This monograph examines Operation Eagle Claw, the attempt to rescue the American hostages held in Iran, for planning considerations pertinent to similar operations. It focusses specifically on the principle of war Unity of Command as a command and control imperative for a Joint Task Force composed of multiple services, organizations, and agencies.To great extent Operation Eagle Claw's history may parallel the characteristics of contingencies facing today's Armed Forces. An unexpecte...

What are you afraid of? What is the one thing you don't utter a word to anyone else about? It makes your skin crawl. Makes you worry endlessly. Is it those things that go bump in the night? The threat of losing a love? Is it the worry that you can keep the kids you are babysitting safe?These are the questions we asked of teen writers, then told them to go, write about the first thing that popped into their minds. Their answers in story and poetic form are found in this literary col...

★Mystery Magazine ★At the cutting edge of crime fiction, Mystery Magazine presents original short stories by the world's best-known and emerging mystery writers.The stories we feature in our monthly issues span every imaginable subgenre, including cozy, police procedural, noir, whodunit, supernatural, hardboiled, humor, and historical mysteries. Evocative writing and a compelling story are the only certainty.Get ready to be surprised, challenged, and entertained--wh...

The story of exiles from the Confederate South who fled to Brazil after the US Civil War. The collection includes a previously unpublished narrative by an original settlerIn the wake of the American Civil War, thousands of disillusioned Southerners sought refuge far from Reconstruction’s reach—many found it in Brazil. The Confederados is a compelling exploration of this little-known migration, tracing the journey of Confederate exiles who forged n...

Normal0falsefalsefalseMicrosoftInternetExplorer4Recovering the Margins of American Religious History, a celebration of the life and work of David Edwin Harrell Jr., brings together essays from Harrell’s colleagues, peers, and students that explore his impact and legacy in the field of American religious studies. Raised in an upper-class family in mid-twentieth-century Jacksonville, Florida, Harrell’s membership in the Church of Christ helped establish his sense of self as ...

Ordinary objects. Extraordinary tales.As Told by Things is a lighthearted, multi-genre collection of short stories and flash fiction, each told from the perspective of an inanimate object.Fun, witty, and full of charm, As Told by Things will capture your imagination—as well as your heart.What objects do you think have stories to tell?

An eye-opening argument for a new approach to Iran, from two of America's most informed and influential Middle East experts."Balanced, sober, impressively document, and rich in insight . . . a valuable antidote to the warmongering that passes for analysis of Iran and US-Iranian relations."—Andrew J. Bacevich, author of Breach of TrustLess than a decade after Washington endorsed a fraudulent case for invading Iraq, ...

An indelible portrait of one of the most famous and beloved authors in the canon of American literature—a collection of letters between Harper Lee and one of her closest friends that reveals the famously private writer as never before, in her own words.The violent racism of the American South drove Wayne Flynt away from his home state of Alabama, but the publication of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee’s classic novel about courage, community, and equality, inspired him to...

" Presidential hanky-panky is as old as the nation itself. But no one can bring it to life quite like Larry Flynt." —Steven E. Levingston, Washington PostBen Franklin saved the American Revolution by seducing French Women. A gay love affair between President James Buchanan and Senator William King aided the secession movement. Woodrow Wilson's girlfriend dictated his letters to the German Kaiser. And lesbian relationships inspired Eleanor Roosevelt to beco...

Samford University, established in 1841 as Howard College, is a treasured institution of higher learning in Alabama, consistently ranked among the best regional universities in the nation. Well known for the quality of education it offers and for its stunning Georgian-Colonial campus, Samford boasts a long and fascinating history, illuminated here in acollection of vintage photographs. With images ranging from informal to formal, routine to remarkable, tragic to hilarious, this engaging re...

THE BOOKThis is an important book on challenging problems in the scientific world, e.g., the interpretations of gravity, quantum entanglement, nature of light, etc., in the hard science of physics.Included are also the problems, and possible solutions, of the soft science of economics, wherein problems such as unemployment, inflation, etc., affect all and sundry, problems which must be tackled so that our lives would not be adversely affected.Like th...

Controversial and outspoken, hated and adored, the infamous life of Larry Flynt needs no exaggeration to make it one of the most interesting stories of our time. The real events of Flynt's life are captured here—from his roots in Appalachia to the founding of Hustler magazine, from the shooting that left him confined to a wheelchair to his legal battles and First Amendment advocacy.