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Book SynopsisThe invasion of Normandy was the most significant victory of the Allies in the Second World War. By 1944, over 2 million troops from over 12 countries were in Britain in preparation for the invasion. These forces consisted primarily of American, British and Canadian troops but also included Australian, Belgian, Czech, Dutch, French, Greek, New Zealand, Norwegian, Rhodesian and Polish naval, air or ground support. The operation was codenamed "Overlord" which saw the largest invasion fleet ever assembled, before or since, landing 156,000 Allied troops on five beach-heads on D-Day 6 June 1944. These forces established a foothold on the shores of Northern France, and broke out into the French interior to begin a headlong advance. D-Day was originally set for June 5 but had to be postponed for 24 hours because of bad weather. The forecast was so bad that the German commander in Normandy, Erwin Rommel, went home to give his wife a pair of shoes on her birthday. He was in Germany when the news came. British factories increased production and in the first half of 1944 approximately 9 million tonnes of supplies and equipment crossed the Atlantic from North America to Britain. Bagpiper, Bill Millin struck up ‘Hieland Laddie’ as soon as he jumped into the shallows and then walked up and down the beach playing the pipes. German prisoners later admitted that they had not attempted to shoot him because they thought he had lost his mind. The British infantryman was paid £3 15s a month, the Americans got £12. A naval bombardment from seven battleships, 18 cruisers, and 43 destroyers began at 5am and went on until 6.25am. On the night of the invasion only around 15% of paratroopers landed in the right place. New gadgets designed for D-Day included a “swimming tank” and a flame throwing tank called “the crocodile”. There were even collapsible motorbikes. The morning after D-day the police raided a brothel, which French women had set up in a wrecked landing craft. 1,900 Allied bombers attacked German lines before the invasion began. Seven million pounds of bombs were dropped that day. A total of 10,521 combat aircraft flew a total of 15,000 sorties on D-Day. All this and much more is uncovered in a range of informative and detailed events spanning this most significant event in military history; biographies, fun facts, myth busters and illustrated throughout with infographics and contemporary photographs.

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Book SynopsisIntroduction to Strategic Thought is a captivating and comprehensive exploration of the intricate nuances that shape strategic thinking. With a focus on the Indian perspective, this transformative book takes readers on an extraordinary journey into the minds of master strategists, unravelling their methodologies, insights, and timeless principles. From ancient wisdom to contemporary relevance, this book offers invaluable insights into the resurgence of interest in the theory of war and its profound impact on the modern world. It encompasses the breadth of military strategic thought, spanning across centuries, and presents a compelling narrative that captivates the reader`s imagination.

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Book SynopsisConceptualising the foundations of national defence and organising a conformingly robust military structure is a humungous task of extremely complexities. Even nations who possess pristine strategic vision and deep rooted military culture find it practically impossible to home on to the right equation between their political goals, military power and optimal resource allocation.The reason lies in the fact that no matter what mock drills one puts up, outcome of military campaigns often remain uncertain and unpredictable, and independent of the forces fielded to secure victory. There can be no right formulae, no right examples and no practice round to hone one`s concepts and practices before the final, bloody and destructive showdown. Irreversibility of war further makes it a nightmare for military planners to guarantee success. At the best they can apply their professional insight to anticipate adverse situations, notionally replicate these and then harness tactical acumen to find possibly the most effective courses of actions to deal with the circumstances.It is here that the salience of various issues discussed in this book come into contention. The book does not offer formulae for the achievement of military success. Rather it offers an insight into the ingredients and processes that enable military planners to conceive the best possible force composition to win wars.

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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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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe appearance of the second in D. Scott Hartwig's massive and grandly executed two-volume study of the campaign is a decidedly welcome event. . . . All readers will be impressed with the skill with which he tells the story of Antietam.—HistoryNetI Dread the Thought of the Place is not only the best Civil War book published in 2023, but is destined to stand as the definitive, magisterial study on the Maryland Campaign and one of the best battle studies ever produced.—Civil War Monitor

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Book SynopsisStretching from Antiquity to the Second World War, a major new work of history that examines how battles have been foughtand reveals how wars have actually been won.Trade ReviewNolan exhibits an impressive depth of knowledge of his subject; his work is marked by stylish writing with extensive discourse on political and social as well as military issues * Russell K. Brown, The Journal of America's Military Past *This is one of the most valuable military histories in years. A must-read for students of military history." - Kirkus Reviews (Starred review)[A] magisterial survey ... His argument is controversial and compelling ... Anyone interested in longue durée of military history should read this ... it is one of those books that is guaranteed to have a permanent impact on the way you think about history. - Neil Faulkner, Military History MattersIn a sweeping narrative that ranges from the Middle Ages through World War II, Cathal Nolan dismantles an illusion that has persistently distorted our understanding of armed conflict - that of the decisive battle engineered by the genius general. But the importance of this brilliantly provocative book is not merely historical. Its conclusions apply directly to war and military policy in the present day." - Andrew J. Bacevich, author of America's War for the Greater Middle East: A Military HistoryWhy do so many generals overpromise and under-deliver, from Breitenfeld to Basra? We buy the hype because we want quick results at low cost. Yet the blood-sodden reality is almost always quite different. In seeking the Allure of Battle, Cathal Nolan draws on the broad sweep on Western military history. He explains what went wrong, and why, with wit, insight, and a knowing eye for the heroes and cads who made it so. Battles rarely deliver convincing results. But Cathal Nolan sure does." - Daniel P. Bolger, Lieutenant General, U.S. Army, Retired, author of Why We Lost: A General's Inside Account of the Iraq and Afghanistan WarsA lyrical, sweeping, and fast-paced return to grand military history with the important proviso that the allure of battle has constantly misled generals, politicians and historians to mistake rousing tactical victories for long-term and enduring strategic gains. In exacting detail, Cathal Nolan pushes myopia aside and the result is a trenchant reappraisal of decisive battles in Western warfare." - Michael L. Gross, The School of Political Science, University of Haifa, the author of Moral Dilemmas of Modern War and The Ethics of InsurgencyOne of the most stimulating and controversial books on military history in a long time. Challenging, well written, well-sourced ... there is a great deal of food for thought for military historians and professionals in this volume." New York Journal of BooksThe Allure of Battle is highly recommended to serious students of war, especially senior officers who must balance the planning of wars with the material resources needed to execute them." - Dr. Frank Hoffman, Distinguished Research Fellow at the Institute for National Strategic StudiesNolan does not merely write from the point of view of the commander. He recreates the atmosphere of battle, the valor and misery of common soldiers and bystanders caught in the tempest of war. His masterful writing and attention to detail, combined with a rare ability to write succinctly and never lose the larger picture, will fascinate historians and general readers alike." - Danny Orbach, Hebrew University of JerusalemThis is a book that military planners and general/flag officers should read, and it should be required reading for anyone assigned to the National Security Council. Most military professionals like to think of themselves as maneuver warriors; this book shows the dark side of maneuver warfare." - Gary Anderson, Elliott School of International AffairsThe Allure of Battle provides new and fresh insights into war studies and offers several new and fresh perspectives to look at military history...This is a very well-researched book. Nolan's credentials on the subject are unmatched. It will change the way you have looked at military history up until now. It is a must-read for both students and experts of military history * The Washington Book Review *The Allure of Battle is written with impressive energy and verve. * Daily Beast *Nolan's meticulous contribution remains unmatched as it provides an in-depth survey picking up the right threads and nuances of history and relating it to contemporary events. * Academic Council on the United Nations System *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter I: Battle in History Chapter II: Battle Retarded Chapter III: Battle Remembered Chapter IV: Battle Reformed Chapter V: Battle with Reason Chapter VI: Battle Restored Chapter VII: Battle Decisive Chapter VIII: Battle Defeated Chapter IX: Battle Exalted Chapter X: Battle of Annihilation Chapter XI: Annihilation of Battle Chapter XII: Annihilation of Strategy Chapter XIII: Annihilation of Nations Chapter XIV: Annihilation of Mercy Chapter XV: Annihilation at Sea Chapter XVI: Annihilation of Illusions Conclusion

