wyszukanych pozycji: 21
British Naval Strategy East of Suez, 1900-2000: Influences and Actions
ISBN: 9780714655390 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This new collection of essays by a panel of established international scholars sheds new light on what some of those influences were and what actions were taken as a result of Britain's Far Eastern commitments. Not only are new evidence and approaches to those issues addressed presented, but new avenues for further research are clearly outlined. This new study shows how the use of the sea as a means of projecting power and influence beyond national borders holds a unique place in the history of Great Britain. Directly linked to the concepts of empire, great power and strategic... This new collection of essays by a panel of established international scholars sheds new light on what some of those influences were and what actio... |
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753,56 zł |
Anglo-American Strategic Relations and the Far East, 1933-1939: Imperial Crossroads
ISBN: 9780415761321 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 325 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This volume charts how the national strategic needs of the United States of America and Great Britain created a "parallel but not joint" relationship towards the Far East as the crisis in that region evolved from 1933-39. In short, it is a look at the relationship shared between the two nations with respect to accommodating one another on certain strategic and diplomatic issues so that they could become more confident of one another in any potential showdowns with Japan.
This volume charts how the national strategic needs of the United States of America and Great Britain created a "parallel but not joint" relationship ...
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280,58 zł |
Imperial Defence : The Old World Order, 1856-1956
ISBN: 9780415355957 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This new collection of essays, from leading British and Canadian scholars, presents an excellent insight into the strategic thinking of the British Empire. It defines the main areas of the strategic decision-making process that was known as 'Imperial Defence'. The theme is one of imperial defence and defence of empire, so chapters will be historiographical in nature, discussing the major features of each key component of imperial defence, areas of agreement and disagreement in the existing literature on critical interpretations, introducing key individuals and positions and commenting... This new collection of essays, from leading British and Canadian scholars, presents an excellent insight into the strategic thinking of the British... |
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753,56 zł |
Defense Engagement Since 1900: Global Lessons in Soft Power
ISBN: 9780700629480 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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219,75 zł |
The Merchant Marine in International Affairs, 1850-1950
ISBN: 9780714644714 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Merchant navies are more than simply freight-hauling services. They represent economic and industrial strength and are important adjuncts to a nation's navy, providing material support as well as a supply of trained manpower. This study revises the definition of maritime power through a more comprehensive understanding and appreciation for the roles played by the merchant marine of a nation.
Merchant navies are more than simply freight-hauling services. They represent economic and industrial strength and are important adjuncts to a nation'...
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285,78 zł |
Imperial Defence: The Old World Order, 1856-1956
ISBN: 9780415759045 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This new collection of essays, from leading British and Canadian scholars, presents an excellent insight into the strategic thinking of the British Empire. It defines the main areas of the strategic decision-making process that was known as 'Imperial Defence'. The theme is one of imperial defence and defence of empire, so chapters will be historiographical in nature, discussing the major features of each key component of imperial defence, areas of agreement and disagreement in the existing literature on critical interpretations, introducing key individuals and positions and commenting on the...
This new collection of essays, from leading British and Canadian scholars, presents an excellent insight into the strategic thinking of the British Em...
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259,80 zł |
Anglo-American Strategic Relations and the Far East, 1933-1939: Imperial Crossroads
ISBN: 9780714651880 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This volume charts how the national strategic needs of the United States of America and Great Britain created a parallel but not joint relationship towards the Far East as the crisis in that region evolved from 1933-39. In short, it is a look at the relationship shared between the two nations with respect to accommodating one another on certain strategic and diplomatic issues so that they could become more confident of one another in any potential showdowns with Japan.
This volume charts how the national strategic needs of the United States of America and Great Britain created a parallel but not joint relationship to...
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753,56 zł |
Far-Flung Lines: Studies in Imperial Defence in Honour of Donald MacKenzie Schurman
ISBN: 9780714642161 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. These studies show how the British Empire used its maritime supremacy to construct and maintain a worldwide defence for its imperial interests.
These studies show how the British Empire used its maritime supremacy to construct and maintain a worldwide defence for its imperial interests.
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306,57 zł |
Power and the Maritime Domain: A Global Dialogue
ISBN: 9781032288840 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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649,62 zł |
British Naval Strategy East of Suez, 1900-2000: Influences and Actions
ISBN: 9780415646260 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. British naval strategy east of Suez is shown to have had an enormous impact on overall British naval planning during the 20th century. These essays marshall new evidence, fresh approaches & map out avenues for future research in this field of study.
