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Britain, NATO and the Lessons of the Balkan Conflicts, 1991 -1999 (Paperback, New): Stephen Badsey, Paul Latawski Britain, NATO and the Lessons of the Balkan Conflicts, 1991 -1999 (Paperback, New)
Stephen Badsey, Paul Latawski
R1,503 Discovery Miles 15 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This publication considers the lessons to be gained for Britain, the British armed forces, and for NATO as a whole, from the Yugoslav wars of dissolution (1991-1999), with particular emphasis on the Kosovo crisis. The papers come from a diverse and high quality mixture of analysts, practitioners and policy-makers. The issues developed here represent a significant advance in the emerging debate on the lessons to be learnt from the Balkan experience, which will shape thinking on defence and international security far into the new millennium.

SOE in France - An Account of the Work of the British Special Operations Executive in France 1940-1944 (Hardcover, Revised):... SOE in France - An Account of the Work of the British Special Operations Executive in France 1940-1944 (Hardcover, Revised)
M.R.D. Foot
R4,115 Discovery Miles 41 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

SOE in France was first published in 1966, followed by a second impression with amendments in 1968. Since these editions were published, other material on SOE has become available. It was, therefore, agreed in 2000 that Professor Foot should produce a revised version. In so doing, in addition to the material in the first edition, the author has had access to previously closed government records, as well as drawing upon his own invaluable wartime experiences and the recollections of those involved. SOE in France begins by explaining what SOE was, where it fitted into the Allied war machine, and how it worked in France. The narrative then recounts the adventures of its agents who worked on French soil. This intricate tale concentrates on the work of the 400 hand-picked men and women of the 'independent French' section, although it also covers SOE's five other sections that operated mainly in France. All told, the six sections despatched over 1,800 clandestine agents, who between them changed the course of the war. This updated new edition will be essential reading for scholars and for all those with an informed general interest in the activities of the SOE.

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
R1,369 Discovery Miles 13 690 Ships in 12 - 17 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.

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
R3,910 Discovery Miles 39 100 Ships in 12 - 17 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.

Strategic Developments in Eurasia After 11 September (Paperback, Annotated Ed): Shireen Hunter Strategic Developments in Eurasia After 11 September (Paperback, Annotated Ed)
Shireen Hunter
R1,758 Discovery Miles 17 580 Ships in 12 - 17 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
R4,358 Discovery Miles 43 580 Ships in 12 - 17 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."

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
R1,619 Discovery Miles 16 190 Ships in 12 - 17 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
R3,931 Discovery Miles 39 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


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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
R4,209 Discovery Miles 42 090 Ships in 12 - 17 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.

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
R1,470 Discovery Miles 14 700 Ships in 12 - 17 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

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
R3,914 Discovery Miles 39 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Britain's Anti-submarine Capability 1919-1939 (Hardcover): George Franklin Britain's Anti-submarine Capability 1919-1939 (Hardcover)
George Franklin
R4,359 Discovery Miles 43 590 Ships in 12 - 17 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.

Deleuze on Literature (Hardcover): Ronald Bogue Deleuze on Literature (Hardcover)
Ronald Bogue
R3,917 Discovery Miles 39 170 Ships in 12 - 17 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 (Paperback): Ronald Bogue Deleuze on Literature (Paperback)
Ronald Bogue
R1,263 Discovery Miles 12 630 Ships in 12 - 17 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
R4,375 Discovery Miles 43 750 Ships in 12 - 17 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.

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
R4,248 Discovery Miles 42 480 Ships in 12 - 17 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.

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
R4,201 Discovery Miles 42 010 Ships in 12 - 17 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

India's National Security - Annual Review 2014 (Paperback): Satish Kumar India's National Security - Annual Review 2014 (Paperback)
Satish Kumar
R1,474 Discovery Miles 14 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This fourteenth volume of India's National Security Annual Review intensively analyses India's national security with respect to the changing internal and external dynamics. In the global environment, the situation is characterised by rising tensions between United States and Russia, intensified rivalry between United States (US) and China, and increasing cooperation between China and Russia. For India which seeks peaceful growth to emerge as a major power, this poses severe diplomatic challenges. This volume discusses the complexity of these challenges and the deftness with which India gets the best out of its strategic partnerships with the US and Russia while warding off the transgressions of a mighty adversary like China. It also studies the impact of internal convulsions and external intrusions on India's security from South Asian nations such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Examining the field of internal security, the essays carry rare insights into the causes of expansion of Naxalite violence in tribal areas and the dynamics of conflict resolution in the Northeast, as well as India's deep concern as a growing power with its economic slowdown in the recent past, and energy and cyber security. Bringing together contributions from eminent scholars and diplomats, the volume will be indispensable for policymakers, government think tanks, defence and strategic studies experts, as well as students and researchers of international relations, foreign policy and political science.

US Economic Statecraft for Survival, 1933-1991 - Of Sanctions, Embargoes and Economic Warfare (Hardcover, annotated edition):... US Economic Statecraft for Survival, 1933-1991 - Of Sanctions, Embargoes and Economic Warfare (Hardcover, annotated edition)
Alan P. Dobson
R4,213 Discovery Miles 42 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


How have US economic defence policies promoted its security since 1933?
US Policies of Economic Warfare, 1933-1991 concentrates on an important and neglected facet of America's fight for survival in the latter half of the twentieth century. It explains how US policy-makers crafted and used instruments of economic statecraft against states that posed vital threats to the survival of the USA. This study situates economic defence policy within the broad context of US foreign policy and explores its response to the totalitarianism of the 1930s, the Second World War and the complex strategic and political developments of the Cold War.

eBook available with sample pages: 0203402065

The Bush Administration (1989-1993) and the Development of a European Security Identity (Hardcover): Sophie Vanhoonacker The Bush Administration (1989-1993) and the Development of a European Security Identity (Hardcover)
Sophie Vanhoonacker
R3,486 Discovery Miles 34 860 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This title was first published in 2001. This compelling study draws insightful conclusions about US foreign policy towards Europe at a critical juncture in the post-Cold War period. An absorbing and illuminating account, this material will be useful to non-specialists and student readers of US foreign policy, European integration, and international relations alike.

