Theory of warfare & military science
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Theory of warfare & military science
paperback. Fisher examines how China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) remains critical to the existence of the Chinese Communist government and looks at China's political and military actions designed to protect its expanded strategic interests in both the Asia-Pacific and Central to Near-Asian regions. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 534. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804771955
- ISBN
- 9780804771955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.14
€ 34.99
€ 29.14
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
€ 84.43
hardcover. An analysis of the theory and practice of the citizen-soldier. Using a postmodern feminist lens and seeking to sever the connection between masculinity and citizenship, it calls for women to engage in practices traditionally associated with masculine republican citizenship. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPA; JWA; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780847694433
- ISBN
- 9780847694433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.29
€ 160.29
Hardback. Far from being a detached theorist, Carl von Clausewitz was as intensely aware of the cultural and intellectual currents of his time as he was engaged in its political and military conflicts. The essays in this volume examine Clausewitz in comparison with teachers, friends, and opponents, a perspective enriched by significant documents. Num Pages: 178 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782385813
- ISBN
- 9781782385813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.69
€ 155.69
Paperback. This title covers among other things Desert Storm, the war in Chechnya, and the rise of "smart weapons" and related technologies. It traces the evolution of tactics, weapons, and organization in five major militaries, American, British, German, Russian, and French, over 100 years of warfare. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 372 pages, 12 photographs, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610983
- ISBN
- 9780700610983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.75
€ 48.75
paperback. A guide to the strategies of war. Spanning world civilisations, and synthesising dozens of political, philosophical, and religious texts, it features the subtle social game of everyday life. It contains examples of the genius and folly of those from Napoleon to Margaret Thatcher and Hannibal to Ulysses S Grant. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JWA; KJC; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 117 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Profile Books; edition (2008-06-05)
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861979988
- ISBN
- 9781861979988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.33
€ 13.99
€ 11.33
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
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415643047
- ISBN
- 9780415643047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.67
€ 63.67
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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
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
€ 78.29
Paperback. Edward Luttwak's shocking 1968 handbook showed, step-by-step, how governments could be overthrown and inspired anti-coup precautions around the world. In addition to these instructions, his revised handbook offers a new way of looking at political power-one that considers the vulnerability of stable democracies after prolonged economic distress. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPH; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2 Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674737266
- ISBN
- 9780674737266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.43
€ 31.99
€ 26.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 95 pages, ch. BIC Classification: JWA; JWL; UGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- RAND United States
- Number of pages
- 95
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780833023032
- ISBN
- 9780833023032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
Paperback. Analyzing both historical contexts and geographical locations, this volume explores the continuous reformation of state power and its potential in situations of violent conflict. The state, otherwise understood as an abstract and transcendent concept in many works on globalization in political philosophy, is instead located and analyzed here.. Editor(s): Kapferer, Bruce; Bertelsen, Bjorn Enge. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPWS; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857456533
- ISBN
- 9780857456533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.79
€ 44.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 226 x 31. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884023913
- ISBN
- 9780884023913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.49
€ 44.99
€ 37.49
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
€ 15.99
€ 11.34
Hardback. A revealing insight in to the hidden contours of Chinese strategic thought Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042420
- ISBN
- 9781849042420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.95
€ 35.95
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
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. Editor(s): Cuvelier, Gilles. Num Pages: 103 pages. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Number of pages
- 103
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628083552
- ISBN
- 9781628083552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.11€ 123.66
€ 184.11
€ 123.66
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
€ 21.71
€ 21.71
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JPSF; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783603558
- ISBN
- 9781783603558
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.52
€ 89.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JPSF; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783603541
- ISBN
- 9781783603541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.41
€ 19.41
paperback. The relationship between drugs and today's wars has grown more noticeable since the end of the Cold War and will likely gather strength in this era of increased globalization. Many violent groups and governments have recently turned to illicit narcotics in their entrepreneurial quests to stay viable in the post-Cold War world. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JKVG; JKVM; JPWL; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597972574
- ISBN
- 9781597972574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.07
€ 21.99
€ 21.07
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWA; JWK; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691652597
- ISBN
- 9780691652597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.97
€ 145.97