Flavius Ferox, Briton turned Roman centurion, is charged with keeping Rome's empire intact. But from his base at Vindolanda on the northern frontier of Britannia, he feels enemies closing in on him from all sides. Ambitious leaders await the chance to carve out empires of their own. While men nearer at hand speak in whispers of war and the destruction of Rome. And now new threats are reaching Ferox's ears. Stories about the boat-dwelling men of the...

Two new letters circle closer than ever to David, who allegedly has lost his memory. One is from Marius, who has led the life of wealth and privilege that David was meant to live. And yet Marius does not appreciate it--desperate for attention, he lies to his girlfriend, with disastrous consequences. The other comes from Susanne, an ex-lover whose affair with David led to the breakup of her marriage. Humiliated by David's unflattering portrayal of...

Whitebeard shrugs off his injuries and leads a ferocious charge into the heart of the enemy's defenses, but three deadly Admirals join forces to silence his shock wave attack as the pirates find themselves surrounded by impenetrable walls!

The idea of this book is to spend half our time discussing what the Universe is like and the other half of our time discussing why it must be that way. There are many books on the first subject and very little written on the second topic. For instance, if we have a brain, language and an opposable thumb what does that imply about the makeup of the Universe? We will show that, basically, the makeup of the Universe can be shown by how we think. It...

Encirclement, Andrea Bartoletti argues, is an essential strategic possibility of the international system and a key trigger of major war. Using historical case studies, “Escaping the Deadly Embrace” examines how great powers try to escape the two-front war problem and seek to preserve their security. Encirclement is a geographic variable that occurs in the presence of one or two great powers on two different borders of the surrounded great power....

This study is a historical analysis of how encirclement operations have been and still are important offensive operations. These operations need to be given priority in planning and execution by the United States Military. Encirclement operations have proven to be decisive military operations throughout history; regardless of the composition and disposition of the enemy encircled. The U.S. military has maintained the decisive edge on the battlefield...

Using historical analysis and survey, this study examines the sufficiency of U.S. field artillery doctrine, tactics, and techniques to support the destruction of an encircled enemy. Focus is on identifying existing weaknesses by comparing applicable lessons learned from history with the practices spelled out in current manuals. The Allied attempt to encircle and reduce the German forces within the Falaise-Argentan pocket in central France during August...

In 1943 the tide began to turn against Germany on the Eastern Front. Their summer offensive, Operation Citadel, was a failure and the Red Army seized the initiative, despite appallingly high losses. Waging a war of attrition, the Russians gradually pushed Germany's Army Group South back. By October 1943 the Russians had reached the Dnepr in Ukraine, Kiev was liberated, and the scene was set for the events described in this book, written by a high-ranking...

Esta obra incide en una idea: el golpe de Estado del 23-F fue una compleja operación cívico-militar española cuyo objetivo era convertir al general Armada en presidente de un gobierno de concentración nacional. Roberto Muñoz Bolaños explica cómo se gestó esta operación, quiénes fueron sus planificadores y las diferentes variantes que tuvo hasta su culminación el 23 de febrero de 1981. El estudio se centra para analizarlo detenidamente...