Theory of warfare and military science

Widely recognized as one of the most important theorists of warfare, important strands of Carl von Clausewitz's thinking on the subject are not widely known.

No modern intervention is intended to endure indefinitely; indeed some fashion of exit is always envisioned from the outset.

Broadly defined as the grey area between strategy and tactics, operational art spans the theory and practice of planning and conducting campaigns and major operations aimed at accomplishing strategic and operational objectives in a given theatre of operations.

Conflict: How Soldiers Make Impossible Decisions is about making hard choices--where all outcomes are potentially negative.

This book challenges the unacceptable gap between the positive rules of the international law governing armed hostilities and actual state practice.

This book challenges the unacceptable gap between the positive rules of the international law governing armed hostilities and actual state practice.

Recent years have seen a resurgence of interest, among both philosophers, legal scholars, and military experts, on the ethics of war.

In 2004 the Baltic states - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - finalized their return to the West by joining NATO and the EU after definitively throwing off their 'captive nations' status by regaining independence in 1991.

In 2004 the Baltic states - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - finalized their return to the West by joining NATO and the EU after definitively throwing off their 'captive nations' status by regaining independence in 1991.

Terrorism, the use of military force in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, and the fatal police shootings of unarmed persons have all contributed to renewed interest in the ethics of police and military use of lethal force and its moral justification.

Conflict: How Soldiers Make Impossible Decisions is about making hard choices--where all outcomes are potentially negative.

Just War theory - as it was developed by the Catholic theologians of medieval Europe and the jurists of the Renaissance - is a framework for the moral and legal evaluation of armed conflicts.

After America's Iraq adventure devolved into a debacle, a chorus of commentators and analysts noted that the U.

In Inherit the Holy Mountain, historian Mark Stoll introduces us to the religious roots of the American environmental movement.

In Inherit the Holy Mountain, historian Mark Stoll introduces us to the religious roots of the American environmental movement.

A new approach to ideas about war, from one of the UK's leading strategic thinkersIn 1912 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote a short story about a war fought from underwater submersibles that included the sinking of passenger ships.

THE SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLERThe great airborne battle for the bridges in 1944 by Britain's Number One bestselling historian and author of the classic Stalingrad'Our greatest chronicler of the Second World War' - Robert Fox, Evening Standard______________ On 17 September 1944, General Kurt Student, the founder of Nazi Germany's parachute forces, heard the growing roar of aeroplane engines.

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON MEDAL FOR MILITARY HISTORYSHORTLISTED FOR THE GILDER LEHRMAN PRIZE FOR MILITARY HISTORY'A masterpiece.

Still a source of inspiration for soldiers on the battlefield and managers in the boardroom 2000 years after it was written, Sun-Tzu's The Art of War is the most influential book of strategy in the world, translated from the Chinese by John Minford in Penguin Classics.

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This volume explores East Asian intellectual traditions and their influence on contemporary discussions of the ethics of war and peace.

This volume explores East Asian intellectual traditions and their influence on contemporary discussions of the ethics of war and peace.

1976 erschien ein zweibändiges Werk mit Rembrandt Grafiken, dessen Volumen so umfangreich ist, dass auch jetzt nur exemplarisch aufgezeigt werden kann, wie stark Kunst einerseits Begehrlichkeiten weckt, zum anderen manipuliert wird und als Kommunikationsmittel für Kreise dient, die sich normalerweise mit anderen Recherchen wie zu militärischen und politischen Strategien beschäftigen.

The story of Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is one of consistent support and involvement but of varying levels of military and diplomatic engagement.

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.

This book describes in detail how the Army trains to win in diverse situations and on different terrains, to overcome strenuous environments and avert all types of attacks.

This handbook provides a comprehensive, problem-driven and dynamic overview of the future of warfare.

This handbook provides a comprehensive, problem-driven and dynamic overview of the future of warfare.

The end of the Cold War has brought about significant changes in the political, economic, social, and cultural structure of the international system.

Peimani challenges the practical indifference of many Western and non-Western countries with interests in Central Asia and the Caucasus to their plight.

One of the greatest sources of America's troubles in Iraq, Afghanistan, and New Orleans was the inability of our government's many parts to work well together.

Perhaps the most famous and admired soldier to fight in World War II was Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, who achieved immortality as the Desert Fox.

The attacks of September 11, 2001, inaugurated a new global era of counterterrorism policy and activity, led by the United States.

This textbook helps students analyse the causes of violent extremism using different disciplinary approaches, and suggests concrete solutions from those perspectives.

This textbook helps students analyse the causes of violent extremism using different disciplinary approaches, and suggests concrete solutions from those perspectives.

Using methods adapted from criminology and military science, Figliomeni offers a way forward for effective counter-piracy programs.

This book provides a new perspective on the history of the United States from the eighteenth to early twenty-first century.

This book provides a new perspective on the history of the United States from the eighteenth to early twenty-first century.