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Technology-based pilot programs improving future U.S. military reserve forces /

“…United States Armed Forces Reserves.…”
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Technology-based pilot programs improving future U.S. military reserve forces /

“…United States Armed Forces Reserves.…”
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Israel and Syria the military balance and prospects of war / by Cordesman, Anthony H.

Table of Contents: “…Prospects for peace or war : military developments after the Israeli-Hezbollah War -- Israeli and Syrian alarms and excursions in 2007 -- The prospects for war -- Major trends in force strength -- Israeli force quality versus Syrian force quantity -- Looking at a snapshot of total forces -- Comparative manpower quantity and quality -- Comparative land force strength : active versus mobilized strength -- Comparative land force manpower -- Armor and anti-tank weapons -- Artillery weapons -- Anti-aircraft weapons -- Comparative air strength : quality over quantity -- Comparative air force strength -- Air force manpower -- Air force aircraft, weapons, and technology -- Comparative land-based air defense forces -- Comparative naval strength : peripheral missions -- Shifts in the role of seapower -- Naval manpower -- Naval ships, weapons, and technology -- Total resources : recapitalization, force modernization, and impact on effectiveness -- Comparative trends in military expenditures -- Comparative trends in arms imports -- Recent deals : the importance of the US, Russia and Iran -- The military forces of Israel -- Israel's struggle to maintain its conventional "edge" -- Adapting to asymmetric wars -- Seeking to add an asymmetric "edge" to a conventional one -- Adapting to new threats while retaining conventional military strengths -- Trends in manpower and total force strength before the 2006 Lebanon war : active versus reserve forces -- Israeli defense planning after the 2006 Lebanon war -- Israeli land forces -- Israeli air forces -- Israeli land-based air defenses -- Israeli naval forces -- Israel's counterterrorism and internal security forces -- Israeli weapons of mass destruction and missile defenses -- The military forces of Syria -- Syria's long proxy war with Israel -- Internal stability, Alawite rule, and the Shi'ite crescent -- Syria's broader regional issues -- The trends in Syrian forces -- Syrian land forces -- Syrian air and air defense forces -- Syrian land-based air defenses -- Syrian naval forces -- Syrian paramilitary, security, and intelligence forces -- Syrian weapons of mass destruction -- War on the Golan Heights -- The strategic geography of the Golan Heights -- The new dimensions of the strategic geography of the Golan -- The UN peacekeeping force on the Golan -- Israeli positions on the Golan -- Syrian positions near the Golan -- A Syrian surprise attack or "grab for the Golan -- Israeli options against Syria -- Continuing external asymmetric wars -- Israel's "haves" versus Syria's "haves not" -- The possible impact of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -- Gaming a future Israeli-Hezbollah conflict? …”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Israel and Syria the military balance and prospects of war / by Cordesman, Anthony H.

Table of Contents: “…Prospects for peace or war : military developments after the Israeli-Hezbollah War -- Israeli and Syrian alarms and excursions in 2007 -- The prospects for war -- Major trends in force strength -- Israeli force quality versus Syrian force quantity -- Looking at a snapshot of total forces -- Comparative manpower quantity and quality -- Comparative land force strength : active versus mobilized strength -- Comparative land force manpower -- Armor and anti-tank weapons -- Artillery weapons -- Anti-aircraft weapons -- Comparative air strength : quality over quantity -- Comparative air force strength -- Air force manpower -- Air force aircraft, weapons, and technology -- Comparative land-based air defense forces -- Comparative naval strength : peripheral missions -- Shifts in the role of seapower -- Naval manpower -- Naval ships, weapons, and technology -- Total resources : recapitalization, force modernization, and impact on effectiveness -- Comparative trends in military expenditures -- Comparative trends in arms imports -- Recent deals : the importance of the US, Russia and Iran -- The military forces of Israel -- Israel's struggle to maintain its conventional "edge" -- Adapting to asymmetric wars -- Seeking to add an asymmetric "edge" to a conventional one -- Adapting to new threats while retaining conventional military strengths -- Trends in manpower and total force strength before the 2006 Lebanon war : active versus reserve forces -- Israeli defense planning after the 2006 Lebanon war -- Israeli land forces -- Israeli air forces -- Israeli land-based air defenses -- Israeli naval forces -- Israel's counterterrorism and internal security forces -- Israeli weapons of mass destruction and missile defenses -- The military forces of Syria -- Syria's long proxy war with Israel -- Internal stability, Alawite rule, and the Shi'ite crescent -- Syria's broader regional issues -- The trends in Syrian forces -- Syrian land forces -- Syrian air and air defense forces -- Syrian land-based air defenses -- Syrian naval forces -- Syrian paramilitary, security, and intelligence forces -- Syrian weapons of mass destruction -- War on the Golan Heights -- The strategic geography of the Golan Heights -- The new dimensions of the strategic geography of the Golan -- The UN peacekeeping force on the Golan -- Israeli positions on the Golan -- Syrian positions near the Golan -- A Syrian surprise attack or "grab for the Golan -- Israeli options against Syria -- Continuing external asymmetric wars -- Israel's "haves" versus Syria's "haves not" -- The possible impact of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -- Gaming a future Israeli-Hezbollah conflict? …”
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An environmental history of twentieth-century Britain by Sheail, John

