Warfare and defence

This book makes a compelling case that lethal drone deployment as a counterterrorism tool and instrument of statecraft in targeted states engenders far-reaching consequences for US grand strategy.

In the 1920s and 30s, aircraft designer Andrey Tupolev designed a series of advanced torpedo boats for the USSR.

This book presents a detailed assessment of the role of navies in the Korean War.

This book aims to serve the military profession, and so the national interest, by helping to generate intelligent reform of how the armed forces train, educate, and promote officers who shape our military strategy and write our war plans.

Brought to life by the personal accounts of six Navy pilots and one British POW, this is the history of the U.

The only multivolume encyclopedia covering all aspects of North American colonial warfare, with special attention paid to the social, political, cultural, and economic affairs that were affected by the conflicts.

An illustrated account of how the USAAF's might was challenged by the Jagdflieger and their heavily armed, and armoured, Fw 190A-8 Sturmj ger.

A highly illustrated history of the Wars of the Roses based on the medieval art of Graham Turner.

"e;Engagingly written and persuasively argued, this daringly revisionist book is an essential addition to the Antietam bibliography.

An A-Z encyclopedia covering the principal battles and campaigns, key military and political figures, and the political maneuvering during the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars.

Two renowned historians delve into the often-overlooked Second Manassas Campaign and its part in the dramatic evolution of the Civil War.

This book makes a compelling case that lethal drone deployment as a counterterrorism tool and instrument of statecraft in targeted states engenders far-reaching consequences for US grand strategy.

This illustrated A-Z encyclopedia provides easy access to information about the emperor Napoleon.

Two renowned historians delve into the often-overlooked Second Manassas Campaign and its part in the dramatic evolution of the Civil War.

Health Disparities, Disasters, and Crises: Approaches for a Culture of Preparedness presents a roadmap to help guide the actions needed to address health disparities introduced as part of the pre-planning, planning, and mitigation phases of natural and technological disasters.

According to the Bush administration, the war in Iraq ended in May 2003 when the president pronounced mission accomplished from the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln.

Historiographically groundbreaking transnational history of the Mexican-American War.

An illustrated account of how the USAAF's might was challenged by the Jagdflieger and their heavily armed, and armoured, Fw 190A-8 Sturmj ger.

Angesichts der aktuellen geopolitischen Bedrohungslage ist eine vertiefte deutsch-franzosische und europaische Rustungskooperation unerlasslich.

This work is a close examination of the conditions surrounding and precipitating the last gasp of British naval hegemony and events that led to its demise.

Historiographically groundbreaking transnational history of the Mexican-American War.

Brought to life by the personal accounts of six Navy pilots and one British POW, this is the history of the U.

In this unique encyclopedia, 120 leading scholars from around the world provide comprehensive treatment of the role of women in war, from the first written history to the present.

"e;[This book provides] numerous brilliant and sound insights into the nature of low-level conflict.

The true story of the the misfits and mavericks who waged psychological warfare against the NazisSeptember, 1939.

Providing a timely and never-before-seen perspective on the ever-increasing menace of Somali pirates, this account shows how the cargo ship and oil tanker hijackings and ransoms in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean have turned one of the world's busiest shipping lanes into one of the most dangerous.

This book explores the challenges small states face in navigating the complexities of modern war, particularly within the ambiguous Grey Zones where the boundaries between peace and conflict blur.

This book discusses the key role of the transfer of naval technology from the U.

In diesem Band wird untersucht, wie Sicherheit zur Entstehung neuer Formen der Politik und zur Bildung, Differenzierung und Transformation politischer Einheiten beitragt.

This book critically examines the evolution of protection practices in UN peace operations over the past two decades.

Geopolitical stresses in the Indo-Pacific are increasing and intensifying.

Using a microhistory based on a unique set of life-writing sources, this book provides an unparalleled insight into the Soviet POW experience during the Second World War.

The 1914-2024 War Atlas deconstructs the contemporary widespread and well-known image of the 20th and 21st centuries, arguing for the continuity of the historical process covering the period 1914-2024.

This book examines Israel's civil-military relations (CMR) in order to explore alternatives to orthodox Western models of security sector reform (SSR) in post-conflict societies.

This book analyses the Islamic State's (IS) media and governance strategy from a critical media and cultural studies perspective.

Survival, the IISS's bimonthly journal, challenges conventional wisdom and brings fresh, often controversial, perspectives on strategic issues of the moment.

Survival, the IISS's bimonthly journal, challenges conventional wisdom and brings fresh, often controversial, perspectives on strategic issues of the moment.

This book examines Israel's civil-military relations (CMR) in order to explore alternatives to orthodox Western models of security sector reform (SSR) in post-conflict societies.

This book analyses the Islamic State's (IS) media and governance strategy from a critical media and cultural studies perspective.

This book studies war narratives and their role in the political arenas of post-conflict societies, with a focus on the former Yugoslavia.

Young People in the Global South: Voice, Agency and Citizenship explores the spatial, relational, affective and material dimensions of adolescents' and young people's civic engagement and political participation in lower- and middle-income contexts.

This interdisciplinary book presents an intervention into methodological practices in the subfield of Critical Terrorism Studies, and features established and early career scholars.

Young People in the Global South: Voice, Agency and Citizenship explores the spatial, relational, affective and material dimensions of adolescents' and young people's civic engagement and political participation in lower- and middle-income contexts.

A gripping account of the most famous convoy operation of the war, which marked a high-water mark for the German naval campaign in the Arctic.

This book examines the dynamics of intelligence practices in the Scandinavian culture of high social cohesion and high trust.

During World War II, it quickly became apparent that the physical and tactical demands placed upon paratroopers required men of exceptional stamina, courage and intelligence.

This handbook offers a broad-ranging overview of the study of translating and interpreting in conflict and crisis settings and takes the field in new directions.

The Armed Conflict Survey 2023 provides an exhaustive review of the political, military and humanitarian dimensions of active armed conflicts globally in the period from 1 May 2022-30 June 2023.