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The Soviets, Germany, And The New Europe (Hardcover): Robbin F. Laird The Soviets, Germany, And The New Europe (Hardcover)
Robbin F. Laird
R2,827 Discovery Miles 28 270 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book assesses the evolution of the Soviet approach toward European security policy since the mid-1980s, as seen from the prism of assessments of and policy toward the Federal Republic of Germany, examining basic Soviet analyses of West Germany in the period prior to unification.

Strategy for Chaos - Revolutions in Military Affairs and the Evidence of History (Paperback): Colin Gray Strategy for Chaos - Revolutions in Military Affairs and the Evidence of History (Paperback)
Colin Gray
R1,509 Discovery Miles 15 090 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In this volume, Professor Colin Gray develops and applies the theory and scholarship on the allegedly historical practice of the 'Revolution in Military Affairs' (RMA), in order to improve our comprehension of how and why strategy 'works'. The author explores the RMA hypothesis both theoretically and historically. The book argues that the conduct of an RMA has to be examined as a form of strategic behaviour, which means that, of necessity, it must "work" as strategy works. The great RMA debate of the 1990s is reviewed empathetically, though sceptically, by the author, with every major school of thought allowed its day in court. The author presents three historical RMAs as case studies for his argument: those arguably revealed in the wars of the French Revolution and Napoleon; in World War I; and in the nuclear age. The focus of his analysis is how these grand RMAs functioned strategically. The conclusions that he draws from these empirical exercises are then applied to help us understand what, indeed, is - and what is not - happening with the much vaunted information-technology-led RMA of today.

Strategic Developments in Eurasia After 11 September (Paperback, Annotated Ed): Shireen Hunter Strategic Developments in Eurasia After 11 September (Paperback, Annotated Ed)
Shireen Hunter
R1,968 Discovery Miles 19 680 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Presenting the views of leading experts on strategic considerations in Eurasia, this volume shows that the 11 September attacks and subsequent developments have affected the way in which international relations are evaluated. In addition, these developments have turned the concept of asymmetric threats, including large-scale international terrorist attacks, into genuine realistic dangers threatening our security. As a result, the conventional mindset over issues of war and peace, of existing alliances and partnerships, even of the character of the international system has to be re-evaulated. This volume sheds light on the aspects of change that have taken place in the post-11 September evolution of international relations in Eurasia.

Grand Strategy in the War Against Terrorism (Hardcover): Thomas R. Mockaitis, Paul B. Rich Grand Strategy in the War Against Terrorism (Hardcover)
Thomas R. Mockaitis, Paul B. Rich
R4,930 Discovery Miles 49 300 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This collection of essays examines the strategic dimensions of contemporary terrorist threats. It evaluates the changing nature of modern terrorism in the light of the events of September 11 2001. The collection argues that terrorism now promises to enter the terrain of global "grand strategy."

The Middle East's Relations with Asia and Russia (Hardcover): Hannah Carter, Anoushiravan Ehteshami The Middle East's Relations with Asia and Russia (Hardcover)
Hannah Carter, Anoushiravan Ehteshami
R4,322 Discovery Miles 43 220 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Carter and Ehteshami consider the significant geopolitical, economic and security links between the Middle East and the wider Asian world - links which are often overlooked when the Middle East is considered in isolation or in terms of its relations with the West, but which are of growing importance. Topics covered include Asia's overall geostrategic realities and the Middle East's place within them; relations between the Middle East and China, Russia, central Asia, southeast Asia and south Asia; Islam in central Asia and southeast Asia and the connections with the Middle East; and the important links between the Middle East and India and Pakistan's military and security establishments.

Grand Strategy in the War Against Terrorism (Paperback): Thomas R. Mockaitis, Paul B. Rich Grand Strategy in the War Against Terrorism (Paperback)
Thomas R. Mockaitis, Paul B. Rich
R1,795 Discovery Miles 17 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This collection of essays examines the strategic dimensions of contemporary terrorist threats. It evaluates the changing nature of modern terrorism in the light of the events of September 11 2001. The collection argues that terrorism now promises to enter the terrain of global "grand strategy."

