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SIGNERAD - Den ryska generalstaben
AvOscar Jonsson
Inbunden, Svenska, 2026
249 kr
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Ryssland invaderade Ukraina 2022 med förhoppningar om en snabb seger. Idag minns vi de spektakulära misslyckandena med en luftlandsättning vid Hostomel, kravallpolis i det främsta ledet och den flera mils långa kolonnen norr om Kyiv. Frågan är: Hur tänkte Rysslands främsta militära expertis?Svaret finns i den ryska generalstaben. Det är en egen elit inom de Väpnade styrkorna där de främsta officerarna placeras och utbildas i egna akademier. Generalstaben är en central politisk aktör och ansvarar för den högsta ledningen av de Väpnade styrkorna och hur Ryssland förbereder sig för framtida krig. Trots denna maktposition har generalstaben förblivit nästan outforskad i väst. Oscar Jonssons undersökning av generalstaben bygger på fjorton år av forskning, fältarbete och intervjuer. Han gör en grundlig genomgång av alla Rysslands krig i modern tid, från Sovjetunionens intervention i Afghanistan 1979 till Rysslands invasion av Ukraina 2022. Genom att förstå den militära ledningens inre liv samt dess relation till politiken, blottläggs mekanismerna bakom problemen i den ryska krigföringen. * Oscar Jonsson är Senior Associate Fellow vid NATO Defense College och forskare vid Försvarshögskolan. Han har en doktorsexamen från Department of War Studies, King’s College London, och hans forskning handlar om rysk strategi, militär och icke-militär krigföring. Jonsson var tidigare chef för Center for the Governance of Change vid IE University och tankesmedjan Frivärld. Han har arbetat vid Försvarsmaktens Högvarter och har undervisat amerikanska diplomater på väg till Moskva vid amerikanska utrikesdepartementets Foreign Service Institute. Han är kolumnist i Dagens Nyheter och författare till Hotet från Ryssland (2023) och Försvaret av Sverige (2024), samt The Russian Understanding of War (2019).
The art of war
AvSun Tzu
Pocket, Svenska, 2024
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(1)
89 kr
Art of War skrevs på 500-talet f.Kr. och är ett av de äldsta verken om militär strategi, men ständigt aktuell. Strategisk flexibilitet, snabbhet i tanken på slagfältet och användandet av underrättelser för att nå insikt om fiendens avsikter, är även i dag nyckelfaktorer för framgång, och den som vill komma vidare som affärsman, idrottsutövare eller politiker kommer med hjälp av Art of War alltid vara steget före sina konkurrenter. Sedan den översattes från kinesiska har den lästs av många framstående statsmän och generaler, från Napoleon till Montgomery och Mao Zedong.
The art of war : den klassiska skriften om krigskonst
AvSun Tzu
Inbunden, Svenska, 2025
168 kr
The Art Of War är en av vår historias mest betydande studier i krigföring och militär strategi. Den skrevs på 500-talet f.Kr. av generalen Sun Zi och otaliga militära och politiska ledare exempelvis Napoleon, Montgomery och Mao Zedong har alltsedan dess inspirerats av dess innehåll. Boken är indelad i tretton kapitel som täcker krigskonstens alla aspekter. Det Sun Zi lär oss är fortfarande lika aktuellt. Strategisk flexibilitet, snabbhet i tanken på slagfältet och användandet av underrättelser för att nå insikt om fiendens avsikter är även i dag nyckelfaktorer för framgång, och den som vill komma vidare som affärsman, idrottsutövare eller politiker kommer med hjälp av The Art Of War alltid vara steget före sina konkurrenter. Den här eleganta utgåvan är rikt illustrerad med tidstypiska bilder som har kriget som motiv.
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Biological War
A Scenario
AvAnnie Jacobsen
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
234 kr
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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThere is an invisible weapon among us. By the time you know you are a victim, it has turned you into a killer.'Even more perversely thrilling than Nuclear War: A Scenario' Observer'New Fear Unlocked . . . all too credible . . . the author's timing is impeccable' Sunday Times, Book of the WeekA lab accident, a bio-attack, a global pandemic, and the collapse of human society. In this explosive new book, based on dozens of new interviews with experts with high-level political, governmental, medical, and military responsibility, Annie Jacobsen examines this very scenario.There is no mushroom cloud, no shock wave or blast. Instead, the scenario that could end the world as we know it begins with something so small and malicious, that when used for evil, only evil can result.This is what could happen; a roadmap to the hours, days, and weeks following the release of a biological agent, that serves as the most essential, forward-looking journalism in preparation for urgent societal upheaval.'This book moves like a meteor' New York Times'Biological War is difficult to put down, but it is even harder to stop thinking about once finished' Literary Review'Important... persuasive and unnerving' New Yorker'Energetic, detailed and disturbing . . . an engrossing, plausible book' The Economist'Read this book. It is a better briefing on the problem than the one we received in Downing Street six years ago' Spectator
