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Atlantic Books Colossus: Bletchley Park's Last Secret
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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C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd The Art of Creating Power: Freedman on Strategy
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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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Megiddo 1918: The last great cavalry victory
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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Tham T Ma On The Soldier's Path: The Way of Warrior
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RAND Opportunities for Including the Information
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RAND Corporation How Can the Mobility Air Forces Better Support
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Green Publishing Company Guerrilla Warfare Large Print
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Pentagon Press Brahmand World Defence Update 2020
Book SynopsisAims to provide a comprehensive assessment of the present day global military order with a focus on each nation’s military capabilities, new arms acquisitions and defence spending. The ninth edition of the yearbook featuring a new chapter on Air & Missile Defence Systems of China, India, the United States, Russia, China, Israel and Japan promises to add fresh impetus to the book by focusing on major countries’ various radar technology and the latest advances of the systems under development. The yearbook also contains the latest information on defence capabilities of 113 countries and has highlighted 33 important countries with their geopolitical importance, internal and external conflict areas, threat perspectives, strategic relations, multilateral alliances, defence capabilities including strategic forces and defence deals.
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Golden Heart Emporium Books Operation Vijay: The Ulimate Solution
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Pentagon Press National Security Challenges: Young Scholars'
Book SynopsisNational security is paramount for an all inclusive development. Along with a holistic approach in place, there is an urgent need to first recognise the challenges to national security of the country. National Security Challenges: Young Scholars’ Perspective – a tribute to Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw from the youth of the country – primarily deals with India`s national security challenges from a hardcore, predominantly traditional security point of view.The main aim of the book is to develop strategic thinking amongst the youth of this country. To provide a suitable platform to the university students, CLAWS has initiated an unprecedented pan-India essay competition – Field Marshal Manekshaw Essay Competition (FMMEC). The book is the outcome of an overwhelming response to the competition over past two years, and 12 select essays have been compiled, edited, and published.Dealing with wide range of subjects from conceptual understandings, threats and challenges emanating from technological advancements, to learning from national, regional and global experiences; the book provides a fresh approach to the subject. It also gives a sneak peek into what the youth of India feels about national security in the form of policy recommendations.To boost the morale of the young authors and university students, the book carries messages from Hon’ble Raksha Mantri, Hon’ble National Security Advisor and Chief of the Army Staff.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Strategy And Defense Policy For Small States:
Book SynopsisFor students of Strategic Studies in small countries with limited financial, human and military resources, the available literature on Strategic Studies, in particular texts that seek to explain the key concepts and components of Strategic Studies, can be very alien in its focus to the strategic conditions and issues that these countries face.This book contains a collection of essays that seeks to discuss key concepts in Strategic Studies, as well as contemporary challenges in strategy and defence policy, from the perspective of small states. It is based on the idea — derived from the German philosopher of war, Carl von Clausewitz — that there is a distinction between logic and grammar: while the field of Strategic Studies contains a number of key concepts (such as geopolitics and geostrategy, strategic culture, arms dynamics and the phenomenon of military modernization) that are universal in logic, the grammar (that is, the specific manifestations of these concepts) in the contexts of small states is necessarily different from larger, more materially endowed, states.Related Link(s)
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Information Age Publishing National Defense Budgeting and Financial
Book SynopsisBudgeting for national defense is a complex endeavor, particularly for a nation like the U.S. that assumes global responsibility and strives to have the most advanced and lethal force on earth. It is necessary – and challenging – to balance the myriad requirements between current and future readiness, across warfare areas and military services, between having state of the art capability with sufficient capacity, and among people, hardware, and the activities people do with that hardware. As analytically difficult as that problem is, it is embedded in the political budgeting processes and national security must be balanced with every other function of government and there must also be cooperation across branches of government.This text explores that complex endeavor. It takes the position that budgeting for defense is a particular instance of public budgeting which is a particular instance of public policy. Thus, this text starts with a conceptual, empirical, and process foundation before discussing the participants and processes that build the annual defense budget. It then covers the execution of that budget and the ultimate accounting.Compared to the first edition, this text is updated with current figures and examples. There is a new chapter on determinants of military spending in society and burden sharing within alliances. The chapter on budget execution has been disaggregated and a new chapter is devoted to fiscal law. The final chapter seeks to integrate all that came before it by discussing matters that integrate the stages of budgeting and which cross branches of government. Following in the tradition of the first edition, this is intended to be both a textbook for a course in budgeting, but also a desktop reference for defense budgeting practitioners.
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Pentagon Press India's National Security Vision 2030
Book SynopsisIt is not only the beginning of 2020 but also the opening of a new decade. Many important issues impacting India as a nation a decade earlier will develop at an accelerated pace in this decade and change our politics, economy and society dramatically. We need to think about how to survive in the fast changing global environment in which ethereal assets like data and ideas are likely to carry more power than hard assets. India will continue to face a complex set of challenges to its national security in the next decade. Without mitigating its security challenges and investing in human capital, India cannot hope to become a global power with innovative technological capability. Having been through several conflicts and crises, there is a growing recognition that India needs a robust national security system. It is therefore important now to imagine 2030. We need to think about what kinds of security challenges India will face and what kind of solutions can emerge in the future.This collection of essays analyses the contemporary security situation and evaluates possible alternative scenarios for the future for implementing India`s national security policy. Drawing upon the expertise of some leading practitioners and scholars in the field, the volume offers a broad array of timely and relevant analysis of an evolving and uncertain security environment to provide the reader with an informed and balanced overview of India`s national security.
