Warfare & defence
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Warfare & defence
Hardback. Offers reinterpretations of the reasons for Japan's decision to surrender: Which was the critical factor, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, or the Soviet Union's entry into the war? This work reviews the evidence and the arguments. Editor(s): Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 table, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754279
- ISBN
- 9780804754279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.26
€ 150.26
Hardback. This book describes, in vivid detail, the history of the Japanese invasion and occupation and of different parts of China, from the viewpoints of scholars in China, Japan, and the West Editor(s): Lary, Diana; MacKinnon, Stephen R.; Vogel, Ezra F. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16 tables, 1 figure, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; HBJF; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755092
- ISBN
- 9780804755092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.53
€ 106.53
Hardback. Terrorism, War, or Disease? Unraveling the Use of Biological Weapons examines the complex political, military, legal, and scientific challenges involved in determining when biological weapons have been and who has used them through detailed case studies and draws lessons to improve our ability to counter the world's most deadly silent killers. Editor(s): Clunan, Anne L.; Lavoy, Peter; Martin, Susan B. Num Pages: 368 pages, 9 tables, 7 figures. BIC Classification: JPWL2; JWMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804759762
- ISBN
- 9780804759762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.36
€ 183.36
Hardback. In 2008, the iconic doomsday clock of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists was set at five minutes to midnight - two minutes closer to Armageddon than in 1962, when John F Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev went eyeball to eyeball over missiles in Cuba. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSF; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760638
- ISBN
- 9780804760638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.75
€ 40.99
€ 33.75
hardcover. Investigates the purposes and roles of nuclear weapons in the post-Cold War security environment that has Asia as its epicenter. This work argues that nuclear weapons have had a stabilizing effect in the Asian security region by assuaging the national security concerns of vulnerable states, strengthening deterrence, and preventing hostilities. Editor(s): Alagappa, Muthiah. Num Pages: 592 pages, 17 tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: JPS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 43. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804760867
- ISBN
- 9780804760867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.72
€ 174.72
Hardback. An exploration of the rise, persistence, and impact of the tradition of non-use of nuclear weapons followed by nuclear powers for well over sixty years. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JPSF; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804761314
- ISBN
- 9780804761314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.94
€ 160.94
Forecasting Nuclear Proliferation in the 21st Century
. Ed(S): Potter, William C.; Mukhatzhanova, G...
Hardback. This two-volume set is the output from an extensive research project focused on developing the first forecasting model for nuclear proliferation. The Theory volume consists of an introduction and nine additional chapters devoted to key theoretical issues regarding the dynamics of nuclear weapons (non) proliferation. Editor(s): Potter, William C.; Mukhatzhanova, Gaukhar. Num Pages: 312 pages, 26 tables, 10 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JM; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804769723
- ISBN
- 9780804769723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.91
€ 149.91
Hardback. This book provides a comprehensive critique of the prevailing view of ungoverned spaces and the threat they pose to human, national and international security. Editor(s): Clunan, Anne L.; Trinkunas, Harold A. Num Pages: 328 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804770125
- ISBN
- 9780804770125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.01
€ 139.01
Hardback. The book tells the story of the theory and history of the mission command approach (decentralized command) and the attempts by different armies to adopt and reform according to this approach. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBH; 1KBB; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804772020
- ISBN
- 9780804772020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Hardback. This book offers rich, tactical level detail on how American units in Iraq broke the back of the Sunni insurgency in Iraq from 2005-2007. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804773096
- ISBN
- 9780804773096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.77
€ 138.77
Hardback. The book explains why some Third World states have centralized, conventional military forces while others rely on militias, paramilitaries, and other non-state actors using detailed case studies of Indonesia, Iraq, and Iran and offers policy recommendations for dealing with weak states based on this analysis. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804773584
- ISBN
- 9780804773584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.30
€ 116.30
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804774581
- ISBN
- 9780804774581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.69
€ 127.69
Hardback. On Flexibility presents a force planning concept that will enable armies to cope with the growing diversity of battlefield requirements, and especially with technological and doctrinal surprises, through applied adaptability and flexibility, minimizing the over dependence on intelligence and prediction involved in this process today. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804774888
- ISBN
- 9780804774888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.86
€ 127.86
Hardback. The book analyzes U.S. national security and defense policy utilizing a new approach to civil-military relations, and includes both the uniformed military and the private security contractors. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804775489
- ISBN
- 9780804775489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.63
€ 138.63
Hardback. Argues that political and technological changes have demonstrated the inadequacy of both just war theory and political realism in relation to modern war, and examines how these changes have transformed the way in which war is conceived and fought. Series: American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Monograph Series. Num Pages: 219 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810821521
- ISBN
- 9780810821521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.04
€ 106.04
Hardback. Examines some 300 American and British feature films and made-for-TV movies from the 1910s to today, focusing on WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. This sourcebook provides cast and credits, plot synopsis, contemporary review quotes, and analysis for each film covered, and includes TV listings for genre Num Pages: 486 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810823150
- ISBN
- 9780810823150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.72
€ 155.72
Hardback. Originally printed in 1988 by the University Press of America as "Selected and Annotated Bibliography American History". This edition has been modernized by listing titles about the last years of the Reagan presidency, Bush's presidency, and the first two years of Clinton's presidency. The list of periodicals have been expanded and revised. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations & Historical Eras. Num Pages: 960 pages, maps, diagrams, illustrations, glossaries, appendices. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1171.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 960
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810833029
- ISBN
- 9780810833029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 328.79
€ 328.79
Hardback. By describing Boutros Boutros-Ghali's successes and failures as Secretary-General in the United Nations, this text predicts the UN's role in the new world order and forecasts the challenges it may face in the coming years. Series: Partners for Peace. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; GTJ; JPSN1; JWLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810837034
- ISBN
- 9780810837034
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.90
€ 137.90
Hardback. This resource strategically traces Greek warfare from 720 to 30 BC and its specific and extensive details-the wars, the troops, the armor, the military tactics, and other factors either affecting or affected by the wars. Editor(s): Woronoff, Jon. Series: Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution & Civil Unrest. Num Pages: 456 pages, bibliography, index, glossary. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; GBC; HBJD; HBLA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 31. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810840997
- ISBN
- 9780810840997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.90
€ 164.90
Hardback. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBCR; HBJK; JWK; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 225 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1769.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810845954
- ISBN
- 9780810845954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 319.39
€ 319.39