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Free Download Soldiers of End-Times: Assessing the Military Effectiveness of the Islamic State by Ido Levy
English | April 17, 2023 | ISBN: 1538181312 | 296 pages | PDF | 3.65 Mb
In 2014, the Islamic State shocked the world when it defeated national armies on the battlefield and seized large swaths of territory in Iraq and Syria. The group’s military success can be traced to four key variables: organizational innovation, shaping operations, will to fight, and a knack for retaining the initiative. The IS military project led not only to the declaration of a "caliphate," but to the proliferation of jihadist franchises that devastated countries, displaced millions, and killed tens of thousands. Yet the group’s weaknesses ultimately led to the collapse of its territorial achievement.

Free Download Assessing America’s National Security Threats (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BRQY1ZY2 | 2023 | 4 hours and 38 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 254 MB
Author: H. R. McMaster, The Great Courses
Narrator: H. R. McMaster
The United States faces significant dangers and opportunities in the coming century. Malicious actors have harnessed new technologies such as drones, missiles, and offensive cyber weapons to threaten and, in some cases, attack America and its allies. Jihadist terrorist organizations are pursuing more destructive capabilities and are growing in strength as the United States disengages from protracted counterterrorism operations abroad. Since the end of the Cold War, US foreign policy and national security strategy have suffered from strategic narcissism-the tendency to define complex challenges and opportunities abroad only in relation to the United States-and to underappreciate the interests, emotions, and aspirations that drive and constrain rivals, adversaries, and enemies. Former US National Security Advisor H. R. McMaster designed and delivered the 12 lectures of Assessing America’s National Security Threats.