Warfare & defence
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Warfare & defence
Hardcover. Provides an analysis of the Russian president's influence on the Russian officer corps, the soldiers they lead, and their army's combat readiness. This work also suggests how the often fraught relationship between the president and the high command must evolve if the Russian Federation is to become a truly democratic nation. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JP; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614677
- ISBN
- 9780700614677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.61
€ 67.61
Hardback. This study traces the role of East Germany's military (NVA) in the country's unification with West Germany. Utilizing interviews with NVA officers, Herspring aims to unravel the puzzle of the NVA's decision against using force to save the political system it was sworn to serve. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; HBJD; HBLW3; JWKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847687183
- ISBN
- 9780847687183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.73
€ 167.73
hardcover. By assessing how the military roles have evolved and by comparing them in various military settings, the author argues that certain functions must be fulfiled in every army, regardless of its ideological orientation. Num Pages: 264 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3J; HBTB; JWA; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742511057
- ISBN
- 9780742511057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.27
€ 179.27
Scholars of civil-military relations will find much to debate in Herspring's framework, while students of civil-military and defense policy will appreciate Herspring's brief historical tour of each countries' post-World War II political and policy landscapes. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; JPA; JPB; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409283
- ISBN
- 9781421409283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.06
€ 80.06
paperback. Explains and illustrates the enormous advances in the use of artillery that took place between 1914 and 1918, the central part artillery played in World War I and how it was used throughout the war, with particular emphasis on the Western Front. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBWN; JWD; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 186 x 6. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782005902
- ISBN
- 9781782005902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.54
€ 19.99
€ 18.54
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801487576
- ISBN
- 9780801487576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845887568
- ISBN
- 9781845887568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.68
€ 24.99
€ 19.68
Detect and Deter: Can Countries Verify the Nuclear Test Ban?
Dahlman, Ola; Mackby, Jenifer; Mykkeltveit, S...
Hardback. This book addresses Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) verification from the perspective of the United States, including new scientific developments and political analysis on improving compliance verification and efforts to monitor countries of concern. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPA; JWMN; LNDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400716759
- ISBN
- 9789400716759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.09
€ 128.09
Paperback. National security, a topic routinely discussed behind the closed doors of Washington's political scientists and policymakers, is believed to be an insider's game. All too often, such highly specialized knowledge is assumed to place issues beyond the grasp--and interest--of the American public. Author D. Robert Worley disagrees. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLX; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612347202
- ISBN
- 9781612347202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42
Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16, 14 black & white halftones, 1 maps, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBTB; HBW; JWA; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501703096
- ISBN
- 9781501703096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.62
€ 49.62
Hardcover. Unlike most books on the ethics of war, this book rejects the 'just war' tradition, proposing a virtue ethics of war to take its place. Like torture, war cannot be justified. It answers the question: 'If war is a very great evil, would a leader with courage, justice, compassion, and all the other moral virtues ever choose to fight a war?' Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137263407
- ISBN
- 9781137263407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.01
€ 65.01
Paperback. The South African Air Force (SAAF), formed on 1 February 1920, is the second oldest air force in the Commonwealth. The air arm played a major role in securing victory for the Allies during the Second World War, in the 1948/49 Berlin Airlift, and in Korea in the 1950s. Num Pages: 344 pages, Numerous b/w photos, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; 3JMC; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 560. Stories from the South African Air Force 1920-2010. 399 pages, 130 b/w photos, 8 maps. Through their stories of heroism, duty, adventure and tragedy, the reader will follow the history of the SAAF from 1939 to the present day. To complement the stories, the final chapter includes a collection of squadron pub songs from the Second World War, Korea and the Border War. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; 3JMC; JWG. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 20. Weight: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Number of pages
- 399
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908916273
- ISBN
- 9781908916273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.64
€ 40.99
€ 28.64
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907677656
- ISBN
- 9781907677656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.08€ 54.16
€ 71.08
€ 54.16
Hardcover. Series: Wolverhampton Military Studies. Num Pages: 180 pages, 12 b/w images from oroiginal docs, 6 b/w tables. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBWS2; JWD; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910777947
- ISBN
- 9781910777947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.00
€ 46.99
€ 33.00
Paperback. Individually and collectively, the Fellows of the Royal Society were involved in many wartime activities. For example, prior to the outbreak of World War Two Her Majesty's Government decided to establish a Central Register of persons with 'professional, scientific, technical or higher administrative qualifications', for use in time of War. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWM; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909982086
- ISBN
- 9781909982086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.13
€ 26.99
€ 20.13
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764346385
- ISBN
- 9780764346385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.28
€ 37.99
€ 25.28
Hardback. Editor(s): Richards, Donna P. Num Pages: 125 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVM; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 125
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613246634
- ISBN
- 9781613246634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.05€ 109.50
€ 160.05
€ 109.50
Paperback. Presenting an annotated collection of Japanese documents translated into English, this title covers three main topics: the Japanese navy before World War II, prewar diplomacy and politics, and Japanese naval operations and policy during the war. The documents include diary extracts, and monographs written by high-ranking Japanese officers. Editor(s): Dillon, Katherine V. Num Pages: 277 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574886337
- ISBN
- 9781574886337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. The Beginning and the End. 256 pages, c 30 photos, 8 maps. 2008 sees the 90th anniversary of the liberation of Mons. To mark this milestone Don Farr describes the arrival of the BEF in Mons in 1914, the Battle of Mons itself, the Retreat from Mons, the Battle of Le Cateau, and the background to the Angel of Mons stories. It also describes events on the Western Front through to the German spring offensives. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJF; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 20. Weight: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907677083
- ISBN
- 9781907677083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42
Paperback. Intends to take readers on a global tour of the sprawling process called 'militarization'. This book takes an international look at the politics of masculinity, nationalism, and globalization. It covers variety of subjects: gays in the military, the history of 'camp followers', and the politics of women who have sexually serviced male soldiers. Num Pages: 437 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPFN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 437
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520220713
- ISBN
- 9780520220713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.60
€ 34.99
€ 25.60