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Brief History of Modern Wars Since Vietnam, both the way we fight and our reasons for going to war have become much more complex. The importance of a conflict is determined not by its size or by the numbers of combatants involved but by its ripple effects and its influence upon future events. In a series of thrilling recreations of eight of the most significant encounters of the last three decades, military historian Richard Connaughton presents a fascinating insight into modern warfare, including interviews with some of the major figures.
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Republic of the Ushakovka. Admiral Kolchak and the Allied Intervention in Siberia 1918–1920 A very readable and
well researched account of the intervention of Japan, the USA,
France, Canada and this country (UK) in the campaign from Vladivostock
along the line of the Trans-Siberian railway and of the genesis
and operations along the same line of the Czech Eastern Army fighting
its way eastwards out of Russia to find a way home to its newly
created State. Routledge, London and New York, 1991 |
 Shrouded
Secrets. Australia's Mainland War with Japan 1942–1944 Covers the devastating
air attacks on the effectively defenceless ports of Darwin and
Broome and the break-out from the prisoner-of-war camp at Cowra
in New South Wales. Attempts were made at the time to treat
all three incidents as minor occurrences but the author has
broken new ground with his investigations. Brassey's, London and Washington, 1994 |
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 Celebration
of VictoryGives an evocative
account of VE day itself and looks at exactly what victory meant
to the British people. Brassey's, |
 Descent
into ChaosThe Doomed Expedition to Mount Kinabalu A true story, well worth reading Evening Herald Brassey's, London and Washington, 1996 |
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Richard
Connaughton has a new book ..........
The
conflicts include Goose Green in the Falklands, the invasion of
Grenada, Operation Desert Storm - the first Iraq War, Operations
in Mogadishu as immortalized in the book and film "Blackhawk
Down", the "Siege of Gorazde" and "Operation
Barras" in Sierra Leone, as well as more recent events at
Fallujah, Iraq, and in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Richard
Connaughton has interviewed most of the major figures involved
in each of the conflicts and offers powerful insights into why
battles either work or don't. This book will tell you what warfare
means in the contemporary world and how it can affect tomorrow................................
the
military history of the russo-japanese war 1904-1905Manchuria,
1904 - 1905, and in their war with the Japanese the Russians
were wrong footed from the start, fighting at the end of a
5,000 mile single track railway against a brilliantly led
and fanatical Japanese army less than a week from their bases.
The Russian command structure was hopelessly confused, their
generals old and incompetent, the Tsar cautious and uncertain.
The Russian naval defeat at Tsushima was as farcical as it
was complete. Seventeen months of war left 300,000 dead, a
major European power defeated by the Japanese and the beginnings
of a new order in the Far East. The world was changed - as
the unsuspecting world would later discover.
Richard Connaughton's
business, National & International Consultancy, conducts studies
and writes papers for clients, generally in the fields of politics and
military activities. Areas of study have spanned the globe on behalf
of Foreign and National Ministries, National Government Departments
and NGOs.
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Nettlecombe, Bridport, Dorset DT6 3SX Telephone: ++44 (0) 1308 485 002 Facsimile: ++44 (0) 1308 485 446 mailto:richard.m.connaughton@lineone.net |
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