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Geopolitics
A Guide to the Issues
Av Bert Chapman
Inbunden, 2011
713 kr
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This concise introduction to the growth and evolution of geopolitics as a discipline includes biographical information on its leading historical and contemporary practitioners and detailed analysis of its literature.An important book on a topic that has been neglected for too long, Geopolitics: A …
Military Doctrine
A Reference Handbook
Av Bert Chapman
Inbunden, 2009
643 kr
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This comprehensive volume provides a thorough overview of 20th- and 21st-century military doctrines worldwide.Military Doctrine: A Reference Handbook takes a thorough look at 20th- and 21st-century military doctrines around the world. It excerpts relevant English-language scholarly and governmental …
Contemporary Maritime Piracy
International Law, Strategy, and Diplomacy at Sea
Av James Kraska
Inbunden, 2011
656 kr
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This volume provides a concise introduction to the issues and debates regarding modern piracy, including naval operations, law, and diplomacy, and focuses on the recent surge of attacks off the coasts of Africa and Asia.In the past decade, the incidence of maritime piracy has exploded. The first …
Nation-Building and Stability Operations
A Reference Handbook
Inbunden, 2007
852 kr
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Addressing the range of nation-building experiences and concerns in the United States and its allies, Watson opens with a discussion of Somalia, Haiti, and Southeastern European experiences during the 1990s. She then shifts to a discussion of the more recent lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan since …
Military Education
A Reference Handbook
Inbunden, 2007
828 kr
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Professional Military Education (PME) is broader and more rigorous than is widely understood in the United States. Improving educational programs within the military service branches is at the very center of ongoing force transformation efforts and advanced educational opportunities occur at …
Intelligence and National Security
A Reference Handbook
Inbunden, 2007
782 kr
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Clark presents a brief history of the creation and development of the intelligence services in the United States. He centers his examination on the two main constants in the American way of gathering, processing, analyzing, and using intelligence; change and a concern for the impact of secret …
Prisoners of War
A Reference Handbook
Inbunden, 2007
852 kr
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America's current War on Terror is causing a readjustment of centuries of POW policies. Prisoners of war are once again in the news as America and Western Europe grapple with a new, faceless enemy and the rules of war and the torture of POWs are open to reconsideration. Until very recently, there …
Military Justice
A Guide to the Issues
Inbunden, 2010
641 kr
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Public, press, and academic interest in the military justice system has increased over the past generation. This is a result of several high-profile trials (the Sergeant Major of the Army and Kelly Flinn, among many others), a popular TV show (even if it was Navy JAGs), and broader public attention …
Military Transformation and Modern Warfare
A Reference Handbook
Av Elinor Sloan
Inbunden, 2008
852 kr
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Military transformation can be understood as comprising three overlapping and sometimes competing layers—the conventional-force dominated revolution in military affairs, a more recent irregular warfare emphasis, and a wider dimension including homeland defense, space and nuclear policy. The Western …
Arms Control Policy
A Guide to the Issues
Inbunden, 2012
641 kr
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In this work, an expert on biological weapons offers a thoughtful examination of the political and technical issues that have affected the implementation of arms control agreements from the 1960s to the present.Arms Control Policy: A Guide to the Issues examines the history of the major arms …
Information Operations—Doctrine and Practice
A Reference Handbook
Inbunden, 2008
852 kr
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A no-nonsense treatment of information operations, this handbook makes clear what does and does not fall under information operations, how the military plans and executes such efforts, and what the role of IO ought to be in the war of ideas. Paul provides detailed accounts of the doctrine and …
Energy Security Challenges for the 21st Century
A Reference Handbook
Av Gal Luft, Anne Korin
Inbunden, 2009
852 kr
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The impact of energy on global security and economy is clear and profound, and this is why in recent years energy security has become a source of concern to most countries. However, energy security means different things to different countries based on their geographic location, their endowment of …
Energy Security Challenges for the 21st Century
A Reference Handbook
Av Gal Luft, Anne Korin
E-bok, 2009
889 kr
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The impact of energy on global security and economy is clear and profound, and this is why in recent years energy security has become a source of concern to most countries. However, energy security means different things to different countries based on their geographic location, their endowment of …
Military Base Closure
A Reference Handbook
E-bok, 2006
935 kr
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Between 1988 and 1995, the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission closed down 97 bases and realigned over 350 other bases. A hot button topic in the military field, base-closings is an important issue that affects not only soldiers, but ordinary citizens as well. Due to their massive …
Military Education
A Reference Handbook
E-bok, 2007
935 kr
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Professional Military Education (PME) is broader and more rigorous than is widely understood in the United States. Improving educational programs within the military service branches is at the very center of ongoing force transformation efforts and advanced educational opportunities occur at …