The Peloponnesian War (Hardcover): Professor J. F. Lazenby, J.F Lazenby The Peloponnesian War (Hardcover)
Professor J. F. Lazenby, J.F Lazenby
R4,343 Discovery Miles 43 430 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


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Ready for Battle - Technological Intelligence on the Battlefield (Hardcover): Azriel Lorber Ready for Battle - Technological Intelligence on the Battlefield (Hardcover)
Azriel Lorber
R2,130 Discovery Miles 21 300 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Technology and its proper use constitute key components in the strength of any armed forces. However, battlefield technologies constantly evolve in the quest for competitive advantage, with the rate at which new concepts and devices appear steadily increasing. In the world of technological intelligence, militaries worldwide not only seek to advance their technologies but to gather information about the latest technological and scientific developments of present and future adversaries, evaluate their possible impacts, and prevent as much as possible, the advantages gained by technological surprise-that sudden appearance of novel weapon systems that can tilt the success of an operation, battle, or even war. While ample documentation circulates on operational intelligence-defined as information about an enemy's order of battle and intentions-and "operational surprise," technological intelligence (and consequently technological surprise) receives far less attention than today's military reality merits. In Ready for Battle: Technological Intelligence on the Battlefield, Azriel Lorber rectifies this slant towards operational intelligence, engaging through historical example and policy prescription technology's role in modern warfare, and the dangers presented by technological inferiority on the one hand, and technological surprise on the other. Throughout, he offers examples of well-kept technological secrets that turned the tides of battle-as well as less well-hidden efforts that failed in their effect. Ready for Battle analyzes the challenges presented and possible methods for addressing questions of technological surprise, drawing on historical examples of failure and success and offering insights into the intricacies of technological deception. This work will interest military historians and officers, security analysts, and defense industry professionals.

Taiwan's Security and Air Power - Taiwan's Defense Against the Air Threat from Mainland China (Hardcover, New):... Taiwan's Security and Air Power - Taiwan's Defense Against the Air Threat from Mainland China (Hardcover, New)
Martin Edmonds, Michael Tsai
R4,627 Discovery Miles 46 270 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


Recent concern about mainland China's intentions towards Taiwan, and more general concern about the risk of instability in the region, has led to growing interest in Taiwan's military strategy. This book brings together a range of experts from the West and from Taiwan itself who examine the key issues connected with Taiwan's air power, which is a key aspect of the China-Taiwan military balance. During the 1990s, Taiwan invested considerable resources in thoroughly re-equipping its air force with modern air defence and strike aircraft equipped with modern missiles, thereby denying China command of the air in any conflict in the short- to medium-term. In the longer-term, air power will remain a crucial influence on the overall balance, as China's efforts to upgrade its own air force's capabilities begin to undermine Taiwan's current advantages.

The CIA, the British Left and the Cold War - Calling the Tune? (Hardcover): Hugh Wilford The CIA, the British Left and the Cold War - Calling the Tune? (Hardcover)
Hugh Wilford
R4,496 Discovery Miles 44 960 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

During the late 1940s the newly created CIA, in a loose alliance with anti-communist intellectuals and trade unionists, launched a massive, clandestine effort to win the Cold War allegiance of the European left. Drawing on numerous personal interviews and document collections on both sides of the Atlantic, this book examines in detail the origins of the CIA's covert campaign and assesses it's impact on the US's principal Cold War ally, Britain, focusing particularly on attempts to combat communist penetration of British trade unions, stimulate support within the Labour party for key American strategic aims, such as European union, and influence the politics of Bloomsbury literati. The results of this secret intervention were complex and far-reaching. CIA support for such ventures as the Congress for Cultural Freedom and its London-based magazine, Encounter, subtly transformed the political culture of the British left, making it more Atlanticist and less socialist. In other ways, however, the hidden hand of American intelligence failed to control its British assets, whose behaviour often frustrated their secretive patrons in Washington. For that matter, not even the CIA's agen

11 September 2001 - War, Terror and Judgement (Paperback): Bulent Gokay, R.B.J. Walker 11 September 2001 - War, Terror and Judgement (Paperback)
Bulent Gokay, R.B.J. Walker
R1,613 Discovery Miles 16 130 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

