Other warfare and defence issues

A Nation of Veterans examines how the United States created the world's most generous system of veterans' benefits.

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Here in this critical guide is all the important safety techniques that youll need to know in order to survive in just about any condition.

Here in this critical guide is all the important medical techniques that youll need to know in order to survive in just about any situation.

This innovative collection offers one of the first analyses of criminologies of the military from an interdisciplinary perspective.

This innovative collection offers one of the first analyses of criminologies of the military from an interdisciplinary perspective.

The dramatic uprisings that ousted the long-standing leaders of several countries in the Arab region set in motion an unprecedented period of social, political and legal transformation.

The dramatic uprisings that ousted the long-standing leaders of several countries in the Arab region set in motion an unprecedented period of social, political and legal transformation.

Never before has such damning evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity been revealed in the midst of a conflict.

Defining "e;genocide"e; as an international crime, this two-volume set provides a comparative study of historical cases of genocide and mass atrocity-clearly identifying the factors that produced the attitudes and behaviors that led to them-discusses the reasons for rules in war, and examines how the five principles laid out in the Geneva Conventions and other international agreements have functioned in modern warfare.

The unforgettable tale of an American soldier's return home from WWI by the Nobel Prize-winning author of The Sound and the Fury.

From a National Jewish Book Award-winning author: The "e;revelatory and shocking"e; investigation into the CIA's liberation of Nazi war criminals (Kirkus Reviews).

The December 1937 incident that has come to be known as the Rape of Nanking is, without doubt, a tragedy that will not soon be forgotten.

A disturbing chronicle of the US government's mistreatment of American soldiers and veterans throughout history, with a new introduction by Charles Sheehan-MilesTime and time again, the sacrifices made by veterans and their families have been repaid with scorn, discrimination, lack of health services, scant financial compensation, and other indignities.

Contemporary feminist advocacy in human rights, international criminal law, and peace and security is gripped by the issue of sexual violence in conflict.

Women war criminals are far more common than we think.

A powerful examination of soulful journeys made to recover memory and recuperate stolen pasts in the face of unspeakable histories.

A study of the experiences of Chinese prisoners of war during the Korean War and the struggle over their repatriation.

Ernie Coleman survived the worst open-sea defeat in US Navy history.

In this comprehensive and gorgeously illustrated book, Cathy Scott and Clay Myersshow how service and therapy dogs are having a profound impact on the lives of military personnel injured in action.

When we met, Sam shared his own story with me and explained his growing passion to help other Soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress.

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In the aftermath of terrorist attacks by ISIS (ISIL or Daesh) in Paris, Beirut and on the Russian jet over the Sinai Peninsula, the US and much of the world is focused on crushing the Islamic State.

The Eichmann Trial Reconsidered brings together leading authorities in a transnational, international, and supranational study of Adolf Eichmann, who was captured by the Israelis in Argentina and tried in Jerusalem in 1961.

The Eichmann Trial Reconsidered brings together leading authorities in a transnational, international, and supranational study of Adolf Eichmann, who was captured by the Israelis in Argentina and tried in Jerusalem in 1961.

It is virtually impossible to understand the phenomenon of genocide without a clear understanding of the complexities of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (UNCG).

It is virtually impossible to understand the phenomenon of genocide without a clear understanding of the complexities of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (UNCG).

After the Anschluss (annexation) in 1938, the Nazis forced Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg to resign and kept him imprisoned for seven years, until his rescue by the Allies in 1945.

After the Anschluss (annexation) in 1938, the Nazis forced Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg to resign and kept him imprisoned for seven years, until his rescue by the Allies in 1945.

Stalin's Gulag at War places the Gulag within the story of the regional wartime mobilization of Western Siberia during the Second World War.

Stalin's Gulag at War places the Gulag within the story of the regional wartime mobilization of Western Siberia during the Second World War.

A lively narrative account of the first case to appear at the International Criminal Court, A Conviction in Question documents the trial of Union of Congolese Patriots leader and warlord, Thomas Lubanga Dyilo.

A lively narrative account of the first case to appear at the International Criminal Court, A Conviction in Question documents the trial of Union of Congolese Patriots leader and warlord, Thomas Lubanga Dyilo.

The Boys of Benning highlights the lives of fourteen graduates of a 1962 Infantry Officer Candidate School class-before, during, and way after OCS.

Its been hundreds of years since United States war veterans entered a covenant with their governmentone that promised they would be cared for physically and mentally.

In Our Veterans, Suzanne Gordon, Steve Early, and Jasper Craven explore the physical, emotional, social, economic, and psychological impact of military service and the problems that veterans face when they return to civilian life.

Between 1944 and 1949 the United States Navy held a war crimes tribunal that tried Japanese nationals and members of Guam's indigenous Chamorro population who had worked for Japan's military government.

In the hills of eastern Bosnia sits the small town of Srebrenica--once known for silver mines and health spas, now infamous for the genocide that occurred there during the Bosnian War.

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Hundreds of young Americans from the town of Stamford, Connecticut, fought in the Vietnam War.

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The famous story of mass escape from a WWII German PoW camp that inspired the classic film.

A vivid, first-hand account of the tension and excitement of flying missions over Nazi GermanyThe British and American bomber crews of the Second World War often had to endure the most terrifying conditions.

Journalist and broadcaster Robert Kee was an RAF bomber pilot in the Second World War.

This study provides empirically based insights into the relationship between war, statehood and peaceful conflict resolution during the second Sudanese civil war and following the independence of South Sudan 2011.

This study provides empirically based insights into the relationship between war, statehood and peaceful conflict resolution during the second Sudanese civil war and following the independence of South Sudan 2011.

A British officer recounts his harrowing years as a POW in Thailand, including his time as the camp commandant, in this WWII memoir.

Until the late 1930s, Singapore was noted as a popular stop-off point for wealthy European travellers on their way to countries such as Australia and New Zealand.