The Steinway Collection: Paintings of Great Composers

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Music lovers will delight in the beautiful color paintings and eloquent prose portraits in The Steinway Collection: Paintings of Great Composers. Chopin, Wagner, Liszt, Beethoven, Berlioz, Mozart, Verdi, Mendelssohn, Handel, and Schubert are among the composers celebrated in this historic book, which was originally printed in 1919 as an in-house publication of Steinway and Sons but has never before been released to the public. The paintings by esteemed American artists and accompanying essays by the brilliant critic James Gibbons Huneker are intended, in Mr. Huneker's words, to "evoke musical visions; for music is visionary, notwithstanding its primal appeal to the ear." An introduction by acclaimed broadcaster and writer David Dubal, Juilliard professor of piano literature, gives the book historical perspective.

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paintings of famous composers mostly 19th century with biographical notes.......2006-03-08

The famed piano-maker Steinway and Sons commissioned these 12 paintings of music greats of the 19th century--except for Handel from the 18th--in the early 1900s to participate in its way in "the golden age in American art and musical performance" [from the Foreword by David Dubal] from 1880 to 1920. This was a brief period when Rachmaninoff performed his own compositions at Carnegie Hall, and Mahler occasionally conducted the New York Philharmonic. Among the artists commissioned were N. C. Wyeth, Harvey Dunn, Carl Anderson, and Henry McCarter. The noted N. Y. Times music and art critic James Huneker was commissioned to write brief biographical and artistic essays for each painting. "The evocations of these musicians set forth by the brush of native painters and illustrators of renown," as Huneker writes in his Prelude, portray artists in scenes of inspiration for works of their or composing with the romantic images of their imagination in the background. This edition brings the original 1919 limited edition of Steinway and Sons to a wider audience.

An enthusiastically recommended addition to personal, academic, and community library collections.......2006-01-13

This slim, handsome, coffee-table book containing artistic impressions of 12 great composers with rich explanatory essays is an invitation to indulgence. Famed music critic James Huneker was commissioned by Steinway and Sons to write the texts illuminating the 12 paintings by American artists of famous composers for the pianoforte (and other instruments). The paintings remain on display in the Steinway Collection in Steinway Hall in New York. This flawless edition brings both paintings and essays, containing jewels of truths about the lives of the composers, is an ideal contribution to the study or browsing list of armchair devotees of classical music. It is a long awaited resurrection. The museum quality paintings are dark, looming, mysterious, even overwhelming, florid with imagery pertaining to the composition or composer depicted. Because of the need for reduction and color reproduction, these works of art by artists such as A. I. Keller, N. C. Wyeth, John C. Johansen, and Ernest Blumenschein, to mention a few, are the next best things to standing directly before them at the Stineways and Sons gallery. Their intended scale is monolithic. The essays paired with the painting shine clear and true like a beacon over the last eighty -five years. They are clearly the work of an iconographer. There is such mastery of the descriptive phrase, the rhapsodic experience of epiphanies, such brilliantly faceted mirrorings of the composers' works, all paraded in solemn dignity alongside the magnificent paintings. Truly the collection is a treasure. It remains an archetype of style of music criticism. Perhaps the most familiar portrait is the one of Liszt, painted by John C. Johansen. An elderly sublime performer, "he dreams of his past triumphs; of the three women who filled his life - Caroline St. Criq, Countess d'Agoult and Princess Wittgenstein; of his trials, sorrows and ultimate peace in the arms of Mother Church...The weary wonder worker has, like Prospero, laid down his wand; the wizard Merlin is in the toils of Time. Ring down the curtain, the comedy is ended (p. 14)!" The Steinway Collection, Paintings of Great Composers, with Essays by James Huneker is an enthusiastically recommended addition to personal, academic, and community library collections.

The Steinway collection of paintings by American artists,: Together with prose portraits of the great composers

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The Steinway collection of paintings by American artists,: Together with prose portraits of the great composers
James Huneker
Manufacturer: Steinway & Sons
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Tribute To Early Texas: Through the Lens of Master Photographer John R. Blocker
Anita Higman
Manufacturer: Republic of Texas
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 1556228376

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John R. Blocker was a visionary who gifted Texans with a broad photographic canvas, rich in pictorial history as well as landscape pageantry. This collection of black-and-white photos from the 1920s to the 1940s truly captures the essence of Texas. The book also offers colorful essays of Texas history as well as segments of poetic prose that enhance the photos of our inspiring landscape, architecture, and heroic people.

