The Southern Flank in Crisis, 1973-1976 (Whitehall Histories)
A fascinating collection of British foreign policy documents covering reactions in Whitehall to political change and revolution in the Mediterranean basin from 1973 to 1976. This volume contains many previously unpublished documents, including Joint Intelligence Committee papers, which cast new light on key events, such as the international crisis triggered by the coup against Archbishop Makarios in Cyprus, Turkey’s military intervention in the island, the overthrow of the Caetano regime in Por...
Security, Strategy and Military Change in the 21st Century (Cass Military Studies)
This edited volume explores and analyses strategic thinking, military reform and adaptation in an era of Asian growth, European austerity and US rebalancing. A significant shift in policy, strategy and military affairs is underway in both Asia and Europe, with the former gaining increasing prominence in the domain of global security. At the same time, the world’s powers are now faced with an array of diverse challenges. The resurgence of great power politics in both Europe and Asia, along with...
Engineering Principles of Combat Modeling and Distributed Simulation
by Andreas Tolk
Explore the military and combat applications of modeling and simulation Engineering Principles of Combat Modeling and Distributed Simulation is the first book of its kind to address the three perspectives that simulation engineers must master for successful military and defense related modeling: the operational view (what needs to be modeled); the conceptual view (how to do combat modeling); and the technical view (how to conduct distributed simulation). Through methods from the fields of operat...
From Manassas to Appomattox (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
by James Longstreet
Based on open source material and on interviews with political, military, academic and commercial personnel, conducted in Belgium, France, the UK and the US, "Nuclear Command and Control in NATO" describes and analyzes the political and military elements of this subject from the introduction of nuclear weapons into the alliance in 1952 until the changes in East-West relations at the end of 1989. As long as nuclear forces remain in Europe, the United States retains a military presence in the Euro...
Air Force Nonrated Technical Training
by Kathleen Reedy, Lisa M Harrington, and Bart E Bennett
Strategic Defence and the Future of the Arms Race
by John P. Holdren and Joseph Rotblat
US Army Brigade Sustainment in Decisive Action Operations Newsletter
by United States Army
Globalisation and Insecurity in the Twenty-First Century (Adelphi)
by Christopher Coker
Discusses the impact of globalisation on security in the West and in particular the way it has changed the nature of NATO as well as its security agenda.
The Sunday Times Top Ten BestsellerThe Arab Revolt against the Turks in World War One was, in the words of T.E. Lawrence, 'a sideshow of a sideshow'. Amidst the slaughter in European trenches, the Western combatants paid scant attention to the Middle Eastern theatre. As a result, the conflict was shaped to a remarkable degree by a small handful of adventurers and low-level officers far removed from the corridors of power. At the centre of it all was Lawrence. In early 1914 he was an archaeolog...
The Bomber War: A Ladybird Expert Book (The Ladybird Expert)
by James Holland
Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, The Bomber War is an accessible, insightful and authoritative introduction to the airborne Allied fight against Nazi Germany.- How did aeroplane technology change the theatre of war?- How did the Blitz affect Britain's ability to fight?- How did the Allies finally triumph?DISCOVER how the complex impact of bomber technology shaped the outcome of World War II. From the Blitz to the Battle of the Ruhr, the Bomber War transformed the state of warfare in the t...
Ukrainian Membership in NATO (Central and Eastern European S., #7)
by John Kriendler
"Well there it is. It won't work, but you must bloody well make it," said the chief of Britain's military leaders when he gave orders to begin planning for what became known as Operation Overlord. While many view D-Day as one of the most successful operations of World War II, most aren't aware of the intensive year of planning and political tension between the Allies that preceded the amphibious military landing on June 6, 1944. This intriguing history reveals how President Franklin D. Roosevelt...