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Paperback. Provides an examination of the intelligence failures that preceded September 11. This work shows how and why the intelligence system itself left us vulnerable. It argues that after the Cold War ended, the CIA and FBI failed to adapt to the rise of terrorism. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPSH; JPWL2; JWKF; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141039
ISBN
9780691141039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.19

Paperback. Challenging the belief that national security agencies work well, this book asks what forces shaped the initial design of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the National Security Council in ways that meant they were handicapped from birth. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 tables 11 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSH; JWK; KNSS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804741316
ISBN
9780804741316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Editor(s): Anderson, Peter J.; Carter, Darren B. Num Pages: 103 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSH; JWKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 151 x 8. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
103
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613245217
ISBN
9781613245217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.66
€ 52.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 67 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS; JWK; URY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 222 x 5. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
RAND United States
Number of pages
67
Condition
New
SKU
V9780833024527
ISBN
9780833024527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.04

Hardback. This "Long War" has left its imprint on virtually every aspect of American life. This book looks at America's response to the national-security crisis touched off by the events of World War II. It considers topics ranging from grand strategy and strategic bombing to ideology and economics, and assesses the changing American way of war. Editor(s): Bacevich, Andrew J. Num Pages: 608 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JPQB; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231131582
ISBN
9780231131582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.69
€ 85.76

Paperback. A title that inspired the film The Imitation Game, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley, and which has received eight Oscar nominations, including: Best film; Best Actor in a Leading Role; Best Supporting Actress; Best Adapted Screenplay; and Alan Turing was the mathematician whose cipher-cracking transformed the Second World War. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGT; GPJ; JWKF; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Film Tie-In
Condition
New
SKU
9781784700089
ISBN
9781784700089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.67

Hardcover. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; JPS; JWK; JWMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403974662
ISBN
9781403974662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.54

Paperback. This report explores the context of the global innovation environment that is driving the need for the U.S. Department of Defense to better connect with the global commercial economy. Series: CSIS Reports. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 281 x 218 x 3. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442258969
ISBN
9781442258969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.92

Paperback. A magisterial survey of the military giants of the early modern world. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HBLH; HBW; JWK. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 135 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857385901
ISBN
9780857385901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Hardcover. ASEAN's role as a security provider remains largely a matter of scholarly debate. Through the lens of the concept of regional security partnership, this book uncovers a more nuanced understanding of ASEAN capacity, highlighting both its merits and fragilities in coping with traditional and emerging security problems. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 225 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; JPR; 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
V9781137488589
ISBN
9781137488589
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.66

Hardback. Editor(s): Ehteshami, Anoush; Quilliam, Neil; Bahgat, Gawdat. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; GTB; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319432885
ISBN
9783319432885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 10 maps. BIC Classification: JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813190952
ISBN
9780813190952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.61

Hardback. THE FIRST COMPLETE TRANSLATION OF A SAMURAI SCHOOL CURRICULUM, THE BOOK OF SAMURAI SERIES IS A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF SAMURAI WARFARE. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBW; JWH; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 43. Weight in Grams: 798.
Publisher
Watkins Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780288888
ISBN
9781780288888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.66

Hardcover. Editor(s): Anzelmo, Timotheus. Num Pages: 390 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HBW; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 180 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608761210
ISBN
9781608761210
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 337.44
€ 229.32

Hardcover. Using the engaging case of British security policy between the world wars, this book argues that an effective balance of power, which is the key to a stable international system, is a deliberate act of policy and that leaders play a determinative role in building an effective balance. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 212 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230106901
ISBN
9780230106901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.37

Paperback. .
Publisher
RAND United States
Number of pages
460
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780833025142
ISBN
9780833025142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.20

Paperback. It 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. Num Pages: 280 pages, 5, 1 maps, 4 graphs. BIC Classification: JPB; JPHV; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421412139
ISBN
9781421412139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.63

Paperback. This unflinching analysis provides new information about the relationship between ideology and suicide attacks and recommends policies focused on containing Salafi Jihadism. Num Pages: 360 pages, 13, 10 black & white line drawings, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JPS; JPWL; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421400587
ISBN
9781421400587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.86

Hardcover. Based on research of FBI files, this text uncovers the FBI's role in espionage cases of the Cold War years. It shows how secrecy immunized FBI operations from critical scrutiny and enabled FBI officials to mask their counterintelligence failures while promoting a politics of McCarthysim. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Ivan R. Dee
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566634205
ISBN
9781566634205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.24

Paperback. Details the concepts at work within the History of the Peloponnesian War and demonstrates, through case studies of conflicts in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq, the continuing relevance of Thucydidean thought to an analysis and planning of strategic operations. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
210
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849040112
ISBN
9781849040112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.68

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