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I'M SITTING ON THE COUCH..........2001-03-16

laughing uproariously. The world's laziest, most lovable soldier has done it again. This collection of genuinely HILARIOUS strips will certainly leave many faces smiling. The eclectic group of characters at Camp Swampy have one thing in common -- they are all A RIOT!

This is a collection that is sure to delight many. It's a good thing I wasn't standing up when I read this one -- I would have toppled over laughing! I love it!

A fine Beetle Bailey collection.......2000-08-19

This is a good collection of Beetle Bailey strips that is sure to please any fan.

Peace, Beetle Bailey (Beetle Bailey Series, Volume 20)

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Peace, Beetle Bailey (Beetle Bailey Series, Volume 20)

Manufacturer: Ace Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0441052487

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Mass market paperback, Ace Books, 1984. Cartoons by Mort Walker.

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Peace, Beetle Bailey

Manufacturer: Jove Pubns
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Binding: Paperback

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Examining the changing face of the genre from its beginnings at the end of the 19th century to its international popularity today, this book traces the social climate that inspired the blues and takes a look at the unmistakable influences that blues had on 20th-century music. Includes information on performances from Muddy Waters to Eric Clapton.

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An Introduction to a Distinct American Art Form.......2006-06-23

National Public Radio has published "curious listener's" guides to a number of musical types, including classical, opera, folk, popular, and celtic. With its recent, "The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Blues" (2005), NPR offers a sympathetic, thoughtful, and broad-based guide to a uniquely American and African American music. The author, David Evans, is Professor of Music at the University of Memphis where he has designed a program in ethnomusicology with a specific specialization in southern folk and popular music. He has written widely on the blues and received a Grammy in 2003 for his liner notes to a seven-CD collection, "Screamin' and Hollering the Blues, The Worlds of Charley Patton."

Although the blues have received much popular attention in recent years, it is gratifying to see the increased amount of serious, scholarly study that the music is receiving. It is long overdue. Evans has written an introductory account of the blues that will, indeed, whet the appetite of the new listener, but he has done much more. He treats the music seriously, with an obvious love, and without stereotyping or hype. There is much to be learned from his book about the music, its history, its performers, and its place in American life.

The "blues" are notoriously difficult to define or to categorize, but Evans stresses that "[a]bove all else, blues music is about conveying personal feeling and, in so doing, reaching others and establishing a sense of life-affirming solidarity." (p. 165) With all its learning, this book keeps the emotional, personal core of the music at its center. Evans also describes in succinct, non-technical language the formal characteristics of the blues, the use of blue notes and chordal patterns, and the various types of interplay in the blues between vocal and instrumental lines. A chapter titled "the Language of the Blues" offers good basic guidance not only to the blues but to elementary music theory as well.

The early chapters of the book offer discussions of the origins of the blues near the beginning of the 20th century, and of its pioneer recordings. He discusses the varieties of the blues that have developed in its now century-long history, including the classic or vaudeville blues, country, folk blues, swing, and jump, electric blues, Chicago blues and much else through the appropriation of much of the blues sound by British and American rock and roll performers.

Evans also offers three related chapters giving biographies of many famous blues artists, detailed discussions of fifty blues songs, chosen for their excellence and representative character, and fifty blues CDs. These songs and CDs are well-chosen and non-dogmatically presented. They will give the new listener a cross-section of the types of music and artists that have formed the blues. The lists will form the basis for endless listening and enjoyment and will encourage the new listener to explore the blues further. Evans's concluding chapter includes a guide to books, magazines and websites devoted to the blues.

This book will appeal both to newcomers to the blues and to those who know and love the music. Most importantly, Evans shows the reader that the blues are not merely a product of "pop" culture, but rather are a serious, influential and passionate American music that will amply repay attention and study.

Robin Friedman

The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Celtic Music (NPR Curious Listener's Guide To...)