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Book SynopsisPerspectives on Strategy examines in depth five aspects of strategy. Strategic thought and behaviour are explored and explained from the perspectives of intellect, morality, culture, geography, and technology. Each perspective has attracted persisting controversy. Perspectives on Strategy is strongly complementary to the author''s previous book, The Strategy Bridge: Theory for Practice (OUP, 2010). This new work takes a notably holistic view of strategic phenomena, which serves as a master framework within which detailed examination of strategic history and issues can usefully be pursued in the light of particular perspectives. Foundational for the argument in Perspectives on Strategy is the proposition that distinctive aspects of strategy (e.g. ethics, culture, inter alia) can only be appreciated properly when they are regarded in context. The author shares this view with T. E. Lawrence (of Arabia), who wrote of the ''whole house of war''. Perspectives on Strategy gratefully adapts LaTrade ReviewOne of the most detailed and important investigations of the concept of strategy published in recent decades. * C.Dale Walton, Lindenwood University *Gray . . . is one of the most prolific authors on strategic thought, and one of the most respected . . . anyone interested in the edifice of strategic thought will find it [the book] a useful exercise. * D.McIntosh, Choice Magazine *Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Introduction Master Narrative 1: Concepts: Mind and Muscle 2: Ethics: Strategy's Moral Maze 3: Culture: Beliefs, Customs, and Strategic Behaviour 4: Geography: Geopolitics and Deterrence 5: Technology: Magic Bullets? 6: Conclusion: The Whole House of Strategy, Perilous Dualism Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWaterloo is one of the most famous battles in history and it has given rise to a vast and varied literature. The strategy and tactics of the battle and the entire Waterloo campaign have been analysed at length. The commanders, manoeuvres and critical episodes, and the intense experiences of the men who took part, have all been recorded in minute detail. But the organization, structure and fighting strength of the armies that fought in the battle have received less attention, and this is the subject of Philip Haythornthwaite\'s detailed, authoritative and engaging study. Through a close description of the structure and personnel of each of the armies he builds up a fascinating picture of their makeup, their methods and their capabilities. The insight he offers into the contrasting styles and national characteristics of the forces that came together on the Waterloo battlefield gives a fresh perspective on the extraordinary clash of arms that ended the Napoleonic era.

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Book SynopsisMission Failure argues that, in the past 25 years, the U.S. military has turned to missions that are largely humanitarian and socio-political - and that this ideologically-driven foreign policy generally leads to failure.Trade ReviewThe story is fascinating. Also, since one knows the conclusion, one has to ask whether that conclusion is fair and then what it means for future policy over the next few decades. Consequently, being able to critique a well-written analysis such as this is constantly fun and interesting for anyone interested in contemplating foreign policy decision making. Even though one may not agree with Mandelbaum every step of the way, he is objective in his overview and offers outstanding analysis in every chapter. * John M. Bublic, Barton College *[Mission Failure is] going to be one of the most talked about foreign policy books of the year...a must-read." - Thomas Friedman, The New York TimesSpecialists and general readers alike will appreciate his sure historical grasp, evenhanded assignment of fault, careful assessment of shifting domestic political considerations, and understanding of the foreign cultural barriers that so frustrated American intentions. A skilled, persuasive appraisal of a unique moment in our foreign policy history." - Kirkus Reviews (starred)Mission Failure is a commanding, synoptic review of US foreign policy choices and their outcomes (often unintended and unhappy) from 1993 to 2014. It is beautifully written and has that rarity in modern, policy-relevant books: deep knowledge of history, combined with the granular understanding of US policymaking-qualities that longtime readers of Mandelbaum's work have come to expect and appreciate." - Charles Lipson, University of Chicago, and author of Reliable Partners: How Democracies Have Made a Separate PeaceMission Failure is a startlingly original, creative new book-essentially an epitaph for America's foreign policy in the quarter-century since the end of the Cold War. This is a trenchant critique of the faltering efforts by both Republican and Democratic presidents to refashion governments and societies around the world, from Somalia and Bosnia to China, Iraq and Libya." - James Mann, author of Rise of the Vulcans and The ObamiansThis book, from one of the major analysts of American foreign policy, is well-written, wide in scope, and insightful and penetrating in its vivid dissection of what might call the Twenty Years Disaster. It is a provocative must-read that will be of interest not only to specialists, but to the general public in whose name the cascading foreign policy failure has been carried out." - John Mueller, author of Chasing Ghosts: The Policing of TerrorismA superbly written, masterful, and deeply provocative work by Michael Mandelbaum. He makes a compelling argument in opposition to what he terms a values-based rather than interest and security-based foreign policy and to the waste of America's foreign policy capital, resources and credibility in fruitless efforts to transform foreign societies." - Robert J. Lieber, Georgetown University, author of Retreat and Its Consequences: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Problem of World OrderMission Failure explains how nation-building came to be the chief focus of US foreign policy in the past generation, and unblinkingly underlines how large a failure that has been. Michael Mandelbaum is one of the country's most acute analysts of US foreign policy, and his book should be required reading for policymakers today." - Francis Fukuyama, Stanford University, and author of The End of History and the Last ManA well-told, lucid, thoughtful survey of world affairs…any student of the last quarter century would be well served to read this volume." - Wall Street JournalTable of ContentsChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: China, the Global Economy, and RussiaA New Administration in a New WorldChina and Human RightsEconomics as Foreign PolicyRussia: The Good DeedRussia: The Bad DeedChapter 3: Humanitarian InterventionThe InnovationSomalia, Haiti, RwandaBosniaKosovoFamous VictoriesChapter 4: The War on Terror and AfghanistanTo the World Trade CenterThe War on TerrorAfghanistan: SuccessAfghanistan: FailureAfghanistan: The Long GoodbyeChapter 5: IraqFrom War to WarFrom Success to FailureThe Wars After the WarThe Home FrontExit and ReentryChapter 6: The Middle EastThe Center of the WorldThe Peace ProcessLand for WarThe Democracy AgendaThe Arab SpringChapter 7: The RestorationThe End of the Post-Cold War EraThe Bubbles BurstThe RoguesThe Rise of ChinaThe Revenge of RussiaChapter 8: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewNuclear Decisions remains a valuable addition to the nuclear security literature and required reading for those that study the nature or domestic politics of nuclear weapons programs. * Christopher J. Watterson, Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament *Koch's Nuclear Decisions is an important addition to the scholarship on nuclear proliferation. * Rachel Whitlark, H-Diplo *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction to Nuclear Decisions Chapter 2: Proliferation Curves Chapter 3: A Theory of Nuclear Decision-Making Chapter 4: Changing Proliferation Environments across the Nuclear Age . Chapter 5: The Permissive Period: The Soviet Union, France, and Israel Chapter 6: The Transition Period: Sweden, South Korea, and India Chapter 7: The Nonproliferation Regime Period: Pakistan, South Africa, and Brazil Chapter 8: Changing the Course of Nuclear Weapons Programs References Appendix

