Warfare and defence Books

Preface - Framework for Analysis - Instruments of Soviet Diplomacy and Self-Projection - Problems of Initial Adaptation for the USSR and Pakistan - Russian-Soviet Expansion towards Afghanistan: British-Indian and Pakistani Counter-Pressures - Foreign...

Notes on Contributors List of Tables, Figures and Illustrations 1898 and the Making of the New Twentieth-Century World Order; A.Smith and E.D�la-Cox United States Politics and the 1898 War Over Cuba; J.Offner Remembering the Maine: the United States,...

This book analyzes the determinants and scope of Soviet defense reform under Gorbachev from political, military, and economic perspectives.

Do international bureaucracies have a meaningful influence on world politics? Using the UN Secretariat and the evolution of UN peacekeeping as an example, this book shows that even international bureaucracies with limited autonomy can shape international...

Among the many technical innovations that were introduced after World War II, none left as strong an impression on the public as the atom bombs that destroyed two Japanese cities in August 1945. People spoke of the 'atomic age' that had now begun, as if...

This volume outlines the methods appropriate to an English School understanding of international relations and their assumptions about how knowledge of the social is gained. It makes clear what is involved in "an English School approach" and what such an...

This book assesses the key factors underlying such Australian-Japanese cooperation and those policy challenges that could impede it. Experts offer critical insights into why their two countries - traditionally the two key 'spokes' in the US bilateral...

Does the EU matter in international security? The authors identify and explain the drivers of and brakes to EU foreign security action, offer methods of assessment to ascertain influence, and conclude that the union has become a niche international...

Examines international cooperation in European security from a transaction cost economics perspective. This book addresses the puzzle of how to approach differing institutional preferences. It argues that the reduction and limitation of transaction costs...

This volume provides a collection of original essays from leading scholars in the field exploring the contemporary debates, concerns and controversies ongoing in Spanish film industry, culture and scholarship. The essays reveal the farreaching shifts...

In order to help the understanding of international campaigning activities of Non-Governmental Organisations, Tepe analyses the domestic politics of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and provides a theoretical framework through which to access...

This is a study of great power relations - China, India, and Russia - among themselves and with the hegemon (United States). Ahrari argues that the next decade may witness the emergence of a bipolar order where China's dominance in economics is certain;...

Mufti argues that Turkey's security policy is dominated by an insular and risk-averse 'Republican' strategic culture paradigm, that this paradigm has fallen into crisis, bringing some of its core elements in conflict with others, and that this crisis has...

The globalization of trade, investment, and finance continues apace. Many have benefited from this, but deep inequalities persist. This book argues that the interconnections established by globalization make possible a critique of its inequality. For...

Among the greatest developments in conventional war since 1914 has been the rise of air/land power - the interaction between air forces and armies in military operations. From 1914, a great function of air power has always been its effect on ground...

ASEANs Security Enterprise explores the significance of ASEANs cooperative security enterprise the questions of whether and in what sense this enterprise matters.

The Globalization of Security is an important rethinking of the connections between globalization and security, focusing on a conceptual examination of the role of the state combined with key case studies. The book provides an analysis of the changing...

This book brings together academics and politicians to debate the intellectual roots of the ideas that currently drive the main UK political parties. With major players responding to the arguments raised in each chapter, the book will be a mustread for...

The threat that is posed by "cyber-warriors" is illustrated by recent incidents such as the Year 2000 "Millennium Bug". Strategies to reduce the risk that cyber-attack poses, at both individual and national level, are described and compared with the...

Policy-relevant; realistic and low-cost recommendations for improving Europe's defence capability.

In this long-awaited sequel to his acclaimed Russia's Road to the Cold War, Vojtech Mastny offers a masterful history of the birth of the Cold War, drawing on extensive research in newly opened Soviet archives. The earlier volume provided the definitive...

'For students and practitioners of international affairs who believe that U.S. national security policy is the exclusive domain of the executive branch, Blechman's superb new book on congress's role in defense policy is a 'must read' primer.

"The one book you must read if you have any hope of understanding what our fine American soldiers are up against in Afghanistan." --Former Congressman Charlie WilsonFrom the author of the award-winning THE LAST SEASON, the untold story of the U.S. Army...

Les textes réunis ici se déploient principalement sur quatre registres, historique, philosophique, juridique et théologique. Leur imbrication, liée à l’histoire et à la nature plurielle et transdisciplinaire des « justifications »...

Heaven High, Hell Deep, 1917-1918, first published in 1935, is author Norman Archibald's account of his experiences as an aviator in World War One. Archibald (1894-1975) joined the fledgling U.S. Army Air Service in the spring of 1917, underwent flight...

Ace of Aces: The Story of Fighter Pilot Dick Bong was first published in 1960, and recounts the exploits of Major Richard "Dick" Bong at the helm of his P-38 Lightning. Bong received the Medal of Honor for his achievement of downing 40 enemy Japanese...

The Aleutians Campaign and the U.S. Navy, first published in 1945, provides an overview of WWII naval operations against the Japanese-held Aleutian Islands of Alaska. On June 3-4, 1942, Japanese aircraft attacked the naval base at Dutch Harbor, followed...

The 233d Engineer Combat Battalion 1943-1945, first published in 1947, is the World War II account of the battalion, from training in the eastern U.S., to the unit's move to Hawaii, then into combat on Guam, the Philippines, and Okinawa. The men of the...

In the field of energy engineering, it is essential to have a thorough understanding of radioactivity and radiation, as they play a crucial role in nuclear power systems. This subchapter aims to provide engineers with a comprehensive overview of these...

The Assault on Peleliu, first published in 1950, is a detailed recounting of the U.S. Marines' fierce battle for the Peleliu, part of the Palau Islands in the south Pacific. Facing approx. 11,00 hardened, entrenched Japanese troops, the 1st Marine...

In "Securing the Connected World," the author delves deep into the rapidly evolving frontier of cyber threats, exploring how the rise of digital sovereignty is redefining the way nations, corporations, and individuals safeguard their digital...