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The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Celtic Music (NPR Curious Listener's Guide To...)
Fiona Ritchie
Manufacturer: Perigee Trade
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This vigorously researched portrait of the Celtic music family explores the full spectrum of its passionate performers, their beloved instruments, and this timeless music. Features musicians such as The Chieftains, Natalie MacMaster, and Enya, and songs from Auld Lang Syne to The Parting Glass.

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NPR Curious Listener's Guide To Blues 6-copy counter
David Evans
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Doing the Business looks at the culture of London's East End and its relationship with the Criminal Investigation Department of the Metropolitan Police. The cultures of both the East End and the CID are examined in terms of their relationship with the market place and the emergent strategies of negotiation, trading, and, most importantly, entrepreneurship. The author breaks new ground in several crucial areas. He asks how well traditional notions of working class culture fit the East End, and argues convincingly that they do not. His model of an entrepreneurial working class culture (a shadow economy) is a departure from the routine 'them and us' picture of class relationships in Britain. He links the working class ethos peculiar to the East End with the occupational culture of detectives in an illuminating analysis of the working identity of plain clothes policing. There is also much of interest and originality in his theories of crime and delinquency, and in his documentation of the history of detective work in London. This is a highly original and at times controversial piece of work that contributes not only to our knowledge of culture and sub-culture, but also to the sociology of policing, and the study of class relations and organizations.

Doing the Business : Entrepreneurship, the Working Class, and Detectives in the East End of London

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Doing the Business : Entrepreneurship, the Working Class, and Detectives in the East End of London
Dick Hobbs
Manufacturer: NY
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Doing the Business: Entrepreneurship, the Working Class, and Detectives in the East End of London
Dick Hobbs
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, Oxford
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000MAMJHK

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Doing the Business: Entrepreneurship, the Working Class, and Detectives in the East End of London
Dick Hobbs
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
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Funky and Cool

My Favorite Baby Name Book

Excellent for Writers Who want something different!

The Totally Excellent baby book for us! (not our parents)

Throw away your list and buy this book!

Puffy, Xena, Quentin, Uma : And 10,000 Other Names for Your New Millennium Baby
Joal Ryan
Manufacturer: Plume
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Binding: Paperback

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The 50 million people born between 1965 and 1977, raised on Sesame Street, disco, and video games, whose mission up to now has been establishing a unique identity, are growing up, pairing off, settling down, and having kids. Now, the generation made up of Scotts, Jennifers, and Starrs (with two R's) is faced with the task of finding just the right name for its offspring. In Puffy, Xena, Quentin, Uma, Joal Ryan's well-honed trend radar helps them get the job done.

In the pages of this funny and indispensable guide, you'll find:

* 10,000 names with origins, definitions, and spelling variations--Annie, Anny, Anni, Annee
* Loads of trivia, including what musicians, movie stars and other celebrities name their babies
* "Crib" sheets for busy parents-to-be--a shortcut to the best, riskiest, and trendiest names under each letter of the alphabet
* Off-the-beaten path sources of inspiration--John Hughes movies, the grunge scene, and much more
* Which names are hot, which names are not, and which names might subject your little one to years of playground torture or sessions with a therapist

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Funky and Cool.......2005-08-04

Trends tips and trivia,wonderful Ideas and insight into names although I disagree with some of what Joal was saying this is number 10 on my top of the top baby names list. This guide might be helpful to some parents but they need to think for them selves too don't just listen to the book.

My Favorite Baby Name Book.......2005-03-06

I must have looked at every single baby name book in the big downtown Seattle library. Though I was initially turned off by the name of the book, I am glad I did not judge this book by its cover. Great names, great descriptions. I even found the name for my baby in this book. And one year later, I still like my baby's name and think I'll keep it!

Excellent for Writers Who want something different!.......2003-05-15

I'm an amateur writer, and I LOVE Puffy, Xena, Quentin, Uma! This is an excellent book that will help you come up with great, contemporary and hip names for modern characters. No more, should your contemporary characters be stuck with names like Justin, Lance, and Alex. Instead, your characters could be called: Gage, Ozmon, and Lizbet! Each chapter header comes complete with famous 'real people' who are using the names in question. I love it.

