Military and defence strategy

Blue Moon over Cuba is the only known personal account of the lead photographic reconnaissance squadron during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Blue Moon over Cuba is the only known personal account of the lead photographic reconnaissance squadron during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

In late 1944 the US Marine Corps prepared for the toughest battles of the war.

In late 1944 the US Marine Corps prepared for the toughest battles of the war.

A CUNNING CHRONICLE OF THE 50 CODES THAT ALTERED THE COURSE OF HISTORY AND CHANGED THE WORLDFrom the bestselling author of Bletchley Park Brainteasers and The Scotland Yard Puzzle Book.

Discover the stories of the brave men and women who worked, trained and fought across the UK, from Bletchley Park in southern England all the way to Arisaig in northern Scotland, in an unbelievable effort to defeat the Nazis and win the Second World War .

This book is a professional military-intelligence officer's and a controversial insider's view of some of the greatest intelligence blunders of recent history.

This book analyzes the concept of military necessity and just war thinking and argues that it should be seen as a vital moral principle for leaders.

As Clausewitz observed, "e;In war more than anywhere else, things do not turn out as we expect.

There are numerous Order of Battle books on the market.

das katana, ein symbol der japanischen kultur und kampfkunst, ist nicht nur ein einfaches schwert, sondern ein spiegelbild der geschichte, philosophie und handwerkskunst japans.

Modern Ninja Warfare takes a contemporary look at the stealthy methods of the Ninja (Shinobi) and how they can be employed to counter modern security threats.

Managing Intelligence: A Guide for Law Enforcement Professionals is designed to assist practitioners and agencies build an efficient system to gather and manage intelligence effectively and lawfully in line with the principles of intelligence-led policing.

This book covers every aspect of the informant and cooperating witness dynamic a controversial technique shrouded in secrecy and widely misunderstood.

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.

Modern Ninja Warfare takes a contemporary look at the stealthy methods of the Ninja (Shinobi) and how they can be employed to counter modern security threats.

The battles for the Germans' last line of defense in World War II, including Arnhem, Aachen, the Huertgen Forest, and MetzHow German commanders made decisions under fireBuilt as a series of forts, bunkers, and tank traps, the West Wall--known as the Siegfried Line to the Allies--stretched along Germany's western border.

This compelling history brings to life the watershed year of 1948, when the United States reversed its long-standing position of political and military isolation from Europe and agreed to an "e;entangling alliance"e; with ten European nations.

Since 9/11, Canada has been on the front lines of a New World Order that few understand.

The true story of the World War II evacuation portrayed in the Christopher Nolan film Dunkirk, by the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Day of Infamy.

This book offers a comprehensive examination of historical Norwegian and allied airborne maritime surveillance operations in the North Atlantic, after World War II until the present.

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

How has the end of the Cold War affected America's intelligence agencies?

PurpleThe Code used by the Japanese prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbour .

This book explores Indian nuclear diplomacy in post May 1998 and deconstructs the discourse presented in public and private sphere.

In this book, one of America's leading analysts of cybersecurity policy presents an incisive, first-time examination of how President Trump's unique, often baffling governing style has collided with the imperatives of protecting the nation's cybersecurity.

In Eclipse of Reason, Horkheimer discusses how the Nazis were able to project their agenda as "e;reasonable"e;, but also identifies the Pragmatism of John Dewey as problematic, due to his emphasis on the instrumental dimension of reasoning.

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The American Civil War was one of the longest and bloodiest of modern wars.

The Lives Less Ordinary series brings you the most exciting, adventurous and entertaining true-life writing that is out there, for men who are time-poor but want the best.

This unique and penetrating book surveys 100 years of military inefficiency from the Crimean War, through the Boer conflict, to the disasterous campaigns of the First World War and the calamities of the Second.

Ronald Koorm has given talks and lectures on the codebreaking outstations for several years - this is the last piece of the amazing Bletchley jigsaw.

The inside story of one of the most famous of all the 'back rooms' of the Second World War - and of the men and women who worked for it.

Tough, highly adaptable and efficient, the Parachute Regiment has established itself as one of the finest fighting forces in the world.

Name as a 2016 Book of the Year by the SpectatorA Daily Telegraph 'Book of the Week' (August 2015)Longlisted for 2016 PEN Hessell-Tiltman PrizeRanked in 100 Best Books of 2015 in the Daily TelegraphProfessor Frank McDonough is one of the leading scholars and most popular writers on the history of Nazi Germany.

'It reads like fiction, but it is, astonishingly, history' The TimesIn 1917, an eccentric band of British spies is smuggled into newly-Soviet Russia.

This ancient Chinese military text dissects thirteen aspects of warfare from an strategical and intellectual point of view.

After suffering devastating losses in the early stages of the Second World War, the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force established an Operational Research Section within bomber command in order to drastically improve the efficiency of bombing missions targeting Germany.

After suffering devastating losses in the early stages of the Second World War, the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force established an Operational Research Section within bomber command in order to drastically improve the efficiency of bombing missions targeting Germany.

After the terrorist attacks of 9/11, which targeted the heart of financial and military power in the United States, Canada once again proved its credentials as a key American ally.

After the terrorist attacks of 9/11, which targeted the heart of financial and military power in the United States, Canada once again proved its credentials as a key American ally.

On a chilly autumn night in 1942, a German spy was rowed ashore from a U-boat off the Gaspe coast to begin a deadly espionage mission against the Allies.

These vigorous lectures deal with some of the many ways in which the question of structure in poetry (here synonymous with the whole range of artistic creation in words) can be discussed.

Catastrophic wartime casualties and postwar discomfort with the successes of women who had served in combat roles combined to shatter prewar ideals about what service meant for Soviet masculine identity.

Catastrophic wartime casualties and postwar discomfort with the successes of women who had served in combat roles combined to shatter prewar ideals about what service meant for Soviet masculine identity.

Ongoing geopolitical shifts are placing increased pressure on the rules-based international order that has facilitated decades of growth and development across the Indo-Pacific.

This timely study examines the Defense Department's FY 2017 budget proposal for the size and shape of military forces; what that proposal means for cost, strategy, and risk; and challenges the proposal faces in implementation.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming the way organizations communicate, collaborate, and coordinate everyday business and industrial processes.