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Johns Hopkins University Press Phantom Menace or Looming Danger
Book SynopsisThese features make Phantom Menace or Looming Danger? a must-read for government policymakers and intelligence experts.Trade ReviewPhantom Menace or Looming Danger? A New Framework for Assessing Bioweapons Threats should be in any political science and military collection and provides a powerful argument for a major shift in how bioweapons threats are assessed. Midwest Book Review This is an engrossing book that exemplifies what STS can bring to broader issues of policymaking in the US and potentially beyond, and it is well worth reading. -- Carla Nappi New Books in Science, Technology, and Society Kathleen Vogel has authored one of the most important books written about biological weapons in recent years... Vogel tackles head-on the conventional wisdom regarding the biological weapon (BW) threat, successfully, challenging assumptions that have gone largely unexamined by the broader biodefense community... She also uncovers some deeper organizational and social forces that have shaped US intelligence and threat assessments since the end of international security, not just those with an interest in biodefense or intelligence. This, this book is a must-read for scholars and practitioners in the field of international security, not just those with an interest in biodefense or intelligence. -- Gregory D. Koblentz Nonproliferation ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPart I: The Bioweapons Threat and Assessment Problem1. Bioweapons and National Security2. Technological Frames and Narratives in U.S. Bioweapons Assessments and PolicymakingPart II: Science in a Social ContextOverview: The Biosocial Frame3. Synthetic Genomic, the Biotech Revolution, and Bioterrorism4. Societ Bioweapons Know-How and Proliferation ThreatsPart III: Analytic Failures in Bioweapons AssessmentsOverview: "Curveball" and the Iraqi Mobile Bioweapons Threat5. Expertise and Analytic Practice6. Current Intelligence Reporting and CIA Analytic Practice7. Secrecy and the Production of the Iraqi Mobile Bioweapons ThreatPart IV: Alternative Analytic Solutions8. A New Knowledge Model for Bioweapons Intelligence AssessmentsConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex
£999.99
Johns Hopkins University Press Phantom Menace or Looming Danger
Book SynopsisThese features make Phantom Menace or Looming Danger? a must-read for government policymakers and intelligence experts.Trade ReviewPhantom Menace or Looming Danger? A New Framework for Assessing Bioweapons Threats should be in any political science and military collection and provides a powerful argument for a major shift in how bioweapons threats are assessed. Midwest Book Review This is an engrossing book that exemplifies what STS can bring to broader issues of policymaking in the US and potentially beyond, and it is well worth reading. -- Carla Nappi New Books in Science, Technology, and Society Kathleen Vogel has authored one of the most important books written about biological weapons in recent years... Vogel tackles head-on the conventional wisdom regarding the biological weapon (BW) threat, successfully, challenging assumptions that have gone largely unexamined by the broader biodefense community... She also uncovers some deeper organizational and social forces that have shaped US intelligence and threat assessments since the end of international security, not just those with an interest in biodefense or intelligence. This, this book is a must-read for scholars and practitioners in the field of international security, not just those with an interest in biodefense or intelligence. -- Gregory D. Koblentz Nonproliferation ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPart I: The Bioweapons Threat and Assessment Problem1. Bioweapons and National Security2. Technological Frames and Narratives in U.S. Bioweapons Assessments and PolicymakingPart II: Science in a Social ContextOverview: The Biosocial Frame3. Synthetic Genomic, the Biotech Revolution, and Bioterrorism4. Societ Bioweapons Know-How and Proliferation ThreatsPart III: Analytic Failures in Bioweapons AssessmentsOverview: "Curveball" and the Iraqi Mobile Bioweapons Threat5. Expertise and Analytic Practice6. Current Intelligence Reporting and CIA Analytic Practice7. Secrecy and the Production of the Iraqi Mobile Bioweapons ThreatPart IV: Alternative Analytic Solutions8. A New Knowledge Model for Bioweapons Intelligence AssessmentsConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex
£34.08
Johns Hopkins University Press Military Politics and Democracy in the Andes
Book SynopsisJaskoski looks briefly at this theory's implications for military responsiveness to government orders in democratic Bolivia, Colombia, and Venezuela, and in newly formed democracies more broadly.Trade ReviewAcademically rigorous... the specialized work belongs in college and university libraries with significant holdings in comparative politics and Latin American studies. ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAcronyms and Abbreviations1. Military Mission Performance in Latin AmericaChallenges to Security and Democratic Civil-Military Relations in the AndesExplaining Military Mission Performance in Democratic Latin AmericaCase Selection: A Focus on the Army in Peru and EcuadorThe DataOverview of the Analysis2. Civil-Military Relations in Democratic Peru and EcuadorHigh Constraints on Peru's MilitaryLow Constraints on Ecuador's Military3. Army Mission Performance in Post-Transition Peru and Ecuador, 1980s–1990sSovereignty before PolicingDeviations: Contradictions in Missions and Sovereignty NeglectAlternative Explanations4. Mission Constraint and Neglect of Counterinsurgency: Peru since 2000Staying in the BarracksInsecurity in Sendero ZonesPredictions of the Legitimacy, Professionalism, and Resource Maximization HypothesesArmy InactionRestrictions on Army AutonomyContradiction through Mission ConstraintThe Source of the Senior Cohort's "Need" for AutonomyNeglect of Counterinsurgency as a Way to Maintain Predictability for PatrolsReturn to Assertive CounterinsurgencyNarrow Mission Beliefs and Minimal Police Work5. Mission Overload and Neglect of Border Defense: Ecuador since 2000Neglecting a Porous Border while Policing the InteriorInsecurity in Northern EcuadorPredictions of the Legitimacy, Professionalism, and Resource Maximization HypothesesAssertive PolicingOverwhelming Security ResponsibilitiesPolicing to Avoid ObsolescenceContradiction through Mission OverloadManaging the ContradictionThe Contradiction EscalatesAlternative Explanations: Revisiting Legitimacy6. Battalions for Hire: Private Army Contracts in Peru and EcuadorResource-Hungry Army UnitsLocal Client InfluenceLimits to Client Influence7. Comparative Perspectives on Military Mission PerformanceColombia: Tolerance of Policing amid Ongoing InsurgencyVenezuela: Mission Loss, Organizational Trauma, and Rejection of Police WorkBolivia: Policing despite Organizational TraumaExtreme Executive Control: Trends in Venezuela and BoliviaReflections on Assigning Militaries to Conduct Police WorkAppendix: Field Research MethodologyNotesReferencesIndex
