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Men, Machines, and War
Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2006; US$ 32.95Using examples from the last two centuries, this collection of essays discusses the close links between technology and war. In the opening essay, distinguished historian William H. McNeill demonstrates the extent to which military technology has often led to differentiations among people, both within and between societies. The other studies examine... more...
Military Brass vs. Civilian Academics at the National War College
Lexington Books 2011; US$ 59.99In Military Brass vs. Civilian Academics at the National War College: A Clash of Cultures, Howard J. Wiarda uses his first-hand experience to examine the conflict between the two cultures, military and civilian, that coexist uneasily at the College. He also explores the issues-tenure, academic freedom, research, teaching-that divide them. While this... more...
A History Of Warfare
Random House 2011; US$ 14.67'He examines every branch of warfare in its history, psychology, metallurgy, genetics, logistics, archaeology, tactics and strategy... He is as much at home in the Empire of Babylon as he is on the Somme... On every subject he has something fresh to say. His learning is staggering and his gift for exposition unequalled' Nigel Nicolson, Daily Telegraph... more...
Promoting Psychological Resilience in the U.S. Military
RAND Corporation 2011; US$ 9.95Many programs are available to increase psychological resilience among service members and families, but little is known about their effectiveness. This report reviews existing programs to identify evidence-informed factors for promoting resilience. more...
Warfare in the Sokoto Caliphate
Cambridge University Press 1977; US$ 30.00The successful jihad of 1804 in Hausaland resulted in the establishment of the Sokoto Caliphate, the largest and most enduring West African polity in the nineteenth century. more...
The Tao of Deception
Basic Books 2007; US$ 29.95The definitive book on ancient military principles that is strikingly relevant to the War on Terror, the war in Iraq, and the rise of China as a geopolitical power more...
Concealment in the Field 1957
Andrews UK 2012; US$ 14.99Camouflage and concealment are subjects which are often forgotten in the heat of battle, but they are so fundamental to survival on the battlefield that instruction has been emphasised ever since the British Army discarded the line and went over to khaki and skirmish lines.This pamphlet looks in great detail at the reasons for concealment, and what... more...
Art of War in an Asymmetric World
Continuum International Publishing 2012; US$ 140.00The work examines the rise of the movements against globalization, modernization, and Western dominance that followed the collapse of the bipolar world and the end of the Cold War and that culminated with today’s global jihadist movements. It describes how the U.S. had to adapt to this new, asymmetrical world of conflict with its strategic, doctrinal... more...
Journal of Medieval Military History
Boydell & Brewer 2011; US$ 99.00The articles in this volume focus on the fifteenth century. Several draw on the substantial archives of the Burgundian polity, focusing particularly on the Flemish shooting guilds, spying, and the provision of troops by towns. The urban emphasis continues with a study of the transition from `traditional' artillery to gunpowder weaponry in Southampton,... more...