My only peeve with this book, is the low quality paper it is printed on. This paper is a very low grade, and seems only a few grades above toilet paper. Don't let this deter you, however. This is a great book. A must buy.

The Totally Excellent baby book for us! (not our parents).......2001-08-12

I was sitting down thumbing through the pages of another book and getting NOWHERE. I was having about as much fun as one has trying to BBQ in a rainstrom.

I needed a book that would work for me. I saw the title of this book a decided that it might be worth a good chuckle to atleast look at. This is the book!!! I love the way she has organized it. The little "Crib Notes" are a great eye-opener and a good chuckle. It saves you time, thought and the ever-so-friendly opinions from family and friends when you might be considering naming your child Elvira or Shaq.

Having grown up during the same time as her audience, Joal is in tune with the reader. She doesn't bother listing some names that haven't been used in 100 years just so she can have a book of 25,000+ names. She is smart and gives names that you might actually consider naming your child.

If you are looking to enjoy naming your baby, I highly recommend this book. If you are just looking for a name (like for the pet goldfish) then the book on the checkout stand (you know, the one by the National Enquirer) will work just fine.

Throw away your list and buy this book!.......2000-12-29

That's what my wife and I did while trying to pick a name for our fourth and final child. We had a huge list of more traditional-style names, but had no luck choosing a name we both could agree on. So we threw the list away, got this book, and let our imagination run wild. Two days later, Zoe Piper was born! This book is fun to read and will bring back lots of memories for those of us in the 30-35 age range. Oh, the joys of feeling like a kid again! Joal, thanks for making a difficult task fun.

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Non-Modern Names....
I'd like to know the meanings of these names: Jorge Nemeshek
So many names that I could not decide!

10,000 Names for Your Baby
Kathy Ishizuka
Manufacturer: Dell
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Release Date: 1997-04-07

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Bigger and better than ever, this comprehensive reference provides all the information parents need to choose the best name for their baby. Packed with thousands of new choices and the latest findings on how our names can affect our personal and professional lives, this book makes finding the perfect name easier than ever. Discover:

Place names: Jamaica, Dakota, Sierra
Surnames for first names: Madison, Harper, Taylor
Names from nature: Lark, Pearl, Sage
Names from mythology: Daphne, Thea, Gareth
10 issues to consider before naming a baby
Concise overview of the most popular name categories
Completely revised horoscopes to predict a baby's talents and tendencies
And much more!

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Non-Modern Names...........2000-03-05

This book was a bit disappointing to my husband and me... many of the names are out of date... there were not many new modern unusual names... however if you are looking for something older and less modern... this might be pretty good...

I'd like to know the meanings of these names: Jorge Nemeshek.......1999-08-26

I'd like to know the meanings of these names: Jorge, Nemeshek, Tenorio, Carrillo. If you can help me I'd really apreciate it.

Tahnk you

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Jorge

So many names that I could not decide!.......1998-03-30

I read this book cover to cover twice and was simply overwhelmed with the amount of names and definitions it contained. A must for the parent to be.

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How not to conduct Joint Warfare

An insiders look at the Gulf War

A detailed and hard-hitting account of the Gulf War

Not the same Gen Franks

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The Generals' War : The Inside Story of the Conflict in the Gulf
Michael R. Gordon , and General Bernard E. Trainor
Manufacturer: Back Bay Books
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How not to conduct Joint Warfare.......2006-09-06

Trainor and Gordon do a commendable job explaining the operational level planning and execution of the first Gulf War. I unreservedly recommend this book as the best description of the events comprising Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm that I have read. "The Generals' War" explains the challenges of joint integration and deconfliction, the intricacies of fighting with allies, and the blend of political and military concerns faced by a regional combatant commander.

Desert Storm is often described in service schools as a shining example of joint warfare, however the authors expose this statement as overblown and explain the shortfalls in interservice cooperation that plagued Schwarzkopf's CENTCOM, and demonstrate how each service ultimately did its own thing. "The Generals' War" demonstrates that Desert Storm was not so much a campaign that combined joint effects to achieve a goal, as it was a campaign that piled each service's effects onto the enemy forces until they collapsed.