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Book SynopsisThe size of western armed forces, their stocks of weaponry and their readiness for combat are declining. Meanwhile, growing nationalism is hampering international cooperation and fuelling conflict everywhere. The west''s will - as well as its capability - to shape the world is ebbing away.Beset by economic woes, western countries are continuing the post-Cold War process of disarmament at the very moment that many believe a new Cold War is starting. NATO members have compared Vladimir Putin''s foreign policy to that of Adolf Hitler, newly empowered groups such as ISIS, not to mention some governments, are tearing up the rulebook of acceptable international behaviour, and the military prowess that the western world once regarded as its prerogative is being dwarfed by countries like India and China.Tightly argued by Newsnight''s diplomatic and defence editor Mark Urban, THE EDGE is a sharp polemic that breaks new ground in examining the workings and consequences of thesTrade ReviewOne of the best commentators on defence and diplomacy . . . always a reliably authoritative presence . . . Concise and cogently argued, Urban's book deserves a wide readership, as it makes an excellent starting point for a debate that should range way beyond the usual defence interest suspects -- Michael Burleigh * The Times *In clear and concise prose, Urban lays out the way in which an entire continent has chosen the path of wholesale disarmament. It is impossible to read this authoritative book without feeling a deep sense of alarm, indeed of wonder, that our leaders have chosen to take such breathtaking risks . . . Urban delivers a compelling message * Daily Telegraph *This slim, compelling study argues that the West is foolish to let its strategic muscle weaken * Sunday Telegraph *My own professional experience tells me we should be listening very carefully to what he has to say -- Richard Dearlove, former Head of MI6 * Prospect *An essential alarm bell about Western military weakness * Telegraph *

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Defence Studies provides a comprehensive collection of essays on contemporary defence studies by leading international scholars.Defence studies is a multi-disciplinary study of how agents, predominantly states, prepare for and go to war. Whereas security studies has been broadened and stretched to cover at times the near totality of international and domestic affairs, and war studies has come to mean not just operations and tactics but also experiences and outcomes, defence studies remains a coherent area of study primarily aimed at how defence policy changes over time and in relation to stimulating factors such as alterations in power, strategy and technology. This new Handbook offers a complete landscape of this area of study and contributes to a review of defence studies in terms of policy, security and war, but also looks forward to new challenges to existing conceptions of defence and how this is changing as states and their militariTable of ContentsIntroduction, David J. Galbreath and John R. Deni Part I: Defence as Policy 1. Defence as Policy, Trevor Taylor 2. Defence as War, Olivier Schmitt 3. Defence as Security, Hannah E. Dönges and Stephanie C. Hofmann 4. Methods in Defence Studies, Delphine Deschaux-Dutard Part II: Defence Practice 5. Defence Budgets, Keith Hartley 6. Defence Procurement, Matthew Uttley 7. Recruiting and Retention to Sustain a Volunteer Military Force, Beth J. Asch and John T. Warner 8. Professional Military Education, Victoria Syme-Taylor and Duraid Jalili 9. Military Logistics, Mahyar Amouzegar 10. Military Doctrine, Harald Høiback 11. Strategy, Thomas G. Mahnken 12. Defence Strategic Culture: Between Power and Rules, Julian Lindley-French 13. Civil-Military Relations, Birthe Anders Part III: Operations and Tactics 14. Land Warfare, Christopher Tuck 15. Air Warfare, Viktoriya Fedorchak 16. Naval Warfare, Alessio Patalano 17. Insurgency and Counterinsurgency, Celeste Ward Gventer 18. Nuclear Warfare and Deterrence, John Friend and Bradley A. Thayer 19. Cyber Warfare, Chris Bronk 20. Joint Combined Operations, Thomas Drohan 21. Peace Operations and 'no peace to keep', Berma Klein Goldewijk and Joseph Soeters 22. Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Adam D.M. Svendsen Part IV: Contemporary Defence Issues 23. Public Opinion and Defence, Bastian Giegerich 24. The Role of Private Military Corporations in Defence, Mark Erbel and Christopher Kinsey 25. Resilience, Security and Defence, Brett Edwards 26. Military Transformation, Peter Dombrowski 27. Military Robots and Drones, Ulrike Esther Franke 28. Military Alliances, James Sperling 29. Security Assistance, John R. Deni 30. Future War, Manabrata Guha

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Book SynopsisThis new Handbook is a comprehensive collection of cutting-edge essays on all aspects of Latin American Security by a mix of established and emerging scholars. The Routledge Handbook of Latin American Security identifies the key contemporary topics of research and debate, taking into account that the study of Latin America's comparative and international politics has undergone dramatic changes since the end of the Cold War, the return of democracy and the re-legitimization and re-armament of the military against the background of low-level uses of force short of war. Latin America's security issues have become an important topic in international relations and Latin American studies. This Handbook sets a rigorous agenda for future research and is organised into five key parts: The Evolution of Security in Latin America Theoretical Approaches to Security in Latin America Different ''Securities''<Trade Review'This ambitious, timely handbook is strongly recommended for graduate students and comparative and international relations scholars interested in Latin America and its regional and international relations. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students and faculty.' -- E. Acevedo, California State University, Los Angeles. CA, in CHOICENo reviews taken at present - will be taken after the proposal is approved. Field is top quality, as is the editor, so the main issue is getting the contributors to agree to write. Table of ContentsPreface, John Mearsheimer Introduction, David R. Mares and Arie M. Kacowicz Part I: The Evolution of Security Studies in Latin America 1. Security Studies and Security in Latin America: The First Two Hundred Years, Arie M. Kacowicz and David R. Mares Part II: Theoretical Approaches to Security in Latin America 2. Geopolitics in Latin America, Old and New, Detlef Nolte and Leslie Wehner 3. Neoliberal Institutionalism and Neo-functionalism in Latin American Security, Andres Malamud and Luis L. Schenoni 4. Who Commands, Who Obeys and Who Rebels: Latin American Security in a Peripheral-Realist Perspective, Carlos Escude 5. Securitization and the Limits of Democratic Security, Arlene B. Tickner 6. Gender in Security Studies, Marcela Donadio 7. English School and Constructivism, Federico Merke 8. Alternative Governance in Latin America, Harold Trinkunas and Anne Clunan Part III: Different 'Securities' 9. Traditional Security: War and Peace, Cameron G. Thies 10. Cooperative Security and Regional Governance, Andres Serbin and Andrei Serbin Pont 11. Citizen Security and Human Security in Latin America, Daniel M. Goldstein 12. Alterity and Security: Culture and Survival Beyond the ‘Indian Problem’, Jose Antonio Lucero 13. Military Strategy in Latin America, Gabriel Marcella 14. Pluralistic Security Communities in Latin America, Andrea Oelsner Part IV: Contemporary Regional Security Challenges 15. Relative Peace and Emerging Fault Lines: Accounting for Trends in Intrastate Conflict in Latin America, Caroline A. Hartzell 16. The Rise of Brazil: Concepts and Comparisons, Christopher Darnton 17. Guerrillas, Terrorists or Criminals? The New Face of Anti-State Violence in Latin America, Roman D. Ortiz 18. Weapons of Mass Destruction: Will Latin America Backtrack?, Carlo Patti 19. The Politics of Arms Acquisitions in South America: Trends and Research Agenda, Jorge Battaglino 20. Latin American Militaries in the 21st Century: Civil-Military Relations in the Era of Disappearing Boundaries, Deborah L. Norden 21. Interstate Disputes: Coercive Diplomacy and Peaceful Settlement, David R. Mares 22. Illicit Threats: Organized Crime, Drugs, and Small Arms, Phil Williams 23. Environmental Security and Disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Blind Spot in Research, Gavin O’Toole Part V: Latin America and Contemporary International Security Challenges 24. The Impact of China on the Security Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean, R. Evan Ellis 25. The United States' Impact on Latin America's Security Environment: The Complexities of Power Disparity, David R. Mares 26. The Middle East and Latin America: Implications for Latin America’s Security, Maria Velez de Berliner 27. Latin America’s Experience with Peace Support Operations: From Peacekeeping Recipients to Peace Exporters, Arturo C. Sotomayor 28. Latin America in the New World Security Architecture, Arie M. Kacowicz

