Handbook of Friction Materials and Their Applications, (Hardcover)

from Loptsson

I was truly impressed with the book. The amount of history which isn't taught in today's schools is appalling. When I was still in school (awhile ago) the only small wars ever mentioned and very briefly were the Spanish American war and the Boxer Rebellion. This book goes over all the little wars...

from Hae-Yu

Excellent analysis of America's many small wars, the role of the Marine Corps, and the many reasons America has used over history to become involved in these small actions. Boot does an excellent job of rebutting the common critiques of these types of wars, formed by both contemporaries and in re...

from Angelic55blonde

I read this for an undergraduate military history class and I was nicely impressed with it. I usually expect undergraduate books to be fairly dry but this one was interesting. It focuses on the smaller wars that the U.S. was involved in and how it helped America's rise to power in the world. If y...

from Loptsson

I was truly impressed with the book. The amount of history which isn't taught in today's schools is appalling. When I was still in school (awhile ago) the only small wars ever mentioned and very briefly were the Spanish American war and the Boxer Rebellion. This book goes over all the little wars...

from Hae-Yu

Excellent analysis of America's many small wars, the role of the Marine Corps, and the many reasons America has used over history to become involved in these small actions. Boot does an excellent job of rebutting the common critiques of these types of wars, formed by both contemporaries and in re...