Warfare and defence

Fabian Colonial Essays (1945) brings together a host of leading thinkers to discuss different aspects of colonialism.

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In many ways, the Heinkel He 177 'Greif' (Griffon) was Nazi Germany's 'lost' strategic bomber.

Why did many Irish Americans, who did not have a direct connection to slavery, choose to fight for the Confederacy?

This edited volume addresses the issue of threat inflation in American foreign policy and domestic politics.

Focusing on critical approaches to security, this new textbook offers readers both an overview of the key theoretical perspectives and a variety of methodological techniques.

Using black and white contemporary photographs, illuminative maps and stunning battle scene illustrations, this comprehensive, detailed account completes the story of the Guadalcanal campaign - possibly the most important of the whole Pacific War.

This richly-illustrated title covers the technical characteristics of the F-104 Starfighter, one of the most widely-used and popular aircraft in history.

Cosmopolitan Dystopia shows that rather than populists or authoritarian great powers it is cosmopolitan liberals who have done the most to subvert the liberal international order.

The challenges facing military veterans who return to civilian life in the United States are persistent and well documented.

The unknown story of how a fleet of Australian fishing boats, trawlers and schooners supplied US and Australian forces in the Pacific - and helped turn the course of World War II.

Air policing was used in many colonial possessions, but its most effective incidence occurred in the crescent of territory from north-eastern Africa, through South-West Arabia, to North West Frontier of India.

Providing an in-depth interrogation of the practitioner/academic role within the context of criminal justice, this book outlines the benefits and challenges of different roles through exploring the lived experience of the contributing authors.

This book, first published in 1985, is a scholarly examination of the of the British wartime evacuation of 4 million people, mostly children, from the cities to the countryside - and how it affected social life during the war years.

Packed with personal accounts of the action, this is a vivid narrative history of the often-overlooked USAAF campaign in North Africa and Sicily in World War II.

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The Mexican-American War (1846-48) found Americans on new terrain.

This book examines the recent shift in US space policy and the forces that continually draw the US back into a space-technology security dilemma.

This book develops the discourse on the experiences of ex-combatants and their transition from war to peace, from the perspective of scholars across disciplines.

A fascinating re-examination of the battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval encounter in history and probably the most decisive naval battle of the entire Pacific War, and one that saw the Imperial Japanese Navy eliminated as an effective fighting force and forced to resort to suicide tactics.

Practical Airport Operations, Safety, and Emergency Management: Protocols for Today and the Future focuses on the airport itself, not the aircraft, manufacturers, designers, or even the pilots.

Nationale Armeen und partikulare Militärbündnisse verschärfen die globalen Probleme.

Tucked away in the archives of the Museum for Transport and Technology in Berlin is an old photograph of a Hawker Hurricane on public display.

A telling history of one of the most important relationships in the Middle EastThis is the first book to tell the remarkable story of the relationship between Jordan and the United States and how their leaders have navigated the dangerous waters of the most volatile region in the world.

Covering Sparta's full classical history, The Bronze Lie examines the myth of Spartan warrior supremacy.

This book is the first systematic examination of the emerging arms race in Asia.

A highly illustrated study of the battle of Malplaquet, the last and bloodiest of Marlborough's victories in the 18th century War of the Spanish Succession.

In the current climate of terrorism, the facility manager is in a more critical position than ever before.

Half a century before the 'flying wing' B-2 stealth bomber entered service, John K.

Incorporating archeology, anthropology, cartography, and Indigenous studies into military history, Wayne E.

This book provides a comprehensive insight into one of the key episodes of the Cold War - the process of reconciliation between Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union.

This volume examines intelligence services since 1945 in their role as knowledge producers.

Der erste Teil dieses Lehrbuches vermittelt die Grundlagen des Polizei- und Sicherheitsrechts und geht auf die einzelnen Standardmaßnahmen sowie auf die so genannten Generalklauseln ein.

The Sherman Crab Flail tank was the powerful culmination of a series of mine-clearing flail tanks developed during World War II.

The yearning for historical justice - that is, for the redress of past wrongs - has become one of the defining features of our age.

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A detailed look at the deadly battle between US Navy F9F Panther jet fighter-bombers and communist anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) defenses that proliferated throughout the Korean War.

The United States established an academy for educating future army officers at West Point in 1802.

This book explores the idea, psychology and political geography of Northeast India as forged by two interrelated but autonomous meta-narratives.

Spying, the worlds second oldest profession, is hardly limited to the traditional great power countries.

This book analyzes the concept of military necessity and just war thinking and argues that it should be seen as a vital moral principle for leaders.

This book analyses the securitization of ethnic identities and social groups by the state in Afghanistan in the post-2001 context.

Recent disclosures about the bulk collection of domestic phone call records and other signals intelligence programs have stimulated widespread debate about the implications of such practices for the civil liberties and privacy of Americans.

Bill Yenne brings to life the untold story of Lidiya Vladimirovna, Russia's World War II flying ace, who lit up the skies over Germany and Russia while flying 66 combat missionsOf all the major air forces that were engaged in the war, only the Red Air Force had units comprised specifically of women.

Development of the Leopard 1 can be traced back to November 1956, when the operational requirement for a new battle tank was formulated by the Federal German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr).

The Changing Politics of European Security explores the key security challenges confronting Europe, from relations with the US and Russia to the use of military force and the struggle against terrorism.

'A warts-and-all memoir of an ex-cop from probationer days on.

The second day's fighting at Gettysburg - the assault of the Army of Northern Virginia against the Army of the Potomac on 2 July 1863 - was probably the critical engagement of that decisive battle and, therefore, among the most significant actions of the Civil War.

'The Reckoning is vivid history, the tragic Eastern Front brought to life through the widest range of Russian and German sources I've ever read.