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Non-state Special Operations

Capabilities and Effects

by Ian Rice, Craig Whiteside ...

Series series Cass Military Studies
This book examines how violent non-state actors (VNSAs) emulate and develop military special operation capabilities.Building on previous research on Islamic State special operations, the book develops a theoretical framework surrounding a typology of VNSA (militants, proxies, criminal/cults, and mercenaries) to explore variations of non-state special operations, with multiple cases for each ... Read more

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This book examines how violent non-state actors (VNSAs) emulate and develop military special operation capabilities.Building on previous research on Islamic State special operations, the book develops a theoretical framework surrounding a typology of VNSA (militants, proxies, criminal/cults, and mercenaries) to explore variations of non-state special operations, with multiple cases for each
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Top 10 Short Stories, The - English Gothic

The ten best gothic short stories of all time by English authors

by M R James, Charles Dickens, Marjorie Bowen, Rudyard Kipling, Saki, Edith Nesbit, W W Jacobs, Perceval Landon, E F Benson, Algernon Blackwood ...

Narrated by Ian Holm, Mark Rice-Oxley, Patrick Barlow ...

Unabridged

5 hours 52 min

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will ... Read more

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Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will
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3 Stories - Horror Stories in Diaries

A trio of classic tales perfect for a commute, walk or quiet night in

by Arthur Conan Doyle, Guy de Maupassant, F G Loring ...

Narrated by Ian Holm, Mark Rice-Oxley ...

Unabridged

2 hours 1 min

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says ... Read more

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There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says
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3 Horror Stories About Paranoia

A trio of classic tales perfect for a commute, walk or quiet night in

by Edgar Allan Poe, Sheridan Le Fanu, Guy de Maupassant ...

Narrated by Mark Rice-Oxley, Ian Holm, Bill Wallis ...

Unabridged

2 hours 57 min

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says ... Read more

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There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says
... Read more
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Top 10 Short Stories, The - The French

The top ten short stories of all time written by authors from France.

by Guy de Maupassant, Emile Zola, Victor Hugo, Voltaire, Alphonse Daudet, Anatol France, Gustave Flaubert, Honoré de Balzac, Prosper Merimee ...

Narrated by Ian Holm, Richard Mitchley, Mark Rice-Oxley ...

Unabridged

6 hours 45 min

The Top 10 – The French – An IntroductionAmong the glories of French culture are the abundance of its literary talents. Within its rich historical legacy are authors who take the landscape of life and create very telling stories. This conflict between history and life summons ideas of strength, beauty, brutality, elegance and all manner of feelings and emotions in these miniature gems.Short ... Read more

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The Top 10 – The French – An IntroductionAmong the glories of French culture are the abundance of its literary talents. Within its rich historical legacy are authors who take the landscape of life and create very telling stories. This conflict between history and life summons ideas of strength, beauty, brutality, elegance and all manner of feelings and emotions in these miniature gems.Short
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Victorian Ghost Story, The - A Compendium

18 hours of stories from one of literatures greatest eras

by Elizabeth Gaskell, J Y Ackerman, Sheridan Le Fanu, Mrs Craik, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Charles Dickens, Reverend R S Hawker, Rhoda Broughton, Henry James, Mrs Ellen Wood, Tom Hood, Thomas Street Millington, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Amelia Edwards, Margaret Oliphant, Robert Louis Stevenson, Mary Louisa Molesworth, Charlotte Riddell, Rudyard Kipling, B M Croker.wav, Jerome K Jerome, Edith Nesbit, Lettice Galbraith, M R James, Gertrude Atherton, W W Jacobs, F G Loring, Barry Pain ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Mark Rice-Oxley, Ian Holm ...

Unabridged

18 hours 18 min

01 - The Victorian Ghost Story - A Compendium - An Introduction02 - The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell03 - The Miniature by J Y Ackerman04 - An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street by Sheridan Le Fanu09 - The Last House in C Street by Mrs Craik06 - The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain - Part 1 by Edward Bulwer Lytton07 - The Haunted and the Haunters; ... Read more

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01 - The Victorian Ghost Story - A Compendium - An Introduction02 - The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell03 - The Miniature by J Y Ackerman04 - An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street by Sheridan Le Fanu09 - The Last House in C Street by Mrs Craik06 - The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain - Part 1 by Edward Bulwer Lytton07 - The Haunted and the Haunters;
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Out of the Mountains: The Coming Age of the Urban Guerrilla

The Coming Age of the Urban Guerrilla

by David Kilcullen ...