Nuclear War
A Scenario
AvAnnie Jacobsen
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
4,5 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(2)
124 kr
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The Sunday Times bestselling edge-of-your-seat exploration of what would happen in the event of nuclear war, perfect for readers of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer.Nuclear war begins with a blip on a radar screen.This is a minute-by-minute account of what comes next.It has to be read to be believed.'A stomach-clenching, multi-perspective, ticking-clock, geopolitical thriller' Forbes'Dangerously plausible – and it reads like a thriller' Sunday Times'These are scenes straight out of Dr Strangelove' TelegraphThere is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in a matter of hours: nuclear war.Until now, no one outside official circles has known exactly what would happen if a rogue state launched a nuclear missile at the Pentagon. Second by second and minute by minute, these are the real-life protocols that choreograph the end of civilization.Decisions that affect hundreds of millions of lives need to be made within six minutes, based on partial information, in the knowledge that once launched, nothing is capable of halting the destruction.Based on dozens of new interviews with military and civilian experts who have built the weapons, been privy to the response plans, and taken responsibility for crucial decisions, this is the only account of what a nuclear exchange would look like.Nuclear War is at once a compulsive non-fiction thriller and a powerful argument that we must rid ourselves of these world-ending weapons for ever.'This terrifying book is a must-read for every world leader' Mother Jones'At once methodical and vivid' The Economist'Tells a terrifying story in a devastatingly straightforward way' Guardian* A New York Times bestseller (March 2024) and a Sunday Times bestseller (April 2024). Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2024, the UK's premier annual prize for non-fiction books.
Krigets konst
AvSun Tzu
Inbunden, Svenska, 2019
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(4)
165 kr
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Tidlös asiatisk klassiker i nyreviderad översättning
För 2500 år sedan skrev den kinesiske generalen Sun Tzu vad som kom att bli en av de mest inflytelserika krigsstrategiska texterna någonsin. Krigets konst föregrep vad Platon skulle formulera i Staten och Machiavelli i Fursten. En absolut klassiker i genren krigsstrategi och en självklar referensbok även för många politiker, affärsstrateger och elitidrottare. I svensk översättning av Bertil Häggman, som här reviderat sin tolkning från 1989.
SUN TZU, född cirka 540 f. Kr, död cirka 496 f. Kr, var en kinesisk general, författare och filosof. Krigets konst är det östra Asiens överlägset mest klassiska verk inom militärlitteratur. Ända sedan den översattes till europeiska språk på 1700-talet har den varit en klassiker också i västvärlden.
Society Must Be Defended
Lectures at the Collège de France, 1975-76
AvMichel Foucault
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
145 kr
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'Foucault must be reckoned with by humanists, social scientists, and political activists' The New York Times Book ReviewSociety Must Be Defended is Michel Foucault's devastating critique of the systems of power and control inherent in civilization. Taken from a series of lectures given by Foucault at the Collége de France in 1975-76, it reveals how war is the foundation of all power relations, and politics ultimately a continuation of battlefield violence. He offers a politically charged re-reading of history, with examples ranging from the Trojan myth to Nazi Germany, to show a continual, 'silent war' between the powerful and the powerless.'A timely and prescient book, mainly because of what it says about the way in which war is necessary as a means of control' New StatesmanTranslated by David Macey
The book of five rings : samurajens strategi
AvMiyamoto Musashi
Pocket, Svenska, 2025
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(1)
99 kr
"När du har bemästrat strategins väg undgår inget din blick." Miyamoto Musashi. Strax före sin död 1645 drog sig den obesegrade svärdsmästaren Miyamoto Musashi tillbaka till en grotta för att leva som eremit. På fem pergamentrullar nedtecknade han där de sanna principerna som krävs för seger inom stridskonst och på slagfältet. Hans skrifter utforskar den stränga självdisciplin och de praktiska tillvägagångssätt som krävs för att hantera fysiska och mentala konflikter. Hans verk har hyllats internationellt som ett användbart verktyg för utformning av affärsstrategi, konfliktlösning och framgång.
Konflikt : krigföringens utveckling från 1945 till Ukraina
AvDavid Petraeus,Andrew Roberts
Inbunden, Svenska, 2024
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(1)
255 kr
