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THE LONG ROAD TO THE STAR: Benjamin O. Davis Sr. and the Battle to Change America's Segregated Army

A Legacy of Honor, #1

by SPG, Nicolas De Lacroix ...

Series Book 1 - A Legacy of Honor
The United States Army gave Benjamin O. Davis Sr. every reason to disappear. Instead, he endured long enough to change it.Davis entered military service when Black officers were scarcely tolerated and advancement was carefully controlled. Over more than four decades, he faced segregated commands, restricted assignments, blocked professional opportunities, and the constant expectation that one ... Read more

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The United States Army gave Benjamin O. Davis Sr. every reason to disappear. Instead, he endured long enough to change it.Davis entered military service when Black officers were scarcely tolerated and advancement was carefully controlled. Over more than four decades, he faced segregated commands, restricted assignments, blocked professional opportunities, and the constant expectation that one
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Unfinished Justice: Volume One — United States

by Nicolas De Lacroix, SPG ...

Volume 1: United States508 pages. Five unsolved cases. Questions that refuse to disappear.A killer leaves dismembered victims across Cleveland. A man is shot in a town filled with witnesses, yet no one is convicted. An axeman terrorizes New Orleans. A Hollywood director is found dead. A hotel room becomes the setting for a baffling murder.In Unfinished Justice: United States, Nicolas De Lacroix ... Read more

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Volume 1: United States508 pages. Five unsolved cases. Questions that refuse to disappear.A killer leaves dismembered victims across Cleveland. A man is shot in a town filled with witnesses, yet no one is convicted. An axeman terrorizes New Orleans. A Hollywood director is found dead. A hotel room becomes the setting for a baffling murder.In Unfinished Justice: United States, Nicolas De Lacroix
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FROM SILENCE TO THE SKIES: Benjamin O. Davis Jr., West Point, and the Tuskegee Airmen

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by SPG, Nicolas De Lacroix ...

Series Book 2 - A Legacy of Honor
At West Point, Benjamin O. Davis Jr. endured four years of deliberate silence. In the skies over Europe, he helped force a nation to listen.As the son of America's first Black general, Davis entered the United States Military Academy carrying both a family legacy and the expectations of an entire community. White cadets refused to speak to him outside official duties, room with him, or welcome him ... Read more

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At West Point, Benjamin O. Davis Jr. endured four years of deliberate silence. In the skies over Europe, he helped force a nation to listen.As the son of America's first Black general, Davis entered the United States Military Academy carrying both a family legacy and the expectations of an entire community. White cadets refused to speak to him outside official duties, room with him, or welcome him
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The Armed Forces Officer

Essays on Leadership, Command, Oath, and Service Identity

by Albert C. Pierce, Richard Swain ...

This newest edition of the classic guide for military officers is a necessity given the volatility of our current political climate.The Armed Forces Officer is much more than a how-to guide for military officers. It is a series of candid, timeless essays on the nature of the people who occupy the ranks of the military services. This invaluable resource for all those involved in the military ... Read more

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This newest edition of the classic guide for military officers is a necessity given the volatility of our current political climate.The Armed Forces Officer is much more than a how-to guide for military officers. It is a series of candid, timeless essays on the nature of the people who occupy the ranks of the military services. This invaluable resource for all those involved in the military
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Understanding the U.S. Military

Edited by Katherine Carroll, William B. Hickman ...

This book offers an accessible introduction to the U.S. military as an institution and provides insights into the military’s structure and norms.Designed for undergraduate students, the book offers an interdisciplinary overview of America’s armed forces through three critical lenses. First, it introduces the military’s constitutional and historical context. Second, it presents concise factual ... Read more

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This book offers an accessible introduction to the U.S. military as an institution and provides insights into the military’s structure and norms.Designed for undergraduate students, the book offers an interdisciplinary overview of America’s armed forces through three critical lenses. First, it introduces the military’s constitutional and historical context. Second, it presents concise factual
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America's First General Staff

A Short History of the Rise and Fall of the General Board of the U.S. Navy, 1900–1950

by John Trost Kuehn USN (Ret.) ...

The General Board of the Navy, in existence from 1900 to 1950, was a uniquely American and unparalleled strategic planning organization. As John T. Kuehn shows, this was the United States' first modern general staff in peacetime, as well as the nexus for naval thought and strategic thinking. The Board's creation reflected the reformist spirit of the era that also gave birth to the Army War College ... Read more

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The General Board of the Navy, in existence from 1900 to 1950, was a uniquely American and unparalleled strategic planning organization. As John T. Kuehn shows, this was the United States' first modern general staff in peacetime, as well as the nexus for naval thought and strategic thinking. The Board's creation reflected the reformist spirit of the era that also gave birth to the Army War College
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Building Bridges

Black GIs, Military Labor, and the Fight for Equality in World War II

by Douglas Walter Bristol Jr. ...

