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Krig : hur konflikter format våra samhällen
Av Alexey Arbatov, David J. Betz m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
295 kr
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Det påstås att ungefär 14 500 krig har utkämpats sedan år 3 500 f.Kr. Mänskligheten har bara erfarit 300 år av fred på jorden. Under 1900-talet dödades fler människor i krig än något tidigare sekel. Relativt sett dödar vi dock varandra mer sällan. Håller vi gradvis på att bli mer fredliga? Oavsett …
Transformation of Strategic Affairs
E-bok, 2017
520 kr
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This book analyzes the strategic implications of the shift in focus for the US Armed Forces from regular to irregular war. Lawrence Freedman closely examines the difficulty the US Armed Forces face in shifting their focus from preparing for regular wars, in which combat is separated from civil …
Samhälle i kris : vår förmåga till anpassning och omorientering
Av Clive Aslet, Philip Bobbitt m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
239 kr
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Att lära sig hantera en kris är centralt i människans tillvaro. Krig, revolutioner och pandemier är återkommande företeelser i mänsklighetens historia. I denna antologi undersöker tjugofem världsledande forskare hur olika samhällen reagerar i sådana situationer. De belyser människans unika förmåga …
Deterrence
Häftad, 2004
231 kr
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As a concept, deterrence has launched a thousand books and articles. It has dominated Western strategic thinking for more than four decades. In this important and groundbreaking new book, Lawrence Freedman develops a distinctive approach to the evaluation of deterrence as both a state of mind and a …
Strategy
A History
Inbunden, 2013
356 kr
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In Strategy: A History, Sir Lawrence Freedman, one of the world's leading authorities on war and international politics, captures the vast history of strategic thinking, in a consistently engaging and insightful account of how strategy came to pervade every aspect of our lives. The range of …
Future of War
A History
Häftad, 2018
160 kr
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For as long as there have been wars there have been fears about the next war. Where are the new dangers? What is the best defence? How might peace come about? This is the history of how over the last 150 years we have tried - rightly and wrongly - to predict war's future. 'Britain's leading …
Strategy
A History
Häftad, 2015
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
289 kr
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Selected as a Financial Times Best Book of 2013In Strategy: A History, Sir Lawrence Freedman, one of the world's leading authorities on war and international politics, captures the vast history of strategic thinking, in a consistently engaging and insightful account of how strategy came to pervade …
Evolution of Nuclear Strategy
New, Updated and Completely Revised
Av Lawrence Freedman, Jeffrey Michaels
Häftad, 2019
665 kr
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“The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy quickly established itself as a classic when it first appeared in 1981. This edition makes it even better, incorporating as it does new material about the Cold War and up-dating to include subsequent developments. Filled with insights and penetrating analysis, …
Samhälle i kris
Av Clive Aslet, Philip Bobbitt m. fl.
E-bok, 2022
139 kr
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Att lära sig hantera en kris är centralt i människans tillvaro. Krig, revolutioner och pandemier är återkommande företeelser i mänsklighetens historia. I denna antologi undersöker tjugofem världsledande forskare hur olika samhällen reagerar i sådana situationer. De belyser människans unika förmåga …
Society in crisis : our capacity for adaptation and reorientation
Av Clive Aslet, Philip Bobbitt m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
239 kr
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Wars, revolutions and pandemics are recurring phenomena in human history. In this anthology twenty-five world-leading scholars describe and analyse how different societies handle these situations, and highlight humanity s unprecedented capacity for adaption and reorientation. A crisis entails …
Command: The Politics of Military Operations from Korea to Ukraine
Inbunden, 2022
477 kr
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Future of War
A History
E-bok, 2017
108 kr
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A new approach to ideas about war, from one of the UK's leading strategic thinkersIn 1912 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote a short story about a war fought from underwater submersibles that included the sinking of passenger ships. It was dismissed by the British admirals of the day, not on the basis of …
Command
The Politics of Military Operations from Korea to Ukraine
Häftad, 2023
192 kr
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A timely history of the interplay between politics and military operations, 'Command is the history of our time' (Guardian)Military command has been reconstructed and revolutionized since the Second World War by nuclear warfare, small-scale guerrilla land operations and cyber interference. Freedman …
Command
The Politics of Military Operations from Korea to Ukraine
E-bok, 2022
147 kr
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A timely history of the interplay between politics and military operations, 'Command is the history of our time' (Guardian)Military command has been reconstructed and revolutionized since the Second World War by nuclear warfare, small-scale guerrilla land operations and cyber interference. Freedman …