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Medias rapporter om samtida krig spänner från anonyma cyberangrepp till machetebeväpnade miliser. I Konflikt (Conflict, 2023) ger den amerikanske generalen David Petraeus, tidigare överbefälhavare i Afghanistan och Irak, och den brittiske historikern professor Andrew Roberts en sammanfattande analys av världens krig och väpnade konflikter sedan andra världskriget. Teknik och taktisk förmåga är faktorer i deras framställning, men än mer betydande är ledares förmåga att urskilja det strategiskt viktiga, att formulera rimliga mål, att agera förnuftsmässigt och att inse betydelsen av faktorer som moralisk helgjutenhet, informationsövertag, vilseledning och politiska aspekter. Här återknyter författarna till Clausewitz konstaterande att krig är en fortsättning på politiken, men med andra medel.
Inte minst har författarnas analys bäring på kriget i Ukraina. Rysslands militära och politiska ledarskap har hittills brustit i praktiskt taget alla de förmågor och egenskaper som är avgörande, konstaterar Roberts och Petraeus.
General David Petraeus är en pensionerad amerikansk general och är för närvarande partner i ett ledande investeringsbolag samt ordförande i dess Global Institute. Han har tidigare tjänstgjort trettiosju år inom den amerikanska militären, tjänstgjort som chef för CIA och doktorerat vid Princeton University. Han är för närvarande seniorforskare och universitetslektor vid Yale University och är en framträdande kommentator när det gäller samtida säkerhetsfrågor, militära utvecklingar och internationella relationer.
Andrew Roberts är en internationellt välkänd biografiförfattare och historiker. Hans har skrivit ett flertal prisbelönade böcker, däribland Masters and Commanders (2009), The Storm of War (2011) och Leadership in War (2019) och Churchill: walking with destiny (2018). Roberts är för närvarande gästprofessor vid institutionen för krigsstudier vid King's College, London, samt Roger and Martha Mertz Visiting Research Fellow vid Hoover Institution vid Stanford University.
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Generalship on the Eastern Front, 1941–45
A Study in Command
AvRobert Forczyk
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(1)
365 kr
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A comprehensive evaluation of generalship on the most important front in World War II.The war on the Eastern Front from 1941 to 1945 was the largest sustained air-ground conflict in military history and played the decisive role in the defeat of the Third Reich. This new study seeks to analyse the command and generalship of the combatants.The scale of the conflict was immense. Lasting over 46 months it involved over 10 million combatants at its peak, and resulted in roughly 15 million military deaths, as well as about 20 million civilian deaths. More than 50 percent of all German military fatalities in 1941–45 occurred there, and by the time the Western Allies invaded France in June 1944, the Wehrmacht was already decimated.Who were the generals who led these campaigns on the Eastern Front? The standard historiography of World War II tends to focus on a few prominent leaders while ignoring the mass of commanders and operational-level military staffs who actually fought most of the war and this new study by renowned Eastern Front historian Robert Forczyk seeks to redress the balance.Generalship on the Eastern Front offers an objective analytic framework for assessing the senior German and Soviet commanders on the Eastern Front through the lens of generalship and battle command, examining a total of 54 German and 140 Soviet officers.
The book of five rings : samurajens strategi
AvMiyamoto Musashi
Inbunden, Svenska, 2024
228 kr
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När du har bemästrat strategins väg undgår inget din blick. Miyamoto Musashi. Strax före sin död 1645 drog sig den obesegrade svärdsmästaren Miyamoto Musashi tillbaka till en grotta för att leva som eremit. På fem pergamentrullar nedtecknade han där de sanna principerna som krävs för seger inom stridskonst och på slagfältet. Hans skrifter utforskar den stränga självdisciplin och de praktiska tillvägagångssätt som krävs för att hantera fysiska och mentala konflikter. Hans verk har hyllats internationellt som ett användbart verktyg för utformning av affärsstrategi, konfliktlösning och framgång.
Achtung Panzer!
AvHeinz Guderian
Häftad, Engelska, 1999
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(1)
170 kr
This is one of the most significant military books of the twentieth century. By an outstanding soldier of independent mind, it pushed forward the evolution of land warfare and was directly responsible for German armoured supremacy in the early years of the Second World War. Published in 1937, the result of 15 years of careful study since his days on the German General Staff in the First World War, Achtung Panzer! argues how vital the proper use of tanks and supporting armoured vehicles would be in the conduct of a future war. When that war came, just two years later, he proved it, leading his Panzers with distinction in the Polish, French and Russian campaigns. Panzer warfare had come of age, exactly as he had forecast.This first English translation of Heinz Guderian's classic book - used as a textbook by Panzer officers in the war - has an introduction and extensive background notes by the modern English historian Paul Harris.
