Military and defence strategy

For the past sixty years, countries have conducted military and civilian activities in space, often for competitive purposes.

A fascinating insight into the dangers and difficulties of operating within the desert terrain From 1940 to 1943 North Africa saw the first major desert campaign by modern mechanised armies.

This book offers an accessible introduction to the U.

This book argues that Network Centric Warfare (NCW) influences how developed militaries operate in the same fashion that an operating system influences the development of computer software.

The Apache culture of the latter half of the 19th century blended together the lifestyles of the Great Plains, Great Basin and the South-West, but it was their warfare that captured the imagination.

This book advises the Federal Aeronautics Administration (FAA) on the detection of small, concealed explosives that a terrorist could plant surreptitiously on a commercial airplane.

The Maginot Line, the massive series of fortifications built by France in the 1930s to defend its borders with Germany and Italy, is perhaps the most maligned collection of fortifications ever built.

This book examines India's foreign intelligence culture and strategic surprises in the 20th century.

This book starts from the proposition that the field of intelligence lacks any systematic ethical review, and then develops a framework based on the notion of harm and the establishment of Just Intelligence Principles.

This book, first published in 1988, represents a unique attempt to combine a discussion of an alternative British defence policy in terms of military strategy and new technology, with a consideration of how this policy might be secure in political terms.

The advent of the War on Terror has seen intelligence agencies emerge out of the shadows to become major political players.

The National Institute for Public Policy's new book, Minimum Deterrence: Examining the Evidence, is the first of its kind.

This book offers an exploration of ballistic missile proliferation in the Middle East and also delves into the geopolitical landscape to unveil a narrative of contemporary Middle Eastern history.

The United States is increasingly dependent on information and information technology for both civilian and military purposes, as are many other nations.

All naval professionals-without exception-encounter, directly participate, or play a supporting role in naval cooperation.

This book examines intelligence analysis in the digital age and demonstrates how intelligence has entered a new era.

This book analyzes Palestinian attempts to create an organized military force from the period of the Mandate up to the present day.

Asian countries are undergoing rapid political, economic and social transformations; meanwhile, there is a growing demand for knowing more about Asia.

This book examines NATO's transition from a Cold War mutual defence organization into a global alliance, and puts the recent crisis over the Afghanistan mission in the context of long-standing debates over out-of-area interventions.

This superb introduction to NATO is written for the national security novice, yet is full of insights for the more seasoned hand interested in how and why NATO reached its current state.

The outbreak of World War II set in motion a massive expansion of the United States Marine Corps, leading to a 24-fold increase in size by August 1945.

This textbook offers an accessible introduction to the historical, technical, and strategic context of cyber conflict.

The Russian Workers' Republic (1921) is a result of the author's two-month travels through Soviet Russia.

A series of daring missions from World War II, revealed through letters and documents from the main protagonists.

This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to post-Cold War military theory for students of strategic studies.

Doing Harm pries open the black box on a critical chapter in the recent history of psychology: the field's enmeshment in the so-called war on terror and the ensuing reckoning over do-no-harm ethics during times of threat.

In his 1933 inaugural address, Franklin D.

This book examines US naval strategy and the role of American seapower over three decades, from the late 20th century to the early 21st century.

Discover the spiritually incisive strategies for peacefully resolving conflictin this masterpiece of military strategy.

This book argues that Network Centric Warfare (NCW) influences how developed militaries operate in the same fashion that an operating system influences the development of computer software.

This book explores the privatization of space and its global impact on the future of commerce, peace and conflict.

For the first two decades after the Cold War, Russian naval power hardly featured in the Euro-Atlantic community's strategic thinking.

A number of nations, conspicuously Israel and the United States, have been increasingly attracted to the use of strategic barriers to promote national defense.

Here is the ultimate inside history of twentieth-century intelligence gathering and covert activity.

The words of the ancient Chinese sages are as timeless as they are wise.

In 1940 a British offensive in the Western Desert provoked a major Italian military disaster.

This book is a comprehensive study of the Iraq Wars in the context of the revolution in military affairs debate.

On March 3-4, 2008, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events hosted a workshop titled "e;Medical Countermeasures Dispensing.

The Cold War Past and Present (1987) analyses the generally antagonistic postwar relations between the Soviet Union and the West, particularly America.

This book analyses how and to what extent ex-communist states have adjusted their defence strategies since joining the EU and NATO, and how differences and similarities between their strategies can be explained.

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This fascinating title offers a new look at Operation Market Garden and the Arnhem campaign from the perspective of the German forces who defended against the Allies.

Russia's Turkish Wars examines the changing place of the Balkan population in Russian military thought, strategic planning, and occupation policies.

The Way of Bitterness (1931) is a valuable record of life in Soviet Russia in the early days of Bolshevik rule.

Here Geoffrey Hindley serves us the history of military sieges from every angle, tracing the development of fortifications and equipment (offensive and defensive), penning vivid portraits of the weapons involved, exploring the psychology of laying siege, and even describing the role played by women and camp followers in battle.

Spotlights how various entities are using the Internet to shape people's perceptions and decision-making, and describes detailed case studies as well as the tools and methods used to identify automated, fake accounts.

India and Pakistan will be among the most important countries in the twenty-first century.

The under-regulation of the private security industry has increasingly become a topic of media and academic interest.