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The Nazi rocketeers dreams of space and crimes of war / by Piszkiewicz, Dennis

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Commodore squib the life, times and secretive wars of England's first rocket man, Sir William Congreve, 1772-1828 / by Earle, James

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The 2008 battle of Sadr City by Johnson, David E. (David Eugene), 1950-

Table of Contents: “…The 2008 battle of Sadr City -- Background -- Methodology -- Setting conditions -- The area of operations -- Mission: stop the rockets and defeat criminal militias in Sadr City -- The ground fight in Sadr City: heavy armor matters -- The counter rocket fight -- Exploitation -- Key insights from the fight -- Reimagining urban operations as wide area security missions.…”
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America's battalion Marines in the first Gulf war / by Lehrack, Otto J.

Table of Contents: “…The alert -- India Company leads the way -- Saudi Arabia: the warehouses -- Cement ridge -- The chemical threat -- Holidays -- Al Mishab: working with the Arabs -- The air war starts -- Rockets -- Marines in Khafji -- Cross-training: another step in the relationship -- The first American ground action: the artillery raids -- The alarms go off -- The battle for Khafji -- With the recon teams in the city -- Melissa and friends -- Khafji retaken -- Movement west to attack position -- Moving up to the minefields -- The breach -- Prisoners -- Kuwait International Airport -- Yellow ribbons -- Parting shots -- The years after.…”
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