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Book SynopsisIt is increasingly recognized that the pandemic potential of many diseases holds the power to wreck economies, divide societies, and, indeed, to jeopardize the viability of nation states. In consequence, there is a growingâand urgentâneed to understand and address such threats.As research in and around health security blossoms as never before, this new four-volume collection from Routledgeâs acclaimed Critical Concepts in Military, Strategic, and Security Studies series meets the need for an authoritative reference work to make sense of a rapidly growing, and ever more complex, cross-disciplinary corpus of literature. Edited by a prominent scholar, the collection is a careful assembly of foundational and canonical work, together with innovative and cutting-edge applications and interventions.Including a full index and other navigational aids, together with a comprehensive introduction, newly written by the editor, which places the collected material in its historical and intellectual context, Health Security is an essential work of reference. The collection will be particularly useful as a one-stop database allowing scattered and often fugitive material to be easily located. It will also be welcomed as a crucial tool permitting rapid access to less familiarâand sometimes overlookedâtexts. For researchers, students, practitioners, and policy-makers, it is a vital one-stop research and pedagogic resource.

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Book SynopsisRecent years have seen a growing role for private military contractors in national and international security. To understand the reasons for this, Elke Krahmann examines changing models of the state, the citizen and the soldier in the UK, the US and Germany. She focuses on both the national differences with regard to the outsourcing of military services to private companies and their specific consequences for the democratic control over the legitimate use of armed force. Tracing developments and debates from the late eighteenth century to the present, she explains the transition from the centralized warfare state of the Cold War era to the privatized and fragmented security governance, and the different national attitudes to the privatization of force.Trade Review'Elke Krahmann breaks new ground in analyzing the privatization of security. Looking through the lens of the social contract provides a fresh theoretical perspective and comparing not just the United States and Britain but also Germany offers novel empirics. Her thoughtful argument should be of interest to both academic and policy audiences.' Deborah Avant, University of California, Irvine'Amidst the growing number of studies on the privatization of security, Dr. Krahmann's book stands out as a unique and special contribution. Through its utilization of political theory, the book identifies the sometimes troubling implications posed by the privatization of security to the democratic control of armed force. What is more, these implications, in their scope and nature, vary from state to state as made clear in the book's emphasis on relevant case studies.' Christopher Spearin, Canadian Forces College'In probing the paradoxes surrounding the democratic control of armed forces with specific regard to the proliferating use of private military forces in Europe and North America, this important work manages to shed new light on the transforming relationships among states, soldiers, and citizens and to induce readers to rethink their most fundamental assumptions about the nature of security on the contemporary world.' Robert Mandel, Professor of International Affairs, Lewis & Clark CollegeTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Acronyms; Lists of figures and tables; 1. Introduction; 2. The state monopoly on violence and the democratic control over military force; 3. The transformation of the state and the soldier; 4. United Kingdom: private financing and the management of security; 5. United States: shrinking the state, outsourcing the soldier; 6. Germany: between public-private partnerships and conscription; 7. Iraq and beyond: contractors in deployed operations; 8. The future of democratic security: contractorization or cosmopolitanism?; 9. Conclusion; Selected bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume identifies and evaluates the relationship between outer-space geography and geographic position (astrogeography), and the evolution of current and future military space strategy. In doing so, it explores five primary propositions.Table of Contentsintellectually grounded in the best tradition of geopolitics, has something genuinely new to say, and makes vital contributions to the dialogue between the interrelationships between space and national security ... A stunning intellectual achievement and the first book that can legitimately claim to present a comprehensive theory of space power -- Air and Space Power Journal" ... groundbreaking and will definitely command attention ... a daring and forward-looking book ... one of the most daring and exciting books to be written on this subject"- Comparative StrategyMr B. Haggman, Centre for Research on Geopolitics"presents one of the most important contributions, also one of the first, in the field"Defense Review"Outstanding literature relevant to policy on outer space is rare. More often than not, the policy maker dealing with space matters has to trawl through narrow and dry technical tomes, or fantastical speculation of no relevance whatsoever. As an excellent example of relevant writing on outer space policy, Everett Dolman"s Astropolitik is most welcome...highly recommended and rewarding read for anyone interested in current thinking on the direction of US military and civil space policy, and how such thinking might affect space policy in Britain."RUSI Journal"a timely cascade of grand-strategic thought""A timely text that examines the theoretical, political and policy structures of space. ...Required reading for serious space-power advocates, this book will dominate the field of space theory."- Aerospace Power Chronicles

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Book SynopsisFor those who believe America is worth defending, The Control Factor explores the psychological maneuvers, fantasies, and entanglements we engage in to avoid clearly seeing the Islamic threat that confronts us. The prerequisite for developing necessary strategies to ensure our survival is taking responsibility for our perceptions and actions.Trade Review…A remarkable book explaining in poignant fashion why we are unable to marshal the necessary emotional resources to compete against the challenge of radical Islam. For anyone interested in the civilizational struggle we find ourselves in, this book is essential reading. -- Herbert I. London, president, Hudson Institute…Brilliantly exposes and analyzes the true factors at work that have led the American body politic to engage in massive self-deception, refusing to recognize the extent of the threat of radical Islam. Siegel dissects and articulates the true reasons why we have, wittingly and unwittingly, turned a blind eye to the magnitude of the three different "levels" of threat posed by Islamism as described here. I consider this book so critically important that it holds a key to our survival as a free society. Siegel pierces the façade of political correctness that has blinded us to the dangers we face and warns us of what awaits if we fail to act. -- Steven Emerson, Executive Director, The Investigative Project on TerrorismWillful blindness, today's refusal to come to grips with the Islamist threat to the West, is America's most profound national security vulnerability. Supremacist Islam's campaign has targeted the United States by violent jihad, a softer and more insidious march through our institutions, and lawfare salvos fired in American courts and international tribunals. Desperate to avoid offense to Islamist activists and their allies, we surrender to the politically correct narrative that the vital measures taken in our own defense are the cause of our peril. The Control Factor powerfully unfolds this process of self-delusion and the struggle to remove the scales we've placed over our eyes. Survival of the West's freedom culture — our commitment to critical inquiry based ordered liberty and human reason — hangs in the balance. -- Andrew C. McCarthy, bestselling author of Willful Blindness: A Memoir of the Jihad and The Grand Jihad: How Islam and the West Sabotage AmericaTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: The Threat Chapter 1. America Faces a New Challenge Chapter 2. Our Islamic Enemy Chapter 3. Two Battlefields and America's Inner Jihad Chapter 4. The Horror Film Part II: The Control Factor Chapter 5. The Control Factor—Paths of Denial Chapter 6. The Control Factor—The Need to be Liked and the Game of Guilt Chapter 7. The Control Factor—Mistaken Identities Chapter 8. The Control Factor—Fantasy World Chapter 9. The Addiction/Enabling Dance—The Transfer of Responsibility Part III: The Inner Jihad Chapter 10. The Inner Jihad—What We Don't Know Chapter 11. The Inner Jihad—Fighting the Control Factor Chapter 12. Finale Endnotes Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisFor more than forty years, the United States has maintained a public commitment to nuclear disarmament, and every president from Ronald Reagan to Barack Obama has gradually reduced the size of America''s nuclear forces. Yet even now, over two decades after the end of the Cold War, the United States maintains a huge nuclear arsenal on high alert and ready for war. The Americans, like the Russians, the Chinese, and other major nuclear powers, continue to retain a deep faith in the political and military value of nuclear force, and this belief remains enshrined at the center of U.S. defense policy regardless of the radical changes that have taken place in international politics.In No Use, national security scholar Thomas M. Nichols offers a lucid, accessible reexamination of the role of nuclear weapons and their prominence in U.S. security strategy. Nichols explains why strategies built for the Cold War have survived into the twenty-first century, and he illustrates how AmTrade Review"A level-headed, jargon-free rejection of false choices about our nuclear future. Tom Nichols has written a very fine book for newcomers to the Bomb as well as for those who have become too comfortable with its acquaintance. At a time when domestic political wrangles and seemingly intractable nuclear dilemmas abound, Nichols offers a thought-provoking argument for the United States to drop all pretense about the Bomb and to unilaterally adopt a posture of minimum nuclear deterrence." * Michael Krepon, Cofounder of The Stimson Center *"With the end of the Cold War, many of us stopped thinking about nuclear weapons. Thomas Nichols explains why we had better pay attention, and his thoughtful and penetrating analysis will guide us in paying better attention." * Robert Jervis, Columbia University *"A succinct and well-written account of an important and much-debated national security issue. Nichols makes a convincing case for abandoning nuclear threats and relying on conventional deterrence and compellence to deal with nuclear proliferators." * T. V. Paul, McGill University *"A highly readable counternarrative to sixty years of prevailing wisdom about nuclear weapons and U.S. foreign policy." * Jeffrey Lewis, Monterey Institute of International Studies *

