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Through ages, nation's survival is the most important aspect of security. The pertinent question is how nation manages the different elements of security rationally. Otherwise, if not managed properly it might lead to war. War is deeply related to human,...

Traces the evolution of warfare over the past two centuries. It covers the momentous changes in warfare, both conventional and unconventional, and evaluates how unconventional warfare-which is the pre-dominant form today has impacted war-fighting...

Afghanistan is in for yet another phase of uncertainties as the so far scheduled withdrawl or major reduction of international forces in 2014 comes closer. The international community is perplexed by the complexities of an effective inteqal (transition)...

Afghanistan is located at the cross-roads of many civilizations. It is the gateway to India as well as to Central Asia. It shares borders with Pakistan, Iran, and the Central Asian Republics of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan-a volatile mix of...

This book portrays how the peculiarities of sub-conventional warfare impact the soldiers and what needs to be done to address the ill effects by various agencies at macro as well as micro level. Specially, it brings out the methodology to sustain...

Rising India in the Changing Asia-Pacific: Strategies and Challenges, is an attempt to understand and examine changing geopolitical realities of the Asia-Pacific in the twenty-first century and emerging contours of India's responses to the new-emerging...

This book was complied as a gift of motivation for you. Keep it on your desk so that you can refer to it often. The collected quotations, sayings, aphorisms, maxims, and epigrams contained within these pages have been specifically selected for their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788170493051Author Sankaran K. NairFormat HardbackImprint Manas PublicationsPublisher Manas Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781919825175Author Bridget TheronFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Protea BoekhuisPublisher Protea BoekhuisWeight(grams) 435g

This book is the first collection of essays to explore the changing relationships between war, media and the public from a multidisciplinary perspective and over an extended historical period. It is also the first textbook for students in this field,...

Many families struggle to balance their job demands with ensuring that their children have access to a high-quality education, and for military families this struggle can be exacerbated by the highly mobile nature of their service. Family concerns about...

After 9/11, research on the perceived threat of terrorism moved in several directions. Some scholars examined the social construction of terrorism, scrutinizing the political rhetoric and media coverage associated with the threat. Other researchers...

The most visible face of terrorism-which is embedded in the conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the border region between the two countries-could mask an even bigger danger. In the world of counterterrorism, which includes the quiet work of...

The romance of war in its most thrilling form is exemplified in this narrative of the adventures of "The World's Greatest Military Spies and Secret Service Agents." Much has been published upon the subject of espionage, and the memoirs and...

Dramatic, highly readable, and fresh, The Great Desert Escape brings to light an illuminating and little-known account of how twenty-five determined German U-Boat crewmen tunneled from American POW camp, crossed the unforgiving Arizona desert, and...

An expanded edition of the leading text on military history and the role of culture on the battlefield Ideas matter in warfare. Guns may kill, but ideas determine when, where, and how they are used. Traditionally, military historians attempted to...

A compelling visual guide to the history of the military!Travel through time and explore 5,000 years of weaponry in stunning detail with this riveting military book - from the spears and swords of ancient times to the guns and grenades of modern warfare...

Mental health providers are essential to the Department of Defense's (DOD) delivery of health care to servicemembers and other beneficiaries. DOD's need for these providers has grown as increasing numbers of servicemembers experience life-threatening...

Since the end of the Second World War, the role of women in the military has been evolving. Changes to laws and Department of Defense (DOD) policies have either eliminated or clarified restrictions on women serving in the military. A 2011 Military...

The Department of Defense (DOD) acquires goods and services from contractors, federal arsenals, and shipyards to support military operations. Acquisitions is a broad term that applies to more than just the purchase of an item of service; the acquisition...

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), an agency of the Department of Defense (DOD), supplies more than 8,000 different items ranging from uniforms and body armour to tents and canteens. Military uniforms are procured through competitive contracts. This...

The U.S. military is currently engaged in its largest and longest operations since the Vietnam War. The deployments associated with those operations have raised concerns about the armed forces' ability to recruit and retain the personnel they need to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781536146264Author James BarnesFormat PaperbackPage Count 201Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 282g

When fires raged in the ruins of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, Joe LeBleu, a native of Brooklyn and a retired U.S. Army Ranger veteran, was in lower Manhattan. On that day he decided to return to active duty. By the time he received an...

In 1901 Australia's fledgling Federal Government assumed the responsibility for the new nation's defence. Their first task was to take the aged and obsolete remnants of the colonies' navies and create a national navy to defend our island's coastal waters...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780716528173Author Military History Society of IrelandFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Irish Academic Press LtdPublisher Irish Academic Press Ltd

The war correspondent trails clouds of glory. The names of the pioneers of the trade are stardust: Ernest Hemingway, Alexander Dumas, Henry Villard, Winston Churchill, Stephen Crane, John Reed, Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling, Richard Harding Davis,...

Based on groundbreaking research, this book is the first of its kind to provide a close examination in English of the extensive imagery of the soldier figure in the war culture of early twentieth-century China. This study moves away from the traditional...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783447106719Author Heinz A RichterFormat HardbackPage Count 211Imprint HarrassowitzPublisher HarrassowitzWeight(grams) 775g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788498010763Author Abel Ruiz De LeonFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint BlumePublisher BlumeWeight(grams) 894g

This book seeks to provide a comparative assessment of the significance of ‘human factors’ in effective counter-terrorism.The phrase ‘human factors’ is used to describe personal relationships, individual capabilities, effective leadership, technical...

In 1701, Frederick I crowned himself the first King in Prussia. This title required a process of royal status construction in conjunction with other European rulers, and Frederick found his most willing partners in the English monarchy. This volume...

In World War I, Major General Pershing proposed the idea of establishing a historical office within the AEF headquarters. The War Department reorganised the General Staff to include a Historical Branch. Evidence shows that soldiers acting as historians...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995553101Author Philip McDermottFormat PaperbackPage Count 858Imprint Worcestershire Medal Service LtdPublisher Worcestershire Medal Service...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783847110132Author Markus MeumannFormat HardbackPage Count 356Imprint V&R UnipressPublisher V&R UnipressWeight(grams) 0g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789699645419Author Farhan ZahidFormat HardbackImprint AL-ABBAS InternationalPublisher AL-ABBAS International

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781493066131Author Tom McCarthyFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint The Lyons PressPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 376gDimensions(mm) 219mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908336095Author Eric Scotchburn-SnellFormat HardbackPage Count 268Imprint Menin HousePublisher Tommies Guides

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788182747609Author Farooq Naseem BajwaFormat HardbackImprint Pentagon PressPublisher Pentagon Press

Insurgencies in North-East India: Moving Towards Resolution aims at creating an awareness of the current status of this national problem in parliamentarians, officers and officials of the Government of India, and the residents of the North-Eastern (NE)...