Military Science

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637747186Author George M. DoughertyFormat HardbackPage Count 296Imprint BenBella BooksPublisher BenBella Books

The war in Afghanistan came to an end in 2014 after nearly thirteen years of conflict. Throughout that period, British officials have described UK operations there in various conflicting and often contradictory ways; as a counter-terrorism mission, a...

Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel are some of the most highly trained people in the military, with a job description that spans defusing unexploded ordnance to protecting VIP's and state dignitaries. EOD are also one of the first military...

There can be few more important but also more contentious issues than attempting to understand the human propensity for conflict. Our history is inextricably tangled in wave after wave of inter-human fighting from as far back as we have records.How can...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788361286Author Mark BaileyFormat PaperbackImprint Imprint AcademicPublisher Imprint AcademicWeight(grams) 300g

Despite their untold human suffering, widespread destruction and loss, and far-reaching destabilization, the fires of many of the world's most violent civil wars continue to burn. In light of their devastating effects, how can we explain the...

This book uses the 'strategic-relational approach' to explain how the Labour governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown integrated the United Kingdom into the US ballistic missile defence system in order to maintain national security and to uphold the...

This book analyses how and to what extent ex-communist states have adjusted their defence strategies since joining the EU and NATO, and how differences and similarities between their strategies can be explained. Between 1999 and 2013, four phases of...

'A compelling history.' - The Sunday Times'Thought-provoking.' - The Spectator'Interesting and well-researched.' - The Sunday TelegraphA fascinating account of the decline of an army from the triumph of victory in 1918 to defeat in 1940 and why this...