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Columbia University Press Progress in Postwar International Relations
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University of California Press Playing War Children and the Paradoxes of Modern Militarism in Japan
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Princeton University Press Who Fights for Reputation
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the FPA Distinguished Scholar Award, Foreign Policy Analysis Section of the International Studies Association""Winner of the Best Book Award, Foreign Policy Section of the American Political Science Association"
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C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd How to Fight a War
Book SynopsisHas any war in history gone according to plan? Monarchs, autocrats and elected leaders alike have a dismal record on launching and prosecuting wars. From pursuing over- ambitious goals, to making decisions without considering intelligence, terrain, morale or the enemy's capabilities, they have all erred. This not only wastes the lives of civilians, the enemy and one's own soldiers, but also means a failure to accomplish your objectives. Conflict scholar and former soldier Mike Martin takes the reader through the hard, elegant logic of how to fight an interstate war on land, including the factors that are often overlooked: the importance of psychology, training, getting the logistics right, and maintaining your esprit de corps. He then explains how to orchestrate the building blocks of military force--from infantry, artillery and air support, to information and cyber warfare-- in order to prevail over your adversary. 'How to Fight a War' explains in cool and precise prose the art of using extreme violence to convince your enemy that they should submit. It should be read by everyone who seeks to understand today's conflicts and those to come--and by all those who wish to lead us through the next decade of wars.Trade Review'Colourful, punchy, admirably challenging and clear--essential reading for every soldier, officer and General.' -- General Sir Patrick Sanders, Chief of the General Staff, British Army; 'War is abhorrent and complicated. But it is also human. In this easy-to-read book Mike Martin strips away much of its technical characteristics and reminds us that war is determined by some basic tenets that only a fool ignores. How to Fight a War is for statesmen, diplomats and generals to keep by their side when conflict beckons.' -- General Douglas Chalmers (CB, DSO, OBE) Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff, 2018-2021; Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge University
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Princeton University Press Small Wars Big Data
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Random House USA Inc Spec Ops
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Taylor & Francis Indian Naval Strategy in the Twentyfirst Century
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Pentagon Press Strategic Discourse on The People's Republic of
Book SynopsisThe People's Republic of China (PRC) is India's powerful neighbor since the first year of 1950 s. Before that, without prejudice to the issue of its status of sovereignty or Chinese suzerainty, Tibet had de facto fulfilled the role. That fact of past unfamiliarity with Chinese way of politico-diplomatic expressions, aided by China's unilaterally adopted adversarial posture towards India, makes it imperative for India's strategic community to study China's moves very carefully, and draw conclusions for the purpose of managing the strained relationship. This book is a compilation of such observations, analyses and inferences.Study of PRC's various initiatives which have direct or indirect bearing on India and the methods adopted to implement those is a tough call. This is so because in dealing with inter-state relations, the Chinese leadership arrogate the right of defining the issues according to their partisan perceptions and exclusive stratagem. To that extent, papers contained in this book narrate the factual and honest impressions which China's policies and actions, as these relate to India's concerns, depict. The purpose of this book would be served if these impressions are taken note of in PRC's future bilateral discourse in true spirit of mutuality.
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Taylor & Francis War in Palestine 1948
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Cambridge University Press The Evolution of Strategy Thinking War from Antiquity to the Present
Book SynopsisIs there a 'Western way of war' which pursues battles of annihilation and single-minded military victory? Is warfare on a path to ever greater destructive force? This magisterial account answers these questions by tracing the history of Western thinking about strategy - the employment of military force as a political instrument - from antiquity to the present day. Assessing sources from Vegetius to contemporary America, and with a particular focus on strategy since the Napoleonic Wars, Beatrice Heuser explores the evolution of strategic thought, the social institutions, norms and patterns of behaviour within which it operates, the policies that guide it and the cultures that influence it. Ranging across technology and warfare, total warfare and small wars as well as land, sea, air and nuclear warfare, she demonstrates that warfare and strategic thinking have fluctuated wildly in their aims, intensity, limitations and excesses over the past two millennia.Trade Review'This is a real masterpiece. As a history of strategic thinking, ancient and modern, it is comprehensive, learned and authoritative. Its discussion of contemporary issues is shrewd and illuminating. It is lucid, wise, often witty, and above all, deeply humane. It should be essential reading for all students and practitioners of strategy: indeed I doubt whether they will need any other for a long time to come.' Sir Michael Howard, former Regius Professor of Modern History, University of Oxford'Beatrice Heuser has produced a book of immense and unique scholarship. The study provides the most detailed and comprehensive survey yet written on strategic thinking across the ages from Roman times to the contemporary debates about the future of warfare in the twenty-first century. It is essential reading for any serious university or military student of strategic studies or international security.' John Baylis, Emeritus Professor and formerly Pro Vice Chancellor, Swansea University'With this work Beatrice Heuser has made a major contribution. This is much more than just a survey of strategy through the ages, but a deep, intellectual examination of the complex relationships between strategy and war through the course of history.' Williamson Murray, Professor Emeritus of History, Ohio State University'Heuser's history of strategic theory and practice demonstrates extraordinary range, erudition, intelligence, and insight. She appears to have read everything, in many languages, about attempts to apply armed force effectively. The Evolution of Strategy will be the first port of call for those wanting to check up on the development of land strategy in the eighteenth century, maritime strategy in the nineteenth century, nuclear strategy in the twentieth century, or counterinsurgency strategy in the twenty-first century.' Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs'Beatrice Heuser … has written one of the most important books on strategy and war to appear in recent years.' H. R. MacMaster, Survival'… Hauser's deeply intellectual analysis of the history of military strategy achieves its aim and achieves it with style. It is comprehensive without being dry, it is intellectual without being geekish and it is authoritative without being academically arrogant … It should be read, digested, considered and appreciated like one would approach a Cuban cigar and cognac in the study or ante-room. The author is to be congratulated for a fine piece of work and a major contribution to the study of strategy.' Dave Mugridge, The Naval Review'There can be no dispute that this is a major work by a recognised authority. Heuser set out to provide a survey of the literature discussing this subject over much of European history and there can be little doubt that she has achieved her aim.' Australian Defence Force JournalTable of ContentsPart I. Introduction: 1. What is strategy?; Part II. Long-Term Constants: 2. Warfare and mindsets from antiquity to the middle ages; 3. Warfare and mindsets in early modern Europe; 4. Themes in early thinking about strategy; Part III. The Napoleonic Paradigm and Total War: 5. The age and mindset of the Napoleonic paradigm; 6. The Napoleonic paradigm transformed: from total mobilisation to total war; 7. Challenges to the Napoleonic paradigm vs. the culmination of total war; Part IV. Naval and Maritime Strategy: 8. Long-term trends and early maritime strategy; 9. The age of steam to the First World War; 10. The World Wars and their lessons for maritime strategists; 11. Maritime strategy in the nuclear age; Part V. Air Power and Nuclear Strategy: 12. War in the third dimension; 13. Four schools of air power; 14. Nuclear strategy; Part VI. Asymmetric or 'Small' Wars: 15. From partisan war to people's war; 16. Counterinsurgency; Part VII. The Quest for New Paradigms after the World Wars: 17. Wars without victories, victories without peace; 18. No end of history: the dialectic continues; 19. Epilogue: strategy making vs. bureaucratic politics; 20. Summaries and conclusions.
