Rob Johnson

PEOPLE SEE THINGS IN TOILETS THAT THEY WISH THEY HADN'T. WHAT TREVOR HAWKINS SEES MIGHT EVEN COST HIM HIS LIFE... When Trevor hits the open road in his beat-up old camper van with his incorrigible dog, Milly, his quest for adventure soon spirals dangerously out of control. The simple act of flushing a hotel toilet transforms his life from redundant sales assistant to fugitive from a gang of psychopathic villains, the police and MI5. Then there's private detective Sandra Gray, who could cheerfully throttle him for turning a well paid, piece-of-cake job into a total nightmare. Or could she? With more twists and turns than an Escher-designed bobsleigh run, Lifting the Lid is a comic thriller about how a single, split-second decision can change someone's life forever.

Lifting the Lid

Janne Haaland Matlary

What is military strategy today? In an era when European states seek to de-escalate and avoid armed conflict, and where politicians fear the consequences of protracted operations or tactical hazards, does military strategy have any relevance? This is the first volume to examine current military risks and threats for NATO from a military strategy vantage point. Which strategies are needed? Is ways—ends—means thinking possible as a strategic template today? The contributors probe the relative importance, utility and options of military strategy across NATO as it confronts a variety of challenges old and new, as hybrid threats, new nuclear risks and conventional force combine in complex ways. They also examine what military strategy and military integration really mean, when NATO’s multilateral framework is being weakened by degrees of self-interest. They analyse the USA’s political and military role in Europe, and assess military strategic responses to Russian aggression in Ukraine and the Middle East. Moreover, they study the role of member states’ military strategy set against Article 5 and non-Article 5 risks and threats, and explore how European states devise and implement military strategic options. This book makes a clear assessment of political level strategy and its implications for military integration.

The Challenge for NATO

Military Strategy in the 21st Century

The British Indian Army was a distinctive phenomenon, a curious combination of Western imperial and South Asian military cultures. It was first and foremost a military instrument for garrison duties, but it was rarely used in internal security and most of its history is concerned with expeditionary wars. While the British regarded the Indian Army as a source of pride and a vital source of imperial manpower, it was not a simple case of exploitation of local indigenous labour by an indifferent colonial system, but rather an evolving and often imperfect partnership, with shared identities, varying degrees of proficiency, and a particular ethos. The Indian Army was transformed under British direction, and arguably enjoyed its greatest triumph in defeating Imperial Japan in 1945. Paradoxically, at the same time, the Indian Armed Forces were also the most potent vehicles for the concept of a free and independent India. This new edited work is a selection of the Indian army’s long history of development and modernisation, drawing out themes such as leadership, discipline, racial categorisation, mechanisation, and operational performance. It ranges from the campaigns of the eighteenth century to the agonized decisions to break up the old army between the new nations of South Asia. Chapters also cover the operations in Afghanistan, Persia and China in the nineteenth century; the gruelling conditions of Mesopotamia and Gallipoli in the First World War; auxiliaries on the North West Frontier; ambiguities over internal security in the Inter-War Years; air power and armoured warfare; the paradoxes of race; and operations in Malaya during the army's nadir in 1941–42. The collection represents renewed interest in the Indian armed forces during the British period and offers a wide range of themes for consideration.

Virtue and Necessity

The British Indian Army

The sometimes raunchy, often legally dubious New York and Mexican exploits of William S Burroughs, one of the godfathers of the "Beat" generation, are well known. This book presents stories about his farm, a "serious" fifty-acre spread, in the Valley near Edinburg, described in the 1977 edition of "Junky."

Beats in South Texas

The Lost Years of William S. Burroughs

Volume three in the 'media.culture' series edited by McKenzie Wark. Originated as a Master's thesis. Exploration of the 1999 'cash for comment' scandal uncovered by ABC TV's 'Media Watch' and its impact on the myth of quality journalism. Chronicles and analyses the Australian Broadcasting Authority inquiry into Radio 2UE and its presenters John Laws and Alan Jones, and also the media coverage of the event. Proposes that the so-called 'quality' media are just as compromised as anyone else and that all journalists are biased. Includes 'A Hack's Dictionary', who's who of the ABA inquiry, endnotes, bibliography and index. Author is a journalist, author and editor.

The Seduction of Journo Culture

Cash for Comment

This new work examines how the European states, the United Kingdom and the United States will approach the defence and Security of Europe in the medium and long-term. It is often assumed that Brexit, the United Kingdom’s departure from the political and commercial European Union, would affect defence and security profoundly, but the basis of that assumption is rarely analysed. Bringing together a panel of specialists from Europe, the UK, the EU, and the United States, this volume evaluates the relative position they play in Europe’s defence in the era of Brexit. It examines the arguments, challenges, and problems in European defence, and tests them against the residual commitment, cohesion, and capabilities of the states concerned, including Anglo-French military co-operation, the silent Anglo-German partnership, the US-UK Special Relationship, and the emergent Northern Group.

Britain’s Alliances, Coalitions, and Partnerships

The United Kingdom’s Defence After Brexit

John France

Mike Whitby

The essential military tactics that have enabled commanders from Alexander the Great to General Giap to achieve victory on the battlefield. This groundbreaking book examines battle tactics that have achieved victory through the ages. Drawing on examples of battles on land, at sea, and in the air, the authors reveal the enduring value of each tactic in clear and compelling descriptions and analysis. How can you draw your enemy off-balance? When is the best moment to deliver a counterattack? What is the effect of shock action or defense in depth? This book shows how certain tactical concepts have stood the test of time. It illustrates how General Robert E. Lee, although heavily outnumbered, achieved a remarkable victory through an audacious flanking maneuver at Chancellorsville in 1863, and how the same bold move had been used effectively in Europe more than 600 years before by the king of France at Bouvines. It examines how Allied armies seized and retained the initiative through the airborne landings in Normandy in 1944, and how Soviet General Zhukov pierced enemy lines using Blitzkrieg tactics in Mongolia in 1939. The book features evocative photographs, illustrations, and paintings, and 28 specially commissioned battle plans.

