War Conflicts

Wars to Peace will teach you to talk to anyone, anywhere, without losing your cool. This “human manual” explores relationships in-depth and teaches you how to de-escalate conflict, improve communication skills, and create peace in your life. Cinthia relates to the way we perceive and react to threats using a DEFCON analogy that categorizes both healthy and unhealthy types of conflict.

The aliens are about to win. Humanity makes one last, desperate gamble to survive.The endgame has begun. China has gone over to the alien menace, and the world now stands at the precipice of ultimate defeat. All will be lost unless Task Force Zero somehow finds a way to reassert human control as the fate of civilization hangs in the balance. The odds are very long, and the final outcome now hinges on a few key individuals and where they stand. Piper is finally reunited with her long lost brother, but the boy displays frightening powers and has a vengeful mind of his own. Thorne’s ruse is ...

This landmark study of the Vietnamese conflict, examined through the lens of the revolutionary and counter-revolutionary movements in the rural province of Long An up until American intervention in the area, offers a human, balanced, penetrating account of war. Two new forewords by Robert K. Brigham of Vassar College and Jeffrey Record of the Air War College explore the book's enduring influence. A new end chapter offers previously unpublished scholarship on the conflict.

Chairman Mao was a librarian. Stalin was a published poet. Evelyn Waugh served as a commando - before leaving to write Brideshead Revisited. Since the advent of modern warfare, books have all too often found themselves on the frontline. In The Book at War, acclaimed historian Andrew Pettegree traces the surprising ways in which written culture - from travel guides and scientific papers to Biggles and Anne Frank - has shaped, and been shaped, by the conflicts of the modern age.

I stayed in that one spot for at least an hour, thinking, I just died and came back to life, wow! My eyes were bloodshot red, and I had a headache out of this world. I could feel the water inside my brain when I shook my head. If it wasn't water inside my brain, it sure felt like it. Grandma always gave it real when it came to life. She always said you make your bed, you lay in it. This took some time before I understood what that meant but Lord Behold... that would change! My Box of Chocolates is a book of random memoirs from my childhood to adulthood. "Life is like a box of chocolates, ...

This book provides an examination of the Korean War, including its causes, key players, and lasting legacy. From the invasion of South Korea by North Korea to the armistice that ended hostilities in 1953, this book covers all aspects of this conflict. You will learn about its diplomatic and military history, as well as how it shaped international relations for decades to come.

The Art of Peace by Kevin L. Michel is a groundbreaking strategic manual that reveals the hidden power of peace as a force stronger than war. Inspired by the timeless wisdom of The Art of War, this book distills lessons from history’s greatest philosophers, leaders, and strategists—Laozi, Sun Tzu, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Gandhi, and many more—to provide a concise, powerful guide to conflict resolution, leadership, and influence. Drawing from philosophy, psychology, military strategy, and diplomacy, The Art of Peace offers proven tactics to achieve victory without violence, navigate ...

U.S.S. Tenacity: A Haunting Tale of Tragedy and the Supernatural Five-Star Review from Readers' Favorite In the shadow of World War II, the U.S.S. Tenacity emerges from the Baltimore shipyards. Soon, however, it appears to be a cursed vessel, plagued by inexplicable accidents, faulty welds, and a sinister aura that defies explanation. For young Irish immigrant Robert "Robbie" Larkin Jr., serving aboard this ill-fated ship becomes a descent into a nightmare where the line between reality and the supernatural blurs. As crew members meet gruesome fates and the ship resists every effort to tame...

According to one song, “today is only yesterday’s tomorrow” - which means that tomorrow starts today! But we aren’t going to see our future by looking at the past. Yes, we need to celebrate and honor what has brought us to where we are. However, it will not be enough to get us to what God has in store. We need to let go of the old to receive the new.

Honra el oficio de ir diciendo la verdad; monta, a la manera de un documental cinematográfico, lo que sucedió en la pesadilla de la guerra contra las Farc (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia), y—respetándoles los giros, los tonos y las muletillas—recoge las voces de quienes vieron el horror con sus propios ojos para que nunca más hablemos sin saber sobre lo que ha estado pasando en aquella Colombia tan adentro de Colombia.

During the 17th century, the Netherlands, despite having only 1.5 million people in 1600, became a global maritime and trading power. By contrast, France at the time had 20 million people, Spain had 8 million, and England had 5 million. Nevertheless, Amsterdam became one of the most important urban centers in the world.

The Bishops’ Wars: The History of the Religious Conflicts that Engulfed Britain and Led to the First English Civil War examines one of the most tumultuous periods in England’s history. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Bishops’ Wars like never before.

Rome and Carthage rarely could maintain peace after the end of the fourth century BCE. As the two most powerful civilizations in the western Mediterranean region, they were destined to clash, curse or not. Roman historians placed the foundation of Carthage at approximately 814 BCE, several decades before Rome.

Can Donald Trump really build that wall? What does Brexit mean for Ireland's border? And what would happen if Elon Musk declared himself president of the Moon? In Border Wars, Professor Klaus Dodds takes us on a journey into the geopolitical conflict of tomorrow in an eye-opening tour of the world's best-known, most dangerous and most unexpected border conflicts from the Gaza Strip to the space race. Along the way, we'll discover just what borders truly mean in the modern world.

In many ways, the story of Camp Douglas outside of Chicago is the story of the Civil War itself. The camp got its start as a brand new facility filled with men ready to fight a war that most on both sides believed would last only a few months. However, as the war went on, the facilities were overwhelmed by the sheer scale of the damage and the massive numbers of people involved.

In the 18th century, Italy was still divided into smaller states, but differently than during medieval times when the political entities were independent and were flourishing economic and cultural centers almost unrivaled in Europe. During the 18th century, all of them were submitted, in one way or another, to one of the greater hegemonic powers. This process of conquest and submission began during the early 16th century, when France was called on by the Duke Milan to intervene in his favor and from there never stopped.

During the 12th century, the people of Ireland came under the sway of the English, who had extended into their domain. With every subsequent century, English dominion in the land gradually expanded, leading to the exceedingly harsh treatment of native Irish populations at the hands of English settlers. The Tudor period was especially tumultuous, with Elizabeth I waging a notoriously expensive conquest against the Irish in the waning years of her reign.

The judging panel of the Hebrew Writers Association and Tamuz Publishing House unanimously chose The Arab Within as the best prose book for the year 2000. “Against a background of this decade’s political events, there unfolds a creative and fascinating tale, which slowly penetrates the membrane of Israel’s sanity, to extract truths that pluck at the chords of our soul.” (The judging panel) From the book: Nadia’s words rose and floated in his head. As long as he doesn’t meet the victim face to face, he’ll never know who it was and now that he has details of the man’s private ...

At the age of only 36, Sir Mark Sykes was signatory to the Sykes-Picot agreement, one of the most reviled treaties of modern times. A century later, Christopher Sykes' lively biography of his grandfather reassesses his life and work - and the political instability and violence in the Middle East attributed to it.

We were a task force of 60 soldiers who were sent to an area of the Mekong Delta of Vietnam to build schools in poor rural villages. Their schools had been destroyed in WWII and these poor farmers were desperate to educate their children. There was great appreciation for our work. However, as you can imagine, the Viet Cong were determined to stop us. The Viet Cong launched attacks to stop us. It became clear that we were going to die. It was Vietnam 1968. My soldiers and I fought back. We improvised. We adjusted. We quickly learned what we needed to learn. We survived. The Viet Cong’s ...