What special vulnerabilities does the world of the 21st century have to terrorist attacks? What kind of role does the United States see itself playing as the world's only superpower in the coming decades? How should we now characterize the conduct of the US foreign policy? Answers to such questions are perhaps not much clearer now than they were immediately after the attacks, but one of the more positive effects of these attacks has been to stimulate much serious discussion about them, and thus about the place of violence about changing forms of warfare, about different forms of terror, and about challenges to prevailing accounts of the legitimacy of violence in contemporary political life in the context of emerging and in many respects dangerously unstable structures of power and authority on a global scale. These essays do not constitute a unified perspective on what happened on 11 September 2001, and the US response to it. They are perhaps most usefully read as an experiment in writing contemporary history as it evolves. Some essays contradict others, some are quite specific, and others generalize very broadly. They all affirm, however, that there is no simple answer to difficul

Secret Intelligence in the Twentieth Century (Paperback, Annotated Ed): Heike Bungert, Jan G. Heitmann, Michael Wala Secret Intelligence in the Twentieth Century (Paperback, Annotated Ed)
Heike Bungert, Jan G. Heitmann, Michael Wala
R1,975 Discovery Miles 19 750 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume investigates the connection between intelligence history, domestic policy, military history and foreign relations in a time of increasing bureaucratization of the modern state. The issues of globalization of foreign relations and the development of modern, electronic means of communication are also discussed.

Taiwan's Maritime Security (Hardcover, New): Martin Edmonds, Michael M Tsai Taiwan's Maritime Security (Hardcover, New)
Martin Edmonds, Michael M Tsai; Foreword by Yiau-Ming Tang
R4,476 Discovery Miles 44 760 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


Secret Intelligence in the Twentieth Century (Hardcover): Heike Bungert, Jan G. Heitmann, Michael Wala Secret Intelligence in the Twentieth Century (Hardcover)
Heike Bungert, Jan G. Heitmann, Michael Wala
R4,929 Discovery Miles 49 290 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume investigates the connection between intelligence history, domestic policy, military history and foreign relations in a time of increasing bureaucratization of the modern state. The issues of globalization of foreign relations and the development of modern, electronic means of communication are also discussed.

Britain's Anti-submarine Capability 1919-1939 (Hardcover): George Franklin Britain's Anti-submarine Capability 1919-1939 (Hardcover)
George Franklin
R4,781 Discovery Miles 47 810 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Britain's Anti-Submarine Capability, 1919-1939 is the first unified study of the development of Britain's anti-submarine capability between the armistice in 1919 and the onset of the second world German submarine attack on Britain's maritime trade in 1939. Well researched and yet accessibly written, this book challenges the widespread belief that the Royal Navy failed to anticipate the threat of the U-boat in the Second World War.

Stakeknife - Britain's Secret Agents in Ireland (Paperback): Greg Harkin, Ian Hurst Stakeknife - Britain's Secret Agents in Ireland (Paperback)
Greg Harkin, Ian Hurst 2
R391 R365 Discovery Miles 3 650 Save R26 (7%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

An explosive expose of how British military intelligence really works-from the inside. This book presents the stories of two undercover agents: Brian Nelson, who worked for the Force Research Unit (FRU), aiding loyalist terrorists and murderers in their bloody work; and the man known as Stakeknife, deputy head of the IRA's infamous "Nutting Squad," the internal security force that tortured and killed suspected informers.
This book is copublished with O'Brien Press, Dublin and is for sale only in the United States, it's territories and dependencies, Canada, and the Philippines.

