Special Operations Forces (SOF) are elite military units with special training and equipment that can infiltrate into hostile territory through lan...

This book examines current proposals in the 112th Congress relating to tax reform. The President and leading members of Congress have stated that f...

The conventional wisdom is that the terrorist attacks on September 11th 2001 prompted a substantive change in U.S. immigration policy on visa issua...

This highly detailed reference book is for both novice and experienced collectors, and is focused on the World War II U.S.-made, fully machine-embr...

There has been a recent increase in the level of drug trafficking-related violence within and between the drug trafficking organisations in Mexico....

The final text of the proposed U.S.-Panama FTA incorporates specific amendments on key issues at the behest of congressional leadership. The most s...

At 31 years old, Major Cyrus Inches resolved to survive the Great War, and did so without losing his sense of humour, in spite of the tragedies he ...

The National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) conducted an environmental scan of the training, outreach, and resourc...

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) culminated years of efforts by state and local government officials and various business interests ...

This new, extensively researched volume is a comprehensive guide to the history, development, wear, and use of uniforms and equipment during Americ...

This new book takes a close look at a variety of authentic World War II era German uniforms including examples from the Army, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmari...

This three-volume set is unquestionably the best reference on German SS military uniforms ever produced. This spectacular work is a heavily documen...

This three-volume set is unquestionably the best reference on German SS military uniforms ever produced. This spectacular work is a heavily documen...

This three-volume set is unquestionably the best reference on German SS military uniforms ever produced. This spectacular work is a heavily documen...

United States Army - Issues, Background, Bibliography

This book examines the strategic risk posed by a smaller and restructured Army; the "health" of the Army given the impending downsizing; the draw-d...

In the wake of the tragedy of September 11, 2001, the U.S. Congress decided that enhancing the security of the United States' borders was a vitally...

Since at least the 1980s, the border has played a central role in U.S. policy discussions. Policymakers have for years debated the best strategy fo...

This book provides an overview of instances in which the United States has used its armed forces abroad in situations of military conflict or poten...

Presidential Policy Directive 8: National Preparedness (PPD-8) describes the Nation's approach to preparing for the threats and hazards that pose t...

This book provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Columbia-class program, the Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) cl...

This book examines the burning issues facing today's Navy and Congress. Although rapid progress in aircraft and bombing technology has caused some ...

The Air Force has managed its remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) pilots using some strategic human-capital approaches, such as planning for the differ...