International trade, religious and cultural strife, military campaigns, diplomatic negotiations… here, you control it all. MAKING HISTORY II: The War of the World gives players the power to take full control of any world nation, colonies, regions, cities, and military units during the time leading up to and during the Second World War. Armchair generals and fans of grand strategy can take their turns building great empires or protecting the world from tyranny during these pivotal moments in world history.

Description: International trade, religious and cultural strife, military campaigns, diplomatic negotiations… here, you control it all. MAKING HISTORY II: The War of the World gives players the power to take full control of any world nation, colonies, regions, cities, and military units during the time leading up to and during the Second World War. Armchair generals and fans of grand strategy can take their turns building great empires or protecting the world from tyranny during these pivotal moments in world history. (Visit Homepage for detailed game description.)

Become an officer of the US Army and participate in one of its most bloody conflicts. 8 highly playable missions, giving you many hours of great entertainment. Detailed models of the US Army weaponry from 1968: M16 A1 assault rifle, M14 semiautomatic rifle, M79 CAW grenade launcher etc. Equally detailed models of the weapons used by the Vietnamese army: AK-47 assault rifle, PPsh 41 automatic, RPG-7 rocket launcher etc. Various military equipment for both sides of the conflict - PBR patrol boats, Huey and Mi-4 helicopters, BRDM armoured scout cars, and even F-4 Phantom planes

How do world-class performing individuals, teams, and companies do what they do? Would you like to know how to perform at your best on a regular basis? This book reveals the results of research involving interviews with hundreds of world-class performers in athletics, business, music, medicine and the military. It also includes the lessons learned from global consulting experiences, involving feel, with a wide and diverse group of corporate executives and independent contributors. Learn how to take your performance to the next level and enjoy it more in the process. Beginning with the answer to a simple question, the authors describe the role of FEEL in world-class performance and how you can make it work for you. This book goes well beyond the clichA© of you need to love what you do and have passion for your work.

For eight years the Taliban and Al-Qaeda have bogged down US and NATO troops in Afghanistan-all the while seizing territory and creating chaos in nuclear-armed Pakistan. In mid October, under pressure from the US, Pakistan announced that it would launch a military campaign designed to destroy the Taliban, The Taliban responded with a series of brazen attacks against the Pakistani Army, the police, and civilians, leaving the US in doubt over Pakistans ability to secure its nuclear weapons, and its own ability to fight the agile Taliban in Afghanistan. National Geographic Explorer was in Pakistan and Afghanistan during these explosive days documenting the fight on the ground and in the skies above this territory controlled by the Taliban, known as "Talibanistan." Explorer asks the question: who is winning this war and is this Obamas Vietnam or will he be the first to pacify Afghanistan?

Analogous to mixtape kingpins 50 Cent and Papoose, Saigon rose to prominence within hip-hop's top ranks, particularly in New York, just on unofficial singles and mixtapes alone. Politically conscious and street-smart, the rapper became a formidable force as he was taken under the wings of Roc-A-Fella Records' high-in-demand producer Just Blaze, who shared his passion for early-'90s hip-hop. Born in Brooklyn but raised in Rockland County, NY, Saigon (aka Brian Carenard) developed his deft rhyming skills during his seven-year stint in prison, where he also earned the nickname "the Yardfather." Only a teenager, he spent much of his time delving into politics and black history, educating himself on topics like the Vietnam War and Toussaint L'Ouverture, but he identified the most with the history and background of Malcolm X. After his prison release in 2000, he established the company Abandoned Nation, which was partly a nonprofit foundation that provided support for the children of incarcerated parents, but it also helped him and associated artists to pursue their music careers. His first important musical contact was DJ/producer Mark Ronson, who gave him studio time and access to other valuable contacts. The rapper later left Ronson's company, on good terms, in order to explore better options.

During wartime, the need for mental health professionals intensifies, and the role they play is increasingly important. This comprehensive professional reference and text presents crucial knowledge for anyone who provides direct psychological services or consultation to military, law enforcement, or intelligence personnel, or who works to enhance operational readiness. Expert contributors describe the ins and outs of working within the military system and offer guidelines for effective, ethical practice.

