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Routledge Library Editions: Historical Security
12 Volume Set
Av Various
2021
27862 kr
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This 12-volume set contains titles originally published between 1957 and 1992. International in scope, the set looks at security and military history covering several battles, particularly the first and second world wars. Highlighting the difference between theory and practice, it also explores the …
Birth of Independent Air Power
British Air Policy in the First World War
Inbunden, 2021
1876 kr
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In forming the Royal Air Force on 1 April 1918, Britain created the world’s first independent air service. Britain entered the First World War with less than 200 ill-assorted flying machines divided between the army and the navy, but by the end of the war the RAF mustered almost 300,000 personnel …
Birth of Independent Air Power
British Air Policy in the First World War
Häftad, 2023
515 kr
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In forming the Royal Air Force on 1 April 1918, Britain created the world’s first independent air service. Britain entered the First World War with less than 200 ill-assorted flying machines divided between the army and the navy, but by the end of the war the RAF mustered almost 300,000 personnel …
Douglas Haig, 1861–1928
Inbunden, 2021
2578 kr
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For seventy years Douglas Haig had been portrayed on the one hand as the ‘Butcher of the Somme’ – inept, insensitive and archaic; and on the other as the ‘Saviour of Britain’ – noble, unselfish and heroic. This polarised, strident and ultimately inconclusive argument had resulted in Haig becoming …
Douglas Haig, 1861–1928
Häftad, 2023
560 kr
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For seventy years Douglas Haig had been portrayed on the one hand as the ‘Butcher of the Somme’ – inept, insensitive and archaic; and on the other as the ‘Saviour of Britain’ – noble, unselfish and heroic. This polarised, strident and ultimately inconclusive argument had resulted in Haig becoming …
Decision by Default
Peacetime Conscription and British Defence 1919–39
Av Peter Dennis
Inbunden, 2021
1876 kr
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Britain’s vast losses of men in the first world war produced a revulsion against conscription. Originally published in 1972, Peter Dennis here describes how conscription was introduced once more in 1939, when pressure from within Britain and from France forced the British Government to reverse its …
Decision by Default
Peacetime Conscription and British Defence 1919–39
Av Peter Dennis
Häftad, 2023
515 kr
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Britain’s vast losses of men in the first world war produced a revulsion against conscription. Originally published in 1972, Peter Dennis here describes how conscription was introduced once more in 1939, when pressure from within Britain and from France forced the British Government to reverse its …
Commanders
Australian Military Leadership in the Twentieth Century
Av D. M. Horner
Inbunden, 2021
2257 kr
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Originally published in 1984, this book tells the story of sixteen of Australia’s most eminent military men, as they performed under the stress of strategy-making and in the heat of battle.In scrutinising critical periods in the careers of such men as Brudenell White, Chauvel, Monash, Gordon …
Commanders
Australian Military Leadership in the Twentieth Century
Av D. M. Horner
Häftad, 2023
577 kr
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Originally published in 1984, this book tells the story of sixteen of Australia’s most eminent military men, as they performed under the stress of strategy-making and in the heat of battle.In scrutinising critical periods in the careers of such men as Brudenell White, Chauvel, Monash, Gordon …
Warfare in the Twentieth Century
Theory and Practice
Av Colin McInnes, G. D. Sheffield
Inbunden, 2021
1876 kr
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The twentieth century was dominated by war and by preparations for war in a way that is unparalleled in history. Originally published in 1988, this textbook highlights key themes of warfare throughout the world and emphasizes the gulf between the theory of war and its practice.The contributors are …
Warfare in the Twentieth Century
Theory and Practice
Av Colin McInnes, G. D. Sheffield
Häftad, 2023
515 kr
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The twentieth century was dominated by war and by preparations for war in a way that is unparalleled in history. Originally published in 1988, this textbook highlights key themes of warfare throughout the world and emphasizes the gulf between the theory of war and its practice.The contributors are …
War and State Making
The Shaping of the Global Powers
Av Karen A. Rasler, William R. Thompson
Inbunden, 2021
1876 kr
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Originally published in 1989, this is an empirical study of the impact of global war on the expansion and shaping of nation-states. Individual chapters examine the effects of such wars, and the preparation for them, on debt financing, expansion, military spending, welfare spending, GNP and domestic …
War and State Making
The Shaping of the Global Powers
Av Karen A. Rasler, William R. Thompson
Häftad, 2023
515 kr
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Originally published in 1989, this is an empirical study of the impact of global war on the expansion and shaping of nation-states. Individual chapters examine the effects of such wars, and the preparation for them, on debt financing, expansion, military spending, welfare spending, GNP and domestic …