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Workman Publishing Art of War Visualized The The Sun Tzu Classic in
Book SynopsisIt’s the perfect meeting of minds. One, a general whose epigrammatic lessons on strategy offer timeless insight and wisdom. And the other, a visual thinker whose succinct diagrams and charts give readers a fresh way of looking at life’s challenges and opportunities. A Bronze Age/Information Age marriage of Sun Tzu and Jessica Hagy, The Art of War Visualized is an inspired mash-up, a work that completely reenergizes the perennial bestseller and makes it accessible to a new generation of students, entrepreneurs, business leaders, artists, seekers, lovers of games and game theory, and anyone else who knows the value of seeking guidance for the future in the teachings of the past. It’s as if Sun Tzu got a 21st-century do-over. Author and illustrator of How to Be Interesting, Jessica Hagy is a cutting-edge thinker whose language—comprising circles, arrows, and lines and the well-chosen word or two—makes her an ideal phTrade Review“Charts and graphs cartoonist Jessica Hagy has turned [The Art of War] to her own purposes. In The Art of War: Visualized, she updates Sun Tzu's strategic advice as pithy infographics for contemporary readers.” -- Fast Company co.Create “Hagy’s book may appeal to managers in a way the original doesn’t because she’s taken what has always been considered metaphorical business wisdom and visualized it, sometimes literally, as business wisdom.” -- The Harvard Business Review
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University of California Press The Art of War in World History
Book SynopsisA collection of writings on the use of strategy in war. It provides a learned framework for understanding global political history. It includes writings from ancient and modern Europe, China, Byzantium, the Arab world, Persia, and the Ottoman Empire.Table of Contents List of maps Foreword by Lucien Poirier Preface to the American edition Preliminary Note Warfare and Strategic Cultures in History by Gerard Chaliand 1. THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST The Kadesh Inscription (c. 1295 B.c.) The Battle of Kadesh Deuteronomy (eighth-sixth centuries B.c.) The Conduct of War The Dead Sea Scrolls (first century B.c.?) The War Rule 2. GREECE AND ROME Thucydides (c. 460-c. 399 B.c.) The Dispute over Corcyra Pericles' Reply to the Spartan Ultimatum Xenophon (c. 426-c. 354 B.c.) The Expedition of Cyrus The Duties of a Cavalry Commander Polybius (c. 202-c. 120 B.c.) The Battle of Lake Trasimene The Battle of Cannae Julius Caesar (c. 101-44 B.c.) The Siege of Massilia The Battle of Pharsalus 132 Sallust (c. 86-c. 35 B.c.) Guerrilla Warfare Josephus (c. A.D. 37-c. 100) The Organization of the Roman Army Onasander (first century A.D.) The General Plutarch (c. A.D. 46-c. 120) An Absolute Disaster Tacitus (c. A.D. 55-c. 120) War and the Germans Germanicus' s Campaigns on the Rhine Arrian (c. A.D. 92-175) The Battle ofissus The Battle of Gaugamela The War against Porus Cassius Dio (c. A.D. 155-235?) The Battle of Actium Flavius Vegetius (late fourth century A.D.) Dispositions for Action 3.CHINA Sun Zi (fourth century B.c.) TheArtofWar Shang Yang (fourth century B.c.) The Book of Lord Shang 239 Ssu-ma Ch'ien (c. 145-c. 86 B.c.) LordShang Tien Tan Lien Po and Lin Hsiang-ju Chang Liang, Marquis of Liu The Marquis ofHuai-yin (Han Hsin) 4· INDIA Kautilya (fourth century B.c.?) The Six-fold Policy The Work of an Invader Concerning a Powerful Enemy Strategic Means to Capture a Fortress 5· BYZANTIUM Procopius (c. A.D. 500-565?) The Persian War 335 The Gothic War 341 Maurildos(c.A.D.539-602) Strategy 348 Leo VI (A.D. 865-912) Tactics 356 Liutprand (c. A.D. 920-972) The Use of Greek Fire against the Rus Kritovoulos (c. 1410-?) The Fall of Constantinople 6. THE ARAB WORLD The Koran (seventh century) On Holy War Al-Muttaqi' al-Hindi (1477-1567) Sayings Ascribed to the Prophet Al-Bukhari (810-870) Sayings Ascribed to the Prophet Al-Tabari (c. 838-923) Abu Bakr on the Rules of War Conquest The Battle of Kadisaya The Battle of Karbala' Ibn al-Athir (1160-1233) The Battle of Hittin Baha' ad-Din Ibn Shaddad (1145-1234) The Fall of Acre Ibn Hudhayl al-Andalusi (fourteenth century) Principles of War Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406) Bedouins and Sedentary People The Admiralty Methods of Waging War Practiced by the Various Nations 7· PERSIA Kai Ka'us Ibn Iskandar (c. 1020-1085) On Giving Battle to an Enemy The Art of Controlling an Armed Force Nizam al-Mulk (1018-1092) The Book of Government Al-Rawandi (thirteenth century) Conduct of War, Conduct of Battle Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201-1274) The Use of War Mubarakshah (c. 1150-1224) The Rules of War and Bravery Sa'di (c. 1209-1291) On War 8. THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE Ottoman Chronicle (fourteenth century) The Origin of the ]anissaries Busbecq (1522-1592) The Sultan in the Field 9. MONGOLIA AND CENTRAL ASIA Ibn al-Athir (1160-1233) The Coming of the Mongols John ofPlano Carpino (c. 1182-1252) How Mongols Fight How to Fight Mongols Ata Malik al-Juwayni (1226-1283) The Mongols in Iran Timur (1336-1405) The Conquest of Dehli Babur (1483-1530) The Conquest of H industan 10. LIMITED WARS IN THE WEST Jean Froissart (c. 1337-1404?) The Battle of Crecy Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) The Siege ofT(mochtitlan Francisco de Jerez (c. 1497-?) The Capture of Atahuallpa Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) Of Different Kinds ofTroops The Art of War War and Political Strategy On the Object of War and the Use of Victory