Table of Contents: “…Intro; Contents; Distraction Therapy; i.; The Perimeter Melody; For Good; During the Retirement Semester; The Earth, We're Told, Is Humming; The Malignancy of Stars; The Fury that Follows Small Disappointments; The Fear Warehouse; Shadowing the Gravedigger; Assessing the Dead; Science; The Shelter Revival; The Infinity Room; The Startling Language of Shriveling Leaves; Preserving Cursive; The Lost Continents; The Secret City; ii.; The Absolute; After the Bomb Drill, Miss Hartung Teaches Weather; The Nuclear Age; Upon the Tongue; While I Am Standing; The Light; The Rain aft er Sunrise.…”
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Table of Contents: “…Intro; Contents; Distraction Therapy; i.; The Perimeter Melody; For Good; During the Retirement Semester; The Earth, We're Told, Is Humming; The Malignancy of Stars; The Fury that Follows Small Disappointments; The Fear Warehouse; Shadowing the Gravedigger; Assessing the Dead; Science; The Shelter Revival; The Infinity Room; The Startling Language of Shriveling Leaves; Preserving Cursive; The Lost Continents; The Secret City; ii.; The Absolute; After the Bomb Drill, Miss Hartung Teaches Weather; The Nuclear Age; Upon the Tongue; While I Am Standing; The Light; The Rain aft er Sunrise.…”
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Table of Contents: “…Battle of Britain: winning by not losing -- Battle of the Atlantic: protecting the maritime lifeline -- Invasion of Russia: Hitler's strategic mistake -- Battle of El Alamein and operation torch: cracking German invincibility -- Battles of Midway and Guadalcanal: regaining initiative in the Pacific -- Strategic bombing offensive: breaking German airpower -- Invasion of Italy: deciding to fight somewhere in Europe in 1943 -- D-Day and Battle for Normandy: retaking the Continent -- Battle for the Rhine: attacking Germany's vitals -- Battle of Okinawa and the bombing of Japan: ending the war -- The strategic architectures of World War II -- Battle of the Pusan perimeter: getting the most out of a bad situation -- Inchon: Operation Chromite: MacArthur's masterstroke -- Crossing the 38th parallel and driving north to the Yalu: the risks of overreaching -- Operations Ripper and Killer: recovery and frustration -- The strategic architectures of the Korean War -- Battle of Ia Drang Valley: not fighting the decisive battle -- Bombing campaign and high-tech initiatives: Operations Rolling Thunder and Igloo White: airpower and technology indecisive -- The Pacification program (1967-1968): failing to change behavior -- The Tet Offensive (1968): strategic disaster -- Vietnamization: never a winning strategy -- The final years (1969-1975): the losing path -- The strategic architectures of the VIetnam War -- Iraqi War I, Persian Gulf War: defeating Saddam, losing politically -- Iraqi War II, 13-year air conflict: the limits of airpower -- Iraqi War III, invasion of Iraq: winning without an endgame -- Iraqi War IV, the insurgency and the surge (2007-2008): relearning counterinsurgency -- Iraqi War V, the rise of ISIS: a new, more violent enemy -- The strategic architectures of the Iraqi Wars.…”

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