£50.00
Johns Hopkins University Press CivilMilitary Relations and Shared Responsibility
Book SynopsisScholars of civil-military relations will find much to debate in Herspring's framework, while students of civil-military and defense policy will appreciate Herspring's brief historical tour of each countries' post-World War II political and policy landscapes.Trade ReviewThis book provides a road map to make sense of and explain the variantion, in these cases and for future research. Choice Dale Herspring's book comes at a perfect moment as we are witnessing instances of 'healthy frictions' in American civil-military relations. International Journal on World Peace A thorough tour of key civil-military relationships at play across these four disparate national studies awaits those eager to dive in. The Russian Review An ingenious in-depth analysis of shared responsibility in various cultural and historical contexts... A must read for both experienced scholars seeking a new perspective on civil-military relations and students who are just beginning to explore the topic. Armed Forces & SocietyTable of ContentsPreface1. A Conceptual Framework for Shared ResponsibilityPart I: United States2. From John F. Kennedy through Jimmy Carter3. From Ronald Reagan through Barack ObamaPart II: Germany4. From Konrad Adenauer through Willy Brandt5. From Helmut Schmidt through Angela MerkelPart III: Canada6. From Paul Hellyer through Pierre Trudeau7. From Brian Mulroney through Stephen HarperPart IV: Russia8. From Boris Yeltsin through Vladimir Putin9. From Vladimir Putin through Dmitry Medvedev10. The Search for Shared ResponsibilityNotesIndex
£999.99
Johns Hopkins University Press Armed Political Organizations
Book SynopsisBerti's innovative framework and careful choice of case studies, presented in a jargon-free, accessible style, will make this book attractive to not only scholars and students of democratization processes but policymakers interested in conflict resolution and peacekeeping efforts.Trade ReviewThe author's conceptual framework and case studies are an important contribution to understanding the types of measures that governments need to adopt in order to engage with their terrorist adversaries who may have finally entered the phase in which they are ready to transform themselves into legitimate political actors. -- Joshua Sinai Perspectives on Terrorism Berti's intricate research reveals the history and institutional components of each group beyond what we have come to accept about each. -- Heath Brown Huffington Post The book is a welcome addition to the literature, offering both commendable policy prescriptions and a framework on which other scholars may build. Choice [ Armed Political Organizations] provides an innovative new lens through which to understand and evaluate the creation of political wings by armed groups... a worthy piece of scholarship. -- Rashmi Singh Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs Armed Political Organizations' main contribution is supplying the foundation for future research by formulating key analytical questions about armed groups that have not been addressed in the literature on this topic. Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction: The Challenge of Understanding the Dual Logic of Armed-Political Organizations2. The Power of Politics: Party Formation and Armed Struggle3. The Lebanese Hezbollah: Armed Struggle and Political Integration4. The Palestinian Hamas: Political Participation between Internal Cohesion and Dissent5. The Irish Republican Army and Sinn Féin in Northern Ireland: A Model of Political Transition?6. Armed Groups and Political Integration: Findings and Policy ImplicationsNotesBibliographyIndex
£45.50
Johns Hopkins University Press North Korean Nuclear Operationality
Book SynopsisKennedy School of Government at Harvard University, sets the stage for a rigorous look at the threats North Korea poses to regional security and the nuclear nonproliferation regime.Trade ReviewNorth Korean Nuclear Operationality: Regional Security and Nonproliferation brings together some of the most well-respected analysts of the North Korean nuclear situation and offers some timely insight -- especially if South Korean intelligence estimates that the North is planning a fourth underground nuclear test as it hones its ability to miniaturise a warhead are correct. -- Julian Ryall South China Morning Post Gregory Moore has compiled a stimulating, readable collection of essays premised on the rising likelihood of a full-fledged nuclear North Korea... The diversity of views enriches and enlivens the book, and the contributors make a convincing case that it is an issue demanding a wider audience. -- John Delury Global Asia The authors suggest that, since sticks have failed, carrots should be tried more consistently and more imaginatively... The argument presented is ingenious, and if, as suggested, it is associated with proposals for a nuclear-weapon-free zone in North East Asia it might also go some way to easing the damage done by DPRK behaviour so far to the global non-proliferation regime. -- Gerald Clark Asian Affairs Pyongyang is well on the way to mastering the technologies it needs to build a deliverable nuclear weapon. But the expert contriutors to this volume argue convincingly that little will change when North Korea crosses that threshold. The retaliatory capabilities of Japan, South Korea and the United States are already sufficient to deter Pyongyang from attacking anyone with a nuclear weapon, and North Korea already has enough military power to deter anyone from attacking it. -- Andrew Nathan Foreign Affairs Richly detailed and logically laid out, Moore's