Military and defence strategy Books

Historique Du Service De L'artillerie Au Siège De Sébastopol [1854-56], Volume 1... offers a detailed historical account of the artillery service during the siege of Sebastopol in the Crimean War. Written in French, this volume provides...

Le Journal Du Siège De Paris... offre un témoignage direct et poignant de l'un des épisodes les plus marquants de l'histoire française. Rédigé par Le Gaulois, ce journal capture l'atmosphère de Paris durant le...

Guerre de la Prusse et de l'Italie contre l'Autriche et la Confédération Germanique en 1866: Relation historique et critique, Volume 1, by Ferdinand Lecomte, offers a detailed historical and critical account of the Austro-Prussian War...

Written by an international team of academic theorists and military practitioners, this volume provides inter-disciplinary insights into the present state, and the future, of ethics education in the militaries of Western democracies.

Praveen Swami explores the history of jihadist violence in Kashmir, from 1947/8 to 2004, and expertly shows how the recent explosion of conflict was part of a long-running secret war in the state.

The Routledge Handbook of Russian Security offers a comprehensive collection of essays on all aspects of Russian security and foreign policy by international scholars from across the world. The volume identifies key contemporary topics of research and...

On a beautiful, hot summer day in 1982, I came face-to-face with my new client in federal prison, inmate Joseph George Helmich - convicted Soviet Spy.Helmich was a warrant officer in the U.S. Army with a specialty in cryptography. He received,...

Hermann Stegemanns Geschichte des Krieges, Volume 1, provides a detailed German perspective on the events leading up to and including the early years of World War I. Written in German, this historical account offers valuable insights into the strategies,...

Opérations Du Ve Corps Prussien Dans La Guerre Contre La France details the operations of the Prussian V Corps during the Franco-Prussian War. Written by Stieler Von Heydekampf and originally published in 1873, this historical account offers a...

Principles of Gunnery: Rifled Ordnance, by Joseph Sladen, offers a detailed 19th-century exploration of the science and technology behind rifled artillery. This comprehensive treatise delves into the principles governing the construction, operation, and...

Every decision in war has the potential of becoming a game changer. Many times we are not aware of the impact of that decision until long after the event is over. Such events occurred during the American Revolution. This book explores the impact, good...

This book examines the transformation in US thinking about the role of ballistic missile defence in national security policy since the end of the Cold War.

This new handbook offers a wide-ranging examination of the current state of academic analysis and debate, as well as an up-to-date survey of contemporary insurgent movements and counterinsurgencies.

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 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...

""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...

Das Buch ""Die Elemente der Physik"" wurde 1852 von Charles Cabart ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um ein umfassendes Werk, das sich mit den Grundlagen der Physik befasst. Das Buch ist in mehrere Abschnitte unterteilt, die verschiedene Themen...

This book outlines the concept of Fifth Generation Warfare (5GW) and demonstrates its relevance for understanding contemporary conflicts, from the Arab Spring to the war in Ukraine, in terms of the need to dominate the human domain.

This book explains the history and development of the military design movement, featuring case studies from key modern militaries.

This edited volume focuses on civil-military relations before and during great power conflicts, and comprises historical case studies of modern supreme leadership.

This book focuses on strategic special operations and how these have led to the achievement of major foreign policy goals, which is illustrated by six case studies.This book will be of much interest to students of special operations, military and...

This book provides a comprehensive account of the use of airpower in the first year of the Ukraine conflict.

This is the biography of a man whose story cannot be told! The Man Who Mastered Gravity is an intimate profile of Thomas Townsend Brown - a little-known scientist whose unorthodox ideas about electricity and gravity have made him the subject of...

Survival, the Institute of Strategic Studies' quarterly journal, is a leading forum for analysis and debate of international and strategic affairs. With a diverse range of authors, eight to ten articles per issue, plus thoughtful reviews and review...

The final year of the Civil War witnessed a profound transformation in the practice of modern warfare, a shift that produced unprecedented consequences for the soldiers fighting on the front lines. In The Army of the Potomac in the Overland and...

