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Paperback. Why do weak states frequently resist threats of force from the United States? In this book, the author argues that the United States' model of inexpensive war making allows it to casually threaten force and carry out frequent short-term military campaigns. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 figures, 18 tables, 1 figure, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBW; JPSD; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626162815
- ISBN
- 9781626162815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.36
€ 75.36
Hardback. Why do weak states frequently resist threats of force from the United States? The author draws on an original dataset on US compellence from 1945 to 2007 and case studies of Cuba (1962), Iraq (1991), Iraq (2003), and Libya (2011) to explain the conundrum. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 figures, 18 tables, 1 figure, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSD; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626162822
- ISBN
- 9781626162822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 214.94
€ 214.94
Hardcover. Dina Rezk analyses 8 case studies, culminating in the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar el Sadat on live television, Drawing on declassified documents, interviews and multi-archival research, she explores how the most powerful intelligence agencies in the world have been so notoriously caught off guard in post-WWII Middle East. Series: Intelligence, Surveillance and Secret Warfare. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJP; HBJF1; JPS; JWKF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748698912
- ISBN
- 9780748698912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.88€ 109.07
€ 112.88
€ 109.07
Hardcover. Editor(s): Humphrey, Donald G. Num Pages: 251 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JWK; JWM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 262 x 185 x 20. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613242063
- ISBN
- 9781613242063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 348.13€ 236.48
€ 348.13
€ 236.48
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ambrosio, Donovan. Num Pages: 111 pages. BIC Classification: JWK. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633214569
- ISBN
- 9781633214569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.86€ 133.76
€ 194.86
€ 133.76
The Changing Face of Military Power. Joint Warfare in an Expeditionary...
Dorman, Andrew M.; Smith, Mike Lawrence; Uttl...
Hardback. This volume brings together eminent scholars in the field of defence studies to assess the changing dynamics of military power. It focuses in particular on the move towards joint service co-operation as a way of minimizing costs and increasing efficiency. Series: Cormorant Security Studies Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JWK; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333918920
- ISBN
- 9780333918920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.54
€ 127.54
Paperback. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations, maps, plan. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 244 x 4. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850458404
- ISBN
- 9780850458404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.06
€ 21.99
€ 18.06
Paperback. If you want peace, prepare for war. The worst road may be the best route to battle. Strategy, Edward Luttwak shows, is made of such seemingly self-contradictory propositions. In this book, Luttwak unveils the peculiar logic of strategy level by level, from grand strategy down to combat tactics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; JWK; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674007031
- ISBN
- 9780674007031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.06
€ 45.06
Hardback. As the rest of the world worries about what a future might look like under Chinese supremacy, Luttwak worries about China's own future prospects. Applying the logic of strategy for which he is well known, he argues that the world's second largest economy may be headed for a fall unless China's leaders check their military ambitions. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPS; JWK; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 26. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066427
- ISBN
- 9780674066427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.72
€ 31.99
€ 28.72
Hardback. This illuminating book remains essential to both ancient historians and students of modern strategy. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 black & white line drawings, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JWKT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- revised and updated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421419442
- ISBN
- 9781421419442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.29€ 65.28
€ 71.29
€ 65.28
Paperback. The modern means of communication have turned the world into an information fishbowl and, in terms of foreign policy and national security in post-Cold War power politics, helped transform international power politics. This book analyses the military, technological, and psychological aspects of information operations. Editor(s): Armistead, Leigh. Series: Issues in Twenty-First Century Warfare. Num Pages: 240 pages, tables, charts. BIC Classification: GPF; JP; JWKF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781574886993
- ISBN
- 9781574886993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.63
€ 27.99
€ 26.63
Hardcover. This original and detailed collection explores how regional actors deal with uncertainties that are inherent to the current geopolitical situation in East Asia. The contributors collectively demonstrate that strategic uncertainty has become a major factor in the shaping of the security order in East Asia. Editor(s): van der Putten, Frans-Paul. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KBB; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364173
- ISBN
- 9781137364173
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.49
€ 127.49
Hardback. Editor(s): Ramazotti, Elia. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624176562
- ISBN
- 9781624176562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.80€ 137.74
€ 200.80
€ 137.74
Hardcover. In the aftermath of the Edward Snowden leaks, the Obama administration has been hard pressed to yield to greater transparency and openness to constructive change. This book provides a catalyst toward greater transparency, increased public awareness of the urgent need for constructive change, and the insight into what such change would require. Num Pages: 154 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH2; JPZ; JWKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137426215
- ISBN
- 9781137426215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.06
€ 66.06
Hardback. They conclude with cogent recommendations for intelligence services and policy makers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSF; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801879586
- ISBN
- 9780801879586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.79
€ 69.79
Paperback. Editor(s): Durand, Emilia S. Num Pages: 123 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; JWK; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Updated
- Number of pages
- 123
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608769346
- ISBN
- 9781608769346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.66€ 52.53
€ 73.66
€ 52.53
Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. Num Pages: 424 pages, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1FBH; GBC; JPSH; JWKF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810855816
- ISBN
- 9780810855816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.90
€ 165.90
Paperback. Ephraim Kam observes surprise attack through the eyes of its victim in order to understand the causes of the victim's failure to anticipate the coming of war. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: JWKF; JWKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674013544
- ISBN
- 9780674013544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.20
€ 41.99
€ 35.20
Hardcover. Asian security institutions have struggled to adapt to the so-called 'non-traditional' security issues that characterise the strategic landscape of the 21st century. The resulting gaps in governance have increasingly been filled by think tanks, which have arguably begun to change the way that Asian security is governed. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JPA; JPRB; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137488244
- ISBN
- 9781137488244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.46
€ 127.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 68 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; JPS; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 91.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- RAND United States
- Number of pages
- 68
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780833016157
- ISBN
- 9780833016157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.44
€ 20.44