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American Military Transport Aircraft since 1925 (Paperback, New): E.R Johnson American Military Transport Aircraft since 1925 (Paperback, New)
E.R Johnson
R1,534 R1,153 Discovery Miles 11 530 Save R381 (25%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Without the support of airlift, the modern American military machine would be brought to a standstill. Since World War II--beginning with the Cold War and continuing up to the present day--the U.S. armed forces have come increasingly to rely upon airlift for mobility. The power to move and thereafter support a military operation--anywhere in the world, at any time--has become a foundational element of American defense policy. This work provides the reader with a comprehensive historical survey--including technical specifications, drawings, and photographs--of each type of fixed-wing aircraft used by U.S. military forces over a nearly 90-year period to carry out the airlift mission.

Global Challenges for Leviathan - A Political Philosophy of Nuclear Weapons and Global Warming (Hardcover): Furio Cerutti Global Challenges for Leviathan - A Political Philosophy of Nuclear Weapons and Global Warming (Hardcover)
Furio Cerutti
R2,855 Discovery Miles 28 550 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In Global Challenges for Leviathan, Furio Cerutti illumines for the reader the precarious situation in which the world currently exists. Far beyond international terrorism and the troubles with globalization in our age, there are two threats that really are global, as they can hurt everyone on earth and can be addressed only by the combined effort of all relevant human groups. Nuclear weapons may now play a lesser role than they did during the Cold War, but they will always endanger the survival of humankind, while global warming can bring disaster to future generations. Not only our obligations to current and future generations but also the very feeling that our life has little meaning if we or our posterity are confronted with man-made annihilation requires us to deal with these two global challenges. Neither the political realism that relies on deterrence and market fundamentalism nor the utopian salvation entrusted to world government provide an adequate response to global challenges. The question that confonts us is whether politics and democracy will be able to put these challenges on their agendas. Cerutti shows how political philosophy can highlight problems and prevent illusions, and how it can teach us to live in an uncertain world.

Autonomous Weapons Systems - Law, Ethics, Policy (Hardcover): Nehal Bhuta, Susanne Beck, Robin Gei, Hin-Yan Liu, Claus Kre Autonomous Weapons Systems - Law, Ethics, Policy (Hardcover)
Nehal Bhuta, Susanne Beck, Robin Gei, Hin-Yan Liu, Claus Kre
R2,866 Discovery Miles 28 660 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The intense and polemical debate over the legality and morality of weapons systems to which human cognitive functions are delegated (up to and including the capacity to select targets and release weapons without further human intervention) addresses a phenomena which does not yet exist but which is widely claimed to be emergent. This groundbreaking collection combines contributions from roboticists, legal scholars, philosophers and sociologists of science in order to recast the debate in a manner that clarifies key areas and articulates questions for future research. The contributors develop insights with direct policy relevance, including who bears responsibility for autonomous weapons systems, whether they would violate fundamental ethical and legal norms, and how to regulate their development. It is essential reading for those concerned about this emerging phenomenon and its consequences for the future of humanity.

India's Doctrine Puzzle - Limiting War in South Asia (Paperback): Ali Ahmed India's Doctrine Puzzle - Limiting War in South Asia (Paperback)
Ali Ahmed
R1,497 Discovery Miles 14 970 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The balance of power in South Asia is tenuous. Neighbouring states with nuclear arsenal pose a serious threat in times of conflict and the danger of escalation into a nuclear holocaust in South are ever-present.This book locates the change in India's war doctrine at the turn of the century, following the Kargil War in 1999 between India and Pakista

Nuclear South Asia - Keywords and Concepts (Paperback): Rajesh Rajagopalan, Atul Mishra Nuclear South Asia - Keywords and Concepts (Paperback)
Rajesh Rajagopalan, Atul Mishra
R1,497 Discovery Miles 14 970 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This dictionary provides a comprehensive and ready guide to the key concepts, issues, persons, and technologies related to the nuclear programmes of India and Pakistan and other South Asian states. This will serve as a useful reference especially as the nuclear issue continues to be an important domestic and international policy concern.

