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Inspired by a collection of letters received by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle during the First World War, Philip Abbott sets out to explore the inspirational campaign to provide body armour to British soldiers serving in the trenches. Setting the letters in the context of the terrible losses suffered during the Battle of the Somme, Abbott reveals the actions of the War Office and Ministry of Munitions in providing better protection for the troops. He examines Conan Doyle's personal motives for involvement, and investigates the part played by another Edinburgh graduate, Caleb Saleeby, in promoting the development of helmets, body armour and shields. Saving Lives is an absorbing account of how the creator of Sherlock Holmes used his fame to campaign against the horrific casualties on the Western Front.
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Nuclear weapons; nuclear nonproliferation; Iran; foreign relations; United States.

• Préface
• Prolégomènes
• Aux quatre vents
• Reggane : gerboises et foggaras
• In Ekker : la jusquiame et les 54 conteneurs de plutonium
• Radiations mortifères invisibles inodores en Afrique et en Europe
• Namous, l'insecte de la mort chimique ou bactériologique
• La mathématique saharienne
• Pensée pour les atolls et la planète verte
• De Gaulle face au refus du nucléaire du sultan Mohamed V
• Accords d'Evian : haute trahison des peuples du Sahara par le FLN
• De la marocanité millénaire du Sahara central
• Comment Alger va coloniser le Sahara central ?
• Du pillage forcené à la faillite
• Nettoyage, réparation des dommages causés aux Sahariens, indemnisation des victimes
• Question mémorielle africaine
• Corruption, contrebande, terrorisme sur commande
• Hirak, génération digital-youtube, secrets et cachotteries
• Entre éolien des sables et mistral
• Responsabilité de l'État algérien de 1962 à nos jours
• Partez, vive la liberté
• Annexe 1 - MEA, Accord de garanties généralisées
• Annexe 2 - MEA, système de réglementation nucléaire qu'un État devrait normalement comporter
• Bibliographie.

"2017 prix Nobel de la Paix pour le désarmement nucléaire. Pour autant les essais nucléaires du Sahara demeurent dans le secret depuis un demi-siècle. 2021, une étincelle met le feu à la plaine : le rapport Benjamin Stora. 17 bombes atomiques, 240 tests et une population, une écologie du milieu naturel, en Afrique, en Méditerrannée, en Europe, contaminés pour 24 000 ans. À vos masques. Armes chimiques, biologiques, bactériologiques, pétrochimie, fièvre de l'or. Aujourd'hui, sous la dictature d'une junte militaire corrompue, qu'advient-il des tribus nomades touarègues, chérifiennes, mourabitoun, des habitants terrorisés des oasis irradiés, sacrifiés sur l'autel des Accords d'Evian et de l'or noir ? Chakib Abdessalam, se consacre, durant deux décennies avec ses frères derniers grands nomades du Sahara à la création de la plus vaste aire protégée de la planète (540000km2). 100 000 km de désert dans les jambes, 450 000 km au volant de 4x4, anthropologue, écrivain, éditeur IT green, expert en patrimoine culturel et naturel du Sahara, avec l'Unesco, le Cnrs, le Wwf, la Fao l'Uicn, l'Omt et d'autres institutions / universités / associations, il organise d'inombrables rencontres et missions."--Page 4 of cover.

• Towards a theory of indigenous warfare : comparative forms of warfare
• Indigenous warfare : principles and spatial trajectory
• Indigenous warfare : its casus belli, types and levels
• Indigenous society and the army : the political utility of the Asafo
• Typological functional arms and roles of indigenous armies
• Indigenous military structures I : operational and tactical art of southern (Kwa) armies
• Indigenous military structures II : operational and tactical art of northern (Gur) armies
• Evolution and employment of weapons : weapon training in indigenous armies
• Command, control and communications in indigenous armies and warfare
• Leadership and generalship in indigenous warfare : generals and captains in victory and defeat
• Indigenous defence economics, and war logistics and administration
• Gender
• Indigenous military conventions, norms, traditions and customs
• Postscript : end of resistance and the European military legacy.