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Coup d'État
A Practical Handbook, Revised Edition
AvEdward N. Luttwak
Häftad, Engelska, 2016
314 kr
Coup d’État astonished readers when it first appeared in 1968 because it showed, step by step, how governments could be overthrown. Translated into sixteen languages, it has inspired anti-coup precautions by regimes around the world. In addition to these detailed instructions, Edward Luttwak’s revised handbook offers an altogether new way of looking at political power—one that considers, for example, the vulnerability to coups of even the most stable democracies in the event of prolonged economic distress.The world has changed dramatically in the past half century, but not the essence of the coup d’état. It still requires the secret recruitment of military officers who command the loyalty of units well placed to seize important headquarters and key hubs in the capital city. The support of the armed forces as a whole is needed only in the aftermath, to avoid countercoups. And mass support is largely irrelevant, although passive acceptance is essential. To ensure it, violence must be kept to a minimum. The ideal coup is swift and bloodless. Very violent coups rarely succeed, and if they trigger a bloody civil war they fail utterly.Luttwak identifies conditions that make countries vulnerable to a coup, and he outlines the necessary stages of planning, from recruitment of coconspirators to postcoup promises of progress and stability. But much more broadly, his investigation of coups—updated for the twenty-first century—uncovers important truths about the nature of political power.
Sun Zis krigskonst
Pocket, Svenska, 2012
3,6 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(8)
89 kr
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Under 2500 år har detta ansetts som den bästa boken om ledarskap. Från början var den avsedd som lärobok i krigsfilosofi men idag anses den som en oöverträffad text om ledarskap och problemlösning. Vad du än sysselsätter dig med kan denna gamla bok leda till nya insikter och kunskaper om hur du ska bemästra de svårigheter du ställs inför. Texterna är nyöversatta direkt från kinesiska av: Bengt Pettersson, Ooi Kee Beng och Henrik Friman
Causes of War
AvJack S. Levy,William R. Thompson
Häftad, Engelska, 2010
441 kr
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Written by leading scholars in the field, Causes of War provides the first comprehensive analysis of the leading theories relating to the origins of both interstate and civil wars. Utilizes historical examples to illustrate individual theories throughoutIncludes an analysis of theories of civil wars as well as interstate wars -- one of the only texts to do bothWritten by two former International Studies Association Presidents
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War before Civilization
AvLawrence H. Keeley
Häftad, Engelska, 2004
227 kr
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The myth of the peace-loving "noble savage" is persistent and pernicious. Indeed, for the last fifty years, most popular and scholarly works have agreed that prehistoric warfare was rare, harmless, unimportant, and, like smallpox, a disease of civilized societies alone. Prehistoric warfare, according to this view, was little more than a ritualized game, where casualties were limited and the effects of aggression relatively mild. Lawrence Keeley's groundbreaking War Before Civilization offers a devastating rebuttal to such comfortable myths and debunks the notion that warfare was introduced to primitive societies through contact with civilization (an idea he denounces as "the pacification of the past").Building on much fascinating archeological and historical research and offering an astute comparison of warfare in civilized and prehistoric societies, from modern European states to the Plains Indians of North America, War Before Civilization convincingly demonstrates that prehistoric warfare was in fact more deadly, more frequent, and more ruthless than modern war. To support this point, Keeley provides a wide-ranging look at warfare and brutality in the prehistoric world. He reveals, for instance, that prehistorical tactics favoring raids and ambushes, as opposed to formal battles, often yielded a high death-rate; that adult males falling into the hands of their enemies were almost universally killed; and that surprise raids seldom spared even women and children. Keeley cites evidence of ancient massacres in many areas of the world, including the discovery in South Dakota of a prehistoric mass grave containing the remains of over 500 scalped and mutilated men, women, and children (a slaughter that took place a century and a half before the arrival of Columbus). In addition, Keeley surveys the prevalence of looting, destruction, and trophy-taking in all kinds of warfare and again finds little moral distinction between ancient warriors and civilized armies. Finally, and perhaps most controversially, he examines the evidence of cannibalism among some preliterate peoples.Keeley is a seasoned writer and his book is packed with vivid, eye-opening details (for instance, that the homicide rate of prehistoric Illinois villagers may have exceeded that of the modern United States by some 70 times). But he also goes beyond grisly facts to address the larger moral and philosophical issues raised by his work. What are the causes of war? Are human beings inherently violent? How can we ensure peace in our own time? Challenging some of our most dearly held beliefs, Keeley's conclusions are bound to stir controversy.
