To Dare and to Conquer: Special Operations and the Destiny of Nations, from Achilles to Al QaedaIn the tradition of Guns, Germs, and Steel, Leebaert tells the stories of small forces that have triumphed over vastly larger ones and changed the course of history--from the Trojan Horse to Al Qaeda. Maps & charts. |
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Who Dares Wins | 17 |
Even Troy Must Fall | 40 |
Birth of World Power | 65 |
A Terrible | 97 |
The Great Wheel Turns | 129 |
Aztecs and Incas Meet the Conquistadors | 147 |
No Peace Beyond the Line | 184 |
The Fate of Glory | 308 |
New Frontiers | 339 |
Strange Fulfillments | 358 |
Kitty Hawk to the End of All Wars 19031918 | 385 |
Sinister Twilight | 419 |
The Stakes of Totalitarian Conquest 19391945 | 442 |
Dawn Like Thunder | 498 |
Invasion from the Future | 532 |
A Hazard of New Fortunes | 213 |
The Old World and the | 235 |
To Try Mens Souls | 273 |
Conclusion | 581 |
Acknowledgments | 599 |
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To Dare and to Conquer: Special Operations and the Destiny of ..., Volume 10 Derek Leebaert No preview available - 2007 |
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