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Theory of warfare & military science

Hardback. This book skillfully weaves together four stories: Chinese views of technology during the Communist era; the role of the military in Chinese political and economic life; the evolution of open and flexible conceptions of public management in China; and the technological dimensions of the rise of Chinese power. Num Pages: 360 pages, 37. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JPS; JWA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804746014
ISBN
9780804746014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.43

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Infinite Ideas Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906821357
ISBN
9781906821357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.52

Paperback. As a concept, deterrence has launched a thousand books and articles. It has dominated Western strategic thinking for more than four decades. In this important and groundbreaking new book, Lawrence Freedman develops a distinctive approach to the evaluation of deterrence as both a state of mind and a strategic option. Series: Themes for the 21st Century Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPS; JWA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745631134
ISBN
9780745631134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.72

Paperback. Watching War explores what it means to be a spectator to battles in an era in which the boundaries between witnessing, representing, and perpetrating violence have become profoundly blurred. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFD; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 992. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804782401
ISBN
9780804782401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.59

Paperback. As cyber-attacks dominate front-page news, few books are more timely and enlightening than Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JWA; TTM; URJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Condition
New
SKU
9781501140839
ISBN
9781501140839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.34

Paperback. Taking into account wars waged by virtually all civilizations since the beginning of recorded history, the author finds that despite enormous cultural differences, war was conducted in distinctly similar ways right up to the Military Revolution and the pursuit of technological warfare in the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 456 pages, 28 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QFH; HBW; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300197174
ISBN
9780300197174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. To help readers better appreciate Art of War, Lynch provides an insightful introduction and a substantial interpretive essay discussing the military, political, and philosophical aspects of the work, in addition to maps, an index of names, and a glossary. Editor(s): Lynch, Christopher. Translator(s): Lynch, Christopher. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 maps, 7line drawings. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226500461
ISBN
9780226500461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 14.04

Paperback. Explores civil war terminations, including negotiated settlements, military victories by governments and rebels, and stalemates and ceasefires. Examining the outcomes of all civil war terminations since 1940, this title develops a general theory of postwar stability, showing how third-party guarantees may not be the best option. Num Pages: 248 pages, 3 halftones. 3 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: GTJ; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141466
ISBN
9780691141466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.36

Paperback. Examines the role of geography and civilization in past, present, and future world politics. The book offers a view into the future, a prognosis, and proposals for strategy away from war, toward peace. This book is intended for students and specialists in international relations as an overview seen from the world, not one particular region. Series: International Communication S. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPSL; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Hampton Press Inc United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612891491
ISBN
9781612891491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.46

Paperback. The ancient Chinese treatise of military strategy is now a business classic and here brought up to date by bestselling author and military scholar James Clavell. Num Pages: 112 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: HPD; HPDF; JPA; JWA; JWKF; KJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Condition
New
SKU
9781473661738
ISBN
9781473661738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.88

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275972660
ISBN
9780275972660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.38

Multiple-component retail product. While Americans have been targets of terrorist attacks for quite some time, September 11, 2001, awoke the nation to the reality of the threat of terrorism. This three-volume set addresses questions such as: Is the US public safer today than pre-9/11? What new threats have developed since 9/11? and, How can ports of entry be monitored? Series: Praeger Security International. Num Pages: 1528 pages, 38 figures, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 114. Weight in Grams: 3175.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
1566
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275987688
ISBN
9780275987688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.55

Hardback. The US and its allies have been involved in numerous nation-building activities. Addressing the range of nation-building experiences and concerns in the United States and its allies, the author presents a discussion of US interventions in Somalia, Haiti, and South-Eastern Europe during the 1990s. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275992187
ISBN
9780275992187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.12

Hardback. Defines the laws of counterinsurgency warfare. Part of the "PSI Classics in the Counterinsurgency Era" series, this work outlines lessons from the 1950s and 60s that are relevant to modern conflicts. It provides an analysis of how to countermine insurgency, and of the elements that might hinder its defeat. Series: PSI Classics in the Counterinsurgency Era. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275992699
ISBN
9780275992699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.29

Multiple-component retail product. The war in Iraq has expanded from a struggle between Coalition forces and the remnants of former regime loyalists, to a multi-facted conflict involving numerous Sunni groups, Shi'ite militias, Kurdish nationals, and foreign jihadists. This book provides an assessment of the Iraqi conflict and documents its evolution. Series: Praeger Security International. Num Pages: 908 pages, 170 illustrations (b&w). BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; JP; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 74. Weight in Grams: 1665.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
908
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313349973
ISBN
9780313349973
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.72

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

€ 149.36

Paperback. Global events of the early twenty-first century have placed stress on the relationship among anthropology, governance, and war. This title includes the essays that consider how anthropologists can, should, and do respond to military overtures, and articulate anthropological perspectives on global war and power relations. Editor(s): Kelly, John D.; Jauregui, Beatrice; Mitchell, Sean T.; Walton, Jeremy. Num Pages: 408 pages, 5 halftones, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JHM; JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226429946
ISBN
9780226429946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.35

Hardcover. An exploration of the evolution of warfare in human history. It provides insight into the perennial questions of why and how humans fight. Beginning with the origins of warfare among foraging groups, it draws on empirical data to enhance our understanding of how war began and how it has changed over time. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 line drawings, 43 tables. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226476285
ISBN
9780226476285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.24
€ 90.19

Paperback. An exploration of the evolution of warfare in human history. It provides insight into the perennial questions of why and how humans fight. Beginning with the origins of warfare among foraging groups, it draws on empirical data to enhance our understanding of how war began and how it has changed over time. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 line drawings, 43 tables. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226476292
ISBN
9780226476292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.63

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

€ 14.99
€ 13.59

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