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Taylor & Francis Reconstructing PostSaddam Iraq
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Taylor & Francis Ltd War and Media Operations
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Taylor & Francis Creativity and Conflict Resolution
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Taylor & Francis Targeting Terrorist Financing
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Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) The Guy Liddell Diaries Volume I
Book SynopsisThis is the first volume of Nigel West''s acclaimed presentation of these fascinating diaries from the heart of Britain''s Second World War intelligence operations.''No intelligence buff can be without this volume and anyone interested in British twentieth century history needs it too.'' M.R.D. Foot, The Spectator''Regarded by historians as the most important military intelligence documents from the whole of the Second World War.'' &nbTrade Review'The explosive secret diaries of Guy Liddell, MI5's wartime counter-espionage chief.' - Sunday Express '[a] unique insight into the espionage secrets of the Second World War by a major player ... its historical importance is enhanced by the editing of Nigel West.' - BBC History Magazine 'It is a major contribution to the Intelligence history of that war.' - Sunday Telegraph '...now, for the first time, an extraordinary new book has lifted the lid on Ireland's secret war and revealed how - behind the facade of neutrality - the Irish Government was actually working hand-in glove with the Allies.' - Ireland on Sunday 'This book is a goldmine of once highly secret intelligence material ... no intelligence buff can be without this volume and anyone interested in British twentieth century history needs it too.' - The Spectator 'Regarded by historians as the most important military intelligence documents from the whole of the second world war.' - Irish Independent '[A] unique insight into the espionage secrets of the Second World War. Its historical importance is enhanced by the editing of Nigel West who, apart from decoding several obscure references to the secret war, persuaded the Security Service to break their rule of maintaining an agent's anonymity.' - BBC History Magazine 'It is a major contribution to the Intelligence history of that war.' - Sunday Telegraph ‘The Liddell diaries are a superb addition of primary sources to the literature of intelligence.’ - Professor Hayden Peake ‘Definitely one of the most important Second World War intelligence documents to have been declassified in recent years.’ - Andrew Roberts ‘These staggering revelations about wartime intelligence will decisively change historians’ perceptions of MI5 and the conduct of the Second World War.’ - Tom Bower ‘His information is so precise that many people believe he is the unofficial historian of the secret services. West’s sources are undoubtedly excellent.’ - The Sunday Times ‘For pure textbook detail, the best is Nigel West’ - The Observer ‘A prolific writer on pre- and post-WWII espionage’ - Publisher’s Weekly ‘Leading historian of the British security services’ - Vanity Fair ‘An innermost corner of the secret war against Hitler, recorded night by night by the man who ran it: as an authentic source, beyond price.’ - M.R.D. Foot Table of ContentsSelected Contents:Introduction Part 1: 1939 Part 2: 1941 Part 3: 1942
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Narcos Over the Border Gangs Cartels and Mercenaries
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Taylor & Francis The Nordic Countries
Book SynopsisThis book is a collection of diplomatic documents describing the development of British relations with the Nordic countries between the end of the Second World War and the defeat of the Labour Government in 1951.The end of the Second World War brought hopes of building a new society in Western Europe. This volume documents Foreign Office concerns about the range of problems, both multilateral and bilateral, which still remained to be resolved in the Nordic area, and describes the evolution of policies to deal with them. The Soviet Union, which in May 1945 already occupied parts of Norway and Denmark and dominated Finland, was perceived as a growing threat. The Nordic region was considered to be of significant strategic importance during this period. The documents describe the process whereby Britain attempted to encourage Scandinavian countries away from their support for neutrality and, by enlisting American support, began the process which led to the signature of the AtlantTrade Review'By taking their readers from fears of Soviet aggression in the Nordic countries in the closing stages of the Second World War to the western embrace of the Scandinavians in the Atlantic Treaty, the editors of this FCO volume have done what they always do in selecting those documents which enthral and epitomize.' - James Ellison, International Affairs, Vol. 87, 6, November 2011Table of ContentsPreface Abbreviations for Printed Sources Abbreviated Designations List of Persons Chapter Summaries 1. 1944-1945 2. 1946-1947 3. 1948 4. 1949-1951
