Theory of warfare & military science
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Theory of warfare & military science
Hardback. Recalls the occasions in European history when states had to choose whether to wage war on land, on sea or in the air. It describes the results of their decisions about allocating defence resources and considers whether a mix of land, sea and air forces might have produced different results. Series: RUSI Defence Studies. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333536384
- ISBN
- 9780333536384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.29
€ 154.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWA; JWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157993
- ISBN
- 9780691157993
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.81
€ 36.99
€ 26.81
Paperback. This study is based on a detailed textual analysis of the classical works on war, the central conclusion being that the logic of waging war and of strategic thinking is as universal and timeless as human nature itself. Num Pages: 510 pages, fold-out charts, index. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714681320
- ISBN
- 9780714681320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.64
€ 75.64
paperback. Series: The Generals. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621572985
- ISBN
- 9781621572985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.21
€ 19.99
€ 18.21
Hardback. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBWQ; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620876
- ISBN
- 9780700620876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.09
€ 64.09
Paperback. War is a paradox. On the one hand, it destroys bodies and destroys communities. On the other hand, it is responsible for some of the strongest human bonds and has been the genesis of many of our most fundamental institutions. Series: PPSS - Polity Political Sociology Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745645803
- ISBN
- 9780745645803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.48
€ 22.48
Paperback. Translator(s): Cleary, Thomas. Series: Shambhala Classics S. Num Pages: 133 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRKN; JWA; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Shambhala Publications Inc
- Number of pages
- 133
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570627484
- ISBN
- 9781570627484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.67
€ 18.99
€ 13.67
Paperback. Explores civil war terminations, including negotiated settlements, military victories by governments and rebels, and stalemates and ceasefires. Examining the outcomes of all civil war terminations since 1940, this title develops a general theory of postwar stability, showing how third-party guarantees may not be the best option. Num Pages: 248 pages, 3 halftones. 3 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: GTJ; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141466
- ISBN
- 9780691141466
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.72
€ 45.99
€ 32.72
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275972660
- ISBN
- 9780275972660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.78€ 77.59
€ 85.78
€ 77.59
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Num Pages: 76 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JWA; JWG; LBBS; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 4. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 76
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811023767
- ISBN
- 9789811023767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.90
€ 69.90
Hardcover. Is naval conflict in the Asia-Pacific becoming more likely? This edited volume explores the reasons for the naval build-up in the region, and analyses its consequences. Editor(s): Till, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 149 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JPS; JWA; JWF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 357.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137506313
- ISBN
- 9781137506313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.69
€ 63.69
Hardcover. A new assessment of the debates about Just War in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, from the imperial wars of the nineteenth century through the age of total war, the evolution of human rights discourse and international law, to proportionality during the Cold War and the redefinition of authority with the ascendancy of terror groups. Editor(s): Welch, David; Fox, Jo. Num Pages: 412 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JPVN; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230246270
- ISBN
- 9780230246270
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Condition: New
€ 123.86
€ 123.86
Hardcover. Editor(s): Geis, Anna; Brock, Lothar; Mueller, Harald. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPA; JPSD; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403995001
- ISBN
- 9781403995001
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Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
paperback. Series: War Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBWS5; JPA; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- None ed.
- SKU
- V9780813571140
- ISBN
- 9780813571140
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
€ 37.99
€ 34.32
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526116987
- ISBN
- 9781526116987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.61
€ 50.61
Hardcover. This study explores the roles played by magic in contemporary African warfare, specifically through the case of Sierra Leone, to assess its impact on behaviour in conflict. A conceptual framework is suggested for analysing culturally alien practices more broadly and to inform approaches to civilian and military intervention. Num Pages: 188 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; HRQX2; JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230621022
- ISBN
- 9780230621022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.94
€ 63.94
Hardcover. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBA; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 355.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403933713
- ISBN
- 9781403933713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.99
€ 121.99
Paperback. Virtual War and Magical Death is a provocative examination of the relations between anthropology and contemporary global war. Editor(s): Whitehead, Neil L.; Finnstrom, Sverker. Series: The Cultures and Practice of Violence. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822354475
- ISBN
- 9780822354475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.02
€ 32.99
€ 30.02
Hardback. The contributors to this provocative collection scrutinize the relations between anthropology and contemporary global war, contending that modern high-tech warfare is analogous to rituals of magic and sorcery, and examining the U.S. military's exploitation of ethnographic research. Editor(s): Whitehead, Neil L.; Finnstrom, Sverker. Series: The Cultures and Practice of Violence. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822354352
- ISBN
- 9780822354352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.68
€ 122.68
Paperback. To help readers better appreciate Art of War, Lynch provides an insightful introduction and a substantial interpretive essay discussing the military, political, and philosophical aspects of the work, in addition to maps, an index of names, and a glossary. Editor(s): Lynch, Christopher. Translator(s): Lynch, Christopher. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 maps, 7line drawings. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226500461
- ISBN
- 9780226500461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.92
€ 20.99
€ 17.92