British naval strategy east of Suez is shown to have had an enormous impact on overall British naval planning during the 20th century. These essays ma...
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228,62 zł |
Noc Stories: Changing Lives at the Nantahala Outdoor Center Since 1972
ISBN: 9781634042260 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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156,65 zł |
The Kennedys of Hoboken
ISBN: 9780996931519 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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45,71 zł |
Science, Utility and Maritime Power: Samuel Bentham in Russia, 1779-91
ISBN: 9781472412676 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Samuel Bentham influenced both the technology and the administrative ideas employed in the management of the British navy. His influence stemmed from his passion for science, from his desire to achieve improvements based on a belief in the principle of Utility, and from experience gained over eleven years in Russia, a large part in the service of Catherine the Great and Prince Potemkin. Having travelled extensively throughout the north and south of Russia, Poland and Siberia, he managed Potemkin s industries at Krichev, built fast river...
During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Samuel Bentham influenced both the technology and the administrative ideas employed in the manage...
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753,56 zł |
Far-flung Lines : Studies in Imperial Defence in Honour of Donald Mackenzie Schurman
ISBN: 9780714646831 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Far Flung Lines shows how the British Empire used its maritime supremacy to construct and maintain a worldwide defence system that would protect its vital imperial interests. By combining a number of different historical threads - particularly imperial history, naval history and military history - Neilson and Kennedy rebut the idea that British defence policy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was primarily concerned with maintaining the balance of power in Europe.
Far Flung Lines shows how the British Empire used its maritime supremacy to construct and maintain a worldwide defence system that would protect its v...
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753,56 zł |
The British Way in Warfare: Power and the International System, 1856-1956: Essays in Honour of David French
ISBN: 9781032921204 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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207,83 zł |
British Propaganda and Wars of Empire: Influencing Friend and Foe 1900-2010
ISBN: 9781138703605 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In order to provide a better understanding of the shifting nature of influence, this volume looks at how the British government employed various forms of persuasion to achieve its goals across the twentieth century. The collection provides a range of case studies to assess how effectively - or ineffectively - influence was brought to bear on an array of non-western societies. This volume will be of interest not only to historians, but to anyone interested in the operation of influence as a foreign policy tool.
In order to provide a better understanding of the shifting nature of influence, this volume looks at how the British government employed various forms...
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259,80 zł |
War & Diplomacy: From World War I to the War on Terrorism
ISBN: 9781574889437 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Alongside war, there has always been diplomacy; alongside the warlord, the diplomat seeking a nonmilitary solution. Diplomatic efforts have shortened some of our worst wars and exacerbated others. The interaction of war and diplomacy is a theme avidly studied worldwide, considered by political and military strategists, and watched over by all those interested in international affairs.War and Diplomacy uses twentieth- and twenty-first-century case studies to review the evolution of this aspect of conflict prevention or reduction. Its contributors consider not only the changing...
Alongside war, there has always been diplomacy; alongside the warlord, the diplomat seeking a nonmilitary solution. Diplomatic efforts have shortened ...
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259,85 zł |
The Merchant Marine in International Affairs, 1850-1950
ISBN: 9780714649184 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Merchant navies are more than simply freight-hauling services. They represent economic and industrial strength and are important adjuncts to a nation's navy, providing material support as well as a supply of trained manpower. This study revises the definition of maritime power through a more comprehensive understanding and appreciation for the roles played by the merchant marine of a nation.
Merchant navies are more than simply freight-hauling services. They represent economic and industrial strength and are important adjuncts to a nation'...
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779,55 zł |
Assessing Maritime Power in the Asia-Pacific: The Impact of American Strategic Re-Balance
ISBN: 9781472463579 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Leading academics from around the world, who specialize in analysing maritime strategic issues, deliberate the impact of the American 'pivot' or 're-balance' strategy, and the 'Air-Sea Battle' operational concept, on the maritime power and posture of a number of selected states. Intending to strengthen US economic, diplomatic, and security engagement throughout the Asia-Pacific, both bilaterally and multilaterally, the re-balance stands out as one of the Obama administration's most far-sighted and ambitious foreign policy initiatives.
Leading academics from around the world, who specialize in analysing maritime strategic issues, deliberate the impact of the American 'pivot' or 're-b...
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779,55 zł |
Power and the Maritime Domain: A Global Dialogue
ISBN: 9781032288857 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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207,83 zł |