Warfare and defence

The report from the CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development outlines a new tool for policymakers to encourage private-sector development in developing nations.

Is democracy in danger in the Dominican Republic?

In this timely work, James Giermanski describes the advent and development of security operations in the global supply chain, outlining the respective contributions of governmental and nongovernmental stakeholders to this worldwide concern.

This book highlights the repeated refusal of post-genocide Rwandan refugees to return 'home' and why even high-profile government officials continue to flee to this day.

This, the fourth volume in Andrew Field's highly praised study of the Waterloo campaign from the French perspective, depicts in vivid detail the often neglected final phase the rout and retreat of Napoleon's army.

In this WW2 memoir, the author of SAS: With the Maquis continues his thrilling account of life as a British Army commando behind enemy lines.

Continuously in demand since its first, prize-winning edition was published in 1975, this is the classic history of the development of the American atomic bomb, the decision to use it against Japan, and the origins of U.

Exploring how the U.

Fifty years after the war Dagmar Ostermann, a former prisoner at Auschwitz-Birkenau, and Hans Wilhelm Munch, former Nazi and SS physician, talk face to face.

A host of natural and man-made disasters have plagued the world in the twenty-first century, many with significant global impact.

A Special Forces veteran and security advisor shares what he's learned about dealing with conflict: "e;A powerful book"e; (Peter Bergen).

The elaborate Allied schemes to keep Spain and Portugal out of WWII-featuring the real-life spy work of Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond.

This book asks why, in the wake of the Cold War, Japan suddenly reversed years of steadfast opposition to security cooperation with its neighbors.

Political Fallout is the story of one of the first human-driven, truly global environmental crises-radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons testing during the Cold War-and the international response.

Few episodes in American history were more transformative than World War II, and in no region did it bring greater change than in the West.

The Pakistan Army is a uniquely powerful and influential institution, with vast landholdings and resources.

Territorial disputes are one of the main sources of tension in Northeast Asia.

Pentagon spending has been the target of decades of criticism and reform efforts.

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

At the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, where the victorious Allied powers met to reenvision the map of Europe in the aftermath of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson's influence on the remapping of borders was profound.

One of the central pillars of US counterterrorism policy is that capturing or killing a terrorist group's leader is effective.

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In September 1978, William Quandt, a member of the White House National Security Council staff, spent thirteen momentous days at Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland, where three world leaders were holding secret negotiations.

NATO member states are all undergoing some form of military transformation.

Preventing Catastrophe is written by two authors who are experienced "e;Washington hands"e; and who understand the interplay between intelligence and policymaking.

The edited volume examines contemporary intelligence and tradecraft in Africa.

"e;An engaging, punctilious, and revealing analysis of German and Japanese war decision-making"e; from the military historian and author of The Tank Killers (Aether: A Journal of Strategic Airpower & Spacepower).

Ernst Wicherts Buch "Heinrich von Plauen: Ritterroman" entführt den Leser in die Welt des Mittelalters und erzählt die spannende Geschichte des tapferen Ritters Heinrich von Plauen.

This book investigates how schools deal with racism and extremism, focusing on everyday life, students, and the surrounding community and geographical area.

Understanding the financial motivations behind white collar crime is often the key to the apprehension and successful prosecution of these individuals.

"e;The book describes what a fully loaded Huey was comprised of, the role of each of the four crew members, and most of Greene's missions.

From CRC Press's unrivaled pool of author experts comes the ultimate reader on terrorism.

This book explores and analyzes emerging innovations within today's most cutting-edge science and technology (S&T) areas, which are cited as carrying the potential to revolutionize governmental structures, economies, and international security.

An "e;amazingly detailed"e; and "e;inspiring"e; account of the only daytime air expedition to help Polish freedom fighters during World War II (Books Monthly).

This book aims to address a neglected field of research by providing evidence-based insights into how contemporary visitors of different national and generational background, especially those of Polish and Jewish descent, experience and reflect on their visits, or on living in the proximity of different sites of memory across Poland, including former concentration and death camps, ghetto sites, and other physical sites such as museums with a connection to the Holocaust.

Media of the Masses investigates the social life of an everyday technology-the cassette tape-to offer a multisensory history of modern Egypt.

Approaching the topic from a law enforcement perspective, this volume provides an unprecedented look at the investigation of human trafficking in America.

In an era of resurgent military political activism, this volume examines the cross-national drivers of cabinet militarization in democratic regimes, and provides an in-depth study of its causes and consequences in Brazil.

Excerpt:"e;The romance of war in its most thrilling form is exemplified in this narrative of the adventures of "e;The World's Greatest Military Spies and Secret Service Agents.

The crew of the Norland were having a whale of a time in 1982, ferrying passengers between Rotterdam and Hull.

This report is the second in an annual series examining trends in what the U.

The Trump administration's FY 2019 budget proposal laid out a set of priorities.

Why has the US military begun to suffer from overstretch in recent decades?

This unique insight into RAF Reaper operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria is based on unprecedented research access to the Reaper squadrons and personnel at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire and Creech Air Force Base in Nevada, USA.

The tragedy that occurred in the United States on September 11, 2001 brought enhanced emergency preparedness among first responders to the forefront of public awareness.

Terrorists constantly present new challenges to law enforcement, emergency response teams, security planners, and others involved in counterterrorism.

In this book, Jeffrey Kottler and Jon Carlson turn their well-polished therapy microscopes onto the subjects of lying, falsehood, deceit, and the loss of trust in the counseling room.

Successful reform of the security sector has been regarded as pivotal for a successful transition from authoritarianism to democracy by Western donors.