Francesco Guicciardini (1483-1540) The Perfection of the French Artillery Walter Raleigh (1554-1618) Sea Warfare and the Defense of England Richard Hakluyt (c. 1553-1616) The Destruction of the Spanish Armada Due de Richelieu (1585-1642) On Sea Power Sebastien de Vauban (1633-1707) General Rules or Maxims for Attacking a Fortress Treatise on the Attack and Defense of Fortresses Raimondo de Montecuccoli (1608-1681) Military Considerations Jean de Folard (1669-1752) On Column Order On Defensive War On Mountain War Peter the Great (1672-1725) "Testament" Maurice de Saxe (1696-1750) Reveries on the Art of War Frederick the Great (1712-1786) Military Instructions for the Generals Henry Lloyd (1729-1783) Armies, Ancient and Modern Jacques de Guibert (1743-1790) Introduction to the Essai general de tactique n. THEAGEOFTOTAL WARS Lazare Carnot (1753-1823) On the Defense of Fortified Places To Michaud, Commander of the Army of the Rhine The Current Campaign on the Northern Frontiers Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) The Trafalgar Memorandum Duke ofWellington (1769-1852) Two Letters Napoleon (1769-1821) Maxims (1) Maxims (2) Geopolitics (from the memoirs of Las Cases) Denis Davydov (17B4-1B39) On Guerrilla Warfare Why Partisan War Suits Russia J. F. A. Le Miere de Corvey (1770-1B32) On Partisans and Irregular Forces Carl von Clausewitz (17B0-1B31) On the Nature of War Henri Jomini (1779-1B69) Statesmanship in Its Relation to War Strategy Strategic Combinations Epitome of Strategy Thomas Bugeaud (17B4-1B49) On Pacification Shaka (c. 17B7-1B2B) The Zulu Army (from the diary of Henry Francis Fynn) Charles Ardant du Picq (1B21-1B70) Confidence, the Soul of Victory William T. Sherman (1B2o-'1B91) The March to the Sea Helmuth von Moltke (1Boo-1B91) On Strategy Friedrich Engels (1B20-1B95) The Spirit of Resistance Erosion by the Waves of Popular Warfare War to the Knife Friedrich Ratzel (1B44-1904) The Spatial Growth of States The Sea and Sea-going Peoples Alfred Thayer Mahan (1B40-1914) Naval Strategy Colmar von der Goltz (1B43-1916) The Nation in Arms Joseph Gallieni (1B49-1916) The Conquest of Madagascar Alfred Schlieffen (1833-1913) Present-day War Charles Callwell (1859-1928) Counterinsurgency Halford J, Mackinder (1861-1947) The Geographical Pivot of History The Round World and the Winning of the Peace Julian Corbett (1854-1922) Strategical Terms and Definitions Friedrich von Bernhardi (1849-1930) On War of Today Jean Colin (1864-1917) The New Conditions of War Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929) Principles of War V. I. Lenin (1870-1924) Advice of an Onlooker Leon Trotsky (1879-1940) The Armored Train T. E. Lawrence (1885-1935) Guerrilla Warfare Giulio Doubet (1869-1930) Command of the Air William Mitchell (1879-1936) The Aeronautical Era Hugh Trenchard (1873-1956) The War Object of an Air Force James Connolly (1868-1916) On Street Fighting Mikhail Tukhachevsky (1893-1937) Counterinsurgency Mounting Threats J. F. C. Fuller (1878-1966) Tank Warfare Basil Liddell Hart (1895-1970) The Strategy of Indirect Approach Raoul Castex (1878-1968) The Significance and Limits of Geography Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970) The Army of the Future Winston Churchill (1874-1965) "Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat" Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) War and Colonization in the East Proclamation to the German People Heinz Guderian (1888-1954) Tank Attack Erwin Rommel (1891-1944) Rules of Desert Warfare Alexander de Seversky (1894-1974) The Challenge to America Nicholas Spykman (1893-1943) Heartland and Rimland Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948) The Way of Nonviolence Mao Ze-dong (1893-1976) Strategy in China's Revolutionary War 12. THE NUCLEAR ERA Bernard Brodie (1910-1978) War in the Atomic Age Albert Wohlstetter (b. 1912) The Delicate Balance of Terror Thomas C. Schelling (b. 1921) The Diplomacy of Violence Andre Beaufre (1902-1975) Indirect Strategy in the Nuclear Age Henry Kissinger (b. 1923) Defense Policy and Strategy Lucien Poirier (b. 1918) Elements of a Theory of Crisis Pierre M. Gallois (b. 1911) The Social Dimension of Strategy Principal subjects covered
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Cornell University Press The Meaning of the Nuclear Revolution
Book SynopsisRobert Jervis argues here that the possibility of nuclear war has created a revolution in military strategy and international relations. He examines how the potential for nuclear Armageddon has changed the meaning of war, the psychology of...Trade ReviewA comprehensive analysis that thrusts Jervis into the front ranks of nuclear essayists. * Kirkus Reviews *A masterful book by one of America's preeminent strategists.... What the nuclear revolution has done is magnify in force and compress in time imperatives that were present in the pre-nuclear era; even the pursuit of unlimited victory was unrealistic. Jervis takes us through those implications in prose so lucid we feel we have known them all along. * Foreign Affairs *
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Cambridge University Press The Evolution of the South KoreaUnited States Alliance