Swedish Military Intelligence
Producing Knowledge
AvGunilla Erikkson
Häftad, Engelska, 2018
363 kr
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Builds a revisionary theoretical framework for researching intelligence knowledge and applies it to the Swedish Military and Security DirectorateGunilla Eriksson revises our perception of intelligence as carefully collected data and objective truth, arguing that there are hidden aspects to intelligence analysis that need to be uncovered and critically examined. This twofold study investigates the character of intelligence knowledge and the social context in which it is produced, using the Swedish Military and Security Directorate (MUST) as a case study.Eriksson argues that there is an implicit framework that continuously influences knowledge production: what kind of data is considered relevant, how this data is interpreted and the specific social and linguistic context of the organisation, surrounded by unarticulated norms and specific procedures. She asks whether these conventions hamper or obstruct intelligence assessments; an essential analysis, given that history has shown us the grave consequences basing policy on intelligence's wrong conclusions.Sources includeThe annual Swedish Armed Forces Strategic Intelligence Estimates from 1998 2010Lengthy and highly valuable interviews with the analysts, including managers, working at MUST, giving insights into everyday life at the institution and leading to many important resultsParticipant observation carried out by the author at MUST working meetings and seminars during the production process of the 2010 estimate, and drawing on her experience from her years working as an active analyst
God Forgives, Brothers Don't
The Long March of Military Education and the Making of American Manhood
AvJasper Craven
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
218 kr
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In the tradition of Sebastian Junger’s Tribe and Chris Hedges’s classic War Is a Force that Gives Us Meaning, a powerful investigation into the fraught history and ominous future of military education in the United States, and how it formed and fuels increasingly volatile strains of American masculinity.“Send us your boy and we will return to you a man.” Since the dawn of America, the military has articulated some version of this pledge, solidly staking its claim on the monumental work of building the American man. When investigative reporter Jasper Craven first dug into Valley Forge Military Academy five years ago, he uncovered an acrid strain of masculinity that was raw, violent, fiercely hierarchical, and quickly mutating out of control. Initially, he had assumed that military education was a dying, outmoded brand. But as he looked deeper, he found a sprawling, well-funded network featuring dozens of military schools, like Valley Forge and West Point, plus thousands of ROTC programs in public colleges and high schools that allowed the Pentagon to wield outsized power on education. In an unflinching narrative, Craven explores how the military has come to define American masculinity and how it often fosters its most toxic traits. Beginning with the American Revolution, Craven shows how the birth of our nation required a new masculine ideal, crafted in the image of George Washington. During the brutality of the Civil War, Craven traces the parallel violence in military hazing culture and the deeply prejudicial culture at places like West Point, which reared Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and other famed Confederates. The first and second World Wars escalated the need for battle-ready youth, and briefly resulted in a relatively noble male archetype, while the Cold War precipitated backlash, resentment, and trauma. This era also marked the beginning of the Christian right’s growing interest in military schools as upholding a patriarchal and fatalistic version of manhood. Vietnam and the antiwar movement fueled the rise of the “troubled teen” and the lying, lawless “operator,” embodied by graduates such as William Westmoreland and Oliver North. As he chronicles the forever wars, Craven brings us up to today, where the military has further burrowed into civilian education. Meanwhile, policies like “don’t ask, don’t tell” and a campaign of Islamophobia, misogyny, and homophobia have crafted a new manhood that is defined by its ability to both diminish and dehumanize “the other” while also being self-destructive. Its exemplars include such military school graduates as Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth. Part sweeping military history, part gripping journalistic investigation, God Forgives, Brothers Don’t lifts the veil on the harmful world of military schools and provides essential context and nuance to the ongoing debate on American masculinity.
