Military and defence strategy

A historian examines the U.

"e;The reader anxious or merely curious to know what it was like to flee under the threat of being shot or capture will experience it all here.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of UK defence exports, as an example of the international trade in defence capabilities.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of UK defence exports, as an example of the international trade in defence capabilities.

In September 1944 the Western Allies mounted an audacious attempt to seize a crossing over the Rhine into Germany in a bid to end the Second World War quickly.

An extensive study of the strategy and technology employed by the Franks and Muslims as they fought each other in the Holy Land.

"e;A complete operational history of the Bismarck .

"e;A complete operational history of the Bismarck .

A scholarly exploration of the British armoured regiment and its part in the Allied campaign to liberate Europe during World War II.

"e;An outstanding contribution to the historiography of the Second World War at sea .

This first pictorial history of the LRDG "e;covers all aspects of [its] work and the vehicles and weapons they used in their devastating raids"e; (Beating Tsundoku).

Real-life, action-packed, personal stories of valor from the history of the RAF's maritime arm during World War II.

The toll that both Nazi occupation and Allied liberation took on this northern French region during World War II, told through eyewitness accounts.

"e;Full of mystery and intrigue surrounding the Abwehr and the Luftwaffe secret missions supporting the insertion and less frequent extraction of agents.

An account of the 445th Heavy Bombardment Group raid that resulted in the greatest single-day loss to a group from one airfield in aviation warfare history.

This book explores the design and deployment of American airborne tanks from the earliest concepts to their actual use.

An outstanding illustrated reference revealing the painstaking work of draftsmen in recording every detail of the famed British warship.

"e;The internal RAF analysis of the different phases of the air war and what lessons could be learnt from those campaigns.

A firsthand account of a US Army officer's part in the liberation of Europe during World War II-from North Africa into the heart of the Third Reich.

"e;A fascinating look into the aircrews used and the effect on those who had to live through this constant bombing"e; by the RAF during World War II (UK Historian).

After the Great War, there was much debate in the USA whether the country should isolate itself from 'old world' conflicts or follow an imperialist path and become the world's only superpower.

"e;An outstanding contribution to the historiography of the Second World War at sea .

The author of GCHG describes covert missions that "e;are worthy of spy fiction, but the entire book is utterly fascinating and informative.

"e;Affectingly written .

The author of GCHG describes covert missions that "e;are worthy of spy fiction, but the entire book is utterly fascinating and informative.

An account of the World War II heroics of the corps that "e;revolutionized medical care for British troops .

From a retired RAF Wing Commander, an introductory guide to the aerial warfare training methods implemented by Germany for airmen during World War II.

This book provides an overview of how the UK tried to maintain and modernize its strategic and tactical nuclear weapons during 1974-82, whilst also pursuing a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty.

In Book Two of the third volume of his magisterial Stalingrad Trilogy, David Glantz continues and concludes his definitive history of one of the most infamous battles of World War Two, the Stalingrad campaign that signaled Germanys failure on the Eastern Front and marked a turning point in the war.

The topics of World War II and US-China relationship have been of much interest to academics and general public alike.

One could not choose a worse place for fighting the Japanese, said Winston Churchill of North Burma, deeming it the most forbidding fighting country imaginable.

An engaging history covering a century of conflict on the Korean PeninsulaKorea at War recounts how two separate nations emerged on the Korean peninsula as the result of devastating conflicts involving provocative personalities and superpower intrigues.

"e;Comprehensive scholarship and convincing reasoning, enhanced by an excellent translation, place this work on a level with the best of David Glantz"e; (Dennis Showalter, award-winning author of Patton and Rommel).

This historical study of the UK's WWII homeland defense service dispels the propaganda and pop culture myths to reveal its true wartime role.

"e;A compelling chronicle of the Battle of Papua New Guinea with rarely viewed images from World War II .

During the past twenty-five years, U.

Ethiopia, a country of ancient origins in eastern Africa, remains a military powerhouse of that continent until our days.

The North African campaign was one of the hardest fought episodes of the Second World War, yet the vital part played by the Italian Army - and in particular, its Folgore Parachute Division on behalf of the Axis Alliance - is frequently overlooked.

The Encyclopedia of Security Management is a valuable guide for all security professionals, and an essential resource for those who need a reference work to support their continuing education.

The Sunday Times bestselling edge-of-your-seat exploration of what would happen in the event of nuclear war, perfect for readers of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J.

The essential resource on military and political strategy and the making of the modern worldThe New Makers of Modern Strategy is the next generation of the definitive work on strategy and the key figures who have shaped the theory and practice of war and statecraft throughout the centuries.

Gorbachev at the Helm (1987) analyses the policy decisions taken at the 27th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in February-March 1986, declared at the time by the Soviet government as a major turning point in Soviet history.

Soviet Russia (1955) discusses the origins and growth of Russian industry, in particular the emergence of a large modern working class and administrative class since the war, how the factories and farms are run, the wage systems, and the plans.

The Road to Intervention (1988) uses rarely-seen British government papers to analyse the position of the Allied and Russian governments in the last year of the First World War, as the Russian revolution ended their participation in the war and the Western Allies feared a huge German offensive in France in consequence.

The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Politburo (1992) is the definitive history and political analysis of this institution.

The Soviet Union and Terrorism (1984) examines the extent of Soviet involvement in international terrorism, and the aims and objectives of Soviet foreign policy.

This handbook offers a collection of cutting-edge essays on all aspects of strategic culture by a mix of international scholars, consultants, military officers, and policymakers.

The authors have created a competent, well-written, and very well-illustrated overview history of an important but lesser-known battle of World War II in the Pacific.

In this second volume detailing the service of the Fw 190, Chris Goss has assembled 190 photographs, many from the archive of the late Dr.

A study of the Red Army's penultimate offensive operation in the war in Europe.