Warfare and defence

RANGER HANDBOOK (Paperback - 20 Feb 2010)

RANGER HANDBOOK

ISBN-13: 9781581605686 ; ISBN-10: 1581605684

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THE ROYAL AIR FORCE "AT HOME": THE HISTORY OF RAF AIR DISPLAYS FROM 1920 (Hardback - 18 Feb 2010)

THE ROYAL AIR FORCE
The History of RAF Air Displays from 1920.

By (author) IAN SMITH WATSON

ISBN-13: 9781848841574 ; ISBN-10: 1848841574

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MIDDLE EAST AIR FORCES IN THE 21ST CENTURY (Hardback - 18 Feb 2010)

MIDDLE EAST AIR FORCES IN THE 21ST CENTURY

By (author) TIM RIPLEY

ISBN-13: 9781848840997 ; ISBN-10: 1848840993

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F-105 Thunderchief Units of the Vietnam War (Paperback / softback - 16 Feb 2010)

F-105 Thunderchief Units of the Vietnam War
The F-105 was a supersonic fighter-bomber used by the USAF to great extent during the Vietnam War. Despite pilots' initial apprehensions about the aircraft and a variety of problems with early designs, these planes ultimately became the primary strike bomber over North Vietnam in the early stages of the Vietnam War. This book explores the crucial importance of the Thunderchief, deemed the "Thud" by many of...

By (author) Peter Davies; Illustrated by Jim Laurier

ISBN-13: 9781846034923 ; ISBN-10: 1846034922

Price: £12.99 £10.39 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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Crossing Cultures: Stories of the Peace Corps Experience (Hardback - 15 Apr 2010)

Crossing Cultures
Peace Corps volunteers experience adventure and challenge every day as they serve in communities around the world. They leave a legacy and a better understanding of the United States in their host countries, and they come back home as changed persons. As volunteers share their experiences back home, they change us as well, helping Americans better understand other cultures and peoples. In telling their stories,...

Edited by Paul D Coverdell

ISBN-13: 9781608760916 ; ISBN-10: 160876091X

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Messerschmitt Bf109 Owners' Workshop Manual: 1935 Onwards (all marks) (Hardback - 15 Feb 2010)

Messerschmitt Bf109 Owners' Workshop Manual
The LuftwaffeΣs Messerschmitt Bf109 single-seat fighter was the main combat adversary of the RAFΣs Hurricane and Spitfire fighters in the Battle of Britain. It could climb and dive faster than the RAF fighters and its competitive edge in combat was helped by its direct injection fuel system. Its formidable performance and potent armament made the Bf109, arguably, the best fighter of the Battle. This book...

By (author) Paul Blackah; Malcolm Lowe

ISBN-13: 9781844256426 ; ISBN-10: 1844256421

Price: £17.99 £14.39 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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Global Warming and Climate Change: Prospects and Policies in Asia and Europe (Hardback - 19 Feb 2010)

Global Warming and Climate Change
This compendium looks at Asian and European policies for dealing with climate change, and possible impacts on conflicts and security. It clarifies the impacts of climate change on natural resources, on the frequency and expansion of natural disasters and the repercussions for environmentally-induced migration. Global Warming and Climate Change is centred on the comparison of policies...

Edited by Professor Antonio Marquina

ISBN-13: 9780230237711 ; ISBN-10: 0230237711

Price: £75.00 £56.25 UK delivery 2 to 3 days

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Statebuilding and Justice Reform: Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Afghanistan (Hardback - 5 Feb 2010)

Statebuilding and Justice Reform
The book provides an updated account of justice reform in Afghanistan, which started in the wake of the US-led military intervention of 2001. In particular, it focuses on the role of international actors and their interaction with local stakeholders, highlighting some provisional results, together with problems and dilemmas encountered in the reform activities. Since the mid-1990s, justice system reform has become...

By (author) Matteo Tondini

ISBN-13: 9780415558945 ; ISBN-10: 0415558948

Price: £75.00 £60.75 UK delivery 2 to 4 days

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Electronic Warfare (Hardback - 1 Apr 2010)

Electronic Warfare
For military planners, the control of information is critical to military success, and communications networks and computers are of vital operational importance. The use of technology to both control and disrupt the flow of information has been generally referred to by several names, information warfare, electronic warfare, cyberwar, netwar, and Information Operations (IO). This book is a focus on electronic...

Edited by Adam T Elsworth

ISBN-13: 9781607418023 ; ISBN-10: 1607418029

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Counterinsurgency & the Armed Forces (Hardback - 1 Apr 2010)

Counterinsurgency & the Armed Forces
Counterinsurgency is now the greatest challenge facing the armed forces of the US and NATO countries today. Although that challenge is faced daily in Afghanistan and Iraq, the assault is also on the liberal democratic institutions of all these countries. this book will fill a crucial gap in explaining how insurgents think, and how this is different from how the armed forces think. Given these differences, this book...