How to Win on the Battlefield: The 25 Key Tactics of All Time

Outnumbered

Outnumbered, Outgunned, Undeterred tells the remarkable true stories of 20 battles or campaigns in which a force overcame the odds to challenge, or triumph over, a stronger opposition. It presents historical examples from 1777 to the present day, analysing the tactics and courage that swung events in favour of the underdog. Each chapter is accompanied by a large illustration or photograph of the conflict in question, as well as a specially commissioned battle plan in two colours. Rob Johnson, a noted expert in the history of war, analyses each of the examples and shows, through vivid narratives and specially commissioned battle plans, how they provided inspiration both at the time and since proof that whatever the odds, fortune favours the brave.

Twenty Battles Against All Odds

Outnumbered, Outgunned, Undeterred

"Fabulously funny. A real must for lovers of all things Greek" The story so far of a not particularly plucky couple's often bewildering experiences of life in a foreign country. After thirteen years in Greece, writer Rob Johnson has got used to most of the things that he found so bizarre at the beginning. Most, but not all.

A Kilo of String

For many of us, it can be difficult to imagine that our own life stories are worth telling. Are they exciting or impactful enough to share with others? What wisdom can we impart on those we tell? What can younger generations take from our experiences that would even apply to their lives? In this book, Rob Johnson faces these questions head-on. Abandoned, Not Broken tells the moving true story of a young boy adopted as a baby and raised in a small, tight-knit trailer community. Spanning the author's life from birth to present day, this touching memoir explores his troubled beginnings, his spiritual journey, a televised marriage proposal, endeavors in entrepreneurship, a campaign for local office, success, failure, perseverance, and more. All the while, this book offers an honest and powerful testimony of God's love that will move and inspire its readers. Armed with the philosophy that one's story is worth telling if even one person is positively affected by what you've been through, this book sets out to uplift and encourage its readers, proving that the stories God gives us are always worth sharing. Connect with Rob Johnson and let him know how you have been inspired to NEVER GIVE UP... FACEBOOK: Abandoned NoT Broken INSTAGRAM: @robjohnsonanb EMAIL: abandonednotbroken2020@gmail.com

Abandoned Not Broken: The PASSION & PERSPECTIVE to Discover Your PURPOSE

Over $1 million worth of gold, jewels, and jade is hiding in the Rocky Mountains. Close to one hundred thousand searchers are looking for Forrest Fenn's treasure, but they are all at an extreme disadvantage-they don't have this guide! When Forrest Fenn, an eighty-year-old millionaire, first announced that he had hidden his fortune in the Rocky Mountains, author Rob Johnson became obsessed with finding the treasure site. Ever since Fenn's proclamation in 2010, hundreds of thousands of treasure hunters have joined the search. Johnson focused on the riddles and clues that could give away the treasure's location. Unable to continue searching for the treasure on his own, he is now publishing his research for the benefit of anyone as passionate about Fenn's fortune as he is. Johnson's guide includes the following: An analysis of Fenn's memoir, The Thrill of the Chase, the first and best clue to the trove's whereabouts Stories from his own experiences with the hunt Solutions and hints to Fenn's most famous riddles Multiple treasures exist Context about Fenn's life and areas of expertise Other advice about starting your own treasure hunt With Johnson's help, you could be the one to finally put the clues together and solve Fenn's mystery!

Clues and Hints to Help You Solve Forrest Fenn's Memoir

The Thrill of the Chase a Treasure Hunt

This essential guide offers a succinct, easy-to-read introduction to the key issues and historiography of British imperialism from the late Eighteenth-century to the present. Each chapter addresses questions posed by the nature of imperialism in its various military, economic, political and cultural forms, while current controversies - including the impact of Orientalism and post-colonialism - are explained and set in the context of previous debates. The first book in Palgrave Macmillan's Histories and Controversies series, British Imperialism enables readers to rapidly assimilate both historiography and key aspects of Britain's imperial power and influence.

British Imperialism

Tim Sweijs

Martijn Kitzen

This book examines the key dimensions of 21st century war, and shows that orthodox thinking about war, particularly what it is and how it is fought, needs to be updated. Accelerating societal, economic, political and technological change affects how we prepare, equip and organise for war, as well as how we conduct war – both in its low-tech and high-tech forms, and whether it is with high intensity or low intensity. The volume examines changes in warfare by investigating the key features of the conduct of war during the first decades of the 21st century. Conceptually centred around the terms ‘kinetic’, ‘connected’ and ‘synthetic’, the analysis delves into a wide range of topics. The contributions discuss hybrid warfare, cyber and influence activities, machine learning and artificial intelligence, the use of armed drones and air power, the implications of the counterinsurgency experiences in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria, as well as the consequences for law(fare) and decision making. This work will be of much interest to students of military and strategic studies, security studies and International Relations. Chapters 1, 2, 5, and 19 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license available at https://www.routledge.com/The-Conduct-of-War-in-the-21st-Century-Kinetic-Connected-and-Synthetic/Johnson-Kitzen-Sweijs/p/book/9780367515249

Kinetic, Connected and Synthetic

The Conduct of War in the 21st Century

Mark Levene

Penny Roberts

History at the End of the World

In Mexico, cuentos de fantasma are a popular form of literature combining fantasy, folktales, and pulp fiction. This is the first collection of such stories written by Mexican American writers.

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