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Understanding Naval Warfare by Ian Speller 9781032223339
RRP: £35.99£31.69This updated new edition of Understanding Naval Warfare offers the reader an accessible introduction to the study of modern naval warfare, providing a thorough grounding in the vocabulary, concepts, issues and debates, set within the context of relevant... -
The CIA World Factbook 2023-2024 by Central Intelligence Agency
£20.85The ultimate, comprehensive guide to official country data and statistics, from the world's most sophisticated intelligence-gathering organisation. From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, The CIA World Factbook 2023-2024 offers complete and up-to-date information... -
The Battle for Syria: International Rivalry in the New Middle East by Christopher Phillips
RRP: £13.99£12.25An unprecedented analysis of the crucial but underexplored roles the United States and other nations have played in shaping Syria's ongoing civil war"One of the best informed and non-partisan accounts of the Syrian tragedy yet published."-Patrick... -
The Secret State: Preparing For The Worst 1945 - 2010 by Peter Hennessy
RRP: £14.99£10.95Peter Hennessy's The Secret State: Preparing for the Worst 1945-2010 is the story of secret government plans for combatting attacks on Britain, from the Cold War to modern counter-terrorism. Now completely revised and updated, Peter Hennessy's acclaimed... -
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know (R) by Peter W. Singer 9780199918119
RRP: £10.99£7.77Dependence on computers has had a transformative effect on human society. Cybernetics is now woven into the core functions of virtually every basic institution, including our oldest ones. War is one such institution, and the digital revolution's impact... -
The Weaponisation of Everything: A Field Guide to the New Way of War by Mark Galeotti 9780300270419
RRP: £10.99£9.37An engaging guide to the various ways in which war is now waged-and how to adapt to this new reality "This brisk everyman's guide-straight-talking and free of jargon-is a useful tasting menu to a fast moving, constantly evolving set of problems. . . . A... -
What to Do About the U.N. by Claudia Rosett 9781594039720
£5.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594039720Author Claudia RosettFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Encounter Books,USAPublisher Encounter Books,USA -
A Very English Scandal: Now a Major BBC Series Starring Hugh Grant by John Preston
RRP: £10.99£7.77The bestselling book that inspired the Bafta-winning BBC dramaCorruption. Blackmail. Conspiracy to murder. A Very English Scandal has all the hallmarks of a classic thriller with one difference. It's all true.In the late 1960s Jeremy Thorp, the... -
The New Counterinsurgency Era: Transforming the U.S. Military for Modern Wars by David H. Ucko 9781589014886
RRP: £48.00£41.64Confronting insurgent violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. military has recognized the need to "re-learn" counterinsurgency. But how has the Department of Defense with its mixed efforts responded to this new strategic environment? Has it learned... -
Offensive Cyber Operations: Understanding Intangible Warfare by Daniel Moore
RRP: £35.00£30.65Cyber-warfare is often discussed, but rarely truly seen. When does an intrusion turn into an attack, and what does that entail? How do nations fold offensive cyber operations into their strategies? Operations against networks mostly occur to collect... -
How the West Brought War to Ukraine: Understanding How U.S. and NATO Policies Led to Crisis, War, and the Risk of Nuclear Catastrophe by Benjamin Abelow
RRP: £8.99£6.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991076703Author Benjamin AbelowFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Siland PressPublisher Siland PressWeight(grams) 113gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 5mm -
Hybrid Warfare: Security and Asymmetric Conflict in International Relations by Mikael Weissmann 9781350429093
RRP: £21.99£19.88This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Hybrid Warfare refers to a military strategy that blends conventional warfare, so-called 'irregular warfare' and... -
No Go Zones: How Sharia Law Is Coming to a Neighborhood Near You by Raheem Kassam 9781621576808
RRP: £28.99£17.84No Go Zones. That's what they're called. And while the politically correct try to deny their existence, the shocking reality of these "No Go Zones"-where Sharia law can prevail and local police stay away-can be attested to by its many victims. Now Raheem... -
The Battle of the Atlantic and Signals Intelligence: U-boat Tracking Papers 1941-1947 by David Syrett 9780754631231
