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Military Power: Land Warfare in Theory and Practice
ISBN: 9780714643250 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The contributors here consider the multifarious aspects of the Anglo-American approach to war. The essays range from a study of volunteer soldiering in the Mexican War of 1846-48, and analyses of operations in the two World Wars, to a reconsideration of the nature of future warfare. All the contributors are concerned to base their work on the overall historical context. They explore the relationship between theory and practice in military operations. A primary interest is reviewing the problems of transition from the small-scale duties of an imperial or frontier constabulary to coping with...
The contributors here consider the multifarious aspects of the Anglo-American approach to war. The essays range from a study of volunteer soldiering i...
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244,84 |
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The National Security of Small States in a Changing World
ISBN: 9780714643397 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this volume, scholars from a variety of disciplines address the following questions: what are the linkages between systemic features and the small states' environment; does the emerging international system augur well for small states; what can be expected of allies, big and small; what are the interactions between small states and regional organizations; what national strategies best serve the precarious survival of small states; and what are the appropriate defence policies in the changing technological and political environment? This collection not only tackles the issue of the future...
In this volume, scholars from a variety of disciplines address the following questions: what are the linkages between systemic features and the small ...
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274,23 |
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Command or Control? : Command, Training and Tactics in the British and German Armies, 1888-1918
ISBN: 9780714645704 / Angielski / Twarda / 339 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a comparative study of the fighting systems of the British and German armies in the Great War. Taking issue with revisionist historians, Samuels argues that German success in battle can be explained by their superior tactical philosophy. The book offers an insight into the development of infantry tactics at a seminal point in the history of warfare.
This is a comparative study of the fighting systems of the British and German armies in the Great War. Taking issue with revisionist historians, Samue...
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808,12 |
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Warriors in Peacetime: New Directions for US Policy The Military and Democracy in Latin America
ISBN: 9780714645858 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These papers are from the international conference held at the Inter-American Defense College in 1992, on the question of what military warriors should do in peacetime. The intent of the meeting was to provide insights to US policy-makers in a period of geopolitical transition, and covered a range of military affairs and security relations: the roles and mission of militaries; military profesionalism; civil-military relations in democracy; how to deal with terrorism and insurgency; the pros and cons of the drug war; Central America; human rights; and the response of Washington to the...
These papers are from the international conference held at the Inter-American Defense College in 1992, on the question of what military warriors shoul...
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661,20 |
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The Future of NATO
ISBN: 9780714646473 / Angielski / Twarda / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The contributions here offer various views on NATO's future in light of the disappearance of the threat from the Warsaw Pact.
The contributions here offer various views on NATO's future in light of the disappearance of the threat from the Warsaw Pact.
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465,23 |
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Airpower: Theory and Practice
ISBN: 9780714646572 / Angielski / Twarda / 282 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The rapid development of airpower has been one of the most marked features of warfare in the twentieth century. It has been attended by great controversy, both among its practitioners and between historians and political scientists who seek to understand and explain it. The nine contributions to this volume focus on key issues in these debates. In dealing with the many topics within this book, methodological issues are also tackled in a manner of interest and importance both to historians and to political scientists. Airpower: Theory and Practice spans almost the entire history of air...
The rapid development of airpower has been one of the most marked features of warfare in the twentieth century. It has been attended by great controve...
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734,66 |
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The Transformation of Security in the Asia/Pacific Region
ISBN: 9780714646619 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this study a dozen well-established and newer scholars provide fresh insights, empirical richness and a deep knowledge of the security architecture of the Asia/Pacific region.
In this study a dozen well-established and newer scholars provide fresh insights, empirical richness and a deep knowledge of the security architecture...
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734,66 |
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Fighting World War Three from the Middle East : Allied Contingency Plans, 1945-1954
ISBN: 9780714647203 / Angielski / Twarda / 366 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a detailed description of Allied contingency plans for military operations in the Middle East, in the event of a global conflict with the Soviet Union. It argues that the diplomatic events and crises in the Middle East during the first decade after World War II can be understood only in the context of the military and strategic assets sought by the Allies in that region, in view of the perceived Soviet threat.
This is a detailed description of Allied contingency plans for military operations in the Middle East, in the event of a global conflict with the Sovi...
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759,15 |
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Alfred Von Schlieffen's Military Writings
ISBN: 9780714649993 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A collection of writings by Generalfeldmarschall Alfred Graf von Schlieffen, one of Imperial Germany's more intriguing figures. Schlieffens 15 years as Chief of the general staff left his mark upon both military and political institutions within Wilhelmine Germany. Despite never having written a comprehensive work of theory, his ideas have inspired countless written articles in support and many argue that his theories brought ruin to Germany and much of Europe. This book provides translations of Schlieffen's staff rides as well as sections from the archives not previously published.
A collection of writings by Generalfeldmarschall Alfred Graf von Schlieffen, one of Imperial Germany's more intriguing figures. Schlieffens 15 years a...
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773,33 |
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Imperial Defence, 1868-1887: Donald MacKenzie Schurman
ISBN: 9780714650067 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The technical transformation of the Royal Navy during the Victorian era posed many design, tactical and operational problems for administrators from the 1830s onwards. The switch from sail to steam required the creation of a system of defended coaling stations and a greater infrastructure.
The technical transformation of the Royal Navy during the Victorian era posed many design, tactical and operational problems for administrators from t...
