Materias:

“…Covering four regions of the survey area (The Plains, Karkotis Valley, Upper Lagoudhera Valley and The Mountains) the volume focuses on explicit research questions appropriate to each region. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…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…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Contents; Prologue; 1 Expanding Horizons; 2 Shearing; 3 The High and Glorious Summer Range; 4 Great Trail Drives; 5 Shaping Up for Winter and Shipping to Skull Valley; 6 Skull Valley; 7 It Happened During Breeding Season; 8 Old-Time Range Strategy; 9 Lambing; 10 Western Hospitality; 11 A New Addition; 12 Timely Moves; 13 The Big Snow; 14 Approaching Disaster; 15 Looking Up; 16 A Great Recovery; 17 All in the Day's Work; 18 Moving Up; 19 The Best of Times; 20 The Dugway Withdrawal; 21 Major Changes; 22 End of an Era; 23 Bad News; 24 Life's Big Decisions; 25 Transitions; Index…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Two ounces a day and dysentery: it grieves a man to lose one of them especially if he is a good boy -- 13. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The rebuilding of the Licchavicaitya -- 15 History and Development of Buddhist votive architecture in the Valley of Kathmandu -- 15 The four mounds (thudvã) of Patan -- 17 Characteristics of Licchavicaityas -- 17 Caturvyūhacaitya at Dhvākhābāhā and the caitya at Vãbāhā, 7th century -- 19 Distribution of Licchavicaityas -- 21 Reconfiguration of fragments of Licchavicaityas -- 27 The Vãbāhā Caityas -- 27 The Licchavicaitya -- 27 The rebuilding of the Licchavicaitya -- 37 Proto Śikarakūṭacaitya with a plain base storey -- 37 The Śikharakūṭacaitya with seven circles of lotus leaves (padmāvali) -- 38 Jvālāvalicaitya with triple steps featuring lotus (padma), flame (jvāla) and scepter (vajra) motifs -- 40 Outlook -- 49 Rituals of Dismantling and Reconsecrating the Licchavicaitya in 1993 -- 49 Introduction -- 51 The day of Jīvaninyāsa pūjā. …”