Since the earliest days of warfare, military operations have followed a predictable formula: after a decisive battle, an army must pursue the enemy and destroy its organization in order to achieve a victorious campaign. But by the mid-nineteenth century,...

This is the first book to survey the evolution of the strategic basing systems of the great powers, covering an 800-year span of history, from the Mongol dynasty to the era of the US empire. Robert E. Harkavy details the progression of strategic basing...

This engrossing and meticulously researched volume reexamines the decisions made by Dwight D. Eisenhower and his staff in the crucial months leading up to the Battle of the Bulge. In late August 1944 defeat of the Wehrmacht seemed assured. On December...

Das Buch ""Das Zeitalter Der Revolution V2: Die Zeit Der Ersten Coalition, Vom Feldzuge Des Jahres 1792 Bis Zum Frieden Von Campo Formio (1847)"" von Wilhelm Wachsmuth besch�����ftigt sich mit der Zeit der ersten Koalition w�����hrend der...

Das Buch ""Das Hohe Haus: Parlamentsbilder Aus Oesterreich (1896)"" von Edmund Wengraf ist eine Sammlung von Portr�����ts und Beschreibungen der Mitglieder des ������sterreichischen Parlaments aus dem Jahr 1896. Es bietet einen Einblick in die politische...

Das Buch ""Das Erste Deutsche Parlament Und Die Wehrfragen: Unter Benutzung Archivalischer Quellen"" von Emil Knorr wurde im Jahr 1887 ver������ffentlicht. Es besch�����ftigt sich mit dem ersten deutschen Parlament und den Fragen der Verteidigung unter...

This seminal work explores the relationship between warfare, economics, and state power. Drawing on historical examples from across the world, the authors provide a detailed analysis of the links between military conflict and the growth of global...

This concise overview of the battles of Frederick the Great provides readers with a fascinating glimpse into one of history's most brilliant military minds. Drawing on Thomas Carlyle's classic biography of the Prussian king, this book offers a unique...

Dieses Buch ist eine Übersetzung des antiken griechischen Werks 'Strategikos' von Onasander, einem griechischen Philosophen und Militärstratege. Das Werk bietet einen umfassenden Einblick in die Kriegskunst der Antike und ist auch heute noch von...

A distinguished military periodical, featuring articles and editorials on artillery tactics, technology, and strategy, written and edited by leading experts in the field.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part...

Dieses Buch bietet einen umfassenden Einblick in die Gefechtsausbildung der Infanterie und ist eine der führenden Referenzen auf dem Gebiet. Der Autor, Graf Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, war ein bedeutender Militärstratege im österreichisch-ungarischen...

Un traité militaire important sur la tactique et la stratégie modernes. Léopold Michel Martial D'. Azémar analyse les innovations militaires de l'époque, y compris les nouvelles armes et la technologie de communication. Il donne également des suggestions...

Dieses Buch bietet einen interessanten Einblick in die Pläne, Strategien und Biografien der Kriegsherren aus vergangenen Epochen. Es ist ein Muss für alle Geschichtsinteressierten, die das strategische Denken und Handeln der Militärführer verstehen...

In the first half of the twentieth century, both czarist Russia and its successor, the Soviet Union, were confronted with the problem of conducting military operations involving mass armies along the broad fronts, a characteristic of modern war. Despite...

As another presidential election looms, the America's role in global affairs and security has emerged as one of the campaign's great battle lines. The struggle not just to define but also to preserve American power is no modern phenomenon: questions of...

This textbook provides a thorough grounding in the vocabulary, concepts, issues and debates associated with modern land warfare. The second edition has been updated and revised, and includes new chapters on non-western perspectives and hybrid warfare...

This companion provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date comparative overview of the cyber-security strategies and doctrines of the major states and actors in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, and Asia. The volume offers an...

The political and military contest black nationalists in Rhodesia waged against the white minority governments of Winston Fields (1962-1964) and Ian Smith (1964-1979) provides an interesting case study through which to examine the dynamics of an...