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Taylor & Francis Handbook of Intelligence Studies
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Virgil Thomson A Reader Selected Writings 19241984
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Military Legacies A World Made by War Global Realities
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Wars of Louis XIV 16671714 Modern Wars In
Book SynopsisWarfare dominated the long reign of the `Sun-king'', Louis XIV. For forty years from 1672, France was continuously at war and had one of the largest armies seen in the West since the fall of imperial Rome. The campaigns secured little territory, but almost bankrupted the country and the consequences for the French monarchy were dramatic - contributing to its eventual downfall. John Lynn examines the wars for evidence of a coherent strategic policy; he explores the operational logistics of the campaigns; and considers their significance for France''s diplomatic, political, mililtary, administrative and institutional This is the first modern, comprehensive study in any language, and offers a vivid insight into 17th and 18th century statesmanship and warfare - reaching a climax with the defeat of France by Marlborough at Blenheim.Trade Review'a most welcome addition to the literature'War in HistoryTable of ContentsList of maps. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Prologue: International and Internal Conflict 1500-1661. 2. Louis XIV Gloire and Strategy. 3. The Army, the Navy and the Art of War. 4. Wars of Glorie: The War of Devolution and the Dutch War. 5. Violence and State Policy: Reunions, Mediterranean Expeditions and Internal Struggles. 6. The Great Miscalculation: The Nine Year's War. 7. The Final Contest: The War of the Spanish Succession. 8. The Wars of Louis XIV in the Context of the History of War. Chronology. Bibliographical Essay.
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Taylor & Francis Russias Wars of Emergence 14601730 Modern Wars In Perspective
Book SynopsisRussias emergence as a Great Power in the eighteenth century is usually attributed to Peter Is radical programme of Westernising reforms. But the Russian military did not simply copy European armies. Adapting the tactics of its neighbours on both sides, Russia created a powerful strategy of its own, integrating steppe defence with European concerns. In Russias Wars of Emergence, Carol Belkin Stevens examines the social and political factors underpinning Muscovite military history, the eventual success of the Russian Empire and the sacrifices made for power. Table of ContentsPART I 1450-1598 The constituents for Muscovite power, c.1450 Creating a Muscovite army, 1462-1533 The army that won an empire PART II 1598-1697 The political prelude to military reform The Thirteen Years War, 1654-67 The steppe frontier after Razzin, 1672-97 PART III 1698-1730 Peter the Great and the beginning of the Great Northern War Military instiutionalization after Poltava Conclusion: Russiawithout Peter
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Taylor & Francis Naval Strategy and Operations in Narrow Seas 5 Naval Policy History S
Book SynopsisMany books and articles have been written on wars in narrow seas. However, none deals in any comprehensive manner with the problems of strategy and conduct of naval operations. The aim of this book is to explain in some detail the characteristics of a war fought in narrow seas and to compare and contrast strategy and major operations in narrow seas and naval warfare in the open ocean..Trade Review"Naval Strategy and Operations in Narrow Seas is unique in littoral warfare literature because it is not written from an amphibious operations/Marine Corps perspective. By both merit and default it now is the very best published study of its type. I hope Vego"s contentions succeed in challenging all serving naval professionals to think and write about what we plan to do in littoral waters."Table of ContentsThe factor of space; positions; bases; theatre and its elements; strategic objectives and fleet distribution; sea control and sea denial; methods; securing command; exercising command; contesting command; attacks on maritime trade; protection of maritime trade; support of the army flank.