Book SynopsisIn contrast to previous studies of the South Korea-United States alliance, Uk Heo and Terence Roehrig analyze the bigger picture, including the history, economics, security, alliance structure, politics, and the future of the alliance. Taking alliance theory as a starting point, the authors argue that the alliance provides an ideal case study to examine how the political development and economic growth of junior partners impact an alliance. As South Korea''s capabilities and ambitions have grown, the alliance has evolved from an asymmetric regional security relationship to an economic partnership with global interests, while China''s rise and North Korea''s nuclear development mean that South Korea remains of strategic importance for American interests in East Asia. This book will be read both as a major contribution to Korean studies and the study of alliance politics and theory.Trade Review'Despite very good scholarship on various aspects of the US-Korea alliance, we do not have a good single-volume account that covers the entire history. Uk Heo and Terrence Roehrig fill this gap. They also show how the rapid growth and democratization of junior partners both expands the possibilities for cooperation and opens up recurrent conflicts. Needless to say, timely and relevant.' Stephan Haggard, University of California, San Diego'The Republic of Korea is one of only a few countries to have both a military alliance and a free trade agreement with the United States, but it faces mounting challenges in both areas. Offering a concise yet comprehensive analysis of the alliance, this book is a must-read for those who wish to better understand its increasing complexity.' Gi-Wook Shin, Stanford University, California'This comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the 65-year-old US-ROK security alliance will serve as a concise and handy reference for those who hope to keep the alliance on track or want to understand the impact of the alliance on South Korea's security, foreign policy, and economic development.' Scott Snyder, Council on Foreign Relations'Heo and Roehrig have provided an important and timely addition to the literature on alliances in general and about U.S. - Korea relations in particular.' David C. Kang, H-Diplo'The book is well done and those with an interest in Northeast Asia will be well served to buy it.' Mason Richey, H-Diplo'The authors provide readers with an excellent understanding of the U.S. - South Korean alliance, drawing extensively on the secondary literature and some primary documents and reports from both English and Korean sources.' Andrew Yeo, H-DiploTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Theory and the ROK-US alliance; 2. Early relations and establishing the ROK-US alliance; 3. Democratization and alliance; 4: Security motivations for the alliance; 5. Economic growth and the KOR-US free trade agreement; 6. Changing military dimensions of the alliance; Conclusion: the joint vision and the future of the alliance.
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www.bnpublishing.com On Guerrilla Warfare
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Random House USA Inc Rise and Kill First The Secret History of Israels
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The first definitive history of Israel’s targeted killing programs, which have shaped the Israeli nation, the Middle East, and the larger world—from the man hailed by David Remnick as “arguably [Israel’s] best investigative reporter.” “An exceptional work, a humane book about an incendiary subject . . . full of shocking moments, surprising disturbances in a narrative full of fateful twists and unintended consequences.”—The New York Times WINNER OF THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD IN HISTORY • ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Economist, The New York Times Book Review, BBC History Magazine, Mother JonesThe Talmud says: “If someone comes to kill you, rise up and kill him first.” This instinct to take every measure, even the most aggressive, to defend the Jewish people is hardwired into Israel’s DNA. From the very beginning of its statehood in 1948, protecting the nation from harm has been the responsibility of its intelligence community and armed services, and there is one weapon in their vast arsenal that they have relied upon to thwart the most serious threats: Targeted assassinations have been used countless times, on enemies large and small, sometimes in response to attacks against the Israeli people and sometimes preemptively.In this page-turning, eye-opening book, journalist and military analyst Ronen Bergman—praised by David Remnick as “arguably [Israel’s] best investigative reporter”—offers a riveting inside account of the targeted killing programs: their successes, their failures, and the moral and political price exacted on the men and women who approved and carried out the missions.Bergman has gained the exceedingly rare cooperation of many current and former members of the Israeli government, including Prime Ministers Shimon Peres, Ehud Barak, Ariel Sharon, and Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as high-level figures in the country’s military and intelligence services: the IDF (Israel Defense Forces), the Mossad (the world’s most feared intelligence agency), Caesarea (a “Mossad within the Mossad” that carries out attacks on the highest-value targets), and the Shin Bet (an internal security service that implemented the largest targeted assassination campaign ever, in order to stop what had once appeared to be unstoppable: suicide terrorism).Including never-before-reported, behind-the-curtain accounts of key operations, and based on hundreds of on-the-record interviews and thousands of files to which Bergman has gotten exclusive access over his decades of reporting, Rise and Kill First brings us deep into the heart of Israel’s most secret activities. Bergman traces, from statehood to the present, the gripping events and thorny ethical questions underlying Israel’s targeted killing campaign, which has shaped the Israeli nation, the Middle East, and the larger world.
