Military forces and sectors

During the year between July 1588, when the Spanish Armada set sail from Spain and July 1589, when the survivors of the English counterpart of this fleet, the little-known English Armada, reached port in England, two of history's worst naval catastrophes took place.

During the year between July 1588, when the Spanish Armada set sail from Spain and July 1589, when the survivors of the English counterpart of this fleet, the little-known English Armada, reached port in England, two of history's worst naval catastrophes took place.

This edited collection brings together cutting-edge research on British masculinities and male culture, considering the myriad ways British men experienced, understood and remembered their exploits during the Second World War, as active combatants, prisoners and as civilian workers.

The ocean is one of the few untamed places on earthunpredictable and unsympathetic to the lives lost there.

The remarkable story of a German-born Jew who escaped Nazi Germany only to return as an American commando on a secret mission behind enemy lines.

The true story of a colorful and momentous 16th-century voyage, and of the Black mariner whose accomplishment was almost lost to history.

The Battle of Kursk in July 1943 is known for being the largest tank battle in history.

This book explores whether the new capabilities made possible by precision-strike technologies are reshaping approaches to international intervention.

This book explores whether the new capabilities made possible by precision-strike technologies are reshaping approaches to international intervention.

The second edition of Strategic Studies: A Reader brings together key essays on strategic theory by some of the leading contributors to the field.

The second edition of Strategic Studies: A Reader brings together key essays on strategic theory by some of the leading contributors to the field.

Originally published in 1980 'Luxury' Fleet (the phrase was Winston Churchill's) was the first history of the Imperial German navy from 1888 to 1918.

Originally published in 1980 'Luxury' Fleet (the phrase was Winston Churchill's) was the first history of the Imperial German navy from 1888 to 1918.

First published in 1977, this study offers a comprehensive, systematic and integrated survey of the important relationship between navies and the making and execution of foreign policy.

First published in 1977, this study offers a comprehensive, systematic and integrated survey of the important relationship between navies and the making and execution of foreign policy.

Law, Force and Diplomacy at Sea, first published in 1985, is one of the few comprehensive treatments on the subject from a strategic perspective.

Law, Force and Diplomacy at Sea, first published in 1985, is one of the few comprehensive treatments on the subject from a strategic perspective.

Heavy gun mountings dominated the design of larger warships, on account of their size, weight, protection and cost.

To discover how war can affect the status of women in industrial countries, Leila Rupp examines mobilization propaganda directed at women in Nazi Germany and the United States.

""The art of command is…to be the complete master, and yet the complete friend of every man on board; the temporal lord and yet the spiritual brother of every rating; to be detached and yet not dissociated.

The Indian Ocean is of tremendous geo-political and strategic relevance.

The Indian Ocean is of tremendous geo-political and strategic relevance.

This new handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the issues facing naval strategy and security in the twenty-first century.

This new handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the issues facing naval strategy and security in the twenty-first century.

Unregulated or lesser regulated maritime spaces are ideal theatres of operation and mediums of transportation for terrorists, insurgents and pirates.

Unregulated or lesser regulated maritime spaces are ideal theatres of operation and mediums of transportation for terrorists, insurgents and pirates.

The first volume in this two-part oral history brings to life the experiences of British Army soldiers during the Troubles in the mid 1970s.

The great warship the Mary Rose was built between 1509 and 1511 and served 34 years in Henry VIII's navy before catastrophically sinking in the Battle of the Solent on 19 July 1545.

We live in a world that is ever on the move, as is increasingly recognised within research on mobilities.

We live in a world that is ever on the move, as is increasingly recognised within research on mobilities.

This book focuses on the key naval strategic objectives of obtaining and maintaining sea control.

This book focuses on the key naval strategic objectives of obtaining and maintaining sea control.

The proposed book draws on the on-going South China Sea dispute, and the multifaceted challenges wrought by the South China Sea issue that requires an inter-disciplinary perspective.

The proposed book draws on the on-going South China Sea dispute, and the multifaceted challenges wrought by the South China Sea issue that requires an inter-disciplinary perspective.

This book examines India's naval strategy within the context of Asian regional security.

This book examines India's naval strategy within the context of Asian regional security.

This book examines the evolution of airpower and specifically the growth and proliferation of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPAs).

This book examines the evolution of airpower and specifically the growth and proliferation of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPAs).

The deployment of remotely piloted air platforms (RPAs) - or drones - has become a defining feature of contemporary counter-insurgency operations.

The deployment of remotely piloted air platforms (RPAs) - or drones - has become a defining feature of contemporary counter-insurgency operations.

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.

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.

This is the fourth, revised and updated, edition of Geoffrey Till's Seapower: A Guide for the Twenty-first Century.

This is the fourth, revised and updated, edition of Geoffrey Till's Seapower: A Guide for the Twenty-first Century.

On 22 January 2013, the Republic of the Philippines instituted arbitral proceedings against the People's Republic of China (PRC) under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) with regard to disputes between the two countries in the South China Sea.

On 22 January 2013, the Republic of the Philippines instituted arbitral proceedings against the People's Republic of China (PRC) under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) with regard to disputes between the two countries in the South China Sea.

Air power for warfighting is a story that's been told many times.

Air power for warfighting is a story that's been told many times.

Combining practical and theoretical approaches, this book addresses the political, legal and economic implications of maritime disputes in East Asia.

Combining practical and theoretical approaches, this book addresses the political, legal and economic implications of maritime disputes in East Asia.