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799,10 |
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Explaining NATO Enlargement
ISBN: 9780714651279 / Angielski / Twarda / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Advocates of NATO's enlargement believe the policy will have far-reaching positive consequences, such as helping to consolidate democratic and market reforms in eastern and central Europe. In contrast, critics of the policy believe that NATO expansion will have far-reaching negative consequences. For example, they worry that enlargement will undermine Russia's willingness to co-operate with the West, and believe that new members will drag NATO into a region that is historically a tinderbox. NATO's decision to offer membership to three of its former Cold War adversaries - Poland, Hungary and...
Advocates of NATO's enlargement believe the policy will have far-reaching positive consequences, such as helping to consolidate democratic and market ...
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587,73 |
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The RAF and Aircraft Design: Air Staff Operational Requirements 1923-1939
ISBN: 9780714651583 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work examines the evolution of the RAF's operational requirements for its home defence air force - for bombers to mount a deterrent counter offensive and for fighters to provide direct defence of Britain. It discusses the management processes, policies and decisions relevant to operational requirements on the basis of a detailed study of Air Ministry papers of the time. By tracing the development of operational requirements, the author exposes the thinking behind the RAF's quest for effective fighter and bomber aircraft. He describes the ideas and concepts of air warfare that were...
This work examines the evolution of the RAF's operational requirements for its home defence air force - for bombers to mount a deterrent counter offen...
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783,64 |
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Israel's National Security Towards the 21st Century
ISBN: 9780714651699 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For more than 50 years now, Israel's national security conception has changed very little. Its stability derives from its overall success in meeting a variety of challenges throughout this period, and from the fact that the conditions on the basis of which it had originally been formed remained roughly the same.
For more than 50 years now, Israel's national security conception has changed very little. Its stability derives from its overall success in meeting a...
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186,06 |
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The Royal Navy and Nuclear Weapons
ISBN: 9780714651958 / Angielski / Twarda / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work examines British thinking about nuclear weapons in the period up to about 1970, looking at the subject through the eyes of the Royal Navy, in the belief that this can offer new insights in this field. The author argues that the Navy was always sceptical about nuclear weapons, both on practical grounds and because of wartime and pre-war experiences. He suggests that this scepticism can teach us a good deal about military technological innovation in general.
This work examines British thinking about nuclear weapons in the period up to about 1970, looking at the subject through the eyes of the Royal Navy, i...
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773,33 |
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The Royal Navy and the Capital Ship in the Interwar Period: An Operational Perspective
ISBN: 9780714651965 / Angielski / Twarda / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Joseph Moretz's innovative work focuses on what battleships actually did in the inter-war years and what its designed war role in fact was. In doing so, the book tells us much about British naval policy and planning of the time.
Joseph Moretz's innovative work focuses on what battleships actually did in the inter-war years and what its designed war role in fact was. In doing s...
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799,10 |
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Women and International Peacekeeping
ISBN: 9780714652368 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work focuses on women's participation in peacekeeping operations and what needs to be considered regarding the role and circumstances of women, including those in relation to the host society. This volume opens with an article offering historical insights that reflect on the contemporary relevance of two ancient Greek plays, Antigone and Lysistrata. The latter was referred to by Nelson Mandela in his efforts to negotiate the conflict in Burundi. The following essay is a theoretical perspective on women and war, highlighting the difference between post-modernist and universalist...
This work focuses on women's participation in peacekeeping operations and what needs to be considered regarding the role and circumstances of women, i...
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824,88 |
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Armed Forces in the Middle East : Politics and Strategy
ISBN: 9780714652559 / Angielski / Twarda / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume examines the Middle East's leading armed forces and their role in both military and political affairs. It considers their missions, doctrine, training, equipment and effectiveness as fighting forces. At the same time, the various expert contributors discuss the relations between the armed forces and their respective governments, with the issues raised ranging from internal repression to budgetary matters. On some issues, high-ranking officers force Arab regimes to meet their demands. In other ways, regimes impose restrictions on the armies in order to maintian their own political...
This volume examines the Middle East's leading armed forces and their role in both military and political affairs. It considers their missions, doctri...
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824,88 |
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American War Plans: 1890-1939
ISBN: 9780714653051 / Angielski / Twarda / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. By the close of the 19th century, the United States was no longer a continental power, but had become a nation with interests that spanned the globe from the Caribbean to China. Consequently, the country faced a new set of strategic concerns, ranging from enforcing the Monroe Doctrine to defending the Philippines.
By the close of the 19th century, the United States was no longer a continental power, but had become a nation with interests that spanned the globe f...
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832,62 |
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Why Wars Widen: A Theory of Predation and Balancing
ISBN: 9780714653075 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work explains how wars are most likely to escalate when the effects of warfare are limited. The author demonstrates that total wars during the modern era were very violent and were far less likely to spread, yet the cost of warfare is falling making future conflicts more likely to spread.
This work explains how wars are most likely to escalate when the effects of warfare are limited. The author demonstrates that total wars during the mo...
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759,15 |
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Airwar: Essays on Its Theory and Practice
ISBN: 9780714653105 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These essays cover a wide range of subjects and tell the story of air power's evolution over the past century. The author discusses the golden age of air theory before World War II, examining the ideas of British, American and continental airmen. In the great test of World War II, he covers some of the key roles played by air power in both Europe and the Pacific.
These essays cover a wide range of subjects and tell the story of air power's evolution over the past century. The author discusses the golden age of ...
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930,57 |
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