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Taylor & Francis Reviewing the Cold War
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Taylor & Francis Across the Blocs Exploring Comparative Cold War Cultural and Social History Cold War History
Book SynopsisThis book asks the reader to reassess the Cold War not just as superpower conflict and high diplomacy, but as social and cultural history.Trade Review'Historical science would do well to emphasize the status of ther east-West conflict as a struggle for cultural meaning - as a 'war of intellects'. This book helps that process.' Jost DulfferTable of Contents1. East is East and West is West?: Towards a comparative sociocultural history of the Cold War 2. The Man Who Invented Truth: The tenure of Edward R. Murrow as director of the United States Information Agency during the Kennedy years 3. Soviet Cinema in the Early Cold War 4. Future Perfect?: Communist science fiction in the Cold War 5. The Education of Dissent: Radio free Europe and Hungarian society, 1951-56 6. The Debate over Nuclear Refuge 7. Some Writers Are More Equal Than Others: George Orwell, the state and Cold War propaganda
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Taylor & Francis Ltd National Security in the Information Age
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Taylor & Francis Workplace Safety
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Taylor & Francis Safety and Security in Tourism
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Taylor & Francis The Road to Balcombe Street
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Taylor & Francis The Empathetic Soldier
Book SynopsisThis book shows the contribution that empathy can and should make to the proper conduct of war. US Army doctrine identifies empathy as an essential trait in soldiers; despite this endorsement of senior leaders, empathy's role in the military profession remains obscure. The notion of soldiers empathetically considering others, especially enemies, strikes many as counter to the nature of soldiering. Additionally, confusion caused by differing definitions of empathy often leads to its complete dismissal. This work clarifies the concept by considering recent philosophical, psychological, and neuroscientific research, and demonstrates the relevance of empathy to the tactical and strategic demands of war. Empathy amplifies soldiers' understanding of human actors in an operational environment, enables soldiers' critical and creative thinking, and improves their overall intentions, planning, and assessments of a war's progress. While empathy can make soldiers more susceptible
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Taylor & Francis SovietEast European Relations as a Problem for
Book SynopsisSoviet-East European Relations as a Problem for the West (1987) analyses the evolution of Eastern Europe both internally and in its relationship with the Soviet Union, the development of relations between the two superpowers, and the equilibrium between the two security systems. It examines how these changes have altered Western policy options, how internal Western frictions, arising from differing interpretations of these developments, can best be managed, and the most appropriate future policies both to achieve Western goals and to benefit Eastern Europe.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Defence Offsets and the Global Arms Trade
Book SynopsisThis book offers the first comprehensive study of defence offsets and its economic, security, political and theoretical implications.Originating in the second half of the 19th century, defence offsets - additional economic, industrial and technological benefits to states for buying foreign weapons - have since been a key feature of the global arms trade and defence industry. And yet, offsets are an under-researched and under-theorised phenomenon. This book fills this gap in the literature by offering the first general theory of defence offsets, as well as the first systematic analysis of the offset phenomenon. By building on the insights of scholars of defence economics and drawing from the International Relations liberal paradigm, as well as reviving and adapting Robert Putnam's two-level game framework, the book proposes a liberal-rationalist theory of defence offsets. It then proves the worth of such a theory through Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) of fifty-four figTrade Review'Jonata Anicetti’s treatment of defence offset is both novel and refreshing. A liberalist-rationalist theoretical framework is employed to critically evaluate the conceptual, historical and contemporary application of offset. In particular, the author examines the offset