book is an excellent analysis of North Korea's acquisition of nuclear arms and the consequences to its neighbors. Journal of Nuclear Materials ManagementTable of ContentsList of ContributorsForewordAcknowledgementsIntroduction. The Problem with an OperationallyNuclear North KoreaPart I: The North Korean Nuclear DilemmaChapter 1. Translating North Korea's Nuclear Threats intoConstrained Operational RealityChapter 2. North Korean Nuclear Weaponization: A U.S. Policy FailurePart II: What's at Stake for Northeast Asia?Chapter 3. The Implications for Seoul of an Operationally Nuclear North KoreaChapter 4. Beijing's Problem with an Operationally Nuclear North KoreaChapter 5. Japan's Responses to North Korea's Nuclear and Missile TestsChapter 6. Russia's De Facto Nuclear NeighborChapter 7. Washington's Response to an Operationally Nuclear North KoreaChapter 8. North Korea's Nuclear BlackmailPart III: What's at Stake for the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime?Chapter 9. India's Nuclear Exceptionalism and the North Korean Nuclear CaseChapter 10. Global Consequences of an Operationally Nuclear North KoreaChapter 11. DPRK Nuclear Challenges and the Politics of NonproliferationConclusion. Implications and Possible Ways ForwardNotesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Forging Chinas Military Might
Book SynopsisCase studies look in detail at the Chinese space and missile industry.Trade ReviewForging China's Military Might belongs in any political science shelf interested in China's issues and international security and considers the nature of China's emergence as a world power. Midwest Book Review This detailed, well structured and researched overview [is] the most comprehensive and even-handed of anything currently available. -- Kerry Brown Asian Affairs Key for China analysts and those who focus specifically on China's defense industry will be to identify well in advance those early warning indicators that will allow us to determine the extent to which real change in the industry is occurring, and how to determine how much of an impact it is having on China's ability to close the defense technology gap. This book helps to advance that conversation by providing a number of ways to look at [China's] defense industry in comparative perspective, which will be of value to anyone seeking to answer these questions for some time to come. Center for International Maritime Security The contributors have done incredible research on such a comprehensive subject in a single volume. Their multi-lingual capabilities and multiple-perspective approach have distinguished this book from most previous works. Pacific AffairsTable of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1. Frameworks for Analyzing Chinese Defense and Military InnovationChapter 2. An Uncertain Transition: Regulatory Reform and Industrial Innovation in China's Defense Research, Development, and Acquisition SystemChapter 3. The General Armament Department's Science and Technology Committee: PLA- Industry Relations and Implications for Defense InnovationChapter 4. Commissars of Weapons Production: The Chinese Military Representative SystemChapter 5. The Rise of Chinese Civil- Military IntegrationChapter 6. China's Emerging Defense Innovation System: Making the Wheels TurnChapter 7. Locating China's Place in the Global Defense EconomyChapter 8. Organization as Innovation: Instilling a Quality Management System in China's Human Spaceflight ProgramChapter 9. China's Evolving Space and Missile Industry: Seeking Innovation in Long- Range Precision StrikeConclusionsList of ContributorsIndex
£22.50
Johns Hopkins University Press The Myth of the Democratic Peacekeeper
Book SynopsisIt provides a novel argument about how peacekeeping works and further insight into how international factors affect domestic politics as well as how international institutions affect democratizing efforts.Trade ReviewA solid assessment recommended for military and political science holdings alike. Midwest Book Review Arturo Sotomayor's new book does something simple, original, and very important in peacekeeping scholarship. Instead of examining what peacekeepers do or do not do in the field, and whether or not they are successful, Sotomayor looks through the other end of the telescope, to examine the countries that contribute those peacekeepers to UN missions... Sotomayor's book has set the nascent subfield of peacekeeper contributor studies on a firm and intellectually rigorous footing. His book is to be highly commended to anyone interested in the changing dynamics of global militarism, the international use of force, and the unintended consequences and paradoxes of liberal internationalism. -- Philip Cunliffe H-Diplo With its different focus, [The Myth of the Democratic Peacekeeper] is a welcome addition to the literature, and its conclusions should give pause for thought. -- Astri Suhrke International Peacekeeping A careful, systematic, and ultimately persuasive critique... Ultimately, Sotomayor does just as much to expose the quandary of peacekeeping as he does to highlight the contingent effects of peacekeeping. -- Craig Arceneaux Political Science Quarterly The argument and evidence in The Myth of the Democratic Peacekeeper significantly advances understanding of the effects of participation in peacekeeping on civil-military relations in sending countries... This book represents a significant contribution to a growing strand of literature... The insights in The Myth of the Democratic Peacekeeper should inspire further scholarly work in this important area. -- David E. Cunningham Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsList of Figures and TablesAcknowledgmentsList of Abbreviations and AcronymsIntroduction: Myths and Realities of Peacekeepers in Democratic Transition1. Why Do Democratizing States Participate in Peacekeeping?2. What Is the Evidence from South America?3. Does Peacekeeping Reform Military Organizations?4. How Does Peacekeeping Socialize the Military in South America?5. How Does Peacekeeping Socialize the Military in Haiti?6. Does Peacekeeping Help Integrate Defense and Foreign Policy?Conclusion: Theory and Policy Implications of the UN Peacekeeping System's Divergent EffectsNotesBibliographyIndex
£37.50
Johns Hopkins University Press Defect or Defend
