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Product Description: “The world’s most fascinating battles and how they were won or lost, according to the Chinese sage.”—Kirkus ReviewsImagine if Robert E. Lee had withdrawn to higher ground at Gettysburg instead of sending Pickett uphill against the entrenched Union line...read more
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Hardcover:

9780393078138 | W W Norton & Co Inc, May 31, 2011, cover price $26.95 | About this edition: Ten major battles or campaigns that could have been won by using the principles of The Art of War.

Paperback:

9780393342451 | Reprint edition (W W Norton & Co Inc, June 4, 2012), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: “The world’s most fascinating battles and how they were won or lost, according to the Chinese sage.

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Product Description: In 1940, as Nazi Germany spread its wings of war, France stood secure in the knowledge that they possessed the largest, most formidable, and best equipped army in Europe. France also had a stalwart ally in Britain and the support of Holland and Belgium...read more
By Bevin Alexander and Ray Porter (narrator)
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Miscellaneous:

9781101460665 | New Amer Library, September 7, 2010, cover price $12.99

CD/Spoken Word:

9781598597950 | Unabridged edition (Oasis Audio, September 7, 2010), cover price $27.99 | About this edition: In 1940, as Nazi Germany spread its wings of war, France stood secure in the knowledge that they possessed the largest, most formidable, and best equipped army in Europe.

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Product Description: In 1940, as Hitler plotted to conquer Europe, only one nation posed a serious threat to the Third Reich's domination: France. The German command was wary of taking on the most powerful armed force on the continent. But three low-ranking generals-Eric von Manstein, Heinz Guderian, and Erwin Rommel-were about to change the face of modern warfare...read more
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9780451232656 | Reprint edition (New Amer Library, September 6, 2011), cover price $16.00 | About this edition: In 1940, as Hitler plotted to conquer Europe, only one nation posed a serious threat to the Third Reich's domination: France.

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Product Description: Destroying conventional historical wisdom, acclaimed military historian Bevin Alexander reveals how the South most definitely could have defeated the North-and how close a Confederate victory came to happening. Alexander shows: •How the Confederacy had its greatest chance to win the war just three months into the fighting-but blew it• How the Confederacy’s three most important leaders- President Jefferson Davis and Generals Robert E...read more
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Hardcover:

9780307345998 | 1 edition (Crown Pub, December 31, 2007), cover price $25.95 | About this edition: A military historian looks at the errors that cost the South victory during the Civil War and outlines the tactical and strategic approaches the Confederacy should have used that could have changed the course of the war.

Paperback:

9780307346001 | Reprint edition (Three Rivers Pr, November 25, 2008), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Destroying conventional historical wisdom, acclaimed military historian Bevin Alexander reveals how the South most definitely could have defeated the North-and how close a Confederate victory came to happening.

Miscellaneous:

9780307450104 | Crown Pub, November 25, 2008, cover price $14.95

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Product Description: Both timely and timeless, How Wars Are Won offers a fascinating look at the history of warfare and the thirteen essential rules for achieving victory that have evolved from ancient times to the present day. Acclaimed military historian Bevin Alexander opens with an incisive, historically informed diagnosis of the new threat posed by terrorism...read more
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9781400049486 | Reprint edition (Three Rivers Pr, September 1, 2003), cover price $17.00 | About this edition: Provides a close-up look at pivotal battles, profiles great military commanders, and examines the thirteen key rules of battle that have determined victory or defeat from ancient times to the present-day.

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9781435298354 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, June 5, 2008), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Both timely and timeless, How Wars Are Won offers a fascinating look at the history of warfare and the thirteen essential rules for achieving victory that have evolved from ancient times to the present day.

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Miscellaneous:

9780307421036 | Crown Pub, December 18, 2007, cover price $15.95

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Hardcover:

9781568526157 | Konecky & Konecky, May 1, 2006, cover price $10.98

Miscellaneous:

9780307420930 | Crown Pub, December 18, 2007, cover price $15.95

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A military historian and author of How Wars Are Won offers an objective analysis of America's role in world affairs, looking at the enduring ideals and institutions that set America apart, American actions and decisions from its early days to the end of the Cold War, and the policies developed in the wake of September 11. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.
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9781400052882 | Crown Pub, July 5, 2005, cover price $25.95 | About this edition: A military historian offers an analysis of America's role in world affairs, examining American actions and decisions from its early days to the end of the Cold War, and the policies developed in the wake of September 11.

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9781400052899 | Reprint edition (Three Rivers Pr, August 22, 2006), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A military historian and author of How Wars Are Won offers an objective analysis of America's role in world affairs, looking at the enduring ideals and institutions that set America apart, American actions and decisions from its early days to the end of the Cold War, and the policies developed in the wake of September 11.

Miscellaneous:

9780307238382 | Random House Inc, July 5, 2005, cover price $14.95

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Product Description: While studies of the American Civil War generally credit Robert E Lee with military expertise, this account argues that Stonewall Jackson was superior strategist who could have won the war for the South: Had Lee accepted Jackson's plan for an invasion of the North, the South might have surprised and dismayed the Union forces into defeat...read more
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9780785807223 | Book Sales, September 1, 1996, cover price $10.98 | About this edition: While studies of the American Civil War generally credit Robert E Lee with military expertise, this account argues that Stonewall Jackson was superior strategist who could have won the war for the South: Had Lee accepted Jackson's plan for an invasion of the North, the South might have surprised and dismayed the Union forces into defeat.
9780805018301 | Henry Holt & Co, November 1, 1992, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: An account of the career of the Civil War's master tactician argues that it was Lee's strategic timidity and not his presence that prevented Jackson from striking north across the Potomac to force a peace

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9780781810364 | Hippocrene Books, February 1, 2004, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: While studies of the American Civil War generally credit Robert E Lee with military expertise, this account argues that Stonewall Jackson was superior strategist who could have won the war for the South: Had Lee accepted Jackson's plan for an invasion of the North, the South might have surprised and dismayed the Union forces into defeat.