The books does not pull punches and examines how problems with phasing and operational tempo allowed many enemy formations to escape capture or destruction.

"The Generals' War" will appeal to the military professional and the average reader alike. Well done.

An insiders look at the Gulf War.......2006-05-27

The General's War is a well written insider's look at the operational planning and execution of Operation Desert Storm. The detailed discussion of the operational planning teams that designed campaign plan was the highlight. It provided a rare glimpse into the extremely important, but often overlooked subject of campaign planning. While the high-tech smart bombs are what most people remember about the war, it was these small teams of mid-level officers that came up with the plan the liberated Kuwait in 100 hours that deserve much of the credit. The early stumbles at "jointness" are evident throughout the book, as old service rivalries dominated many issues. I can see why this book is the standard at the Marine Corps Command and Staff College for the study of the Gulf War.

A detailed and hard-hitting account of the Gulf War.......2005-12-29

In "The Generals' War: The Inside Story of the Conflict in the Gulf," Michael R. Gordon and Bernard E. Trainor have crafted a fascinating work of military history. As the title indicates, the book places a heavy emphasis on the actions of the senior military officers involved in the planning and execution of the U.S.-led coalition's 1991 war against Iraq. In the preface, the authors note that this conflict "is without precedent in the annals of warfare. It was the dawn of a new era" (page x).

In their acknowledgements section, the authors discuss in detail the research that went into the writing of this book. They note that they interviewed administration officials, diplomats, allied military officers, and intelligence experts; they observe further that some "talked on the record; others on a not-for-attribution basis." They also drew on written responses that former president George Bush provided to their questions. Their research is meticulously documented in a lengthy set of endnotes (pages 479-520), thus enhancing the book's credibility. The text is further enhanced by thirteen detailed and clearly drawn maps that illuminate many aspects of the war: the Iraqi air defense system, coalition force deployment and movement, locations of oil fields, and more. Also included are photographs of many of the senior leaders involved in the war.

The book is full of fascinating details about many aspects of the war. The authors discuss the participation of various coalition forces in the campaign, as well as the diplomatic activities involving the USSR, Egypt, and other nations. Also discussed are friendly fire incidents and Iraqi POWs. I was particularly interested in the many details about the military hardware used by both coalition and Iraqi forces; the authors cover aircraft, naval vessels, sea and land mines, mine-clearing gear, tanks, and more. There are some really noteworthy battle scenes; particularly vivid is a description of a tank battle between U.S. and Iraqi forces--"an impressive tableau of destruction."

Gordon and Trainor are pointedly critical of many aspects of the conduct of the war. They discuss examples of rivalry and poor coordination between the different branches of the U.S. military, and also criticize the French and the Saudis. But the strongest and most sustained criticism is directed at General Norman Schwarzkopf. The authors assess both his command style and planning of the war and ultimately fault him for failing to achieve true joint warfare. The book places a heavy emphasis on the battle of Khafji; the authors discuss this engagement in detail and criticize both Schwarzkopf and General Colin Powell for failing to grasp its lessons.

Gordon and Trainor note that the Persian Gulf War was "a laboratory for the American military's new weapons and fighting doctrines." This well-written book vividly shows how hardware, tactics, diplomatic concerns, and personalities came together in the fighting of this war. This is a valuable addition to the military history of the late 20th century.

Not the same Gen Franks.......2003-12-07

To those reviewers who have pointed out that the Gen Franks who comes off as incompetent in "The Generals' War" is ironically the same Gen Franks who led the recent war against Iraq, please read the book again. The Gen Franks in "The Generals' War" is Gen Frederick Franks, while the CENTCOM Commander who led the military forces in the most recent war with Iraq is Gen Tommy Franks. They are NOT the same person.

Good Book.......2003-10-15

This book provides an excellent view into much of the political and military decision-making that occurred during the first Gulf War. Gordon and Trainor's prose flows smoothly in this historical account of the war and this, along with many interesting vignettes mixed in, make the book easy to read. I would recommend it to anyone interested in learning not only more about the first conflict in the Gulf, but also those wanting insight into how the planning and execution of such an operation is complex and riddled with political battles.

