Military and defence strategy Books
Harvard University Press To the Maginot Line
Book SynopsisThe decision to fortify northeastern France has usually been considered a tragic mistake, an example of bad planning and missed opportunities. Not so, says Judith M. Hughes, who provides a convincing view of how France’s military and political leaders tried to safeguard their nation and why they failed.Trade Review[A] stimulating and excellently documented book…Individual personalities are particularly well handled. Foch and Pétain, Poincaré and Blum—all emerge with veritable life in them. The trends of French interwar history are deftly carried through onto these pages with an unobtrusive lucidity and persuasiveness. -- Michael Hurst * American Historical Review *[An] admirable little monograph…[Hughes] has demonstrated what can be done to overcome obstacles of official secrecy through resourcefulness in collecting evidence and ingenuity in interpretation. Moreover, instead of working backward from 1940, seeking causes and culprits of collapse in the 1930s, Ms. Hughes has wisely chosen to begin in 1918 and to focus upon the 1920s. This chronology has given her a fresher perspective and a wider scope for sympathy than other commentators of the period. It is the great merit of this book that it passes judgments with compassion and restraint. Indeed, Professor Hughes insists upon viewing French military policy in the broadest possible context of international developments, domestic politics, economic problems, and intellectual moods; from these elements, she weaves a dilemma of tragic dimensions in which the confusions and mistakes of individuals are reviewed with kindness and realism. -- Charles C. Bright * Political Science Quarterly *Dr. Judith Hughes has devised a modest title for her very wide sweep of interbellum French military history. Not content with penetrating analyses of the post war ‘population problem,’ the intricacies of politico–military relations, the unfolding formulation of strategic–tactical concepts in light of 1914–1918, the intermeshing of foreign and military policy, and, on title-target, the political alignments in legislating army reform and frontier organization (Maginot Line), Dr. Hughes offers an epilogue on the implication of the 1920s for the 1930s and even for May–June 1940. If at times Dr. Hughes covers familiar ground, she does so with the same thoroughness and perception she exhibits in more ‘original’ sections of this well-researched book. -- Donald J. Harvey * Military Affairs *
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Harvard University Press Nexus
Book SynopsisIn an illuminating study that blends diplomatic, military, technology, and business history, Winkler shows how U.S. officials during World War I discovered the enormous value of global communications. Winkler sheds light on the early stages of the global infrastructure that helped launch the U.S. as the predominant power of the century.Trade ReviewThe fight for mastery of global telecommunications in the midst of the First World War is a subject of the deepest importance that had lain undiscovered until now. Jonathan Winkler has reconstructed the complex nexus of strategy, technology, and diplomacy with admirable clarity. It is a fundamental contribution that demonstrates the need for a whole new field of historical inquiry. -- Matthew Connelly, author of Fatal Misconception: The Struggle to Control World PopulationIn a landmark book, Winkler shows how most of the issues of the information economy--and its handmaiden, information security--were thrust upon the United States by World War I, when the nation found that British domination of the cable infrastructure, combined with London's strategic grasp of its possibilities, reduced the U.S. to a humiliating dependence. How America tried to escape from the shackles of the British monopoly on communications makes a fascinating tale. -- Richard R. Fernandez, The Belmont Club (fallbackbelmont.blogspot.com)As children of the information age, we appreciate the vital role of communications in national security planning. Jonathan Winkler takes us back to an era when the principles of informational warfare were first being thrashed out--in foreign ministries, in military headquarters, under the sea, and in the atmosphere. A fascinating tale of technology, diplomacy, and intrigue. -- H. W. Brands, University of Texas, AustinWinkler tells a story that should figure into all future accounts of U.S. participation in World War I. -- Ernest R. May, Harvard UniversityBy examining the ways in which World War I sparked official recognition of the commercial and strategic importance of cable and radio, Winkler illuminates a vital, but neglected, chapter in the history of global communications. This is a thoroughly researched, well-written, and engaging study. -- Emily S. Rosenberg, University of California, IrvineWinkler's book provides a lesson in the evolutionary nature of technological change. Winkler explores the first global internet--the international telegraph cable system that began shrinking Planet Earth at the end of the 19th century. -- Austin Bay * austinbay.net *This story involves not only the history of communication, but also diplomatic, military, technology, and business history. While investigating interrelated developments in these fields, Winkler recreates the global communication network in place at the outbreak of the war and shows how each side engaged in the first real information war. Finally, he analyzes US officials' reaction to this new warfare and the policies they adopted to redress this nation's shortcomings in the field of global communication. A well-researched, highly readable work that makes a valuable contribution to a number of historical areas. -- T. A. Aiello * Choice *Thanks to Winkler's careful work in military and civilian records, the book recounts in detail how a small group of American officials, spurred into action by the war emergency, tried to increase their nation's control over global information networks...Winkler's outstanding original research and clear writing make Nexus a valuable contribution to the history of information warfare, a subject that will almost certainly attract greater interest in the years to come. -- Mark R. Wilson * Business History Review *This is a well-researched and important study assessing the role of global communication technologies and their control in wartime. It provides a cogent analysis of how the need to develop our own cable and radio links drove government policy. And it adds to the slowly growing number of studies that examine the increasingly central role of rapid and secure communication in both diplomatic and military policy in the 160 years since the development of the electric telegraph. -- Christopher H. Sterling * Journal of American History *Table of Contents* Maps and Figures * Introduction *1. The Information Network and the Outbreak of War *2. Neutrality and Vulnerability *3. Security and Radios *4. At War in Europe *5. In Pursuit of Cables to Asia and the Americas *6. Radio, the Navy and Latin America *7. The Quest for Independence *8. The Illusion of Success * Conclusion * Abbreviations * Primary Sources * Notes * Acknowledgments * Index
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Harvard University Press Presidents and Their Generals
Book SynopsisSince 1945, as the U.S. has engaged in near-constant “wars of choice” with limited congressional oversight, the executive and armed services have shared primary responsibility for often ill-defined objectives, strategies, and benefits. Matthew Moten shows the significance of negotiations between presidents and the generals allied with them.Trade ReviewA masterful analysis of the evolution of the American system of military command, in which exists a remarkable cloistering between the military men and the political apparatus that delivers them their orders, and the ways in which that system has so successfully maintained itself… This book is an incredible work of American history, blending as it does military and political histories while simultaneously addressing a will to power that is as American as it was Roman… This indispensable work contains within it a picture of America that expands beyond its subject matter. -- Nicholas Mancusi * Daily Beast *In a country as disposed to war as the United States has been, the relationship between the commander in chief and his admirals and generals is as critical as that between the president and Congress. Just how critical that relationship may be is the theme of this book, the first full-length history of its subject. It should be required reading in the White House, the Pentagon, and Foggy Bottom—in this, and every succeeding administration. The history it relates is sobering. Matthew Moten is the kind of authority you’d want for a guide through the subject: As the former head of West Point’s history department, an Iraq war veteran, and a former legislative aide to the Army chief of staff, he has the broad field and staff experience essential for understanding political-military relations in their many forms—and from inside. He’s thorough, disenthralled, critical, and balanced in his judgments. No one can dismiss what he writes… Presidents and Their Generals makes a signal contribution to the historical knowledge of its subject over the long sweep of our nation’s history. -- James M. Banner, Jr. * Weekly Standard *In Presidents and Their Generals, Matthew Moten sets out to provide an episodic history of what he calls American ‘political–military relations,’ by which he means the relationship between military leaders and their civilian overseers. He succeeds admirably, jumping from the Revolution through the War of 1812 to the Civil War, the two World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, the 1991 Gulf War, and the Iraq war. This book is well done: Well considered, well structured, and well written. Moten, a former head of West Point’s history department, is a clear and pleasant writer, with an assured style. He favors making bold statements and then backing them up with persuasive analyses… Moten is sophisticated in his political analysis in a way that academics sometimes are not… The most surprising thing about this book may be that no one seems to have written one like it until now. Moten has stepped up and filled the gap impressively. -- Thomas E. Ricks * Journal of Military History *This highly readable book, impressive in scope, is a major contribution to understanding the important yet often-shifting dynamics of civil-military relations in the U.S.—past, present, and future. -- W. A. Taylor * Choice *[Moten] traces the long struggle of presidents to assert their power over recalcitrant generals… Moten beautifully exposes the battles and the alliances between men controlling the country’s future… The author explains the workings of war, the effects and dangers of standing armies, and the growth of the president’s Cabinet-level military advisers… The author’s opinions are precise and witty and based on comprehensive knowledge of his subject, as he clearly demonstrates how wars are lost by the arrogant and/or incompetent. A brilliant, fascinating picture of how wars badly begun and poorly run can affect an entire country—usually at the hands of just a few men. * Kirkus Reviews (starred review) *Filled with shrewd insights and wise judgments, this remarkable book by one of the country’s leading soldier-scholars demonstrates that the lack of harmony and trust between civilian and military at the top of government has cost the nation dearly, both in the distant and recent past. Every president and senior military officer should ponder this history. So, too, should every citizen who cares about national security. -- Richard H. Kohn, Professor Emeritus of History, University of North Carolina, and former Chief of Air Force History, U.S. Air ForceA new and welcome exploration of the often fraught interactions between political and military authority in the United States from the Revolution to the present. Moten makes clear that all was not orderly in the councils of national defense during the last two centuries, and that they are likely to grow even more contentious in the future. -- Roger J. Spiller, author of In the School of War
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Harvard University, Asia Center Defensive Positions
Book SynopsisIn Defensive Positions, Noell Wilson shows how control of coastal defense by regional domains exacerbated the shogunate's inability to respond to major military and political challenges as Japan transitioned from an early modern system of parcelized, local maritime defense to one of centralized, national security in the nineteenth century.
