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Warfare & defence
Hardback. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333446768
- ISBN
- 9780333446768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.28
€ 127.28
Paperback. A comprehensive analysis of the relationship between political judgement, bureaucratic advice and military intelligence in the mismanagement of Britain's Falklands policy. The author argues that the Junta's responsibility for the invasion does not exonerate British decision-makers. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; JWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333448663
- ISBN
- 9780333448663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Paperback. Series: RUSI defence studies series. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 237.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333455869
- ISBN
- 9780333455869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.02
€ 71.02
Hardback. A study of the political utility of navies not only in past wars and possible future wars but also in the "violent peace" of the modern era. It looks at their use in gunboat diplomacy, showing the flag, policing coastlines and tackling pirates and terrorists. Naval arms control is also discussed. Num Pages: 155 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JWF; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 155
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333459294
- ISBN
- 9780333459294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.18
€ 127.18
Paperback. A review of the full range of recent official and non-official schemes for improving NATO's conventional posture, from exploitation of emerging technologies to non-provocative defences, in the light of prevailing military, political, economic and demographic trends. Series: Studies in international security. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSN; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 171
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333463680
- ISBN
- 9780333463680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.97
€ 70.97
Paperback. To remove the threat of nuclear annihilation changes in attitudes are required, such as the acceptance of the concept of common security to take the place of reliance on nuclear deterrence to keep the peace. This book gives an insight into thinking about ways to deal with the crisis. Editor(s): Rotblat, Joseph; Valki, Laszlo. Num Pages: 365 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 365
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333465875
- ISBN
- 9780333465875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.56
€ 72.56
Hardback. This study attempts to bring the debate about nuclear weapons and arms control up to date by assessing the reasons for the recent superpower agreement, the decline of the peace movements, the new threats to international stability and the prospects for further detente. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JWMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333476116
- ISBN
- 9780333476116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.62
€ 193.62
paperback. This volume deals with the nature of security, international conflict and co-operation, deterrence, crisis management and prevention, arms control and disarmament, insurgency and low intensity conflict, Third World security, alliances and the role of land, air and naval power. Editor(s): Carey, Roger. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 323.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1996th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333490228
- ISBN
- 9780333490228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.62
€ 71.62
Hardback. A study which compares Kissinger and Brzezinski and their impact on US national security policy. It examines their views on world politics, on strategy and tactics for achieving national goals, and their consistency in pursuing these beliefs when in office. Num Pages: 403 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPF; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 661.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 403
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333496077
- ISBN
- 9780333496077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.42
€ 195.42
Paperback. Although the authors believe that the level of conventional and nuclear forces in Europe should and will be reduced, they do not consider that the military instrument will have lost all of its value in European political affairs. They still see a need to be prepared for tension and conflict. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPS; JWK; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 311.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333513613
- ISBN
- 9780333513613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.01
€ 66.01
Hardback. This description of the military struggle for Afghanistan concerns the objectives, operations, tactics and effectiveness of the forces involved in that struggle. The aim is to describe the war as objectively and in as much detail as possible. Num Pages: 337 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FCA; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333514771
- ISBN
- 9780333514771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.65
€ 128.65
Paperback. An assessment of the prospects for building down the NATO/Warsaw Pact military confrontation in Europe by negotiated and unilateral measures. The book also gives a far-sighted view of an organization of defence in Europe that will be set up to replace the existing security organizations. Num Pages: 463 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JPSN; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 463
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333518786
- ISBN
- 9780333518786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.37
€ 73.37
Hardback. A collection of new work on the Falklands Conflict by leading British and Argentine authorities. The themes of the volume are defence and diplomacy, and the problematic relationship between the two. Editor(s): Danchev, Alex. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; HBJM; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 521.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333525920
- ISBN
- 9780333525920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.19
€ 128.19
Paperback. In this collection of papers, the theory of defensive strategy and the ways of implementing it are explored by scholars and military professionals from East and West. These papers are a result of workshops organised by the Pugwash conferences on science and world affairs. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333529997
- ISBN
- 9780333529997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.94
€ 65.94
Hardback. Recalls the occasions in European history when states had to choose whether to wage war on land, on sea or in the air. It describes the results of their decisions about allocating defence resources and considers whether a mix of land, sea and air forces might have produced different results. Series: RUSI Defence Studies. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333536384
- ISBN
- 9780333536384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.77
€ 160.77
Paperback. An examination of the role of peacekeeping in international relations. The topics covered in this book include the interallied plebiscite forces of 1920-1922, the proposed internationalization of Trieste in 1947, and the withdrawal of Palestinian forces from Beirut in 1982. Series: Studies in international security. Num Pages: 378 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; JPSN; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 491.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333539323
- ISBN
- 9780333539323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.50
€ 194.50
Hardcover. The contributors to this volume examine the strategic outlook for India in the 1990s, as it emerges as a significant power in Asia. They address the issue from the point of view of both the countries surrounding India and the superpowers. Editor(s): Babbage, Ross; Gordon, Sandy. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333551875
- ISBN
- 9780333551875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.46
€ 127.46
Hardback. Shows how electronic combat and the battle for intelligence are changing every aspect of the battlefield of the future - from nuclear warfare to espionage. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333553114
- ISBN
- 9780333553114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.89
€ 194.89
Paperback. The collapse of communism in Eastern Europe, the unification of Germany, the withdrawal of Soviet troops and the disengagement of the United States - all of these issues have changed the security context in Europe and stimulated debate. This book discusses the issues of security in Europe. Series: Oxford Research Group S. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333564912
- ISBN
- 9780333564912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.94
€ 126.94
Hardback. This volume consists of case studies and theory-orientated papers dealing with Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. Taken together, they spell out implications of wide general interest, providing a comparative basis for a systematic approach to conflict transformation. Editor(s): Rupesinghe, Kumar. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS; JPVH; JPWL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 561.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333569535
- ISBN
- 9780333569535
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.45
€ 128.45
The Many Faces of National Security in the Arab World. Conference : Re...
. Ed(S): Korany, Bahgat; Noble, Paul; Brynen,...
Paperback. Argues that many of the most serious "security" challenges to Arab states and societies are rooted not in external military threats, but in the imperatives of socio-economic development. Two Gulf wars and the Arab-Israeli conflict have highlighted the salience of military factors in the region. Editor(s): Korany, Bahgat; Noble, Paul; Brynen, Mr. Rex. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 347 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFM; GTF; JFSR2; JPH; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 1. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333572221
- ISBN
- 9780333572221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.01
€ 194.01
Hardback. A collection of work on the Gulf conflict by leading authorities in the field. It presents international perspectives and covers the complex inter-relationship between force and diplomacy. Topics range from the law of wars to the policies of countries such as France and Britain in the conflict. Editor(s): Danchev, Alex; Keohane, Dan. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3JJPR; HBJF1; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333573266
- ISBN
- 9780333573266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.18
€ 195.18
Hardback. Examines the security-related aspects behind Japan's emerging internationalism. Japan has for some time been projecting a higher international profile, of which the Diet's (Parliament) approval to allow Japanese armed forces to operate abroad is but one manifestation. Editor(s): Matthews, Ron; Matsuyama, Keisuke. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPQB; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333576373
- ISBN
- 9780333576373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.32
€ 194.32
Hardcover. A study of the impact of the nuclear revolution on the course of the rivalry between the former USSR and the USA. It explains why it has been so different from great power in prenuclear times, in avoiding war and leading first to a co-operative relationship and then ending peacefully. Series: Institute of Social Studies, the Hague. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; GTJ; JPS; JWK; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 561.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333580110
- ISBN
- 9780333580110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.45
€ 128.45