performance of fighter aircraft programmes by reference to Brazilian, Indian and South Korean case studies, and poses questions as to why offset was sought, why the respective offset packages proved so materially different and why the goal of ‘strategic partnership’ was not a generic outcome. The book represents a huge contribution to knowledge and is a must-read by all scholars of defence-related technology management.'Ron Matthews, Chair, Defence and Security Capability at Rabdan Academy, Abu Dhabi, and Visiting Professor in Defence Economics at Cranfield University at the UK Defence Academy, UK'Jonata Anicetti's defence offset study is very timely and reflects a need to better understand this persistent and demand driven practice in defence procurement. His deep analysis of the significant Korean, Indian and Brazilian defence acquisition programs, together with a survey of the breadth of offset transactions in aerospace, present for the first time a holistic analysis in his liberalist-rationalist approach. The importance of the work is as much in the powerful policy options it shows are clearly available to governments, as in the new directions in defence and industrial policy research opened by these thorough and well researched papers.'Rodrik Cave, Publisher, Countertrade & Offset (CTO), London, UKTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Everything You Need to Know About Defence Offsets: Ontology, History, Politics, and Trends 2. Toward a Liberal-Rationalist Theory of Defence Offsets 3. Performing QCA Analysis on 54 FGA Transfers 4. Brazil’s FX(2) Fighter Aircraft Competition 5. India’s MMRCA Tender: The ‘Mother of All Defence Deals’ 6. South Korea’s F-X3 Conclusions
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Pacifism as War Abolitionism
Responding to the unprecedented violence of our times, and the corresponding interest in nonviolent solutions, this book takes up the heart of pacifism: its critique of what pacifists have termed the war system.Pacifism as War Abolitionism provides an account of the war system that draws on contemporary sociology, history, and political philosophy. The core of its critique of that system is that war begets war, and hence war will not be endedor even constrainedby finding more principled ways to fight war, as many imagine. War can only be ended by ending the war system, which can only be done nonviolently. This has been the message of pacifism''s great voices like Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Dorothy Day. It is the principal message of this book.Key Features Draws extensively on the sociological and historical research on war to expand the usual philosophical discussion beyond hypothetical accounts Exp
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Other Powers
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Progress and Shortfalls in Europes Defence
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Understanding Intelligence Failure
Book SynopsisThis collection, comprising key works by James J. Wirtz, explains how different threat perceptions can lead to strategic surprise attack, intelligence failure and the failure of deterrence.This volume adopts a strategist's view of the issue of surprise and intelligence failure by placing these phenomena in the context of conflict between strong and weak actors in world affairs. A two-level theory explains the incentives and perceptions of both parties when significant imbalances of military power exist between potential combatants, and how this situation sets the stage for strategic surprise and intelligence failure to occur. The volume illustrates this theory by applying it to the Kargil Crisis, attacks launched by non-state actors, and by offering a comparison of Pearl Harbor and the September 11, 2001 attacks. It explores the phenomenon of deterrence failure; specifically, how weaker parties in an enduring or nascent conflict come to believe that deterrent threats posed byTrade Review'Warning of threats to the Republic before they occur is the most important of all the many intelligence duties---and the main reason why America spends a fortune each year trying to understand where dangers lurk in this complex and uncertain world. The warning responsibility places an understanding of intelligence failure directly at the heart of U.S. national security considerations. Only a handful of people in the world can address this subject with authority and deep insight; James J. Wirtz is one of them. In this gracefully written and absorbing volume, he makes a strong case for a greater synergism and integration of this nation's intelligence efforts as a means for reducing the likelihood of failure. This book is one of the "must