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Princeton University Press War and Human Nature
Book SynopsisHuman evolutionary history has affected the way we process the information we use to make decisions. The result is that human choices and calculations may be very different from those predicted by standard models of rational behavior. This notion is particularly true in the area of war and peace.Trade Review"This is a lucid, beautifully-written, informative and provocative book. It presents the modern science of choice and decision persuasively."—Thomas Schelling, University of Maryland"War and Human Nature holds the potential to open an entirely new area of insight into war. It will provide a new way of thinking about the collapse of armies, the choices and behaviors of tyrants, and the way in which differing elite selection mechanisms may wittingly or otherwise lead to individuals with differing cognitive profiles ending up in office. The use of the cognitive science literature is novel and provides insight into an area of research social scientists typically ignore."—Allan C. Stam, Dartmouth College"A thought-provoking, timely synthesis of political decision-making in light of recent progress in neurobiology, psychology and behavioral biology. Rosen explores an intriguing new formulation of biologically-motivated political science."—Michael L. Platt, Duke UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Chapter One: Introduction 1 Chapter Two: Emotions, Memory, and Decision Making 27 Chapter Three: Status, Testosterone, and Dominance 71 Chapter Four: Stress, Distress, and War Termination 99 Chapter Five: Of Time, Testosterone, and Tyrants 135 Chapter Six: Where Do We Go from Here? 179 Notes 185 Index 205
£27.00
Princeton University Press The War for Gaul
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This modern commentary on the Commentaries also 'lets you see Caesar the man and politician, not just the general he wanted you to see.'"---Robert S. Davis, New York Journal of Books"I rather like O’Donnell’s asceticism. He sent me back to the original for first time in decades and drove home how rarely we approach these old warhorses with fresh eyes. . . . [O’Connell] will convince you that Caesar was a very bad man indeed."---Michael Kulikowski, London Review of Books"A vigorous, modern, and uncluttered translation."---Lawrence Freedman, Foreign Affairs"Certainly one for the school library shelves or young friends and relatives (classicists or not) who may well be less acquainted with Caesar."---Adrian Spooner, Classics for All Reviews"[A]n excellent translation . . . one that poses important questions about Caesar, his actions in Gaul, and the dying years of the Republic."---Anthony Smart, Bryn Mawr Classical Review"James O’Donnell has turned De bello Gallico into lucid, convincing, contemporary English. It’s a masterclass in translation, and a dangerously appealing introduction to ‘the best bad man’s book ever written’."---Christopher Whitton, Greece and Rome
£19.80
Princeton University Press Small Wars Big Data
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Offers some compelling insights on how to better handle these small wars."---Jerry D. Lenaburg, New York Journal of Books"A valuable contribution to the study of the information-centric components involved in 'small wars' conflict termination." * Perspectives on Terrorism *"I would call Small Wars, Big Data essential reading for advanced students of counterinsurgency strategy, especially those operating in military intelligence functions."---Lewis Tallon, Encyclopaedia Geopolitica"Small Wars, Big Data argues that the U.S. military should focus its efforts not on winning hearts and minds, but rather on acquiring information from the people about insurgent activities. When satisfied with government security and services, civilians supply information. With information, counter-insurgent attacks can dismantle insurgent networks. Without it, insurgencies fester and violence increases. Armed with this framework, I would have fought differently—and American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan might have as well. . . . Though I’m not the first to call for updates to counter-insurgency doctrine, now is the right time and Small Wars, Big Data is the right book to guide that effort."---Zachary Griffiths, War on the Rocks"[The authors] offer a new theory of asymmetric warfare – a theory that inspires new conceptual avenues through which grassroots, civilian-oriented studies of conflict unfold; challenging researchers to begin their studies with people, as opposed to technology, has meaningful, ideological merit."---Thomas N. Cooke, European Review of International Studies"A comprehensive case study of the main conflicts that have occurred in the last twenty years. Small Wars, Big Data, does not come to general conclusions, but it is instead a compilation of stories and lessons learned, that could be useful to policymakers and military leaders."---Dr. Marco Marsili, Rest Journal
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Princeton University Press The Art of War
Book SynopsisPreviously published in 1994 under title: Sunzi speaks.Trade Review"Tsai’s adaptation of The Art of War revitalized the millenniums-old treatise by trimming away the repetitive elements, tightening the narrative until the ancient lessons of warfare leapt off the page. But the defining element of Tsai’s work is the illustrations. His Disney-influenced style brings humor and immediacy to the text, with Sunzi himself popping into the story as both the wise and fearless commander of blank-eyed, child-like soldiers and the conniving nemesis to the enemy who tries to cross him. Humiliated soldiers seethe and bluster while Sunzi and his men titter with laughter. A particular pleasure is the anthropomorphized livestock, like the horse who surrenders while standing on its hind legs with hooves raised in the air, mirroring its rider’s hands-up posture. Tsai’s characters are drawn to entertain, whether you’re a comic-book enthusiast or a military strategist."---John Ismay, New York Times
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Princeton University Press Divided Armies
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Lepgold Prize, Mortara Center for International Studies, Georgetown University""Winner of the Peter Katzenstein Book Prize, Cornell University Department of Government""2019 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List""One of Foreign Affairs' Best Books of 2020""Winner of the Best Book Award, Conflict Processes Section of the American Political Science Association""Winner of the Edgar S. Furniss Book Award, Mershon Center for International Security Studies""A welcome mingling of the traditions of quantitative and qualitative political science. He sets a rigorous and imaginative methodological standard that others will struggle to match."---Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs"An inviting and challenging read, one that necessitates and rewards thoughtful investment."---Dr. Larry D. Miller, National Defense University Press"An extraordinary achievement, providing new ideas about the non-material determinants of battlefield performance, and presenting compelling quantitative and qualitative evidence. It will no doubt shape research agendas on war for many years to come." * Journal of Peace Research *"The book provides the theoretical basis for an intuitively grasped characteristic of armed forces around the world today and through history. Its argument should inform future policymaking, as well serve as a basis to re-examine past wars."---Axel Dessein, Wavell Room"A major contribution to any literature that seeks to understand military design or behavior. . . . [Lyall’s] valuable empirical work and data collection - and clear methodology - will provide numerous avenues for further research to anyone with an interest in civil-military relations and conflict.—Max Margulies, Political Science Quarterly"
£89.25
Princeton University Press Divided Armies
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Lepgold Prize, Mortara Center for International Studies, Georgetown University""Winner of the Peter Katzenstein Book Prize, Cornell University Department of Government""2019 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List""One of Foreign Affairs' Best Books of 2020""Winner of the Best Book Award, Conflict Processes Section of the American Political Science Association""Winner of the Edgar S. Furniss Book Award, Mershon Center for International Security Studies""A welcome mingling of the traditions of quantitative and qualitative political science. He sets a rigorous and imaginative methodological standard that others will struggle to match."---Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs"An inviting and challenging read, one that necessitates and rewards thoughtful investment."---Dr. Larry D. Miller, National Defense University Press"An extraordinary achievement, providing new ideas about the non-material determinants of battlefield performance, and presenting compelling quantitative and qualitative evidence. It will no doubt shape research agendas on war for many years to come." * Journal of Peace Research *"The book provides the theoretical basis for an intuitively grasped characteristic of armed forces around the world today and through history. Its argument should inform future policymaking, as well serve as a basis to re-examine past wars."---Axel Dessein, Wavell Room"A major contribution to any literature that seeks to understand military design or behavior. . . . [Lyall’s] valuable empirical work and data collection - and clear methodology - will provide numerous avenues for further research to anyone with an interest in civil-military relations and conflict.—Max Margulies, Political Science Quarterly"
£31.50
MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas Treasonable Doubt The Harry Dexter White Spy
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MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas The Pentagon and the Presidency Civilmilitary
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA fine, and extremely useful, summary of civil-military relations since Franklin Roosevelt. - Foreign Affairs ""A must-read for anyone interested in the critical national security issues that our nation will face in the next decade."" - H. R. McMaster, commander of the Third Armored Cavalry Regiment in Iraq and author of Dereliction of Duty ""No student of civil-military relations in the United States will be able to ignore this impressive work."" - Fred I. Greenstein, author of The Presidential Difference ""This fascinating book is a keeper for the professional military member and the student of civil-military relations."" - Army ""Provides a superb insight into the nature of civil-military relations."" - Parameters ""Well-researched and highly readable."" - Proceedings (U.S. Naval Institute) ""A timely and path-breaking book."" - Foreign Service Journal ""A magnificent survey."" - History: Reviews of New Books
£32.26
University Press of Kansas General Lesley J. McNair Unsung Architect of the
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MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas Feeding Victory Innovative Military Logistics
