The American Legion plan for universal training for national security.

Letter laid in.

Ceremonies of the fiftieth anniversary, 1865-1915, at the American Academy of Music, Philadelphia, April 15, 1915.

Compiled by J.P. Nicholson.

Shades of CORDS in the Kush : the false hope of "unity of effort" in American counterinsurgency /

"Counterinsurgency (COIN) requires an integrated military, political, and economic program best developed by teams that field both civilians and soldiers. These units should operate with some independence but under a coherent command. In Vietnam, after several false starts, the United States developed an effective unified organization, Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support (CORDS), to guide the counterinsurgency. CORDS had three components absent from our efforts in Afghanistan today: sufficient personnel (particularly civilian), numerous teams, and a single chain of command that united the separate COIN programs of the disparate American departments at the district, provincial, regional, and national levels. This paper focuses on the third issue and describes the benefits that unity of command at every level would bring to the American war in Afghanistan. The work begins with a brief introduction to counterinsurgency theory, using a population-centric model, and examines how this warfare challenges the United States. It traces the evolution of the Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) and the country team, describing problems at both levels. Similar efforts in Vietnam are compared, where persistent executive attention finally integrated the government's counterinsurgency campaign under the unified command of the CORDS program. The next section attributes the American tendency towards a segregated response to cultural differences between the primary departments, executive neglect, and societal concepts of war. The paper argues that, in its approach to COIN, the United States has forsaken the military concept of unity of command in favor of 'unity of effort' expressed in multiagency literature. The final sections describe how unified authority would improve our efforts in Afghanistan and propose a model for the future."--P. iii.

The PLA at home and abroad : assessing the operational capabilities of China's military /

The chapters presented in this volume have demonstrated first, Chinese and PLA leaders have a strong sense of mission and concern for China's security and well-being. Second, the PLA is committed to the transformation in military affairs with Chinese characteristics. Third, the PLA is eager to learn from the U.S. military to expand and improve its operational capabilities. Finally, the PLA has made progress in its transformation and operational capabilities. For a long time, American leaders have been surprised with the PLA's advances. This volume (and many of the previous volumes from past PLA conferences) show that these advances did not come out of the blue. Although much of the learning and many of the improvements are still far from what is desired (from Chinese expectations and American critiques), and some of the learning has even created contradictions for the PLA, these persistent and diligent learning practices will eventually bring the PLA to a higher level of proficiency in its capabilities. The emergence of a much more sophisticated PLA in the coming years should not be a surprise.

Letter of the secretary of war, submitting an itemized statement of personal property which was purchased or procured and intrusted to any officer, civil or military, in Cuba during the period from January 1, 1899, to April 30, 1900, the cost and value of the same, and the uses to which said property has been put, and the disposition which has been made thereof ... January 21, 1901 [-April 10, 1901]

With vol. 1 is bound its ... Letter from the secretary of war, presenting a further itemization of expenditures made by Mr. Gonzales de Quesada. 1901.

Records relating to American prisoners of war and missing in action from the Vietnam War /

Includes index.

Salerno, American operations from the beaches to the Volturno (9 September-6 October 1943)

Sequel: From the Volturno to the winter line.

The golden horseshoe; extracts from the letters of Captain H. L. Herndon of the 21st U.S. infantry, on duty in the Philippine Islands, adn Lieutenant Lawrence Gill, A.D.C. to the military governor of Puerto Rico.

Mode of access: Internet.

The War of the American Revolution : narrative, chronology, and bibliography /

Mode of access: Internet.

Air defense bases,

Mode of access: Internet.

American state papers : documents, legislative and executive, of the Congress of the United States ... /

Nos. 1-38 of the Congressional series.

The Maine register and United States' almanac for the year of our Lord 1820 ... containing civil, judicial, ecclesiastical and military lists in Maine, associations and corporate institutions ... names of the post towns and post masters ... : also, the constitution as reported by the convention, catalogues of the officers of the general government ... times of the sittings of the several courts, and a variety of other interesting articles.

Shaw & Shoemaker,

Military and political hints, /

"Books & stationary. Etheridge & Bliss ... keep constantly for sale, a well assorted, and large collection of books ..."--p. [56], 2nd count.

A new history of the life and reign of the Czar Peter the Great, Emperor of all Russia, and father of his country : Giving an exact relation of I. His travels, studies, and personal fatigues, for the attaining of knowledge in civil and military affairs, and the improvement of his subjects. II. His introduction of arts and sciences, a naval force, and commerce with foreign nations; also his many reformations in church and state, the army, and the customs and manners of his people. III. His wars with the Swedes, Turks, Tartars and Persians; victories by sea and land; acquisitions of territory, and increase of power. IV. His regard to genius and merit, particularly in the instances of General Le Fort, Prince Menzikoff, and the Empress Catharine: and his severe justice on offenders, exemplified in the proceedings against the czarewitz, and others. /

By John Bancks.

Pennsylvania; political, governmental, military and civil,

[v. 1] Governmental.--[v. 2] Political.--[v. 3] Military.--[v. 4] Physical.--[v. 5] Biographical.