Del 2 - Modern Machiavellian Robert Greene
Concise 33 Strategies of War
AvRobert Greene
Häftad, Engelska, 2008
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(1)
158 kr
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Sun Tzu better watch his back' New York Magazine'An Art of War-style book of tough guy maxims to live by' Evening StandardSpanning world civilizations, synthesizing dozens of political, philosophical, and religious texts and thousands of years of violent conflict, The Concise 33 Strategies of War is the I-Ching of conflict, distilling Robert Greene's global bestseller into the essential, accessible rules of engagement. Illustrated with examples from history, from powerful world leaders like Napoleon and Margaret Thatcher, to Shaka the Zulu and Hannibal, each of the thirty-three chapters outlines a strategy to help you win life's wars. Learn proactive methods that require you to maintain initiative and negotiate from positions of strength, or defensive strategies that allow you to respond to dangerous situations and avoid unwinnable wars.Packed with indispensable, bite-sized advice, The Concise 33 Strategies of War provides you with all the advice you need to gain and maintain the upper hand.
Browned Off and Bloody-Minded
The British Soldier Goes to War 1939-1945
AvAlan Allport
Häftad, Engelska, 2017
185 kr
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A social history of the ordinary British soldier during World War II“Reflects impressively wide reading, and commands respect for its shrewd judgments and lack of sentimentality.”—Max Hastings, New York Review of Books"The stories of these brave but bewildered civilians in uniform are as illuminating as searchlights in a dark age of traumatic war."—Iain Finlayson, Times (London)More than three million men served in the British Army during the Second World War, the vast majority of them civilians who had never expected to become soldiers and had little idea what military life, with all its strange rituals, discomforts, and dangers, was going to be like. Alan Allport’s rich and luminous social history examines the experience of the greatest and most terrible war in history from the perspective of these ordinary, extraordinary men, who were plucked from their peacetime families and workplaces and sent to fight for King and Country.Allport chronicles the huge diversity of their wartime trajectories, tracing how soldiers responded to and were shaped by their years with the British Army, and how that army, however reluctantly, had to accommodate itself to them. Touching on issues of class, sex, crime, trauma, and national identity, through a colorful multitude of fresh individual perspectives, the book provides an enlightening, deeply moving perspective on how a generation of very modern-minded young men responded to the challenges of a brutal and disorienting conflict.
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Ukraine and Russia
From Civilized Divorce to Uncivil War
AvPaul D'Anieri
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
305 kr
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In this fully revised and updated in-depth analysis of the war in Ukraine, Paul D'Anieri explores the dynamics within Ukraine, between Ukraine and Russia, and between Russia and the West that emerged with the collapse of the Soviet Union and eventually resulted in Russia's invasion in 2022. Proceeding chronologically, this book shows how Ukraine's separation from Russia in 1991, at the time called a 'civilized divorce,' led to Europe's most violent conflict since WWII. It argues the conflict came about because of three underlying factors-the security dilemma, the impact of democratization on geopolitics, and the incompatible goals of a post-Cold War Europe. Rather than a peaceful situation that was squandered, D'Anieri argues that these were deep-seated pre-existing disagreements that could not be bridged, with concerning implications for the prospects of resolution of the Ukraine conflict.
Art of War
AvSun Tzu
Inbunden, Engelska, 2017
120 kr
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The perfect introduction to one of the world's best-known classics.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics bound in real cloth with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Translated and edited by author and scriptwriter Jonathan Clements.This is a fresh, contemporary translation of Sun Tzu's The Art of War for the 21st century. As well as its historical importance, it is one of the most influential political and business books of our era. This edition rediscovers the essential clarity of the ancient masterpiece, cited by generals from a dozen Chinese dynasties, international business leaders, and modern military field manuals. It also contains a full commentary on Sun Tzu, the man and his ideas, contemporary of Confucius and Buddha; and a critical guide to further reading.
Del 367 - Men-at-Arms
Medieval Russian Armies 1250–1500
AvDavid Nicolle,Viacheslav Shpakovsky
