War & defence operations
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War & defence operations
Hardcover. This book examines the social, economic and political aftermath of the famous Anglo-American 'destroyers-for-bases' deal of 2nd September 1940 that saw fifty obsolete U.S. destroyers exchanged for 'base colonies' in Trinidad, Bermuda, Newfoundland and the Bahamas. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 311 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230609433
- ISBN
- 9780230609433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.91
€ 67.91
Hardcover. NATO violated the United Nations Charter by bombing Yogoslavia, but nations have used armed force so often that the ban on non-defensive use of force has been cast into doubt. Nations remain hopelessly divided on what the rules should be. This title discusses this and other issues. Num Pages: 260 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVW; JPS; JWLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 437.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312239015
- ISBN
- 9780312239015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Paperback. This work examines why peacekeeping operations fail by comparing the unsuccessful attempt at peacekeeping in Angola with the successful effort in Mozambique, alongside a range of other peacekeeping experiences. It looks at the UN's actions and provides information for understanding conflicts. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; 1HFMQ; GTJ; JPSN1; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312239428
- ISBN
- 9780312239428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.38
€ 58.38
Hardback. This volume analyzes the Congo conflict by looking at the roles played by various states and factors in the conflict. It introduces the conflict, examines those states and groups involved, and looks at the social and economic effects of the war by examining trans state factors. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; HBJH; HBLW3; JPS; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312295509
- ISBN
- 9780312295509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Paperback. Sgt John Basilone is one of the greatest heroes of the Greatest Generation. He was the only Marine in World War II to have received the Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross, and a Purple Heart and is arguably the most famous Marine of all time. This biography looks inside the life of Basilone. Num Pages: 352 pages, 29 black/white photos, one 8-page b/w photo insert. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 333.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Griffin Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312611446
- ISBN
- 9780312611446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.20
€ 21.99
€ 19.20
Paperback. A comprehensive analysis of the relationship between political judgement, bureaucratic advice and military intelligence in the mismanagement of Britain's Falklands policy. The author argues that the Junta's responsibility for the invasion does not exonerate British decision-makers. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; JWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333448663
- ISBN
- 9780333448663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardback. This description of the military struggle for Afghanistan concerns the objectives, operations, tactics and effectiveness of the forces involved in that struggle. The aim is to describe the war as objectively and in as much detail as possible. Num Pages: 337 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FCA; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333514771
- ISBN
- 9780333514771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.68
€ 128.68
Paperback. An assessment of the prospects for building down the NATO/Warsaw Pact military confrontation in Europe by negotiated and unilateral measures. The book also gives a far-sighted view of an organization of defence in Europe that will be set up to replace the existing security organizations. Num Pages: 463 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JPSN; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 463
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333518786
- ISBN
- 9780333518786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.34
€ 73.34
Paperback. An examination of the role of peacekeeping in international relations. The topics covered in this book include the interallied plebiscite forces of 1920-1922, the proposed internationalization of Trieste in 1947, and the withdrawal of Palestinian forces from Beirut in 1982. Series: Studies in international security. Num Pages: 378 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; JPSN; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 491.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333539323
- ISBN
- 9780333539323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.44
€ 194.44
hardcover. This volume argues that peacekeeping of the United Nations needs to be placed on a firm conceptual footing, directly congruent with its peaceful third-party role. The book discusses the implications of this conceptualization and cites training as a key means of translating this into practice. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPSN1; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1994th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333614624
- ISBN
- 9780333614624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Paperback. This work aims to portray the marginalization and deprivation of the pastoralist population in the Horn of Africa. It includes case studies from the Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia, the central theme being the political consequence of the decline of pastoralism in a region ravaged by conflict. Editor(s): Markakis, John. Series: Institute of Social Studies, the Hague. Num Pages: 165 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JP; JWL; RGCM; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333631294
- ISBN
- 9780333631294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
hardcover. This volume brings together a number of prominent scholars in the field of international relations. Three major themes are highlighted: the determinants of mediation success; the range and diversity of mediation in the contemporary environment; and new strategies of intervention. Editor(s): Bercovitch, Jacob. Series: Advances in Foreign Policy Analysis. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 489.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780333693001
- ISBN
- 9780333693001
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.27
€ 128.27
Hardback. An international team of scholars explores the myriad legacies of the war for South Africa, for Britain, for the Empire and beyond. The introduction sets the contributions in context, and the afterword offers thought-provoking reflections on their cumulative significance. Editor(s): Omissi, David; Thompson, Andrew. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333776995
- ISBN
- 9780333776995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.86
€ 194.86
Hardcover. Values, in terms of human rights and democracy, are important factors for individual state's participation in the international community. This work explores the ethical and moral conflict between the international system and the rights of sovereign powers in cases such as Kosovo and Rwanda. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPVH; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333794241
- ISBN
- 9780333794241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.32
€ 128.32
Hardback. This study explores three generations of approaches to ending conflict in the context of the failings of the Westphalian international system. It asks what role such approaches have played and are playing in replicating an international system prone to intractable forms of conflict. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPSN1; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333800492
- ISBN
- 9780333800492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Hardcover. This volume gives an account of the role of amphibious warfare in British strategy between VE Day and the Anglo-French assault on Suez. By detailing the development of equipment, doctrine, and the Royal Marines, it sheds new light on the military response to a succession of overseas crises. Series: Cormorant Security Studies Series. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; JPS; JWK; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333800973
- ISBN
- 9780333800973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96
Hardcover. The command and control of military operations is a difficult art. "The Challenges of High Command" explores British ideas of how this should be done and, with the guidance of leading military historians, looks at the practicalities of British experience in World Wars I and II and later wars. Editor(s): Sheffield, G. D.; Till, Geoffrey. Series: Cormorant Security Studies Series. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333804384
- ISBN
- 9780333804384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.54
€ 127.54
The Changing Face of Military Power. Joint Warfare in an Expeditionary...
Dorman, Andrew M.; Smith, Mike Lawrence; Uttl...
Hardback. This volume brings together eminent scholars in the field of defence studies to assess the changing dynamics of military power. It focuses in particular on the move towards joint service co-operation as a way of minimizing costs and increasing efficiency. Series: Cormorant Security Studies Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JWK; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333918920
- ISBN
- 9780333918920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.57
€ 127.57
Hardback. In the 1990s, the UN organised six peacekeeping operations to disarm civil-warring factions. This book analyses the variation in the UN's success in implementing its disarmament mandates on a case-by-case basis. Series: Southampton Studies in International Policy. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QF; JPSN1; JWLP; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333947166
- ISBN
- 9780333947166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.29
€ 128.29
Hardcover. Has any good come out of the efforts to mediate the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia? The short answer is, "Yes, but..". Saadia Touval examines why the efforts to reach a negotiated solution have not been more effective. Series: Advances in Political Science. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; JPS; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333965030
- ISBN
- 9780333965030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86