Michael Howard was a distinguished British military historian whose work provided profound insights into the nature of warfare and its societal consequences. He was known for his meticulous research and his ability to connect historical conflicts with broader social and political landscapes. Howard's scholarship explored both past engagements and future strategic considerations.
It was meant to be a simple task of repossessing an executive jet from Nigeria... Mike became embroiled in a mess created by an English aristocrat involved in illegal currency dealing. At the same time, Mossad agents were plotting the kidnapping of a Nigerian diplomat in Kensington. To escape certain death from two groups of very angry Nigerians, Mike took off from Lagos International Airport, without permission, only to have the Nigerian Air Force waiting to shoot him down. They didn't succeed but Mike was arrested in The Ivory Coast where he finally landed. In a horrible twist, Mike's friends, two engineers who helped him escape, were jailed in Nigeria for two years. This incredible true story will make you hold your breath, laugh and cry.
Plan, build, and maintain highly secure Azure applications and workloads As business-critical applications and workloads move to the Microsoft Azure cloud, they must stand up against dangerous new threats. That means you must build robust security into your designs, use proven best practices across the entire development lifecycle, and combine multiple Azure services to optimize security. Now, a team of leading Azure security experts shows how to do just that. Drawing on extensive experience securing Azure workloads, the authors present a practical tutorial for addressing immediate security challenges, and a definitive design reference to rely on for years. Learn how to make the most of the platform by integrating multiple Azure security technologies at the application and network layers-- taking you from design and development to testing, deployment, governance, and compliance.About YouThis book is for all Azure application designers, architects, developers, development managers, testers, and everyone who wants to make sure their cloud designs and code are as secure as possible.Discover powerful new ways to: Improve app / workload security, reduce attack surfaces, and implement zero trust in cloud code Apply security patterns to solve common problems more easily Model threats early, to plan effective mitigations Implement modern identity solutions with OpenID Connect and OAuth2 Make the most of Azure monitoring, logging, and Kusto queries Safeguard workloads with Azure Security Benchmark (ASB) best practices Review secure coding principles, write defensive code, fix insecure code, and test code security Leverage Azure cryptography and confidential computing technologies Understand compliance and risk programs Secure CI / CD automated workflows and pipelines Strengthen container and network security
Produced in association with the Musee Marmottan Monet, this beautifully
illustrated book looks at the life and work of the leading light in the
Impressionist movement.
Through a selection of paintings, drawings and sketches by more than 20 painters, and extracts from their writings, this book provides an insight into the lives of the men and women who forged the Impressionist movement. Personalities featured include Renoir, Monet, Degas and Pissarro.
A tour de force of both European and military history, The Franco-Prussian War is a superb account of this hugely important conflict, ideal for the student, historian and general reader alike. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Bertrand Taithe.
In both a philosophical and a practical work, Clausewitz defines the essential nature of war, debates the qualities of a great commander, assesses the relative strengths of defensive and offensive war, and - in highly controversial passages - considers the relationship between war and politics.
Focusing on the historical significance, this book showcases the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, highlighting its original construction as the longest suspension bridge in the world in 1926. It features rare images documenting the planning, construction, and the people behind the bridge's creation. Additionally, the vintage photographs capture the bridge's evolution over the decades, emphasizing its enduring role as a symbol of the Philadelphia-Camden metropolitan area.
Describes how to put software security into practice, covering such topics as risk analysis, coding policies, Agile Methods, cryptographic standards, and threat tree patterns.
By the time the First World War ended in 1918, eight million people had died
in what had been perhaps the most apocalyptic episode the world had known.
This Very Short Introduction provides a concise and insightful history of 'the
Great War', focusing on why it happened, how it was fought, and why it had the
consequences it did.