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Book SynopsisThis book analyses Japan's security policy after the Cold War and engages with the question of whether, since the Cold War ended, Japan has again become a global security player. The contributions to the book explore Japan's security policy by providing a detailed overview of the evolution of Japan's security policy after the Cold War, including the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty and the Senkaku/Daioyu Islands dispute. It also reveals the preeminent security concerns of contemporary Japan by delving into regional security issues such as the Layered Security of Okinawa, the increasing nuclear threat from North Korea, and the Taiwan Strait Crisis of 1995-6. The book culminates by discussing security in terms of the essential functions of energy, food, and human security, including an assessment of Japan's energy policy since World War II and an assessment of the impact food security on Japan's agriculture and trade. This book will be of interest to student and scholars of EaTable of ContentsPart 1: Historical Overview 1. The Cold War and Japan-US Alliance as Backdrop 2. Post-Cold War Crises and A Search for a New Security Policy 3. Did Japan become a global security player again? Part 2: Regional Issues 4. Japan and South Korea: Can the two countries cooperate over North Korea nuclear crisis? 5. Layered Security on Okinawa: Engaging international, national, and subnational narratives 6. How did Japan take the Taiwan Strait Crisis of 1995-6 Part 3: Security Policy by Function 7. Japan’s Energy Security 8. Japan’s Food Security Policy 9. Why Did Japan Engage in Human Security Diplomacy?

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the practices of deterrence, and how attachment to this strategy may increase the likelihood of future violence. It provides a fresh perspective on the US war in Iraq (2003) and the Israeli war in Lebanon (2006), which can be seen as attempts to repair each country's shaken sense of self.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. The constitution of the deterrer identity; 3. Ontological security, deterrence, and the use of force; 4. The US and the War on Terror; 5. Israel and the Lebanon War; 6. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisLearning, innovation and adaptation are not concepts that we necessarily associate with the British army of the First World War. Yet the need to learn from mistakes, to exploit new opportunities and to adapt to complex situations are enduring and timeless. This revealing work is the first institutional examination of the army''s process for learning during the First World War. Drawing on organisational learning and management theories, Aimée Fox critiques existing approaches to military learning in wartime. Focused around a series of case studies, the book ranges across multiple operational theatres and positions the army within a broader context in terms of its relationships with allies and civilians to reveal that learning was more complex and thoroughgoing than initially thought. It grapples with the army''s failings and shortcomings, explores its successes and acknowledges the inherent difficulties of learning in a desperate and lethally competitive environment.Trade Review'Sheds new light on the extent to which the British army in the First World War was a learning organisation. Essential reading for anyone involved or interested in the transformation of today's armed forces to meet new circumstances and future threats.' Lieutenant General Sir John Kiszely, author of Anatomy of a Campaign: The British Fiasco in Norway, 1940'Adapting to changing complex environments, rather than seeking to control them, will be fundamental.' So said UK Defence's Future Force Concept in 2017. Dr Fox's timely, well researched, thought provoking and thoroughly readable book helps remind us that the future imperative for Armed Forces to be able to learn, adapt and change, both tactically and institutionally, quicker than an adversary are far from being just twenty-first century concerns. One hundred years ago the same imperative existed. This book helps unpack how the British Army of the First World War went about turning words - innovation, adaptability, agility and learning - into deeds, both tactically and institutionally. As we commemorate the end of the First World War in 2018, Dr Fox's book is a timely reminder that history has an important role in helping us with our Future Force design and its ethos.' Major General 'Mitch' Mitchell, Director, UK Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre'Aimée Fox's analyses of innovation in the First World War advance our understanding of that critical time period, but she goes much further, offering critical lessons for today's military leaders as well. Learning to Fight is that rare book that can speak equally well to both the past and the present.' Michael S. Neiberg, author of Path to War: How the First World War Created Modern America'Adaptation is predicated upon learning from what was once 'entirely unknown'. Learning to Fight offers a deep dive into how the British Army and its colonial partners measured up to that task in the First World War … This is the latest contribution to a deepening pool of scholarship into military change, and the book offers a unique framework for the study of wartime adaptation … this is a well-executed book that dissipates mythology and discovers insights about the British military of a century ago … Learning to Fight will appeal to students of World War I, and is recommended for scholars interested in military sociology, military learning, and combat effectiveness.' Frank Hoffman, The Strategy Bridge'… a superb contribution to the literature of military innovation … This book is highly recommended for those interested in military innovation in general and in the institutional adaption of the British Army in the First World War in particular.' Benjamin Tuck, Defense & Security Analysis'From an examination of this book we can now state that the British Army was an organisation that published, disseminated, debated, and adapted … Fox's book does a tremendous job of widening our understanding of the process through which an army at war begins to learn'. Chris Kempshall, Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research'This book is a new approach to scholarship relating to Britain's military during the conflict, offering a more thorough and sophisticated understanding regarding military learning … Fox succeeds in putting forth a considered and thorough analysis of learning and innovation in the British Army during this period. This book … is invaluable to studies of military history and the Great War.' Laura Boyd, Twentieth Century British History'Aimée Fox has used her wide reading of modern management and business organisation literature to generate a series of questions about how large organisations learn and innovate, and then delved even more widely into archives in both Britain and Australia to discover how the British army went about doing so.' David French, The English Historical Review'An important read for anyone interested in the Great War, this will also be of value to those trying to understand how military institutions change and adapt.' New York Military Affairs Symposium ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. The Practice of Learning: 1. The legacy of the past; 2. A networked army; 3. Disseminating learning; Part II. Learning in Practice: 4. Inter-theatre; 5. Allies; 6. Civilian expertise; 7. Integrating newcomers; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisSince the late 1990s, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has countered a myriad of 'outlaw' threats at sea including piracy, terrorism, the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and the threat posed by 'rogue states'. Japan's innovative strategy has transformed maritime security governance in Southeast Asia and beyond.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Japan: An Innovative Power? 3. Defining Outlaws 4. The Root Causes of Outlaw Behaviour 5. North Korean 'suspicious ships' 6. Piracy in Southeast Asia and the Gulf of Aden 7. Counter-terrorism and Proliferation at Sea 8. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe reigns of Augustus and his successor Tiberius saw an epic struggle between the Romans and local peoples for the territory between the Rhine and Elbe rivers in what is now Germany. Following two decades of Roman occupation, Germania Magna erupted into revolt in AD 9 following the loss of the three legions commanded by Publius Quinctilius Varus to the Cheruscan nobleman Arminius and an alliance of Germanic nations in the dense forests of the Teutoburger Wald. The Romans' initial panic subsided as it became clear that Arminius and his allies could not continue the war into Germania Inferior on the western bank of the Rhine, and Imperial troops poured into the region as the Romans decided how best to resolve the situation. Featuring full-colour artwork, specially drawn maps and an array of revealing illustrations depicting weapons, equipment, key locations and personalities, this study offers key insights into the tactics, leadership, combat performance and subsequent reputations of thTable of ContentsIntroduction /The opposing sides /Teutoburg Pass: Summer AD 9 /Idistaviso: Summer AD 16 /Angrivarian Wall: Summer AD 16 /Analysis /Aftermath /Bibliography /Index

