Military and defence strategy Books

Ce livre est un recueil de stratégies et ruses de guerre, tirées de sources variées, allant des historiens grecs et latins aux écrivains français contemporains. L'auteur, dont l'identité n'est pas précisée, cherche à donner aux militaires de tous niveaux...

Jonathan Owen, in his book "#Fail: Why the US Lost the War in Afghanistan," provides a military insider's look at why the US counterinsurgency strategy was doomed to failure. When Owen’s research was first released in 2010, it...

Brissot De Warville: A Study In The History Of The French Revolution (1915) by Eloise Ellery is a comprehensive examination of the life and political career of Jacques Pierre Brissot, a prominent figure in the French Revolution. The book delves into...

Duel of Wits, first published in 1953 (and including the earlier published book Of Their Own Choice) is Peter Churchill's account of his experiences with the Special Operations Executive (S.O.E.) in France during World War II. The S.O.E., similar to the...

A Arte da Guerra, é um tratado militar escrito durante o século IV a.C. pelo estrategista conhecido como Sun Tzu. O tratado é composto por treze capítulos, cada qual abordando um aspecto da estratégia de guerra, de modo a compor um panorama de todos os...

2022 Reprint of the 1925 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. The foundation of Liddell Hart's theory of limited war emerged in the 1920s from his conviction that Europe's...

Ten major wars and two hundred minor actions comprise the history of the United States Marine Corps, and parallel the history of America itself. U.S. Marines in Action provides a comprehensive and stirring account of the activities of the...

The inside story of life aboard the deadly Nazi U-Boat that sank forty-nine ships.The history of one of World War II’s most successful submarines, U-124, is chronicled in Grey Wolf, Grey Sea, from its few defeats to a legion of victories...

A major turning point of WWII: The incredible true story of Allied forces who held a strip of Italian beach against Nazi bombardment.The Battle of Anzio was among the most bloody of the World War II conflicts. T. R. Fehrenbach’s accurate account...

Das Buch ""Das Gefecht Bei Kandern Und Tod Des Generallieutenants Von Gagern Am 20 April 1848 (1848)"" von Generallieutenant Von Gagern beschreibt das tragische Ereignis des Gefechts bei Kandern im Jahr 1848, bei dem der hochrangige Milit�����rf�����hrer...

Le Catalogue de l'exposition historique des souvenirs franco-am�����ricains de la guerre de l'ind�����pendance (1893) est un livre �����dit����� par Imprimerie Nationale Publisher. Ce livre pr�����sente une collection de souvenirs historiques de la...

This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to modern strategy, covering the context, theory, and practice of military strategy in all its different forms.Covering all the main issues in the field, the book explores the major themes through a...

Descripción detallada de la estrategia militar y operaciones de batalla del barón de Jomini, reconocido como uno de los principales teóricos de la guerra moderna.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the...

Este libro contiene un tratado sobre el esfuerzo bélico y heroico. Una obra técnica y literaria que muestra la importancia de la estrategia militar en la historia de España.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is...

Turpin de Crissé est un penseur militaire français du XVIIIe siècle, connu pour ses idées novatrices sur l'art de la guerre. Dans cet essai, il analyse les tactiques et les stratégies des grandes batailles de l'histoire, en proposant des méthodes...

A comprehensive guide to military training and tactics, written by German officer Otto von Parseval. Illustrated with dozens of detailed woodcuts, this book is an invaluable resource for students of military history and strategy.This work has been...

Dieses Buch wurde erstmals im Jahr 1915 veröffentlicht und beschäftigt sich mit der Rolle des Genies im Krieg. Max Scheler untersucht die psychologischen Eigenschaften, die einen erfolgreichen Kriegsführer ausmachen, und untersucht die Theorie des...

Over the years, UFO and alien research has been a massive patchwork quilt abalysis by the military, government scientists and departments, volunteer organisations and individual investigators all over the world. Each one of us 'does our bit'. However...

US Intervention Policy and Army Innovation examines how the US Army rebuilt itself after the Vietnam War and how this has affected US intervention policy, from the victory of the Gulf War to the failure of Somalia, the Bosnian and Kosovo interventions...

The major aim of Cyberspace and the State is to provide conceptual orientation on the new strategic environment of the Information Age. It seeks to restore the equilibrium of policy-makers which has been disturbed by recent cyber scares, as well as to...

This edited volume re-assesses the relationship between the United States, the Soviet Union and key regional players in waging and halting conflict in the Middle East between 1967 and 1973. These were pivotal years in the Arab-Israeli conflict, with the...

This volume covers a timely debate in contemporary security studies: can armed forces adjust to the rising challenge of insurgency and terrorism, the greatest transformation in warfare since the birth of the international system?  Containing essays...

The mysterious life and career of Desmond Morton, Intelligence officer and personal adviser to Winston Churchill during the Second World War, is exposed for the first time in this study based on full access to official records. After distinguished...

The Russo-Japanese War was the major conflict of the earliest decade of the twentieth century. The struggle for mastery in northeast Asia, specifically for control of Korea, was watched at the time very closely by observers from many other countries keen...

This book argues that postwar Britain's "imperial over-extension" has been exaggerated. Britain developed and adjusted its defense strategy based upon the perceived Communist threat and available resources. It was especially successful at adapting to...

When Saigon fell to North Vietnamese forces on April 30, 1975, the communist victory sent shockwaves around the world. Using ingenious strategy and tactics, Hồ Chi Minh had shown it was possible for a tiny nation to defeat a mighty Western power...

This is the first book to apply the Clausewitzian Trinity of 'passion, chance, and reason' to the experience of real war. It explores the depth and validity of the concept against the conflicts of former Yugoslavia - wars thought to epitomise a...

The Selkirk Range V1 is a book written by Arthur Oliver Wheeler and first published in 1905. The book is a comprehensive guide to the Selkirk Range, a mountain range located in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. The Selkirk Range is known for its...

Le chevalier Jean-Charles de Folard est l'un des grands théoriciens de l'art de la guerre de l'époque moderne. Dans cet ouvrage, il présente sa vision de la stratégie militaire, en se basant sur les Commentaires de Polybe, historien de l'Antiquité...

L'Art de la Guerre, écrit par Charles Sevin de Quincy, est un traité classique sur la stratégie militaire. Ce livre est un must-read pour les étudiants de l'histoire militaire et pour tous ceux qui s'intéressent au sujet. Les lecteurs apprécieront...

Ce livre examine les principes de la stratégie militaire à la lumière de la campagne de 1796 en Allemagne. L'auteur, le duc Charles-Louis de Lorraine, combine sa propre expérience en tant que commandant avec son analyse de la stratégie de ses...

Cet ouvrage s'adresse aux militaires et présente les bases de la télégraphie optique appliquée aux arts militaires. Les auteurs, E. Ducretet et Rodolphe Van Wetter, nous expliquent comment utiliser cette technologie pour communiquer sur le champ de...

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...

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...

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...

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...

From the introduction: "In early 2013, the Combat Studies Institute became involved in this effort by writing a series of Mission Command case studies for use at the US Army's Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) at Fort Polk. Those case studies form...

This book addresses the issues raised by Chinese and North Korean maritime 'gray zone' activities in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.For years, China has been harassing its neighbors in South China Sea and East China Sea, employing both coast guard and...