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Warfare & defence

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Warfare & defence

Paperback. In both a philosophical and a practical work, Clausewitz defines the essential nature of war, debates the qualities of a great commander, assesses the relative strengths of defensive and offensive war, and - in highly controversial passages - considers the relationship between war and politics. Translator(s): Graham, Colonel J. J. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HB; HPC; JPA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Abridged Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853264825
ISBN
9781853264825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.09

paperback. In line with Napoleon's own military actions, he illustrated the need to annihilate the enemy and make a strong display of one's power in an 'absolute war' without compromise. But he was also careful to distinguish between war and politics, arguing that war could only be justified when debate was no longer adequate. Translator(s): Graham, Colonel J. J. Num Pages: 464 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140444278
ISBN
9780140444278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.37

Hardback. ON WAR is the most significant attempt in Western history to understand war, both in its internal dynamics and as an instrument of policy. Since the work's first appearance in 1832 it has been read throughout the world, and has stimulated generations of soilders statemen, and intellectuals from Marx and Bismarck to Raymond Aron. Translator(s): Paret, Peter. Num Pages: 870 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 135 x 43. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Condition
New
SKU
9781857151213
ISBN
9781857151213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 20.83

Paperback. This abridged edition of On War by Beatrice Heuser, using the acclaimed translation by Michael Howard and Peter Paret, selects the central books in which Clausewitz's views on the nature and theory of war are developed. Translator(s): Howard, Michael; Paret, Peter. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; JWA; JWKT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Abridged Ed. /
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540020
ISBN
9780199540020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Intends to understand war, both in its internal dynamics and as an instrument of policy. Editor(s): Howard, Michael; Paret, Peter. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691018546
ISBN
9780691018546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.82

Paperback. Dealing with nuclear weapons, this work provides insight into how policymakers consider such issues. It also looks at other weapons of mass destruction such as biological and chemical, and the history of their use. Num Pages: 692 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JP; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1062.
Publisher
Transaction Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781412806640
ISBN
9781412806640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.84

Paperback. Surveys 100 years of military inefficiency from the Crimean War, through the Boer conflict, to the campaigns of the First World War and the calamities of the Second. This book examines the social psychology of military organizations, offers case studies of individual commanders and identifies an alarming pattern in the causes of military disaster. Num Pages: 448 pages, diagrams. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; JMJ; JWK; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 33. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9780712658898
ISBN
9780712658898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.10

The US has long exploited Earth's orbit to enhance security, generate wealth, and reinforce its position as a world leader, but is ambivalent towards military activities in space. This book sees this as undermining the future security of the US, and suggests how to meet national security demands. Num Pages: 394 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JPS; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 747.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121987
ISBN
9780813121987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.25

Hardcover. This study looks at the question: "Why do liberal states make war?". Case studies of major conflicts of this century are used, including World War I, the Suez war and the Vietnam war. The author attempts to explain the contradiction between liberalism and statism/nationalism. Series: Library of International Relations. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBG; HBLW; JPHV; JPS; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 517.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860640100
ISBN
9781860640100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.25
€ 137.06

Paperback. One of the most influential documents of our time, Mao Tse-tung's pamphlet on guerrilla warfare has become the basic textbook for waging revolution in underdeveloped and emergent areas throughout the world. This book analyzes the nature and conduct of guerrilla warfare, and considers its implications for American policy. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 210 x 10. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
SKU
V9780252068928
ISBN
9780252068928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. .
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
114
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486443768
ISBN
9780486443768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.70

Paperback. A collection that discusses the dangers of conspiracies and the component parts of an army. It also gives advice on tactics and discipline, and explains why promises made under force ought not to be kept. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFHC; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 183 x 68 x 9. Weight in Grams: 88.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192772
ISBN
9780141192772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Hardback. Theodore Ayrault Dodge (1842-1909) was the nineteenth century's greatest military historian and author of biographies of Hannibal, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Gustavus Adolphus and Napoleon. Editor(s): Sears, Stephen W. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815410300
ISBN
9780815410300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.08

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrated Throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 308 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1442.
Publisher
Crecy Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902109510
ISBN
9781902109510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.63

Paperback. Series: Past & Present. Num Pages: 64 pages, 140 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 249 x 9. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612004259
ISBN
9781612004259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.62

Paperback. .
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910901205
ISBN
9781910901205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 396 pages. BIC Classification: JWXZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
FreeLance Academy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937439163
ISBN
9781937439163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 232 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848845213
ISBN
9781848845213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JW; P; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816629794
ISBN
9780816629794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. Traces how the military historically constructed definitions of homosexual identity relying upon religious, medical, and psychological discourses that defined homosexuals as evil, degenerate, and unstable, making their risk to national security obvious, and mandating their exclusion from the Armed Services. Series: Queer Politics, Queer Theories. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 b&w illustrations,1 table, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSK; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781592130351
ISBN
9781592130351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, over 200 b/w photos, maps. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBT; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1082.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764326608
ISBN
9780764326608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.82
€ 49.18

Paperback. Agripping account of the Battle of Waterloo drawing on extensive unpublished letters and diaries of the ordinary soldiers who took part Num Pages: 496 pages, 2 x 8pp plate section. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 33. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781471102936
ISBN
9781471102936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.99

Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6. BIC Classification: JWA; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801476242
ISBN
9780801476242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.91

Hardback. Jonathan Vance examines Canada's role in the formation of an important aspect of international law, traces the growth and activities of a number of national and local philanthropic agencies, and recounts the efforts of ex-prisoners to secure compensation for the long-term effects of captivity. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBG; HBLW; JWT; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 4217. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774805049
ISBN
9780774805049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.47

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