Warfare and defence Books

This book applies the concept of mediatization to the contemporary dynamic between war, media and society, with a focus on the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). Since the beginning of the 21st century the IDF has undergone an intensive process of...

This volume critiques contemporary power trends by examining key bilateral dynamics between five putative 'poles' of the multipolar order in the twenty-first century.Written by emerging scholars and established academics, this work provides a timely and...

Human rights and conflict resolution have been traditionally perceived as two separate fields, sometimes in competition or in tension and occasionally with contradictory approaches towards achieving a lasting peace. Although human rights norms have been...

The aim of this study is to examine the extent to which the end of the Cold War led to Europeanisation in the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP).The analysis takes into consideration previous studies on Europeanisation and its impact on the...

"Who's Afraid of ISIS?" eschews familiar debates about the status of ISIS as an existential threat to the West, with the aim of submitting those types of arguments to a reasoned examination of the political place of anxiety itself. This collection...

Geopolitics is an increasingly important tool to understand national and international relations. This book unravels how organized crime is not just a marginal problem but part of a bigger geopolitical and asymmetrical warfare strategy. It seeks to...

Historians have long realized the US civil rights movement pre-dated Martin Luther King Jr., but they disagree on where, when and why it started. Laboured Protest offers new answers in a study of black political protest during the New Deal and Second...

This new handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the issues facing naval strategy and security in the twenty-first century. Featuring contributions from some of the world's premier researchers and practitioners in the field of naval strategy and...

This Handbook links the growing body of media and conflict research with the field of security studies. The academic sub-field of media and conflict has developed and expanded greatly over the past two decades. Operating across a diverse range of...

This new handbook is about the practices of conducting research on military issues.　 As an edited collection, it brings together an extensive group of authors from a range of disciplinary perspectives whose chapters engage with the conceptual, practical...

This book is an analysis of Indonesia's civil-military relations in the post-1998 reform era. It focuses on the political thinking of the Indonesian Army during the time of democratic consolidation. The book examines the army (Tentara Nasional Indonesia...

Following the events and activity surrounding the bicentenary of Trafalgar and the death of Nelson, this volume acts both as a summary of what we have learned and a collection of some of the best scholarship on the battle itself and its context and...

What motivates states to protect populations threatened by mass atrocities beyond their own borders? Most often, states and their representatives appeal to the principle of common humanity, acknowledging a conscience-shocking quality that demands a moral...

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has undergone wide-ranging changes since 2006, when it was given a new maritime warning mission and the NORAD Agreement was signed in perpetuity.Andrea Charron and James Fergusson trace NORAD's recent...

While countries throughout the world rely on immigrants to support their populations and economies, access to the military is limited, denied to those who have not yet acquired citizenship.Precluding immigrants from serving in their host country's armed...

Greater participation by women in peace negotiations, policy-making, and legal decision-making would have a lasting impact on conflict resolution, development, and the maintenance of peace in post-conflict zones. Women, Peace, and Security lays the...

As the UK leaves the European Union and as the multilateral order is increasingly under stress, bilateral security links are more important than ever. Among such relationships, the UK-France partnership has become particularly critical in the past...

Since the advent of the contemporary US national security apparatus in 1947, entrepreneurial public officials have tried to reorient the course of the nation's foreign policy. Acting inside the National Security Council system, some principals and...

At 8:15 A.M., August 6, 1945, the Enola Gay released her load. For forty­ three seconds, the world's first atomic bomb plunged through six miles of clear air to its preset detonation altitude. There it exploded, destroying...

A Historical Sketch of the French Revolution of 1848 is a book written by an anonymous author. It provides a comprehensive account of the events that led to the revolution in France, starting from the Reform Banquets to the Election of the National...

""A Selection From The Public And Private Correspondence Of Vice-Admiral Lord Collingwood V1: Interspersed With Memoirs Of His Life"" is a book written by Cuthbert Collingwood and published in 1828. The book is a compilation of letters and memoirs of...

""A Selected List of Works in the New York Public Library Relating to Nautical and Naval Art and Science Navigation and Seamanship, Shipbuilding, Etc."" is a book published in 1907 by the New York Public Library. The book is a comprehensive guide to the...

""A Revised Account of the Experiments Made with the Bashforth Chronograph: To Find the Resistance of the Air to the Motion of Projectiles"" is a scientific book written by Francis Bashforth in 1890. The book provides a detailed account of the...

""A Report On A Plan For Transporting Wounded Soldiers By Railway In Time Of War"" is a book written by George Alexander Otis in 1875. The book is a detailed report on a plan for transporting wounded soldiers by railway during times of war. It discusses...

A comprehensive tour d'horizon of the debate on the environment and security, focusing on the various policy options for building peace and preventing environmental conflict. Experts from the areas survey the key ...

"Having served in Iraq, the comparisons to Wooten's World War I experiences with my own were remarkable." – Reviewer Uncover a fascinating glimpse into WWI on the Mesopotamian front. Few people truly know about Iraq's role in World...

"People interested in World War II Pacific will enjoy the author's direct and easily understood style." – Reviewer A vital stepping stone in America's war against the Empire of Japan Naval bombardment of the island began on June 14. By...

Introduction - NATO - The Ancient Alliance - New Strategies, New Strategists - The Global Reach of Great Power - Discontinuity, Uncertainty and Change: Atlanticism in Retreat - Conclusion: Present and Future NATO Relationships - Index

The author examines in detail the organization of the U.S. intelligence community, its attempts to monitor and predict the development of Soviet forces from the early days of the cold war, and how these attempts affected American policy and weapons...

""Istoria Del Blocco Di Genova Nell' Anno 1800: Dell' Era Francese VIII (1800)"" ����� un libro scritto da Angelo Petracchi che racconta la storia del blocco di Genova avvenuto nell'anno 1800 durante l'era francese VIII. Il libro descrive le circostanze...

""Istituzioni di Scienza delle Finanze"" ����� un libro scritto da Augusto Graziani nel 1897. Quest'opera ����� un testo fondamentale per lo studio della scienza delle finanze, ovvero l'insieme delle conoscenze relative all'organizzazione e alla gestione...

El libro ""Inventario Del Moviliario, Alhajas, Ropas, Armer������a Y Otros Efectos"" fue escrito por De La Cueva, Beltr�����n y publicado en 1883. Este libro es una gu������a detallada de inventario, que incluye una lista completa de los bienes muebles,...

Il libro ""Il XXIX Maggio, 1848: Anno Primo"" scritto da Ottaviano Targioni-Tozzetti ����� stato pubblicato nel 1859. Il titolo si riferisce alla data in cui ebbe inizio la prima fase della Rivoluzione italiana, che vide la caduta del governo granducale...

Il libro ""Il Santo Officio della Inquisizione in Napoli V1-2: Narrazione (1892)"" di Luigi Amabile ����� una descrizione completa dell'Inquisizione a Napoli durante il periodo del Regno di Napoli. L'autore esamina i processi dell'Inquisizione, i...