reads" for anyone interested in intelligence and national security as we enter an era of growing nuclear threats and ongoing global terrorism.' -- Loch K. Johnson, University of Georgia, USA'This characteristically erudite and thought-provoking volume from one of the leading figures in both Intelligence Studies and Strategic Studies is required reading for those seeking to understand, and minimise the occurrence of, strategic surprise.' -- Mark Phythian, University of Leicester, UK'This book, a premier in the field, distinguishes itself by skillfully merging theory of strategic surprise with theory of coercion. Wirtz diagnoses the main pathologies in the art of intelligence, and offers the most innovative doctrinal solution to deal with them, for the age of uncertainty and instability. As such, the book takes theoreticians and practitioners of intelligence and strategy a quantum leap forward.' -- Dima Adamsky, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, Israel'In this fascinating and absorbing account Professor Wirtz masterfully explores the interconnectedness between risk, intelligence, and warning. His clear analysis and identification of the lessons of the past make this essential reading for scholars, analysts and policy-makers alike.' -- Michael S. Goodman, King's College London, UK'Intelligence failure and surprise attacks are flip sides of the same coin, though all too frequently studied separately. In Understanding Intelligence Failure: Warning, Response, and Deterrence James J. Wirtz effectively integrates the two sides together by exploring how knowledge and power interact to improve our understanding of surprise in international affairs. In doing so, he makes a significant contribution to both intelligence studies and security studies by providing a holistic theory of surprise which explains the planning and implementation of surprise attacks as well as practical suggestions for what can be done to prevent them. Written in an easily digestible fashion, this insightful exposition of the dynamics that underlie surprise attack will provide much knowledge and insight for those interested in intelligence and security.' -- Stephen Marrin, James Madison University, USATable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1. Theory of SurprisePart I: The Theory of Surprise Applied2. Surprise at the Top of the World3. Surprise and the Non-State Actor4. Déjà Vu? Comparing Pearl Harbor and 9/11Part II: Surprise and Deterrence Failure5. The Balance of Power Paradox6. Deterring the Weak: Problems and ProspectsPart III: Avoiding Surprise: Toward a New Intelligence Doctrine7. Red Teaming Surprise8. Indications and Warning in an Age of Uncertainty9. From Combined Arms to Combined Intelligence: Philosophy, Doctrine and Operations10. Conclusion
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Cambridge University Press War and Gender How Gender Shapes the War System and Vice Versa
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Cambridge University Press How Democracies Lose Small Wars
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Cambridge University Press Politics and the Russian Army
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Cambridge University Press War and Chivalry
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Cambridge University Press Medicine in the Crusades
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Cambridge University Press War and Economic Development
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Cambridge University Press The Bolsheviks and the Red Army 19181921 61 Cambridge Russian Soviet and PostSoviet Studies Series Number 61
Book SynopsisThe emergence of the military agency of the Soviet state is a crucial but neglected aspect of inter-war Soviet history, and in this pioneering study Francesco Benvenuti provides a detailed analysis of the politics (as opposed to the operational activities) of the Red Army during the Civil War. Several historians have suggested that the roots of Stalinism may be found in the Bolshevik experience during the Civil War, and Benvenuti shows that the military opposition inside the party was much stronger than conventionally supposed: Trotsky's subsequent political weakness owed much to his ruthless pursuit of military goals not always in direct harmony with party interests, as did his technocratic attempts to extend the role of specialist advisers at the expense of party officials.Table of Contents1. The disintegration of the Imperial Army; 2. The birth of the Red Army; 3. Reorganization on the battlefield; 4. Opposition within the party; 5. Military policy at the 8th Congress; 6. Rupture and reconciliation; 7. Peace or war; 8. Continuing political tensions.
