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In Operation Cobra, six US divisions ended the stalemate on the western front, breaking through German defenses after seven weeks of attrition warfare. This study examines the experiences of the US soldiers in the Normandy campaign: mistakes and fears, as well as courage and determination.

Combining the combat history of the 1944 campaign for Normandy with the histories of science, technology, and culture, GI Ingenuity shows how the American soldier improvised, innovated, and adapted technology on the battlefield. Among the improvisations and technologies covered are tanks equipe d with hedgerow cutters, the coordination of air and ground attacks, and the use of radio communication and aircraft to direct artillery fire all of wh...

After storming the beaches on D-Day, June 6, 1944, the Allied invasion of France bogged down in seven weeks of grueling attrition in Normandy. On July 25, U.S. divisions under Gen. Omar Bradley launched Operation Cobra, an attempt to break out of the hedgerows and begin a war of movement across France. Despite a disastrous start, with misdropped bombs killing hundreds of GIs, Cobra proved to be one of the most pivotal battles of World War II, ...

In 2011, amid the popular uprising against Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, the government sought in vain to shut down the Internet-based social networks of its people. WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange has been branded "public enemy number one" by some in the United States for posting material on the World Wide Web that concerns airstrikes in Iraq, US diplomatic communications, and other sensitive matters. In "Wiki at War, " James Jay...

In Wiki at War, James Jay Carafano explains why these and other Internet-born initiatives matter and how they are likely to affect the future face of war, diplomacy, and domestic politics.

Divides the history of war into three eras that define the balance of dominant activities between the public and private sectors: from the middle ages to the early modern era, the early-modern to the modern era, and the post-modern era. This book also considers legal of other constraints on the use of contractors, and the nature of the industry.