Edwards Air Force Base: en House at the USAF Flight Test Center 1957-1966: A Photo Chronicle of Aircraft Displayed (Hardcover):... Edwards Air Force Base: en House at the USAF Flight Test Center 1957-1966: A Photo Chronicle of Aircraft Displayed (Hardcover)
Robert D. Archer
R1,350 R1,074 Discovery Miles 10 740 Save R276 (20%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The USAF Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB has long been one of the most interesting test sites in the world. This pictorial history covers all of the aircraft shown publicly between 1957 and 1966, with a chapter for each year listing all of the aircraft shown, giving the manufacturer, designation, popular name and serial number. Aircraft range from the X-1B and X-5 to the XB-70, F-111 and SR-71, including nearly all of the fighters from the F-80 through the Century series, plus the Navy types. Transports, including a few civil jets, attack aircraft, trainers, bombers, helicopters, and many unusual VTOL aircraft are also fully covered in the author's more than 600 color photographs.

Humanization of Arms Control - Paving the Way for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons (Paperback): Daniel Rietiker Humanization of Arms Control - Paving the Way for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons (Paperback)
Daniel Rietiker
R1,440 Discovery Miles 14 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Despite clear legal rules and political commitments, no significant progress has been made in nuclear disarmament for two decades. Moreover, not even the use of these weapons has been banned to date. New ideas and strategies are therefore necessary. The author explores an alternative approach to arms control focusing on the human dimension rather than on States' security: "humanization" of arms control! The book explores the preparatory work on arms control treaties and in particular the role of civil society. It analyzes the positive experiences of the movements against chemical weapons, anti-personnel mines, and cluster munitions, as well as the recent conclusion of the Arms Trade Treaty. The author examines the question of whether civil society will be able to replicate the success strategies that have been used, in particular, in the field of anti-personnel mines (Ottawa Convention) and cluster munitions (Oslo Convention) in the nuclear weapons field. Is there any reason why the most destructive weapons should not be outlawed by a legally binding instrument? The book also explains the effects of weapons, especially nuclear weapons, on human beings, the environment, and global development, thereby focusing on vulnerable groups, such as indigenous peoples, women, and children. It takes a broad approach to human rights, including economic, social, and cultural rights. The author concludes that the use of nuclear weapons is illegal under international humanitarian and human rights law and, moreover, constitutes international crimes under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. In his general conclusions, the author makes concrete proposals for the progress toward a world without nuclear weapons.

The Drone Debate - A Primer on the U.S. Use of Unmanned Aircraft Outside Conventional Battlefields (Paperback): Avery Plaw,... The Drone Debate - A Primer on the U.S. Use of Unmanned Aircraft Outside Conventional Battlefields (Paperback)
Avery Plaw, Matthew S. Fricker, Carlos Colon
R1,169 Discovery Miles 11 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Drone Debate offers a thorough investigation of the where, why, how, and when of the U.S.'s use of UAVs. Beginning with a historical overview of the use of drones in warfare, it then addresses whether targeted killing operations are strategically wise, whether they are permissible under international law, and the related ethical issues. It also looks at the political factors behind the use of drones, including domestic and global attitudes toward their use and potential issues of proliferation and escalation. Finally, the use of drones by other countries, such as Israel and China, is examined. Each chapter features a case study that highlights particular incidents and patterns of operation in specific regions, including Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan, and Libya and strike types (signature strikes, personality strikes, etc.).

Nuclear Disarmament - A Critical Assessment (Paperback): Olav Njolstad, Bard Steen Nuclear Disarmament - A Critical Assessment (Paperback)
Olav Njolstad, Bard Steen
R1,634 Discovery Miles 16 340 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume, Nuclear Disarmament, provides a comprehensive overview of nuclear disarmament and a critical assessment of the way forward. Comprising essays by leading scholars on nuclear disarmament, the book highlights arguments in favour and against a world without nuclear weapons (global zero). In doing so, it proposes a new baseline from which an everchanging nuclear arms control and disarmament agenda can be assessed. Numerous paths to nuclear disarmament have been proposed and scrutinized, and with an increasing number of countries signing off on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, it is vital to ask which path is the most likely and realistic to succeed. The chapters here also address the rapid pace of technological, political and climatic developments, in relation to nuclear disarmament, and how they add to the complexity of the issue. Taking care to unite the different tribes in the debate, this book provides a community of dissent at a time when academic tribalism all too often prevents genuine debates from taking place. This book will be of interest to students of nuclear proliferation, arms control, security studies and International Relations.

German Trucks and Cars in WWII Vol II: VW At War Book I Kubelwagen/Schwimmwagen (Staple bound): Michael Sawodny German Trucks and Cars in WWII Vol II: VW At War Book I Kubelwagen/Schwimmwagen (Staple bound)
Michael Sawodny
R422 Discovery Miles 4 220 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Covers the use of various trucks and cars during WWII by Germany.