Book SynopsisThis book will appeal to students and scholars of comparative politics, Asian studies, security studies, and international relations, as well as defense policymakers.Trade ReviewA model for case study research. Choice Defect or Defend not only provides an interesting and provocative argument but also includes detailed empirical material that allows the reader to extend that analysis even further. Political Science Quarterly ...a valuable contribution to the literature on popular revolt and regime change. SurvivalTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. The Military and People Power Revolts2. Authoritarian Institutions: Power Sharing, Personalism, and Military Defection3. Personalism in the Philippines: The Fall of Marcos (1986)4. Personalism in Indonesia: The Fall of Suharto (1998)5. Power-sharing Authoritarianism in China and Burma6. Thinking Comparatively: The Military and People Power RevoltsNotesIndex
£51.50
Johns Hopkins University Press The Battle of Arginusae
Book SynopsisAimed at classics students and general readers, the book provides an in-depth examination of the fraught relationship between Athens' military commanders and its vaunted sovereign democracy.Trade ReviewHamel combines hip writing for the general reader with a scholar's ability to size up the sources of our knowledge of the past. -- Tim Morris LectionTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsTimelineMapsPrologue1. Setting the Stage2. Naval Warfare3. The Battle of Arginusae4. The Athenians and Their Generals5. The Aftermath in AthensEpilogueAppendix AAppendix BNotesSuggested Further ReadingIndex
£39.00
Johns Hopkins University Press The Battle of Arginusae
Book SynopsisAimed at classics students and general readers, the book provides an in-depth examination of the fraught relationship between Athens' military commanders and its vaunted sovereign democracy.Trade ReviewHamel combines hip writing for the general reader with a scholar's ability to size up the sources of our knowledge of the past. -- Tim Morris LectionTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsTimelineMapsPrologue1. Setting the Stage2. Naval Warfare3. The Battle of Arginusae4. The Athenians and Their Generals5. The Aftermath in AthensEpilogueAppendix AAppendix BNotesSuggested Further ReadingIndex
£26.74
Centre for Strategic & International Studies,U.S. Armenia in a Reconnecting Eurasia Foreign
Book SynopsisArmenia in a Reconnecting Eurasia examines the full scope of Armenian national interests in the wider Eurasian region and analyzes the broad outlines of Armenian engagement over the coming years.
£59.55
Centre for Strategic & International Studies,U.S. Defense Acquisition Trends 2016
Book SynopsisThis annual report examines trends in what the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is buying, how DoD is buying it, and from whom DoD is buying.
£65.89
Arcadia Publishing Weber County in World War II Images of America
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£21.24
Arcadia Publishing Pioneer Military Memorial Park of Phoenix
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£20.39
Arcadia Publishing World War II Sacramento
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£18.69
Arcadia Publishing The Battle of Balls Bluff
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History Press Colorados Daring Ivy Baldwin Aviator Aerialist
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History Press Historic Tales of Fort Benton
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History Press Military Architecture at Fort Clark
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£21.24
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Battle Tactics of the American Revolution
Book SynopsisThe American Revolution presented a series of unique tactical challenges to its competing factions. For Britain, the Army would be forced to re-learn many of the lessons from the Seven Years' War. After the debacle of Concord and Bunker Hill, the British implemented a range of changes throughout the Army, including the modification of accepted tactical doctrine. Additionally, the British formed alliances with various independent German states. The soldiers they provided thus answered to different armies. How much their tactics adapted during the war, therefore varied from state to state.The Continental Army was founded in 1775 and was initially heavily styled on its British opponents. That began to change in 1778 thanks to the efforts of Prussian officer Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben. Following their formal alliance with the colonies in 1778, France deployed military assets to North America. French officers also provided tactical advice to the Continental Army, and vicTable of ContentsIntroduction The British Army The Continental Army German state armies The French Army Bibliography Index
£14.24
Mometrix Media LLC ASVAB Study Guide 20242025 5 FullLength Practice
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Mometrix Media LLC Afoqt Study Guide 20252026 2 FullLength Practice
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Mometrix Media LLC ASVAB Study Guide 20252026 5 FullLength Practice
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Alfred A. Knopf Exercise of Power: American Failures, Successes,
Book SynopsisFrom the former secretary of defense and author of the acclaimed #1 bestselling memoir, Duty, a candid, sweeping examination of power, and how it has been exercised, for good and bad, by American presidents in the post-Cold War world. Since the end of the Cold War, the global perception of the United States has progressively morphed from dominant international leader to disorganized entity. Robert Gates argues that this transformation is the result of the failure of political leaders to understand the complexity of American power, its expansiveness and its limitations. He makes clear that the successful exercise of power is not limited to the ability to coerce or demand submission, but must also encompass diplomacy, strategic communications, development assistance, intelligence, technology, and ideology. With forthright judgments of the performance of past presidents and their senior-most advisers, insightful firsthand knowledge, and compelling insider stories, Gates’s candid, sweeping examination of power in all its manifestations argues that U.S. national security in the future will require abiding by the lessons of the past, reimagining our approach, and revitalizing nonmilitary instruments of power essential to success and security.
