Military Science category: 4493 books
Civil-Military Relations in Europe
Learning from Crisis and Institutional Change
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2006
This new book illustrates how democracy cannot develop or endure unless military and security forces are under the full control of democratic institutions and all the necessary safeguards, checks and balances are in place.
The contributors show how contemporary European states manage the following...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2014
The U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) in Natick, MA is a Federal research and development (R&D) laboratory charged with maximizing the Warfighter's survivability, sustainability, mobility, combat effectiveness ,and field quality of life. Successful...
by James L. Gilbert
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012
In World War I and the Origins of U.S. Military Intelligence, military historian James L. Gilbert provides an authoritative overview of the birth of modern Army intelligence. Following the natural division of the intelligence war, which was fought on both the home front and overseas, Gilbert traces...
Military Nanotechnology
Potential Applications and Preventive Arms Control
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2007
With revolutionary changes in nanotechnology (NT) now on the horizon, many countries have started major research and development (R&D) programmes, which are mainly civilian. Often overlooked are military R&D programmes – in particular those of the US government. This is the first systematic...
by James Igoe Walsh, Marcus Schulzke
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2018
Combat drones are transforming attitudes about the use of military force. Military casualties and the costs of conflict sap public support for war and for political and military leaders. Combat drones offer an unprecedented ability to reduce these costs by increasing accuracy, reducing the risks to...
Contemporary Military Innovation
Between Anticipation and Adaption
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2012
This book explores contemporary military innovation, with a particular focus on the balance between anticipation and adaption.
The volume examines contemporary military thought and the doctrine that evolved around the thesis of a transformation in the character of war. Known as the Information-Technology...
Chinese Civil-Military Relations
The Transformation of the People's Liberation Army
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2010
This new book addresses three key issues: What has changed in Chinese civil-military relations? What can account for changes? And what are the implications for Chinese security policy and strategic behaviour?
It tackles these questions by sharply assessing civil-military dynamics in elite politics;...
by Sun Tzu
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2013
The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu (also referred to as "Sun Wu" and "Sunzi"), a high-ranking military general, strategist and tactician, and it was believed to have been compiled during the late Spring and Autumn period or early Warring...
America's War for the Greater Middle East
A Military History
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • A searing reassessment of U.S. military policy in the Middle East over the past four decades from retired army colonel and New York Times bestselling author Andrew J. Bacevich
From the end of World War II until 1980, virtually no American soldiers...
Crossing the Wire
One Woman's Journey into the Hidden Dangers of the Afghan War
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
In a harrowing memoir, the military journalist discusses her explosive report on sexual practices in Afghanistan and her experience in the War on Terror.
When AnnaMaria Cardinalli’s explosive United States military report on the topic of sexuality in southern Afghanistan was leaked to mainstream...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2016
This excellent report, professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, reviews four case studies that demonstrate the variety of ways women have participated in modern armed conflict and explores whether current US laws and policies excluding women from combat remain...
At War
The Military and American Culture in the Twentieth Century and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2018
The country’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, its interventions around the world, and its global military presence make war, the military, and militarism defining features of contemporary American life. The armed services and the wars they fight shape all aspects of life—from the formation of racial...
Culture and Defence in Brazil
An Inside Look at Brazil's Aerospace Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2017
This volume examines the connection between culture and defence by providing an inside look at Brazil’s aerospace strategies.
Brazil is becoming increasingly important geopolitically, and several studies have sought to further understanding of this new position in the international arena....
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2012
The B-52 and Jet Propulsion: A Case Study in Organizational Innovation is a coherent and nonpolemical discussion of the revolution in military affairs, a hot topic in the national security arena. Mark Mandeles examines an interesting topic, how can the military better understand, manage, and evaluate...