A set of professional material used by the US military for soldier-training purposes. Level C2. Contains 23 components devoted to various issues. Full list inside. Might come in handy as source material for lecturers teaching English to soldiers.
The Encyclopedia of North American Colonial Conflicts to 1775: A Political, Social, and Military History
Encyclopedia of North American Colonial Conflicts to 1775: A Political, Social, and Military History is the first multivolume resource on the full range of combat and confrontation in the New World prior to the American Revolution—not just rivalries between European empires but Indian conflicts, slave rebellions, and popular uprisings as well.
The logistics of the Roman army at war (264 B.C.-A.D. 235)
Relying on a variety of literary, documentary and archaeological sources, this work explores the Roman military supply system from the Punic Wars to the end of the Principate. Each chapter is devoted to a different aspect of logistics: supply needs and rations; packs, trains and military servants; foraging and requisition; supply lines; sources of supply; administration; and the impact of logistics on Roman warfare.As a whole the book traces the development of the Roman logistics into a highly sophisticated supply system - a vital element in the success of Roman arms.
The Military Uses of Literature: Fiction and the Armed Forces in the Soviet Union
This book studies the made-to-order genre of socialist-realist fiction that was produced at the direction of the Main Political Directorate of the Soviet Army and Navy (MPD) as a part of the war for men's minds waged by the Soviet State. Topics examined in the book include the attitude toward Germans following World War II; the retirement of the World War II generation; military wives; "Dear John" letters; life at remote posts; the military as a socializing institution; the use of lethal force by sentries; attitudes toward field training exercises, heroism, and initiative; legitimacy of command; and the reception of Afghan vets.
The date is 1968 of the Galactic Era, almost three thousand years from now. The Republic, created by the human race but not yet dominated by it, is in the midst of an all-out war with the Teroni Federation. Captain Wilson Cole, a man with a reputation for exceeding orders but getting results, found himself the victim of a media feeding frenzy, a political scapegoat despite years of dedicated military service. Faced with a court martial, he was rescued by the loyal crew of his ship, the Theodore Roosevelt. Branded mutineers, the Teddy R. has quit the Republic, never to return.
