Military category: 34701 books
Contemporary Military Culture and Strategic Studies
US and UK Armed Forces in the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2013
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...
Sociology and Military Studies
Classical and Current Foundations
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2018
This book examines the connection between sociology and the challenges faced by the modern military.
Military sociology has received little attention in the broader academic world, and is mostly focused on civil-military relations. This book seeks to address this gap and combines ideas, theories...
The Military and Liberal Society
Societal-Military Relations in Western Europe
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
This book describes to what extent and in what ways the military policies of Western European societies are determined by liberal ideology.
A wide variety of issues affected by liberal ideology, including conscription, conscientious objection, military mission, military ethics and the professional...
The Rise and Fall of an Officer Corps
The Republic of China Military, 1942–1955
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2018
The People’s Republic of China is the only large country in the world that does not have a “national” military; its military answers only to a political party, the Chinese Communist Party. For a brief period in the mid-twentieth century, China had the makings of a professional, apolitical military...
Military Innovation in Small States
Creating a Reverse Asymmetry
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the global diffusion of the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) and its impact on military innovation trajectories in small states.
Although the 'Revolution in Military Affairs' (RMA) concept has enjoyed significant academic attention, the varying...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2011
This is a comprehensive history of Army intelligence from George Washington (America's First Spymaster) through the Civil War, World War I and II, and Desert Storm, with over 700 pages of exciting narrative. The dedication reads: "MI soldiers have been the harbingers of the Age of Information...
The Use Of The Virginia Military Institute Corps Of Cadets As A Military Unit
Before And During The War Between The States
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
During the Civil War, the Confederate government passed legislation creating a national military academy and establishing the rank of Cadet. The national military college was unnecessary because the Confederacy already possessed numerous state military colleges However, the Confederate government...
Fire on the Water
China, America, and the Future of the Pacific
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
The main theme of Fire on the Water is that conventional measures of military balance, employed by both the general public and many policy experts, underestimate the threat that China’s military modernization poses to the U.S. position in the Asia-Pacific region. Within a decade, China’s leaders...
by United States Government US Army
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2013
Joint Publication 1, Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States, is the capstone publication for all joint doctrine, presenting fundamental principles and overarching guidance for the employment of the Armed Forces of the United States. This represents the evolution in our warfighting guidance...
#Fail
Why the US Lost the War in Afghanistan
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Jonathan Owen, in his book "#Fail: Why the US Lost the War in Afghanistan," provides a military insider's look at why the US counterinsurgency strategy was doomed to failure. When Owen’s research was first released in 2010, it challenged the flawed strategy of senior leadership and was...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2016
This excellent report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. In light of the pervasive nature of real-time global news, the perceptions as delivered via the media and other emerging communication mediums are increasingly influencing foreign and domestic...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2015
This professionally-formatted free-flowing ebook provides exceptional coverage of the response of the military and the Department of Defense (DoD) to environmental changes, climate change and global warming. Contents include: Worldwide Emerging Environmental Issues Affecting the U.S. Military * How...
by Major Brandon L. DeWind
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
The end of the Cold War did not bring about the grand peace that was hoped for during four decades. Instead, the world has become more dangerous, with multiple complex problems. Military institutions worldwide must learn to adapt to the ever-changing face of the threat to fight the Global War on Terror....
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2014
This monograph is devoted to a consideration of Russia's military doctrine. Russia had long before the conference announced the impending release of a new defense or military doctrine, but its release date was always being delayed, signifying a sharp political struggle over its contents. Although...