The F-22 is being developed to counter the increasing sophistication and threat of hostile air forces and integrated air defense systems in use around the world. This fighter will provide air dominance and a precision ground attack capability for U.S. forces for the next 40 years. Air and ground threats that the F-15 can no longer counter will be defeated by the lethal and survivable F-22, with its balance of increased speed and range, enhanced offensive and defensive avionics and low observability or stealth. The F-22’s design also emphasizes reliability and maintainability of systems.

The universe is a massive system of systems -- for example, ecological systems, social systems, commodity and stock markets. These systems are complex, constantly adapting to their environment, and many are essential to the very existence of human beings. To fully understand these systems, complex adaptive systems research uses systemic inquiry to build multi-level and multidisciplinary representations of reality to study these systems.

Egyptian mummies have always aroused popular and scientific interest; however, most modern studies, although significantly increased in number and range, have been published in specialist journals. Now, this unique book, written by a long-established team of scientists based at the University of Manchester (England), brings this exciting, cross-disciplinary area of research to a wider readership. Its main aim is to show how this team's multidisciplinary, investigative methods and the unique resource of the Egyptian Mummy Tissue Bank are being used for the new major international investigations of disease evolution and ancient Egyptian pharmacy and pharmacology. It also assesses the current status of palaeopathology and ancient DNA research, and treatments available for conserving mummified remains. Descriptions of the historical development of Egyptian mummifications and medicine and detailed references to previous scientific investigations provide the context for firsthand accounts of cutting-edge research by prominent specialists in this field, demonstrating how these techniques can contribute to a new perspective on Egyptology.

Since October 2001, approximately 1.64 million U.S. troops have been deployed for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) in Afghanistan and Iraq. Early evidence suggests that the psychological toll of these deployments—many involving prolonged exposure to combat-related stress over multiple rotations—may be disproportionately high compared with the physical injuries of combat.

A thorough analysis of where U.S./European relations have gone wrong--and how to set them right. ALLIES AT WAR is the first and most comprehensive assessment of what went wrong between America and Europe during the crisis over Iraq and is based on extensive interviews with policymakers in the United States and Europe.

In these searing profiles the author dissects the lives of fifteen infamous Nazis - including Hermann Goring, Joseph Goebbels, Heinrich Himmler, Martin Bormann, Ernst Rohm, Hans Frank, Albert Speer, and Hitler himself. He also analyzes the archetypal roles of the officer corps, intellectuals, and women. This work provides fresh perspectives into how dysfunctional psyches, personal ambitions, and ruthless rivalries impacted the creation and evolution of Hitler's Third Reich.

In Egypt one ever seeks the dead in sunshine, black vaults in the land of the gold. But here in Abydos I was accompanied by whiteness. The general effect of Seti's mighty temple is that it is a white temple when seen in full sunshine and beneath a sky of blinding blue. In an arid place it stands, just beyond an Egyptian village that is a maze of dust... -from "Abydos" Leave it to a beloved novelist to bring to life the allure and mystery of Egypt. First published in 1908 under the title Egypt and Its Monuments, this is a beautifully poetic valentine to that desert land by Robert Hichens, one of the most popular fiction writers of the early 20th century. Romantic and transporting, this lovely book explores the "drowsily splendid" pyramids, the "terrible repose" of the Sphinx, the "silver eddies" of the Nile, the "immense aspect of patience" suggested by the Colossi of Memnon, the Tombs of the Kings, where a "king's silence bids you be silent," and more. Whether you've actually traveled down the Nile or have only dreamed about it, you will be swept away by Hichens' idyllic prose.

From thoughtful pieces on the historian's role to striking insights into America's past and present to trenchant observations on the international scene, Barbara W. Tuchman looks at history in a unique way and draws lessons from what she sees. Here is a splendid body of work, the story of a lifetime spent "practicing history."

Stefan Czarniecki 1599 -1665 Adama Kerstena to już dziś klasyka historiografii polskiej XX stulecia. Ta opublikowana po raz pierwszy w 1963 roku w Wydawnictwie Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej monografia w ciągu minionego czterdziestolecia była swoistym punktem odniesienia i jedną z prac najczęściej przywoływanych przez kolejne pokolenia siedemnastowieczników - historyków tej epoki. Publikując swą książkę, Kersten dokonał podwójnego wyłomu: zerwał z obowiązującym zapisem na biografię wybitnego dowódcy wojskowego, a jednocześnie zaproponował zupełnie nowy model uprawiania pisarstwa historiograficznego.

Classic biography of the best Polish general of the 17th century (in Polish)

Jan Amor Tarnowski herbu Leliwa (ur. 1488 w Tarnowie, zm. 16 maja 1561 w Wiewiórce) – jeden z najwybitniejszych hetmanów Polski, hetman wielki koronny w latach 1527 – 1561, kasztelan krakowski od 1536, wojewoda krakowski od 1535, wojewoda ruski od 1527, kasztelan wojnicki od 1522. Swój chrzest bojowy przeszedł w wieku dwudziestu dwóch lat pod okiem hetmana Konstantego Ostrogskiego. Brał także udział w wyprawie do Mołdawii w 1512 gdzie dowodził chorągwią jazdy. W latach 1517-1521 by dopełnić swe wykształcenie podjął zwyczajową podróż po świecie. Odwiedził Bliski Wschód w tym Syrię, Palestynę, Egipt, Grecję, Turcję i oczywiście Ziemię Świętą. Zwiedził także Zachodnią Europę.

A biography of one of the best Polish generals of the 16th century (in Polish)

Military transformation is the act of creating and harnessing a revolution in military affairs. It requires developing new technologies, operational concepts, and organizational structures to conduct war in dramatically new ways. The United States is undertaking such a transformation to tackle its 21st century missions. A properly transformed military can develop significant advantages over a potential enemy. But the process also introduces risks that, if not properly managed, could dangerously undermine military capability.