RRP: £35.99£32.09This book contains the U-boats situations and trends written by the staff of the Admiralty's Operational Intelligence Centre during the Second World War. Based largely on communications intelligence, the U-boat situations and trends were designed to... -
Sinai: Egypt's Linchpin, Gaza's Lifeline, Israel's Nightmare by Mohannad Sabry 9789774167287
RRP: £24.99£20.69The Sinai Peninsula holds a unique strategic and political significance for Egypt and its neighbours. Enclosed by the Suez Canal and bordering Gaza and Israel, Egypt's rugged eastern province has been the cornerstone of the Egyptian-Israeli peace... -
The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World by Daniel Yergin
RRP: £23.00£14.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of 800-CEO-READ Business Book Award.Book InformationISBN 9780143121947Author Daniel YerginFormat PaperbackPage Count 864Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam... -
Understanding Cyber-Warfare: Politics, Policy and Strategy by Christopher Whyte
RRP: £33.99£30.00This textbook offers an accessible introduction to the historical, technical, and strategic context of global cyber conflict. The second edition has been revised and updated throughout, with three new chapters. Cyber warfare involves issues of doctrine,... -
Terrorism and WMDs: Awareness and Response, Second Edition by John Pichtel 9781032097831
RRP: £58.99£51.08Terrorism and WMD's, Second Edition provides a comprehensive, up-to-date survey of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). Terrorist weapons and delivery methods are becoming increasingly sophisticated; as such, this book focuses on the... -
Terrorism: A Very Short Introduction by Charles Townshend
RRP: £8.99£8.35Is one person's terrorist another's freedom fighter? Is terrorism crime or war? Can there be a 'War on Terror'? For many, the terrorist attacks of September 2001 changed the face of the world, pushing terrorism to the top of political agendas, and... -
Immortal: A Military History of Iran and Its Armed Forces by Steven R. Ward 9781626160323
RRP: £24.00£21.15Immortal is the only single-volume English-language survey of Iran's military history. CIA analyst Steven R. Ward shows that Iran's soldiers, from the famed "Immortals" of ancient Persia to today's Revolutionary Guard, have demonstrated through the... -
Chinese Power and Artificial Intelligence: Perspectives and Challenges by William C. Hannas
RRP: £36.99£32.53This book provides a comprehensive account of Chinese AI in its various facets, based on primary Chinese-language sources.China's rise as an AI power is an event of importance to the world and a potential challenge to liberal democracies. Filling a gap... -
Subversion: The Strategic Weaponization of Narratives by Andreas Krieg
RRP: £28.00£24.96A penetrating analysis of weaponized information-one of the most pressing dangers to open societies Now more than ever, communities across the world are integrated into a complex, global information ecosystem that shapes the nature of social,... -
Embracing Communist China: America's Greatest Strategic Failure by James Fanell 9781648210594
RRP: £20.00£12.86For decades, the United States has underestimated the threat from the People's Republic of China (PRC). In doing so, it has left our country vulnerable to their devious plans-a profound, strategic miscalculation. As a result of this carelessness, the... -
Understanding New Security Threats by Michel Gueldry
RRP: £36.99£32.53This textbook examines non-traditional forms of security and expands the notion of security to include non-state actors and non-human actors. Proposing an expansive view of non-traditional forms of security that go beyond traditionally recognized issues... -
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence by Amy B. Zegart
RRP: £35.00£27.46A riveting account of espionage for the digital age, from one of America's leading intelligence expertsSpying has never been more ubiquitous-or less understood. The world is drowning in spy movies, TV shows, and novels, but universities offer more... -
Critical Approaches to International Security by Karin M. Fierke
RRP: £24.99£21.81During the Cold War the concept of international security was understood in military terms as the threat or use of force by states. The end of EastDWest hostilities, however, brought 'critical' perspectives to the fore as scholars sought to explain the... -
Spymaster: The Life of Britain's Most Decorated Cold War Spy and Head of MI6, Sir Maurice Oldfield by Martin Pearce
