The World War II Burma Campaign was an "economy of force" theater where competition for scarce resources presented unique challenges to operational planners. The Campaign is analyzed using the Principles of War and other operational concepts. Its study shows the close, overlapping relationship between the operational level of war and the tactical and strategic levels. The campaign demonstrates the need for a well-organized theater command structure, the dependence of war plans on allied co...

*Celebrity ‘Outsider’*Politicians in the Digital Realm: Donald Trump’s Online Charismatic Authority considers Trump’s impact on elite level behaviour by analysing how his extremist online political discourses shape communications outputs.Celebrity ‘outsider’ politicians like Donald Trump command credibility by establishing themselves through a conjunction of deinstitutionalisation, personalisation and parasocial familiarity. To provide a systematic analysis of this phenome...

At the beginning of the 21st century, the US film industry had overtaken aeronautics and car industries to become one of the highest exporters of American products. Mark Wheeler's important new book provides both a political history of Hollywood and a reflection on the relationship between cinema and politics in America, from 1900 to the present day. Wheeler considers the interplay between the movies studios, state and national government and cultural policy and legislation, with case stud...

William Friedkin’s film Sorcerer (1977) has been subject to a major re-evaluation in the last decade. A dark re-imagining of the French Director H.G. Clouzot’s Le Salaire de la Peur (The Wages of Fear) (1953) (based on George Arnaud’s novel); the film was a major critical and commercial failure on its initial release. Friedkin’s work was castigated as an example of directorial hubris as it was a notoriously difficult production which went wildly over-budget. It was viewed at the time as th...

In this new book, Mark Wheeler offers the first in-depth analysis of the history, nature and global reach of celebrity politics today.Celebrity politicians and politicized celebrities have had a profound impact upon the practice of politics and the way in which it is now communicated. New forms of political participation have emerged as a result and the political classes have increasingly absorbed the values of celebrity into their own PR strategies. Celebrity activists, endorsers,...

Advances an interpretation of Aristotle's theory of truth in terms of accurate measurement.On the basis of careful textual exegesis and philosophical analysis of Aristotle's Metaphysics, Mark R. Wheeler offers a groundbreaking interpretation of Aristotle's theory of truth in terms of measurement. Wheeler demonstrates that Aristotle's investigation of truth and falsehood in the Metaphysics is rigorously methodical, that Aristotle's conceptions of t...

Have you ever had a harrowing or nerve-wracking experience and then thought to yourself when it was all over, Whew! That was a close call! Sure you have! We all have. Close calls happen every day to people just like you and me. But think for a moment. Have you ever wondered why? Have you chosen to view these events as divine orchestrations over time, or have you simply dismissed them as random, isolated occurrences? Did you think to thank God when you were eventually spared or when a disas...

Accidents happen every day, and sudden injuries can occur in the blink of an eye. Many people die daily from sudden illnesses like sudden cardiac arrests or breathing emergencies. Without immediate care, treatable illnesses can result in a fatality, leading to the loss of lives. Wounds result in scars, and preventable illnesses deteriorate badly. All of these can occur due to the lack of immediate care.Knowing what to do and when to do it during a crisis is very important because i...

What if there were a natural option for your chronic pain that your doctor never mentioned?Living with chronic pain wears you down in ways healthy people never see. You've followed the prescriptions, tolerated the side effects, and still the relief never quite arrives, or it comes with a fog and a dependency you didn't sign up for. You're not looking for a miracle; you just want something that actually helps.Yet when you raise the subject of medical marij...

Are you tired of carrying extensive backpacks to camping trips in the wilderness? Are you afraid of dying of hunger? Do you avoid visiting the wilderness because you believe you will get lost and go hungry? Do you want to learn how to eat in the wilderness? Do you want to learn primitive but extremely useful skills such as foraging, hunting, and gathering? Do you want to form a physical and spiritual connection with Mother Nature? Are you interested in bushcraft but don't know where to beg...

Why do some people light up a room the moment they walk in — while you work twice as hard just to be noticed?You lead, or you want to, but the energy in the room never quite bends your way. You give the speech, make the suggestion, offer the help — and it lands flat, while someone with half your competence draws the whole crowd toward them.It's a quietly painful thing to admit: you're not sure why people don't warm to you, and trying harder only seems to ...

"A Guide to Heal Oneself in the Wilderness" is a unique book designed to be a helping hand for first-time, amateur, and experienced explorers involved in exploring different landscapes. The content has been designed to tackle various aspects that are important during traveling.The first few chapters focus on the wildlife of a region with animals and insects being discussed first. The shrubs and greenery are also part of a region’s wildlife, some poisons and some delicious, so...