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Cambridge University Press Australian Brass
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Cambridge University Press Enduring the Great War Combat Morale and Collapse in the German and British Armies 19141918 Cambridge Military Histories
Book SynopsisThis book is an innovative comparative history of how German and British soldiers endured the horror of the First World War. Unlike existing literature, which emphasises the strength of societies or military institutions, this study argues that at the heart of armies' robustness lay natural human resilience. Drawing widely on contemporary letters and diaries of British and German soldiers, psychiatric reports and official documentation, and interpreting these sources with modern psychological research, this unique account provides fresh insights into the soldiers' fears, motivations and coping mechanisms. It explains why the British outlasted their opponents by examining and comparing the motives for fighting, the effectiveness with which armies and societies supported men and the combatants' morale throughout the conflict on both sides. Finally it challenges the consensus on the war's end, arguing that not a 'covert strike' but rather an 'ordered surrender' led by junior officers brouTrade ReviewReview of the hardback: 'Alexander Watson's Enduring the Great War is certainly a must-read for all students of World War I, as well as those who write about it. Ably written and nicely illustrated, this study boasts an impressive depth of research in fifteen archives, repositories, and collections in Britain and Germany. … [It] belongs on the shelf of any scholar who aspires to be current on the literature of twentieth-century Europe.' History: Reviews of New BooksReview of the hardback: 'A superbly researched monograph on a difficult subject … It is impossible to do justice to such an impressive study in a short review. As an instrument for further research on the subject, it is without parallel: the nine pages listing the archival sources used provide an ideal springboard for any subsequent scholar interested in exploring the field further … while the copious bibliogrpahy of up-to-date primary and secondary publications will be a great help for anyone teaching a course on the First World War. … all university libraries will want to acquire it - as well as all departments of history and departments of British, German, and war studies.' H-Net ReviewsReview of the hardback: 'The analysis here is fresh and well argued: the conclusions are stimulating and will cause many to re-examine long held understandings.' Contemporary ReviewReview of the hardback: 'In six closely argued and well documented chapters, Watson analyses soldiers motivations for joining and fighting, survival and coping strategies, junior office leadership, moral and endurance and, finally, the causes of German collapse in 1918.' Stand To!Review of the hardback: 'This is an extremely good book, which makes a significant contribution to the history of the First World War and to the wider study of combat effectiveness. Alexander Watson has analysed a wide range of primary sources in an original manner: the result is a stimulating work that will become required reading. … [His] ability to incorporate the information he has gathered in a readable volume is truly impressive. … This book blends military, social, cultural, and psychological history with panache. … It is to be hoped that it will be both example and provocation for further, similarly brilliant work, which will test its arguments and approach on other fronts and other nations.' Dr. Dan Todman, War in HistoryReview of the hardback: 'With its impressive use of archival evidence, its mastery of the relevant secondary literature, and its scrupulously fair-minded treatment of the German army, this book is well worth reading for anyone who seeks a glimpse inside the minds of the men, both British and German, who fought the Great War.' Dr Jesse Kauffman, H-NetReview of the hardback: '… an exciting comparative study.' The Times Literary Supplement'Alexander Watson has produced a work that reflects his tremendous scholarship.' Open HistoryTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. War of endurance; 2. Why men fought: combat motivation in the trenches; 3. Self-deception and survival: mental coping strategies; 4. Junior leadership: command, cohesion and combat motivation; 5. Morale and military endurance; 6. The German collapse in 1918: strike, mutiny or an ordered surrender?; Conclusion; Appendix 1. Walter Ludwig's study of Württemberg soldiers' coping strategies; Appendix 2. Psychiatric casualties in the German and British armies; Appendix 3. Military ranks and status in the German and British armies.
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Cambridge University Press Warfare in African History 6 New Approaches to African History Series Number 6
Book SynopsisThis book examines the role of war in shaping the African state, society, and economy. Richard J. Reid helps students understand different patterns of military organization through Africa's history; the evolution of weaponry, tactics, and strategy; and the increasing prevalence of warfare and militarism in African political and economic systems. He traces shifts in the culture and practice of war from the first millennium into the era of the external slave trades, and then into the nineteenth century, when a military revolution unfolded across much of Africa. The repercussions of that revolution, as well as the impact of colonial rule, continue to this day. The frequency of coups d'Ãtats and civil war in Africa's recent past is interpreted in terms of the continent's deeper past.Trade Review'At long last, we have a scholarly book that effectively integrates the seemingly bewildering array of recent conflicts in Africa into a longer historical narrative about African social life. Admirably synthesizing vast amounts of historical research, Warfare in