Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Weaponry, and the Future of Warfare
Artificial intelligence is playing an ever-increasing role in military weapon systems. Going beyond the bomb-carrying drones used in the Afghan war, the Pentagon is now in a race with China and Russia to develop "lethal autonomous weapon systems" (LAWS). In this eye-opening overview, a physicist, technology expert, and former Honeywell executive ......
Like all armed forces, the United States military-often celebrated for its victories-has been defeated on the battlefield throughout its long history. Unlike some others, the United States has shown a remarkable ability to bounce back from defeat: to learn from the loss, recover, and turn it into victory.
Twenty-five-year-old Bob Keddie died on 16 May 1942 when his Catalina disappeared over the Norwegian Sea. He had been flying a reconnaissance patrol for the protection of convoys carrying vital supplies to the Russians. No trace of him, his nine crew members, or his aircraft was ever found.
Holding World Leaders Accountable for Aggression, Genocide, War Crimes, and Crimes against Humanity
Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has shown the world the critical importance of whether and how to punish heads of state, heads of government, and sundry strong men when accused of crimes of aggression, genocide, war crimes, and other crimes against humanity. In For Crimes Against Humanity, former President of the International Criminal Court, ......
A History of American Warfare from Jamestown to the War on Terror
World of War is an epic journey through America's array of wars for diverse reasons with diverse results over the course of its existence. It reveals the crucial effects of brilliant, mediocre, and dismal military and civilian leaders; the dynamic among America's expanding economic power, changing technologies, and the types and settings of its ......
The exciting narrative account--based on interviews, first-person accounts, and official documents--of a group of Marine reservists during 1991's Operation Desert Shield/Storm.
In January 1785, a young African American slave named Elizabeth was put on board the Lucretia in New York Harbor, bound for Charleston, where she would be sold to her fifth master in just 22 years.
ISBN-13: 9781493052479
(Hardback)
Publisher: GLOBE PEQUOT Imprint: TAYLOR TRADE PUBLISHING
In War Stories - a jumbo book of great stories about the military and war - editor Lamar Underwood has pulled together the finest writings about war-fighting that capture readers' imaginations. It includes legendary tales from the French and Indian Wars, the Civil War, the Great War, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq - more than 250 years of warfare ......
In this work, created in 1894, the appearance of the British Army with all the arms and important regiments who participated in this famous Battle of Waterloo in 1815 are displayed on 75 panels.
