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The Tet Offensive : a brief history with documents / by Allison, William Thomas.(CARDINAL)462008;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-259) and index.

Subjects: Tet Offensive, 1968.; Tet Offensive, 1968;

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From storm to freedom : America's long war with Iraq / by Ballard, John R.,1957-(CARDINAL)648608;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-308) and index.Prelude : American military power in the post-Vietnam era, 1975-1989 -- The decision to go to war -- The Iraqi context -- Desert Shield : the line in the sand -- Desert Storm : the 1991 Gulf War campaign -- Interregnum : Iraq and UN sanctions during the 1990s -- Turning back to war -- Iraqi freedom : execution of the initial thrust -- The lost year of the Coalition Provisional Authority -- The Casey strategy, from Fallujah to Tal Afar : 2004-2006 -- 2006 : decent into chaos -- The protection strategy and the 2007 Baghdad surge -- The Iraqis take control -- A final assessment : the impact of the long war with Iraq."A superb new history of America's twenty-year conflict with Iraq. John Ballard examines the entire scope of America's military effort from the U.S. response to Saddam's 1990 invasion of Kuwait all the way up to today's ongoing transition and departure of U.S. forces. Anyone interested in this long and painful war must read this remarkably insightful and long overdue work." LTG David W Barno, USA (Ret.), commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, 2003-2005."From Storm to Freedom is a highly readable and comprehensive examination of America's involvement in Iraq. Drawing together the threads of multiple strategic and operational decisions, John Ballard describes a full range of missed opportunities and tragic blunders, as well as flashes of innovation and boldness of action that characterize these three decades of strategic entanglement. This book is essential reading for national security strategists, military professionals, and all students of national policy." Patrick C. Sweeney, professor of Joint Military Operations, U.S. Naval War College."From Storm to Freedom is a superb study of America's nearly two decades of war with Iraq. The author brings to the reader his experience as a Marine officer, a combat veteran, and a scholar. Here for the first time, Ballard presents a well-researched, comprehensive case study of the war in all of its strategic dimensions. It will be a m̀ust read' for students of the Middle East and modern warfare." Joseph J. Collins, professor U.S. National War College and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense --Book Jacket."From Storm to Freedom will become one of the definitive works of the U.S.-Iraq conflict. In it, John Ballard takes meticulous note of the political, diplomatic, and military perspectives that shaped the trajectory and outcome of the conflict. It is a work of modern history of the highest order, and it should be read, re-read, and then read again by all who wish to understand how this conflict unfolded." The Honorable Mario Mancuso, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Combating Terrorism, and combat veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom."This is a must read. John Ballard combines a warrior's insight with a historian's analytical rigor to add clarity to the growing body of literature on America's war with Iraq. He correctly identifies the invasion of 2003 as a continuation of the war, unsatisfactorily resolved, that began in 1990. And, he examines the strategic implications for the U.S. and other nations faced with complex conflicts that require astute coordination of all elements of society and which may never see clear winners." Radm John F. Sigler, USN (Ret.), former Director of Plans and Policy, U.S. Central Command.Ballard's thorough examination of these multiple operations within the context of a single conflict provides readers with rare and insightful perspectives on the complexity of modern war and the challenges of operational command. He first identifies the influence of the Vietnam era on the use of U.S. military power and the decision for war in 1990 and then outlines the important factors of Iraqi history and culture that dominated relations between the two nations during the 1980s and 1990s. Subsequent chapters examine the conduct of Desert Storm from the American and Iraqi perspectives and the military, economic, and diplomatic actions of the period between the two conventional campaigns. Final chapters analyze the 2003 offensive on Baghdad, the postwar stabilization operations that began with the failure to transition under the Coalition Provisional Authority, and the eventual implementation of a warfighting strategy that combined new doctrine and a surge of forces to protect the population in a renewed counterinsurgency campaign. A concluding chapter reviews key lessons for the future, including the importance of effective strategic decision making and the operational mindset required to prosecute modern war successfully.Covering both Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom as two campaigns within a single, if discontinuous, conflict, this book analyzes the strategic interaction between Iraq and the United States from 1990 to 2010 and the key operational decisions that determined the course of the war. The author's assessment of the long war against Iraq includes misunderstandings between government leaders in Iraq and the United States that led initially to war, ineffective UN sanctions, inefficient efforts by the Clinton administration, and uncoordinated actions by the Bush administration that then led to a preemptive strategy, continuation of conventional combat, and the evolution of an Iraqi insurgency.