Book SynopsisExplores whether advances in technology, from the railroad and the airplane to the nuclear weapon and the computer, have altered both the critical relationship between logistics and warfare and, ultimately, geopolitical dynamics.Trade ReviewJobie Turner's findings - developed through five concise case studies that span two centuries - will be valuable to historians and military professionals alike. Thoughtful and thought-provoking, Feeding Victory: Innovative Military Logistics from Lake George to Khe Sanh deserves a place next to Martin Van Creveld's Supplying War." - Kevin C. Holzimmer, author of General Walter Krueger: Unsung Hero of the Pacific War"An innovative approach to the subject. While each case study in itself can be regarded separately, taken all together Turner shows the eternal challenges that logistics poses for the conduct of war in any age." - Richard L. DiNardo, author of Mechanized Juggernaut or Military Anachronism? Horses and the German Army of World War II"There are practicing military logisticians, and there are scholars who study military logistics. Only rarely does one find a military professional (in this case a US Air Force mobility commander) who is also a first-rate historian of the art and science of supplying combat forces in war and the ramifications for past, present, and future strategy. This is a unique work that deserves the widest audience." - Richard R. Muller, professor of history, US Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies"Feeding Victory is a welcome and thoughtful addition to the understanding and importance of military logistics. No other available book accomplishes what Colonel Turner achieves through his careful and insightful attention to the importance of military logistics from the French and Indian Wars to Vietnam, to what has changed, and to what remains the same." - Vice Admiral (ret.) Mark Harnitchek, former director of the Defense Logistics Agency and former vice commander of US Transportation Command"Feeding Victory: Innovative Logistics from Lake George to Khe Sanh, Jobie Turner cogently argues what most other historians merely assert: that those military forces better supplied and fed win. Blending different sources and perspectives across centuries, Feeding Victory explores the means and manners by which armies have achieved this paramount advantage and gives renewed meaning to the oft-ignored truism that amateurs study strategy but professionals study logistics. The chapter on Guadalcanal alone is worth the book's price." - Thomas Alexander Hughes, author of Admiral Bill Halsey: A Naval Life and Over Lord: General Pete Quesada and the Triumph of Tactical Air Power in World War II
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MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas The Coalition Crumbles Napoleon Returns
Book SynopsisMoving from strategy to battle scene to analysis, this first English translation of volume six of Carl von Clausewitz's collected works nimbly conveys the character of Clausewitz's writing in all its registers: the brisk, often powerful description of events as they unfolded and the critical reflections on strategic theory and its implications.Trade ReviewCarl von Clausewitz's The 1799 Campaign in Italy and Switzerland deserves attention not only because it is one of the last texts he wrote. Careful readers would not fail to recognize why this largely overlooked campaign preoccupied Clausewitz's mind in the late 1820s. None of the adversaries could claim a commander of Napoleon's caliber, thus providing a more balanced view about the changes the French Revolution had ushered in in the military realm. The campaign revealed the difficulties of coalition warfare, a subject Clausewitz mulled over in the late 1820s. Fought within a fraught domestic and international context, the campaign's leadership and direction frequently changed. For many of the participants, this remained mainly a war with limited objectives. In other words, throughout The 1799 Campaign, Clausewitz explored issues he had encountered while writing On War but was yet to capture on its pages comprehensively. Murray and Pringle's translation is exceptional; it remains faithful to the original while offering its readers elegant and accessible prose." - Vanya Eftimova Bellinger, author of Marie von Clausewitz: The Woman behind the Making of On War"Carl von Clausewitz-the name evokes the masterpiece of military theory, but much of the great Prussian theorist's voluminous legacy remains unknown to the wider public. This includes Clausewitz's insightful analysis of crucial campaigns of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Nicholas Murray and Christopher Pringle have done a masterful job in rectifying this problem. They have already translated Clausewitz's book on Napoleon's 1796 Italian Campaign, and now regale us with a new and exciting edition of the eminent military thinker's analysis of the 1799 campaigns in Italy and Switzerland. This is a highly welcome and thought-provoking addition to Clausewitzian studies. The translation is brilliantly executed, with copious footnotes and annotations by the erudite editors. This book should be on the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in the French Revolutionary Wars or who wants to understand how history, strategy, and politics interact under wartime conditions. Highly recommended!" - Alexander Mikaberidze, author of The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History
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Pluto Press The Privatization of Israeli Security
Book SynopsisCharts the rise of neoliberal Israel to show how Israeli security elites turn violence into a commodity.Trade Review'Shir Hever has emerged as one of the most incisive analysts of the critical Israeli Left.' -- Jonathan Nitzan, Professor in the Department of Political Science, York University'Shir Hever is an "engaged intellectual" par excellence. As a political economist and activist, he is well-placed to explore a little-known but key facet of Israel's occupation: the privatization of Israeli security and the economic and political benefits that accrue from both Israel's Occupation and its constant state of militarism' -- Jeff Halper, author of War Against the People: Israel, the Palestinians, and Global Pacification (Pluto, 2015)'[An] important study' -- Socialist ReviewTable of ContentsList of Tables List of Graphs Acknowledgements Abbreviations Preface 1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Framework 3. Developments in Israel’s Military and Security Institutions 4. Processes of Privatization of Security in Israel 5. Outsourcing the Occupation 6. Global Dimensions of Security Privatization in Israel 7. Conclusions Appendix: Overview of Privatization of Security in Israel Notes Filmography Bibliography Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Security Studies Today
Book Synopsisaeo An exciting new introductory textbook that clearly lays out and explores both traditional and non--traditional approaches to security studies. aeo completely right up--to--date in its discussion of all the major new developments within security studies. aeo Accessibly written and suitable to readers with no previous knowledge of the area.Trade Review'A most rigorous and systematic introduction to the contemporary debates in the field of international security studies. It is eminently readable and accessible for undergraduate and postgraduate students alike.' Tony McGrew, Southampton University Security Studies Today offers a rich comprehensive discussion of post-Cold War security agendas: it presents a variety of theoretical traditions form realism to feminism as well as outlining some new security issues. The book us unique in its recognition of a wide spectrum of theoretical approaches from conventional to post-positivist. Going well beyond realism’s focus on the security of the state, Security Studies Today is an important text for students seeking to understand the multiple security challenges facing individuals and their environment at the beginning of the twenty-first century.’ -- Judith Ann Tickner, School of International Relations, University of Southern California ‘A most rigorous and systemic introduction to the contemporary debates in the field of international security studies. It is eminently readable and accessible for undergraduate and postgraduate students alike. It delivers a balanced and careful analysis of contemporary approaches to security but does so in a manner which conveys a real sense of the on-going renaissance in the academic study of security.’ -- Anthony McGrew, Professor of International Relations, University of SouthamptonTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. International Relations and Security Studies. 2. Traditional Views of Security in International Politics. 3. Peace Studies. 4. The Impact of Gender on Security. 5. The Post-Positivist Turn. 6. Non-Traditional Security Threats: The Environment as a Security Issue. 7. Non-Traditional Threats to Security: Economics, Crime and Migration. 8. Conclusion: Security and Security Studies. Notes. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd International Security
Book SynopsisInternational Security is a cutting-edge analysis of the key security challenges and developments in the post-Cold War world. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary examples, from the Iraq war to the rise of China, it is an essential guide for students and policy makers seeking to understand the theoretical and empirical debates over the fast-changing nature of international security today.The book is organized into four main parts. Part 1 provides an analytical framework for the book, identifying the most significant post-Cold War shifts in international security and recent theoretical developments in security studies. Part 2 analyses the root causes for contemporary warfare, the dilemmas and debates over military intervention, and the role played by the UN, NATO and other organizations in maintaining international peace and security. Part 3 assesses the challenges of environmental security, including the threat of resource-based conflict, most notably over oil andTrade Review"A thought provoking look at both current and future thinking in security and IR."LSE Review of Books "In this concise and readable overview, Roland Dannreuther redefines the range and scope of the 'new' threats undermining international security. He does so by skilfully interweaving theoretical approaches inspired by constructivism, and empirical evidence from a wide range of contemporary sources of instability. The book sets a very high standard of scholarship which others must now strive to emulate."Jolyon Howorth, Yale University "Roland Dannreuther provides a sensitive and analytically strong account of the intellectual dilemmas faced by security studies in the new environment of threat in the post-Cold War era. This book delivers an impressive account of the new and challenging issues faced by both academics and practitioners in the area of security and a balanced account of the continuing debates within the subdiscipline. S. Neil MacFarlane, University of Oxford "Dannreuther clarifies and advances critical debates even as he provides an unmatched tour d'horizon. He treats often arcane material critically, fairly and insightfully, conveying his arguments in straightforward and effective prose. This is a timely and extremely useful book."William C. Wohlforth, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire "Students seeking a sensible guide through the maze of today's security challenges will welcome this book for its clear integration of theoretical analysis with key contemporary issues."Paul D. Williams, George Washington UniversityTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements Introduction: The Challenge of the New Security Agenda Part I Analytical Framework 1 Thinking about Security after the Cold War 2 Theorizing about Security after the Cold War Part II The 'New Wars' and Intervention 3 Understanding Contemporary War and Insecurity 4 Dilemmas and Challenges of Intervention 5 Collective Security, Alliances and Security Cooperation Part III Environment, Resources and Migration 6 Environmental Security 7 The Struggle for Resources: Oil and Water 8 People on the Move: Migration as a Security Issue Part IV Asymmetric Power and Asymmetric Threats 9 International Terrorism and the Impact of 9/11 10 Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction 11 Cyber Warfare and New Spaces of Security Conclusion: The Challenges for the Future References Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd International Security