Ukraine and the Art of Strategy
Inbunden, 2019
595 kr
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One of the most serious crises since the end of the Cold War began with Russia's seizure and annexation of Crimea in March 2014 and subsequent 'secret' war in Eastern Ukraine. As more territory was taken from Eastern Ukraine, Western countries countered with economic sanctions directed against …
Ukraine and the Art of Strategy
E-bok, 2019
245 kr
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The Russian invasion of Crimea in 2014, subsequent war in Eastern Ukraine and economic sanctions imposed by the West, transformed European politics. These events marked a dramatic shift away from the optimism of the post-Cold War era. The conflict did not escalate to the levels originally feared …
Ukraine and the Art of Strategy
E-bok, 2019
245 kr
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The Russian invasion of Crimea in 2014, subsequent war in Eastern Ukraine and economic sanctions imposed by the West, transformed European politics. These events marked a dramatic shift away from the optimism of the post-Cold War era. The conflict did not escalate to the levels originally feared …
War
Häftad, 1994
700 kr
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War has shaped the international system, prompted social change, and inspired the arts. The ubiquitous and multi-faceted character of war is fully reflected in this new Oxford Reader. It addresses the causes of war, the experience of war, and the moral and strategic principles behind war through a …
On Strategists and Strategy
Collected Essays, 2014-2024
Inbunden, 2026
258 kr
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A distinctive collection of essays capturing Lawrence Freedman's insightful analysis across war, strategy, and foreign policy and providing a unique view of the key thinkers that shaped history.One of the world's foremost scholars of warfare, both historical and contemporary, Lawrence Freedman has …
On Strategists and Strategy
Collected Essays, 2014-2024
E-bok, 2025
235 kr
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A distinctive collection of essays capturing Lawrence Freedman's insightful analysis across war, strategy, and foreign policy and providing a unique view of the key thinkers that shaped history.One of the world's foremost scholars of warfare, both historical and contemporary, Lawrence Freedman has …
On Strategists and Strategy
Collected Essays, 2014-2024
E-bok, 2025
242 kr
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A distinctive collection of essays capturing Lawrence Freedman's insightful analysis across war, strategy, and foreign policy and providing a unique view of the key thinkers that shaped history.One of the world's foremost scholars of warfare, both historical and contemporary, Lawrence Freedman has …
Kennedy's Wars
Berlin, Cuba, Laos, and Vietnam
E-bok, 2000
302 kr
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In his thousand-day presidency, John F. Kennedy led America through one of its most difficult and potentially explosive eras. With the Cold War at its height and the threat of communist advances in Europe and the Third World, Kennedy had the unenviable task of maintaining U.S. solidarity without …
War, Strategy, and International Politics
Essays in Honour of Sir Michael Howard
Av Lawrence Freedman, Paul Hayes m. fl.
Inbunden, 1992
1895 kr
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This wide-ranging collection covers many topics of interest in the related fields of military history and strategic studies. The contributors are all distinguished scholars, whose depth of research and variety of approach combine to produce a rewarding book and a substantive contribution to …
Strategic Coercion
Concepts and Cases
Inbunden, 1998
4598 kr
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For three decades the analysis of strategic coercion has been dominated by two landmark books: Tom Schelling's Arms and Influence and Alex George's Strategic Diplomacy, both of which addressed the requirements of American foreign policy during the cold war. This book argues for a reappraisal of the …
Revolution in Strategic Affairs
Häftad, 1998
329 kr
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Rapid developments in information technology and precision weaponry are said to herald a 'revolution in military affairs' (RMA), making possible quick and decisive victories with minimal casualties and collateral damage. But has such a revolution taken place? The issues that drive conflict will …
Kennedy's Wars
Berlin, Cuba, Laos, and Vietnam
E-bok, 2000
302 kr
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In his thousand-day presidency, John F. Kennedy led America through one of its most difficult and potentially explosive eras. With the Cold War at its height and the threat of communist advances in Europe and the Third World, Kennedy had the unenviable task of maintaining U.S. solidarity without …
Choice Of Enemies
America Confronts The Middle East
E-bok, 2010
45 kr
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Prize-winning historian Lawrence Freedman takes an exceptionally clear-eyed look at America''s strategic predicament in the Middle East, over the past 30 years. The United States is locked into three prolonged conflicts without much hope of early resolution. Iran is pursuing a nuclear programme; …
Evolution of Nuclear Strategy
Inbunden, 1989
1643 kr
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'...Lawrence Freedman has provided a masterly account of the evolution of nuclear strategic thought which is steeped in scholarship, elegantly written, and comprehensive in scope.' Edward M.Spiers, Times Higher Education Supplement