Häftad, Engelska, 2002
159 kr
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After disastrous defeats at the hands of the Mongols in the 13th century, the Russian principalities became vassals of the Khans of the Golden Horde for more then 200 years.At the same time the western princes faced the German crusaders of the Teutonic Order. Remarkably, Russia responded with a new surge of military vigour. Eventually, freedom from the 'Mongol yoke' coincided with a degree of unity around a powerful new state - Muscovy. This exciting chapter of history is illustrated with rare early paintings, photos, diagrams, and eight plates reconstructing the mixed influences of East and West in the appearance of Russian warriors.
Deterrence
AvLawrence Freedman
Häftad, Engelska, 2004
226 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 strategic option. This approach is applied to post-cold war crisis management, and the utility and relevance of the concept is addressed in relation to US strategic practice post-9/11, particularly in the light of the apparent preference of the Bush Administration for the alternative concept of pre-emption. The study of deterrence has been hampered by the weight of the intellectual baggage accumulated since the end of the Second World War. Exaggerated notions of what deterrence might achieve were developed, only to be to knocked down by academic critique. In this book, Freedman charts the evolution of the contemporary concept of deterrence, and discusses whether - and how - it still has relevance in today's world. He considers constructivist as well as realist approaches and draws on criminological as well as strategic studies literature to develop a concept of a norms-based, as opposed to an interest-based, deterrence. This book will be essential reading for students of politics and international relations as well as all those interested in contemporary strategic thought.
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Contemporary Military Theory
The dynamics of war
AvJan Angstrom,J.J. Widen
Häftad, Engelska, 2014
829 kr
The book aims to provide the reader with a state-of-the-art introduction to classic and modern military theory. The text accounts for the most important theories within the field by developing and analyzing these theories, as well as problematizing both their normative and explanatory aims. While focusing on military theory, the book does not only reflect a single way of relating to knowledge of war and warfare, but furthers learning by introducing contrasting perspectives as well as constantly criticizing the theories. There is a clear need for an introductory text for the entire field of military theory that focuses whole-heartedly on the theories – not on their context or how they are expressed in practice during war. This book covers such questions as how we should understand the changing character of war, the utility of force and how the pursuit of political ends is achieved through military means. It draws upon and illustrates military thought through a wide-ranging number of examples from the Napoleonic Wars to the current war in Afghanistan. This book will be of great interest for students of military theory, strategic studies, security studies and defence studies.
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Modern War
A Very Short Introduction
AvRichard English
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
95 kr
Warfare is the most dangerous threat faced by modern humanity. It is also one of the key influences that has shaped the politics, economics, and society of the modern period. But what do we mean by modern war? What causes modern wars to begin? Why do people fight in them, why do they end, and what have they achieved? In this accessible and compelling Very Short Introduction, Richard English explores the assumptions we make about modern warfare and considers them against the backdrop of their historical reality. Drawing on the wide literature available, including direct accounts of the experience of war, English provides an authoritative account of modern war: its origins, evolution, dynamics, and current trends. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Battle of the Beams
The secret science of radar that turned the tide of the Second World War
AvTom Whipple
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
125 kr
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'Deeply researched and engagingly written' The Times'Has the pace and style of a well-crafted thriller' Mail on Sunday'Chock full of memorable characters and written with all the drama and pace of a Robert Harris thriller' Rowland White, author of MosquitoSummer 1939. War is coming. The British believe that, through ingenuity and scientific prowess, they alone have a war-winning weapon: radar. They are wrong. The Germans have it too.They believe that their unique maritime history means their pilots have no need of navigational aids. They are wrong. Most of the bombs the RAF will drop in the first years of the war land miles from their target.They also believe that the Germans, without the same naval tradition, will never be able to find targets at night. They are, again, wrong.In 