In Out of the Mountains, David Kilcullen, one of the world's leading experts on modern warfare, offers a groundbreaking look ahead at what may happen after the war in Afghanistan ends. It is a book about future conflicts and future cities, about the challenges and opportunities that four powerful megatrends are creating across the planet. And it is about what national governments, cities, ... Read more

$14.29 USD

In Out of the Mountains, David Kilcullen, one of the world's leading experts on modern warfare, offers a groundbreaking look ahead at what may happen after the war in Afghanistan ends. It is a book about future conflicts and future cities, about the challenges and opportunities that four powerful megatrends are creating across the planet. And it is about what national governments, cities,
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All In

The Education of General David Petraeus

by Paula Broadwell, Vernon Loeb ...

General David Petraeus is the most transformative leader the American military has seen since the generation of Marshall. In the New York Times bestseller All In, military expert Paula Broadwell examines Petraeus's career, his intellectual development as a military officer, and his impact on the U.S. military.Afforded extensive access by General Petraeus, his mentors, his subordinates, and his ... Read more

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General David Petraeus is the most transformative leader the American military has seen since the generation of Marshall. In the New York Times bestseller All In, military expert Paula Broadwell examines Petraeus's career, his intellectual development as a military officer, and his impact on the U.S. military.Afforded extensive access by General Petraeus, his mentors, his subordinates, and his
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7 Deadly Scenarios

A Military Futurist Explores War in the 21st Century

by Andrew Krepinevich ...

A global pandemic finds millions swarming across the U.S. border. Major American cities are leveled by black-market nukes. China’s growing civil unrest ignites a global showdown. Pakistan’s collapse leads to a hunt for its nuclear weapons. What if the worst that could happen actually happens? How will we respond? Are we prepared?These are the questions that Andrew F. Krepinevich asks—and answers ... Read more

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A global pandemic finds millions swarming across the U.S. border. Major American cities are leveled by black-market nukes. China’s growing civil unrest ignites a global showdown. Pakistan’s collapse leads to a hunt for its nuclear weapons. What if the worst that could happen actually happens? How will we respond? Are we prepared?These are the questions that Andrew F. Krepinevich asks—and answers
... Read more
The Accidental Guerrilla : Fighting Small Wars In The Midst Of A Big One

by David Kilcullen ...

David Kilcullen is one of the world's most influential experts on counterinsurgency and modern warfare. A Senior Counterinsurgency Advisor to General David Petraeus in Iraq, his vision of war dramatically influenced America's decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq and implement "the surge." Now, in The Accidental Guerrilla, Kilcullen provides a remarkably fresh perspective on the War ... Read more

$15.19 USD

David Kilcullen is one of the world's most influential experts on counterinsurgency and modern warfare. A Senior Counterinsurgency Advisor to General David Petraeus in Iraq, his vision of war dramatically influenced America's decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq and implement "the surge." Now, in The Accidental Guerrilla, Kilcullen provides a remarkably fresh perspective on the War
... Read more
Counterinsurgency

by David Kilcullen ...

David Kilcullen is one of the world's most influential experts on counterinsurgency and modern warfare, a ground-breaking theorist whose ideas "are revolutionizing military thinking throughout the west" (Washington Post). Indeed, his vision of modern warfare powerfully influenced the United States' decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq and implement "the Surge," now recognized as a ... Read more

$17.09 USD

David Kilcullen is one of the world's most influential experts on counterinsurgency and modern warfare, a ground-breaking theorist whose ideas "are revolutionizing military thinking throughout the west" (Washington Post). Indeed, his vision of modern warfare powerfully influenced the United States' decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq and implement "the Surge," now recognized as a
... Read more
The Insurgents

David Petraeus and the Plot to Change the American Way of War

by Fred Kaplan ...

A finalist for the Pulitzer PrizeThe inside story of the small group of soldier-scholars who—against fierce resistance from within their own ranks—changed the way the Pentagon does business and the American military fights wars.The Insurgents is the inside story of the small group of soldier-scholars, led by General David Petraeus, who plotted to revolutionize one of the largest, oldest, and most ... Read more

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A finalist for the Pulitzer PrizeThe inside story of the small group of soldier-scholars who—against fierce resistance from within their own ranks—changed the way the Pentagon does business and the American military fights wars.The Insurgents is the inside story of the small group of soldier-scholars, led by General David Petraeus, who plotted to revolutionize one of the largest, oldest, and most
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