Book SynopsisInternational Security is a cutting-edge analysis of the key security challenges and developments in the post-Cold War world.Trade Review"A thought provoking look at both current and future thinking in security and IR."LSE Review of Books "In this concise and readable overview, Roland Dannreuther redefines the range and scope of the 'new' threats undermining international security. He does so by skilfully interweaving theoretical approaches inspired by constructivism, and empirical evidence from a wide range of contemporary sources of instability. The book sets a very high standard of scholarship which others must now strive to emulate."Jolyon Howorth, Yale University "Roland Dannreuther provides a sensitive and analytically strong account of the intellectual dilemmas faced by security studies in the new environment of threat in the post-Cold War era. This book delivers an impressive account of the new and challenging issues faced by both academics and practitioners in the area of security and a balanced account of the continuing debates within the subdiscipline. S. Neil MacFarlane, University of Oxford "Dannreuther clarifies and advances critical debates even as he provides an unmatched tour d'horizon. He treats often arcane material critically, fairly and insightfully, conveying his arguments in straightforward and effective prose. This is a timely and extremely useful book."William C. Wohlforth, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire "Students seeking a sensible guide through the maze of today's security challenges will welcome this book for its clear integration of theoretical analysis with key contemporary issues."Paul D. Williams, George Washington UniversityTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements Introduction: The Challenge of the New Security Agenda Part I Analytical Framework 1 Thinking about Security after the Cold War 2 Theorizing about Security after the Cold War Part II The 'New Wars' and Intervention 3 Understanding Contemporary War and Insecurity 4 Dilemmas and Challenges of Intervention 5 Collective Security, Alliances and Security Cooperation Part III Environment, Resources and Migration 6 Environmental Security 7 The Struggle for Resources: Oil and Water 8 People on the Move: Migration as a Security Issue Part IV Asymmetric Power and Asymmetric Threats 9 International Terrorism and the Impact of 9/11 10 Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction 11 Cyber Warfare and New Spaces of Security Conclusion: The Challenges for the Future References Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Critical Approaches to International Security
Book SynopsisDuring the Cold War the concept of international security was understood in military terms as the threat or use of force by states.Trade ReviewIn this second edition of Critical Approaches to International Security Karin Fierke retains the thematic strengths of the first edition while mapping changes in the contours of the field of critical security studies since 2007. With her focus on security as both constructed and necessarily political, Karin Fierke remains one of the most important voices on critical theoretical engagement with security in international relations. This text is a must-read for any student or researcher serious about the study and practice of security. Matt McDonald, The University of Queensland Pushing further the debates over critical approaches to security studies, the second edition of Fierke's book addresses its core themes -- change, identity, danger, trauma and emancipation -- in a clear and compelling manner. The book will make an excellent textbook, engaging directly with real-world security issues while remaining true to its critical engagement. Keith Krause, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, GenevaTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Definitions and Redefinitions 2 The Proliferation of Concepts 3 Change 4 Identity 5 Danger 6 Fear and Trauma 7 Human Insecurity 8 Emancipation
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MB - Cornell University Press Winning the Next War Innovation and the Modern
Book SynopsisRosen argues that armies and navies are not forever doomed to "fight the last war." Rather, they are able to respond to shifts in the international strategic situation.Trade ReviewProfessionals interested in national security will find it hard to ignore this book.... Rosen recounts how major innovations in the twentieth century changed the way wars were fought. His underlying message is that understanding the process of innovation holds more importance to winning future wars than focusing on any particular change in weapons, organizations, or tactics.... Rosen crafts his book with a historian's eye for the facts and a political scientist’s willingness to draw conclusions. * Military Review *What makes for innovations in war-making? The answers of this careful study, based primarily on American military experiences in the twentieth century, run refreshingly against intuition: innovation seems easier in peacetime than war, for the fog of the latter covers all; it is no harder during periods of budgetary austerity than in flusher times; it is neither much connected to better intelligence about would-be foes nor much influenced by civilian leaders or thinkers. Those answers bear heeding now that the United States can no longer afford to build everything and then see what works. * Foreign Affairs *
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Cornell University Press Final Solutions Mass Killing and Genocide in the
Book SynopsisBenjamin A. Valentino finds that ethnic hatreds or discrimination, undemocratic systems of government, and dysfunctions in society play a much smaller role in mass killing and genocide than is commonly assumed. He shows that the impetus for mass...Trade ReviewIn this brilliant study of genocides and mass murders, Valentino analyzes conditions leading to such monstrous crimes based on more than eight cases.... Valentino's extraordinary scholarship provides a challenge to conventional wisdom about what can and should be done about genocide. * Choice *In trying to make sense of such violence, scholars have tended to look within societies: at collective psychology, ethnic and racial hatred, and the character of government. In this astute and provocative study, Valentino argues instead that leaders, not societies, are to blame. In most cases, he finds that powerful leaders use mass killing to advance their own interests or indulge their own hatreds, rather than to carry out the desires of their constituencies.... Valentino cleverly notes that if mass killing is not deeply rooted in society but a tactic of state power, the rest of the world has fewer excuses for inaction. * Foreign Affairs *Valentino's analysis is flawless. His empirically rooted case studies are appropriate and interpretive strategies rigorous. * Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Mass Killing in Historical and Theoretical Perspective1. Mass Killing and Genocide2. The Perpetrators and the Public3. The Strategic Logic of Mass Killing4. Communist Mass Killings: The Soviet Union, China, and Cambodia5. Ethnic Mass Killings: Turkish Armenia. Nazi Germany, and Rwanda6. Counterguerrilla Mass Killings: Guatemala and AfghanistanConclusion: Anticipating and Preventing Mass KillingNotesIndex
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Cornell University Press Corporate Warriors
Book SynopsisSome have claimed that "War is too important to be left to the generals," but P. W. Singer asks "What about the business executives?" Breaking out of the guns-for-hire mold of traditional mercenaries, corporations now sell skills and services that...Trade ReviewProvides a sweeping survey of the work of MPRI, Airscan, Dyncorp, Brown and Root, and scores of other firms that can variously put troops in the field, build and run military bases, train guerrilla forces, conduct air surveillance, mount coups, stave off coups, and put back together the countries that wars have just destroyed. * The Atlantic Monthly *The creeping military-industrial complex about which President Dwight Eisenhower warned us five decades ago has reached critical mass. In fact, P. W. Singer, a security analyst at the Brookings Institution, suggests that Ike would be flabbergasted by the recent proliferation of privatized military firms and their influence on public policy both here and abroad. Calling them the corporate evolution of old-fashioned mercenaries, Singer's illuminating new book, says they provide the service side of war rather than weapons. * Christian Science Monitor *Large-scale wars may still be the sole provenance of sovereign governments, but many countries are now quietly outsourcing smaller-scale functions to privatized military firms (PMFs), which do not carry the same political weight as national troops. These firms might build camps, provide supplies, or furnish combat troops, technical assistance, or expert consultants for training programs. This is a new area for policymakers to debate and scholars to explore.... This portrait of the military services industry is well documented with many footnotes and a lengthy bibliography. * Library Journal *Provides a thoughtful, engaging critique of the U.S. government's growing dependence on private companies to wage war. Mercenaries in the employ of the Pentagon have made news with every new controversy in Iraq, from the ambush that sparked the siege of Fallujah to the prisoner abuses in Abu Ghraib prison and the raid on Ahmed Chalabi's offices. The involvement of those for-profit fighters has inspired plenty of political vitriol, much of it directed at Halliburton, Vice-President Dick Cheney's former employer. But there are some less-well-known players here, too: DynCorp, MPRI, and ICI Oregon, which do everything from database work to intelligence-gathering. * Business Week *The first notable book on the subject. * The Financial Times *Table of ContentsPART I. THE RISE1. An Era of Corporate Warriors?2. Privatized Military History3. The Privatized Military Industry Distinguished4. Why Security Has Been PrivatizedPART II. ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION5. The Global Industry of Military Services6. The Privatized Military Industry Classified7. The Military Provider Firm: Executive Outcomes8. The Military Consultant Firm: MPRI9. The Military Support Firm: Brown & RootPART III. IMPLICATIONS10. Contractual Dilemmas11. Market Dynamism and Global Disruptions12. Private Firms and the Civil-Military Balance13. Public Ends, Private Military Means?14. Morality and the Privatized Military Firm15. ConclusionsPOSTSCRIPTThe Lessons of IraqAppendix I. PMFs on the WebAppendix 2. PMF ContractNotesBibliographyIndex
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MB - Cornell University Press Targeting Civilians in War
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Cornell University Press Democracy in Exile