£22.50
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The British Army, 1783–1815
Book SynopsisThe British army between 1783 and 1815 – the army that fought in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars – has received severe criticism and sometimes exaggerated praise from contemporaries and historians alike, and a balanced and perceptive reassessment of it as an institution and a fighting force is overdue. That is why this carefully considered new study by Kevin Linch is of such value. He brings together fresh perspectives on the army in one of its most tumultuous – and famous – eras, exploring the global range of its deployment, the varieties of soldiering it had to undertake, its close ties to the political and social situation of the time, and its complex relationship with British society and culture. In the face of huge demands on its manpower and direct military threats to the British Isles and territories across the globe, the army had to adapt. As Kevin Linch demonstrates, some changes were significant whilst others were, in the end, minor or temporary. In the process he challenges the ‘Road to Waterloo’ narrative of the army’s steady progress from the nadir of the 1780s and early 1790s, to its strong performances throughout the Peninsular War and its triumph at the Battle of Waterloo. His reassessment shows an army that was just good enough to cope with the demanding campaigns it undertook.
£31.77
Rowman & Littlefield Methods of Inquiry for Intelligence Analysis
Book SynopsisFew professions have experienced change to the same extent as has intelligence. Since the 9/11 attacks, the role of intelligence has continued to grow, and its mission remains complex. Government and private security agencies are recruiting intelligence analysts in ever higher numbers to process what has become a voluminous amount of raw information and data. Methods of Inquiry for Intelligence Analysis offers students the means of gaining the analytic skills essential to undertake intelligence work, and the understanding of how intelligence fits into the larger research framework. It covers not only the essentials of applied research, but also the function, structure, and operational methods specifically involved in intelligence work.Trade ReviewA text for academics, students, and practitioners who are interested in understanding the changes taking affect in the area of intelligence and in the role of analysts. -- Garth den Heyer, Arizona State UniversityMethods of Inquiry for Intelligence Analysis presents a strong discussion of the subject from a perspective grounded in the scientific method, while providing a comprehensive and well-organized overview of how various intelligence products are developed and disseminated. -- Mark Feulner, Florida State UniversityHaving examples of the types of analysis makes the book extremely strong and useful in the classroom; students need to see concrete examples of theories in practice. -- Ken Stiles, Virginia TechTable of ContentsChapter 1 Intelligence Theory Chapter 2 Intelligence Organizational Structures Chapter 3 The Intelligence Research Process Chapter 4 Clandestine and Covert Sources of Information Chapter 5 Open Sources of Information Chapter 6 Qualitative Analytics Chapter 7 Quantitative Analytics Chapter 8 Geointelligence Chapter 9 Target Profiles Chapter 10 Operational Assessments Chapter 11 Vehicle Route Security Report Chapter 12 Threat Assessments Chapter 13 Vulnerability Assessments Chapter 14 Risk Assessments Chapter 15 National Security Policy Assessments Chapter 16 Appendix—Critical Values of Chi-Square Distribution Chapter 17 About the Author Chapter 18 Index
£110.81
Rowman & Littlefield U.S. Military Forces in FY 2022: Peering into the
Book SynopsisCSIS's Mark Cancian annually produces a series of white papers on U.S. military forces, including their composition, new initiatives, long-term trends, and challenges. This report is a compilation of these papers. It takes a deep look at each military service, as well as special operations forces, DOD civilians, and contractors in the FY 2022 budget. The report also discusses the debate about legacy equipment, the interaction of the budget and force size, and the decline in force size that the services face with retiring older systems without adequate replacements.Table of ContentsExecutive Summary V1 | The Budget and Strategy Overview 12 | Army 163 | Navy 334 | Marine Corps 745 | Air Force 906 | Space, SOF, Civilians, and Contractors 113Space Force 114Special Operations Forces (SOF) 122DOD Civilians 129Contractors 133About the Author 141
£45.19
Rowman & Littlefield On the Horizon Vol. 6
Book SynopsisThe Nuclear Scholars Initiative is a signature program run by the Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) to engage emerging nuclear experts in thoughtful and informed debate over how to best address the nuclear community's most pressing problems. The papers included in this volume comprise research from participants in the 2023 Nuclear Scholars Initiative. These papers explore a range of crucial debates across deterrence, arms control, and non-proliferation communities.
£41.81
Rowman & Littlefield Debating Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Book SynopsisDebate is an important part of the classroom experience. However, most debate-style readers do a disservice to students by selecting readings from disparate sources that end up talking past one another. Gottlieb's Debating Terrorism and Counterterrorism is different. Featuring paired pro-con pieces written specifically for this volume, Debating Terrorism and Counterterrorism encourages students to actively grapple with the central debates and questions surrounding the subject of terrorism and counterterrorism. With topics ranging from the root causes of terrorism, the role of religion in terrorism, whether suicide terrorism is ever justified, whether the spread of democracy can help defeat terrorism, and what trade-offs, if any, should exist between security and civil liberties, Gottlieb's outstanding cast of contributors compell students to wrestle with the conflicting perspectives that define the field. Gottlieb frames the complexity and sophistication of these issues with incisive chapter headnotes providing students with the requisite context and preparing them to read each argument critically, allowing them to understand the past, present, and future of terrorism and counterterrorism. Each of the selections has been thoroughly updated to account for recent world events, policy changes, and new scholarship.
£45.74
Basic Books State of Silence: The Espionage ACT and the Rise
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Aspen Publishing National Security Law and the Constitution:
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£271.54
University of Arkansas Press Saipan: The War Diary of John Ciardi
Book SynopsisCiardi records his days and nights as a gunner on a B-29 in the South Pacific during four of the last terrible months of World War II.
