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The Journal of Military History 69.3 (2005) 897-905



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Airpower Versus a Fielded Force: Misty FACs of Vietnam and A-10 FACs of Kosovo—A Comparative Analysis. By Phil M. "Goldie" Haun, LTC, USAF. Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.: Air University Press, 2004. Maps. Photographs. Figures. Notes. Pp. xi, 86. Paper. This comparative study of the effectiveness of forward air controllers (FACs) in Vietnam and Kosovo concludes that target identification and direct support of ground troops need to become higher priorities for the Air Force.

Code of the Warrior: Exploring Warrior Values Past and Present. By Shannon E. French. Lanham, Md.: Rowman and Littlefield, 2005 [2003]. ISBN 0-8476-9757-6. Notes. Index. Pp. xiv, 257. Paper. $19.95. In this reissue of her 1993 work, a member of the Department of Leadership, Ethics, and Law at the U.S. Naval Academy argues that seemingly antique notions of warrior ethics can, and should, be usefully updated to the benefit of modern military personnel facing a terrorist threat.

Empires at War, Volume 1, A Chronological Encyclopedia from Sumer to the Persian Empire; Volume 2, A Chronological Encyclopedia from Carthage to the Normans; Volume 3, A Chronological Encyclopedia from the Medieval Realm to the Ottoman Empire. By Richard A. Gabriel. ISBN 0-313-33215-0 for the complete set. Maps. Illustrations. Tables. Figures. Index. Pp. 1136. $225.00 the set. Each volume contains an overview discussing such topics as logistics, weaponry, casualties, etc., characteristic of the delineated time period. This is followed by short essays on particular empires focusing on key battles and lessons learned from the particular type of warfare involved. The series begins with the Sumerian Empire in 3500 B.C. and concludes in the 15th century with the Ottomans of the old world and the Amerindian empires of the new.

Every War Must End. By Fred Charles Iklé. New York: Columbia University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-231-13667-6. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Pp. xxv, 160. Paper. $16.95. In the original edition of 1971, the author argued that strategies to end conflicts are at least as important, and critical to the outcome, as those employed to start them. In the preface to this second revised edition, he notes the serious results of the failure to consider end strategies in the current war in Iraq.

Firearms: The Life Story of a Technology. By Roger Pauly. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Publishing, 2004. ISBN 0-313-32796-3. Photographs. Illustrations. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Pp. xxi, 180. $45.00. The author presents a brief technological history, beginning with "ancient origins" and containing a thorough discussion of older technologies such as matchlocks and rifling, with concluding chapters on rapid fire and automation.

Military Leadership: In Pursuit of Excellence. Edited by Robert L. Taylor and William E. Rosenbach. Boulder, Colo.: Perseus Books, 2005. ISBN 0-8133-4307-0. Tables. Notes. Index. Pp. xiii, 184. Paper. $24.00. The fifth edition of this long-extant reader on [End Page 897] leadership offers an updated selection of essays on leaders, followers, and values geared to the issues of the post-9/11 world.

The New Terrorism: The Nature of the War on Terrorism. By Michael W. Kometer, Maj., USAF. Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.: Air University Press, 2004. Notes. Pp. ix, 81. Paper. The new terrorism is global in nature and requires new strategies, different from the ones currently employed, for its defeat.

Rhetoric in Martial Deliberations and Decision Making: Cases and Consequences. By Ronald H. Carpenter. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2005. ISBN 1-57003-555-5. Notes. Index. Pp. xv, 259. $39.95. The author explores case studies of successful persuasion by military commanders to argue that, in modern military environments which emphasize techniques of management, the skillful use of specific and established forms of military rhetoric are critical to the military leader.

Rockets and Missiles: The Life Story of a Technology. By A. Bowdoin Van Riper. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Publishing, 2004. ISBN 0-313-32795-5. Photographs. Figures. Glossary. Index. Pp. xvi, 176. $45.00. After a...

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