1939 the Germans don't just have radar to spot planes entering their airspace, they have radio beams to guide their own planes into enemy airspace.This war will be fought on land and sea and in the air, but it will also be fought on the airwaves. It will be fought between scientists on both sides at the forefront of knowledge, and the agents and commandos they relied on to bolster that knowledge. Thanks to one young engineer, Reginald Jones, the British develop radar technology that went on to help the Allies win the war.Relying on first-hand accounts from Reginald Jones as well as papers recently released by the Admiralty, The Battle of the Beams fills a huge missing piece in the canon of World War II literature. It is a tale that combines history, science, derring do and dogged determination and will appeal as much to fans of World War II history as to those fascinated by the science behind the beams that changed our lives.The radio war of 1939-45 is one of the great scientific battles in history. This is the story of that war.
War and Power
Who Wins Wars - and Why
AvPhillips Payson O'Brien
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
215 kr
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Russian Warfare and Influence
States in the Intersection Between East and West
AvMikael Weissmann,Niklas Nilsson
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
259 kr
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This open access anthology takes a holistic approach to how Russia carries out hybrid warfare against its neighbouring countries - states at the intersection between the East and West. The book addresses the vulnerabilities of these countries to Russian influence and hybrid warfare tactics, as well as their responses to this security challenge. It includes a close examination of local developments in states such as Ukraine, Belarus, Finland, Armenia, Serbia and many others, analysing specific scenarios and practices, and draws on these observations to develop the current conceptual understanding of hybrid warfare as a phenomenon. Scholarship frequently focuses only on Russia and treats countries subjected to Russian hybrid measures as passive victims, thus providing an overly schematic picture of Russian behaviour. This book instead treats these states as actors in their own right, assessing their potential to address and counter the specific security problems arising from their geographic and political position. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.
Hybrid Warfare
Security and Asymmetric Conflict in International Relations
AvMikael Weissmann,Niklas Nilssonm. fl.
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
326 kr
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This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Hybrid Warfare refers to a military strategy that blends conventional warfare, so-called ‘irregular warfare’ and cyber-attacks with other influencing methods, such as fake news, diplomacy and foreign political intervention. As Hybrid Warfare becomes increasingly commonplace, there is an imminent need for research bringing attention to how these challenges can be addressed in order to develop a comprehensive approach towards Hybrid Threats and Hybrid Warfare. This volume supports the development of such an approach by bringing together practitioners and scholarly perspectives on the topic and by covering the threats themselves, as well as the tools and means to counter them, together with a number of real-world case studies. The book covers numerous aspects of current Hybrid Warfare discourses including a discussion of the perspectives of key western actors such as NATO, the US and the EU; an analysis of Russia and China’s Hybrid Warfare capabilities; and the growing threat of cyberwarfare. A range of global case studies – featuring specific examples from the Baltics, Taiwan, Ukraine, Iran and Catalonia – are drawn upon to demonstrate the employment of Hybrid Warfare tactics and how they have been countered in practice. Finally, the editors propose a new method through which to understand the dynamics of Hybrid Threats, Warfare and their countermeasures, termed the ‘Hybridity Blizzard Model’. With a focus on practitioner insight and practicable International Relations theory, this volume is an essential guide to identifying, analysing and countering Hybrid Threats and Warfare.

Krigsvetenskap

SIGNERAD - Den ryska generalstaben

The art of war

The art of war : den klassiska skriften om krigskonst

Biological War

Nuclear War

Krigets konst

Society Must Be Defended

The book of five rings : samurajens strategi

Konflikt : krigföringens utveckling från 1945 till Ukraina

Generalship on the Eastern Front, 1941–45

The book of five rings : samurajens strategi

Achtung Panzer!

Coup d'État

Sun Zis krigskonst

Causes of War

War before Civilization

Swedish Military Intelligence

God Forgives, Brothers Don't

Concise 33 Strategies of War

Browned Off and Bloody-Minded

Ukraine and Russia

Art of War

Medieval Russian Armies 1250–1500

Deterrence

Contemporary Military Theory

Modern War

Battle of the Beams

War and Power

Russian Warfare and Influence

Hybrid Warfare