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At the beginning of the 21st century much has remained the same in naval terms but much has changed. Geoffrey Till's study is an exploration of how change will impact upon the world's navies. The key changes he examines are political, diplomatic[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-7146-8436-9 Article on page: XVI, 430 p. Class number: 359.96 Tags: Sea-power--History--21st century Languages: English Books
To the tactical and operational planner, wars are indeed won and lost, and the difference is plain. Success is measurable; failure is obvious. In contrast, the pure strategist understands that war is but one aspect of social and political compet[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-7146-8498-7 Article on page: XIV, 218 Class number: 355.02 Tags: Strategy Languages: English Books
Isabelle Duyvesteyn ; Jan Angstrom | London : Cass | Cass contemporary security studies series | 2005Have globalisation, virulent ethnic differences, and globally operating insurgents fundamentally changed the nature of war in the last decade? Interpretations of war as driven by politics and state rationale, formulated most importantly by the 1[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-415-35461-5 Article on page: XII, 247 Class number: 355.02 Tags: Clausewitz, Carl von, 1780-1831 ; War ; World politics--1989- Languages: English Books
This book is the first full-length study of a key security issue confronting the west in the twenty-first century, urban military operations - as currently being undertaken by US and UK forces in Iraq. It relates military operations in cities to[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-7146-8494-9 Article on page: XVII, 285 Class number: 355.426 Tags: Urban warfare ; Strategy ; Civil war Languages: English Books
Rolf Hobson ; Tom Kristiansen | London : Cass | Cass series. Naval policy and history, ISSN 1366-9478 | 2004Following Israel's War of Independence in 1948-49, the anticipated peace did not materialize and the new nation soon found itself embroiled in protracted military conflict with neighboring Arab states. Demobilization of its armed forces led to t[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-7146-5541-3 Article on page: VIII, 344 p. Class number: 359.0091631 Tags: Maritime law ; Navies ; History--navies Languages: English Books
Julia Clancy-smith | London : Cass | History and society in the islamic world, ISSN 1466-9390 | 2004Long regarded as the preserve of French scholars and Francophone audiences due to its significance to France's colonial empire, North Africa is increasingly recognized for its own singular importance as a crossover region. Situated where Islamic[...]
Edition statement: Repr ISBN (or other code): 978-0-7146-5170-5 Article on page: 201 p. Tags: Africa, North--History Languages: English Books
This book explores the possible consequences of the events of 11 September 2001, and of the 'fight against terrorism', the way peace operations are perceived and conducted, and the way that states, international organizations such as NATO or the[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-7146-5647-2 Article on page: XVII, 204 Class number: 341.584 Tags: NATO ; European Union ; Peacekeeping forces Languages: English Books
Occasionally, militaries during times of peace achieve major warfighting innovations. Terry Pierce calls these 'disruptive innovations'. The more common innovation phenomenon, however, has been that of integrating new technologies to help perfor[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-7146-5547-5 Article on page: XV, 265 Class number: 355 Tags: Military art and science--Technological innovations ; Strategy--History Languages: English Books
Breaking with the tradition that literature about the direction and coordination of military forces should only deal with technology and procedures, this work also takes into account the underlying domestic conditions of a conflict, including cu[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-7146-5490-4 Article on page: XIV, 146 p. Class number: 355.330 41 Tags: Leadership (E) Languages: French Books
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-7146-8053-8 Article on page: 289 Descriptors: Class number: 320.12 Tags: Geopolitics Languages: English Books
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-7146-4425-7 Article on page: XVIII, 331 Class number: 359.4/2 Tags: Naval strategy ; Naval tactics ; Sea control (E) ; Coast defenses Languages: French Books
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-7146-8308-9 Article on page: 208 Class number: 355.033 Tags: National security Languages: English Books
In this volume, Professor Colin Gray develops and applies the theory and scholarship on the allegedly historical practice of the 'Revolution in Military Affairs' (RMA), in order to improve our comprehension of how and why strategy 'works'. The a[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-7146-8483-3 Article on page: XVI, 310 p. Class number: 355.4 Tags: Strategy ; Military art and science ; Military history, Modern--Case studies Languages: English Books
Barry Rubin ; Thomas a. Keaney | London : Cass | BESA studies in international security, ISSN 1368-9541 | 2002
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-7146-5255-9 Article on page: 268 Class number: 355.033 56 Tags: Middle East Languages: English Books
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-7146-5282-5 Article on page: 158 Tags: chi ; Armed forces ; Navy--China ; History Languages: English