The Gulf War of 1991 heralded a new type of warfare - one dominated by speed and high technology, that yielded a low level of casualties among the Allied forces. This volume assesses Operation Desert Storm and Operation Desert Shield, examining each force's strategies, and the political and military figures who were involved on both sides.
The Gulf War of 1991 heralded a new type of warfare - one dominated by speed and high technology, that yielded a low level of casualties among the All...
This book provides an insight into the relationship between the Royal Navy's institutional culture and modern warfare with specific reference to the Falklands Conflict and the Gulf War.
This book provides an insight into the relationship between the Royal Navy's institutional culture and modern warfare with specific reference to the F...
This volume undertakes a systematic analysis of the relationship between Special Forces and contemporary strategy, explaining the resurgence of interest in Special Forces, particularly in the West, by exploring their appeal over traditional conventional force options in the current 'War on Terror'.
Special Forces, Terrorism and Strategy comprises four overarching themes:
theory and practice
command and control
culture and technology
operations and the 'War on Terror'.
By developing a credible theory about...
This volume undertakes a systematic analysis of the relationship between Special Forces and contemporary strategy, explaining the resurgence of int...
This text explores and compares the contemporary military cultures of the United States and the United Kingdom. This book tackles how contemporary American and British military culture is formed/sustained and how it influences the outlook, practices and force structures of armed forces in the US and UK today.
This text explores and compares the contemporary military cultures of the United States and the United Kingdom. This book tackles how contemporary Ame...
Contemporary Military Strategyand the Global War on Terror offers an in-depth analysis of US/UK military strategy in Afghanistan and Iraq from 2001 to the present day. It explores the development of contemporary military strategy in the West in the modern age before interrogating its application in the Global War on Terror. The book provides detailed insights into the formulation of military plans by political and military elites in the United States and United Kingdom for Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Alastair Finlan highlights the challenges posed...
Contemporary Military Strategyand the Global War on Terror offers an in-depth analysis of US/UK military strategy in Afghanistan and...
Contemporary Military Strategyand the Global War on Terror offers an in-depth analysis of US/UK military strategy in Afghanistan and Iraq from 2001 to the present day. It explores the development of contemporary military strategy in the West in the modern age before interrogating its application in the Global War on Terror. The book provides detailed insights into the formulation of military plans by political and military elites in the United States and United Kingdom for Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Alastair Finlan highlights the challenges posed...
Contemporary Military Strategyand the Global War on Terror offers an in-depth analysis of US/UK military strategy in Afghanistan and...
This book offers a timely and critical reflection on how states have responded to the test of terrorism in the long shadow of 9/11. Terrorism has become the hallmark of international relations in the early twenty-first century. This book provides a policy-focused analysis of how certain states have responded to its test by employing a range of viewpoints that encompass state level responses down to a close interrogation of the nebulous non-state actors who have orchestrated spectacular political violence in contemporary times.
This book offers a timely and critical reflection on how states have responded to the test of terrorism in the long shadow of 9/11. Terrorism has beco...
This book explores and compares the contemporary military cultures of the United States and the United Kingdom.
The last decade has witnessed astonishing global events, from 9/11 and military operations in Afghanistan in the same year, to the military intervention in Libya in 2011. Western military forces have been involved in all of these campaigns and have been engaged in continuous military operations for over ten years. It is therefore now apt to focus a spotlight on the military cultures of these state-based armed forces.
This book examines how contemporary American and...
This book explores and compares the contemporary military cultures of the United States and the United Kingdom.
