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Warfare & defence
Paperback. National security remains important, but in a world in which interstate war is the rare exception there is a need for a global security audit. This report offers an annual mapping of the incidence, intensity, causes, and consequences of global violence and policy responses to that violence. It has a series of essays focusing on a thematic issue. Series: Human Security Report. Num Pages: 170 pages, Colour photographs, halftones and numerous figures. BIC Classification: JPS; JW; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195307399
- ISBN
- 9780195307399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.46
€ 46.46
Paperback. The Human Security Report 2009/2010 argues that long-term trends are reducing the risks of both international and civil wars. The Report, which is funded by the governments of Canada, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, also examines recent developments that suggest the world is becoming a more dangerous place. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, colour tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JWK; KCL; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 206 x 16. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199860814
- ISBN
- 9780199860814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.40
€ 48.40
Paperback. Since the end of the Cold War, the idea of human rights has been made into a justification for intervention by the world's leading economic and military powers. This work presents describes the leading role of the United States in initiating military and other interventions, but also on the obvious support given to it by European powers and NATO. Translator(s): Johnstone, Diana. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPVH; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S. United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 194
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- English Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583671474
- ISBN
- 9781583671474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.60
€ 20.99
€ 19.60
Paperback. Humanitarian Intervention after Kosovo identifies why the dominant pro-intervention position has not and cannot serve as a progressive template for establishing a viable model for humanitarian intervention. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JPSD; JPVH; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349359851
- ISBN
- 9781349359851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.02
€ 66.02
Hardback. When should the international community intervene to prevent suffering within sovereign states? This book argues that since Kosovo, the normative thesis has failed to influence international politics, as evidenced by events in Iraq and Darfur. This critique rejects realism and offers a new perspective on this important issue. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSR; JPS; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 479.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230542211
- ISBN
- 9780230542211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Hardback. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS; JPWS; JWLP; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403948755
- ISBN
- 9781403948755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.31
€ 67.31
hardcover. Jeffrey Simon presents a comprehensive and original study of civil-military relations in Hungary and simultaneously provides a conceptual framework of civil-military relations that draws upon the lessons of post-communist transition in the entire Central and East European region. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; JPSN; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780742528505
- ISBN
- 9780742528505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.79
€ 155.79
Paperback. Jeffrey Simon presents a comprehensive and original study of civil-military relations in Hungary and simultaneously provides a conceptual framework of civil-military relations that draws upon the lessons of post-communist transition in the entire Central and East European region. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; JPSN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742528512
- ISBN
- 9780742528512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Aspekt,The Netherlands Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789075323108
- ISBN
- 9789075323108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.13
€ 20.99
€ 17.13
Paperback. One of WWII's pivotal events was the capture of U-505 on June 4, 1944. The top secret seizure of this massive Type IX submarine provided the Allies with priceless information on German technology and innovation. Editor(s): Savas, Theodore P. Num Pages: 312 pages, 62 photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472. U-505 and the U-boat War in the Atlantic. 312 pages, 62 photos, 3 maps. Editor(s): Savas, Theodore P. The first definitive study of U-505. Chapters include her construction, crew and commanders, combat history, an assessment of Type IX operations, naval intelligence, the eight fatal German mistakes that doomed the ill-fated boat, her capture, and final transportation and restoration for posterity. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWMV2. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 17. Weight: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Savas Beatie United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611211283
- ISBN
- 9781611211283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.04
€ 21.99
€ 21.04
paperback. In 1966, a group of respected aerospace engineers revealed that US scientists were perfecting ways to control gravity. Aerospace and defence journalist Nick Cook considers the possibility that America did indeed crack the gravity code, examining German weapons technology along the way. Num Pages: 416 pages, facsimiles, , portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWM; JWX; PDZ; TRP; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 109 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099414988
- ISBN
- 9780099414988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.61
€ 14.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. HUNTER KILLER: a submarine designed to pursue and attack enemy submarines and surface ships using torpedoes. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBLW3; HBTW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409139010
- ISBN
- 9781409139010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.53
€ 17.99
€ 13.53
Paperback. At the end of the Second World War, some of the highest ranking members of the Nazi party escaped from justice. The attempts to bring them to justice are no less dramatic. This title presents the real account of how the Nazis escaped at the end of the war, the attempts to bring them to justice, and what really happened to those that got away. Num Pages: 720 pages, 16pp. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 40. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553819397
- ISBN
- 9780553819397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844156221
- ISBN
- 9781844156221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.85
€ 43.99
€ 36.85
Paperback. Robert K. Brown, former Green Beret, after a bizarre military career that succeeded in getting him kicked out of Special Forces not once but twice, and completing the Command and General Staff College without a security clearance, while meantime being wounded in Nam, finally found his true calling as a publisher. Num Pages: 408 pages, 32pp photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JW; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612003931
- ISBN
- 9781612003931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.63
€ 20.99
€ 20.63
Num Pages: 574 pages, 48 pp of photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1332.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 574
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887407376
- ISBN
- 9780887407376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.45
€ 36.99
€ 25.45
Paperback. Tells the stories of seven veterans who went through a hellish baptism of fire in the first battles on the front line, and fought in the last-ditch defence of Dunkirk. In this book, their accounts gives us an insight into the reality of the war and what it was really like to face the German Blitzkrieg in 1940. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BGH; BK; HBWQ; JWLF; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552162340
- ISBN
- 9780552162340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.33
€ 11.99
€ 10.33
Paperback. Sergeant Charles Windolph was the last white survivor of the Battle of the Little Big Horn. A six-year veteran of the Seventh Cavalry, Windolph fought in Benteen's troop on that fatal Sunday, and here he recalls the battle that wiped out Custer's command. This work is useful for students of American Western or military history. Num Pages: Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803297203
- ISBN
- 9780803297203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.63
€ 17.99
€ 17.63
Paperback. How one woman took on the Ministry of Defense after her husband Mark was killed in action. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Lion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745980119
- ISBN
- 9780745980119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.61
€ 14.99
€ 12.61
Hardback. Kurt Frank Korf's story is one of the most unusual to come out of World War II. Drawing on his correspondence and on oral histories and interviews with Korf, the author paints a portrait of a man forced to flee Nazi Germany because the Nuremburg Laws had relegated him to the status of "second-degree mixed breed" as Korf had one Jewish grandparent. Series: World War II: The Global, Human and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 272 pages, 21 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 607.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823225286
- ISBN
- 9780823225286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.93
€ 43.93