Stalin and the Soviet-Finnish War, 1939-1940 (Hardcover, New): E.N. Kulkov, Oleg Aleksandrovich Rzheshevskii, Harold Shukman Stalin and the Soviet-Finnish War, 1939-1940 (Hardcover, New)
E.N. Kulkov, Oleg Aleksandrovich Rzheshevskii, Harold Shukman
R4,373 Discovery Miles 43 730 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From 14-17 April 1940, a meeting was held in the Kremlin to examine and analyze the performance of the Red Army in the recent Soviet-Finnish War. T he participants were all the army commanders who had taken part in the campaign, and some members of the Politburo, notably Stalin, Molotov and Voroshilov. This book is an English translation of the verbatim record held in the Russian State Socio-Political History Archives in Moscow. Marshals Kliment Voroshilov and Grigory Kulik co-chaired the sessions, but it was Stalin who guided the proceedings. Forty-six regimental, divisional, corps, army and front commanders, and senior Red Army officials delivered their reports and engaged in debate. Stalin gave a long speech at the closing of the last session in which he expounded his views on all aspects of military policy.

Oil and Security in the Arabian Gulf (Paperback): Abdel Majid Farid Oil and Security in the Arabian Gulf (Paperback)
Abdel Majid Farid
R1,140 Discovery Miles 11 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The issue of security in the Gulf has an importance which goes far beyond the regional location of the area. It is enough to note that instability in the area may result in the interruption of oil supplies to the rest of the world. This book, first published in 1981, considers some of the challenges facing the region following recent developments such as the fall of the Shah and the proclamation of the Islamic Republic in Iran, the Soviet presence in Afghanistan, the formation of an American task force to intervene in the area, the failure of the Camp David agreement and the Iran-Iraq war.

Astropolitik - Classical Geopolitics in the Space Age (Hardcover, annotated edition): Everett C. Dolman Astropolitik - Classical Geopolitics in the Space Age (Hardcover, annotated edition)
Everett C. Dolman
R4,651 Discovery Miles 46 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume identifies and evaluates the relationship between outer-space geography and geographic position (astrogeography), and the evolution of current and future military space strategy. In doing so, it explores five primary propositions. First, many classical geopolitical theories of military development are fully compatible with the realm of outer space. Second, how geographical position relates to new technology. Such evolution has developed through sea, rail and air power. Space power is the logical and apparent heir. Third, the special terrain of solar space dictates specific tactics and strategies for efficient exploitation of space resources. Fourth, the concept of space as a power base in classical, geopolitical thought will easily conform to the use of outer space as an ultimate national power base. Finally, a thorough understanding of the astromechanical and physical demarcations of outer space can prove useful to planners, and will prove critical to military strategists in the future. An optimum deployment of space assets will be essential on the current terrestrial and future-based battlefield.

The Military Strategy of the Soviet Union - A History (Paperback, annotated edition): David M. Glantz The Military Strategy of the Soviet Union - A History (Paperback, annotated edition)
David M. Glantz
R1,696 Discovery Miles 16 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Armed revolution and civil war gave birth to the Soviet Union, world War II propelled it to global pre-eminence, and the Cold War contributed to the Soviet Union's demise. Given Marxism-Leninism's idological preoccupation with war and threats of war, it is understandable that the spectre of war should play a vital role in the life and fate of the Soviet state. This study of Soviet military strategy is based upon the twin pillars of Soviet political-military actions and Soviet writings on the subject of military strategy. Thanks to the policy of glasnost, it incorporates Soviet materials hitherto unavailable in the West. It aims to be not simply a retrospective account of what was, but to form part of the context for what will be in the future.

Counter-terrorism - Containment and Beyond (Hardcover): Jonathan Stevenson Counter-terrorism - Containment and Beyond (Hardcover)
Jonathan Stevenson
R4,783 Discovery Miles 47 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The 9/11 attacks revealed that the transnational terrorist threat facing the US and its partners was far more dangerous than most had previously discerned. It was now clear that al-Qaeda intended to, and could threaten the West's - particularly the US' - political and military leverage, with the aim of shifting the balance of power from the West to Islam after a violent global confrontation. In that sense, the new terrorist threat is strategic, and it has led to a worldwide mobilisation comparable to that required by a world war. This Paper argues that prevailing in the 'war' on terror, much like victory in the Cold War, entails containment, deterrence, outperformance and engagement. Military power is secondary to intelligence, law enforcement, enlightened social policy and diplomacy. Diplomatic engagement with the larger Muslim world is paramount as a means of denying al-Qaeda not merely recruits but the 'clash of civilisations' it seeks. The US-led intervention in Iraq, though intended to introduce democratic reform in the wider Middle East, has so far antagonised Islam and strengthened Islamist terrorism. This suggests that coercive or aggressively ideological diplomacy is unlikely to win over an Islamic population biased by anti-Western propaganda. Successful Western diplomacy will have to be discreet, nuanced and incremental.

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