Book SynopsisAnyone interested in the history of U.S. foreign relations, Cold War history, and twentieth century intellectual history will find this impressive biography of Hans Speier, one of the most influential figures in American defense circles of the twentieth century, a must-read.In Democracy in Exile, Daniel Bessner shows how the experience of the Weimar Republic's collapse and the rise of Nazism informed Hans Speier's work as an American policymaker and institution builder. Bessner delves into Speier's intellectual development, illuminating the ideological origins of the expert-centered approach to foreign policymaking and revealing the European roots of Cold War liberalism.Democracy in Exile places Speier at the center of the influential and fascinating transatlantic network of policymakers, many of them German émigrés, who struggled with the tension between elite expertise and democratic politics. Speier was one of the most prominent intellectuals among thiTrade ReviewSpeier began his academic career studying the sociology of knowledge, and after he arrived in the United States, he directed the U.S. government's propaganda effort against Germany. The debates recounted in Bessner's biography between Speier and other officials over how to develop effective campaigns are particularly fascinating in the context of contemporary worries about information warfare. * Foreign Affairs *Democracy in Exile is directly relevant to a number of contemporary debates, not just about foreign policy but on the nature of politics itself.... As a resurgent left begins to think what its foreign policy should look like, Daniel Bessner’s sympathetic, yet critical, book on Hans Speier is an important study to consider. * Los Angeles Review of Books *Bessner’s archival work here has turned up many gems.... [Speier’s] story leaves us with questions about the relationship between expert decision making and democracy that defy easy solution, and it is to Bessner’s credit that he is unwilling to draw hasty conclusions. * The Globe Post *A revealing look at a thinker burned by populist upheaval who worried that 'man’s nature makes the realization of the good order impossible.' * Shepherd Express *An honest and impressively compiled reminder to policy-oriented givers, grant recipients, and policymakers about some of the concerning anti-democratic roots of modern establishment philanthropy—and its understanding of the relationship between knowledge and power. * Real Clear Books *Daniel Bessner's outstanding biography of the eminent and influential social scientist Hans Speier charts his intellectual and political efforts to promote democracy in the Weimar Republic. * Technology and Culture *This book skillfully navigates between an argument for Speier's historical importance and a critique of his ideas. * German History *Bessner's Democracy in Exile, therefore, stacks up with the best in contemporary history that is powerfully relevant to current debates concerning foreign policy. The book shows how and why it is important to think carefully about democracy and the role scholars and intellectuals contribute to its survival. * H-Net *Bessner's biography of Speier is an excellent case study of a transatlantic crossing linking Europe's interwar crises with Ameri- ca's permanent national security state. * American Historical Review *Daniel Bessner's Democracy in Exile makes a vital contribution to this growing area of scholarship. Most importantly, it presents a vivid portrait of Hans Speier, a figure known only in the world of defense policy analysis. * The Journal of American History *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Masses and Marxism in Weimar Germany 2. The Social Role of the Intellectual Exile 3. Public Opinion, Propaganda, and Democracy in Crisis 4. Psychological Warfare in Theory and Practice 5. The Making of a Defense Intellectual 6. The Adviser 7. The Institution Builder 8. Social Science and Its Discontents Conclusion Abbreviations Archival and Source Abbreviations Notes Archives Cited Index
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Cornell University Press Final Solutions Mass Killing and Genocide in the
Book SynopsisBenjamin A. Valentino finds that ethnic hatreds or discrimination, undemocratic systems of government, and dysfunctions in society play a much smaller role in mass killing and genocide than is commonly assumed. He shows that the impetus for mass...Trade ReviewIn this brilliant study of genocides and mass murders, Valentino analyzes conditions leading to such monstrous crimes based on more than eight cases.... Valentino's extraordinary scholarship provides a challenge to conventional wisdom about what can and should be done about genocide. * Choice *In trying to make sense of such violence, scholars have tended to look within societies: at collective psychology, ethnic and racial hatred, and the character of government. In this astute and provocative study, Valentino argues instead that leaders, not societies, are to blame. In most cases, he finds that powerful leaders use mass killing to advance their own interests or indulge their own hatreds, rather than to carry out the desires of their constituencies.... Valentino cleverly notes that if mass killing is not deeply rooted in society but a tactic of state power, the rest of the world has fewer excuses for inaction. * Foreign Affairs *Valentino's analysis is flawless. His empirically rooted case studies are appropriate and interpretive strategies rigorous. * Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Mass Killing in Historical and Theoretical Perspective1. Mass Killing and Genocide2. The Perpetrators and the Public3. The Strategic Logic of Mass Killing4. Communist Mass Killings: The Soviet Union, China, and Cambodia5. Ethnic Mass Killings: Turkish Armenia. Nazi Germany, and Rwanda6. Counterguerrilla Mass Killings: Guatemala and AfghanistanConclusion: Anticipating and Preventing Mass KillingNotesIndex
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Cornell University Press Securing Japan
Book SynopsisFor the past sixty years, the U.S. government has assumed that Japan''s security policies would reinforce American interests in Asia. The political and military profile of Asia is changing rapidly, however. Korea''s nuclear program, China''s rise, and the relative decline of U.S. power have commanded strategic review in Tokyo just as these matters have in Washington. What is the next step for Japan''s security policy? Will confluence with U.S. interestsand the alliancesurvive intact? Will the policy be transformed? Or will Japan become more autonomous?Richard J. Samuels demonstrates that over the last decade, a revisionist group of Japanese policymakers has consolidated power. The Koizumi government of the early 2000s took bold steps to position Japan''s military to play a global security role. It left its successor, the Abe government, to further define and legitimate Japan''s new grand strategy, a project well under way-and vigorously contested both at home and in the regioTrade Review"Richard Samuels clarifies the international and domestic factors that are shaping the options and choices facing Tokyo and the implications that an emerging strategic consensus in Japan carries for the U.S. alliance and relations in East Asia. Samuels shows how international constraints and domestic politics have been interacting since the late 19th century, filtering and framing security policy choices. He argues that through all the fluctuations—and Samuels is a very astute guide through these zigs and zags"The search for prestige and autonomy have been the constants. He concludes that they are now within Japan's grasp."—Jeff Kingston, Nov. 18, 2007, The Japan Times"Samuels's book is a valuable reminder that sovereignty has never been far from the top of Japan's national security agenda, even when Japan had hugged the U.S. so closely that it seemed to have become an 'abnormal' country. Samuels is especially good at outlining the gamut of opinion from the Gaullists on the far right to those who cling to the remnants of the Yoshida Doctrine of 'mercantile realism.' He also points out that the Gaullist right is now joining with the traditional left in opposing the existance of U.S. bases in Japan as an intolerable affront to sovereignty."—Robyn Lim, October 2007, Far Eastern Economic Review"Richard J. Samuels is a master of understanding and explaining Japan's emerging place in the world. To me, this book is as valuable as his earlier influential studies on the ideological—and technological—origins of Japan's military policies. In addition to being persuasive, it is a pleasure to read."—James Fallows, author of Blind Into Baghdad"In his excellent new book, Richard J. Samuels, one of our preeminent analysts of Japanese politics, brings his skills to bear on the security debates in Japan and helps us understand the policy options it has in a turbulent new era."—Kenneth B. Pyle, author of Japan Rising: The Resurgence of Japanese Power and Purpose"Feeling threatened by China and North Korea, and worried about America's reliability, Japan is beginning to act like a normal great power. Where this leads is not clear. Fortunately Richard J. Samuels has come to our rescue with this outstanding book, which clearly describes Tokyo's options and their likely consequences for East Asia and the United States."—John J. Mearsheimer, R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago"In Securing Japan, Richard J. Samuels links Japan's current strategic thinking and policy to its past history, dissects the domestic strategic debate, and explores the various factors that will shape Japan's new strategic consensus. This book will be of keen interest to non-Japan or non-Asia specialists in the international relations and international security fields."—Mike M. Mochizuki, The George Washington University
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Cornell University Press Targeting Civilians in War
Book SynopsisAccidental harm to civilians in warfare often becomes an occasion for public outrage, from citizens of both the victimized and the victimizing nation. In this vitally important book on a topic of acute concern for anyone interested in military...Trade Review"This is a magnificent work and towering achievement. With both innovative historical studies and comprehensive statistical analysis, Downes powerfully demonstrates an original and disturbing thesis—that democracies are just as likely as autocracies to target civilians in war, and even more so when they fear that they will lose. All scholars of international security and military history should read this book, and we would all benefit if policy advisors did also."—James Kurth, Claude Smith Professor of Political Science, Swarthmore College"This is a powerful and disturbing study of the dark side of democracy. 'Democratic Peace Theory' has shown that democracies rarely fight each other. Alexander B. Downes demonstrates, however, that when democracies do go to war, they often fight with their gloves off, ignoring principles of noncombatant immunity."—Scott D. Sagan, Stanford University"In twenty years, people wanting to understand the critically important subject of civilian victimization will turn to this book. Alexander B. Downes argues that the decision to victimize civilians depends primarily on the strategic incentives to do so, regardless of whether the countries involved are democratic. Downes also finds that factors relating to 'identity'—whether the enemy is a different race or culture—are also insignificant. Targeting Civilians in War will become a classic in the field of security studies."—Daryl G. Press, Dartmouth College, author of Calculating Credibility: How Leaders Assess Military ThreatsTable of ContentsIntroduction1. Defining and Explaining Civilian Victimization2. Statistical Tests: Civilian Victimization, Mass Killing, and Civilian Casualties in Interstate Wars3. The Starvation Blockades of World War I: Britain and Germany4. Strategic Bombing in World War II: The Firebombing of Japan and the Blitz5. Guerrilla Warfare, Counterinsurgency, and Civilian Victimization: The Second Anglo-Boer War6. Territorial Annexation and Civilian Victimization: The Founding of the State of Israel, 1947–497. Negative Cases: Why Civilian Victimization Doesn't HappenConclusionNotes Index
