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Britain, NATO and the Lessons of the Balkan Conflicts, 1991 -1999 Stephen Badsey 9780714681924
RRP: £47.99£41.81This publication considers the lessons to be gained for Britain, the British armed forces, and for NATO as a whole, from the Yugoslav wars of dissolution (1991-1999), with particular emphasis on the Kosovo crisis. The papers come from a diverse and high... -
Critical Reflections on Security and Change by Stuart Croft 9780714680613
RRP: £41.99£37.15The contributors reflect critically on security studies since the 1980s. They conclude that analysts and policy-makers have not been able to respond well to the changes that have occurred and that they must revise their approach if they are to meet the... -
Mitigating Conflict: The Role of NGOs by Henry F. Carey 9780714684062
RRP: £47.99£41.81This title examines the roles and new opportunities arising from the increasing participation of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in peace-making, peacekeeping and peace-building processes, both formal and informal, state-sponsored and unofficial... -
The Russian-Chechen Conflict 1800-2000: A Deadly Embrace Robert Seely 9780714680606
RRP: £61.99£53.61In 1994, the mountain territory of Chechnya was witness to the largest military campaign staged on Russian soil since World War II. The Russo-Chechen war is examined within the context of the bitter history between the two peoples, culminating in the... -
Right-wing Extremism in the Twenty-first Century Peter Merkl 9780714681887
RRP: £54.99£47.72Revising the 1997 first edition, this study covers events that occurred in Oldham and Bradford after the year 2000. The rise of right-wing extremist groups is put under scrutiny in a number of states including Britain, Germany, Austria, Russia and France... -
War, Science and Terrorism: From Laboratory to Open Conflict by Jacques Richardson 9780714682693
RRP: £47.99£41.81Describes the application of research to the evolution of weapons. It shows how natural, engineering, information and environmental sciences are exploited how even social science is applied to recruitment, battlefield and logistical management, and... -
Across the Blocs: Exploring Comparative Cold War Cultural and Social History Patrick Major 9780714684642
RRP: £47.99£41.81This book asks the reader to reassess the Cold War not just as superpower conflict and high diplomacy, but as social and cultural history. It makes cross-cultural comparisons of the socio cultural aspects of the Cold War across the East/West block... -
Deterrence and the New Global Security Environment by Ian R. Kenyon 9780714683980
RRP: £33.99£30.00This collection of papers rigorously examines the current place of deterrence in international security relations, delivering the best of contemporary thinking. This is a special issue of the leading journal Contemporary Security Policy. It shows how... -
Combating Transnational Crime: Concepts, Activities and Responses Dimitri Vlassis 9780714681757
RRP: £53.99£47.27This work examines the challenges posed by transnational crime and the steps being taken by the international community to meet these challenges. It offers comprehensive analysis of different forms of transnational crime and the various responses that... -
The Democratic Experience and Political Violence by David C. Rapoport 9780714681672
RRP: £47.99£41.81An incisive analysis of the connections between democracy and violence by acknowledged experts in the field. The connection between the two activities has often been largely ignored because of a widespread reluctance among democrats to consider the... -
US Intervention Policy and Army Innovation: From Vietnam to Iraq by Richard Lock-Pullan 9780714657196
RRP: £135.00£117.68US Intervention Policy and Army Innovation examines how the US Army rebuilt itself after the Vietnam War and how this has affected US intervention policy, from the victory of the Gulf War to the failure of Somalia, the Bosnian and Kosovo interventions... -
Allied and Axis Signals Intelligence in World War II David Alvarez 9780714680194
RRP: £61.99£53.61The importance of codebreaking and signals intelligence in the diplomacy and military operations of World War II is reflected in this study of the cryptanalysts, not only of the US and Britain, but all the Allies. The codebreaking war was a global... -
Army and State in Postcommunist Europe by David Betz 9780714681597
RRP: £43.99£38.44This study explores the complex military issues that are raised by the transition to post-communist rule with particular reference to Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, and the new members of NATO. All faced similar problems yet their responses, it emerges,... -
Twenty-First Century Weapons Proliferation: Are We Ready? James M. Ludes 9780714681375