Series series Studies in Civil-Military Relations
The previously overlooked story of how the labor of Black GIs helped win the war and advanced racial integration in the US armed forces.More than 80 percent of Black GIs in World War II served behind the front lines. At the beginning of the war, segregation policies maintained physical separation of Black and white GIs and only allowed Black soldiers to do simple, menial work, maintaining a false ... Read more

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The previously overlooked story of how the labor of Black GIs helped win the war and advanced racial integration in the US armed forces.More than 80 percent of Black GIs in World War II served behind the front lines. At the beginning of the war, segregation policies maintained physical separation of Black and white GIs and only allowed Black soldiers to do simple, menial work, maintaining a false
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A War of Frontier and Empire

The Philippine-American War, 1899–1902

by David J. Silbey ...

First-rate military history, A War of Frontier and Empire retells an often forgotten chapter in America's past, infusing it with commanding contemporary relevance.It has been termed an insurgency, a revolution, a guerrilla war, and a conventional war. As David J. Silbey demonstrates in this taut, compelling history, the 1899 Philippine-American War was in fact all of these. Played out over three ... Read more

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First-rate military history, A War of Frontier and Empire retells an often forgotten chapter in America's past, infusing it with commanding contemporary relevance.It has been termed an insurgency, a revolution, a guerrilla war, and a conventional war. As David J. Silbey demonstrates in this taut, compelling history, the 1899 Philippine-American War was in fact all of these. Played out over three
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Real Soldiering

The US Army in the Aftermath of War, 1815–1980

by Brian McAllister Linn ...

Series series Modern War Studies
What happens to the US Army after the battles are over, the citizen soldiers depart, and all that remains is the Regular Army? In this pathbreaking work, Brian Linn argues that in each decade following every major conflict since the War of 1812 the postwar army has undergone a long, painful, and remarkably consistent recovery process as it struggled to build a new model force to replace the “Old ... Read more

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What happens to the US Army after the battles are over, the citizen soldiers depart, and all that remains is the Regular Army? In this pathbreaking work, Brian Linn argues that in each decade following every major conflict since the War of 1812 the postwar army has undergone a long, painful, and remarkably consistent recovery process as it struggled to build a new model force to replace the “Old
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Four Guardians

A Principled Agent View of American Civil-Military Relations

by Jeffrey W. Donnithorne ...

Exploring the profound differences between what the military services believe—and how they uniquely serve the nation.When the US military confronts pressing security challenges, the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps often react differently as they advise and execute civilian defense policies. Conventional wisdom holds that these dynamics tend to reflect a competition for prestige, influence, ... Read more

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Exploring the profound differences between what the military services believe—and how they uniquely serve the nation.When the US military confronts pressing security challenges, the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps often react differently as they advise and execute civilian defense policies. Conventional wisdom holds that these dynamics tend to reflect a competition for prestige, influence,
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Criminal Profiling

An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis

Edited by Brent E. Turvey ...

Now in its fourth edition, Criminal Profiling - winner of a 2013 Texty Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association - is an established resource centered on the deductive profiling method developed by the author. With 35% new content, this edition contains cases in each chapter, along with the latest advances in evidence-based profiling. Additional information has been added covering ... Read more

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Now in its fourth edition, Criminal Profiling - winner of a 2013 Texty Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association - is an established resource centered on the deductive profiling method developed by the author. With 35% new content, this edition contains cases in each chapter, along with the latest advances in evidence-based profiling. Additional information has been added covering
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Valiant Women

The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II

by Lena S. Andrews ...

National Bestseller * Goodreads Choice Awards FinalistA groundbreaking new history of the role of American servicewomen in WWII, illuminating their forgotten yet essential contributions to the Allies’ victory, hailed as "an ingenious look at WWII” (Publishers Weekly, Starred Review)Includes a chapter on the famed Six Triple Eight, America's all-black, all-women battalion led by Charity ... Read more

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National Bestseller * Goodreads Choice Awards FinalistA groundbreaking new history of the role of American servicewomen in WWII, illuminating their forgotten yet essential contributions to the Allies’ victory, hailed as "an ingenious look at WWII” (Publishers Weekly, Starred Review)Includes a chapter on the famed Six Triple Eight, America's all-black, all-women battalion led by Charity
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