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Air Power in the New Counterinsurgency Era
RAND Corporation 2006; US$ 9.95Often treated by Americans as an exceptional form of warfare, insurgency is anything but. Spanning the globe, centuries, and societies, insurgency is quite common. Given the threat insurgency presents to U.S. interests and allies around the world, the importance of counterinsurgency is no surprise. However, history has shown that insurgencies are rarely... more...
Chinese Strategists
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Ptd Ltd 2006; US$ 8.40Conversations with Tang Taizong more...
Space and Defense Policy
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95This edited volume introduces the reader to the role of space in military and defense strategy, and outlines some of the major foreign and domestic actors in the space arena, as well as constraints of law and treaties on activities in space. It also addresses science and technology as they relate to space policy. The book addresses three main... more...
The Impact of the Roman Army (200 B.C. A.D. 476)
BRILL 2007; US$ 203.00Part of the "Impact of Empire" series, this book offers a comprehensive reading on the economic, political, religious and cultural impact of Roman military forces on the regions that were dominated by the Roman Empire. more...
Combat Modeling
Springer 2009; US$ 149.99"Combat Modeling" is a systematic learning resource and reference text for the quantitative analysis of combat. After a brief overview, authors Washburn and Kress present individual chapters on shooting without feedback; shooting with feedback; target defense; attrition models; game theory and wargames; search; unmanned aerial vehicles; and... more...
Fighting Identity
ABC-CLIO 2008; US$ 105.00This work highlights a national ethos infused by a sacred narrative of divine mission. This deep association leads to a narrow approach to conflict relationships, built around an Us vs. Them distance from the enemy, in which their submission is achieved through kinetic effects and their subsequent redemption through our good works (reconstruction).... more...
Military Life
ABC-CLIO 2005; US$ 315.00With global commitments and combat duty, our armed forces face life-threatening challenges on a daily basis. However, less visible threats also impact the mental health of our military men and women. Experts examine challenges on the battlefield, such as women coming to terms with life after being prisoners of war, or soldiers dealing with mistakenly... more...
New Wars and New Soldiers
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2011; US$ 34.95New military technologies, the rise of private military companies, and the increasing involvement of the military in counterterrorism and humanitarian operations all pose challenges to traditional ideas about the ethics of war, the relevance of current international law governing armed conflict, and Just War theory. This book brings together experts... more...
In Search of the Warrior Spirit, Fourth Edition
North Atlantic Books 2011; US$ 19.95The war in Iraq has heightened interest in the military mindset and raised questions about whether it?s possible to be a mindful, moral fighter at a time when impersonal, technology based warfare reigns. In Search of the Warrior Spirit confronts this thorny issue with Richard Strozzi-Heckler?s trademark personal, sympathetic style. In a top-secret... more...
Krieger und Gelehrte
Hamburger Edition HIS 2012; US$ 28.03Hauptbeschreibung Was haben linke Intellektuelle wie Herbert Marcuse, Otto Kirchheimer und Franz Neumann mit den amerikanischen Geheimdiensten zu tun? Anfang der 1940er Jahre nimmt eine Gruppe linksintellektueller Emigranten zusammen mit ihren amerikanischen Kollegen, u.a. den Historikern Stuart Hughes und Carl Schorske oder dem Soziologen Barrington... more...