RRP: £11.99£8.43'I cannot think of a better biography of a spy chief'Richard Davenport-Hines, The SpectatorSir Maurice Oldfield was one of the most important British spies of the Cold War era. A farmer's son from a provincial grammar school who found himself... -
Negotiating with the Devil: Inside the World of Armed Conflict Mediation by Pierre Hazan 9781911723110
RRP: £18.99£16.62After many years in the little-known world of back-channel mediation, helping sworn adversaries to prevent, manage or resolve conflict, Pierre Hazan felt compelled to re-examine the acute practical and ethical dilemmas that affected his work in Bosnia,... -
Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States by Trita Parsi 9780300143119
RRP: £16.99£16.66The first book to untangle the complex and often duplicitous relations among Israel, Iran, and the United States In this era of superheated rhetoric and vitriolic exchanges between the leaders of Iran and Israel, the threat of nuclear violence looms. But... -
The Third Option: Covert Action and American Foreign Policy by Loch K. Johnson
RRP: £26.49£24.22Loch Johnson's new book explores the subject of covert action, often referred to as a "Third Option" between America's use of diplomacy and warfare---a shadowy approach to international affairs based on the controversial use of secret propaganda,... -
Spying on the World: The Declassified Documents of the Joint Intelligence Committee, 1936-2013 by Richard J. Aldrich
RRP: £31.00£26.05This is a documentary history of how intelligence influenced Britain's policy response to key 20th century events. For more than 50 years, the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) has been central to the secret machinery of the British Government, acting... -
China and Tibet: The Perils of Insecurity by Tsering Topgyal
RRP: £35.00£30.65Over sixty years of violence and dialogue have brought China and the Tibetans no closer to a resolution of their conflict. Tsering Topgyal argues that it is China's sense of insecurity, its perception of itself as a socio-politically weak state, which... -
Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology by Chris Miller
RRP: £32.00£19.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982172008Author Chris MillerFormat HardbackPage Count 464Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & Schuster -
First Casualty: The Epic Story of The Six-Day Battle That Began Two Decades of War in Afghanistan by Toby Harnden
RRP: £18.99£13.15'Gripping ... A terrific action narrative' Max Hastings 'Reads like a Tom Clancy thriller, yet every word is true ... This is modern warfare close-up and raw' Andrew Roberts Bestselling and Orwell Prize-winning author Toby Harnden tells the gripping and... -
Reporter: A Memoir by Seymour M. Hersh 9780141989099
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Reporter is just wonderful. Truly a great life, and what shines out of the book, amid the low cunning and tireless legwork, is Hersh's warmth and humanity. Essential reading for every journalist and aspiring journalist the world over' John le CarreIn... -
Securing the State by David Omand
RRP: £25.00£21.58Governments recognise that national security in the turbulent conditions of the early twenty-first century must centre on the creation of public confidence that normal life can continue even in the face of threats such as terrorism and proliferation, and... -
The Xinjiang Emergency: Exploring the Causes and Consequences of China's Mass Detention of Uyghurs by Michael Clarke
RRP: £25.00£17.62The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is the site of the largest mass repression of an ethnic and/or religious minority in the world today. Researchers estimate that since 2016 one million people have been detained there without trial. In the detention... -
Countdown To Zero Day by Kim Zetter
RRP: £15.99£11.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780770436193Author Kim ZetterFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)Publisher... -
China's Strategic Arsenal: Worldview, Doctrine, and Systems by James M. Smith
RRP: £29.50£26.00A critical look at how China's growing strategic arsenal could impact a rapidly changing world order China's strategic capabilities and doctrine have historically differed from the United States' and Russia's. China has continued to modernize and... -
Yemen in Crisis: Autocracy, Neo-Liberalism and the Disintegration of a State by Helen Lackner 9780863561931
RRP: £25.00£17.32Yemen is in the grip of its most severe crisis in years. The civil war between the Huthi rebels and the Western and Arab supporters of the regime has resulted in thousands killed and three million displaced. Those who remain suffer severe food shortages...