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Liner Note Author: Hugo Keesing.
Editors: Colin Escott; Bill Geerhart.
Illustrators: Country Joe McDonald; Eddy Harrison; R.A. Andreas; Tim Otto; Bobbie Keith; Frans Keesing; Darrel Diedrichs; Jim Hatch; Wayne Pelke; Vincent Gabriel; Paulette Carlson; Sarge Lintecum.
Photographers: Country Joe McDonald; Eddy Harrison; R.A. Andreas; Tim Otto; Bobbie Keith; Frans Keesing; Darrel Diedrichs; Jim Hatch; Wayne Pelke; Vincent Gabriel; Paulette Carlson; Sarge Lintecum.
Bear Family is no stranger to ambitious box sets, but they've never attempted anything as monumental as ...Next Stop Is Vietnam: The War on Record 1961-2008, a staggering 13-disc aural history of the U.S. entanglement in 'Nam. The size of the set is suitably weighty for the topic, and the leisurely length allows explorations of plenty of curious detours -- left turns that wind up telling more about how the war cut into the fabric of American society than the well-known anthems that anchor this set. Many of the usual suspects surface -- Dylan setting the stage with "Masters of War," SSgt. Barry Sadler celebrating "The Ballad of the Green Berets," Phil Ochs refusing to march and the Fugs killing for peace, Country Joe & the Fish protesting with "I-Feel-Like-I'm Fixin-to-Die Rag" and John Lennon following suit with "Give Peace a Chance," Merle Haggard firing back with "Okie from Muskogee" and "The Fightin' Side of Me," Marvin Gaye wondering "What's Goin' On" -- but their appearances almost feels like historical context for what surrounds them, much like how the speeches and news reports scattered throughout the box explain the situation. What's really interesting about the set is what exists in the margins, the answer records to these anthems, along with their parodies and rip-offs, the reactionary country singles from the late '60s, songs recorded by soldiers in the field, the many reflections on the war written in the '80s and '90s, the sticky sentimental recitations by children from the pre-protest '60s, folk laments to POWs sitting alongside an ode to "Johnny Rambo," Bob Seger's "The Ballad of the Yellow Berets," even Hank Williams, Jr.'s "Don't Give Us a Reason," where he taunts Saddam Hussein during Desert Storm, all as a payback for 'Nam. Much of this is not well known and much of it isn't exactly compelling outside of the context of this set -- and it has to be said that a handful of the 300-plus tracks aren't interesting within this context either, particularly the odd inclusion of three 2001 cuts from Paul Revere & the Raiders -- but the whole point of ...Next Stop Is Vietnam is context, how by housing all these conflicting voices in one very heavy box Bear Family winds up with a testament to how the war deeply affected Americans for generations. Not exactly easy listening -- nothing of this size is -- but it is a monument, capturing the entire messy divisive legacy of Vietnam in a way no book, documentary, or movie ever has. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Political scientist James H. Lebovic establishes that the size, strength, flexibility, and adaptability of the U.S. military cannot ensure victory in asymmetrical conflicts.
In The Limits of U.S. Military Capability, Lebovic shows how political and psychological factors trumped U.S. military superiority in Vietnam and Iraq, where inappropriate strategies, low stakes, and unrealistic goals mired the United States military in protracted, no-win conflicts.

The consummate carrier jet, the Skyraider, was such a success that the Navy used it for three decades. Air Force engineers considered its design the pinnacle of piston-powered aviation.

In the years following World War II, the United States suffered its most severe military and diplomatic reverses in Asia while Mao Zedong laid the foundation for the emergence of China as a major economic and military world power. As a correspondent for the International News Service, the Associated Press, and later for the New York Times, Seymour Topping documented on the ground the tumultuous events during the Chinese Civil War, the French Indochina War, and the American retreat from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. In this riveting narrative, Topping chronicles his extraordinary experiences covering the East-West struggle in Asia and Eastern Europe from 1946 into the 1980s, taking us beyond conventional historical accounts to provide a fresh, first-hand perspective on American triumphs and defeats during the Cold War era.