£19.90
Thunder's Mouth Press Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace
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Kumarian Press Women and War: Gender Identity and Activism in
Book SynopsisWomen everywhere have long struggled for recognition as equal, productive members of society, worthy of taking part in the political process. These struggles become even more pronounced in times of conflict and war, when the symbolism and myths of womanhood are used to stoke nationalistic ideas about the survival of the state. Yet for all the rhetoric that takes place in their name, it’s men who generally make decisions regarding war. Women and War examines how women respond to situations of conflict. Drawing on both traditional and feminist international relations theory, it explores the roles that women play before, during and after a conflict, how they spur and respond to nationalist and social movements, and how conceptions of gender are deeply intertwined with ideas about citizenship and the state. As Kaufman and Williams show, women do more than respond to conflict situations; they are active agents in their own right shaping political and historical processes. Their conclusions encourage us to rethink the prevalent assumptions of international relations, history and feminist scholarship and theory.
£20.95
Temple University Press,U.S. National Insecurity: U.S. Intelligence After the
Book SynopsisA drastic reform of intelligence activities is long overdue. The Cold War has been over for ten years. No country threatens this nation's existence. Yet, we still spend billions of dollars on covert action and espionage. In National Insecurity ten prominent experts describe, from an insider's perspective, what went wrong with U.S. intelligence and what will be necessary to fix it. Drawing on their experience in government administration, research, and foreign service, they propose a radical rethinking of the United States' intelligence needs in the post-Cold War world. In addition, they offer a coherent and unified plan for reform that can simultaneously protect U.S. security and uphold the values of our democratic system. As we now know, even during the Cold War, when intelligence was seen as a matter of life and death, our system served us badly. It provided unreliable information, which led to a grossly inflated military budget, as it wreaked havoc around the world, supporting corrupt regimes, promoting the drug trade, and repeatedly violating foreign and domestic laws. Protected by a shroud of secrecy, it paid no price for its mistakes. Instead it grew larger and more insulated every year. Taking into consideration our strategic interests abroad as well as the price of covert operations in dollars, reliability, and good will, every American taxpayer can be informed by and will want to read this book. National Insecurity is essential for readers interested in contemporary political issues, international relations, U.S. history, public policy issues, foreign policy, intelligence reform, and political science.Trade Review"The distinguished contributors to this book present a wide range of perspectives from which to assess our intelligence system. Their decades of public service command tremendous respect. Their views break new ground and demand the attention of the White House and of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. This book should be required reading by all congressional committees concerned with intelligence policy, surveillance, and appropriations, and by all Americans." -Senator Tom Harkin, from the Foreword "[A] comprehensive sweep of the disputes and principles that underlie the struggle for an ethics-grounded U.S. intelligence commitment." -Baltimore Sun "[The book] was published in 2000 but unfortunately, its relevance and importance have increased exponentially since the turn of the century... This book is a must read." The review is available on the EU Policy Network website: Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 43-46. -The Journal of European Affairs "National Insecurity is only the latest in a long line of volumes that make you think about the good and the bad all over again." -Washington Monthly "Veteran diplomats, former congressional staff members and journalists who specialize in intelligence coverage join forces in this collection of essays to call for a total overhaul of U.S. intelligence strategy." -Christian CenturyTable of ContentsCONTENTS Foreward Senator Tom Harkin Introduction Craig Eisendrath 1 After the Cold War: The Need for Intelligence Roger Hilsman 2 Espionage and Covert Action Melvin A. Goodman 3 Too Many Spies, Too Little Intelligence Robert E. White 4 CIA-Foreign Service Relations Robert V. Keeley 5 Covert Operations: The Blowback Problem Jack A. Blum 6 The End of Secrecy: U.S. National Security and the New Openness Movement Kate Doyle 7 Mission Myopia: Narcotics as Fallout From the CIA's Covert Wars Alfred W. McCoy 8 TECHINT: The NSA, the NRO, and NIMA Robert Dreyfuss 9 Improving the Output of Intelligence: Priorities, Managerial Changes, and Funding Richard A. Stubbing 10 Who's Watching the Store? Executive-Branch and Congressional Surveillance Pat M. Holt Conclusions Craig Eisendrath Selected Bibliography About The Center for International Policy About the Contributors Index
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Temple University Press,U.S. National Insecurity: U.S. Intelligence After the
Book SynopsisA drastic reform of intelligence activities is long overdue. The Cold War has been over for ten years. No country threatens this nation's existence. Yet, we still spend billions of dollars on covert action and espionage. In National Insecurity ten prominent experts describe, from an insider's perspective, what went wrong with U.S. intelligence and what will be necessary to fix it. Drawing on their experience in government administration, research, and foreign service, they propose a radical rethinking of the United States' intelligence needs in the post-Cold War world. In addition, they offer a coherent and unified plan for reform that can simultaneously protect U.S. security and uphold the values of our democratic system. As we now know, even during the Cold War, when intelligence was seen as a matter of life and death, our system served us badly. It provided unreliable information, which led to a grossly inflated military budget, as it wreaked havoc around the world, supporting corrupt regimes, promoting the drug trade, and repeatedly violating foreign and domestic laws. Protected by a shroud of secrecy, it paid no price for its mistakes. Instead it grew larger and more insulated every year. Taking into consideration our strategic interests abroad as well as the price of covert operations in dollars, reliability, and good will, every American taxpayer can be informed by and will want to read this book. National Insecurity is essential for readers interested in contemporary political issues, international relations, U.S. history, public policy issues, foreign policy, intelligence reform, and political science.Trade Review"The distinguished contributors to this book present a wide