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Yale University Press Spartas First Attic War
Book SynopsisTrade Review“[Enriches] the existing literature by providing a fresh and convincing argument about the importance of domestic politics in international conflict.”—Konstantinos Xypolytos, Strife JournalWinner of the 2019 Stratfor Book Award for Geopolitical Analysis, sponsored by the Mackinder Forum“Rahe has written a clear and thorough history of the Pentecontaetia. His profound command of the sources and prose, supported by clear and well placed maps, makes this book a must for the general reader as well as scholars.”—Bob Strassler, founder and series editor, Landmark Ancient Histories
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John Wiley & Sons Diversion and Deception
Book SynopsisCombining military and deception histories - so often viewed in isolation - this book provides context for deceptions and adds a layer of knowledge regarding the planning of military operations. The result is a more complete and nuanced view of Allied operations than is to be found in most histories of World War II.
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The History Press Ltd Infantry Training: The National Serviceman's
Book SynopsisConscription, a feature of the British Army in wartime, did not cease with the end of the Second World War. For almost another two decades, men were conscripted for National Service and two years in the armed forces.For many it brought some discipline to their lives, for others, they got to see the world. Some fought in action in Cyprus, Malaya, Kenya, Korea and in many other far-flung parts of the dwindling empire. During the Cold War, it also ensured Britain could call on a professionally trained group of men in times of war.It was all to end by the early 1960s, but hundreds of thousands of men were trained using the information enclosed within the pages of The National Serviceman’s Handbook, a compilation of the various army training manuals issued throughout National Service.
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St Martin's Press Waging a Good War
Book Synopsis#1 New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas E. Ricks offers a new take on the Civil Rights Movement, stressing its unexpected use of military strategy and its lessons for nonviolent resistance around the world.Ricks does a tremendous job of putting the reader inside the hearts and souls of the young men and women who risked so much to change America . . . Riveting. Charles Kaiser, The Guardian In Waging a Good War, the bestselling author Thomas E. Ricks offers a fresh perspective on America's greatest moral revolutionthe civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960sand its legacy today. While the Movement has become synonymous with Martin Luther King, Jr.'s ethos of nonviolence, Ricks, a Pulitzer Prizewinning war reporter, draws on his deep knowledge of tactics and strategy to advance a surprising but revelatory idea: the greatest victories for Black Americans of the past century were won not by idealism alo
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Izzard Ink A Shau: Crucible of the Vietnam War
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Oxford University Press Strategy in the Contemporary World
Book SynopsisBringing together experts from across the globe to provide a comprehensive introduction to strategic studies, this is the only overview to critically engage with both enduring and contemporary issues that dominate strategy. Throughout the chapters, readers are encouraged to explore key debates and alternative perspectives. A debates feature considers key controversies and presents opposing arguments, helping students to build critical thinking skills and reflect upon a wide range of perspectives.The new edition has been thoroughly updated to incorporate the latest developments in the field of strategic studies. Four new chapters feature in-depth coverage of cyber power and conflict, strategic culture, the evolution of grand strategy in China, and the relationship between military technology and warfare.Digital formats and resourcesThe seventh edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources- The e-book offers aTrade ReviewThis forward-thinking, comprehensive textbook is a must-have for instructors of international relations and strategic studies in the modern age. It covers a broad range of theoretical and topical issues ranging from strategic theory to nuclear weapons, from irregular warfare to great power competition. Incorporating military and scholarly views, the chapters provide students with in-depth instruction on a variety of the most critical strategic issues of our time. * Dr Molly Dunigan, Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation, and Senior Lecturer, Carnegie Mellon University *Strategy in the Contemporary World is the most comprehensive introduction to strategic studies. Drawing on the expertise of leading scholars, this volume is an essential text to understand the broad range of debates and contemporary problems that shape the study and the practice of strategy. * Dr Damien Van Puyvelde, Director of the Scottish Centre for War Studies, University of Glasgow *Contemporary strategy involves enduring issues of force and war, but it also includes an expanding cast of characters in a rapidly changing technological environment. The relationship between traditional theory and modern dilemmas is complex, and students of strategy may struggle to make sense of it all. John Baylis, James Wirtz, and Jeannie Johnson have assembled an outstanding roster of experts to guide them. * Dr Joshua Rovner, Associate Professor, American University *More than just a fresh coat of intellectual paint, the 7th edition of Strategy in the Contemporary World is an important new instalment in an ongoing seminar about how the basic issues of international security affairs are evolving in an ever-changing world led by some of the most important contemporary thinkers on the subject. An indispensable resource for teachers and scholars. * Dr Michael C. Desch, Packey J. Dee Professor of International Affairs; Brian and Jeannelle Brady Family Director, the Notre Dame International Security Center *Table of Contents1: John Baylis, James J. Wirtz, and Jeannie L. Johnson: Introduction: Strategy in the Contemporary World Part I: Enduring Issues of Strategy 2: Beatrice Heuser: The History of the Practice of Strategy from Antiquity to Napoleon 3: Michael Sheehan: The Evolution of Modern Warfare 4: Thomas G. Mahnken: Strategic Theory 5: John Garnett and John Baylis: The Causes of War 6: Dmitry (Dima) Adamsky: Strategic Culture 7: Justin Morris: Law, Politics, and the Use of Force 8: Ryan Grauer: Technology and Warfare 9: Roger Z. George: Intelligence and Strategy 10: Daniel Moran: Geography and Strategy Part II: Contemporary Problems 11: James D. Kiras: Irregular Warfare: Terrorism and Insurgency 12: C. Dale Walton: Nuclear Weapons in the Twenty-first Century 13: John Baylis: The Control of Weapons of Mass Destruction 14: John Ferris: Conventional Power and Contemporary Warfare 15: Sheena Chestnut Greitens: Humanitarian Intervention and Peace Operations 16: Ryan C. Maness, Rebecca Lorentz, and Brandon Valeriano: Cyber Conflict in the Age of Great Power Competition 17: Stephanie Ortmann and Nicholas Whittaker: Geopolitics and Grand Strategy 18: Oriana Skylar Mastro: Chinese Grand Strategy Part III: The Future of Strategy 19: Amitav Acharya and Jiajie He: Strategic Studies: The West and the Rest 20: Columba Peoples: Strategic Studies and its Critics 21: James J. Wirtz: A New Agenda for Security and Strategy? 22: Colin S. Gray and Jeannie L. Johnson: The Practice of Strategy 23: Sir Lawrence Freedman: Does Strategic Studies Have a Future?