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Book SynopsisThe US Airborne force fielded some of the toughest, best-trained, and most resourceful troops of World War II--all necessary qualities in a force that was lightly armed and which would in most operational circumstances be surrounded from the moment it landed on the battlefield. The German Wehrmacht grew to rely on a series of defensive measures to combat the airborne threat, including fortifications, localized reserves, and special training to help intercept and disrupt airborne troops both in the air and on the ground. Despite such methods it was cool-headed command and control that would prove to be the real key to blunting the Airborne''s edge.Using specially commissioned artwork, this book examines the development of the American airborne forces that spearheaded the Allied effort in Sicily, Normandy, and Operation Market Garden, and the German countermeasures that evolved in response to the threat of Allied airborne landings.Table of ContentsIntroduction / The opposing sides / Combat 1 / Combat 2 / Combat 3 / Analysis / Aftermath / Bibliography / Index

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Book SynopsisThe global distribution of power is changing. But how should we make sense of this moment of transition?With the rise of new powers and the decline of seemingly unchallenged US dominance in world politics, a conventional wisdom is gaining ground that a new multipolar order is taking shape. Yet multipolarity – an order with multiple centres of power – is variously used as a description of the current distribution of power, of the likely shape of a future global order, or even as a prescription for how power ‘should’ be distributed in the international system.To understand the power of the different – and sometimes competing – narratives on offer today about the changing global order, a global perspective is necessary. This book explores how the concept of a multipolar order is being used for different purposes in different national contexts. From rising powers to established powers, contemporary debates are analysed by a set of leading scholars to provide in-depth insight into the use and abuse of a widely employed but rarely explored concept.Table of ContentsIntroduction1 The utility and limits of polarity analysis – Benjamin ZalaPart I: Rising and re-emerging powers2 ‘Mirror, mirror on the wall’: China and the concept of multipolarity in the post-Cold War era – Nicholas Khoo and Zhang Qingmin3 India: Seeking multipolarity, favouring multilateralism, pursuing multialignment – Ian Hall4 Brazil: Pursuing a multipolar mirage? – Luis L. Schenoni5 Multipolarity in Russia: A philosophical and practical understanding – Elena ChebankovaPart II: The unipole and its allies6 Does the United States face a multipolar future? Washington’s response through the lens of technology – James S. Johnson7 Japan and the dangers of multipolarisation – H.D.P. Envall8 The uses and abuses of the polarity discourse in UK foreign and defence politics – David BlagdenConclusion9 Debating the distribution of power and status in the early twenty-first century – Benjamin ZalaIndex

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Book Synopsis'Magisterial . . . [a] fine, balanced and superb account. It deserves to be read for many years to come.' TELEGRAPHMarch 1945. Allied troops are poised to cross the Rhine and sweep on into Germany. Victory is at last within their grasp. But if they believe this victory can be easily won, they face swift disillusionment. The final I00 days of the Second World War will prove to be bitterly and bloodily fought, village by village, town by town.This is the extraordinary and gripping story of those final I00 days._________________________________________________'Superbly written and full of wisdom and deep understanding, this will stand as a defining work on these darkest months of the conflict.' JAMES HOLLAND'This is the most vivid and detailed narrative of the subject that we are likely to see.' MILITARY HISTORY MAGAZINE'An impressive work. Lively, informative and comprehensively researched.' CAROLINE MOOREHEAD, SPECTATOR'An important contribution to military history. A great read and powerful reminder of how the Second World War in Europe was definitely not over until the final surrender.' BBC HISTORY MAGAZINETrade ReviewPeter Caddick-Adams cements his place as one of our foremost historians of the Second World War with this major new account of the final months of the war in the West. Superbly written and full of wisdom and deep understanding, this will stand as a defining work on these darkest months of the conflict. -- James HollandMagisterial . . . Peter Caddick-Adams has done full justice to the vast range of the fighting in the west in those last months of the war , in all its complexity, brutality, awfulness and, frankly, pointlessness . . . [he] not only covers these events in detail but also does so with genuinely new and convincing perspectives . . . Caddick-Adams [has] an authority that oozes off every page. He has a particularly enjoyable habit of suddenly ducking down rabbit holes of anecdote, often personal or which delve into deeper history . . . [a] fine, balanced and superb account. It deserves to be read for many years to come. -- James Holland * The Telegraph *Caddick-Adams includes vivid anecdotes, small-unit fireworks, and strong, well-informed personal opinions on the often unwise decisions of the leaders . . . A first rate analysis for military buffs. * Kirkus Reviews *Excellent. Most accounts of the Second World War in Europe devote only a few pages to the last 100 days. 1945 corrects this balance and makes an important contribution to military history. It is also a great read and powerful reminder of how the Second World War in Europe was definitely not over until the final surrender. * BBC History Extra Magazine *This is the most vivid and detailed narrative of the subject that we are likely to see. * Military History Magazine *An immersive study of the last 100 days of the Western Front, when the Allies met ferocious resistance from Nazi fanatics who preferred death to surrender. -- Best History Books of 2022 * Daily Telegraph *Pacy and engaging. * The Past *A meticulous reconstruction . . . 1945 is an impressive work, lively, informative and comprehensively researched . . . It long stays in the mind. * Spectator *A thorough and well-researched dive into the often-forgotten final months of the war from the perspectives of the soldiers and commanders of the different army groups. * Classic Military Vehicle *There is no book like 1945 . . . Written with style and humour . . . Highly recommend. * Britain At War Magazine *

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Book SynopsisThis book examines Japan’s relationship with Myanmar from the passage of its constitution in May 2008 to the February 2021 coup d’état that finished its transition to a ‘disciplined democracy.’ It explores the nexus between security and political economy in the context of changing regional dynamics characterized by ‘Great Power’ competition and cooperation. Focusing on the impact of Japan’s relations with Myanmar on people in Myanmar and beyond, the author argues that the Japanese government and businesses side lined ‘universal values’ for profit at the expense of human security. This text develops a unique Area Studies approach that critiques how Japan’s foreign policy elites perceive Japan’s role in the liberal international order.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Evolution of New Area Studies 2. ‘Asia’s Liberal Leader’ and Human Insecurity 3. Japan as a ‘Bridge’: Facilitating Myanmar’s Transition to a ‘Disciplined Democracy’ 4. Japan and Special Economic Zones in Myanmar 5. Meddling for Profit: Japan’s Peace-Building Role in Myanmar 6. Dereliction of Responsibility: Japan’s ‘Liberal Leadership’ in the 2016–20 Rakhine Crisis Conclusion: The Chimera of Progress