African History retains great readability, making it an accessible and necessary corrective to simplistic and ahistorical understandings of violent conflict in contemporary Africa. In revealing both the transformative and destructive capacities of warfare across the vast temporal and geographic sweep of African history, this book humanizes Africa's histories of violence. In so doing, it changes how we think about African social, cultural and military history, and opens exciting new avenues towards including Africa in global military histories.' Michelle Moyd, Indiana University'In this bold and impressive synthesis of historical experiences of warfare in Africa, Reid advances important insights about common elements of warfare that are woven through the longue duree of Africa's political development. This book will become a classic, a must-read.' William Reno, Northwestern University'While modern Africa is often characterized by violence, the longer scope of organized violence in African history is not as well studied. Richard Reid's comprehensive survey of African warfare places it fully in its social and ecological contexts, tying war to state formation, the slave trade and modern state functioning. His work is wide ranging, intellectually engaging and not afraid to make broad and interesting generalizations, based on an extensive reading of dispersed sources.' John K. Thornton, Boston University'Only Richard Reid has the grasp of the sweep of African history, and the place of conflict in it, to write this book. I only wish it had been available when I began to research the subject. Students, scholars and interested general readers will all profit from its timely appearance.' Bruce Vandervort, editor of the Journal of Military History and author of Wars of Imperial Conquest in Africa, 1830–1914Table of Contents1. The contours of violence: environment, economy, and polity in African warfare; 2. Arms in Africa's antiquity: patterns and systems of warfare, to the early second millennium CE; 3. The military foundations of state and society, to c.1600; 4. Destruction and construction, c.1600–c.1800; 5. Transformations in violence: military revolution and the 'long' nineteenth century; 6. Revolutions incomplete: the old and the new in the modern era.
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Cambridge University Press Americas Commitment to South Korea
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Cambridge University Press Why Nations Fight Past And Future Motives For War
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Cambridge University Press Gender Nationalism and War Conflict on the Movie Screen
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Cambridge University Press warfareinafricanhistory
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Cambridge University Press The Anthropology of War
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Cambridge University Press Australian Brass The Career of Lieutenant General Sir Horace Robertson
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Cambridge University Press From Polaris to Trident The Development of US Fleet Ballistic Missile Technology 30 Cambridge Studies in International Relations Series Number 30
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Cambridge University Press The German Idea of Militarism
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Cambridge University Press War and Chivalry
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Cambridge University Press The Economics of Defense Cambridge Surveys of Economic Literature
Book SynopsisThis compelling book provides an up-to-date survey of the field of defense economics, the study of defense and peace issues, with the application of economic analysis and methods. The subject embraces both microeconomics and macroeconomics, taking into account such features as growth theory, comparative statistics, game theory and econometrics. A wide range of topics are addressed, including all aspects of the economics of defense, disarmament, conversion and peace. The implications of different organizational forms and their performances are examined, considering the efficient management of defense resources budgets and internal markets in the armed forces. In this groundbreaking volume, Sandler and Hartley synthesize and unify the vast literature on defense economics and peace science.Trade Review'This is an excellent survey, extremely comprehensive and judicious, by two authors who clearly not merely know the literature but also understand the underlying issues.' Ron Smith, Birkbeck College, London'This book establishes a new standard of excellence in the defense and peace economics field for breadth and depth of coverage and accessibility. An excellent balance has been struck between rigor and discussion. The book will appeal to a wide audience.' Charles Anderton, College of the Holy CrossTable of Contents1. Defense economics: an introduction; Part I. Alliances, Defense Demand and Arms Races: 2. The economic theory of alliances; 3. The demand for military expenditures; 4. Arms races; Part II. Defense Inputs, Industrial Base and Growth: 5. Procurement: theories, evidence and policies; 6. Military manpower; 7. Defense and the industrial base; 8. Economic growth, development and military expenditures; Part III. Defense Policies, Trade, Disarmament and Conversion: 9. Industrial and alliance policies; 10. Arms trade; 11. Arms control and disarmament; 12. Conversion; Part IV. New Developments and Future Directions: 13. Nonconventional conflict: revolutions, guerrilla warfare and terrorism; 14. Conclusions and research agenda for the future.
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Cambridge University Press The Impact of Napoleon Prussian High Politics Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Executive 17971806
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Cambridge University Press Darwinism War and History
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