RRP: £43.99£38.44Leading US security practitioners fromt he Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton administrations, plus other experts on proliferation, clarify the weapons proliferation threats that the US and its allies will face, and suggest what new policies their... -
Two Minutes Over Baghdad Uri Bar-Joseph 9780714683478
RRP: £47.99£41.81A detailed account of the way Israel dealt with the Iraqi nuclear buildup between its launch in 1974 and the destruction of the Tamuz I reactor on 7 June 1981. This updated account includes formerly classified information and photographs taken during the... -
Secret Intelligence in the Twentieth Century Heike Bungert 9780714683317
RRP: £58.99£51.08This work investigates the connection between intelligence history, domestic policy, military history and foreign relations in a time of increasing bureaucratization of the modern state. The issues of globalization of foreign relations and the... -
Understanding the War in Kosovo Florian Bieber 9780714683270
RRP: £43.99£38.44The war in Kosovo has been a defining moment in post-Cold War Europe. Kosovo has great importance beyond the Balkans as the most ambitious attempt of the international community to prevent internal conflicts and rebuild a society destroyed by war and... -
The Munich Crisis, 1938: Prelude to World War II by Erik Goldstein 9780714680569
RRP: £53.99£47.27Most of the works on the crises of the 1930s and especially the Munich Agreement in 1938 were written when it was virtually impossible to gain access to the relevant archive collections on both sides of the Iron Curtain. This text studies the... -
The Beginnings of Strategic Air Power: A History of the British Bomber Force 1923-1939 Neville Jones 9780714683225
RRP: £53.99£46.87Using official records, the author traces the origins and early development of strategic bombing, and examines its organs in the operations and staff planning of the First World War. The experiences of the First World War should have been a valuable... -
Securing Land Rights in Africa by Tor A. Benjaminsen 9780714683157
RRP: £41.99£36.75This collection of research papers from across the African continent illustrates the complex and ever-changing rules of the land tenure game, and how government legislation and reform (formalization) interact with local innovations (informalization) to... -
Preventing the Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction by Eric Herring 9780714680972
RRP: £21.99£19.34These studies concentrate on preventing the use of weapons of mass destruction. A common argument runs through all of the papers: that, while complacency must be avoided, much of the post-Cold War focus among Western governments on the threat posed by... -
Peace Operations After 11 September 2001 by Thierry Tardy 9780714656472
RRP: £37.99£33.38This book explores the possible consequences of the events of 11 September 2001, and of the 'fight against terrorism', the way peace operations are perceived and conducted, and the way that states, international organizations such as NATO or the EU and... -
Aspects of Peacekeeping Stuart Gordon 9780714681016
RRP: £53.99£46.87The nature of UN operational involvement in the practical management of conflict has evolved dramatically since the end of the Cold War. The post-Cold War liberation of the Security Council, the subsequent paralysis in its decision-making competence, and... -
The Clandestine Cold War in Asia, 1945-65: Western Intelligence, Propaganda and Special Operations Richard J. Aldrich 9780714680965
RRP: £53.99£46.87A range of clandestine Cold War activities in Asia, from intelligence and propaganda to special operations and security support, is examined here. The contributions draw on newly-opened archives and a two-day conference on the subject.Book... -
Clausewitz and Modern Strategy Michael I. Handel 9780714640532
RRP: £43.99£38.44Published in 1996, Clausewitz and Modern Strategy is a valuable contribution to the field of Military Strategic Studies. The magnum opus of Carl von Clausewitz, On War, is a work frequently quoted (usually the one famous quotation) but often... -
The Quest for Total Peace: The Political Thought of Roger Martin du Gard by Rafic Jouejati 9780714630977
RRP: £135.00£117.28This title available in eBook format. Click here for more information. Visit our eBookstore at: www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk.Book InformationISBN 9780714630977Author Rafic JouejatiFormat HardbackPage Count 111Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis... -
Echoes of Violence: Letters from a War Reporter by Carolin Emcke 9780691129037
RRP: £20.00£15.89"Nobody I ever met on my assignments ...asked me for direct, practical help...But over and over again people have asked me: 'Will you write this down?' "--Echoes of Violence Echoes of Violence is an award-winning collection of personal letters to friends... -