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Product Description: Praise for Korea: The First War We Lost "This.fast-moving study is the first to be written by a professional army historian.superb.capably challenges many of the traditional interpretations." -Library Journal "The best overview of the Korean conflict since Fehrenbach's This Kind of War...read more
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9780781810197 | 2 updated edition (Hippocrene Books, November 1, 2003), cover price $22.50 | About this edition: Praise for Korea: The First War We Lost "This.
9780781808088 | Hippocrene Books, March 1, 2000, cover price $22.50 | About this edition: Written by a combat historian who served 5th Historical Detachment, this account of the Korean War has been updated with two additional chapters.
9780781805773 | Hippocrene Books, December 1, 1997, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Written by a combat historian who served 5th Historical Detachment, this account of the Korean War has been updated with two additional chapters.

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Provides a close-up look at pivotal battles--ranging from Agincourt and Waterloo to Gettysburg and Austerlitz--and profiles great military commanders as it examines thirteen key rules of battle that have determined victory or defeat from ancient times to the present day. 30,000 first printing.
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Hardcover:

9780609610398 | 1 edition (Crown Pub, November 1, 2002), cover price $25.95 | About this edition: Provides a close-up look at pivotal battles, profiles great military commanders, and examines the thirteen key rules of battle that have determined victory or defeat from ancient times to the present-day.

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Demonstrates the strategies and techniques applied by the greatest generals in history, from Genghis Khan to Norman Schwarzkopf, to show the consistency of the basic principles of warfare. Reprint. 11,500 first printing.
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Hardcover:

9780393035315 | W W Norton & Co Inc, August 1, 1993, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Demonstrates the strategies and techniques applied by the greatest generals in history, from Genghis Khan to Norman Schwarzkopf, to show the consistency of the basic principles of warfare

Paperback:

9780393323160 | Reprint edition (W W Norton & Co Inc, June 1, 2002), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Demonstrates the strategies and techniques applied by the greatest generals in history, from Genghis Khan to Norman Schwarzkopf, to show the consistency of the basic principles of warfare.
9780380724369 | Avon Books, July 1, 1995, cover price $12.50 | About this edition: Demonstrates the strategies and techniques applied by the greatest generals in history, from Genghis Khan to Norman Schwarzkopf, to show the consistency of the basic principles of warfare

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780786109098 | Unabridged edition (Blackstone Audio Inc, December 1, 1995), cover price $56.95 | About this edition: Demonstrates the strategies and techniques applied by the greatest generals in history, from Genghis Khan to Norman Schwarzkopf, to show the consistency of the basic principles of warfare.

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A military historian deconstructs Hitler's role in World War II, offering a deep analysis of his failures as a military leader and exposing the most deadly cracks in the Nazi armor. Reprint. 15,000 first printing. (view table of contents)
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Hardcover:

9780812932027 | Crown Pub, December 1, 2000, cover price $25.95 | About this edition: A military historian deconstructs Hitler's role in World War II, offering an analysis of his failures as a military leader and exposing the most deadly cracks in the Nazi armor.

Paperback:

9780609808443 | Reprint edition (Broadway Books, December 1, 2001), cover price $16.99 | About this edition: A military historian deconstructs Hitler's role in World War II, offering an analysis of his failures as a military leader and exposing the most deadly cracks in the Nazi armor.

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Product Description: This vivid depiction of the fiercest battles ever fought on American soil presents the Civil War as you've never seen it before-with a provocative re-examination of the military genius of Robert E. Lee, and a critical, pragmatic re-evaluation of the performance of the generals who led the armies of both South and North...read more
By Bevin Alexander and Dick Estell (narrator)
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9780736645027 | Unabridged edition (Books on Tape, August 1, 1999), cover price $64.00 | About this edition: This vivid depiction of the fiercest battles ever fought on American soil presents the Civil War as you've never seen it before-with a provocative re-examination of the military genius of Robert E.

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Examines the military genius of Robert E. Lee and evaluates the performances of the generals from the North and South, including the military strategies used in the Civil War
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Hardcover:

9781558508491, titled "Robert E. Lee's Civil War" | Adams Media Corp, May 1, 1998, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Examines the military genius of Robert E.

Paperback:

9781580621359, titled "Robert E. Lee's Civil War" | Adams Media Corp, June 1, 1999, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Examines the military genius of Robert E.

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Predicts a new direction for U.S. foreign policy in the aftermath of the cold war while describing the strategies of future adversaries and exploring past successes and failures as a means of advising readers on how to remain globally superior.
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9780393037807 | W W Norton & Co Inc, July 1, 1995, cover price $22.00 | About this edition: Predicts a new direction for U.

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9780393332407 | W W Norton & Co Inc, June 30, 1995, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Predicts a new direction for U.

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Product Description: This book provides an analysis of American intervention in China from World War II to the rapprochement Richard Nixon began in 1972. It traces the origins of U.S. interest in China, based on Roosevelt's hope of using China as a partner to preserve peace in East Asia...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
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9780313280085 | Praeger Pub Text, April 1, 1992, cover price $117.95 | About this edition: This book provides an analysis of American intervention in China from World War II to the rapprochement Richard Nixon began in 1972.

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