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Book SynopsisThe way war is waged is evolving quickly—igniting the rise of private military contractors that offer military-style services as part of their core business model. Arduino unpacks the tradeoffs involved when conflict is increasingly waged not by national armies, but by professional outfits that thrive on chaos. This book charts the rise of private military actors from Russia, China, and the Middle East using primary source data, in-person interviews, and field research amongst operations in conflict zones around the world. Individual stories narrated by mercenaries, military trainers, security businessmen, hackers, and drone pilots will be used to introduce the beginning of each chapter. The book ends by considering today’s trajectories in the deployment of mercenaries by state, corporations, or even terrorist organizations and what it will mean for the future of conflict.The book follows private security contractors that take on missions in different countries with a variety of challenges. These include a former Singaporean commando working with a Chinese company in Kabul, a former British Royal Marine leading a Kurdish private military company in Erbil protecting BP’s oil, and a former Russian Spetsnaz defending commercial vessels from the Somali coast to the Gulf of Guinea.Aside from the human component, the book closely follows the trends in the adoption of unmanned lethal weapons and it peeks into the future of weapons that can decide autonomously to kill humans. One chapter is dedicated to loitering munitions, better known as suicide drones, used by Israel and the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard for remote-controlled assassination. ISIS’s reengineered Chinese DJI commercial drones that are used for propaganda operations or as advanced artillery spotters complete the picture of the range of threats the world will routinely face in less than a decade. First-hand data and intimate knowledge of the actors involved in the market for force allow a fully grounded narrative with personal input. Through this prism, the reader gains an understanding of the human, security, and political risks that are part of this industry. The book specifically reveals the risk that unaccountable mercenaries pose in increasing the threshold for conflict, the threat to traditional military forces, the corruption in political circles, and the rising threat of proxy conflicts in the US rivalry with China and Russia.In a nutshell, the book gazes into the crystal ball to forecast what the future might look like in a world ruled by private armies. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Private ArmiesChapter 2: From Russia with Love: Mercenaries Fit the BillChapter 3: Russian Grey Is the New BlackChapter 4: Mercenaries' Russian RouletteChapter 5: Private Security with Chinese Characteristics: No More Local Guards, Not Yet Wolf WarriorsChapter 6: Defending the Belt and Road Initiative from Africa to the Middle EastChapter 7: How China Sees Its Own Private Security SectorChapter 8: The Evolution of a New Chinese Security ActorChapter 9: Turkey's New JanissariesChapter 10: Drone Mercenaries: A New Security Paradigm from China, Russia, and TurkeyChapter 11: Drone Warfare: Lessons Learned?Chapter 12: Drone Casus BelliChapter 13: Cyber Mercenaries: From Boots on the Ground to the MetaverseChapter 14: Two Opposites: None-Combatant Contractors and Jihadist MercenariesChapter 15: Mercenaries, PMSCs, and the Future of WarfareAppendix I: From Mercenary to Cyber-Mercenary: A TimelineAppendix II: The Duma and Russian PMSCsAppendix III: The Evolution of Chinese Private Security Laws and Regulations and the Data Security LawNotesBibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAdmiral Raoul Castex is France's most important modern naval strategist. Military historian Eugenia Kiesling offers the essence of Castex's original five volume study, Théories Stratégiques, in a useful one-volume abridgment and a very readable translation. It emphasizes the admiral's method of strategic analysis while omitting most of the historical narrative. Included are chapters defining strategy and relating it to policy and geography, analyzing the role of maritime forces and the significance of command at sea, prescribing a theory of conduct of operations, and introducing Castex's favorite themes: strategic manoeuvre, stratégie générale, and the theory of "perturbation."Two narrative chapters on German operations in the North Sea from 1914 to 1916 remain as examples of the author's historical style. The introduction places Castex's work in four distinct contexts: the international debate among naval theorists on the nature and importance of "command at sea," the controversy within France between advocates of the "historical" and "material" schools of naval strategy, the contemporary concern over coordinated naval strategy for total war, and his contribution to the formulation of French strategy between the world wars. In an era of expanding global responsibilities and shrinking national economies, Castex's balanced view of naval power offers many insights for today's new generation of naval thinkers.

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Book SynopsisAlexandra Kitty’s vital new book is a guide to the stratagems and techniques of war propaganda. When nations go to war, governments need reliable and effective methods of rallying public opinion to support their actions, regardless of the political leanings or educational background of citizens. The Mind Under Siege explores real life case studies and research in human motivation to show why propaganda is more powerful, potent, and effective than other types of persuasive messages. Reliance on primal phobias, and the threat to reproduction, well-being, and life itself make propaganda a reliable and powerful tool. For journalists and other news producers, Kitty’s book shows how to ask the right questions and avoid spreading misinformation and propaganda and how to see more insidious forms of manipulation and narrative through psychological research and case studies.

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Book SynopsisThis collection of essays comprises a series of think-pieces about the security challenges of the present, both in the realm of cyberspace and otherwise, with a particular consideration of the promise and possible negative effects of new digital technologies. French military academy instructor Gérard de Boisboissel considers the contemporary digital transformation of his country’s military and proposes ways to ensure its maximum effectiveness. Retired American senior intelligence officer Leslie Gruis takes the long historical view, examining parallels between the effects of the current technological revolution and the transformation wrought by the invention of the printing press. Columbia University research scholar Michael Klipstein and coauthor Peter Chuzie analyze the potential offered for intelligence collection by the Internet of Things. And British academic Craig Stanley-Adamson explores the lessons that may be drawn from the relationship between Israel and its neighbors in the first decade post 9/11, arguing that it was characterized by a surprising degree of cooperation in the security realm that may, given auspicious circumstances, be repeated in the future.Table of ContentsNeil Kent, University of CambridgeIrina du Quenoy, Georgetown University

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Book SynopsisAntony Cummins and Yoshie Minami have brought the teachings of the famed samurai school Natori-Ry? back to life through The Book of Samurai series, and present the lost arts of the samurai in the English language for the first time. BOOK ONE is a translation of two secret scrolls and establishes the Fundamental Teachings of a samurai student, revealing the basic traditions of Natori-Ry?. The first scroll, Heika J ?dan, contains 290 lessons that define the baseline for samurai during times of peace, a time which is considered as preparation for war, focusing each student on expanding their own ability and conduct, giving them the mind-set needed for any battles to come. The second scroll, Ippei Y?k?, moves the student onto the field of battle, giving them an understanding of what is expected of them during a campaign of war and providing the necessary guidance for samurai who are to take up arms for the first time. These first two Natori-Ry? documents are an in-depth and detailed account of the practicality of samurai warfare, opening up the lost world of these Japanese warriors to all modern readers.

