plea 3. The Liar 4. Thirteen * Each Eddie Flynn thriller can be read as a standalone or in series order *

Conan Doyle for the Defense

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Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0399589473
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book Conan Doyle for the Defense written by Margalit Fox and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A wonderfully vivid portrait of the man behind Sherlock Holmes . . . Like all the best historical true crime books, it’s about so much more than crime.”—Tana French, author of In the Woods A sensational Edwardian murder. A scandalous wrongful conviction. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to the rescue—a true story. After a wealthy woman was brutally murdered in her Glasgow home in 1908, the police found a convenient suspect in Oscar Slater, an immigrant Jewish cardsharp. Though he was known to be innocent, Slater was tried, convicted, and consigned to life at hard labor. Outraged by this injustice, Arthur Conan Doyle, already world renowned as the creator of Sherlock Holmes, used the methods of his most famous character to reinvestigate the case, ultimately winning Slater’s freedom. With “an eye for the telling detail, a forensic sense of evidence and a relish for research” (The Wall Street Journal), Margalit Fox immerses readers in the science of Edwardian crime detection and illuminates a watershed moment in its history, when reflexive prejudice began to be replaced by reason and the scientific method. Praise for Conan Doyle for the Defense “Artful and compelling . . . [Fox’s] narrative momentum never flags. . . . Conan Doyle for the Defense will captivate almost any reader while being pure catnip for the devotee of true-crime writing.”—The Washington Post “Developed with brio . . . [Fox] is excellent in linking the 19th-century creation of policing and detection with the development of both detective fiction and the science of forensics—ballistics, fingerprints, toxicology and serology—as well as the quasi science of ‘criminal anthropology.’”—The New York Times Book Review “[Fox] has an eye for the telling detail, a forensic sense of evidence and a relish for research.”—The Wall Street Journal “Gripping . . . The book works on two levels, much like a good Holmes case. First, it is a fluid story of a crime. . . . Second, and more pertinently, it is a deeper story of how prejudice against a class of people, the covering up of sloppy police work and a poisonous political atmosphere can doom an innocent. We should all heed Holmes’s salutary lesson: rationally follow the facts to find the truth.”—Time

In Defence of War

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019967261X
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Book Synopsis In Defence of War by : Nigel Biggar

Download or read book In Defence of War written by Nigel Biggar and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-09-12 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Against the domination of moral deliberation by rights-talk In Defence of War asserts that belligerency can be morally justified, even while it is tragic and morally flawed. Recovering the early Christian tradition of just war thinking, Nigel Biggar argues in favour of aggressive war in punishment of grave injustice.

Refusing Heaven

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Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 0307543943
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (75 download)

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Book Synopsis Refusing Heaven by : Jack Gilbert

Download or read book Refusing Heaven written by Jack Gilbert and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2009-04-02 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than a decade after Jack Gilbert’s The Great Fires, this highly anticipated new collection shows the continued development of a poet who has remained fierce in his avoidance of the beaten path. In Refusing Heaven, Gilbert writes compellingly about the commingled passion, loneliness, and sometimes surprising happiness of a life spent in luminous understanding of his own blessings and shortcomings: “The days and nights wasted . . . Long hot afternoons / watching ants while the cicadas railed / in the Chinese elm about the brevity of life.” Time slows down in these poems, as Gilbert creates an aura of curiosity and wonder at the fact of existence itself. Despite powerful intermittent griefs–over the women he has parted from or the one lost to cancer (an experience he captures with intimate precision)–Gilbert’s choice in this volume is to “refuse heaven.” He prefers this life, with its struggle and alienation and delight, to any paradise. His work is both a rebellious assertion of the call to clarity and a profound affirmation of the world in all its aspects. It braces the reader in its humanity and heart.