range of perspectives from which to assess our intelligence system. Their decades of public service command tremendous respect. Their views break new ground and demand the attention of the White House and of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. This book should be required reading by all congressional committees concerned with intelligence policy, surveillance, and appropriations, and by all Americans." -Senator Tom Harkin, from the Foreword "[A] comprehensive sweep of the disputes and principles that underlie the struggle for an ethics-grounded U.S. intelligence commitment." -Baltimore Sun "[The book] was published in 2000 but unfortunately, its relevance and importance have increased exponentially since the turn of the century... This book is a must read." The review is available on the EU Policy Network website: Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 43-46. -The Journal of European Affairs "National Insecurity is only the latest in a long line of volumes that make you think about the good and the bad all over again." -Washington Monthly "Veteran diplomats, former congressional staff members and journalists who specialize in intelligence coverage join forces in this collection of essays to call for a total overhaul of U.S. intelligence strategy." -Christian CenturyTable of ContentsCONTENTS Foreward Senator Tom Harkin Introduction Craig Eisendrath 1 After the Cold War: The Need for Intelligence Roger Hilsman 2 Espionage and Covert Action Melvin A. Goodman 3 Too Many Spies, Too Little Intelligence Robert E. White 4 CIA-Foreign Service Relations Robert V. Keeley 5 Covert Operations: The Blowback Problem Jack A. Blum 6 The End of Secrecy: U.S. National Security and the New Openness Movement Kate Doyle 7 Mission Myopia: Narcotics as Fallout From the CIA's Covert Wars Alfred W. McCoy 8 TECHINT: The NSA, the NRO, and NIMA Robert Dreyfuss 9 Improving the Output of Intelligence: Priorities, Managerial Changes, and Funding Richard A. Stubbing 10 Who's Watching the Store? Executive-Branch and Congressional Surveillance Pat M. Holt Conclusions Craig Eisendrath Selected Bibliography About The Center for International Policy About the Contributors Index
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Shambhala Publications Inc The Art of War: The Denma Translation
Book SynopsisPrevious translations of The Art of War have presented Sun Tzu''s classic from the point of view of military strategy, Chinese history, or Taoist philosophy. This translation—accompanied by the translators'' in-depth essays and illuminating line-by-line commentary—offers a fresh perspective on this ancient Chinese text. Here, Sun Tzu''s strategic principles of warfare (based as they were on the fundamental insights of the Chinese spiritual and philosophical tradition) are seen as universally relevant—the foundation for personal transformation and the creation of an enlightened society. In this translation of The Art of War , Sun Tzu''s teachings are revealed in an entirely new light. • War is any situation that demands hard choices about creation and destruction, life or death. • The state is the system in which we live—our household, our culture or society, or our own mind. • Defense ensures the integrity of our boundaries and allows life to flourish within them. • Force is the energy of concentrated action. • Victory lies in bringing others around to embracing a larger view—one that includes their own—without ever going to battle.
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WW Norton & Co American Soldier of WWII: D-Day, A Visual
Book SynopsisAmerican Soldier of World War II provides a detailed look at the lives, weapons, and equipment of the soldiers who fought in the European Theater through a collection of artifacts and exacting reproductions. While other books examine World War II from a political, tactical, or military perspective, this book focuses on the day-to-day life and the human experience of the American men who fought and often gave their lives to defeat fascism. Illustrated with full-color photographs and historical documents, engagingly written and thoroughly explained, this book is the perfect addition to children’s and adults’ library collections, school libraries, and the personal libraries of history buffs of all ages.
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. Humanitarian Imperialism: Using Human Rights to
Book SynopsisSince the end of the Cold War, the idea of human rights has been made into a justification for intervention by the world's leading economic and military powers - above all, the United States. The criteria for such intervention have become more arbitrary and self-serving, and their form more destructive, from Yugoslavia to Afghanistan to Iraq. Until the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the large parts of the left was often complicit in this ideology of intervention - discovering new "Hitlers" as the need arose, and denouncing antiwar arguments as appeasement on the model of Munich in 1938. Jean Bricmont's "Humanitarian Imperialism" is both a historical account of this development and a powerful political and moral critique. It seeks to restore the critique of imperialism to its rightful place in the defense of human rights. It describes the leading role of the United States in initiating military and other interventions, but also on the obvious support given to it by European powers and NATO. It outlines an alternative approach to the question of human rights, based on the genuine recognition of the equal rights of people in poor and wealthy countries. Timely, topical, and rigorously argued, Jean Bricmont's book establishes a firm basis for resistance to global war with no end in sight.
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Smithsonian Books Remembering War the American Way
Book SynopsisWars do not fully end when the shooting stops. As G. Kurt Piehler reveals in this book, after every conflict from the Revolution to the Persian Gulf War, Americans have argued about how and for what deeds and heroes wars should be remembered.Drawing on sources ranging from government documents to Embalmer's Monthly, Piehler recounts efforts to commemorate wars by erecting monuments, designating holidays, forming veterans' organizations, and establishing national cemetaries. The federal government, he contends, initially sidestepped funding for memorials, thereby leaving the determination of how and whom to honor in the hands of those with ready money—and those who responded to them. In one instance, monuments to “Yankee heroes” erected by the Daughters of the American Revolution were countered by immigrant groups, who added such figures as Casimir Pulaski and Thaddeus Kosciusko to the record of the war. Piehler argues that the conflict between these groups is emblematic of the ongoing reinterpretation of wars by majority and minority groups, and by successive generations.Demonstrating that the battles over the Vietnam Veterans Memorial are not unique in American history, Remembering War the American Way reveals that the memory of war is intrinsically bound to the pluralistic definition of national identity.