Western Intelligence and the Collapse of the Soviet Union - 1980-1990: Ten Years that did not Shake the World (Hardcover):... Western Intelligence and the Collapse of the Soviet Union - 1980-1990: Ten Years that did not Shake the World (Hardcover)
David Arbel, Ran Edelist
R4,940 Discovery Miles 49 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In the second half of 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed. It was an event of major historic and global dimensions, yet this strategic transformation of international relations took the entire world totally by suprise - despite the fact that the West saw in the Communist power an ideological foe and a major military threat.
During the 1980s Western intelligence services spent about $40 billion every year, most of it to monitor the Soviet Union and its satellites. Yet all of them, without exception, were taken by surprise when the red empire crumbled. The American CIA, Britain's MI-6, Germany's BND and the French DGSE all failed to comprehend that the Soviet Union was approaching the end of its imperial existence. A handful of honest intelligence professionals who identified the signs of weakness and distress were shunted aside.
The authors of this book interviewed dozens of people who dealt with Soviet affairs in the 1980s, most of them in the United States, some in Europe, the Soviet Union and Israel. The interviewees included high ranking government officials, academics and journalists, but mostly intelligence personnel. All admitted having been caught off guard, but differed over the reasons for their surprise, and who was responsible for it.

Deleuze on Literature (Paperback): Ronald Bogue Deleuze on Literature (Paperback)
Ronald Bogue
R1,461 Discovery Miles 14 610 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


This is the first comprehensive introduction to Deleuze's work on literature. It provides thorough treatments of Deleuze's early book on Proust and his seminal volume on Kafka and minor literature. Deleuze on Literature situates those studies and many other scattered writings within a general project that extends throughout Deleuze's career - that of conceiving of literature as a form of health and the writer as a cultural physician.

Deleuze on Literature (Hardcover): Ronald Bogue Deleuze on Literature (Hardcover)
Ronald Bogue
R4,479 Discovery Miles 44 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


This is the first comprehensive introduction to Deleuze's work on literature. It provides thorough treatments of Deleuze's early book on Proust and his seminal volume on Kafka and minor literature. Deleuze on Literature situates those studies and many other scattered writings within a general project that extends throughout Deleuze's career - that of conceiving of literature as a form of health and the writer as a cultural physician.

Naval Strategy and Operations in Narrow Seas (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Milan N. Vego Naval Strategy and Operations in Narrow Seas (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Milan N. Vego
R4,947 Discovery Miles 49 470 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Naval warfare in a typical narrow sea such as the Baltic Sea or the Arabian Gulf includes peculiarities not found in war on the open ocean. Because of the proximity of the landmass, the employment of naval forces and aircraft is far more complex than in war on the open ocean. The outcome of war in a typical narrow sea depends - to a larger degree than on the open ocean - on the course of events on land and in the air. The threat of land-based aircraft, submarines, coastal anti-ship missiles and mines makes the operations of blue-water navies such as the US Navy both more complicated and riskier than on the open ocean.

Security, Arms Control and Defence Restructuring in East Asia (Hardcover): Bjorn Moller Security, Arms Control and Defence Restructuring in East Asia (Hardcover)
Bjorn Moller
R3,437 Discovery Miles 34 370 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 1998, this volume examines East Asia, especially Northeast Asia, which has been a region of considerable political security of importance for several key reasons. It features several great and medium powers: China, Japan and Russia, as well as North and South Korea. Even though no arms race is yet discernible among these states (with the partial exception of the two Koreas), it is conceivable that one might commence. If it did, the level of militarization could become quite alarming, if only because of the tremendous and rapidly growing economic potential of the regional states. Even though relations among regional sates (except the two Koreas) are currently peaceful, the region features several unresolved issues (e.g. concerning territory) and a historical legacy of enmity between several states. To prevent such conflicts of interest from erupting into armed conflict is of the utmost importance. A stabilizing factor is that the military potentials in the region are still predominantly defensively oriented, i.e. most states lack the requisite power projection or invasion capabilities to inflict serious harm on each other. However, this might change in the not-so-distant future. Hence the importance of confidence-building measures; of an institutionalization of regional relations; and of a strengthening of commitments to defensive military strategies and postures.

Changing Direction - British Military Planning for Post-war Strategic Defence, 1942-47 (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition): Julian... Changing Direction - British Military Planning for Post-war Strategic Defence, 1942-47 (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
Julian Lewis
R4,667 Discovery Miles 46 670 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume records the transition from planning against any post-war resurgence of German and Japanese militarism to preparations against a possible threat from the Soviet Union. It charts Foreign Office resistance to consideration of even the possibility of Soviet hostility after the war. Changing Direction is likely to remain the standard work of reference on this period, both for scholars and for the wider public.

