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Warfare & defence

Hardback. Traces the origins and early development of the Royal Marines, outlining their organisational structures, their recruitment and social background, the activities in which they were engaged, and how their distinctive identity was forged. Num Pages: 302 pages, 5, 5 black & white line drawings, 5 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838371
ISBN
9781843838371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.27

Hardback. Divided into two parts, this book talks about two common myths about the American-Israeli patron-client relationship - that arms transfers to Israel have been motivated by American domestic politics rather than national interests and that these arms transfers have come without any political strings attached to them. Num Pages: 129 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1KBB; JPS; JWXF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
129
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845191788
ISBN
9781845191788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.03

Hardcover. Examines the different aspects that characterise a war, from the centre of gravity to be attacked to the elements constituting military decision, as they are manifested in 'simple' symmetrical wars; asymmetrical wars versus a state opponent; guerrilla warfare; parallel warfare; and next generation warfare. Num Pages: 146 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845193782
ISBN
9781845193782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.85

Paperback. Throughout history Jerusalem and its Holy Places have witnessed fierce religious controversy and political dispute. This study analyses an international and diplomatic perspective which highlights the state/national (territorial) versus global/transnational approach to Jerusalem with respect to possession and the right to worship. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194048
ISBN
9781845194048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.45

Hardcover. Editor(s): Mares, David R.; Martinez, Rafael. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPH; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195915
ISBN
9781845195915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.85

Hardcover. Britain's Soldiers explores the complex figure of the Georgian soldier and rethinks current approaches to military history. Editor(s): Linch, Kevin; McCormack, Matthew. Series: Eighteenth Century Worlds. Num Pages: 225 pages, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBW; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846319556
ISBN
9781846319556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.70

Paperback. The Disappearing Ninth Legion examines hard evidence for the foundation, development, mysterious disappearance, or possible continuation of Rome's lost Legion. Num Pages: 123 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBLA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
123
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846945595
ISBN
9781846945595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.37

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010421
ISBN
9781847010421
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.07

Hardback. Investigates development practice, civil organization formation and the increase of ethnically motivated conflicts over the past two decades in Western Africa. Series: Western Africa Series. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDF; GTC; GTF; JFSL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Currey
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010681
ISBN
9781847010681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.07

Hardback. Gives voice to the conscripts who are forced to serve indefinitely without remuneration under the ENS in a powerful critical survey of its effect from the Liberation Struggle to today. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFGE; JPV; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
James Currey
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011602
ISBN
9781847011602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.72

Hardback. New information technologies have contributed to the emergence of new lifestyles and modern strategic developments, but they have also provided new forms of weapons for all kinds of belligerents. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JWKF; UB; UR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848216600
ISBN
9781848216600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.38

Hardback. A selection of the papers presented at RC01's international conference in Seoul (July 2008). It offers a view of the panorama of social studies on armed forces and conflict resolution in a context of fast-moving change that renders many preceding theoretical previsions obsolete. Editor(s): Caforio, Giuseppe. Series Editor(s): Chatterji, Manas. Series: Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development. Num Pages: 596 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFC; JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1018.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848558922
ISBN
9781848558922
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.96

Paperback. Human Nature is the fuel of violent conflict. The War Hotel looks at how we get aroused and how we get silenced into violent conflict. We are pulled apart in the name of justice and loyalty. Past trauma is triggered into a replay. Out of love and longing to step beyond the ordinary world, we sacrifice ourselves and others. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JMH; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861564511
ISBN
9781861564511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.84

Hardback. Rituals of war and images of violence in Mesopotamia ca. 3000-500 BCE examined as "magical technologies of warfare." Num Pages: 280 pages, 38. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBW; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951849
ISBN
9781890951849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.85

Hardcover. Schomberg held high command in British, Portuguese, and French armies. But it is as second-in-command to William of Orange during the Glorious Revolution that he is chiefly remembered. He died at the famous battle of the Boyne, a fitting end to a very pub Num Pages: 249 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903900604
ISBN
9781903900604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.49

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

€ 87.63
€ 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

Hardcover. This book offers a critical analysis of modelscapes, using case studies from Israel, to show how miniature representations of contested physical space participate in the construction of a sense of national identity and appropriation of the land and its history. Series: Heritage and Memory Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 black and white; 32 full color. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HPS; JPFN; JPW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 33.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789089649850
ISBN
9789089649850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.47

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

€ 77.00
€ 65.28

Paperback. How is it that the United States-a country founded on a distrust of standing armies and strong centralized power-came to have the most powerful military in history? This book argues that there are profound relationships among the size and persistence of the American military complex, and the growth in presidential power to launch military actions. Num Pages: 248 pages, 4 halftones, 19 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JWJ; KFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226124070
ISBN
9780226124070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.77

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