Subjects: Iraq War, 2003-2011.; Persian Gulf War, 1991;

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They killed our president : 63 reasons to believe there was a conspiracy to assassinate JFK / by Ventura, Jesse.(CARDINAL)750453; Russell, Dick.(CARDINAL)373220; Wayne, David,1963-(CARDINAL)403041;

Includes bibliographical references.Section 1. The evidence. Frontal gunshots -- Zapruder film -- U.S. Secret Service agents -- Grassy knoll -- Previous plots against President Kennedy -- Last-minute change of motorcycle formation -- Secret Service agents ordered off limousine -- Motorcade route changed -- Too many bullets -- Acoustic evidence at Dealey Plaza -- Three rifle shots in six seconds -- Shots that were too close together with a rifle that was not even "sighted in" -- Oswald couldn't have carried in the murder weapon -- No eyewitnesses -- Logistically impossible that Oswald fired shot -- Mauser rifle was found -- No fingerprints -- Oswald was a U.S. intelligence operative -- Oswald had a look-alike intelligence double -- Oswald had no motive for murder -- Paper trail on the rifle was intentional -- The "backyard photo" of Oswald was deemed a forgery -- Oswald denied shooting the president and modern voice technologies determined he was telling the truth -- "Umbrella man" and "radio man" in Dealey Plaza appeared to be acting operationally -- The "three tramps" photographed in Dealey Plaza after the assassination were not actually tramps -- Oswald could not have murdered Officer Tippit -- The murder of Oswald was obvious witness-silencing -- Jack Ruby knew Lee Harvey Oswald -- Section 2. The cover-up. The smoking gun of the cover-up -- The presidential limousine was crucial crime scene evidence -- The illegal removal of the president's body -- Hoover and the FBI assisted the cover-up -- The x-rays showed that the bullet particles were from exploding ammunition -- The official autopsy photos and x-rays were altered -- Another key witness conveniently silenced: Navy Lieutenant Commander William Bruce Pitzer -- The Zapruder film was apparently altered -- The "magic bullet" theory has been proven false -- The U.S. government subverted the investigation of New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison -- Another key witness conveniently silenced: David Ferrie -- Another key witness conveniently silenced: Dorothy Kilgallen -- Another key witness conveniently silenced: Lee Bowers -- Another key witness conveniently silenced: Mary Pinchot Meyer -- Another key witness conveniently silenced: Sam Giancana -- Another key witness conveniently silenced: Johnny Roselli -- Another key witness conveniently silenced: George de Mohrenschildt -- The Warren Commission structured the evidence to fit its pre-formed conclusions -- The CIA also participated in the cover-up -- Mainstream media reinforced the false conclusions of the Warren Commission -- Section 3. The witnesses. A special team from military intelligence was sent to Dallas -- Conclusions of U.S. intelligence agents -- Testimony and wiretapped conversations of mobsters -- Other witnesses -- Fabian Escalante and conclusions of Cuban intelligence study -- Section 4. The why, who, and how. The "military-industrial complex," JFK's foreign policy & the Joint Chiefs of Staff -- The Kennedy administration's war on organized crime & big oil -- Complicity of the CIA -- Complicity of military-industrial complex -- Complicity of the Mafia -- Complicity of anti-Castro Cubans -- Complicity of Lyndon Johnson -- Complicity of H.L. Hunt and "Texas oil" -- A CIA plot against Castro was apparently "hijacked" and used against JFK, which explains the perceived need for a national security cover-up -- The true facts concerning the conspiracy and cover-up have still not been revealed to the American public -- Conclusion.The former governor of Minnesota teams up with a successful author and some of the most respected and influential assassination researchers to provide all the conspiracy angles of this notable event in American history.

Subjects: Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963; Conspiracies;

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Intelligence was my line : inside Eisenhower's other command. by Hauenstein, Ralph W.; Markle, Donald,1892-1977.;

Subjects: Personal narratives.; Biographies.; Hauenstein, Ralph W.; United States. Army. European Theater of Operations. Intelligence Branch.; United States. Army; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;

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