Other warfare and defence issues

During the Battle of Midway in June 1942, US Navy dive bomber pilot Wade McClusky proved himself to be one of the greatest pilots and combat leaders in American history, but his story has never been told until now.

In this book, 50 experts study the lives of U.

Carl Holmstrom's superb artwork depicts life as a 'kriegie' in a unique manner.

In November 1965, Ian Smith's white minority government in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) made a unilateral declaration of independence, breaking with Great Britain.

The challenges facing military veterans who return to civilian life in the United States are persistent and well documented.

Too often American veterans return from combat and spiral into depression, anger and loneliness they can neither share nor tackle on their own.

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

A fascinating comparative history of the treatment of fallen airmen in Second World War Europe.

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.

The UN has adopted a "e;responsibility to protect"e; mandate for humanitarian intervention in civil wars - but there is no institutional basis for carrying out that mandate.

In the years following the fall of Slobodan Milosevic, Serbian social, cultural and political responses to the wars of the 1990s have fallen under intense scrutiny.

In 2012, retired South African general Johan Jooste was parachuted into the seemingly unwinnable war against rhino poaching in the Kruger National Park.

This book chronicles the presidency of George W.

International Criminal Law provides a comprehensive overview of an increasingly integral part of public international law.

Johannes Morsink argues that the 1948 UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the human rights movement today are direct descendants of revulsion to the Holocaust and the desire to never let it happen again.

Tribute to a Generation highlights the unappreciated yet pivotal role Ambassador F.

"e;I don't blame my executioners.

First published in 2007, The Nanking Atrocity remains an essential resource for understanding the massacre committed by Japanese soldiers in Nanking, China during the winter of 1937-38.

Coming into existence amid a wave of optimism in 2011, South Sudan has since slid into violence and conflict.

A hard-hitting history of the U.

The collapse of the USSR was relatively bloodless.

Today more than ever, international headlines are dominated by dispatches from the many dictatorships that still dot the globe.

This book examines how international law prohibits state and individual complicity.

Spotlights the challenges faced by our increasing cadre of military women when their service ends and they become civilians.

Only in recent years has the history of European colonial concentration camps in Africa in which thousands of prisoners died in appalling conditions become widely known beyond a handful of specialists.

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.

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.

Cyber Mercenaries explores how and why states use hackers as proxies to project power through cyberspace.

The collapse of the USSR was relatively bloodless.

A selection of key writings on the problem of war and peace.

200 Betrachtungen – über Corona-Pandemie, Klimaproblematik und Ukraine-Krise.

Powerful accounts by genocide survivors, a journalist seeking to bear witness to their pain.

Why would anyone commit a mass atrocity such as genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, or terrorism?

Spotlights the challenges faced by our increasing cadre of military women when their service ends and they become civilians.

The greatly expanded and enhanced 2nd edition of A World History of War Crimes provides an authoritative and accessible introduction to the global history of war crimes and the laws of war.

What do we know about war crimes and justice?

Care of Military Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families serves a critical need, which has been highlighted by recent reported rates of combat-related stress disorders and traumatic brain injury, as well as increases in suicide rates among service members and veterans over the past decade and the distress and challenges faced by their children and families.

A challenging examination of Japanese war crimes during World War II offers a fresh perspective on the Pacific War-and a better understanding of reasons for the wartime use of extreme mass violence.

Embark on an enchanting journey into our country's past hundred years through the remarkable life of Captain Sir Tom MooreTHE NO.

Called to Serve Over the past several years, veteran enrollment in universities, community colleges, and vocational programs has increased dramatically.

In Betrayals and Treason Nachman Ben-Yehuda identifies the universal structure of betrayals as the violation of trust and loyalty and charts the different manifestations and constructions of these violations, all within numerous cases across time, place, and cultures.

Full of David Wragg's unique blend of humour, heart, and high stakes, The Company of the Wolf is the epic next instalment in the Tales of the Plains trilogy.

This comprehensive reference work serves as an important resource for anyone interested in the international prosecution of war crimes and how it has evolved.

This book examines the challenges posed by the largely unfamiliar culture in which the Special Court for Sierra Leone operates.

The second volume of The Political Economy of Human Rights remains one of the most controversial works produced by Chomsky to date.

First in-depth, comparative study of the treatment of prisoners of war during the First World War.