Military forces and sectors

Military reform has featured prominently on the agenda of many countries since the end of the Cold War necessitated a re-evaluation of the strategic role of the armed forces, and nowhere more publicly than in Russia.

Military reform has featured prominently on the agenda of many countries since the end of the Cold War necessitated a re-evaluation of the strategic role of the armed forces, and nowhere more publicly than in Russia.

By their nature, democracies clearly have greater constraints than autocratic regimes on their freedom of action as they have to meet constitutional, legal and moral criteria in their use of force.

By their nature, democracies clearly have greater constraints than autocratic regimes on their freedom of action as they have to meet constitutional, legal and moral criteria in their use of force.

This new book explores innovation within the Royal Navy from the financial constraints of the 1930s to World War Two, the Cold War and the refocusing of the Royal Navy after 1990.

In recent years, the south-western border of the United States has come under increasing pressure from the activities of Mexican narco-insurgents.

In recent years, the south-western border of the United States has come under increasing pressure from the activities of Mexican narco-insurgents.

Hitler and Nazi Germany provides a concise introduction to Hitler's rise to power and Nazi domestic and foreign policies through to the end of the Second World War.

Hitler and Nazi Germany provides a concise introduction to Hitler's rise to power and Nazi domestic and foreign policies through to the end of the Second World War.

This definitive overview of the development and use of artillery makes the complex artillery systems of today understandable, while at the same time showing how they have evolved and how they are likely to change in the future.

This definitive overview of the development and use of artillery makes the complex artillery systems of today understandable, while at the same time showing how they have evolved and how they are likely to change in the future.

Warfare in the first half of the 20th century was fundamentally and irrovocably altered by the birth and subsequent development of air power.

Warfare in the first half of the 20th century was fundamentally and irrovocably altered by the birth and subsequent development of air power.

he 20th century saw air power transformed from novelists' fantasy into stark reality.

he 20th century saw air power transformed from novelists' fantasy into stark reality.

In response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on the second of August 1990, a small group of air power advocates in the Pentagon proposed a strategic air campaign - "e;Operation Desert Storm"e; designed to drive the Iraqi army from Kuwait by a sustained effort against the major sources of Iraqi national power.

In response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on the second of August 1990, a small group of air power advocates in the Pentagon proposed a strategic air campaign - "e;Operation Desert Storm"e; designed to drive the Iraqi army from Kuwait by a sustained effort against the major sources of Iraqi national power.

The Imperial War Museum archived Anthony Smelt's personal papers because he spent three years of the Second World War interned in Batu Lintang, a camp in Borneo.

An examination of the Middle East's leading armed forces and their role in both military and political affairs.

An examination of the Middle East's leading armed forces and their role in both military and political affairs.

This work examines the evolution of the RAF's operational requirements for its home defence air force - for bombers to mount a deterrent counter offensive and for fighters to provide direct defence of Britain.

This work examines the evolution of the RAF's operational requirements for its home defence air force - for bombers to mount a deterrent counter offensive and for fighters to provide direct defence of Britain.

This is the second volume of the classified history of air defence in Great Britain.

This is the second volume of the classified history of air defence in Great Britain.

This is the official Naval Staff history of the Norway campaign, originally published internally in 1951.

This is the official Naval Staff history of the Norway campaign, originally published internally in 1951.

The military played a pivotal role in the political development, state functions, foreign policy and the daily lives of the people in the Central Asian states from the early twentieth century until the present.

The military played a pivotal role in the political development, state functions, foreign policy and the daily lives of the people in the Central Asian states from the early twentieth century until the present.

In the light of new archival material the editors take a fresh look at Russian aviation in the twentieth century.

In the light of new archival material the editors take a fresh look at Russian aviation in the twentieth century.

After the bitter lessons of German self-disarmament in 1919, Britain was far more alert and focused when it came to overseeing the disarmament of Germany's naval forces after World War II.

After the bitter lessons of German self-disarmament in 1919, Britain was far more alert and focused when it came to overseeing the disarmament of Germany's naval forces after World War II.

The nine contributors to this volume study the rapid development of airpower during the twentieth century as well as the methodological problems involved in assessing such change.

The nine contributors to this volume study the rapid development of airpower during the twentieth century as well as the methodological problems involved in assessing such change.

Colonel Wells investigates the nature of aerial warfare and the men who took part.

Colonel Wells investigates the nature of aerial warfare and the men who took part.

The "e;forgotten offensive"e; of the title is RAF Coastal Command's offensive against German sea-trade between 1940 and 1945.

The "e;forgotten offensive"e; of the title is RAF Coastal Command's offensive against German sea-trade between 1940 and 1945.

Based on German and Soviet military archival material, this book provides an insight into the tactics and planning for combat in a winter climate.

Based on German and Soviet military archival material, this book provides an insight into the tactics and planning for combat in a winter climate.

This book provides an in-depth study of the Soviet Army during the offensive operations that started with Battle of Stalingrad in December 1942 and went until Spring 1943.

This book provides an in-depth study of the Soviet Army during the offensive operations that started with Battle of Stalingrad in December 1942 and went until Spring 1943.

Giving an overview of research and development in weaponry in the maritime and aviation sphere as well as land-based technology, this study looks forward to the effects of emerging innovations on defence policy-making.

Giving an overview of research and development in weaponry in the maritime and aviation sphere as well as land-based technology, this study looks forward to the effects of emerging innovations on defence policy-making.

The central focus of this book is a small but vitally important group of movements that constitute a distinct 'fifth wave' of modern terrorism, here called the "e;New Tribalism"e;.

The central focus of this book is a small but vitally important group of movements that constitute a distinct 'fifth wave' of modern terrorism, here called the "e;New Tribalism"e;.

This book examines the emerging maritime security scene in Southeast Asia.

This book examines the emerging maritime security scene in Southeast Asia.

A nuanced understanding of state violence and gender (in)equalities must consider the varied and contradictory experiences of armed civilian women, female soldiers, and opponents of gun possession.

A nuanced understanding of state violence and gender (in)equalities must consider the varied and contradictory experiences of armed civilian women, female soldiers, and opponents of gun possession.