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Theory of warfare & military science
Hardback. Paints a portrait of Russian military politics. This book identifies three moments that gave rise to the Russian dilemma: Gorbachev's decision to invite military participation in Soviet politics; Yeltsin's acquiescence to a political system that gave generals a legitimate political presence; and, Putin's failure to press for military reforms. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JP; JWA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128962
- ISBN
- 9780691128962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.16
€ 45.99
€ 32.16
Hardback. Celebrated historian Winston Groom tells the intertwined and uniquely American tales of George Patton, Douglas MacArthur, and George Marshall - from the World War I battle that shaped them to their greatest victory: leading the allies to victory in World War II. Num Pages: 496 pages, 50 black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWA; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426215490
- ISBN
- 9781426215490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.04
€ 32.99
€ 28.04
Paperback. The only Latin art of war to survive, Vegetius' Epitome was for long a part of the medieval prince's military education. The core of his proposals, the maintenance of a professional standing army, was revolutionary for medieval Europe, while his theory of deterrence through strength remains the foundation of modern Western defence policy. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA; JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 207 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 182
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Revised, Subsequent
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853239109
- ISBN
- 9780853239109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.25
€ 35.99
€ 32.25
![Unknown - Countering Terrorism and Insurgency in the 21st Century: International Perspectives [3 volumes] - 9780275990343 - V9780275990343](https://www.kennys.ie/products/thumbs/9780275990343.jpg "Unknown - Countering Terrorism and Insurgency in the 21st Century: International Perspectives [3 volumes] - 9780275990343 - V9780275990343")
Multiple-component retail product. What do we know about effectively countering terrorism? What are the characteristics of successful or unsuccessful counter terrorism campaigns? This title addresses these and related questions, contributing to national security policy as well as to our understanding of the terrorist threat and how it can be defeated. Editor(s): Forest, James J. F. Series: Praeger Security International. Num Pages: 2016 pages, 20 figures, 21 tables. BIC Classification: JPWL; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 127. Weight in Grams: 3629.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780275990343
- ISBN
- 9780275990343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.39
€ 149.39
Paperback. Presents an approach to combat that emphasizes constant adaptation and learning, importance of decentralized decision making, the need to understand local politics and customs, and the role of intelligence in winning the support of the population. This manual emphasizes the paradoxical and counterintuitive nature of counterinsurgency operations. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226841519
- ISBN
- 9780226841519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.59
€ 15.99
€ 13.59
Hardback. Providing the leaders with essential advice on battlefield tactics, managing troops and terrain, and employing cunning and deception, this book has also become a touchstone for the Western struggle for survival and success, whether in battle, in business or in relationships. Translator(s): Minford, John. Series: Penguin Pocket Hardbacks. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QDA; HPDF; JWA; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 123 x 34. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141395845
- ISBN
- 9780141395845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 12.44
€ 18.99
€ 12.44
Paperback. States that throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. This book presents works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are. Translator(s): Minford, John. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 92.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140455526
- ISBN
- 9780140455526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.46
€ 9.99
€ 8.46
Hardback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268. 128 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JWA. Dimension: 186 x 136 x 15. Weight: 258.
- Publisher
- Arcturus Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841933580
- ISBN
- 9781841933580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.67
€ 10.99
€ 9.67
Paperback. In this translation, the author presents the core text in two formats: first, the unadorned ancient words of wisdom ascribed to Sun-tzu, the author of "The Art of War"; then, the same text with a running commentary from the canon of traditional Chinese commentators. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140439199
- ISBN
- 9780140439199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Hardcover. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 191 x 31. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634635707
- ISBN
- 9781634635707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 423.46€ 280.31
€ 423.46
€ 280.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBW; JWA; JWH; TTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605982892
- ISBN
- 9781605982892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.64
€ 18.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JWA; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 288 x 23. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910745427
- ISBN
- 9781910745427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.95
€ 16.99
€ 12.95
Hardcover. Series: New Approaches to Conflict Analysis. Num Pages: 184 pages, Halftones, black & white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JPS; JWA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719099199
- ISBN
- 9780719099199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.11
€ 150.11
hardcover. To avoid war, one must first understand its causes. Written by two highly regarded scholars - both former Presidents of the International Studies Association - this text provides a comprehensive analysis of the leading theories of both interstate and civil war, along with a discussion of the changing nature of war over time. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781405175609
- ISBN
- 9781405175609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.99€ 67.44
€ 124.99
€ 67.44
Hardback. In an age of new threats to international security, the old rules of war are rapidly being discarded by the great powers. This study explores how and why states will exercise the preventive use of force in the twenty-first century, and how this violence might be contained and controlled. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812240665
- ISBN
- 9780812240665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.45
€ 61.45
Hardcover. This samurai strategy books is the first widely available English translation of Yamamoto Kansuke's classic treatise on strategy and tactic Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBW; JWA; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 206 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Annotated,Hardcover with Jacket
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804847834
- ISBN
- 9780804847834
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 12.05
€ 12.05
Paperback. Focusing on relations between the Communist and anti-Communist alliances in Asia during the Cold War, this title explores how internal divisions and lack of cohesion in the two alliances complicated and undercut coercive diplomacy by sending confusing signals about strength, resolve, and intent. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; JPA; JPS; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691142616
- ISBN
- 9780691142616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.29
€ 45.99
€ 32.29
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Pub
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555879556
- ISBN
- 9781555879556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.70€ 56.35
€ 89.70
€ 56.35
Paperback. Series: Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 1. Weight in Grams: 146. Series: Shambhala classics. 96 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JWA. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 1. Weight: 146.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486425573
- ISBN
- 9780486425573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.99€ 6.92
€ 6.99
€ 6.92
Hardback. Useful for students, strategists, and scholars, this translated work demonstrates the close link between the philosophy in "The Art of War" and Taoism. It examines the development of Chinese military strategy which occupies an important place in East Asian intellectual history. Translator(s): Mair, Victor H. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231133821
- ISBN
- 9780231133821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.84
€ 26.99
€ 19.84