Robinson for the Defence

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ISBN 13 : 9780771075513
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (755 download)

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Book Synopsis Robinson for the Defence by : Larry Robinson

Download or read book Robinson for the Defence written by Larry Robinson and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

In Defence of Democracy

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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 150953315X
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (95 download)

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Book Synopsis In Defence of Democracy by : Roslyn Fuller

Download or read book In Defence of Democracy written by Roslyn Fuller and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-10-18 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Should Brexit or Trump cause us to doubt our faith in democracy? Are ‘the people’ too ignorant or stupid to rule? Numerous commentators are seriously arguing that the answer to these questions might be ‘yes’. In this take-no-prisoners book, Canadian-Irish author Roslyn Fuller kicks these anti-democrats where it hurts the most – the facts. Fuller shows how many academics, journalists and politicians have embraced the idea that there can be ‘too much democracy’, and deftly unravels their attempts to end majority rule, whether through limiting the franchise, pursuing Chinese ‘meritocracy’ or confining participation to random legislation panels. She shows that Trump, Brexit or whatever other political event you may have disapproved of recently aren’t doing half the damage to democracy that elite self-righteousness and corruption are. In fact, argues Fuller, there are real reasons to be optimistic. Ancient methods can be combined with modern technology to revitalize democracy and allow the people to truly rule. In Defence of Democracy is a witty and energetic contribution to the debate on the future of democracy.

Greenspan

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ISBN 13 : 9780771594953
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (949 download)

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Book Synopsis Greenspan by : Edward L. Greenspan

Download or read book Greenspan written by Edward L. Greenspan and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Criminal lawyer Eddie Greenspan is one of Canada's most publicized and least understood personalities. Colourful, controversial, influential, outrageous, he is both loved and hated. An account of a 20 year period in his life.

Future War and the Defence of Europe

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198855834
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)

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Book Synopsis Future War and the Defence of Europe by : John R. Allen

Download or read book Future War and the Defence of Europe written by John R. Allen and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Future War and the Defence of Europe offers a major new analysis of how peace and security can be maintained in Europe: a continent that has suffered two cataclysmic conflicts since 1914. Taking as its starting point the COVID-19 pandemic and way it will inevitably accelerate some key global dynamics already in play, the book goes on to weave history, strategy, policy, and technology into a compelling analytical narrative. It lays out in forensic detail the scale of the challenge Europeans and their allies face if Europe's peace is to be upheld in a transformative century. The book upends foundational assumptions about how Europe's defence is organised, the role of a fast-changing transatlantic relationship, NATO, the EU, and their constituent nation-states. At the heart of the book is a radical vision of a technology-enabling future European defence, built around a new kind of Atlantic Alliance, an innovative strategic public-private partnership, and the future hyper-electronic European force, E-Force, it must spawn. Europeans should be under no illusion: unless they do far more for their own defence, and very differently, all that they now take for granted could be lost in the maze of hybrid war, cyber war, and hyper war they must face.

The Use of Earthen Fortresses for the Defence of London and as a Preventive Against Invasion

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Total Pages : 46 pages
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Book Synopsis The Use of Earthen Fortresses for the Defence of London and as a Preventive Against Invasion by : William Palliser (Major, C.B.)

Download or read book The Use of Earthen Fortresses for the Defence of London and as a Preventive Against Invasion written by William Palliser (Major, C.B.) and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

An Essay on the Modern System of Fortification Adopted for the Defence of the Rhine Frontier

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Total Pages : 70 pages
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Book Synopsis An Essay on the Modern System of Fortification Adopted for the Defence of the Rhine Frontier by : John Hambly Humfrey

Download or read book An Essay on the Modern System of Fortification Adopted for the Defence of the Rhine Frontier written by John Hambly Humfrey and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Instructions issued by the French Imperial Minister at War for the defence of fortresses, in 1813. Translated from the French by Brevet Major Reid

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Total Pages : 44 pages
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Download or read book Instructions issued by the French Imperial Minister at War for the defence of fortresses, in 1813. Translated from the French by Brevet Major Reid written by France. Ministère de la guerre and published by . This book was released on 1823 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: