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Asymmetrical warfare : today's challenge to U.S. military power / by Barnett, Roger W.(CARDINAL)761613;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-172) and index.
Subjects: Asymmetric warfare.; World politics;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Insurgents, raiders, and bandits : how masters of irregular warfare have shaped our world / by Arquilla, John.(CARDINAL)370702;
Includes bibliographical references and index.War "out of the dark" -- Frontiersman : Robert Rogers -- Fighting Quaker : Nathanael Greene -- Guerrillero : Francisco Espoz y Mina -- Hussar poet : Denis Davydov -- Desert mystic : Abd el-Kader -- Nation builder : Guiseppe Garibaldi -- Rebel raider : Nathan Bedford Forrest -- Gray fox : George Crook -- Veldt rider : Christiaan de Wet -- Bush fighter : Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck -- Emir dynamite : T.E. Lawrence -- Long ranger : Orde Wingate -- Undersea wolf : Charles Lockwood -- Partisan : Josip Broz, "Tito" -- Counterinsurgent : Frank Kitson -- People's warrior : Vo Nguyen Giap -- Bandit queen : Phoolan Devi -- Chechen lion : Aslan Maskhadov -- "Master lessons" -- and a look ahead."From the small bands of wilderness warriors who battled in 18th-century North America to the "Chechen Lion," and the contemporary conflict in Chechnya, John Arquilla chronicles the deadly careers of the greatest masters of irregular warfare over the past 250 years. Their impact on events has been profound, with irregulars playing crucial roles in such epochal struggles as the Anglo-French duel for North America, the defeat of Napoleon in Spain and Russia, the American Civil War, both world wars, and the current era of terrorism. Seeing the world through the eyes of guerrillas, raiders and bandits, Arquilla has written an alternative history that provides lessons for warfare in our time that must not be ignored." -- From publisher's web site.
Subjects: Asymmetric warfare; Guerrilla warfare; Irregular warfare; Military history, Modern.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Ghost fleet [sound recording] : a novel of the next world war / by Singer, P. W.(Peter Warren)(CARDINAL)541334; Cole, August.(CARDINAL)409143; Orlow, Rich.nrt(CARDINAL)595337; Recorded Books, LLC.(CARDINAL)561790;
Narrated by Rich Orlow.The United States, China, and Russia eye each other across a twenty-first century version of the Cold War, which suddenly heats up at sea, on land, in the air, in outer space, and in cyberspace. The fighting involves everything from stealthy robotic-drone strikes to old warships from the navy's "ghost fleet." Fighter pilots unleash a Pearl Harbor-style attack; American veterans become low-tech insurgents; teenage hackers battle in digital playgrounds; Silicon Valley billionaires mobilize for cyber-war; and a serial killer carries out her own vendetta. Ultimately, victory will depend on blending the lessons of the past with the weapons of the future.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Suspense fiction.; War stories.; Asymmetric warfare; Operational art (Military science); World War III;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Ghost fleet : a novel of the next world war / by Singer, P. W.(Peter Warren)(CARDINAL)541334; Cole, August.(CARDINAL)409143;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 382-404)."What will the next global conflict look like? Find out in this ripping, near-futuristic thriller. The United States, China, and Russia eye each other across a twenty-first century version of the Cold War, which suddenly heats up at sea, on land, in the air, in outer space, and in cyberspace. The fighting involves everything from stealthy robotic-drone strikes to old warships from the navy's "ghost fleet." Fighter pilots unleash a Pearl Harbor-style attack; American veterans become low-tech insurgents; teenage hackers battle in digital playgrounds; Silicon Valley billionaires mobilize for cyber-war; and a serial killer carries out her own vendetta. Ultimately, victory will depend on blending the lessons of the past with the weapons of the future. Ghost Fleet is a page-turning speculative thriller in the spirit of The Hunt for Red October. The debut novel by two leading experts on the cutting edge of national security, it is unique in that every trend and technology featured in the novel -- no matter how sci-fi it may seem -- is real, or could be soon. "-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); War fiction.; Asymmetric warfare; Operational art (Military science); World War III;
Available copies: 16 / Total copies: 18
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This burning land : lessons from the front lines of the transformed Israeli-Palestinian conflict / by Myre, Greg,1960-(CARDINAL)503316; Griffin, Jennifer,1969-(CARDINAL)503317;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A profoundly different way of looking the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Reporting from Jerusalem for the New York Times and Fox News respectively, Greg Myre and Jennifer Griffin, witnessed a decades-old conflict transformed into a completely new war. The West has learned a lot about asymmetrical war in the past decade. At the same time, many strategists have missed that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has become one of them. This book shows the importance of applying these hard-won lessons to the longest running, most closely watched occupation and uprising in the world. The entire conflict can seem irrational -- and many commentators see it that way. While raising their own family in Jerusalem at the height of the violence, Myre and Griffin look at the lives of individuals caught up in the struggles to reveal how these actions make perfect sense to the participants. Extremism can become a virtue; moderation a vice. Factions develop within factions. Propaganda becomes an important weapon, and perseverance an essential defense. While the Israelis and the Palestinians have failed to achieve their goals after years of fighting, people on both sides are prepared to make continued sacrifices in the belief that they will eventually emerge triumphant. This book goes straight to the heart of the conflict--into the minds of suicide bombers and inside Israeli tanks. We hear from Palestinian informants who help the Israeli military track down and kill Palestinian militants. Israeli settlers in isolated outposts explain why they are there, and we hear the frustrations of a Palestinian farmer who has had his olive grove cut in half by Israel's security barrier. Shows the important lessons that can be learned by viewing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as an example of modern, asymmetrical war. Authored by long-time reporters on the Middle East, the book provides a balanced and detailed look at the fighting based on first-hand experience and hundreds of interviews. Explains how the landscape of the conflict changed and why the traditional approach to peacemaking is no longer valid With a new perspective on what's really going on in Israel and the Palestinian territories, This Burning Land is a book that will inform the debate on the Middle East and the future of the peace process, as well as our understanding of other conflicts around the world"--"The book takes a fundamentally different approach to the conflict in Israel, drawing conclusions about asymmetrical war that may apply to other conflicts, and applying lessons from other conflicts there. For example, the authors show how, in a war zone, extremism becomes a virtue, and moderation a vice"--
Subjects: Case studies.; Personal narratives.; Griffin, Jennifer, 1969-; Myre, Greg, 1960-; Arab-Israeli conflict; Arab-Israeli conflict; Asymmetric warfare; Asymmetric warfare; Asymmetric warfare; Interviews; Interviews;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The sling and the stone : on war in the 21st century / by Hammes, Thomas X.(CARDINAL)464556;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-310) and index.Four generations of warfare -- The first two generations of modern war -- Transition to third-generation warfare -- Changes in society -- Mao and the birth of fourth-generation war -- The Vietnamese modification -- The Sandanista refinement -- The Intifada : civilians versus an army -- The al-Aqsa Intifada -- Al-Qaeda : a transnational enemy -- Afghanistan : a tribal network -- Iraq : high-tech versus fourth-generation -- Technology : not a panacea -- Characteristics of fourth-generation war -- Where to from here? -- Evaluating the threat -- The future is flexibility.
Subjects: Counterinsurgency.; Asymmetric warfare.; Operational art (Military science); Military art and science; Military art and science;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The sling and the stone : on war in the 21st century. by Hammes, Thomas X.(CARDINAL)464556;
Subjects: Asymmetric warfare; Operational art (Military science);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Eagle eye [videorecording] / by Caruso, D. J(CARDINAL)340030; Kurtzman, Alex(CARDINAL)479884; Orci, Roberto(CARDINAL)549461; Crowley, Patrick Timothy(CARDINAL)857275; McDonnell, Edward L; McDermott, Dan; Glenn, John(CARDINAL)765692; Wright, Travis Adam; Seitz, Hillary; LaBeouf, Shia,1986-(CARDINAL)543304; Monaghan, Michelle(CARDINAL)342900; Dawson, Rosario(CARDINAL)341239; Chiklis, Michael,1963-; Mackie, Anthony,1979-; Embry, Ethan,1978-; Thornton, Billy Bob(CARDINAL)638288; DreamWorks Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)536045; Dreamworks Pictures; K.O. Productions;
Special features: disc 1. Feature film -- Widescreen version -- Deleted scenes -- "Road trip: On location with the cast and crew" -- Language: English Dolby digital 5.1 surround ; Spanish 5.1 surround ; French 5.1 surround -- Subtitles: English, French, Spanish. disc 2. Alternate ending -- Asymmetrical warfare: The making of Eagle Eye -- Eagle Eye on location : Washington, D.C. -- Is my cell phone spying on me? -- Shall we play a game? -- Gag reel -- Photo gallery -- Theatrical trailerDirector of photography, Dariusz Wolski ; editor, Jim Page ; music, Brian Tyler ; executive producer, Edward McDonnellShia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Michael Chiklis, Anthony Mackie, Ethan Embry, Billy Bob ThorntonJerry and Rachel are two strangers who are thrown together by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, she pushes Jerry and Rachel into a series of increasingly dangerous situations, using the technology of everyday life to track and control their every move. Now they must carry out a high-tech assassination plot of an unscrupulous artificial intelligence systemMPAA rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of action and violence, and for languageDVD, region 1; NTSC; widescreen; Dolby digital 5.1
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Action and adventure films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Feature films.; Strangers; Communication and technology; High technology; Attempted assassination; Artificial intelligence;
© [2008], DreamWorks Home Entertainment,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A just response : the Nation on terrorism, democracy, and September 11, 2001 / by Vanden Heuvel, Katrina.(CARDINAL)773738;
Ground zero : letters from ground zero : a weekly diary following the events of September 11, 2001 / Jonathan Schell -- Press of events : commentaries and editorials -- Dispatches : articles from around the world on the events of September 11, 2001 -- The columnists : Eric Alterman, Alexander Cockburn, Christopher Hitchens, Katha Pollitt, Patricia J. Williams -- Press watch -- Essays and observations -- Background : articles on the roots of Islamic fundamentalism, a talk with Osama bin Laden, asymmetrical warfare, and no-win wars -- Deadline poet : Calvin Trillin.
Subjects: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.; Terrorism; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Eagle eye [videorecording] / by Caruso, D. J.(CARDINAL)340030; Dawson, Rosario.(CARDINAL)341239; LaBeouf, Shia,1986-(CARDINAL)543304; Monaghan, Michelle.(CARDINAL)342900;
Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Michael Chiklis, Anthony Mackie.Two strangers become involved in a high-tech assassination plot when they are called by a mysterious woman who threatens their families and can track their every move.MPAA rating: PG-13.Blu-ray disc, Dolby TrueHD 5.1.This is a Blu-ray disc made for Blu-ray blue-laser format players and will not play on standard DVD players.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Artificial intelligence; Attempted assassination; Communication and technology; Strangers;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 34 / Total copies: 47
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