Warfare and defence

Enterprise Level Security: Securing Information Systems in an Uncertain World provides a modern alternative to the fortress approach to security.

Africa is known as a continent of conflict.

"e;Mel Goodman has spent the last few decades telling us what's gone wrong with American intelligence and the American military .

The book draws upon the rich information gathered for the online database Catalogue of early German printed music / Verzeichnis deutscher Musikfruhdrucke (vdm), the first systematic descriptive catalogue of music printed in the German-speaking lands between c.

India Korea Connections in the Indo Pacific presents multidimensional aspects of the Special Strategic Relationship between the Republic of Korea (ROK) and India, ranging from security, diplomacy, trade and FDI, and people to people exchanges.

The Spratly Islands have represented a potential political and military flashpoint in the South China Sea for years, involving as they do various claims by China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Taiwan.

How do states overcome problems of collective action in the face of human atrocities, terrorism and the threat of weapons of mass destruction?

This book is simultaneously a biography of Rear Admiral Herbert Victor Wiley and a history of the U.

Robert Forczyk covers the development of armoured warfare in North Africa from Rommel's Gazala offensive in 1942 through to the end of war in the desert in Tunisia in 1943.

This biography recounts the extraordinary life of I.

We live in an era in which designers will make an essential and critical contribution to the health and success of humanity.

Success in war ultimately depends on the consolidation of political order.

The complete story of the remarkable canoe raid on German ships in Bordeaux Harbour by the man who himself served in the Special Boat Squadron.

As a GI reporter for the 1st Air Cavalry Division in Vietnam, the author--"e;an enlisted man writing primarily for enlisted men"e;--chronicled the experiences of combat soldiers in newspaper and magazine articles.

This book contributes to contemporary debates on the effectiveness of international humanitarian law (IHL) in regulating or prohibiting inhumane weapons, such as landmines.

Hundreds of thousands of military members are making the transition to civilian life each year.

The book begins with an agenda-setting introduction which will provide an overview of the central question being addressed, such as the circumstances associated with the move towards a political settlement, the parameters of this settlement and the factors that have assisted in bringing it about.

This book is a collection of essential essays on resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by eminent social psychologist Herbert C.

A South African national serviceman recounts becoming a soldier and an ensuing David-and-Goliath face-off against Angolan armed forces in 1987.

Political Invisibility and Mobilization explores the unseen opportunities available to those considered irrelevant and disregarded during periods of violent repression.

Commended for the 2009 Best Books for Kids & Teens Canadian World War II pilot Charley Fox, now in his late eighties, has had a thrilling life, especially on the day in July 1944 in France when he spotted a black staff car, the kind usually employed to drive high-ranking Third Reich dignitaries.

This book provides a holistic examination of India''s relationship with the non-proliferation regime and its dominant structures.

This edited volume is the first detailed exploration of the last phase of the Cold War, taking a critical look at the crisis of detente in Europe in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

India's nuclear profile, doctrine, and practices have evolved rapidly since the countrys nuclear breakout in 1998.

Originally published in 1975, this volume filled a gap in existing scholarship by providing a comprehensive group of essays on the historical study of war and armed forces and their relationship with society.

This book is a study of the circumstances leading to British intervention in Vietnam in 1945, and the course and consequences of this intervention.

The Definitive Handbook on Terrorist Threats to Commercial Airline and Airport SecurityConsidered the definitive handbook on the terrorist threat to commercial airline and airport security, USAF Lieutenant Colonel Kathleen Sweet's seminal resource is now updated to include an analysis of modern day risks.

Defense Acquisition Trends 2021 is the latest in an annual series of CSIS reports examining trends in what the DoD is buying, how the DoD is buying it, and from whom the DoD is buying using data from the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS).

A study of the political utility of navies not only in past wars and possible future wars but also in the "e;violent peace"e; of the modern era.

After the success of the D-Day landings, the Allied forces were bogged down in a bloody stalemate in Normandy.

In the wake of the 1979 Iranian revolution, relations between states in the Middle East were reconfigured and reassessed overnight.

While historians know that history is about interpreting primary sources, students tend to think of history as a set of facts.

Als der Erste Weltkrieg die Welt in Atem hielt, eroberte eine neue Waffe den Himmel: das Flugzeug.

Why is it that Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland have been in perpetual conflict for thirty years when they can live and prosper together elsewhere?

Gripping firsthand accounts.

Essential coverage of the key part played by the iconic Spitfire in the desert campaign during 1942-43, and in the destruction of the Luftwaffe in Sicily, Italy and the Balkans from mid-1943 through to VE Day.

Inspired by overtly negative coverage by the Western mainstream press of Muslims in particular, and minorities in general, this book asks: Why are negative narratives and depictions of Muslims and other minorities so hard to change?

History has often confirmed that it is not superior weapons but superior organizations that are the most effective factor in achieving military success.

A revealing memoir by the Israeli leader who almost made peace with the PalestiniansWritten almost entirely from inside a prison cell, Searching for Peace is the compelling memoir of former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert.

Africa lies at the centre of the international community's peacebuilding interventions, and the continent's rich multitude of actors, ideas, relationships, practices, experiences, locations, and contexts in turn shapes the possibilities and practices of contemporary peacebuilding.

In 1585, the English launched a pre-emptive strike against Spain, by attacking her New World colonies.

A New Force at Sea tells the story of one of the most important officers in the U.

The Libyan Oil Industry (1980) gives a narrative and analysis of the economic consequences of the discovery and production of oil in Libya, from the searches for oil by the major oil companies to the establishment of Libya as one of the main exporters in the world.

Limited force is different than war: different in scope, strategic purpose, and ethical permissions and restraints.

British Imperial Air Power examines the air defense of Australia and New Zealand during the interwar period.

In 1981 the Organization of African Unity (OAU) mandated and fielded the first regional peacekeeping operation since the Arab League's mission in Kuwait 20 years earlier.

Katharine Du Pre Lumpkin's 1946 autobiography The Making of a Southerner is considered a classic testament of a white southerner's commitment to racial justice in a culture where little was to be found.

First published in 1985, this is a book written at the height of the Soviet war in Afghanistan in the 1980s.

Despite his lack of formal military training, George Washington may be one of history's must underrated commanders.