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MB - Cornell University Press The Domestic Bases of Grand Strategy
Trade ReviewProvocative. Collectively, the material in this book serves as a persuasive reminder that state behavior, strategic or otherwise, cannot be satisfactorily explained solely on the basis of 'structural realism.' * Perspectives on Political Science *A sustained and convincing attack on the 'realist' mode of thought which argues that grand strategy is mainly determined by the foreign relations of states. * International Affairs *Editors Rosecrance and Stein present a focused and disciplined set of empirical critiques of structural realism. The book is a useful entry in the literature of theoretical debate, and it is less soporific than the usual exegeses of competing paradigms. * The American Political Science Review *Each essay is well-written, and most are relatively persuasive on a stand-alone basis. In generating their various puzzles, these essays seemingly provide further evidence against the explanatory and predictive power of structural realism. They call into question both that theory's operating assumptions and its analysis of state behavior. And while many of the critiques fault neorealism for claims it never makes, some essays raise serious questions that must be confronted by realist scholars if they wish to continue defending the theory's utility. * International Organization *The book deserves to be praised for its brave attempt to challenge Realism in a typical Realist arena and for the thoroughness of its case studies. * Political Studies *A superb collection of essays that together present an exceptional picture of the importance of the domestic factor in the grand strategic decision-making process. Making skillful use of both theory and historical precedent, the collective authors of this volume show that any nation's development of a grand strategy, without full consideration of its own and others' domestic influences, is a blunder of potentially enormous proportions. * Military Review *The principle value of [this] book is to place realism as an explanation of grand strategy into proper perspective. It will be of interest primarily to graduate students, analysts, and professors who are interested in the debate over realist theory and its applicability to grand strategy. * Mershon International Studies Review *
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Johns Hopkins University Press World Politics and the Evolution of War
Book SynopsisOutside intervention in these conflicts will be costly.Trade ReviewAn interesting approach to the question of why wars are started. Friday Review of Defense Literature A wide-ranging and intelligent appraisal... On the recent past [Weltman] impresses with his balance and powers of observation. He is illuminating, for example, on the way in which geography had a different effect on the stake and the conduct of the Korean War compared to the Vietnam War. -- Geoffrey Blainey International History Review
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Johns Hopkins University Press Duty Honor Country
Book SynopsisGoodpaster.Trade ReviewThroughout history every great nation has kept in its treasure-chest an academy for advanced learning and military training. Steven Ambrose's history leaves the reader with a greater understanding of the relationship between our treasure, West Point, and the society it supports. Parameters There have been many other histories of West Point, but this is the best... From this excellent book every American will find interest and take pride in this truly national institution that has played so great a part in the building of the country. Historical Time The title of this first-rate account of the United States Military Academy is drawn from the Academy's motto... [Ambrose] follows the long gray line through history, skillfully re-creating the administrations of West Point's outstanding superintendents (Sylvanus Thayer and Douglas MacArthur), telling some amusing anecdotes about cadets 'who simply refused to conform to the West Point mold' (James McNeill Whistler and Edgar Allan Poe). New York Times Book Review The conception of West Point, as Ambrose makes clear in his short history of the Military Academy, was immaculately Jeffersonian. It was a school to train engineers-that most liberal, nonaristocratic, and socially useful branch of the military service-not in order to create a corps d'elite but to provide the reservoir of military expertise which was needed if the militia ideal were to become a practical reality... Ambrose has told this story clearly and well; he is at his best in tying it to the larger context of American politics, social attitudes, and higher education. Journal of American History A welcome addition to the growing literature on military education. Ambrose covers the whole history of West Point, from the first feeble beginnings under President Jefferson down to the present. He has carefully examined both the published and unpublished sources and has rounded out the basic data with numerous interviews. Journal of Higher EducationTable of ContentsForewordIntroductionChapter 1. The BeginningChapter 2. The FoundlingChapter 3. Alden PartridgeChapter 4. Sylvanus ThayerChapter 5. Thayer's Curriculum and FacultyChapter 6. The Jacksonians and the AcademyChapter 7. The Golden Age, 1840–1860Chapter 8. Cadet LifeChapter 9. Civil WarChapter 10. StagnationChapter 11. Hazing and the Negro CadetsChapter 12. From Cuba To FranceChapter 13. Douglas MacArthur Chapter 14. Implementing The MacArthur Reforms Chapter 15. FootballChapter 16. The Modern AcademyAfterwordBibliographyIndexIllustrations
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Johns Hopkins University Press War in the Modern World
Book SynopsisTopics include land and sea warfare from the Renaissance to the neoclassical age; the Anglo-American military tradition; the French Revolution and Napoleon; the Industrial Revolution and war; and the First and Second World Wars and their aftermath.Trade ReviewOutstanding and penetrating outline of the processes of war and the means of fighting from 1415 onward. Chicago Tribune Far and away the best of the histories of military affairs. American Political Science Review Leaves the reader astonished by its combinations of brevity, clarity, and accuracy. Times Literary Supplement Surpasses any other general history of the subject. Library Journal The narrative flows easily, is illuminated by flashes of colorful detail, and relates the development of warfare to the political, technological, and economic changes of the modern era... Especially stimulating and helpful is Mr. Ropp's system of bibliographic footnotes. These are found on almost every page, directing the reader to a well-selected choice of historical and military writings which will provide more light and wider vistas whenever his interest is further stirred by what he is reading... This reviewer... has never seen anything quite as calculated to guide the beginner in further exploration of the subject or to serve as a quick reference index for the experienced analyst. New York Herald Tribune A substantial and scholarly history of modern warfare from the age of the 'great captains' through the innovations of the industrial revolution, to our age of unlimited violence. Foreign AffairsTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction to the Johns Hopkins Edition, by Alex Roland Introduction to the Original Edition Part I: The Age of the Great Captain sChapter 1: Land Warfare from the Renaissance to the Neoclassical Age (1415-1789) i. New Techniques and Types of Military Organization ii. The Wars for Italy and the Rise of Spain (1494-1559) iii. The Army of the Spanish Hapsburgs iv. Spain's Decline (1559-1659) v. The Age of Louis XIV (1643-1715) vi. The Age of Frederick the Great: Neoclassical Warfare vii. The Common Soldier in the Neoclassical AgeChapter 2: Naval Warfare from the Renaissance to the Neoclassical Age (1417-1789) i. The Command of the Sea ii. Portuguese and Spanish Sea Power iii. The Rise of English Sea Power iv. Navies in the Neoclassical AgeChapter 3: The Anglo-American Military Tradition i. The Weakness of the Standing Army ii. Problems of Imperial Defense iii. The Break with Britain iv. The Continental Army and Navy v. The British in the American RevolutionChapter 4: The French Revolution and Napoleon i. French Military Reformers ii. The Revolution iii. The Organizer of Victory iv. The Napoleonic Empire v. The Opposition to Napoleon: The Peninsula vi. The Opposition to Napoleon in Eastern EuropePart II: The Industrial Revolution and WarChapter 5: The First Half of Nineteenth Century (1815-1853) i. Britain and the Long Peace ii. Austria, Russia, and France iii. PrussiaChapter 6: The Wars of the Mid-Nineteenth Century (1854-1871) i. The New Weapons of the Industrial Revolution ii. The Crimean and Italian Wars iii. The Rise of Germany iv. The American Civil War: Men and Tactics v. The American Civil War: StrategyChapter 7: The Years of Uneasy Peace (1871-1914) i. Military Organization: The Spread of Prussian Doctrine ii. Mobilization and Intellectual Preparation of the Mass Army iii. The Race for Colonies and Sea Power iv. Land Tactics with the New Fire Weapons v. The War Plans of the Continental Powers vi. British Participation in a Continental WarPart III: The Age of Violence Chapter 8: The First World War i. The Opening Battles (1914) ii. Deadlock in the West (1915-1916) iii. German Victory in the East (1915-1916) iv. The United States and the War (1917) v. Years of Decision (1917-1918)Chapter 9: The Long Armistice (1919-1939) i. The Peace Settlements ii. The Totalitarian State: Bolshevik Russia iii. Italian Fascism and the Theories of Giulio Douhet iv. The Military Recovery of Germany v. The Three DemocraciesChapter 10: The Second World War i. The Opening Battles ii. Britain, the Mediterranean, and the Atlantic iii. The Russo-German War iv. Allied Deployment: Decision in Western Europe v. The East Asian and Pacific Wars: The Japanese Raid vi. The Allied Counterattack in the Pacific vii. The War for East AsiaEpilogue Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press Battling the Elements
Book SynopsisAs this cogent analysis of geography and war makes clear, those who know more about the shape, nature, and variability of battleground conditions will always have a better understanding of the nature of combat and at least one significant advantage over a less knowledgeable enemy.Trade ReviewA remarkable guide to nature's effects on the conduct of military operations... Accessible to the layman but still of considerable utility for the expert, this book belongs on the shelf of any serious student of military affairs. Foreign Affairs This work... underscores the importance of weather, terrain, and soil type on military operations... An intriguing perspective that goes beyond instructing plebes to engaging recreational readers of military affairs. Booklist Military geographer Winters and his contributors use specific case studies to illustrate the importance in military operations of five elements of physical geography: weather, climate, terrain, soil, and vegetation. The range is impressive and the examples are well chosen... These case studies will usefully expand the limited sense of military geography possessed by most readers of military history. Publishers Weekly An excellent book and an important addition to the library of serious students of the military art... Well written, educational, multidisciplinary, and interesting. ParametersTable of ContentsContents: 1 Storms, Fair Weather, and Chance Kamikazes, Dunkirk, and Normandy 2 Too Much and Too Wet The Civil War Mud March and Flander's Fields 3 Clouds and Fog The Bulge and Khe Sanh 4 Invading Another Climate as Seasons Change Napoleon and Hitler Russia 5 Forests and Jungles The Wilderness and the Ia Drang Valley 6 Terrains and Corridors The American Civil War's Eastern Theater and World War I Verdun 7 Troubled Waters River Crossings at Arnhem and Remagen 8 Glaciers Shape the Land Alpine Fighting and the Road to Moscow 9 Peninsulas and Sea Coasts Anzio and Inchon 10 Island Battles Tarawa and Iwo Jima 11 Hot, Wet, and Sick New Guinea and Dien Bien Phu 12 Heat, Rock, and Sand The Western Desert and the Sinai