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Other Press LLC Breaking Ranks: Refusing to Serve in the West
Book SynopsisIn a series of moving and provocative conversations, nine members of the Israeli Defense Force tell why they refused to serve in the West Bank and Gaza. The 'Refuseniks' describe their risky moral decision against the background of what is perhaps the most volatile conflict in the world today: the Israeli-Palestinian struggle. Their individual choices and their collective activism have generated intense debate in Israel and the international community, from the leading Israeli newspaper Ha''Aretz to a segment on 60 Minutes.In a sociocultural mosaic of the Refusenik movement and the political context in which it arose, these men describe their individual family backgrounds and beliefs. Dedicated to the welfare of their country and its cultural heritage, they outline their concerns for the future of Israel. As they tell their stories of personal struggle, they also raise the disturbing and highly controversial issue of human rights abuses in the occupied territories.These personal accounts offer new perspectives on some entrenched ideas about the situation in the Middle East. The testimony in Breaking Ranks is essential background for a full understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In this time of grave crisis in the Middle East, with no solution in sight to repair the utter collapse of the peace process, these voices offer a message of hope in their commitment to their society and nation.
£12.30
Hay House The Hidden War
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History Press Lewis Ginter Richmonds Gilded Age Icon
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History Press (SC) Patriot on the Kennebec Major Reuben Colburn
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Savas Beatie My Rich Uncle: An Informal Guide to Maximizing Your Enlistment in the United States Air Force
Book SynopsisWant to maximize your time in the United States Air Force? Want to know what it really takes to be successful while serving your country? Ever just want someone to keep it real on the topics that mean the most to you? A.J. Kehl, a Senior Master Sergeant (SMSgt) in the U.S. Air Force, does just that and more in My Rich Uncle: An Informal Guide to Maximizing Your Enlistment in the United States Air Force. Kehl’s well-crafted guide is designed with one purpose in mind: To make sure you make the most out of your time in the armed forces. Sgt. Kehl distinguishes his book from any other you will read, pointing out all the important things that rarely, if ever, make it to print. Hot items such as promotion, leadership, networking, and traveling make this a must-read for anyone now on active duty, thinking of joining the military, or who has spent time within this unique lifestyle. My Rich Uncle includes an invaluable collection of knowledge, wisdom, and insight from numerous USAF leaders, all of which is geared toward helping fellow airmen find success in their careers by highlighting the cultural things we expect airmen to know, or at least figure out, but which are rarely taught. This book will help you successfully navigate an Air Force career by providing insight into the expectations and the steps for YOU to take in order to maximize your service time and set yourself up for success. It also highlights little known programs, like Air Force Lean and Continuous Process Improvement, that empower airmen to find root cause solutions and reduce time-wasting practices that do not further your career. My Rich Uncle: An Informal Guide to Maximizing Your Enlistment in the United States Air Force is written by an airman for men and women who want to get the most out of their service.
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Savas Beatie Passing Through the Fire: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain in the Civil War
Book SynopsisAs the brigade he commanded attacked a Confederate battery on a hill outside Petersburg in July 1864, a bursting shell blew Col. Joshua L. Chamberlain from the saddle and wounded his horse. After the enemy battery skedaddled, the brigade took the hill and dug in, and up came supporting Union guns. Chamberlain figured the day’s fighting ended. Then an unidentified senior officer ordered his brigade to charge and capture the heavily defended main Confederate line. Chamberlain protested the order, then complied, taking his men forward—until a bullet slammed through his groin and left him mortally wounded. Miraculously surviving a nighttime battlefield surgery, he returned home to convalesce as a brigadier general following an impromptu deathbed promotion. Struggling with pain and multiple surgeries, Chamberlain debated leaving the army or returning to the fight. His decision affected upcoming battles, his family, and the rest of his life. Passing Through the Fire: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain in the Civil War chronicles Chamberlain’s swift transition from college professor and family man to regimental and brigade commander. A natural leader, he honed his fighting skills at Shepherdstown and Fredericksburg. Praised by his Gettysburg peers for leading the 20th Maine Infantry’s successful defense of Little Round Top—an action that would eventually earn him Civil War immortality—Chamberlain experienced his most intense combat after arriving at Petersburg. Drawing on Chamberlain’s extensive memoirs and writings and multiple period sources, historian Brian F. Swartz follows Chamberlain across Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia while examining the determined warrior who let nothing prevent him from helping save the United States.
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Casemate Publishers I am Soldier of Fortune: Dancing with Devils
Book Synopsis“Bob Brown’s book is well named. It is, on one hand, a concise chronological history of a unique American publishing venture, and on the other, an autobiography of a maverick soldier and his bizarre assortment of cronies. Above all, it is a great read.”—American Rifleman"I Am Solider of Fortune" is a half-century of history told from ground level. The higher value, though, may be in the perspective it offers on the warrior culture. From the outside, it is easy to believe every soldier of fortune, every ‘private security contractor,’ is a Rambo-style wild man, pumped on testosterone. Some of the characters passing through Mr. Brown's book are that. Others are darkly sinister. Most are measured, disciplined professionals who understand both risk and principle.… At 80, Robert K. Brown stands as a central figure in a shadow world of secrecy and myth. His book opens that world to readers on the outside. There are many who don't like Soldier of Fortune magazine and the culture of rogue warrior exploits it represents. Bob Brown doesn't care.”—The Washington Times
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