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Book SynopsisCybersecurity is a complex and contested issue in international politics. By focusing on the 'great powers'--the US, the EU, Russia and China--studies in the field often fail to capture the specific politics of cybersecurity in the Middle East, especially in Egypt and the GCC states. For these countries, cybersecurity policies and practices are entangled with those of long-standing allies in the US and Europe, and are built on reciprocal flows of data, capital, technology and expertise. At the same time, these states have authoritarian systems of governance more reminiscent of Russia or China, including approaches to digital technologies centred on sovereignty and surveillance. This book is a pioneering examination of the politics of cybersecurity in the Middle East. Drawing on new interviews and original fieldwork, James Shires shows how the label of cybersecurity is repurposed by states, companies and other organisations to encompass a variety of concepts, including state conflict, targeted spyware, domestic information controls, and foreign interference through leaks and disinformation. These shifting meanings shape key technological systems as well as the social relations underpinning digital development. But however the term is interpreted, it is clear that cybersecurity is an integral aspect of the region's contemporary politics.Trade Review'One of the best books about cybersecurity in the Middle East. Shires does a great job of unpacking how cybersecurity is used to further political and societal goals and the impact that this has on domestic and regional dynamics.' -- Joyce Hakmeh, Senior Research Fellow, Chatham House, and co-editor of the 'Journal for Cyber Policy''James Shires has produced an ambitious yet deeply thoughtful treatment of the stark effects of moral maneuvers in cyberspace. His deft blend of culture, technology, and politics betrays a talent on the rise and offers compelling new insights.' -- Trey Herr, Director of the Atlantic Council's Cyber Statecraft Initiative'Dr Shires masterfully weaves together three complex narratives-politics, cybersecurity, and the Middle East-into a policy-relevant analysis that provides insight into how and why governments use the cybersecurity domain to advance their interests.' -- Lauren Zabierek, Executive Director of the Cyber Project, Harvard Kennedy School'An excellent book. Shires does an admirable job of showing how decisions over the politics of cybersecurity have a real-world impact "on the ground." Clear and compelling, it will appeal to scholars and policy practitioners alike.' -- Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Fellow for the Middle East, Rice University'Shires' book uses the concept of moral maneuvers to explore the relationship between values and norms within the cybersecurity community. There is little academic work on cybersecurity in the Middle East, so this is a unique contribution. Thorough, engaging and well written.' -- -- Marc Owen Jones, Assistant Professor of Middle East Studies, Hamad bin Khalifa University, Qatar, and author of 'Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East'

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Book SynopsisProxy warfare will shape the conflicts of the twenty-first century for the foreseeable future. Yet the popular understanding of proxy wars remains largely shaped by the experience of the Cold War. In reality, in the Greater Middle East and its periphery today, the growing power of regional states and non-state actors, combined with the proliferation of new technology, has reshaped proxy conflicts, in an increasingly multipolar and interconnected environment. In this collected volume, a range of researchers examine what constitutes proxy warfare and provide new insight into how these wars are waged, in contexts stretching from Ukraine to North Africa and Syria to Afghanistan. The volume draws upon research, surveys and interviews conducted in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Ukraine, as well as examining the propaganda output of those involved in these countries' wars. In doing so, 'Understanding the New Proxy Wars' helps reveal both the continuities and the differences between recent conflicts and those of times past.Trade Review‘Impressive in scope and intellectual acumen.’ -- Middle East Journal'There is much to recommend this volume... This book's lasting contribution may be its reminder that breaking things is easier than fixing them. Rare is the proxy that can both take territory and govern it afterward, and policymakers and intelligence officers alike would do well to heed the lesson that few strategic goals will be met through proxy conflicts, despite the allure of the tactical gains they can offer.' -- Studies in Intelligence'An original and compelling contribution to the literature on proxy wars. Informed by field research on recent and contemporary developments, this edited volume is an empirically valuable point of reference for scholars of proxy wars, and of regional politics and conflict.' -- Michael A. Innes, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, War Studies, King's College London, and author of Streets Without Joy'Proxy wars have the power to shift regional alliances, overwhelm American allies and partners, and fundamentally change how we understand the nature of power in a multipolar world. This insightful collection of case studies of Syria, Libya, Yemen and Iran by leading scholars provides original insights into what the future of conflict might look like and why we will probably see more proxy wars.' -- Mia Bloom, Professor of Middle East Studies, Georgia State University, and author of Small Arms: Children and Terrorism'This ambitious book successfully overhauls Western and state-centric assumptions of how proxy wars are fought. By seeking to assess the impact of globalisation on the increasingly complex proxy war zones in the Middle East and Arab world, this volume makes a convincing case for the need to recast our understanding of the role of local actors in the process.' -- Andrew Mumford, Professor of War Studies, University of Nottingham, and author of Proxy Warfare

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Book SynopsisThis is the last untold story of Bletchley Park. Using recently declassified information, Paul Gannon has written a gripping account of the invention of the world's first true computer, Colossus.Uncover the secrets of Bletchley Park's code-breaking computers.In 1940, almost a year after the outbreak of the Second World War, Allied radio operators at an interception station in South London began picking up messages in a strange new code. Using science, maths, innovation and improvisation BletchleyPark codebreakers worked furiously to invent a machine to decipher what turned out to be the secrets of Nazi high command. It was called Colossus.What these codebreakers didn't realize was that they had fashioned the world's first true computer. When the war ended, this incredible invention was dismantled and hidden away for almost 50 years. Paul Gannon has pieced together the tremendous story of what is now recognized as the greatest secret of BletchleyPark.'Gannon's book contains a mass of utterly fascinating and largely unknown material about an immensely important wartime project, and is very welcome indeed.' - Brian Randell, TESTrade ReviewPaul Gannon has revealed a previously untold story . . . [Colossus] tells of the heroic efforts of the inventors and mathematicians [who] received no recognition for decades . . . Gannon sets the record straight. -- Simon Singh * The Times *Seeks to restore Colossus to its rightful place in the history of computing... read Gannon to feel the collective power of human minds harnessed to the cause of defending our freedom. -- Georgina Ferry * Guardian *Masterly in its breadth and sweep . . . Gannon's account of wartime interception and encryption is deeply researched . . . I commend the book to both the professional and the general reader. -- Donald Michie * Spectator *

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Book SynopsisThe Art of Creating Power explores the intellectual thought and wider impact--on military affairs, politics and the universities--of Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman, one of the world's leading authorities on strategy, conflict and international politics. In this volume, senior scholars of international relations and military history trace the long trajectory of Freedman's career, examining his scholarly contribution to a whole host of areas from nuclear strategy to US foreign policy via terrorism, the Falklands and Iraq. Individually, these essays provide fascinating and innovative insights into strategy, contemporary defence and foreign policy, and conflict. Taken together, however, they are greater than the sum of their parts as they both reflect and explore the theoretical approach adopted and taught by Freedman - one that has made him one of the great intellectual figures in the canon of international politics, strategy and war. Throughout his professional life, Freedman explored many of the uncertainties that plague our highly unstable world. But as conflicts continue to erupt across the globe, it seems we may be entering an even more precarious and uncertain era.There could hardly be a better time than today to gain a deeper understanding of Freedman's strategic insights.Trade Review'Appropriate for specialised strategic studies collections.'

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Book SynopsisAfter securing the capture of Jerusalem General Allenby planned a campaign that would knock Turkey out of World War 1. In a spectacular campaign General Allenby's Egyptian Expeditionary Force achieved the breakthrough in Palestine that commanders on the Western Front had only dreamed of. Supported by Lawrence and his Arab irregulars, the Desert Mounted Corps swept across the Turkish rear, destroying three armies in the process. Turkey's war was over and the days of the tottering Ottoman Empire were numbered. This was a British 'Blitzkrieg' with a speed of advance that stunned the world twenty years before Germany's Panzers rolled across Europe.Table of ContentsThe course of the campaign; opposing commanders; opposing armies; opposing plans; the battle of Megiddo; the legacy of Megiddo; the battlefield today; chronology; wargaming Megiddo.

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