British Naval Administration in the Age of Walpole by Daniel A. Baugh 9780691624297
RRP: £70.00£54.70This historical analysis of the problems faced by the British navy during the War of 1739-1748 also sheds light on the character, limitations, and potentialities of eighteenth-century British administration. Originally published in 1965. The Princeton... -
Narratives of Political Violence: Life Stories of Former Militants Raquel da Silva (University of Coimbra, Portugal) 9780367787028
RRP: £39.99£35.06An exploration of how political violence is constructed, this book presents the life stories of individuals once committed to political transformation through violent means in Portugal.Challenging simplistic conceptualisations about the actors of... -
Daisy: The History of a C-47/DC-3 in World War II and the Men Who Flew it Christer Bergstrom 9789188441515
RRP: £11.99£7.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789188441515Author Christer BergstromFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint Vaktel ForlagPublisher Vaktel ForlagWeight(grams) 214g -
Love Stories of War Heroes by Gopal Col. Purdhani 9788120730519
RRP: £5.99£4.05Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788120730519Author Gopal Col. PurdhaniFormat PaperbackPage Count 155Imprint Sterling Publishers Pvt.LtdPublisher Sterling Publishers Pvt.LtdWeight(grams)... -
English and Welsh Infantry Regiments: An Illustrated Record of Service 1662-1994 by Ray Westlake 9781862271470
RRP: £20.00£16.04This unique work of reference is a comprehensive record of campaigns, overs eas services, battles and engagements of the English and Welsh line regimen ts created following the British Army reorganisations.About the Author(Location: Newport, Gwent) Born... -
Wartime Captivity in the 20th Century: Archives, Stories, Memories by Anne-Marie Pathe 9781785332586
RRP: £107.00£86.17Long a topic of historical interest, wartime captivity has over the past decade taken on new urgency as an object of study. Transnational by its very nature, captivity's historical significance extends far beyond the front lines, ultimately inextricable... -
General MacArthur Speeches and Reports 1908-1964 by Edward T. Imparato, Col. USAF, (Ret.) 9781681623818
RRP: £14.99£12.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681623818Author Edward T. Imparato, Col. USAF, (Ret.)Format PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint TurnerPublisher Turner -
Forging the Collective Memory: Government and International Historians through Two World Wars Keith Wilson 9781571819284
RRP: £23.95£19.49When studying the origins of World War One, scholars have relied heavily on the series of key diplomatic documents published by the governments of both the defeated and the victorious powers in the 1920s and 1930s. However, this volume shows that these... -
Forging the Collective Memory: Government and International Historians through Two World Wars Keith Wilson 9781571818621
RRP: £99.00£79.83When studying the origins of World War One, scholars have relied heavily on the series of key diplomatic documents published by the governments of both the defeated and the victorious powers in the 1920s and 1930s. However, this volume shows that these... -
France At War in the Twentieth Century: Propaganda, Myth, and Metaphor Valerie Holman 9781571817709
RRP: £23.95£19.49"There are suggestive and interesting contributions ...Historians of modern France and historians interested in the cultural aspects of war will find much to engage with in this stimulating collection." * French History France experienced four... -
France at War in the Twentieth Century: Myth, Metaphor and Propaganda by Valerie Holman 9781571817013
RRP: £99.00£79.83France experienced four major conflicts in the fifty years between 1914 and 1964: two world wars, and the wars in Indochina and Algeria. In each the role of myth was intricately bound up with memory, hope, belief, and ideas of nation. This is the first... -
The Road to War: France and Vietnam 1944-1947 Martin Shipway 9781571811493
RRP: £27.95£22.58"...this is an important book ...If I have gone on so long, it is out of enthusiasm for the story Shipway has to tell and the skillful way he tells it. This book is extremely well written, and I found reading it almost effortless ...I recommend this... -
Martial Masculinities: Experiencing and Imagining the Military in the Long Nineteenth Century by Michael Brown 9781526135629
RRP: £90.00£78.81This collection explores the role of martial masculinities in shaping nineteenth-century British culture and society in a period framed by two of the greatest wars the world had ever known. It offers a fresh, interdisciplinary perspective on an emerging...