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"Who's Afraid of ISIS?": Towards a Doxology of War by Daniel Bertrand Monk
RRP: £135.00£117.28"Who's Afraid of ISIS?" eschews familiar debates about the status of ISIS as an existential threat to the West, with the aim of submitting those types of arguments to a reasoned examination of the political place of anxiety itself. This... -
Survival 59.2 by Francois Heisbourg
RRP: £19.99£17.69Survival, the bi-monthly publication from The International Institute for Strategic Studies, is a leading forum for analysis and debate of international and strategic affairs. With a diverse range of authors, thoughtful reviews and review essays,... -
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson: The Baseball Legend's Battle for Civil Rights During World War II by Michael Lee Lanning
RRP: £25.00£18.54Eleven years before Rosa Parks resisted going to the back of the bus, a young black second lieutenant, hungry to fight Nazis in Europe, refused to move to the back of a U.S. Army bus in Texas and found himself court-martialed. The defiant soldier was... -
Encyclopedia of Modern War by Roger Parkinson
£106.61This book, first published in 1977, presents a comprehensive survey of the upheavals experienced in warfare from 1793 to the end of the twentieth century, a period that saw many fundamental changes - from the Napoleonic wars to the advent of total war,... -
Alternative Defence Policy by Gordon Burt
£93.60This book, first published in 1988, represents a unique attempt to combine a discussion of an alternative British defence policy in terms of military strategy and new technology, with a consideration of how this policy might be secure in political terms... -
The Amiens Truce: Britain and Bonaparte 1801 - 1803 by Dr. John D. Grainger
£89.88In 1801 Britain and Bonaparte made an armistice, which became the Treaty of Amiens in March 1802. In the brief period of peace which followed, British attitudes underwent a major change, so that when war began again in May 1803 there was little or no... -
The USSR and the Western Alliance by Robbin F. Laird
£107.01This book, first published in 1990, examines the relationship between the Soviet Union and the Western Alliance at a time of great changes. Experts on a range of topics analyse the relationship from both the Soviet perspective (the impact of Gorbachev,... -
The Soviet View of War, Peace and Neutrality by P.H. Vigor
£107.01This book, first published in 1975, analyses the three tools which the Russians used for attaining their political objectives: war, peace and neutrality. This study shows how they have evolved a clear-cut view, based on Marxism-Leninism, of the origins... -
Rearming Israel: Defense Procurement Through The 1990s by Aharon Klieman
RRP: £39.99£35.06This study analyzes the key functions of arms planning and procurement in the ongoing Israeli defence effort. Part I addresses individual constraints placed on the shaping of arms control policy. Part II asks how Israel might best meet its arms needs... -
The Art of War: Bilingual edition by Sun Tzu
RRP: £9.99£6.85If you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win numerous battles without a single loss. - Sun Tzu, The Art of War Written in the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu's The Art of War is still used as a book of military strategy today. Napoleon, Mae Zedong and... -
Victory or Vested Interest? by G.D.H. Cole
RRP: £28.99£25.09This book, first published in 1942, covers the whole field of wartime life and organization. Is the private ownership and control of industry holding up production? Are the burdens of war being shared equally by the whole community? How can individual... -
Information in War: Military Innovation, Battle Networks, and the Future of Artificial Intelligence by Benjamin M. Jensen
RRP: £120.00£105.36An in-depth assessment of innovations in military information technology informs hypothetical outcomes for artificial intelligence adaptations In the coming decades, artificial intelligence (AI) could revolutionize the way humans wage war. The... -
Special Interests, the State and the Anglo-American Alliance, 1939–1945 by Inderjeet Parmar
RRP: £28.99£25.09This book, first published in 1995, aims to enhance our understanding of the Anglo-American alliance by examining the origins of the alliance during the Second World War. It presents a case study of how power is distributed in British society, and who... -
A World Divided: Militarism and Development after the Cold War by Geoff Tansey
RRP: £31.99£28.33This book, first published in 1994, analyses the changing world order at the end of the Cold War. As the East-West military axis was replaced by North-South economic polarization and global insecurity, it became clear that future wars were likely to stem... -
Arms Control and East-West Relations by Philip Towle
RRP: £31.99£26.43This book, first published in 1983, examines the role that arms control has to play, alongside defence and deterrence, in stabilising East-West relations and reducing tensions during the Cold War. Arms control agreements were designed in the attempt to... -
Contemporary Soviet Military Affairs: The Legacy of World War II by Jonathan R. Adelman
RRP: £31.99£28.33This book, first published in 1989, is a comprehensive examination of the profound impact of World War II on Soviet military affairs. It systematically assesses the costs and lessons of the war and their substantial impact on Soviet military and Party... -
International Law and Transitional Governance: Critical Perspectives by Emmanuel H. D. De Groof
RRP: £39.99£35.06This volume examines the role of international law in shaping and regulating transitional contexts, including the institutions, policies and procedures that have been developed to steer constitutional regime changes in countries affected by catalytic... -
The Battle of Britain by Edward Bishop
£106.61This book, first published in 1960, is a close examination of the twelve most decisive weeks in British history. It looks at the responsibility of pre-war politicians for the preparedness of the air defence system, the conflicting views on the conduct of... -
Malta's Armed Forces: Its Journey: 2022 by J. Stroud
RRP: £35.00£23.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789993278108Author J. StroudFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Midsea Books Ltd,MaltaPublisher Midsea Books Ltd,MaltaWeight(grams) 170g -
Chemical Weapons: Destruction and Conversion by Sipri
RRP: £31.99£28.33This book, first published in 1980, presents the findings of the SIPRI-organized 1979 international symposium on the destruction and conversion of chemical weapons. Thirty experts from 14 countries discussed the destruction and conversion of present... -
The Big Three: The United States, Britain, Russia by David J. Dallin