Junkers Ju 87 Stuka (Paperback, New Ed): Fritz Zoebel, Jakob M. Mathmann Junkers Ju 87 Stuka (Paperback, New Ed)
Fritz Zoebel, Jakob M. Mathmann
R305 R278 Discovery Miles 2 780 Save R27 (9%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The legendary STUKA in a new collection of World War II era photos over a variety of war fronts.

The Missile Crisis from a Cuban Perspective - Historical, Archaeological and Anthropological Reflections (Hardcover): Hakan... The Missile Crisis from a Cuban Perspective - Historical, Archaeological and Anthropological Reflections (Hardcover)
Hakan Karlsson, Tomas Diez Acosta
R4,469 Discovery Miles 44 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Previous works on the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) have approached the topic from the point of view of the U.S. and its allies, while Cuban experiences have still not been sufficiently discussed. This book presents new aspects which have seldom - or never - been offered before, giving a detailed account of the crisis from a Cuban perspective. It also investigates the archaeological and anthropological aspects of the crisis, by exploring the tangible and intangible remains that still can be found on the former Soviet missile bases in the Cuban countryside, and through interviews which add a local, human dimension to the subject.

Nuclear Disarmament - A Critical Assessment (Hardcover): Olav Njolstad, Bard Steen Nuclear Disarmament - A Critical Assessment (Hardcover)
Olav Njolstad, Bard Steen
R4,492 Discovery Miles 44 920 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume, Nuclear Disarmament, provides a comprehensive overview of nuclear disarmament and a critical assessment of the way forward. Comprising essays by leading scholars on nuclear disarmament, the book highlights arguments in favour and against a world without nuclear weapons (global zero). In doing so, it proposes a new baseline from which an everchanging nuclear arms control and disarmament agenda can be assessed. Numerous paths to nuclear disarmament have been proposed and scrutinized, and with an increasing number of countries signing off on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, it is vital to ask which path is the most likely and realistic to succeed. The chapters here also address the rapid pace of technological, political and climatic developments, in relation to nuclear disarmament, and how they add to the complexity of the issue. Taking care to unite the different tribes in the debate, this book provides a community of dissent at a time when academic tribalism all too often prevents genuine debates from taking place. This book will be of interest to students of nuclear proliferation, arms control, security studies and International Relations.

Panther Medium Tank - German Army and Waffen SS Eastern Front Summer, 1943 (Paperback): Dennis Oliver Panther Medium Tank - German Army and Waffen SS Eastern Front Summer, 1943 (Paperback)
Dennis Oliver
R516 R468 Discovery Miles 4 680 Save R48 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

In July 1943 the German army launched what was to be its last major offensive on Soviet soil. Codenamed Operation Citadel, the attack had initially been scheduled to commence in May but was postponed by Hitler on a number of occasions to allow the divisions in the East to be reinforced and to ensure that the new Panther tanks could be deployed. In the fifth book on the Panther in this series Dennis Oliver examines the first vehicles that left the assembly plants to go into service against the Red Army as part of Operation Citadel and the units that arrived in the late summer and early autumn of 1943. In addition to archive photographs and painstakingly researched, exquisitely presented colour illustrations, a large part of this book showcases available model kits and aftermarket products, complemented by a gallery of beautifully constructed and painted models in various scales. Technical details as well as modifications introduced during production and in the field are also examined, providing everything the modeller needs to recreate an accurate representation of the Panther tanks that fought in the East in 1943.

American Aircraft Development Second World War Legacy - 1945-1953 and the Korean Conflict (Hardcover): Bill Norton American Aircraft Development Second World War Legacy - 1945-1953 and the Korean Conflict (Hardcover)
Bill Norton
R1,404 R1,151 Discovery Miles 11 510 Save R253 (18%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This volume focuses on the influence of America's Second World War aviation development and experience, subsequent aviation technological advances, and world events, in shaping American choices in military aircraft and associated weapons' development during the few years following the war. It shows how air warfare weapons from the last conflict were carried forward and altered, how new systems evolved from these, and how the choices fared in the next war-Korea. The period was one of remarkable progress in a short span of time via a great many aircraft and weapons programs, and associated technological progress. These systems were of immense importance influencing and growing the engineering, production, and operational capabilities to be exploited for the next generation of weapons that soon followed. Emphasized is the innovative features or new technology and how these contributed to advancing American military aviation, influencing the evolution of follow-on models or types. Included are military prototype, experimental, and research aircraft that are equally important in understanding the history of American aircraft development. Combat employment, progress, and equipment adaptation during the Korean Conflict is then highlighted. Tabulated characteristics are provided of those aircraft that entered production or represented significant technological advances influencing others that follow.

