This is a paperbound reprint of a 2005 book. Fishel (national security policy, Center For Hemispheric Studies, National Defense U.) and Manwaring (military strategy, US Army War College) explain and elaborate on the SWORD Model for fighting 'uncomfortable wars' (e.g. internal wars, limited wars, terrorist wars, insurgency wars, or low-intensity conflict), developed by the US Southern Command's Small Wars Operations Research Directorate over the past 20 years. The model says that decision makers should understand the nature of the conflict and its strategic environment, determine primary centers that must be attacked or defended, appreciate the importance of moral legitimacy in pursuing a given strategy or supporting a given government, and consider all of these as part of a strategic whole. It insists that it is essential to recognize the following dimensions of 'wars within the war': the legitimacy war--to attack or defend the moral right of an incumbent regime to exist; the more traditional police-military shooting war between belligerents; wars to isolate belligerents from their internal and external support; the 'war to stay the course' (the provision of consistent and long-term support to a host government); intelligence and information wars; and wars to unify multidimensional, multilateral, and multiorganizational elements into a single effort. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Start with Science books introduce kids to core science concepts through engaging stories, fresh illustrations, and supplemental activities.

One day Oscar sees a ball in the grass. 'Try pushing it!' says Cricket. Oscar learns that the ball rolls slowly in grass and faster on a path, until it bounces off a tree and changes direction. Some things need a push to move, and others use their muscles to move themselves — and to move plenty of other things, too.

A first science book that introduce young readers to core science concepts through fresh, graphic illustrations, engaging stories, and supplemental activity suggestions.

Oscar is a curious kitten, and at the pond he is full of questions about growing things. Luckily, Frog can help with the answers — after all, he's gone through some impressive changes himself! From butterflies to ducks, plants to kittens like him, Oscar finds out how living things begin, why they eat, and how they grow. Includes lesson summaries!

A first science book that introduce young readers to core science concepts through fresh, graphic illustrations, engaging stories, and supplemental activity suggestions.

As Oscar the kitten watches the sun set one evening, he has lots of questions about light and dark. Who better than Moth to help out? Moth shows how sources of light are as different as the sun, stars, fireflies, streetlights, and airplanes, and also explains how shadows are made and why darkness comes at night. Includes lesson summaries!

Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa. It's in a hot, tropical area, but it's so high that it's always covered in ice and snow. Now, this ice and snow is disappearing. Why is this happening? How is it affecting the area around the mountain?

The Fulani are a group of people who live in Africa. Yoro is a young Fulani Boy. Before he can become a man, Yoro must make a long and difficult journey. The journey is a test for him. What challenges will Yoro meet? Will he succeed?

A first science book that introduce young readers to core science concepts through fresh, graphic illustrations, engaging stories, and supplemental activity suggestions.

Oscar is a curious kitten, and at the pond he is full of questions about growing things. Luckily, Frog can help with the answers — after all, he's gone through some impressive changes himself! From butterflies to ducks, plants to kittens like him, Oscar finds out how living things begin, why they eat, and how they grow. Includes lesson summaries!

This revision maintains the position of Forest Ecosystems as the one source for the latest information on the advanced methods that have enhanced our understating of forest ecosystems. Further understanding is given to techniques to explore the changes in climatic cycles, the implications of wide-scale pollution, fire and other ecological disturbances that have a global effect. The inclusion of models, equations, graphs, and tabular examples provides readers with a full understanding of the methods and techniques.

* Includes a revised section on important advances in regional scale analyses

* Features an update to global scale analyses including revised color images

* Provides a detailed comparison of predicted vs. observed tree diversity across 65 eco-regions

* New companion website includes modeling software exercises and tutorials and video clips

When Faye and her friends are swimming, they see a bird covered in oil. Who is putting the oil in the sea, and how can Faye and the others stop them?

It's the best drum lesson anyone could take! Primitive drums, Irish drums, Latin drums, drums from the Middle East and India: whether they're framed, staved, carved, or clay, the basics for making every one of them is here, provided by a master of the style. Photos colorfully display the culturally diverse drums and methods of construction in an easy-to-follow fashion, from choosing and attaching a drumhead to dealing with tacks, staples, and pegs; from learning lacing logistics and knot-tying to working with hoops and adjustable hardware. Both ancient and contemporary techniques are featured, along with projects for every one, instructions for drumhead tuning, and a wealth of historical detail.

Some of the characters take their boat out for the day to swim near one of the islands. The weather takes a sudden turn for the worse and they are trapped at sea without their engine as night falls. What are they going to do?

Alex and his sister Daniela are shopping for their mother's birthday. Suddenly, a little girl drives her shopping cart into Alex by accident. The little girl starts crying and her older sister asks the girl to apologize to Alex. Alex thinks that the older girl is very beautiful, but she leaves before he can ask her name. Alex goes to school the next day and sees that the beautiful girl is a new student in his class.