£106.61This book, first published in 1946, analyses the state of the world at the close of the Second World War. Global power was passing from Britain to the United States and the Soviet Union, with the US being involved in every part of the world, Russia... -
The Encyclopedia of Military Biography by Trevor N. Dupuy
RRP: £31.99£18.10This book offers a compilation of biographies of the world's leading soldiers, sailors and airmen, from earliest times right up to the Gulf War. From Agrippa to Zhukov via Cromwell, Hitler, Napoleon, and Schwarzkopf, the 3,000 entries in this reference... -
Before and After the Cold War: Using Past Forecasts to Predict the Future by George H. Quester
RRP: £96.99£84.05The end of the Cold War came as good news for most of the world. No one had predicted the collapse of Communist rule for several decades. This book looks at how political scientists failed to predict such a quick resolution and ways in which the world... -
Superpowers in Economic Decline: U.S. Strategy for the Transcentury Era by Richard Cohen
£106.61This book, first published in 1990, evaluates what future policy adjustments the US will have to make in order to successfully navigate through a national security environment radically altered from that of the past and one determined more than at any... -
Soldiers of the Nation: Military Service and Modern Puerto Rico, 1868–1952 by Harry Franqui-Rivera
RRP: £23.99£20.84As the island of Puerto Rico transitioned from Spanish to U.S. imperial rule, the military and political mobilization of popular sectors of its society played important roles in the evolution of its national identities and subsequent political choices... -
Burden-sharing in NATO by Simon Lunn
£86.60This book, first published in 1983, analyses the debate around burden-sharing in NATO, where the main issue is the distribution amongst the allies of the burden of maintaining the security arrangement. This raises problems of defining, measuring and... -
Semialignment and Western Security by Nils Ørvik
£107.01This book, first published in 1986, is a major study of semialignment and a review of the individual nations within NATO to which the model could be applied. Towards the end of the Cold War, there arose within NATO this intermediate category between... -
NATO's Changing Strategic Agenda: The Conventional Defence of Central Europe by Colin McInnes
£106.61This book, first published in 1990, is an incisive examination of NATO’s strategy for the defence of the central front – the concern that has lain at the heart of NATO since its formation. Politically, the central front marked the post-war division of... -
Security and Intelligence in a Changing World: New Perspectives for the 1990s by A. Stuart Farson
£106.61This book, first published in 1991, examines the changes to security and intelligence agencies envisioned in the uncertain world at the end of the Cold War. While the central focus is on the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, its history, function... -
The Difference that Gender Makes to International Peace and Security by Sara Davies
RRP: £39.99£35.06Fifteen years after the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 which establishes the Women, Peace and Security agenda, there is now a need to assess the impacts of gender equality efforts, and to understand why and how gender equality reforms... -
EU-NATO Relations: Running on the Fumes of Informed Deconfliction by Simon J. Smith
RRP: £39.99£35.06For almost fifteen years, both the EU and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have claimed to partake in a relationship that is purported to be a ‘Strategic Partnership’, albeit one that is troubled by lasting political blockages. The constraints... -
Soviet Strategy by John Baylis
£107.01This book, first published in 1981, is an analysis of the Soviet Union’s military strategy, taking in both sides of the ‘hawks’ and ‘doves’ views of the USSR’s intentions. It examines the Soviet approach to nuclear war, defence and deterrence in the... -
Land of War: A History of European Warfare from Achilles to Putin by William Nester
RRP: £30.00£22.43War in Europe began with the first human migrants. Rival bands fought for thousands of years before the Greeks and Romans began writing about their military history, first as legend—for instance, the hero Achilles battling the Trojans—and then as fact... -
The War in Burma by Roy McKelvie
RRP: £31.99£28.33This book, first published in 1948, is an in-depth examination of the campaigns in Burma following the Japanese invasion in 1942 until after the surrender in 1945. The author, a military observer under Admiral Mountbatten, offers here impartial... -
Britain's Food Supplies in Peace and War: A Survey prepared for the Fabian Society by Charles Smith
RRP: £31.99£28.33This book, first published in 1940, is a systematic analysis of Britain’s principal food supplies and the means by which they are distributed to the people. Its calculates the total quantities of food required to feed the whole nation properly, examines... -
Refugees in the Age of Total War by Anna C. Bramwell
RRP: £31.99£28.33This book, first published in 1988, charts society’s responses to the huge numbers of refugees in Europe and the Middle East during and after the Second World War. At the close of the war large areas of Europe lay in ruins, and large numbers of refugees... -
The Soviet Far East Military Buildup: Nuclear Dilemmas and Asian Security by Richard H. Solomon
RRP: £33.99£30.00This book, first published in 1986, examines the challenges the United States faced in maintaining a strong nuclear deterrence capability in the Far East without giving rise to political tensions among its allies. The Soviet aggression in the region,... -
NATO's Northern Allies: The National Security Policies of Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Norway by Gregory Flynn
RRP: £33.99£30.00This book, first published in 1985, analyses the choices made by NATO's northern allies during the 1970s and 80s, as well as the factors that produced these choices. Each country study investigates the historical background of the decision to align, the... -
Securing Europe's Future: A Research Volume from the Center of Science and International Affairs, Harvard University by Stephen J. Flanagan
RRP: £33.99£30.00This book, first published in 1986, analyses a number of emerging, enduring and neglected issues that affected European security and the stability of the Atlantic Alliance at the end of the Cold War. It provides a comprehensive review of the major... -
The Soviet Union and Northern Waters by Clive Archer
RRP: £31.99£28.33This book, first published in 1988, analyses the interests and activities of the Soviet Union in the northern Atlantic. It gives particular attention to the growth in exploration and exploitation of resources and to the problems presented by...