The Asian Military Revolution - From Gunpowder to the Bomb (Hardcover): Peter A. Lorge The Asian Military Revolution - From Gunpowder to the Bomb (Hardcover)
Peter A. Lorge
R2,356 Discovery Miles 23 560 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Records show that the Chinese invented gunpowder in the 800s. By the 1200s they had unleashed the first weapons of war upon their unsuspecting neighbours. This extraordinarily ambitious book traces the history of that invention and its impact on the surrounding Asian world - Korea, Japan, South East Asia and South Asia - from the ninth through the twentieth century. As the book makes clear, the spread of war and its technology had devastating consequences on the political and cultural fabric of those early societies although each reacted very differently. The book, which is packed with information about military strategy, interregional warfare and the development of armaments, also engages with the major debates and challenges traditional thinking on Europe's contribution to military technology in Asia. Articulate and comprehensive, this book will be a welcome addition to the undergraduate classroom and to all those interested in Asian studies and military history.

The Drone Debate - A Primer on the U.S. Use of Unmanned Aircraft Outside Conventional Battlefields (Hardcover): Avery Plaw,... The Drone Debate - A Primer on the U.S. Use of Unmanned Aircraft Outside Conventional Battlefields (Hardcover)
Avery Plaw, Matthew S. Fricker, Carlos Colon
R2,679 Discovery Miles 26 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Drone Debate offers a thorough investigation of the where, why, how, and when of the U.S.'s use of UAVs. Beginning with a historical overview of the use of drones in warfare, it then addresses whether targeted killing operations are strategically wise, whether they are permissible under international law, and the related ethical issues. It also looks at the political factors behind the use of drones, including domestic and global attitudes toward their use and potential issues of proliferation and escalation. Finally, the use of drones by other countries, such as Israel and China, is examined. Each chapter features a case study that highlights particular incidents and patterns of operation in specific regions, including Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan, and Libya and strike types (signature strikes, personality strikes, etc.).

Flak Artillery of the Legion Condor: Flak Abteilung (mot.) F/88 in the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 (Hardcover): Lucas Molina Flak Artillery of the Legion Condor: Flak Abteilung (mot.) F/88 in the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 (Hardcover)
Lucas Molina
R1,027 R816 Discovery Miles 8 160 Save R211 (21%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book is the first detailed look in English at the German Legion Condor's motorized Flak Abteilung F/88 in the Spanish Civil War. Along with organiztional and operational histories, are detailed looks at flak guns, range finders, trucks and towing vehicles, and personalities.

37mm Pak (Staple bound, New Ed): Werner Haupt 37mm Pak (Staple bound, New Ed)
Werner Haupt
R304 R278 Discovery Miles 2 780 Save R26 (9%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The early World War II German 37mm anti-tank gun on a variety of war fronts.

Forecasting Nuclear Proliferation in the 21st Century - Volume 2 A Comparative Perspective (Paperback): William Potter, Gaukhar... Forecasting Nuclear Proliferation in the 21st Century - Volume 2 A Comparative Perspective (Paperback)
William Potter, Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova
R738 Discovery Miles 7 380 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume provides the most comprehensive and authoritative projections of nuclear proliferation over the next decade and offers a range of practical nonproliferation measures.
The authors address a set of overarching questions regarding the propensity of selected states from different regions of the world to "go nuclear," the sources of national decisions to do so, and the potential for one state's proliferation behavior to impact on that of other states. In addition, authors address the most effective policy tools available for impeding nuclear weapons spread. Although this volume is not the first effort to look systematically and comparatively at nuclear decision-making, it is unique in its combination of future orientation, comparative perspective, and emphasis on harnessing the insights from social science theory and country case studies to aid policy makers in forecasting nuclear proliferation developments.

