Warfare & defence
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Warfare & defence
Hardcover. This introductory text leads readers from the scientific basics to both "old" and "new" threats from NBC weapons and agents prepared by noncombatant forces, as well as principles of protection and response management. Editor(s): Richardt, Andre; Hulseweh, Birgit; Niemeyer, Bernd; Sabath, Frank. Num Pages: 514 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JKSW; JWMC; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 176 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Germany
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 514
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783527324132
- ISBN
- 9783527324132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.38€ 78.21
€ 87.38
€ 78.21
Hardcover. An investigation on the circumstances that have produced starkly different systems of recruiting and employing soldiers in different parts of the globe over the last 500 years Editor(s): Zurcher, Erik Jan. Series: Work Around the Globe: Historical Comparisons. Num Pages: 688 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 3J; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1144.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089644527
- ISBN
- 9789089644527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.82
€ 143.82
Hardcover. In 1974 India joined the elite roster of nuclear world powers when it exploded its first nuclear bomb. Over the course of the twentieth century, India metamorphosed from a marginal place to a serious hub of technological and scientific innovation. This title tells the tale of this transformation. Num Pages: 736 pages, 16 halftones, 1 map, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JWMN; PDX; THK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226019758
- ISBN
- 9780226019758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.80€ 65.28
€ 76.80
€ 65.28
Hardcover. When the United States goes to war, the nation's attention focuses on the president. This title reveals that even in politically sensitive wartime environments, individual members of Congress frequently propose legislation, hold investigative hearings, and engage in national policy debates in the public sphere. Series: Chicago Series on International and Domestic Institutions. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 halftones, 20 line drawings, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL; JPS; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226453552
- ISBN
- 9780226453552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.43€ 93.82
€ 113.43
€ 93.82
Hardcover. Presents diaries and correspondence left by members of the tokkotai and other Japanese student soldiers who perished during the World War II. Outside of Japan, these kamikaze pilots were considered unbridled fanatics who willingly sacrificed their lives for the emperor. This book explores writings, which speak otherwise. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BTM; HBJF; HBWQ; JWG; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 181 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226619507
- ISBN
- 9780226619507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 44.70
€ 51.99
€ 44.70
Hardback. Congress and the president are not the only branches that deal with fiscal issues in times of war. This book focuses on the role of federal courts in fiscal matters during warfare and high-cost national defense emergencies. It sheds light on environmental factors in judicial decision making. Series: Chicago Series on International and Domestic Institutions. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 line drawings, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JW; LNAA2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226771120
- ISBN
- 9780226771120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.43€ 94.89
€ 113.43
€ 94.89
Hardback. A small nation surrounded by often hostile states, Israel has kept a well-trained military force to defend its borders. This study discusses the alarming possibility of a military takeover of the Israeli government. The author explores the advancing presence of the military in Israeli politics. Num Pages: 235 pages, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JP; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231096843
- ISBN
- 9780231096843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.53€ 72.38
€ 94.53
€ 72.38
Hardback. Examines a century of American experience to illustrate how the United States determines its security policies. The essays in this volume show that decisions about strategy are critically shaped by domestic politics - political ideologies, state structure and societal interests. Editor(s): Trubowitz, Peter; Goldman, Emily; Rhodes, Edward J. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 maps and illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231110747
- ISBN
- 9780231110747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.16€ 89.70
€ 118.16
€ 89.70
Paperback. That strategy reflected an American commitment to the spread of democracy and Western values, the importance attached to modernizing Washington's key alliances for an increasingly globalized world, and the fact that the Clinton Administration looked to Europe as America's natural partner. Series: A Council on Foreign Relations Book. Num Pages: 415 pages, 16 photos. BIC Classification: 1QFN; 3JJP; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 415
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231127776
- ISBN
- 9780231127776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.86
€ 42.99
€ 30.86
Hardback. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; JWXZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Abridged ed
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231182768
- ISBN
- 9780231182768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.16€ 89.70
€ 118.16
€ 89.70
Hardback. Series: Twentieth-Century Battles. Num Pages: 363 pages, 27 b&w illus., 28 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLS; 3JJH; HBJM; HBWQ; JWF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 645.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 363
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253018779
- ISBN
- 9780253018779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.38
€ 38.38
