50 years of the ‘twin engine’. Franco-German reconciliation, European integration and reflections for Asia. EU Centre Singapore Background Brief No. 8, March 2013

On 22 January 2013, French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel gathered in Berlin to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Élysée Treaty, the document that ended centuries of rivalry and warfare between their two countries. It is all too easy to forget the importance of Franco-German reconciliation. The 1950 Schuman Declaration, which led to the creation of the European Union’s (EU) predecessor, the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), sought to render the prospect of war between France and Germany ‘not only unthinkable but materially impossible’. Over 60 years later, when the EU was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee noted that indeed, ‘war between Germany and France is unthinkable’. Halfway around the world in Asia, the other theatre of World War II, tensions between China and Japan have arisen, with Taiwan and South Korea also in the fray. Nationalist movements in these countries have grown. This background brief lays out the issues for a timely reappraisal of the applicability, or otherwise, of the European integration and reconciliation processes to East Asia. The brief seeks to outline the contours of the historic act of Franco-German reconciliation, and its consequences ever since. Starting from a brief look at the history of rivalry and war between the two countries, the brief examines the events leading to the signing of the Élysée Treaty in 1963, and the development of Franco-German exchanges that have cemented the relationship. Difficulties between the countries are also raised. A timescale analysis of the opinion of the two publics is considered, as a measure of the success of Franco-German reconciliation.

Negroes and the war,

"Official publication of the Office of war information."

Statement of additional or enlarged programs in accordance with Requirements Committee document no. 2021-C. December 20, 1943.

"Restricted. Requirements Committee document no. 2049."(inked out)

Community buildings as war memorials.

Mode of access: Internet.

Impact of the Federal veterans' program on California educational institutions, a preliminary report

Mode of access: Internet.

The diary of Peter Bussell (1806-1814)

Lettered on cover: Edited by G. A. Turner.

Diplomatic correspondence respecting the war published by the French government.

1. Documents relating to the negotiations which preceded Germany's declaration of war on Russia (August 1, 1914) and on France (August 3, 1914) Declaration of September 4, 1914.

Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865.

"General index": v. 7, p. 847-966.

Professional papers of the Signal Service.

At head of title: United States of America. War Dept.

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.

A history of the Office of Censorship [microform].

Accompanied by: A guide to History of the Office of Censorship / edited by Paul Kesaris (6 p. ; 22 cm.).

Maps, &c. of the mineral region of Lake Superior.

Cover title.

The Atlantic intra-coastal waterway. The project advocated by the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association. Official survey lines and present status of the work in its various sections.

Compiled by Wilfred H. Schoff.

The British invasion of Maryland, 1812-1815.

Appendix (p. [195]-507]: Maryland roster, War of 1812.--Society of the War of 1812 in Maryland.--National Society United States Daughters of War of 1812, State of Maryland.

Statistical and chronological history of the United States navy, 1775-1907,

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