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Defence strategy, planning & research

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

Paperback. As the time approaches for what could well be a presidential decision to deploy a national missile defense (NMD), this report reviews where the current program and policies are taking the nation. It is as important to avoid a premature deployment that would embarrass proponents as it is to move expeditiously to a useful defense. Series: CSIS Reports. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216. Weight in Grams: 91.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Centre for Strategic & International Studies,U.S. United States
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892063710
ISBN
9780892063710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.83

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. 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

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

Paperback. Editor(s): Flores, Marlin J.; Washington, Nicholas J. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWKW; KNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 7. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619429253
ISBN
9781619429253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.66
€ 52.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS5; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Canbury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780995497801
ISBN
9780995497801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.27

Paperback. The secret life of Brickendonbury Manor & the WW2 assassins & saboteurs who set occupied Europe alight. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKEST; 3JJH; HBWQ; JPSH; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445642277
ISBN
9781445642277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.06

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

Paperback. Editor(s): Galiena, Henri S. Num Pages: 67 pages. BIC Classification: JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 6. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
67
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624176326
ISBN
9781624176326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.99
€ 70.85

Hardcover. Demonstrates that the creation of a civil defense program produced dilemmas about the degree to which civilian society should be militarized to defend itself against threats. This book uncovers responses to the militarization of daily life and reveals how government planners and ordinary people negotiated their way at the dawn of the atomic age. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JWKW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691001388
ISBN
9780691001388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.12
€ 68.86

Scholars 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. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; JPA; JPB; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409283
ISBN
9781421409283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.81

Paperback. Finally, he explores the changing domestic security environment and civil-military relations in South America. Num Pages: 200 pages, 15, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPQB; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801866395
ISBN
9780801866395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.29

Paperback. Editor(s): Carro, Meredith B. Num Pages: 101 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JPP; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
101
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612095851
ISBN
9781612095851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.96
€ 45.36

Paperback. Editor(s): Nakagawa, Sho Y. Num Pages: 82 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
82
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612099187
ISBN
9781612099187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.96
€ 45.36

Paperback. Karl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) is acknowledged to be a great writer on war. Even though he wrote his work at a time when the range of firearms was fifty yards, much of what he had to say remains relevant. This book explains his ideas in terms of his experiences as a soldier in the Napoleonic Wars, and of the intellectual background of his time. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 96 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: BG; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 173 x 6. Weight in Grams: 82.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192802576
ISBN
9780192802576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Published in 1996, Clausewitz and Modern Strategy is a valuable contribution to the field of Military & Strategic Studies.

Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780714640532
ISBN
9780714640532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.21

Paperback. To remove the threat of nuclear annihilation changes in attitudes are required, such as the acceptance of the concept of common security to take the place of reliance on nuclear deterrence to keep the peace. This book gives an insight into thinking about ways to deal with the crisis. Editor(s): Rotblat, Joseph; Valki, Laszlo. Num Pages: 365 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
365
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333465875
ISBN
9780333465875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.56

Paperback. In 1940, almost a year after the outbreak of the Second World War, Allied radio operators at an interception station in South London began picking up messages in a strange new code. They invented a machine called Colossus to decipher what turned out to be the secrets of Nazi high command. This book talks about this event. Num Pages: 588 pages, 8pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 556. Bletchley Park's Last Secret. 588 pages, 8pp b&w plates. In 1940, almost a year after the outbreak of the Second World War, Allied radio operators at an interception station in South London began picking up messages in a strange new code. They invented a machine called Colossus to decipher what turned out to be the secrets of Nazi high command. This book talks about this event. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWKF. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 42. Weight: 556.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
588
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843543312
ISBN
9781843543312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 illustrations, 13 maps. BIC Classification: BG; JWKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271022628
ISBN
9780271022628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.78

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