This book is a theoretical study of military art and science using Ghana and parts of present-day West Africa as a case study. It attempts to present a structured approach to the study of the concept and art of indigenous African warfare and their relevance in colonial and post-colonial contexts. It also sets out to correct the fundamental misconception that such warfare evolved only after contacts with Europeans. Finally, it seeks to rejuvenate the study of indigenous warfare and raise its profile in the study of modern warfare.

The global war on terror (GWOT) and the battles with specific Islamist groups is, to some degree, a war of ideas. With a better understanding of Islamic concepts of war, peace, and Muslim relations with non-Muslims, those fighting the GWOT may gain support and increase their efficacy. The authors explain the principles of jihad and war and their conduct as found in key Islamic texts, the controversies that have emerged from the Quranic verses of war and peace, and the conflict between liberal or moderate Islamic voices and the extremists on matters such as the definition of combatants, treatment of hostages, and suicide attacks.

• Introduction: The Stupid Terrorist Rule #1
• 1. Learning to Win
• 1: My West Bank Discovery
• 2: Testing the Strategic Model of Terrorism
• 3: Terrorism Success Stories Revisited
• 4: Correspondence of Means and Ends Bias
• 5: How Terrorism Expedites Organizational Demise
• 6: What Smart Leaders Know Rule #2
• 2. Restraining to Win
• 7: Principal-Agent Problems in Militant Groups
• 8: Cultivating Task Cohesion
• 9: The Structure of Success
• 10: The Benefits of Centralizing
• 11: When Elephants Rampage Rule #3
• 3. Branding to Win
• 12: Denial of Organizational Involvement
• 13: Denial of Principal Intent Conclusion: The Future of Terrorism.
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Ever wonder why militant groups behave as they do? For instance, why did Al Qaeda attack the World Trade Center whereas the African National Congress tried to avoid civilian bloodshed? Why does Islamic State brag over social media about its gory attacks, while Hezbollah denies responsibility or even apologizes for its carnage? This book shows that militant group behaviour depends on the tactical intelligence of the leaders. The author has extensively studied the political plights of hundreds of militant groups throughout world history and reveals that successful militant leaders have followed three rules. These rules are based on original insights from the fields of political science, psychology, criminology, economics, management, marketing, communication, and sociology. It turns out thereas a science to victory in militant history. But even rebels must follow rules.
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• Introduction: The Stupid Terrorist Rule #1
• 1. Learning to Win
• 1: My West Bank Discovery
• 2: Testing the Strategic Model of Terrorism
• 3: Terrorism Success Stories Revisited
• 4: Correspondence of Means and Ends Bias
• 5: How Terrorism Expedites Organizational Demise
• 6: What Smart Leaders Know Rule #2
• 2. Restraining to Win
• 7: Principal-Agent Problems in Militant Groups
• 8: Cultivating Task Cohesion
• 9: The Structure of Success
• 10: The Benefits of Centralizing
• 11: When Elephants Rampage Rule #3
• 3. Branding to Win
• 12: Denial of Organizational Involvement
• 13: Denial of Principal Intent Conclusion: The Future of Terrorism.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

Ever wonder why militant groups behave as they do? For instance, why did Al Qaeda attack the World Trade Center whereas the African National Congress tried to avoid civilian bloodshed? Why does Islamic State brag over social media about its gory attacks, while Hezbollah denies responsibility or even apologizes for its carnage? This book shows that militant group behaviour depends on the tactical intelligence of the leaders. The author has extensively studied the political plights of hundreds of militant groups throughout world history and reveals that successful militant leaders have followed three rules. These rules are based on original insights from the fields of political science, psychology, criminology, economics, management, marketing, communication, and sociology. It turns out thereas a science to victory in militant history. But even rebels must follow rules.
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