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Johns Hopkins University Press Foxholes and Color Lines
Book SynopsisFoxholes and Color Lines challenges this view, revealing both the intense political conflict at the time and the strenuous opposition to racial integration within all branches of the armed forces.Trade ReviewA first-rate account of how, over a relatively brief period, America's military establishment transformed itself. Times Literary Supplement Wonderful... This book is invaluable as armed-forces history. -- Harold Jackson Baltimore Sun Well-written, thoughtful, and incisive... A fresh look at why the armed services took so long to implement a policy imposed upon them by their civilian leaders. -- Dale E. Wilson Journal of Military History Mershon and Schlossman... provide the most penetrating and thorough account to date of the policies and tensions associated with this metamorphosis. Publishers Weekly
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Johns Hopkins University Press Rethinking the Economics of War
Book SynopsisCountries studied include Lebanon, Sierra Leone, Angola, the Republic of the Congo, Colombia, and Afghanistan.Trade ReviewRecommended. Choice 2006 Comprehensive and well-executed examination of the multiple dimensions-political, economic, ideational and historical-that come together to spark intra-state violence and impede its revolution. -- Lee J. M. Seymour Political Studies Review 2006 An important book... I can strongly recommend it. -- Ron Smith Economics of Peace and Security Journal 2007 The book maintains a high level of scholarship, addressing the audiences from virtually every field that attempts to understand human social dynamics. -- Muhammad M. Haque Journal of Third World Studies 2008 The anthology contributes to our understanding of why some violent internal conflicts are so enduring. -- Walter W. Hill International Journal on World Peace 2009
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Hopkins Fulfillment Service Ruling But Not Governing The Military and Political Development in Egypt Algeria and Turkey Council on Foreign Relations Book
Book SynopsisRuling But Not Governing provides valuable insight into the political dynamics that perpetuate authoritarian regimes and offers novel ways to promote democratic change.Trade ReviewCook's argument is solid, coherent and well supported by the empirical data he provides. -- Omar Ashour International Affairs 2007 Cook has produced a sensitive, insightful analysis of the political role of the military in three Middle Eastern countries... Recommended. Choice 2008 Cook's book makes an important contribution to the literature on persistent authoritarianism in the Middle East and North Africa. -- Stephen J. King Political Science Quarterly 2008 An impressive comparative study of the disputed political regimes of Algeria, Egypt, and Turkey... will likely initiate a new literature on the international and domestic efforts necessary to democratize the Middle East. -- Huseyin Alptekin Insight Turkey 2009Table of ContentsPreface1. A Logic of Regime Stability2. The Egyptian, Algerian, and Turkish Military Enclaves: The Contours of the Officers' Autonomy3. The Pouvoir Militaire and the Failure to Achieve a ''Just Mean''4. Institutionalizing a Military-Founded System5. Turkish Paradox: Islamist Political Power and the Kemalist Political Order6. Toward a Democratic Transition? Weakening the Patterns of Political Inclusion and ExclusionNotesIndex
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MY - University of Toronto Press Guardian of the Gulf Sydney Cape Breton and the
Book SynopsisA vivid and long overdue account of one of the great untold Canadian military stories: Sydney's importance as a major convoy port, a base in the hunt for German submarines, and an industrial centre producing critically important coal and steel.Trade Review'If you thought Sydney only played a small part during the war, this book might shock you.' Cape Breton Post 'Well-written, superbly researched, this is a master study of the history of a city, region, and nation.' -- J.L. Granatstein Choice 'This is social history of the best kind, laced with interesting details and personal recollections that help bring a community to life as it intersects with the great events of the past two and a half centuries.' The Journal of Military History
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Stanford University Press Chinas Strategic Seapower The Politics of Force
Book SynopsisUsing major new documentary sources, the authors tell the story of why and how China built its nuclear submarine flotilla and the impact of that development on the nation's politics, technology, industry, and strategy.Trade Review"This is a landmark work, a pioneering study of China's policy process in weapons development and acquisition. Making excellent use of recent PRC publications on military and Party history, including biographies and autobiographies, it is also informed by interviews with authoritative Chinese officials. This sophisticated 'state of the art' book on Chinese politics should put the United States on notice: fueled by nationalistic aspirations, China is determined to acquire the most advanced military might in the world in as expeditious a fashion as possible."—Michel Oksenberg, East-West Center"The authors tell an absorbing and convincing tale of how this technologically backward and politically turbulent country managed to create workable advanced weapon systems."—Foreign Affairs"This is the second volume by the authors on China'a strategic weaponry—following China Builds the Bomb. . . . These books constitute landmark studies on the topic, and will be standard references for years to come."—Choice"Lewis and Xue have provided us with yet another superb volume . . . another pathfinding examination of the personalities and processes in China's most secretive policy area—national defense."—China Review International"This is a truly landmark study of the People's Republic of China's policy-making process in nuclear weapons development and acquisition. The authors vividly and explicitly describe how and why China built its nuclear submarine flotilla and, more importantly assess that development's impact on the nation's politics, technology, industry, and strategy."—American Historical Review"A landmark achievement that unquestionably enhances our understanding of China's naval nuclear strategy. No other study on the topic comes close to matching its authoritative explanation of how that strategy evolved and the barriers it had to overcome."—American Political Science Review"Any intelligence agency in the world would have been pleased to produce this excellent report on China's nuclear submarine program. It is thoroughly researched, carefully crafted, and meticulously documented; the judgments are prudent. . . . This revealing book belongs on the shelf of everyone who seeks to understand the great leap forward in China's military and, especially, naval power."—Far Eastern Economic ReviewTable of Contents1. Technology and self-reliance in the great leap era Part I. The Submarine: 2. Nuclear propulsion 3. Designing 4. Military industry 5. Building and deployment Part II. The Missile: 6. Solid propulsion and the end of an era 7. Guidance and flight control 8. success Part III. Strategy: 9. Strategic uncertainty 10. Rationale and reason in the nuclear era Appendix Notes References cited Index.
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Stanford University Press Creating Military Power
Book SynopsisCreating Military Power examines how societies, cultures, political structures, and the global environment affect the abilities of countries to generate power in war.Trade Review"This book's sensible premise is that a state's military power—often measured by gross national product, industrial capacity, population size, number of troops, and arsenal—does not necessarily determine military effectiveness... [Creating Military Power] is an excellent set of essays that specialists on military-security issues will read with much profit."—CHOICE"Rigorous social science too often treats military power as the epiphenomenon of economic or technological resources. This impressive volume helps rectify that common mistake. It explores and details how what really matters—the actual effectiveness of militaries—depends on complex social, political, diplomatic, and organizational underpinnings."—Richard K. Betts,Director, Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, Columbia University"Creating Military Power is creative and rigorous, attentive to historical detail, and concerned with policy implications. It will undoubtedly be read with great enthusiasm by specialists on international security in both the academy and think tanks."—Ronald R. Krebs, University of Minnesota"Comprising a conceptual framework, seven substantive chapters, a critical individual synthesis reflecting on the book itself and a summary conclusion, this edited book provides a set of constructive conceptual and empirical contributions to international relations, political science, and military studies."—H-NetTable of ContentsContents Contributors Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: The Impact of Culture, Society, Institutions, and International Forces on Military Effectiveness 1 Risa A. Brooks 2. Nationalism and Military Effectiveness: Post-Meiji Japan 000 Dan Reiter 3. Social Structure, Ethnicity, and Military Effectiveness: Iraq, 1980\-2004 000 Timothy D. Hoyt 4. Political Institutions and Military Effectiveness: Contemporary United States and United Kingdom 000 Deboroah Avant 5. Civil-Military Relations and Military Effectiveness: Egypt in the 1967 and 1973 Wars 000 Risa A. Brooks 6. Global Norms and Military Effectiveness: The Army in Early Twentieth-Century Ireland 000 Theo Farrell 7. International Competition and Military Effectiveness: Naval Air Power, 1919\-1945 000 Emily O. Goldman 8. International Alliances and Military Effectiveness: Fighting Alongside Allies and Partners 000 Nora Bensahel 9. Explaining Military Outcomes 000 Stephen Biddle 10. Conclusion 000 Risa A. Brooks Index 000
£49.30
Stanford University Press Contractors and War