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Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection Three Byzantine Military Treatises
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Folly Books Ltd Defending Anglesey
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Casemate Publishers How Armies Grow: The Expansion of Military Forces
Book SynopsisThe first two decades after the end of the Cold War were characterised by government’s desires to reduce the sizes of their armed forces, not least in order to save money. Hand in hand with this general reduction went an intellectual and doctrinal re-orientation of the armies from conventional warfare to counter-insurgency operations. These trends combined had a deep impact on all armies, in particular in Europe. The geo-political landscape and the real and perceived threats from terrorist groups allowed for such developments to take place. As a result, capabilities were lost and the current generation of army leaders have lost the ability to think in terms of large-scale, conventional military operations.Recent changes to the geo-political situation and current developments in Eastern Europe have resulted in a new shift of thinking. The pendulum has now swung back to large-scale, conventional operations. Once again, this has huge implications for the forces, from training to equipment. Today, armies are growing again in size and all armies look back to the past in order to learn something about the build-up, composition and use of large formations. Lessons that had been learned by armies the hard way and had been the accepted wisdom for decades or even centuries now have to be re-learnt. It is these lessons from history that this book addresses. What does history tell us about these processes? How did armies prepare and train for a major conflict in times of peace? What internal structure did the armies adopt? What were the problems in the areas of equipment and how could an army ensure that in the case of war enough of the right material was available? How did the armies ensure that the doctrine and training used in a small army was adequate for a much enlarged army in the case of total war? All these questions were as relevant then as they are now.This anthology analyses a number of case studies and provides insights into themes and topics that characterised the so-called ‘reconstitution’ of armies in their historical and social contexts. The emphasis is on land forces, but air forces and navies of the relevant countries are also included. The period covered is the “age of total war” from the French Revolution to the end of the Second World War, which provides the intellectual framework for the challenges that armies are facing today.Trade Review“An important contribution … it should be read widely by those involved in making strategy and military policy. The lessons of history cited are valuable to those who might have to implement them in the future.” – The Wavell Room, Contemporary British Military Thought * The Wavell Room, Contemporary British Military Thought *The book draws on the expertise of a powerful group of authors. The result is to describe the challenges involved in a readable and informative way … this is an important and timely book … Highly recommended. * Miniature Wargames *Table of ContentsIntroduction (General Carter) Prussia 1789-1914 (Dr Matthias Strohn) The French Army 1789-945 (Dr Tim Gale) The German Army in the inter-war period 1918-39 (Dr Matthias Strohn) The British Army 1906-1918 (Dr Martin Todd) The British Army 1918-1939 (Dr Alex Jones) The US Army 1914-1945 (Dr Mike Neiberg) The Role of Indigenous Forces (Dr Robert Johnson) Enduring Lessons for the 21st Century (MajGen Dr A Sharpe)
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Casemate German Logistics 193945
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Pentagon Press Selected Essays from the Vivekananda
Book SynopsisOver the past decade, the VIF has charted an academically independent path of research and analyses. The Foundation has thus been disseminating a vast stream of analyses of key developments and decision dilemmas concerning the nation to its wide circle of associates and readers. Non-partisan and balanced strategic objectivity, and conformity with India`s exalted native civilisational values being its fundamental competencies, it has earned a reputation for the highest level of credibility among national and international opinion as well as decision makers which include governments, strategists and academia.To commemorate the Tenth Anniversary of the Foundation, a selection of 15 articles of contemporary national concerns, along with analyses and prognoses, are presented in this volume after due revision and updating. Authored by the fraternity of VIF stalwarts, with a sprinkling of potential researchers, the topics chosen are diverse, and as the reader would find, the analyses are as concurrent today as when the papers were written in the past few years. The lead authors, of course, are among the top strategic thinkers of contemporary times—Shri S. Gurumurthy, Shri Satish Chandra, General N. C. Vij and Dr. Arvind Gupta, to mention just a few. As the reader will appreciate, each article goes a step ahead to look beyond the usual, mundane discourses.