Intelligence and National Security
A Reference Handbook
E-bok, 2007
857 kr
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Clark presents a brief history of the creation and development of the intelligence services in the United States. He centers his examination on the two main constants in the American way of gathering, processing, analyzing, and using intelligence; change and a concern for the impact of secret …
Prisoners of War
A Reference Handbook
E-bok, 2007
935 kr
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America's current War on Terror is causing a readjustment of centuries of POW policies. Prisoners of war are once again in the news as America and Western Europe grapple with a new, faceless enemy and the rules of war and the torture of POWs are open to reconsideration. Until very recently, there …
Manning the Future Legions of the United States
Finding and Developing Tomorrow's Centurions
E-bok, 2008
1169 kr
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An Industrial Age model continues to shape the way the Army approaches its recruiting, personnel management, training, and education. This outdated personnel management paradigm—designed for an earlier era—has been so intimately tied to the maintenance of Army culture that a self-perpetuating cycle …
Returning Wars' Wounded, Injured, and Ill
A Reference Handbook
Av Nathan D. Ainspan Ph.D., Walter E. Penk
E-bok, 2008
935 kr
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Thousands of American service members are returning from their tours of duty with physical and/or psychological disabilities. Many—if not most—of these service members will need at least some assistance to adapt to their disabilities and learn how to reintegrate back into civilian life. Also …
Process and Politics of Defense Acquisition
A Reference Handbook
E-bok, 2008
1169 kr
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The United States government invests billions each year on equipping armed forces with the most advanced military equipment. The root of the American defense acquisition system is driven by a combination of national interests and domestic political requirements. While fundamentally the defense …
Introduction to Military Ethics
A Reference Handbook
Av Bill Rhodes
Inbunden, 2009
855 kr
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This comprehensive overview examines the many facets of military ethics as they are applied during times of armed conflict and times of peace.An Introduction to Military Ethics: A Reference Handbook presents the philosophical and conceptual foundations of military ethics, offering an excellent …
Introduction to Military Ethics
A Reference Handbook
Av Bill Rhodes
E-bok, 2009
935 kr
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This comprehensive overview examines the many facets of military ethics as they are applied during times of armed conflict and times of peace. An Introduction to Military Ethics: A Reference Handbook presents the philosophical and conceptual foundations of military ethics, offering an excellent …
Military Doctrine
A Reference Handbook
Av Bert Chapman
E-bok, 2009
702 kr
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This comprehensive volume provides a thorough overview of 20th- and 21st-century military doctrines worldwide. Military Doctrine: A Reference Handbook takes a thorough look at 20th- and 21st-century military doctrines around the world. It excerpts relevant English-language scholarly and …
NATO
A Guide to the Issues
Inbunden, 2011
435 kr
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This superb introduction to NATO is written for the national security novice, yet is full of insights for the more seasoned hand interested in how and why NATO reached its current state.In the more than half-century since NATO was founded, there has been endless debate about its purpose, about …
NATO
A Guide to the Issues
E-bok, 2011
474 kr
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This superb introduction to NATO is written for the national security novice, yet is full of insights for the more seasoned hand interested in how and why NATO reached its current state. In the more than half-century since NATO was founded, there has been endless debate about its purpose, about …
Serving America's Veterans
A Reference Handbook
Av Lawrence J. Korb, Sean E. Duggan m. fl.
E-bok, 2009
935 kr
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In this authoritative handbook, a former Assistant Secretary of Defense lays out the infrastructural, administrative, and health care challenges facing the Veterans Administration, policymakers, and our veterans themselves. Serving America's Veterans: A Reference Handbook comes from an impeccable …
International Crime and Punishment
A Guide to the Issues
Inbunden, 2009
981 kr
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The basics of international criminal law, how it is actually enforced, and the arguments it has provoked are all introduced in a book that is as current as the headline news.International Crime and Punishment: A Guide to the Issues explores the many facets of this relatively new field of criminal …
International Crime and Punishment
A Guide to the Issues
E-bok, 2009
1241 kr
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The basics of international criminal law, how it is actually enforced, and the arguments it has provoked are all introduced in a book that is as current as the headline news. International Crime and Punishment: A Guide to the Issues explores the many facets of this relatively new field of criminal …
Private Armed Forces and Global Security
A Guide to the Issues
Inbunden, 2010
662 kr
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Through an array of theoretical approaches and empirical material, this comprehensive and accessible volume surveys private armed forces and directly challenges conventional stereotypes of security contractors.Private Armed Forces and Global Security: A Guide to the Issues is the first book to …
Military Space Power
A Guide to the Issues
Av James Fergusson, Wilson W.S. Wong
E-bok, 2010
857 kr
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This handbook examines the militarization of space, providing a fair and balanced discussion of the emerging issues concerning space security and defense. The militarization of space is already underway, with unpredictable consequences for the way war will be conducted in the future. Military Space …