Beginning their narrative shortly before Iraq invades Kuwait, the authors show that while some within the CIA were concerned with Iraqi troop developments near the Kuwaiti border, most in the Bush Administration were unconcerned about the possibility that Hussein would challenge the U.S. in the region. The ambiguous communiqués exchanged between Iraq and the U.S. are briefly mentioned, including the infamous Glaspie memo. What the Bush administration failed to realize, was how desperate Iraq's situation would become due to their failing economy and continued large military expenditures. This combination created "an explosive relationship" according to Gordon and Trainor.

After the Iraqis seize Kuwait, the book turns to its most interesting section-the decisions of where and how many forces to deploy and what to do with the forces once in place. After scrambling to receive approval from the Saudis to station troops in their territory, debate began to center around whether U.S. forces should protect Saudi Arabia or attempt to expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait. Powell favored only protecting the Saudis, while Eagleburger believed the U.S. should seek to remove the Iraqis. This first quibble over the role of the U.S. forces was only one of many to occur throughout the conflict between decision-makers at all levels.

Once it was decided Kuwait was to be liberated, the next hot topic was how to use the forces in the Gulf most effectively. In the U.S. command debate swirled over how to use the air and ground forces. Unsurprisingly, the Air Force asserted the war could be won solely through the use of air power while the Army and Marines thought a ground offensive would be necessary. Pentagon official, John Warden, pitched his revolutionary war plan to CINC commander Norman Schwartzkopf. Warden's plan involved striking at the heart of Iraq's command and control center-Baghdad. Rather than bombard Iraqi ground troops with an endless stream of firepower, Warden proposed going straight to what he called the "inner ring" of Iraq's military power and targeting electrical, radar, communication, and other installations critical to Saddam's ability to disseminate orders to subordinates. Unlike Vietnam where air power provided support for ground forces, Warden's plan involved knocking out key pillars of the Iraqi military machine with the hope that it would collapse on itself. Warden's plan was tweaked several times over to accommodate other branches and military officials but the basic framework stayed in place-Iraq would be weakened through a systematic air campaign aimed at Baghdad before a ground war would begin.

With the air strategy firmly in place, work began on identifying potential targets. As the U.S. gathered intelligence on exactly what types of equipment the Iraqis possessed, they began to realize two things: 1) they were unsure about the quality of the hardware the Iraqis had and 2) the massive military buildup undertaken during the Reagan administration had neglected a few areas that might become crucial during the Gulf War. Hussein had managed to cobble together a formidable regional force through arms sales mainly from the Soviets, French, and Chinese. The U.S. was uncertain how good the Iraqi air defenses were, how effectively the Iraqis could use it, and how U.S. stealth technology and radar jamming techniques would perform against it.

The U.S. was not only uneasy because the stealth technology was untested but because other areas of the military had been neglected during the Reagan era build-up. Obsessed with technology, the Reagan buildup did an excellent job of developing high-tech weapons (stealth, Tomahawk cruise missles, etc.) but passed over smaller, more minor upgrades but upgrades that were still important. Two cases illustrate this point. First, only Air Force planes had two systems of independently identifying aircraft as friend-from-foe. Since it was a rule of engagement that U.S. planes had to have two independent identifications, the Navy could not engage what it believed (rightly) were two Iraqi war jets trailing U.S. planes returning from bombing raids. Another example involves the radio technology possessed by the Army. Instead of modern radios, the Army pilots had antiquated radios that had been held over from the Vietnam era. The radios were still operable but also gave away the position of the user. When two Army pilots were forced to eject over Iraq, the Iraqis eventually captured them in part because their radio transmissions were traceable.

With the air phase humming along, planning for a ground invasion continued. Again, there were battles over which ground forces would carry out which missions. The Army had planned to enter the western part of Iraq, storm toward Baghdad, and cut off the supply lines of the Iraqi forces in Kuwait. The Marines' role would be to push the Iraqi army out of Kuwait and into the Army, which would have gathered a full head of steam and deliver the knock-out punch. The Marines became upset because they felt undermanned to charge into Kuwait only to have the Army swoop in and steal the glory by finishing off the Iraqis. Why do they have to do the dirty work and get none of the credit? Partners within the coalition also had to be accommodated. The Saudis insisted on helping push back Iraqi forces that had crossed the Saudi border as a matter of pride. Britain wanted a prominent role in the ground war and France also wanted to conduct a significant number of sorties. All were woven into the battle plan, even if the plan had to be altered in ways that were thought detrimental to success.