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Juggernaut Publication Seven Heroes of 1971: Stories of Courage and
Book SynopsisWhat goes into the making of a hero? These stories of seven men from the army, navy and air force, as well as from a phantom army that was one of the best-kept secrets of the 1971 India Pakistan war, are gripping, sometimes heartbreaking, tales of incredible daring, tactical brilliance and unflinching courage, often in the face of certain death. They will thrill, move and inspire you from the first page to the last.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc How to Lose a War at Sea
Book SynopsisAn engrossing compendium of high-seas military disastersFrom the days of the Spanish Armada to the modern age of aircraft carriers, battles have been bungled just as badly on water as they have been on land. Some blunders were the result of insufficient planning, overinflated egos, espionage, or miscalculations; others were caused by ideas that didn't hold water in the first place. In glorious detail, here are thirty-three of history's worst maritime mishaps, including: The British Royal Navy's misguided attempts to play it safe during the American Revolution The short life and death of the Imperial Japanese Navy The scuttling of the Graf Spee by a far inferior force The sinking of the Nazi megaship Bismarck "Remember the Maine!"—the lies that started the Spanish-American War Admiral Nelson losing track of Napoleon but redeeming himself at the Nile
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Massey University Press Cyber Security and Policy
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Pyramid Press The Art of The Leader
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Cambridge University Press Constructing International Security Alliances Deterrence and Moral Hazard
Book SynopsisConstructing International Security helps policy makers and students recognize effective third-party strategies for balancing deterrence and restraint in security relationships. Brett V. Benson shows that there are systematic differences among types of security commitments. Understanding these commitments is key, because commitments, such as formal military alliances and extended deterrence threats, form the basis of international security order. Benson argues that sometimes the optimal commitment conditions military assistance on specific hostile actions the adversary might take. At other times, he finds, it is best to be ambiguous by leaving an ally and adversary uncertain about whether the third party will intervene. Such uncertainty transfers risk to the ally, thereby reducing the ally's motivation to behave too aggressively. The choice of security commitment depends on how well defenders can observe hostilities leading to war and on their evaluations of dispute settlements, their Trade Review'In making alliance commitments to friendly but threatened states, how do states balance the need to credibly deter a potential aggressor while at the same time avoiding the moral hazard of encouraging risky behavior by the ally? When will a state opt for an ambiguous alliance commitment, and how does this strategic ambiguity affect the behaviors of the ally and the threatening state? Benson answers these questions by developing and testing a new theory of alliances and probabilistic commitment. Constructing International Security's substantive importance, theoretical rigor, and empirical sophistication make it required reading for all conflict theorists.' Jack S. Levy, Rutgers University'Moral hazard in military alliances has been neglected by scholars for the most part. Benson's book is the definitive study to date of the problem of moral hazard in alliances. It is a major contribution that should be read by anyone interested in alliances and those more generally engaged with international security.' James Morrow, University of Michigan'In Constructing International Security, Brett V. Benson summons strong evidence and convincing logic to uncover important relationships between the content of alliance agreements and incentives for war. This research substantially advances our understanding of the effect of moral hazard on alliance behavior and its links to military conflict. Scholars and policy makers alike will find important insights throughout the pages of this book.' Kristopher W. Ramsay, Princeton UniversityTable of Contents1. Understanding the design of security commitments; 2. A typology of third-party commitments; 3. Time consistency and entrapment; 4. Evidence of moral hazard in military alliances; 5. A theory of commitment design; 6. Testing the implications for alliance design; 7. Deterrent commitments in East Asia; 8. Constructing security in today's world.
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Cambridge University Press Security at the Borders
Book SynopsisThe tightening of border security in West Africa has led to the application of new technologies of surveillance and identification. Philippe M. Frowd focuses on the mix of actors involved in these efforts and shows that border security is a statebuilding practice, underpinned by international and local security officials and technologies.Table of Contents1. Introduction; Part I: 2. Borderwork assemblages; 3. Security knowledge and the politics of intervention; Part II: 4. From migration crisis to cooperación; 5. Border infrastructures and statebuilding in Mauritania; 6. Biometric borderwork; 7. Conclusion; References; Index.
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Hodder & Stoughton The Long Flight Home: a heart-breaking and
Book SynopsisA heart-breaking and moving story of love and sacrifice, set against the backdrop of the Blitz. Inspired by true events, and perfect for readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and Dear Mrs Bird***Is love strong enough to survive a war?September 1940. As enemy fighter planes blacken the sky, Susan Shepherd finds comfort at her home in Epping Forest, where she and her grandfather raise homing pigeons. Of all Susan's birds, it's Duchess who is the most extraordinary, and the two share a special bond. Thousands of miles away, Ollie Evans, a young American pilot decides to travel to Britain to join the Royal Air Force. But Ollie doesn't expect his quest to bring him instead to the National Pigeon Service - a covert new operation involving homing pigeons - and to Susan. The National Pigeon Service has a dangerous mission to air-drop hundreds of pigeons into German-occupied France. Despite their growing friendship Ollie and Susan must soon be parted - but will Duchess's devotion and sense of duty prove to be an unexpected lifeline between them?Based on true events, The Long Flight Home is an uplifting and timeless wartime novel, that reminds us how, in times of hardship, hope is never truly lost.Trade ReviewBased on true events, The Long Flight Home has everything I love in a novel-the sense of discovery, the epic drama of a life-or-death situation, and the soaring sense of hope gained from the depths of despair. It's a gorgeous, impressive first novel by a hugely talented author. -- Susan Wiggs, # 1 New York Times bestselling authorTense, heartwarming and life affirming, The Long Flight Home gives a fresh slant on heroism in WWII -- Rhys Bowen, New York Times bestselling author of the Royal Spyness novelsI've always been fascinated by homing pigeons, and A.L. Hlad makes these amazing birds and their trainers shine in The Long Flight Home - a sweeping tale full of romance and espionage, poignant sacrifice and missed chances, uncommon courage and the ongoing costs of war. A compelling debut told with conviction and great heart. -- Paula McLain, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife and Love and RuinHlad's debut snares readers with its fresh angle on the blitz of WWII, focusing on the homing pigeons used by the British, and the people who trained and cared for them... Descriptions of the horrors of war and the excitement of battle are engaging, and the unusual element of the carrier pigeons lends an intriguing twist. This story will speak not only to romance readers and WWII buffs but also to animal advocates and anyone who enjoys discovering quirky details that are hidden in history * Publishers Weekly *The Long Flight Home is a charming historical novel by Alan Hlad. With clear, vivid prose he recalls the mostly-forgotten, but intriguing RAF experiment, and sensitively explores the growing relationship between Ollie and Susan * Historical Novel Society *Deeply touching . . . Brought a tear to my eye. An emotional pull that gives a different slant to a major event in history * Ruth Druart *
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