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Hardback. Paints a portrait of Russian military politics. This book identifies three moments that gave rise to the Russian dilemma: Gorbachev's decision to invite military participation in Soviet politics; Yeltsin's acquiescence to a political system that gave generals a legitimate political presence; and, Putin's failure to press for military reforms. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JP; JWA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128962
- ISBN
- 9780691128962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. Celebrated historian Winston Groom tells the intertwined and uniquely American tales of George Patton, Douglas MacArthur, and George Marshall - from the World War I battle that shaped them to their greatest victory: leading the allies to victory in World War II. Num Pages: 496 pages, 50 black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWA; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426215490
- ISBN
- 9781426215490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.12
€ 32.99
€ 29.12
Hardcover. This book explains Arab military responses to the social uprisings which began in 2011. Through a comparative case study analysis of Egyptian, Tunisian, Libyan, and Syrian militaries, it explains why militaries fractured, supported the regime in power, or removed their presidents. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPH; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 225 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137410047
- ISBN
- 9781137410047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.68
€ 149.68
Hardcover. Through US military history, Lavender directly confronts the dominant US viewpoint of redemptive violence, the concept that a nation can use its military to improve the human condition. Alternatives are presented in order to encourage the current recessive worldview that supports conflict resolution, cooperation, collaboration and peaceful efforts. Series: Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTJ; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137482358
- ISBN
- 9781137482358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.03
€ 68.03
Hardback. This text addresses the modeling of scenarios in virtually every combat area including shooting without feedback, shooting with feedback, target defense, attrition models, game theory and wargames, search, unmanned aerial vehicles, and terror and insurgency. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 280 pages, 54 black & white illustrations, 13 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JWA; PBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441907899
- ISBN
- 9781441907899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 343.25
€ 343.25
Paperback. Drawing on critical social and political thought, this book argues that late modern wars, often referred to as 'liberal', may be interpreted as perpetuating forms of exclusion and domination that render war a tool of control in global terms. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230251816
- ISBN
- 9780230251816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.80
€ 115.80
Hardcover. Drawing on critical social and political thought, the book explores the implications, arguing that late modern wars wars, often referred to as 'liberal', may be interpreted as perpetuating forms of exclusion and domination that render war a tool of control now articulated in global terms. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230006577
- ISBN
- 9780230006577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.71
€ 116.71
Paperback. The only Latin art of war to survive, Vegetius' Epitome was for long a part of the medieval prince's military education. The core of his proposals, the maintenance of a professional standing army, was revolutionary for medieval Europe, while his theory of deterrence through strength remains the foundation of modern Western defence policy. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA; JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 207 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 182
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Revised, Subsequent
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853239109
- ISBN
- 9780853239109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.39
€ 40.39
Hardcover. This book provides a comprehensive study of asymmetric territorial conflict combining game theory, statistical empirical analysis and historiographic analysis. Using the Israeli-Palestine conflict as a case study, it tests the model on a database of almost four hundred territorial conflicts. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS; JWA; PBUD; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137303981
- ISBN
- 9781137303981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Hardcover. Key reading for the discerning history buff or academic specialist Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBW; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472118984
- ISBN
- 9780472118984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.92
€ 85.92
Paperback. Presents an approach to combat that emphasizes constant adaptation and learning, importance of decentralized decision making, the need to understand local politics and customs, and the role of intelligence in winning the support of the population. This manual emphasizes the paradoxical and counterintuitive nature of counterinsurgency operations. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226841519
- ISBN
- 9780226841519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.49
€ 19.99
€ 17.49
Hardback. Providing the leaders with essential advice on battlefield tactics, managing troops and terrain, and employing cunning and deception, this book has also become a touchstone for the Western struggle for survival and success, whether in battle, in business or in relationships. Translator(s): Minford, John. Series: Penguin Pocket Hardbacks. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QDA; HPDF; JWA; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 123 x 34. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141395845
- ISBN
- 9780141395845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268. 128 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JWA. Dimension: 186 x 136 x 15. Weight: 258.
- Publisher
- Arcturus Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841933580
- ISBN
- 9781841933580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. In this translation, the author presents the core text in two formats: first, the unadorned ancient words of wisdom ascribed to Sun-tzu, the author of "The Art of War"; then, the same text with a running commentary from the canon of traditional Chinese commentators. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140439199
- ISBN
- 9780140439199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardcover. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 191 x 31. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634635707
- ISBN
- 9781634635707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 437.56€ 296.21
€ 437.56
€ 296.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBW; JWA; JWH; TTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605982892
- ISBN
- 9781605982892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.30
€ 19.99
€ 19.30
paperback. War X is an explosive introduction to the discussion of modern warfare and a timely consideration of industrial warfare. It is also a deliberation on the startling world of new weapon development, and the indescribable future of war that beckons. Num Pages: 258 pages, 21. BIC Classification: JWA; TTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 167 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781442613881
- ISBN
- 9781442613881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardcover. Series: New Approaches to Conflict Analysis. Num Pages: 184 pages, Halftones, black & white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JPS; JWA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719099199
- ISBN
- 9780719099199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.44
€ 156.44
hardcover. To avoid war, one must first understand its causes. Written by two highly regarded scholars - both former Presidents of the International Studies Association - this text provides a comprehensive analysis of the leading theories of both interstate and civil war, along with a discussion of the changing nature of war over time. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781405175609
- ISBN
- 9781405175609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.99€ 81.10
€ 124.99
€ 81.10
Hardback. In an age of new threats to international security, the old rules of war are rapidly being discarded by the great powers. This study explores how and why states will exercise the preventive use of force in the twenty-first century, and how this violence might be contained and controlled. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812240665
- ISBN
- 9780812240665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.81
€ 63.81