Military and defence strategy

The Soviet experience in Afghanistan provides a compelling perspective on the far-reaching hazards of military intervention.

Savant Singh (16941764), the Rajput prince of Kishangarh-Rupnagar, is famous for commissioning beautiful works of miniature painting and composing devotional (bhakti) poetry to Krishna under the nom de plume Nagaridas.

"e;An outstanding work.

China's aircraft carrier program is making major waves well before the first ship has been completed.

Southern Strategies is the first-ever analysis of Confederate defeat using the lenses of classical strategic and leadership theory.

When NATO took charge of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) for Afghanistan in 2003, ISAF conceptualized its mission largely as a stabilization and reconstruction deployment.

In The Siege of Vicksburg: Climax of the Campaign to Open the Mississippi River, May 23July 4, 1863, noted Civil War scholar Timothy B.

This book does for naval anti-aircraft defense what Friedman's Naval Firepower did for surface gunnery - it makes a highly complex but historically crucial subject accessible to the layman.

If wars were wagered on like pro sports or horse races, the Germany military in August 1914 would have been a clear front-runner, with a century-long record of impressive victories and a general staff the envy of its rivals.

From 1945 to 1973, more than 100,000 members of the U.

Through a reliance on nuclear weapons, President Eisenhower hoped to provide a defense strategy that would allow the U.

The greatest undersea adventure of the 20th century.

This WWII history presents an in-depth study of the Battle of Greece and a provocative new analysis of Nazi military tactics.

As a first lieutenant in the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, U.

A visual look at the Nazi assault on the Soviet capital in the series that's "e;a welcome addition .

How nonstate military strategies overturn traditional perspectives on warfareSince September 11th, 2001, armed nonstate actors have received increased attention and discussion from scholars, policymakers, and the military.

Authoritative and convincing.

This volume is concerned with the hitherto neglected role of the humanities in the histories of the idea of race.

This meticulous study is a concentrated look at naval admiral Chester W.

The classic account of how British intelligence penetrated and practically operated Nazi Germany's spy network within the British IslesWith great imagination, care, and precise coordination, the British were able to identify Nazi agents, induce many to defect, and supply completely false information to Germany about bombings, battles, and even the D-Day invasion.

This edited book constitutes the first detailed attempt at a comparative international analysis of the transformations that are currently affecting the composition of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and their place in Israeli society.

This book investigates the use and utility of military force in modern war.

The world was standing at the crossroads in 2015 as globalization propelled human beings into an increasingly integrated community of common destiny.

Vietnam Declassified is a detailed account of the CIA's effort to help South Vietnamese authorities win the loyalty of the Vietnamese peasantry and suppress the Viet Cong.

The modern means of communication have turned the world into an information fishbowl and, in terms of foreign policy and national security in post-Cold War power politics, helped transform international power politics.

Insurgencies, especially in the form of guerrilla warfare, continue to erupt across many parts of the globe.

A "e;provocative, intriguing and cogently argued"e; exploration of the collapse of the Spartan-Athenian alliance (David Stuttard, Classics for All).

Written by Hoepner's chief of staff on the Eastern Front, this military biography of the German WWII general is available in English for the first time.

Public debate over surrogate forces and proxy warfare has been largely dormant since the end of the Cold War.

A riveting combination of war memoir and analysis providing "e;valuable insights"e; into the role of military intelligence in Vietnam (International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence).

This seminal work by historian Alexander Bennett presents a broad overview of the Japanese "e;Way of the Warrior"e; as it is expressed in scores of classical Japanese texts written by famous Samurai themselves.

The conventional narrative of the Vietnam War often glosses over the decade leading up to it.

A Brief Guide to Maritime Strategy is a deliberately compact introductory work aimed at junior seafarers, those who make decisions affecting the sea services, and those who educate seafarers and decision-makers.

This book introduces the near crisis phase of conflict and escalation.

This book covers the complete and long overdue history of the Hunting/BAC Jet Provost and Strikemaster, which for thirty-eight years trained generations of pilots and pioneered the RAF’s all-through flying training program.

The vivid account of a war correspondent shot down over Germany and taken prisoner.

'Piercingly revelatory .

Delve into the timeless wisdom of Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War', now available in this Kindle Edition.

Written with ';a cinematic sense of urgency and realism' (Evan Osnos, National Book Awardwinning author), this is the first full account of the Casablanca Conference of January 1943, the secret ten-day parlay in Morocco where FDR, Churchill, and their divided high command hammered out a winning strategy at the tipping point of World War II.

First published in 1988, Security & Arms Control in the North Pacific is the first book to focus on the question of North Pacific arms control.

First published in 1988, Security & Arms Control in the North Pacific is the first book to focus on the question of North Pacific arms control.

The Asia-Pacific Regional Security Assessment examines key regional security issues relevant to the policy-focused discussions of the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's premier defence summit convened by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

'David Omand is exactly the man you need in a crisis' RORY STEWART From the former Director of GCHQ comes a guide to surviving crises using the latest intelligence strategiesWar, terrorism, cyberattack, climate change, the threat of AI: it has never been more important to be prepared for the crises that await us.

The Asia-Pacific Regional Security Assessment examines key regional security issues relevant to the policy-focused discussions of the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's premier defence summit convened by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

This book improves our understanding of battlefield coalitions, providing novel theoretical and empirical insight into their nature and capabilities, as well as the military and political consequences of their combat operations.

Carl von Clausewitz (17801831) is best known for his masterpiece of military theory On War, yet that work formed only the first three of his ten-volume published writings.

While many books examine specific wars, few study the history of war worldwide and from an evolutionary perspective.

Winner: Arthur Goodzeit AwardThroughout 1943, the German army, heirs to a military tradition that demanded and perfected relentless offensive operations, succumbed to the realities of its own overreach and the demands of twentieth-century industrialized warfare.

"e;Examines and analyzes the organizational culture of three armies, those of the United States, Britain, and Israel .