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Preface -- 1 Histories of Their Time -- Introduction -- A Twentieth-Century Conspectus -- 2 The Management of Change -- Introduction -- Housing and Town Planning -- Local Planning -- National Planning -- Political Laboratories -- A Vision Lost -- 3 Nature Incorporated -- Introduction -- The Sanitary Authorities -- Sewering the Suburbs -- New Towns and Oysters -- The Multi-Purpose Use of Water -- 4 New Beginnings in Forestry -- Introduction -- The Forest Authority -- Forest Parks -- Multi-Purpose Forestry -- 5 A Third Force -- Introduction -- The Agricultural Context -- National Parks -- Nature Reserves -- Coastal Preservation -- The Challenge of Leisure -- 6 Environmental Conservation -- Introduction -- Agricultural Improvement -- Arresting 'the Engine of Destruction' -- Towards 'Creative Conservation' -- 7 Transport and the Environment -- Introduction -- 'Mixed Blessing' -- London's Third Airport -- Commercial Pipelines -- The Pipe-Lines Act -- Environmental Assessment -- 8 Environmental Hazards -- Introduction -- Dereliction -- Before 'Silent Spring' -- Air Quality -- 9 The Century of the Environment -- Introduction -- Raising Awareness -- 'Movers and Shakers' -- Bibliography -- Index.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

An environmental history of twentieth-century Britain by Sheail, John

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Preface -- 1 Histories of Their Time -- Introduction -- A Twentieth-Century Conspectus -- 2 The Management of Change -- Introduction -- Housing and Town Planning -- Local Planning -- National Planning -- Political Laboratories -- A Vision Lost -- 3 Nature Incorporated -- Introduction -- The Sanitary Authorities -- Sewering the Suburbs -- New Towns and Oysters -- The Multi-Purpose Use of Water -- 4 New Beginnings in Forestry -- Introduction -- The Forest Authority -- Forest Parks -- Multi-Purpose Forestry -- 5 A Third Force -- Introduction -- The Agricultural Context -- National Parks -- Nature Reserves -- Coastal Preservation -- The Challenge of Leisure -- 6 Environmental Conservation -- Introduction -- Agricultural Improvement -- Arresting 'the Engine of Destruction' -- Towards 'Creative Conservation' -- 7 Transport and the Environment -- Introduction -- 'Mixed Blessing' -- London's Third Airport -- Commercial Pipelines -- The Pipe-Lines Act -- Environmental Assessment -- 8 Environmental Hazards -- Introduction -- Dereliction -- Before 'Silent Spring' -- Air Quality -- 9 The Century of the Environment -- Introduction -- Raising Awareness -- 'Movers and Shakers' -- Bibliography -- Index.…”
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The path to more sustainable energy systems how do we get there from here? / by Ebenhack, Ben W.

Table of Contents: “…Environmental impact -- 6.1 The environment and humans: interconnected systems -- 6.1.1 The energy and environment focus -- 6.2 Characterizing environmental impacts -- 6.2.1 Toxins, poisons, and toxicity -- 6.2.2 Radiation -- 6.2.3 Human safety and welfare -- 6.2.4 Land use and ecosystem disruption -- 6.2.5 Water usage and pollution -- 6.2.6 Air emissions and pollution -- 6.2.7 Green house gas emissions and climate change -- 6.3 Environmental impacts of the sources -- 6.3.1 Coal -- 6.3.2 Oil and gas -- 6.3.3 Nuclear -- 6.3.4 The "renewables" -- 6.3.5 Biofuels and biomass -- 6.4 Comparing impacts --…”
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The path to more sustainable energy systems how do we get there from here? / by Ebenhack, Ben W.

Table of Contents: “…Environmental impact -- 6.1 The environment and humans: interconnected systems -- 6.1.1 The energy and environment focus -- 6.2 Characterizing environmental impacts -- 6.2.1 Toxins, poisons, and toxicity -- 6.2.2 Radiation -- 6.2.3 Human safety and welfare -- 6.2.4 Land use and ecosystem disruption -- 6.2.5 Water usage and pollution -- 6.2.6 Air emissions and pollution -- 6.2.7 Green house gas emissions and climate change -- 6.3 Environmental impacts of the sources -- 6.3.1 Coal -- 6.3.2 Oil and gas -- 6.3.3 Nuclear -- 6.3.4 The "renewables" -- 6.3.5 Biofuels and biomass -- 6.4 Comparing impacts --…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view