Command

Author : LAWRENCE. FREEDMAN
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780197694572
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Command written by LAWRENCE. FREEDMAN and published by . This book was released on 2023-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using examples from a wide variety of conflicts, Lawrence Freedman shows that successful military command depends on the ability not only to use armed forces effectively but also to understand the political circumstances in which they are operating. Command in war is about forging effective strategies and implementing them, making sure that orders are appropriate, well communicated, and then obeyed. But it is also an intensely political process. This is because of the importance of war aims and how they are set, as well as the need to work with other command structures, including those of other branches of the armed forces and allies. In this innovative study, Lawrence Freedman explores the importance of political as well as operational considerations in command with a series of vivid case studies, all taken from the period after 1945. Over this period the risks of nuclear escalation led to a shift away from great power confrontations, and towards civil wars. The chapters cover defeats as well as victories. Pakistani generals try to avoid surrender as they lose the eastern part of their country to India in 1971. Iraq's Saddam Hussein turns his defeats into triumphant narratives of victory. Osama bin Laden escapes the Americans in Afghanistan in 2001. The UK struggles as a junior partner to the US in Iraq after 2003. We come across insubordinate generals, such as Israel's Arik Sharon, and those in the French army in Algeria, so frustrated with their political leadership that they twice tried to change it. At the other end of the scale Che Guevara in Congo in 1966 and Igor Girkin in Ukraine in 2014 both try to spark local wars to suit their grandiose objectives.

Author : Eliot A. Cohen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 074324222X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Supreme Command written by Eliot A. Cohen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-04-17 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relationship between military leaders and political leaders has always been a complicated one, especially in times of war. When the chips are down, who should run the show -- the politicians or the generals? In Supreme Command, Eliot Cohen examines four great democratic war statesmen -- Abraham Lincoln, Georges Clemenceau, Winston Churchill, and David Ben-Gurion -- to reveal the surprising answer: the politicians. Great states-men do not turn their wars over to their generals, and then stay out of their way. Great statesmen make better generals of their generals. They question and drive their military men, and at key times they overrule their advice. The generals may think they know how to win, but the statesmen are the ones who see the big picture. Lincoln, Clemenceau, Churchill, and Ben-Gurion led four very different kinds of democracy, under the most difficult circumstances imaginable. They came from four very different backgrounds -- backwoods lawyer, dueling French doctor, rogue aristocrat, and impoverished Jewish socialist.Yet they faced similar challenges, not least the possibility that their conduct of the war could bring about their fall from power. Each exhibited mastery of detail and fascination with technology. All four were great learners, who studied war as if it were their own profession, and in many ways mastered it as well as did their generals. All found themselves locked in conflict with military men. All four triumphed. Military men often dismiss politicians as meddlers, doves, or naifs. Yet military men make mistakes. The art of a great leader is to push his subordinates to achieve great things. The lessons of the book apply not just to President Bush and other world leaders in the war on terrorism, but to anyone who faces extreme adversity at the head of a free organization -- including leaders and managers throughout the corporate world. The lessons of Supreme Command will be immediately apparent to all managers and leaders, as well as students of history.

Author : Stephen Mark Silvers
Publisher : Sky Oaks Productions, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780940296589
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Command Book written by Stephen Mark Silvers and published by Sky Oaks Productions, Incorporated. This book was released on 1988 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A resource book of TPR commands for ESL/EFL teachers.

Author : Brunacini
Publisher : National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
ISBN 13 : 9780877652861
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fire Command written by Brunacini and published by National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). This book was released on 2002 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accompanying workbook to the text "Fire Command". It allows users to work at their own pace evaluate their understanding of the text. Answers are given at the end of each exercise.

Author : William Shotts
Publisher : No Starch Press
ISBN 13 : 1593279531
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Linux Command Line, 2nd Edition written by William Shotts and published by No Starch Press. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You've experienced the shiny, point-and-click surface of your Linux computer--now dive below and explore its depths with the power of the command line. The Linux Command Line takes you from your very first terminal keystrokes to writing full programs in Bash, the most popular Linux shell (or command line). Along the way you'll learn the timeless skills handed down by generations of experienced, mouse-shunning gurus: file navigation, environment configuration, command chaining, pattern matching with regular expressions, and more. In addition to that practical knowledge, author William Shotts reveals the philosophy behind these tools and the rich heritage that your desktop Linux machine has inherited from Unix supercomputers of yore. As you make your way through the book's short, easily-digestible chapters, you'll learn how to: • Create and delete files, directories, and symlinks • Administer your system, including networking, package installation, and process management • Use standard input and output, redirection, and pipelines • Edit files with Vi, the world's most popular text editor • Write shell scripts to automate common or boring tasks • Slice and dice text files with cut, paste, grep, patch, and sed Once you overcome your initial "shell shock," you'll find that the command line is a natural and expressive way to communicate with your computer. Just don't be surprised if your mouse starts to gather dust.