Luftwaffe Victory Markings 1939-45 (Hardcover): Philippe Saintes Luftwaffe Victory Markings 1939-45 (Hardcover)
Philippe Saintes
R1,073 R894 Discovery Miles 8 940 Save R179 (17%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This book provides an overview of the victory markings painted on the fins and rudders of the planes of the German day fighter and night fighter aircraft between 1939 and 1945, and demonstrates how these were applied in reality through the profiles of nineteen pilots, including some of the most emblematic pilots of the Luftwaffe: Hans Troitzsch, Johannes Gentzen, Frank Liesendahl, Wilhelm Balthasar, Otto Bertram, Joachim Muncheberg, Karl-Heinz Koch, Kurt "Kuddel" Ubben, Felix-Maria Brandis, "Fiffi" Stahlschmidt, Franz-Josef Beerenbrock, Heinrich Setz, Walter "Gulle" Oesau, Max-Hellmuth Ostermann, Heinrich Bartels, "Fritz" Dinger, Martin Drewes, Egmont zur Lippe-Weissenfeld and Ludwig Meister.

Hegemony and Resistance around the Iranian Nuclear Programme - Analysing Chinese, Russian and Turkish Foreign Policies... Hegemony and Resistance around the Iranian Nuclear Programme - Analysing Chinese, Russian and Turkish Foreign Policies (Paperback)
Moritz Pieper
R1,482 Discovery Miles 14 820 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Iranian nuclear crisis is a proxy arena for competing visions about the functioning of international relations. This book is the first to provide comprehensive and comparative analyses to conceptualise the interaction between 'hegemonic structures' and those actors resisting them using the Iranian nuclear case as an illustration. It analyses the foreign policies of China, Russia and Turkey towards the Iranian nuclear programme and thereby answers the question to what extent these policies are indicative of a security culture that resists hegemony. Based on 70 elite interviews with experts and decision-makers closely involved with the Iranian nuclear file, it analyses resistance to hegemony across its ideational, material and institutional framework conditions. The cases examined show how 'compliance' on the part of China, Russia and Turkey with parts of US approaches to the Iranian nuclear conflict has been selective, and how US policy preferences in the Iran dossier have been resisted on other occasions. As such, the Iran nuclear case serves as an illustration to shed light on the contemporaneous interaction of the forces of consent and coercion in international politics. This book will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners in International Relations, Security Studies and Foreign Policy Analysis.

Aircraft Record Cards of the United States Air Force - How to Read the Codes (Hardcover): Robert A. Mann Aircraft Record Cards of the United States Air Force - How to Read the Codes (Hardcover)
Robert A. Mann
R1,607 R1,124 Discovery Miles 11 240 Save R483 (30%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This work details the methods of deciphering and reading the coding found on Individual Aircraft Record Cards (IARCs). The work shows how to read the 21 formats of record cards to help the reader or researcher identify the reporting or possessing unit, activity, station, and important dates for individual aircraft. The author also details where and how to obtain IARC microfilm rolls.

Spitfire Manual 1940 (Paperback): Dilip Sarkar Spitfire Manual 1940 (Paperback)
Dilip Sarkar
R313 R286 Discovery Miles 2 860 Save R27 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

How to fly the legendary fighter plane in combat using the manuals and instructions supplied by the RAF during the Second World War. An amazing array of leaflets, books and manuals were issued by the War Office during the Second World War to aid pilots in flying the Supermarine Spitfire, here for the first time they are collated into a single book. An introduction is supplied by expert aviation historian Dilip Sarkar. Other sections include aircraft recognition, how to act as an RAF officer, bailing out etc.returncharacterreturncharacter returncharacterreturncharacter REVIEWS returncharacterreturncharacter "The year this book is published, 2010, is the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain...recaps key aspects of it and the planning and execution of the air war in general as they relate to the Spitfire..."Speedreaders, 10/21/2010

The Chemical and Biological Nonproliferation Regime after the Covid-19 Pandemic - Dealing with the Scientific Revolution in the... The Chemical and Biological Nonproliferation Regime after the Covid-19 Pandemic - Dealing with the Scientific Revolution in the Life Sciences (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023)
Malcolm Dando
R1,297 Discovery Miles 12 970 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book offers an analysis of how the Chemical and Biological Weapons (CBW) regime has responded in the immediate aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. Coronavirus has highlighted the need to better protect modern societies from natural, accidental and deliberate disease affecting humans, animals and plants. Within that context preventing the deliberate hostile use of biological and chemical agents will be of increasing importance. Dando asks to what extent there has been a significant strengthening to the CBW non-proliferation regime in the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic using an analysis focused on two proposals to strengthen the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention which aim to constrain advances in science and technology developments that could be misused. On this basis he concludes that it would be hard to argue that to date there has been a significant strengthening of the CBW regime.

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