Warfare and defence Books

This comprehensive guide provides detailed information on the navies of various global powers during the late 19th century, with a focus on data related to ship particulars and armaments.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally...

This book examines the possible outcomes of a future naval conflict, with a focus on the strategies and technologies that might be employed.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

The Emperor's fall by one of his own generalsPosterity has been granted several renowned historians of the Napoleonic Wars and the author of this book, Antoine-Henri Jomini, is notable among them-for he not only chronicled its history, but was an active...

A highland regiment at war in the EastWhen this book was originally published both the regiment and author remained anonymous. Today we know it concerns the wartime experiences of the 2nd Battalion, The Black Watch and that its author-an officer of the...

Around the world in the twentieth century, political violence in emerging states gave rise to different kinds of silence within their societies. This book explores the histories of these silences, how they were made, maintained, evaded, and transformed...

Here is an alphabetically arranged index of the claims presented to the State of New York for payment for military clothing and equipment on behalf of persons who served in the New York state militia during the War of 1812. The index provides the...

The book is the second in a series of three dealing with the demonstrated effectiveness of airpower during the 20th Century.The air forces and airpower theories of France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, the USSR and the United States are described...

In attempting to analyze the role of luck in war, a rather narrow definition of luck is necessary. The conventional dictionary definitions of luck are "a force that brings good fortune or adversity" and "the events or circumstances that operate for or...

With fascinating photographs and text, the author describes the parallel lives of himself and his ship during World War II. Treadwell was a commissioned naval officer, but says his true rating should have been "Landlubber 1/c." At the start of the war,...

Out of a war which caused over 50,000,000 deaths comes the story of a dedicated life. Meet Francis Charles DiPietro, a young man from Cambridge, Massachusetts who is called from his education at Harvard University to serve his country in the most...

Nickel On The Grass is a series of vignettes that capture the life of an extraordinary aviator, fighter pilot and leader, Colonel Phil Handley. In a career that spanned 26 years "Hands" earned a reputation as an exceptional pilot and leader in war and...

In this book, top scholars of international relations assess the consequences of globalization for national security, identifying three distinct 'processes' of globalization - the intensification of economic exchange, the flow of information, and...

The navies of China, India and to a lesser extent Japan are expanding rapidly at present. This has the potential to alter the US-dominated naval balance in Asia-Pacific but it also raises a question: are the region's powers involved in a naval arms...

The second edition of Strategic Studies: A Reader brings together key essays on strategic theory by some of the leading contributors to the field. This revised volume contains several new essays and updated introductions to each section. The volume...

The book interrogates the disciplinary biases and firewalls that inform mainstream international relations today, and problematises the several tropes that have come to typify the strategic histories of post-colonial societies such as India. Questioning...

This new book provides a framework for understanding the international relations of armed groups, including terrorist organizations, insurgencies and warlords, which play an increasingly important role in the international system...

This new Reader aims to guide students through some of the key readings on the subject of terrorism and political violence.In an age when there is more written about terrorism than anyone can possibly read in a lifetime, it has become increasingly...

This assessment of the performance of the southern soldiers in the American Civil War of 1861 deals with every aspect of an army from its senior officer to the lowliest private, following every process as the soldier tried to adapt to military life,...

Written by a leading scholar in the field of nuclear weapons and international relations, this book examines 'the problem of order' arising from the existence of weapons of mass destruction.

In this book, the author has tried bridge the gap between the common perception of the Yugoslav conflict as portrayed in the media and the actual grim reality with which he was dealing as an EU monitor on the ground. Drawing on original material from...

" . . . offers the quickest way I know to acquire the basic historical background that we ought all to have." -Louis J. Halle, SurvivalThis classic in the field of military history covers weaponry from Archimedes' catapult down to MIRV and the ABM,...

On the eve of World War II, the Squalus, America's prized submarine, plunged to the bottom of the North Atlantic. Thirty-three members survived, largely because of the efforts of U.S. Navy officer Charles Swede Momsen. In this thrilling true account,...

On this special day, we gather together as a nation to express our deepest gratitude and unwavering love for each and every one of you. Veterans Day serves as a testament to the immeasurable sacrifices you have made in service to our great country.

Akademische Arbeit aus dem Jahr 2019 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Arbeit, Beruf, Ausbildung, Organisation, Note: 1,0, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die sozialwissenschaftliche Polizeiforschung wird in Deutschland selbst innerhalb...

In the US Army there are only a few men who are able to earn all three tabs worn on the uniform, the Airborne Tab, the Ranger Tab and the Special Forces Tab. Those men are known by many terms, but one of them is "Triple Canopy". These are three stories...

Second edition, including new prefaceFreedom is Not Free.Beginning with WW II Allied raids on Nazi Germany, the story continues with the onset of the Cold War, development of the jet-engine bomber, and the US strategy of nuclear deterrence. The ultimate...

Sochaczew, located in central Poland is a town about 44 miles due west of Warsaw, whose Jewish presence dates back to the 15th century. The first reported Jew in town was in 1463 - a doctor. Life was not easy for the Jews due to an alleged "blood libel"...

The teenager lashed to the side of Robert Stephenson's yacht in a storm as she sailed with him to Egypt, and other true stories Georgina Ballantine, who landed a record-breaking salmon that was almost as long as she was tall... A family who ran a...

First published in limited numbers in 2005 by the United States Army Center of Military History. Contains an anthology of essays by historians and scholars who trace the origin and development of the operational level of warfare, the critical link...

Naval War College Historical Monograph Series 16, originally published in April 2009. This book reprints a diary found in the Naval War College archives of Joseph K Taussig, a distinguished U.S. naval officer, kept when as a naval cadet (midshipman and...