paperback. Presents the stories of 48 American and Asian witnesses who participated in the Vietnam War, including POW Dan Pitzer learning of the American build-up from his bamboo cage; Vietnam operative, Nguyen Tuong Lai describing a terrorist run into Saigon; and, Cambodian teacher Kassie Neou charming his executioners with fairy tales learned from the BBC. Series: Vietnam War Era Classics Series. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BG; HBJF; HBLW3; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253213044
- ISBN
- 9780253213044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.28
€ 27.99
€ 26.28
Paperback. General Creighton Abrams has been called the greatest American general since Ulysses S Grant, yet at the time this book was first published in 1992, he was little known by most Americans. This book is the biography of the man who commanded US forces in Vietnam during the withdrawal stage and for whom the army's main battle tank is named. Num Pages: 448 pages, 35 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BG; HBJF; HBWS2; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 731.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220028
- ISBN
- 9780253220028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.87
€ 25.99
€ 23.87
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
€ 33.12
€ 33.12
Hardcover. Cantinieres and vivandieres were women who served as official, uniformed combat auxiliaries of French army units from 1793 to the eve of World War I. Technically non-combatant spouses of active-duty soldiers, they fought and died in every conflict from the wars. This book is a study of a previously ignored aspect of women's and military history. Num Pages: 312 pages, 12 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HB; JFSJ1; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253354518
- ISBN
- 9780253354518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 44.86
€ 46.99
€ 44.86
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 25 b&w illus. BIC Classification: BK; HBW; JWG; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295741444
- ISBN
- 9780295741444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.21
€ 38.21
Paperback. Beginning with an examination of Japan's pre-war ultranationalist climate and the harsh code that precluded the possibility of capture, the author investigates the circumstances of surrender and capture of men like Sakamaki and their experiences in POW camps. It is based on his interviews with dozens of former Japanese POWs along with memoirs. Series: Donald R. Ellegood International Publications. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295985084
- ISBN
- 9780295985084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.29
€ 37.99
€ 34.29
Hardcover. Editor(s): Feldman, James W. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, 10 b&w illus., 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; JWMN; KNBN; RNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999616
- ISBN
- 9780295999616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.74
€ 117.74
Hardcover. Offering new insight into 3000 years of Mesoamerican history, from roughly 1500 BC to the Spanish conquest, this study examines the methods, purposes and values of warfare as practiced by the major pre-Columbian societies and shows how warfare affected the rise of the state. Num Pages: 347 pages, 20 b&w photographs, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBJK; JHM; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520077348
- ISBN
- 9780520077348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.63€ 49.03
€ 62.63
€ 49.03
Hardback. Presents an integrated view of the Civil War and Reconstruction and the history of the western United States. This book includes essays on lives, choices, and legacies in the American West, discussing the consequences for American Indian nations, the link between reconstruction and suffrage movements, and cross-border interactions with Canada. Editor(s): Arenson, Adam; Graybill, Andrew R. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 maps, 10 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283787
- ISBN
- 9780520283787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.53€ 72.38
€ 94.53
€ 72.38
Hardback. Num Pages: 405 pages, 1ill. BIC Classification: JWG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 405
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674826106
- ISBN
- 9780674826106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.20€ 88.56
€ 99.20
€ 88.56
Paperback. Can foreign invaders successfully exploit industrial economies? This work demonstrates that expansion can, in fact, provide rewards to aggressor nations. It argues that invaders can exploit industrial societies for short periods of time and can maintain control and economic performance over the long term. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 line illus. 26 tables. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JPA; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691002422
- ISBN
- 9780691002422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.99€ 50.50
€ 64.99
€ 50.50
Paperback. Looking at how the Korean nuclear crisis originated, escalated, and was ultimately defused, this work explores a web of intelligence failures by the US and intransigence within South Korea and the International Atomic Energy Agency. It pays attention to an American mindset that prefers coercion to cooperation in dealing with aggressive nations. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 1KBB; 3JJPR; JPS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691010069
- ISBN
- 9780691010069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.08€ 46.96
€ 59.08
€ 46.96
Paperback. Drawing on recently declassified documents and extensive interviews with Soviet and American policy-makers, this title casts new light on the effect of nuclear threats in two of the tensest moments of the Cold War: the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 and the confrontations arising out of the Arab-Israeli war of 1973. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 566 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JPA; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 35. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 566
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691019413
- ISBN
- 9780691019413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.71€ 63.42
€ 82.71
€ 63.42