The Chronicle of a People's War: The Military and Strategic History of the Cambodian Civil War, 1979-1991 - The Military... The Chronicle of a People's War: The Military and Strategic History of the Cambodian Civil War, 1979-1991 - The Military and Strategic History of the Cambodian Civil War, 1979-1991 (Paperback)
Boraden Nhem
R1,828 Discovery Miles 18 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Chronicle of a People's War: The Military and Strategic History of the Cambodian Civil War, 1979-1991 narrates the military and strategic history of the Cambodian Civil War, especially the People's Republic of Kampuchea (PRK), from when it deposed the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime in 1979 until the political settlement in 1991. The PRK survived in the face of a fierce insurgency due to three factors: an appealing and reasonably well-implemented political program, extensive political indoctrination, and the use of a hybrid army. In this hybrid organization, the PRK relied on both its professional, conventional army, and the militia-like, "territorial army." This latter type was lightly equipped and most soldiers were not professional. Yet the militia made up for these weaknesses with its intimate knowledge of the local terrain and its political affinity with the local people. These two advantages are keys to victory in the context of counterinsurgency warfare. The narrative and critical analysis is driven by extensive interviews and primary source archives that have never been accessed before by any scholar, including interviews with former veterans (battalion commanders, brigade commanders, division commanders, commanders of provincial military commands, commanders of military regions, and deputy chiefs of staff), articles in the People's Army from 1979 to 1991, battlefield footage, battlefield video reports, newsreel, propaganda video, and official publications of the Cambodian Institute of Military History.

Defending Taiwan - The Future Vision of Taiwan's Defence Policy and Military Strategy (Hardcover): Martin Edmonds, Michael... Defending Taiwan - The Future Vision of Taiwan's Defence Policy and Military Strategy (Hardcover)
Martin Edmonds, Michael Tsai
R4,619 Discovery Miles 46 190 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


Contents:
Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction: Future Vision of Taiwan's Defence Policy: the Challenge of Change
Part I. The External Security Environment
Chapter 2. US Military Security Policy toward the People's Republic of China
Chapter 3. The PLA's Capabilities in the Next Decade: The Crucial Influence of Politics
Part II. The Military Balance Across the Taiwan Strait
Chapter 4. The Evolution and Adaptation of Taiwan's Military Strategy
Chapter 5. Taiwan's Defence Modernisation: Facing the Challenge Ahead Part III. Taiwan's Military Modernisation
Chapter 6. The Modernisation of the Republic of China's Army
Chapter 7. The Republic of China Military Reform: A Case Study of the Taiwanese Navy
Chapter 8. Air Power and Taiwanese Security: Adapting to the Revolution
Part IV. The Cornerstones of Taiwanese Future Defence Vision
Chapter 9. The Evolution of Military-Society Relations in Taiwan: From Militarised Society to Socialised Military
Chapter 10. Revolutionary Trends in the Republic of China's Professional Military Education
Chapter 11. Taiwanese Military and Strategic Culture: What do they mean for Future Taiwanese Defence and Security
Part V. Conlusion
Chapter 12. Taiwan's Security and Defence in a Changing World

Swedish Signal Intelligence 1900-1945 (Hardcover, annotated edition): Bengt Beckman, C.G. McKay Swedish Signal Intelligence 1900-1945 (Hardcover, annotated edition)
Bengt Beckman, C.G. McKay
R4,944 Discovery Miles 49 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume covers European intelligence in the first half of the 20th century. It reveals that the Imperial German Government had a remarkable source at the Russian Embassy in London prior to the outbreak of the World War I; describes in detail Swedish-German cryptanalytical co-operation during the Great War in intercepting and solving Russian diplomatic telegram traffic; adds an intriguing new twist to the murder of the Tsar and his family; provides an authoritative account of Swedish cryptanalytical success against German and Soviet traffic during the World War II; and includes an anecdote suggesting that Allied security surrounding Overlord may have in fact been breached, while at the same time offering a reason as to why this leak led nowhere.

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