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Defence strategy, planning & research

Paperback. Dissects the domestic and external challenges confronting the GCC countries. Editor(s): Ulrichsen, Kristian Coates. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBX; JPS; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849048422
ISBN
9781849048422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.89

Hardcover. The articles in this volume consider the problems confronting NATO and offer an historical background before analyzing current conditions and future developments. From an initial overview chapter on NATO after 45 years, the book discusses NATO's strategy and associations with various states. Editor(s): Papacosma, S. Victor; Heiss, Mary Ann. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; JPSN1; JPSN2; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 30. Weight in Grams: 557. "Includes bibliographies and index. Commissioning organisation: edited by S. Victor Papacosma and Mary Ann Heiss. xii, 356 p. 22 cm. Associated Names: Heiss, Mary Ann. Associated Names: Papacosma, S. Victor,. Associated Dates: 1942-. Dust wrapper. A good clean copy. In an equally good dw." Keywords: "Society, Politics & Philosophy - Government & Politics - International Institutions,Society, Politics & Philosophy - Warfare & Defence -"
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
SKU
KEX0050259
ISBN
9780333626597
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 71.96

Hardback. Num Pages: 363 pages, 170 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBTW; HBWS; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 30. Weight in Grams: 994.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848844803
ISBN
9781848844803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

Paperback. Clarifies the options for a new European security order, covering the nature and structure of security, resurgent nationalism, security strategy, the distinctive concerns of individual states east and west and the role of the US. Editor(s): McInnes, Colin. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; JPS; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 385.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Routledge
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KIN0002179
ISBN
9780415083034
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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
€ 26.67

Paperback. This provides the first comprehensive analysis of the concept of the 'security dilemma'. By exploring the theory and practice of the security dilemma through the prisms of fear, cooperation and trust, it considers whether the security dilemma can be mitigated or even transcended analysing a wide range of historical and contemporary cases. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPS; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2007th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333587454
ISBN
9780333587454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.07

Hardback. Num Pages: 650 pages, 40 black & white tables, 358 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JWKW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 263 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1540.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781498749091
ISBN
9781498749091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.82

Paperback. In addition, Singh identifies three distinct types of coup dynamics, each with a different probability of success, based on where within the organization each coup originated: coups from top military officers, coups from the middle ranks, and mutinous coups from low-level soldiers. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421422565
ISBN
9781421422565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.64

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415661126
ISBN
9780415661126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 90.11

Paperback. Explores the mysterious world of the tools Special Operations Executive used for their missions of subversion and sabotage. From high explosive technology to chemical and biological devices; from the techniques of air supply to incendiarism; this book reveals about the tools that allowed the world of spying and spies to operate during wartime. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752453293
ISBN
9780752453293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. An account of a Norwegian scientist's escape from German custody during the Second World War after his arrest for spying. 60 years later, his daughter sets out on foot with her sister to retrace their father's flight from Nazi-occupied Norway, meeting some of the people who helped him along the way. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DNN; 3JJH; BTM; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Polperro Heritage Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954913731
ISBN
9780954913731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.13

Paperback. With anecdotes and descriptions, this is an account of daily life at Government Communications Headquarters, Bletchley Park, the most successful intelligence agency in history. Editor(s): Hinsley, F. H.; Stripp, Alan. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 pp black and white plates, 23 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192801326
ISBN
9780192801326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. An accessible and entertainingly written primer to the most influential book in the history of Western warfare. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; HBW; JPS; JWA; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849047142
ISBN
9781849047142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. The Strategy Bridge presents and explains the general theory of strategy and demonstrates the relevance of that theory to the real world of practice. The author explains what strategy is and how it relates to politics and warfare. The book is not 'about' the theory of strategy, rather it is that theory. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; JWA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198779124
ISBN
9780198779124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.05

Paperback. A penetrating study of the German army s military campaigns, relations with the Nazi regime, and complicity in Nazi crimes across occupied Europe" Num Pages: 664 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBW; HBWQ; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300228809
ISBN
9780300228809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.98

Paperback. Contains memoirs and unit histories. This book is illustrates with period tactical diagrams and commissioned colour artwork. It sheds light on the winter-warfare tactics and techniques of the US, British, German, Soviet and Finnish armies of World War II. Illustrator(s): Noon, Steve. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 186 x 5. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849087124
ISBN
9781849087124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

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

€ 40.99
€ 36.19

Paperback. Drawing on contemporary memoirs, diaries and letters, this book explores what actually happened in battle in Napoleonic times and how the participants' feelings and reactions influenced the outcome. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBG; HBLL; JWD; JWKT; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300082708
ISBN
9780300082708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.48

Hardback. Counterterrorism laws and policies have become a normalized fixture of security agendas across the globe. How do 'us/them' identity constructions contribute to the legitimizing strategies surrounding this development? The British case provides a historically-situated illustration which is of ongoing significance for security and insecurity today. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 288 pages, 13 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPQB; JPWL; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137524218
ISBN
9781137524218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.38

Paperback. What if you could combine the agility, adaptability, and cohesion of a small team with the power and resources of a giant organization? The authors demonstrate that the 'team of teams' strategy has worked everywhere from hospital emergency rooms to NASA and has the potential to transform organizations large and small. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JWKT; JWT; KJC; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241250839
ISBN
9780241250839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. A groundbreaking and tightly argued polemic about the state of the western world and its defences. Num Pages: 176 pages, No illustration. BIC Classification: JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349140513
ISBN
9780349140513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; JWK; JWL; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Motorbooks International
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KTG0008508
ISBN
9780760315927
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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

€ 71.30
€ 64.37

Paperback. International Security is a cutting-edge analysis of the key security challenges and developments in the post-Cold War world. Num Pages: 340 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 244 x 31. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
340
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745653778
ISBN
9780745653778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.00

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