War and defence operations

Logistics, the movement of forces to battlefields, their supply, and on-going support, is critical to military success.

Addressing the interaction between military operations and the activities of civilian government agencies, intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) during and after conflict, this study traces the development of civil military operations from their origin during World War II as Civil Affairs and military government to the present array of civil military operations.

An inside account of the U.

From intimate relationships to global politics, Sarah Schulman observes a continuum: that inflated accusations of harm are used to avoid accountability.

Captain Ronald Campbell served in the British military in the first half of the nineteenth century, and his life and service speak to the hardships of army life around the world and in Sydney and New South Wales in those bygone days.

Apart from the quiet chatter of a few mechanics, who were checking that one aircraft was too badly damaged ever to fly again, there was a shocked silence over the aerodrome as everyone there tried to understand the impossible.

In the late 19th century, the United States began a period of increased engagement in the Western Pacific--a situation that continues to this day.

For more than a century and a half, from 1607 to 1763, Britain and France struggled to master the eastern half of North America.

This two-volume history of counterinsurgency covers all the major and many of the lesser known examples of this widespread and enduring form of conflict, addressing the various measures employed in the attempt to overcome the insurgency and examining the individuals and organizations responsible for everything from counterterrorism to infrastructure building.

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.

The Civil War resulted from the insistence of Southern firebrands that the 1820 restrictions on where slavery could be practiced in the Western territories of the USA be removed.

A War without Rifles: The 1792 Militia Act and the War of 1812 turns an eye to the conflict most overlooked by historians, even in a decade marking the bicentennial of the first declared war fought by the United States of America.

Bu Ku KiloA Glimpse into the BookBu Ku writes a tell all reflection on his tour of duty in Viet Nam 1967-1968.

The man whimpered against the shadow, laying deep in thought.

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Flashpoint Trieste is the story of one year in one city as the Cold War begins.

An enthralling history of an oft-forgotten battlefield of World War II brought to life by the recollections of the Allies, Axis and partisan forces who fought on the Gothic Line.

The Crusades: A History is the definitive account of a key topic in medieval and religious history.

Between 1946 and 1958, the U.

For many years historians of the Cuban missile crisis have concentrated on those thirteen days in October 1962 when the world teetered on the brink of nuclear war.

In the spring of 1864, as the armies of Grant and Lee waged a highly scrutinized and celebrated battle for the state of Virginia, a no- less important, but historically obscured engagement was being conducted in the pine barrens of northern Louisiana.

A historical exploration of how Japan could have implemented military tactics that would have altered how World War II ended.

Offers detailed coverage of every country that played a significant role in World War I, from key participants including France, Germany, Great Britain, the Ottoman Empire, and the United States, to smaller nations such as Bulgaria, Montenegro, and New Zealand.

Students, military historians, and casual readers will all find this compelling collection useful in learning about escape strategies, hostage situations, and rescue operations during times of conflict.

This reference work examines how sophisticated cyber-attacks and innovative use of social media have changed conflict in the digital realm, while new military technologies such as drones and robotic weaponry continue to have an impact on modern warfare.

The true nature of Mussolini's foreign policy during the late interwar period has been the subject of considerable controversy.

On his 81st birthday, without explanation, Karen Fisher-Alaniz's father placed two weathered notebooks on her lap.

Rebels at the Gate is the dramatic story of the first Union victories of the Civil War and the events that caused Virginians to divide their state.

A classic, must-read Vietnam war memoir about the unforgettable story and unflinching portrait of a young soldier's journey from the roads of upstate New York to the jungles of Vietnam.

A single day in the heat of armed conflict can shape the future of the world.

A major re-examination of Habsburg decision-making from 1912 to July 1914, the study argues that Austria-Hungary and not Germany made the crucial decisions for war in the summer of 1914.

An original theory and set of essays on negotiating transitional justice, drawing on the authors'' first-hand experience of Colombia''s peace talks.

The Long Search for Peace recounts Australian peacekeeping missions that began between 1947 and 1982 and follows them to 2006.

An original theory and set of essays on negotiating transitional justice, drawing on the authors'' first-hand experience of Colombia''s peace talks.

The new edition of The Cambridge History of Warfare offers an updated comprehensive account of Western warfare.

The new edition of The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare offers an updated comprehensive account of Western warfare.

The new edition of The Cambridge History of Warfare offers an updated comprehensive account of Western warfare.

The new edition of The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare offers an updated comprehensive account of Western warfare.

This book traces the Vietnamese communist worldview throughout their revolution, and offers a new explanation for the tragedy of Vietnam.

This book sets out the legal issues surrounding privatized peacekeepers, and asks the essential questions for the debate going forward.

Explores the emergence of targeted killing in Israeli and US statecraft, and in the international law of force.

A major new study on the role of French railwaymen in resistance and genocide during the Second World War.

A major new study on the role of French railwaymen in resistance and genocide during the Second World War.

This book investigates France''s 2013 military intervention in Mali, drawing lessons for America''s fight against terrorism in Africa and worldwide.

A wide-ranging account of the contested intersection between ideas of nationhood and home in British literature between 1640 and 1830.

This book investigates France''s 2013 military intervention in Mali, drawing lessons for America''s fight against terrorism in Africa and worldwide.

A wide-ranging account of the contested intersection between ideas of nationhood and home in British literature between 1640 and 1830.

The first comprehensive history of the Fall Campaign that determined control of Central Europe following Napoleon''s catastrophic defeat in Russia.

The first comprehensive history of the Fall Campaign that determined control of Central Europe following Napoleon''s catastrophic defeat in Russia.

This book explains how military coalitions form, as well as their implications for war, peace, and the spread of conflicts.