Warfare and defence

This book provides a comprehensive summary of the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and efforts to protect the United States from international terrorism.

Traces the origins and early development of the Royal Marines, outlining their organisational structures, their recruitment and social background, the activities in which they were engaged, and how their distinctive identity was forged.

Survival Driving: Staying Alive on the World's Most Dangerous Roads, Second Edition was written to inform and protect: to keep people alive by making them more situationally aware.

One of the most difficult security challenges of the postCold War era has been stabilizing failing states in an era of irregular warfare.

Welcome to the Drone Age.

This book examines the most expensive and controversial project ever undertaken by the Australian Defence Force.

It was the Greatest Generation's greatest moment: when heroes at home and abroad, united in common purpose as soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marinesunder the leadership of generals like Patton, Eisenhower, Marshall, and Bradleyrescued Europe from the tyranny and genocide of Adolf Hitler.

This book explores the barrack experiences of soldiers in post-independence Zimbabwe, examining the concept of military professionalism within a state in political crisis.

Africa is well known for the production of national liberation movements (NLMs), stemming from a history of exploitation, colonisation and slavery.

A Mohawk Memoir from the War of 1812 presents the story of John Norton, or Teyoninhokarawen, an important war chief and political figure among the Grand River Haudenosaunee (or Iroquois) in Upper Canada.

The first volume in a groundbreaking work of WWII history presents a startlingly different narrative of D-Day based on newly released documents.

From sensor-fuzed munitions and autonomous weapons, to ground moving target indication radar, laser vibrometers and artificial intelligence, the weapons of warfare are undergoing a rapid transformation, with modern technologies reshaping how armies intend to fight in the twenty-first century.

This book offers a sociological account of the process by which companies instituted and continue to institute outsourcing in their organization.

This new handbook is about the practices of conducting research on military issues.

This set of original articles probes the breadth of vital issues surrounding the impact of war and violence on women globally-and examines what is being done to mitigate their effects.

This major Handbook comprises cutting-edge essays from leading scholars in the field of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (CAR).

The American Civil War (1861-65) was the bloodiest war of the nineteenth century and its impact continues to be felt today.

In 1836, Samuel Colt changed the face of warfare with the production of the first of a series of iconic and influential single-action revolvers, including the .

Risky Business tells in plain language the specific behaviors that indicate an employee has the potential to become violent, and it tells managers what to do--and what not to do--to prevent workplace violence.

Less well known than the Zulu of South Africa, the warriors of East Africa had just as fearsome a reputation.

A rich and accessible examination of military intervention on the African continent, from both foreign and African military actors.

During the American Civil War, the Union and the Confederacy both fielded units of sharpshooters.

Holden is one of the few brands that has an emotional grip on Australia (Qantas being another).

This book investigates the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and politicized debates held there.

The Messerschmitt Bf 110 was undoubtedly one of the most significant aircraft of World War II.

The Ju 87 Stuka was the most feared weapon in the German arsenal in the first year of World War 2, the Luftwaffe using it to deadly effect during the Blitzkrieg between September 1939 and June 1940.

This book marks a critical contribution to the intercultural dialogue about immigration.

Besieged examines the most important sieges in history-the actions and motivations of attackers and defenders along with conditions inside and outside the city walls.

The confluence of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack and the U.

For thousands of years pirates, privateers, and seafaring raiders have terrorized the ocean voyager and coastal inhabitant, plundering ship and shore with impunity.

The Condor Legion was the expeditionary force of soldiers and airmen sent by Hitler to aid Franco's Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War.

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In First Do No Harm, David Gibbs raises basic questions about the humanitarian interventions that have played a key role in U.

The Australian aid program faces a fundamental dilemma: how, in the absence of deep popular support, should it generate the political legitimacy required to safeguard its budget and administering institution?

A Spitfire Named Connie is an exciting rollercoaster of a story.

Biosecurity Dilemmas examines conflicting values and interests in the practice of biosecurity, the safeguarding of populations against infectious diseases through security policies.

Many books and memoirs have been written on prisoner of war captivity in the Far East during the Second World War.

This book examines peacekeeping in Africa, exploring how the various actors are forming an African security regime complex.

The Panzerkampfwagen V Panther is one of the best-known German tanks in existence and is considered one of the greatest tanks of World War II.

It is estimated that approximately 300,000 children actively serve in various kinds of military groups around the world.

This companion provides an extensive account of the Roman army, exploring its role in Roman politics and society as well as the reasons for its effectiveness as a fighting force.

For almost fifteen years, both the EU and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have claimed to partake in a relationship that is purported to be a 'Strategic Partnership', albeit one that is troubled by lasting political blockages.

This book presents an empirical study of the role of knowledge in the making of the climate-security nexus.

The incidence of stress fractures of the lower extremities during U.

Putting into question the conventional view that the military is detrimental to democratic development, Dolman provides a multifaceted examination of the institutional incentives of the military and its relations with civilian authorities.

This major Handbook comprises cutting-edge essays from leading scholars in the field of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (CAR).

The final volume in the Barbarossa trilogy, this title completes the account of the strategic intricacies of the German campaign against RussiaRobert Kirchubel examines the causes behind the German failure, including the inability to resupply troops or provide reserves, as well as the lack of decent German winter uniforms and transport with dramatic contemporary photographs detailing the unforgiving battlefield conditions.

What are the achievements, the limits and the failures of the EU's involvement in the Arab-Israeli conflict?

By the early months of 1944 in the Pacific, the US Navy's burgeoning force of carrier-based F6F-3/5 Hellcats had pretty much wiped the skies clear of Japanese fighters during a series of one-sided aerial engagements.