With the concerns of the services and allies adequately assuaged, the ground war was finally set to begin. The Marines moved into Kuwait and after some intense initial resistance, had the Iraqis on the run. The only problem was the Marines' effort had been too successful. They Iraqis retreated quickly enough that the Army did not reach a position to deliver its "left hook" to the fleeting Iraqi forces. Since the U.S. had been so effective in the ground phase, Powell and Schwartzkopf began to lobby the president with the idea that the fighting should end soon and the U.S. should scale back in the region to prevent anti-American sentiment. Both Powell and Schwartzkopf believed that plowing through Baghdad and deposing Saddam Hussein would be costly in terms of casualties. They argued the mission had been accomplished-Kuwait had been liberated.

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the General's War: the Inside Story of the Conflict in the Gulf
Michael R., And General Bernard E. Trainor Gordon
Manufacturer: Little, Brown
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The General's War: The Inside Story of the Conflict in the Gulf
Michael R. & Trainor, Gen. Bernard E. Gordon
Manufacturer: Little Brown & Co.
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Generals' War: The Inside Story of the Conflict in the Gulf War
Michael R., and Trainor, Bernard E. Gordon
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Well written book-A KEEPER for people who are becoming US Citizens

Just a book

American Government and Politics Today: The Essentials 2006-2007 Edition (American Government and Politics Today)
Barbara A. Bardes , Mack C. Shelley , and Steffen W. Schmidt
Manufacturer: Wadsworth Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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Study Guide for Schmidt/Shelley/Bardes' American Government and Politics Today: The Essentials 2006-2007 Edition, 12th

ASIN: 0534647332

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The best-selling book published for American Government, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY: THE ESSENTIALS helps students experience the excitement that comes from active, informed citizenship in a concisely organized package. Bardes, Shelley, and Schmidt's text is renowned nationwide for its balanced, unbiased, comprehensive, and up-to-date coverage of constitutional, governmental, political, social, and economic structures and processes. The overriding theme is the importance of informed active citizenship. The pedagogy underscores this theme by soliciting critical thinking about political issues and encouraging students to become involved the political process. With keen awareness of its audience, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY: THE ESSENTIALS incorporates current examples, the Internet, and other media to stimulate learning and excitement about American government. This truly interactive text gives students more than reading material?it gives them tools to become good citizens.

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Well written book-A KEEPER for people who are becoming US Citizens.......2007-05-26

This book has a LOT of detail in it. It gives you an excellent idea of how our Federal government is organized, who runs what parts of the government, background on the organization of the Federal government.

The book has the full text of the US Constitution, along with the amendments, and explanations of same. There is also a list of all the US Presidents and Vice Presidents.

There are links to many websites, both public and private, that are of interest.

The book is well written and should be considered by anyone who will be taking a citizenship test.

For those of you who are buying this book because it is required for your class: If you actually read this book, you WILL learn some very interesting things.

Just a book.......2007-05-20

This is probably a classroom requirement, so it doesn't really matter what I think about it.

Study Guide for Schmidt/Shelley/Bardes' American Government and Politics Today: The Essentials 2006-2007 Edition, 12th

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Good for walk-in classroom

Study Guide for Schmidt/Shelley/Bardes' American Government and Politics Today: The Essentials 2006-2007 Edition, 12th
Barbara A. Bardes , Mack C. Shelley , and Steffen W. Schmidt
Manufacturer: Wadsworth Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

All Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books

Nonfiction | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
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Prepared by James Perkins of San Antonio College, the study guide contains chapter summaries, key terms, and an extensive practice exam including fill-in-the-blank, true/false, multiple choice and short essay questions.

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Good for walk-in classroom.......2007-05-20

I got this study guide for an online PoliSci class. Unfortunately, it was of no use to me, as all of our homework and tests were essay. But, I'm sure that in a regular classroom setting this would be great.

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