High Command
Australia's Struggle for an Independent War Strategy, 1939–1945
Av David Horner
Inbunden, 2021
2818 kr
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Since it was first published in 1982, High Command had become the standard reference for anyone interested in Australia’s participation in the Second World War, this edition was originally published in 1992. The 50th anniversary of battles such as Singapore, Coral Sea and Kokoda in 1942 re-awakened …
High Command
Australia's Struggle for an Independent War Strategy, 1939–1945
Av David Horner
Häftad, 2023
740 kr
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Since it was first published in 1982, High Command had become the standard reference for anyone interested in Australia’s participation in the Second World War, this edition was originally published in 1992. The 50th anniversary of battles such as Singapore, Coral Sea and Kokoda in 1942 re-awakened …
Swords and Covenants
Essays in Honour of the Centennial of the Royal Military College of Canada 1876–1976
Av Adrian Preston, Peter Dennis
Inbunden, 2021
1876 kr
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Originally published in 1976, this book honours the centenary of The Royal Military College of Canada, 1876-1976. It comprises nine essays written by military historians who have been or still are in some way, as staff and students, connected with RMC since 1948. The essays range in time from the …
Swords and Covenants
Essays in Honour of the Centennial of the Royal Military College of Canada 1876–1976
Av Adrian Preston, Peter Dennis
Häftad, 2023
515 kr
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Originally published in 1976, this book honours the centenary of The Royal Military College of Canada, 1876-1976. It comprises nine essays written by military historians who have been or still are in some way, as staff and students, connected with RMC since 1948. The essays range in time from the …
Studies in Secret Diplomacy
During the First World War
Inbunden, 2021
2578 kr
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Originally published in 1957, the original blurb reads: ‘From these studies of the secret diplomacy surrounding the entry of Turkey and Italy into the First World War, emerges a picture of the complex machinery behind the obvious wheels of international politics. The activities of statesmen and …
Studies in Secret Diplomacy
During the First World War
Häftad, 2023
560 kr
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Originally published in 1957, the original blurb reads: ‘From these studies of the secret diplomacy surrounding the entry of Turkey and Italy into the First World War, emerges a picture of the complex machinery behind the obvious wheels of international politics. The activities of statesmen and …
Strategy Without Slide-Rule
British Air Strategy 1914–1939
Inbunden, 2021
1876 kr
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The early history of British aerial defence development is one of misdirection and delusion. The misdirection, judging by the criteria of successful aerial defence in World War II, was primarily in the downgrading of home defence measures including the fighter plane. The delusion, again judging by …
Strategy Without Slide-Rule
British Air Strategy 1914–1939
Häftad, 2023
515 kr
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The early history of British aerial defence development is one of misdirection and delusion. The misdirection, judging by the criteria of successful aerial defence in World War II, was primarily in the downgrading of home defence measures including the fighter plane. The delusion, again judging by …
Effects of Chemical Warfare
A Selective Review and Bibliography of British State Papers
Av Andy Thomas, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Inbunden, 2021
1562 kr
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Originally published in 1985, this book is the result of an exploration of the state papers of the United Kingdom undertaken with the aim of discovering information about the past use of chemical warfare. This information may serve as a point of historical reference in speculation upon the possible …
Effects of Chemical Warfare
A Selective Review and Bibliography of British State Papers
Av Andy Thomas, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Häftad, 2023
515 kr
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Originally published in 1985, this book is the result of an exploration of the state papers of the United Kingdom undertaken with the aim of discovering information about the past use of chemical warfare. This information may serve as a point of historical reference in speculation upon the possible …
Saratoga
The Decisive Battle
Inbunden, 2021
2190 kr
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The Grand Strategy, the imaginative plan to divide the rebellious American colonies, ended in disaster. On October 17, 1777, General Sir John Burgoyne, alone, unaided and stranded in the American wilderness, capitulated with his army at Saratoga in upper New York State. It was the ‘turning point’ …
Saratoga
The Decisive Battle
Häftad, 2023
560 kr
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The Grand Strategy, the imaginative plan to divide the rebellious American colonies, ended in disaster. On October 17, 1777, General Sir John Burgoyne, alone, unaided and stranded in the American wilderness, capitulated with his army at Saratoga in upper New York State. It was the ‘turning point’ …
