With a sharp eye and wry wit, Roger Hall recounts his experiences as an American Army officer assigned to the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II.
This analytic and historical study provides a revealing look at naval operational intelligence by embracing the fundamental question of what OPINTEL is and how it answers the fundamental question "e;Where is the enemy, in what strength, and disposition, and what is he doing right now?
Preventing Catastrophe is written by two authors who are experienced "e;Washington hands"e; and who understand the interplay between intelligence and policymaking.
This unique insight into RAF Reaper operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria is based on unprecedented research access to the Reaper squadrons and personnel at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire and Creech Air Force Base in Nevada, USA.
As communities continue to undergo rapid demographic shifts that modify their composition, culture, and collective values, police departments serving those communities must evolve accordingly in order to remain effective.
An introduction to Pakistan's ISI, which has been both an essential ally and problematic partner of the United StatesForged during the tumultuous aftermath of Partition in 1947, the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI) has grown to become the preeminent intelligence service in Pakistan.
"Se puede decir que los oficiales gubernamentales, desde funcionarios de línea hasta los rangos más altos, suelen saltar de crisis en crisis sin el beneficio de un bien considerado estrategia que mire hacia el futuro y que sirva de estrella norte para acciones previsoras.
Este libro es, en muchos sentidos, un viaje a las tinieblas de nuestra guerra, a las profundidades del horror representadas en las masacres; al esclarecimiento, el reconocimiento y comprensión de cómo se perpetran, cuándo y dónde se ejecutan, quiénes las llevan a cabo, contra quienes van dirigidas y por qué y para qué se incorporan dentro de las estrategias de los actores armados.
This unique book captures state of the art thinking and methodologies designed to advance intelligence education to produce a capable and qualified intelligence workforce.
Grundgedanken über Krieg und Kriegführung Carl von Clausewitz - Geleitwort des HerausgebersDas Buch Vom Kriege, das Buch aller Bücher über den Krieg, dem die nachfolgenden Sätze in der Hauptsache entnommen sind, ist im Jahre 1832 erschienen, also erst nach dem am 16.
In the 2010 federal election, independent candidate Andrew Wilkie grabbed headlines after winning the seat of Denison, and with it a key role in deciding who would form the next government of Australia.
"Some twenty-five years after its conclusion, yet with its echoes resonating once more in contemporary East-West relations, the rigors and detail of many aspects of the Cold War are becoming increasingly of interest.
"Some twenty-five years after its conclusion, yet with its echoes resonating once more in contemporary East-West relations, the rigors and detail of many aspects of the Cold War are becoming increasingly of interest.
Nominated for the Royal Historical Society Whitfield Book Prize 2013Nominated for the NYMAS Arthur Goodzeit Book Award 2013Nominated for the SAHR Templer Medal 2013This book provides the first comprehensive study of the British Army’s horse services between 1875-1925, including the use of horses in the 1899-1902 Anglo-Boer and the 1914-18 wars.
Nominated for the Royal Historical Society Whitfield Book Prize 2013Nominated for the NYMAS Arthur Goodzeit Book Award 2013Nominated for the SAHR Templer Medal 2013This book provides the first comprehensive study of the British Army’s horse services between 1875-1925, including the use of horses in the 1899-1902 Anglo-Boer and the 1914-18 wars.
With the interest shown in "The Royal Corps of Signals: Unit History (1920-2001) and their Antecedents", it was decided to extend the work to include some of the principal Commonwealth Signal Corps, and to provide supplemental data regarding British Signals that has come to light since the original volume was published.
At the beginning of the Second World War the Nazi hierarchy at an early stage, had fully recognized the importance of controlling the depiction of military conflict in order to ensure the continued morale of their combat troops by providing a bridge between the soldiers and their families.
When the top secret code breaking activities at Bletchley Park were revealed in the 1970s, much of the history of the Second World War had to be rewritten.
State sponsorship of terrorism is a complex and important topic in today's international affairs - and especially pertinent in the regional politics of the Middle East and South Asia, where Pakistan has long been a flashpoint of Islamist politics and terrorism.
State sponsorship of terrorism is a complex and important topic in today's international affairs - and especially pertinent in the regional politics of the Middle East and South Asia, where Pakistan has long been a flashpoint of Islamist politics and terrorism.
'Judicious and absorbing' New York Times Book ReviewIn this biography of Edward Lansdale (1908-1987), the man said to be the model for Greene's The Quiet American, Max Boot demonstrates how Lansdale pioneered a 'hearts and minds' diplomacy, first in the Philippines, then in Vietnam.
The world's fastest growing continent demographically, Africa displays nearly all the features of today's global security challenges: armed conflict, terrorism, irregular migration, organized crime, great power competition, public discontent, and economic turbulence.
The world's fastest growing continent demographically, Africa displays nearly all the features of today's global security challenges: armed conflict, terrorism, irregular migration, organized crime, great power competition, public discontent, and economic turbulence.