A collection of speeches presenting the most significant orations given during times of war. From Pope Urban II in the First Crusade through George W. Bush in the Iraq War, world leaders have been vilified or immortalized through their wartime speeches - words that profoundly impacted the lives of entire populations.

These influential words are presented without editorial so that reader can experience their power, their insights, and sometimes their tragedy.

Break off the original version, entitled "XVX Panel (Hardware emulator)", included in their team XVX patch that this hand is called FULL_XVX_Installer, and which uses emulation IRON DIGIDESIGN-AVID, causing problems for many users - long delay, pops and noise during at work, stop playing with the message of the overload CPU. Released over time from XVX Driver Patcher fix the situation and allows hassle-free, if your sound card is listed below

Break off the original version, entitled "XVX Panel (Hardware emulator)", included in their team XVX patch that this hand is called FULL_XVX_Installer, and which uses emulation IRON DIGIDESIGN-AVID, causing problems for many users - long delay, pops and noise during at work, stop playing with the message of the overload CPU. Released over time from XVX Driver Patcher fix the situation and allows hassle-free, if your sound card is listed below

From the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of And the Sea Will Tell comes Hero Found: the incredible but true story of Dieter Dengler, the only pilot to escape captivity from a POW camp in the Laotian jungle during the Vietnam War. This amazing story of triumph over seemingly insurmountable odds has been filmed by Werner Herzog as both a documentary (Little Dieter Needs to Fly) and a motion picture (Rescue Dawn, starring Christian Bale), and now receives its book treatment from Bruce Henderson, who served with Dengler in Vietnam.

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Based on classified documents and first-person interviews, a startling history of the American war on Vietnamese civilians

Americans have long been taught that events such as the notorious My Lai massacre were isolated incidents in the Vietnam War, carried out by "a few bad apples." But as award?winning journalist and historian Nick Turse demonstrates in this groundbreaking investigation, violence against Vietnamese noncombatants was not at all exceptional during the conflict. Rather, it was pervasive and systematic, the predictable consequence of orders to "kill anything that moves."

We are proud of our sporting heroes and we know them by name. And in our uniquely Australian way we are equally proud of our entertainers, scientists, explorers and bushrangers. We know their names – at least, the names of those of whom we are most proud. But there is, perhaps above all of these, the Australian of whom we are proudest, and he does not have a name. He has a drab uniform and a slouch hat and we call him DIGGER.Through a sequence of pivotal battles we tell the story of the Digger – the legend, the myth and the truth. The emergence of a type of fighting man with an international reputation as non-conformist, disrespectful, loose of discipline and unparalleled as a shock troop or as a soldier able to function on his own initiative.Archive, re-enactment, expert commentary and visits to the worldwide scenes of the chosen events combine with selected first person accounts, by ordinary soldiers, to chart the emergence of a national icon.Battle Camp in Far North Queensland was the scene of a pitched battle during the “frontier wars” when those firing their Schneider rifles at the attacking Aboriginals were not yet soldiers, or even Australians.In South Africa they had become soldiers but were still not Australians when they fought the Boers. At the Siege of Elands River they wrote the story of the first heroic action into the long record of Australia’s military achievements.Gallipoli may be where popular legend has it that Australia grew to nationhood, but her young men became hardened and redoubtable soldiers – “diggers” – on the Western Front, where they were blooded at a place called Fromelles.Only twenty-five years later the legend of the digger grew almost to maturity in the Pacific War, in battles such as Milne Bay.The greatest international honour ever paid to Australian fighting soldiers, the American Presidential Citation, was awarded for action in the Korean War, at the Battle of Kapyong.Less than a hundred years separate Battle Camp from Long Tan in Vietnam. Less than half a century divides that battle from the image which brings our history of the digger up to date – East Timor, the professional, international soldier acting wholly under Australian command.This is a story full of high drama, diverse landscape, terrible and funny stories and fascinating characters. At its core is one of the central elements of Australia’s cultural identity, The Digger.