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Theory of warfare & military science

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

€ 25.99
€ 19.84

Paperback. This book provides a stimulating discussion of, and introduction to, just war theory. Editor(s): Evans, Mark. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620753
ISBN
9780748620753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.06

Paperback. Translator(s): Cleary, Thomas. Series: Shambhala Classics S. Num Pages: 133 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRKN; JWA; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc
Number of pages
133
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570627484
ISBN
9781570627484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.56

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

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

€ 43.99
€ 37.49

Paperback. As this cogent analysis of geography and war makes clear, those who know more about the shape, nature, and variability of battleground conditions will always have a better understanding of the nature of combat and at least one significant advantage over a less knowledgeable enemy. Num Pages: 336 pages, 81, 57 maps, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JWA; JWKT; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801866487
ISBN
9780801866487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.19

Paperback. 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. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405175593
ISBN
9781405175593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 35.68

Paperback. Takes the reader from the late nineteenth century to the aftermath of Abu Ghraib, from slavery and the electric chair to electrotorture in American inner cities, and from French and British colonial prison cells and the Spanish-American War to the fields of Vietnam, the wars of the Middle East, and the democracies of Latin America and Europe. Num Pages: 880 pages, 1 halftone. 9 tables. BIC Classification: HBT; JPA; JWA; JWKT; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1234.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
880
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143330
ISBN
9780691143330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.74
€ 40.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPA; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148610
ISBN
9780231148610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.18

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

€ 30.99
€ 25.82

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

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
€ 6.87

Paperback. In war, do mass and materiel matter most? The answer is yes. But this is to overlook force employment, or the doctrine and tactics by which materiel is actually used. This book provides an account of how force employment interacts with materiel to produce real combat outcomes. Num Pages: 352 pages, 37 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
unknown
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128023
ISBN
9780691128023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.25

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198795025
ISBN
9780198795025
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.00
€ 25.58

Paperback. A comprehensive study of Clausewitz's "On War", first published in 1832 and regarded as a classic study of the nature and conditions of warfare. Heuser shows how to read Clausewitz as well as how others have read him - from the military commanders of World War I to strategists in the nuclear age. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712664844
ISBN
9780712664844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.02

Paperback. Stirk argues that military occupation should be regarded as a political phenomenon - a distinct form of government at the heart of which is the nature of obligation on the part of both the occupier and the occupied. He aims to promote a change in the understanding of occupation, thereby avoiding the perpetuation of recent failures in this area. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 232 x 14. Weight in Grams: 402. 256 pages. Stirk argues that military occupation should be regarded as a political phenomenon - a distinct form of government at the heart of which is the nature of obligation on the part of both the occupier and the occupied. He aims to promote a change in the understanding of occupation, thereby avoiding the perpetuation of recent failures in this area. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JPS; JWA. Dimension: 154 x 232 x 14. Weight: 402.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748644841
ISBN
9780748644841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.76

Paperback. An accessible and entertainingly written primer to the most influential book in the history of Western warfare. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; HBW; JPS; JWA; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849047142
ISBN
9781849047142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.26

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752499673
ISBN
9780752499673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.31

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415643047
ISBN
9780415643047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.59

Hardback. This book provides a stimulating discussion of, and introduction to, just war theory. Editor(s): Evans, Mark. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JWA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620746
ISBN
9780748620746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509502325
ISBN
9781509502325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.33

Paperback. How the wars of the near future will be fought and who will win them Num Pages: 430 pages, 16. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 33. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304367344
ISBN
9780304367344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.01

Hardcover. Unlike most books on the ethics of war, this book rejects the 'just war' tradition, proposing a virtue ethics of war to take its place. Like torture, war cannot be justified. It answers the question: 'If war is a very great evil, would a leader with courage, justice, compassion, and all the other moral virtues ever choose to fight a war?' Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137263407
ISBN
9781137263407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 15.50

Paperback. This abridged edition of On War by Beatrice Heuser, using the acclaimed translation by Michael Howard and Peter Paret, selects the central books in which Clausewitz's views on the nature and theory of war are developed. Translator(s): Howard, Michael; Paret, Peter. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; JWA; JWKT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Abridged Ed. /
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540020
ISBN
9780199540020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.34

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