Author : Mike Maden
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698141091
Total Pages : 509 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Drone written by Mike Maden and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With “an unforgettable cast of characters” (W.E.B. Griffin) and nonstop action, Mike Maden’s Drone kicks off an explosive thriller series exploring the hard realities of drone warfare. Troy Pearce is the CEO of Pearce Systems, a private security firm specializing in drone technologies. A former CIA SOG operative, Pearce used his intelligence and combat skills to hunt down America’s enemies—until he opted out, having seen too many friends sacrificed for political expediency. Now Pearce and his team choose which battles they will take on. Pearce is done with the United States government for good, until a pair of drug cartel hit men assault a group of American students on American soil. New U.S. president Margaret Myers secretly authorizes Pearce Systems to locate and destroy the killers wherever they are. Now Pearce and his team are in a showdown with the hidden powers behind the El Paso attack—unleashing a host of unexpected repercussions.

Author : Triumph Books
Publisher : Triumph Books
ISBN 13 : 1633195317
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ultimate Guide to Mastering Command Blocks! written by Triumph Books and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Command Block is without question the most powerful tool in Minecraft, and it's also one of the least understood by most players. This is because the Command Block cannot be crafted without using console commands—the systems that Command Blocks use are entirely script and coding based. That being said, the quickest, most powerful, and most thorough way to activate many special features in Minecraft is to use Command Blocks. With The Ultimate Guide to Mastering Command Blocks, you'll learn to send messages to an entire server, change the time of day or weather, teleport a person, and automate processes. Now, the keys to these strategies are available to all 'Crafters through this book.

Author : William Shotts
Publisher : No Starch Press
ISBN 13 : 1593279523
Total Pages : 505 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Linux Command Line, 2nd Edition written by William Shotts and published by No Starch Press. This book was released on 2019-03-07 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You've experienced the shiny, point-and-click surface of your Linux computer—now dive below and explore its depths with the power of the command line. The Linux Command Line takes you from your very first terminal keystrokes to writing full programs in Bash, the most popular Linux shell (or command line). Along the way you'll learn the timeless skills handed down by generations of experienced, mouse-shunning gurus: file navigation, environment configuration, command chaining, pattern matching with regular expressions, and more. In addition to that practical knowledge, author William Shotts reveals the philosophy behind these tools and the rich heritage that your desktop Linux machine has inherited from Unix supercomputers of yore. As you make your way through the book's short, easily-digestible chapters, you'll learn how to: Create and delete files, directories, and symlinks Administer your system, including networking, package installation, and process management Use standard input and output, redirection, and pipelines Edit files with Vi, the world's most popular text editor Write shell scripts to automate common or boring tasks Slice and dice text files with cut, paste, grep, patch, and sed Once you overcome your initial "shell shock," you'll find that the command line is a natural and expressive way to communicate with your computer. Just don't be surprised if your mouse starts to gather dust.

Author : Charles ""Sid"" Heal
Publisher : Lantern Books
ISBN 13 : 1590563557
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Field Command written by Charles ""Sid"" Heal and published by Lantern Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Field Command is a first of its kind; a full-length tactical science textbook focused specifically on crisis situations faced by the law enforcement community. It expands on the concepts laid out in Heal's Sound Doctrine: A Tactical Primer. The concepts and principles are taken from tactical texts and military field manuals and are presented as close to how they are used as possible. To facilitate understanding, illustrations are abundant and not only clarify the text but amplify it with new insights and applications.

Author : Christopher L. Elliott
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190233052
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book High Command written by Christopher L. Elliott and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the circumstances that led to Britain's support of the United States in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and how the Ministry of Defence coped with challenges including rivalry and diffuse responsibility among the Service Chiefs, lack of clear strategy, and weak domestic political support.