Book SynopsisThis book examines the impact of contractors on the American way of war.Trade Review"The strength of this combined work is the multiple subjects covered within it, which give an insight into many of the key issues from a number of viewpoints."—Iain Gibson, RUSI Journal"The books succeeds in evoking further examination from its broad audience by organizing expert analysis and deftly capturing the contractor dynamics that will affect how the nation projects power abroad and how it will be perceived in so doing."—Lt. Curtis Nickel, US Naval Institute Proceedings"This book brings together several relevant views on a very important contemporary issue. It provides a foundation for the development of new theory by offering a way to "see" the challenges associated with the contemporary use of contractors in support of U.S. expeditionary operations."—Claude Christianson, LtGen, US Army (Retired)"In the cacophony of books about military operations since 9/11, Contractors and War is truly a standout. Not only are the contributors authentic experts, they avoid the platitudes that mar lesser efforts, and instead sink their teeth into the toughest issues. This book is a 'must-have' for any serious practitioner or policy maker interested in the way the US has worked—and will work—with contractors in 21st century operations."—Charles J. Dunlap, Jr., Maj. Gen. USAF (Ret.), Executive Director, Center on Law, Ethics and National Security, Duke University"The US military's increasing dependence on contractors raises questions of accountability that go far beyond episodic outrage at the misconduct of individuals. Contractors and War offers thoughtful analysis of the diminishing range of activities that remain inherently governmental—as well as the opportunities and the costs of the privatization of US power."—Simon Chesterman, Dean, National University of Singapore Faculty of Law and Global Professor, New York University Faculty of Law
£26.99
Stanford University Press Secret Intelligence in the European States System
Book SynopsisA collection of essays that analyze the recent evidence concerning the history of the European state system of the last century, offering an array of insights across countries and across time.Trade Review"Secret Intelligence in the European State System, 1918–1989 is an excellent collection and valuable contribution to the field of European intelligence history during the twentieth century."—Kristie Macrakis, H-Diplo"This worthy essay collection examines the relatively under-studied history of secret intelligence in France, East and West Germany, Britain, and Stalin's Russia . . . As a whole, the collection provides a useful reminder that secret intelligence does not operate in a vacuum. Nor should the scholarly study of intelligence . . . Highly recommended."—P. C. Kennedy, CHOICE"This collection of essays by notable scholars advances our understanding of aspects of European intelligence history, still an underdog field compared to the enormous literature on Anglo-American intelligence. The essays on French intelligence, in particular, are outstanding—gems of insight into a national intelligence system that struggled to make a difference."—Wesley Wark, University of Ottawa"The contributors to this excellent volume provide us with insight into a frequently overlooked period in the history of intelligence organizations. The essays present a balanced study of the contributions of secret intelligence in this volatile time as well as enumerate the political constraints under which they operated."—Glenn Hastedt, James Madison University
£52.70
Stanford University Press Diplomatic Security
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Protecting diplomats and other embassy personnel has become increasingly important and difficult. Eugenio Cusumano and Christopher Kinsey and their contributors offer the first conceptually sophisticated and comparative study of this problem. This is a must-read for every foreign ministry and for scholars interested in the ways diplomats and their immunity are threatened."—Richard Ned Lebow, King's College London"Diplomats have never been in more danger. Embassies are now fortresses and battlegrounds with their own private armies, as this impressively researched global analysis demonstrates. Definitive reading for serious diplomacy watchers and all terrorism and security experts, this remarkable book is nevertheless fascinating and highly accessible to the general reader."—Richard J. Aldrich, University of WarwickTable of ContentsIntroduction: What Is Diplomatic Security? 1. A Century of US Diplomatic Security: An Evolutionary Response to a Changing Threat Environment 2. Chinese Diplomatic Security: Meeting and Managing New Challenges 3. Diplomatic Security in the United Kingdom: An Informal Approach? 4. A Policy in Progress: France's Diplomatic Security 5. German Diplomatic Security Policy: A Federal Police Response 6. Russia's Militarized Approach to Diplomatic Security 7. Diplomatic Security in Times of Austerity: The Case of Italy 8. Diplomatic Security as Counterterrorism: Protecting Israel's Diplomatic Missions 9. Turkish Diplomatic Security: Lessons Not Learned 10. Risk Management in US Diplomatic Security 11. Securing Diplomacy in the War on Terrorism: A Critical Perspective Conclusion: Conclusion: The History, Effectiveness, and Implications of Diplomatic Security
£49.30
MP-OKL Uni of Oklahoma The War of 1812 in the Age of Napoleon
Book SynopsisThe War of 1812 is etched into American memory with the burning of the Capitol and the White House by British forces, The Star-Spangled Banner, and the decisive naval battle of New Orleans. Now a respected British military historian offers an international perspective on the conflict to better gauge its significance.Trade ReviewThis study of the War of 1812 will be consulted for years to come for its broad view of the international conflict . . . and for its comparative view of military operations through space and time."" - Military History
£17.06
MP-OKL Uni of Oklahoma Rediscovering Irregular Warfare
Book SynopsisBritain's Special Operations Executive (SOE) is often described as Winston Churchill's brainchild. But as A.R.B. Linderman reveals in this engrossing history, the real genius behind Britain's clandestine warriors was Colin Gubbins, a British officer who forged the SOE by drawing on lessons learned in irregular conflicts around the world.Trade ReviewAaron Linderman has drawn from an impressive array of primary sources to trace the institutional development of irregular warfare in the years prior to World War II and as England deployed it against the Axis Powers during the war. By linking the development of Britain's Special Operations Executive with the life and work of Major General Sir Colin Gubbins, Linderman shows the central role Gubbins played in the development of modern intelligence gathering and special operations. Insightful and valuable."" - William H. Kautt, author of Ground Truths: British Army Operations in the Irish War of Independence and Ambushes and Armour: The Irish Rebellion, 1919 - 1921""A. R. B. Linderman has written a valuable book about Special Operations Executive (SOE) chief Colin Gubbins's career development and pre - World War II study of irregular warfare. Linderman answers the critical question of how Gubbins tailored SOE to fight its brand of warfare, making Rediscovering Irregular Warfare a must-read for serious students of World War II special operations."" - Troy J. Sacquety, author of The OSS in Burma: Jungle War against the Japanese and Behind the Japanese Lines in Burma
£22.46
University of Oklahoma Press Spying for Wellington British Military
Book SynopsisIntelligence is often the critical factor in a successful military campaign. This was certainly the case for the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular War. Huw Davies offers the first full account of the scope, complexity, and importance of Wellington's intelligence department, describing a highly organised, multifaceted network of agents and spies.Trade ReviewSpying for Wellington is a triumph of research, analysis, and writing and will be the standard work on the subject for decades. Of all the literature that has been devoted to the Napoleonic wars, nothing comes close to this monumental contribution to the field."" - Michael V. Leggiere, author of Blücher: Scourge of Napoleon""Spying for Wellington is a keystone reinterpretation of the British army of the Napoleonic Wars. It shines new light on a crucial and yet largely overlooked aspect of warfare: intelligence collection and application."" - Alexander Mikaberidze, author of The Burning of Moscow: Napoleon's Trial by Fire 1812
£30.56
John Wiley & Sons Southern Gambit Cornwallis and the British March
Book SynopsisPresents a closely observed, comprehensive account of Britain’s failed strategy in the American South during the American War for Independence. Approaching the campaign from the British perspective, this book restores a critical but little-studied chapter to the narrative of the Revolutionary War.Trade ReviewWriting from the British perspective, Carpenter has given us an incisive new look at Cornwallis's march to folly in the South. Southern Gambit offers the best explanation of why the earl, the master tactician, came to grief when matched against Nathanael Greene, the master strategist. This is a splendid book."" - Mark Edward Lender, coauthor of Fatal Sunday: George Washington, the Monmouth Campaign, and the Politics of Battle""Stanley Carpenter's Southern Gambit is a fresh and original reexamination of British operations during the Southern Campaign. Through lively prose and careful and probing analyses, Carpenter has delivered a welcome contribution to our understanding of the American Revolution in the southern colonies."" - Ricardo Herrera, author of For Liberty and the Republic: The American Citizen as Soldier, 1775 - 1861|""A marvelous account not only for military history devotees, but also for general Revolutionary War readers."" - The Virginia Gazette""[Southern Gambit] is a marvelous account not only for military history devotees, but also for general Revolutionary War readers."" - Gazette-Journal
£26.96
MP-OKL Uni of Oklahoma Clear Hold and Destroy
Book SynopsisIn Robert J. Thompson III’s analysis, the consistent, and consistently unsuccessful, struggle to place Phu Yen under Saigon’s banner makes the province particularly fertile ground for studying how the Americans advanced pacification and why this effort ultimately failed.
£18.86
University of Pennsylvania Press Building Militaries in Fragile States
Book SynopsisWith a rich comparative case-study approach that spans Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, Building Militaries in Fragile States unearths provocative findings that suggest the traditional way of working with foreign militaries needs to be rethought.Trade Review"Mara E. Karlin combines rigorous scholarship with the knowledge and expertise gained from years of working on the front lines of Defense Department policy managing American military aid to states under enormous stress. This formidably written book has much to say to practitioners and scholars alike: it offers exceptional insight into an activity that the United States will engage in for decades to come." * Eliot A. Cohen, author of The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force *"Building Militaries in Fragile States tackles one of the most important security problems facing the United States today. Karlin's work is thoughtful, informed, and compelling." * Daniel Byman, Georgetown University *"This is a hugely important topic. Karlin brings the research excellence of a scholar and the experience of a practitioner to bear as she analyzes a type of conflict that will likely remain a critical area for U.S. foreign and defense policy over the next generation." * Michael Horowitz, University of Pennsylvania *Table of ContentsChapter 1. Understanding the Problem Chapter 2. Greece: The "Will to Win" Was Fruitless Without U.S. Involvement Chapter 3. South Vietnam: Building a Military "American Style" Chapter 4. Lebanon I: "The United States Is Short of Breath" but Others Are Not Chapter 5. Lebanon II: "The Side That Won Was Willing to Kill and Be Killed" Chapter 6. Findings and Implications Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
£59.50
