Theory of warfare & military science
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Theory of warfare & military science
Hardcover. Christopher Lynch offers a substantial interpretive essay alongside Machiavelli's text that covers its historical and political contexts. He also discusses the military, political, and philosophical aspects of the work, as well as maps, an index of names, and a glossary. Num Pages: 312 pages, 7 line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBT; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226500409
- ISBN
- 9780226500409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.78
€ 41.99
€ 32.78
Hardcover. War is always defined in relation to something else: peace, society, civilisation, friendship or love. What is the relationship between war and its 'other'? Are they opposites or versions of one another? This book surveys four hundred years of thinking about the definition of war, from Hobbes and Clausewitz to Badiou and A iA ek. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFC; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230537323
- ISBN
- 9780230537323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardback. What does it mean to be secure? In the global news, we hear stories daily about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, about domestic-level conflicts around the world, about the challenges of cybersecurity and social security. Series: Dimensions of Security. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPS; JPWL; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651163
- ISBN
- 9780745651163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.09
€ 66.09
Hardback. This book argues that understanding truces is crucial for our ability to wind down wars. We have paid too much attention to the idea of permanent peace, yet few conflicts end in this way. The book describes how truce makers think, which truces can be morally justified and provides a philosophical history of truce making in the Western tradition. Series: Palgrave Studies in Ethics and Public Policy. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137385949
- ISBN
- 9781137385949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.96
€ 65.96
Hardcover. Arguing that the suffering of combatants is better understood through philosophy than psychology, as not trauma, but exile, this book investigates the experiences of torturers, UAV operators, cyberwarriors, and veterans to reveal not only the exile at the core of becoming a combatant, but the evasion from exile at the core of being a noncombatant. Editor(s): Gertz, Nolen; Brooks, Dr. Thom. Series: Palgrave Studies in Ethics and Public Policy. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137351210
- ISBN
- 9781137351210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Paperback. Editor(s): Thompson, Oliver. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWA; LNDK; LNFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 232 x 8. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781536100815
- ISBN
- 9781536100815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 136.60€ 104.77
€ 136.60
€ 104.77
Hardcover. "Soft" Counterinsurgency reviews the promises and achievements of Human Terrain Teams, the small groups of social scientists that were eventually embedded in every combat brigade in Iraq and Afghanistan. Num Pages: 118 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; HBWS5; JHBC; JWA; JWKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137404800
- ISBN
- 9781137404800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.96
€ 65.96
paperback. The relationship between drugs and today's wars has grown more noticeable since the end of the Cold War and will likely gather strength in this era of increased globalization. Many violent groups and governments have recently turned to illicit narcotics in their entrepreneurial quests to stay viable in the post-Cold War world. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JKVG; JKVM; JPWL; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597972574
- ISBN
- 9781597972574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- RAND United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780833042002
- ISBN
- 9780833042002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 16.77
€ 25.99
€ 16.77
Paperback. Stirk argues that military occupation should be regarded as a political phenomenon - a distinct form of government at the heart of which is the nature of obligation on the part of both the occupier and the occupied. He aims to promote a change in the understanding of occupation, thereby avoiding the perpetuation of recent failures in this area. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 232 x 14. Weight in Grams: 402. 256 pages. Stirk argues that military occupation should be regarded as a political phenomenon - a distinct form of government at the heart of which is the nature of obligation on the part of both the occupier and the occupied. He aims to promote a change in the understanding of occupation, thereby avoiding the perpetuation of recent failures in this area. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JPS; JWA. Dimension: 154 x 232 x 14. Weight: 402.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748644841
- ISBN
- 9780748644841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.47
€ 40.99
€ 35.47
Hardcover. Why do military commanders, most of them usually quite capable, fail at crucial moments of their careers? Adopting a psycho-historical approach to understanding decision making in war, this book presents seven cases of military command failures, from Frederick the Great at Kunersdorf to Hitler's invasion of Russia. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: HBT; JM; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 169 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780253343789
- ISBN
- 9780253343789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.72
€ 33.72
Paperback. This is a provocative look at contemporary conflicts--wars taking place in resource rich countries filled with impoverished people. It focuses on three key resources: oil, diamonds, and timber. Th author is critical of the role of developed countries in such conflicts and offers solutions to end the plunder of Africa and Asia. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBWS; JWA; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041454
- ISBN
- 9781849041454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.93
€ 30.99
€ 27.93
Paperback. Examines the laws in place to thwart economic spying, and the challenges and ethical problems faced by agencies working clandestinely to support their national private sectors Num Pages: 217 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JPS; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Carleton University Press,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780886293352
- ISBN
- 9780886293352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.28
€ 36.99
€ 34.28
Hardcover. Editor(s): Schmitt, Prof. Michael N.; Osinga, Frans P. B.; Ducheine, Paul A. L. Num Pages: 293 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JWA; LBBS; LNDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- T.M.C. Asser Press Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 293
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789462650718
- ISBN
- 9789462650718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 228.33
€ 228.33
Hardback. Gardner examines the causes and consequences of Russia's annexation of Crimea. By analyzing alliance formations and the consequences of other annexations in world history, the book urges an alternative US-NATO-European-Japanese strategy toward both Russia and China in the effort to prevent a renewed arms race, if not global war. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JPS; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137546760
- ISBN
- 9781137546760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 226 x 31. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884023913
- ISBN
- 9780884023913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.89
€ 44.99
€ 37.89
hardcover. An analysis of the theory and practice of the citizen-soldier. Using a postmodern feminist lens and seeking to sever the connection between masculinity and citizenship, it calls for women to engage in practices traditionally associated with masculine republican citizenship. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPA; JWA; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780847694433
- ISBN
- 9780847694433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.66
€ 166.66
Hardback. "Written under the auspices of the Center for International and Strategic Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles." Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPA; JPS; JWA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691638249
- ISBN
- 9780691638249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.00
€ 182.00
Paperback. "Written under the auspices of the Center for International and Strategic Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles." Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPS; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691610085
- ISBN
- 9780691610085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.53€ 45.21
€ 56.53
€ 45.21
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752499673
- ISBN
- 9780752499673
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
€ 13.99
€ 13.47