Military and defence strategy

Total defence, as a concept, combines and extends military and civil defence: in a state of war or emergency, all social institutions mobilize to defend the state.

Originally published in 2000, Taiwan's Security in the Post-Deng Xiaoping Era analyses the many domestic and international factors comprising Taiwan's security situation in the late 1990s and early 21st Century.

La inteligencia estatal hace mucho que se trasladó a la internet y las redes sociales.

A much needed wake-up call that China assumes that it is open season on Americans.

Motin examines great powers' reactions to the rise of new powers in bipolar international systems by exploring an understudied problem: the rarity of armed emergence after 1945.

"e;A scholarly, detailed history of how the Mongols created the greatest landlocked empire in history"e; (Midwest Book Review).

If you take an interest in military and national security affairs, you have probably read the works of Clausewitz, Sun Tzu, and Thucydides.

This book analyses the origins, experiences, and challenges of total defence in Europe and comprises a broad spectrum of national case studies as well as one international organisation - NATO.

While several fine texts on intelligence have been published over the past decade, there is no complementary set of volumes that addresses the subject in a comprehensive manner for the general reader.

This book examines the implications of counterinsurgency wars for U.

This timely and compelling book presents a broad study of all key cyber security issues of the highest interest to government and business as well as their implications.

Little has been written about the defense of the Kingdom of Northern Italy, and this is the first study in English to detail the two-year conflict (1813-1814) within the larger context of the Napoleonic Wars.

By September 1944, Allied forces had broken out from the Normandy beachheads, liberated Paris, and found themselves poised on the German border.

From grassroots terrorism to the nuclear ambitions of hostile nations, the United States faces increasingly complex threats to its national security.

This book examines the evolution of global terrorism, including the people and groups who have perpetuated the worst attacks and the people and agencies working to stop them.

The significance of the Persian Gulf to international peace and security and to the global energy market cannot be overstated.

A comprehensive account of Israel's doctrine of national security, this study examines to what degree security theories have proven valid and suggests an updated security doctrine for the next century.

After briefly dealing with arguments for and against NATO's enlargement as far as Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary, the author shows why the enlargement process must be carried forward to include, in the near future, the three Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) and Ukraine.

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During the last two decades, the infrastructure of the U.

This work provides a theoretical and historical examination of the relationship between provision of military assistance and success in achieving donor aims.

Besieged examines the most important sieges in history-the actions and motivations of attackers and defenders along with conditions inside and outside the city walls.

Deseo de combate y muerte indaga cómo fue posible el surgimiento del terrorismo de Estado en Argentina desde una perspectiva muy poco explorada: las condiciones emocionales y afectivas para el ejercicio de la represión ilegal por parte de las Fuerzas Armadas.

Written for foreign policy practitioners, scholars, and students, this book offers critical insights into the modern landscape of international politics and warfare and explains how the United States can sustain its strategic advantages in the 21st century and beyond.

The first work of its kind, this strategic assessment of China's national security reveals the nation's intentions, capabilities, and threats-and their implications for the United States and the world.

This book examines the evolution of global terrorism, including the people and groups who have perpetuated the worst attacks and the people and agencies working to stop them.

Gazes into the crystal ball to forecast what the future of war looks like in a world dominated by private armies.

This book explores the transformation of the American-led alliances, as well as of US allies' responses to potential American disengagement from regional security amid the rising Russian and Chinese threats.

"e;A treasure of a book.

How the German Army combined opposing characteristics, such as drill and creativity, authority and independent thinking, into a potent mix of fighting power.

The notorious Nazi leader's attempt to take war prisoners hostage at the end of WWII is revealed in this lively and expertly researched history.

In this highly anticipated follow-up to The Rifle, Andrew Biggio brings to light more untold stories from the quickly vanishing ranks of the veterans of World War II.

This Handbook is the first volume to comprehensively examine the challenges, intricacies, and dynamics of proxy wars, in their various facets.

This Handbook is the first volume to comprehensively examine the challenges, intricacies, and dynamics of proxy wars, in their various facets.

In the last decade, rulers in Gulf regimes have aspired to greater strategic autonomy and distance from the West.

In the last decade, rulers in Gulf regimes have aspired to greater strategic autonomy and distance from the West.

This narrative chronicles Libya's, and to a vast extent Muammar Gaddafi's, remarkable past, meteoric rise to prominence, and convoluted reign, and introduces potential scenarios that may play out in the near term.

This comprehensive analytical biography is the definitive work on the life and writings of history's most significant counterinsurgency doctrinaire, David Galula, elucidating the context for his reflections and examining the present and future applicability of his treatise for scholars and practitioners alike.

See the Holocaust through the Eyes of Children.

This narrative chronicles Libya's, and to a vast extent Muammar Gaddafi's, remarkable past, meteoric rise to prominence, and convoluted reign, and introduces potential scenarios that may play out in the near term.

A highly valuable resource for students of intelligence studies, strategy and security, and foreign policy, this volume provides readers with an accessible and comprehensive exploration of U.

This cohesive set of case studies collects scholarly research, policy evaluation, and field experience to explain how terrorist groups have developed into criminal enterprises.

A compelling overview of systems and strategies implemented to safeguard U.

This book provides a ground-breaking assessment of the Israeli national security experience from the establishment of the country through to the present day.

This book provides a ground-breaking assessment of the Israeli national security experience from the establishment of the country through to the present day.

Win smarter - without getting lost in opaque strategy.

Motin examines great powers' reactions to the rise of new powers in bipolar international systems by exploring an understudied problem: the rarity of armed emergence after 1945.

An exploration of Eurasia's security environment.

This edited volume provides a detailed and nuanced analysis of UN peacekeeping and the use of force, to inform a better understanding of the complex and interconnected issues at stake for the UN community.