By (author) Laure Paquette

ISBN-13: 9781607417637 ; ISBN-10: 1607417634

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Intelligence Oversight & Disclosure Issues (Hardback - 1 Apr 2010)

Intelligence Oversight & Disclosure Issues
Interest in congressional oversight of intelligence has risen again in the 110th Congress, in part because of the House Democratic majority's pledge to enact the remaining recommendations from the U.S. National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States, commonly known as the 9/11 Commission. Its 2004 conclusions set the stage for reconsideration of the problems affecting Congress' structure in this...

Edited by Philipp R Haas

ISBN-13: 9781607413219 ; ISBN-10: 1607413213

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China & Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction & Missiles: Policy Issues (Paperback / softback - 1 Apr 2010)

China & Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction & Missiles
Congress has long been concerned about whether U.S. policy advances the national interest in reducing the role of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and missiles that could deliver them. Recipients of China's technology reportedly include Pakistan and countries that the State Department says support terrorism, such as Iran and North Korea. This book,...

By (author) Shirley A Kan

ISBN-13: 9781607412489 ; ISBN-10: 1607412489

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Suicide & the Military (Hardback - 1 Apr 2010)

Suicide & the Military
Suicidal behaviour is an important issue in the military. There are some specific problems arising in the military surrounding. An army is a closed system that may restrict personal freedoms. Many servicemen loose significant relationships and have financial and psychological problems. An army is an aggressive masculine community and sometimes aggression is a part of the staff training. Firearms as a means of...

Edited by Leo Sher

ISBN-13: 9781608762019 ; ISBN-10: 1608762017

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Protest & Issues Around the Air Force Refueling Tanker (Paperback / softback - 1 Apr 2010)

Protest & Issues Around the Air Force Refueling Tanker
KC-X is the first of three planned programs intended to recapitalise the Air Force's air refuelling fleet. Eventually, the KC-X program is expected to acquire 179 new, commercial off-the-shelf airliners modified to accomplish air refuelling. The program is expected to cost $35 billion. Both Boeing and a consortium consisting of Northrop Grumman and European Aeronautic Deference and Space Company (EADS) competed for...

Edited by Walter P Zeine

ISBN-13: 9781607419808 ; ISBN-10: 1607419807

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Nuclear Weapons' Role in 21st Century U.S Policy (Hardback - 1 Apr 2010)

Nuclear Weapons' Role in 21st Century U.S Policy
This book highlights the role of nuclear weapons in 21st century U.S. policy. The world has changed a great deal in the last decade and a half. The Cold War stand-off with the Soviet Union is over, and Russia is no longer an ideological adversary. The United States has made historic reductions in its operationally deployed strategic nuclear forces and plans to reduce them to a level of 1,700 to 2,200 by 2012, as...

Edited by Dominick R Pelligrini

ISBN-13: 9781607414780 ; ISBN-10: 1607414783

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United Nations Peacekeeping in the 21st Century (Hardback - 1 Apr 2010)

United Nations Peacekeeping in the 21st Century
A major issue facing the United Nations, the United States, and the 110th Congress is the extent to which the United Nations has the capacity to restore or keep the peace in the changing world environment. Associated with this issue is the expressed need for a reliable source of funding and other resources for peacekeeping and improved efficiencies of operation. Since 1998, UN peacekeeping operations have taken on...

Edited by Efram R Isely

ISBN-13: 9781607415626 ; ISBN-10: 1607415623

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U.S. Government Interrogations: Requirements & Effectiveness (Paperback / softback - 1 Apr 2010)

U.S. Government Interrogations
American policy on the interrogation of detainees is an exceptionally complex issue, one that cannot be adequately addressed nor satisfactorily resolved absent a clear understanding of the vital elements involved. This book is an overview of the controversy regarding U.S. treatment of enemy combatants and terrorist suspects detained in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other locations. Congress approved additional guidelines...

Edited by George W Bennett

ISBN-13: 9781608760428 ; ISBN-10: 1608760421

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Healing from the Trauma of Peacekeeping (Hardback - 1 Apr 2010)

Healing from the Trauma of Peacekeeping
In light of the present deployments of international troops to Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries, there is an urgency to respectfully address the findings in this book and to understand how to provide the best treatment approaches for soldiers upon their return home. This book is a philosophical interpretative inquiry into the experience of contemporary peacekeepers suffering from trauma. The question,...

By (author) Susan L Ray

ISBN-13: 9781608764044 ; ISBN-10: 1608764044

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Joint Operating Environment 2008: Using History to Inform the Future (Paperback / softback - 1 Apr 2010)

Joint Operating Environment 2008
The next quarter century will challenge U.S. joint forces with threats and opportunities ranging from regular and irregular wars in remote lands, to relief and reconstruction in crisis zones, to sustained engagement in the global commons. It is impossible to predict precisely how challenges will emerge and what form they might take. Nevertheless, it is absolutely vital to try to frame the strategic and operational...

Edited by Michaƫl Peeters

ISBN-13: 9781608760350 ; ISBN-10: 1608760359

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Recruiting, Retention & Future Levels of Military Personnel (Hardback - 1 Apr 2010)

Recruiting, Retention & Future Levels of Military Personnel
This book looks at the U.S. military's ability to maintain the force levels required for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan which rests on recruiting and retaining service members. Some military analysts and policymakers have expressed concern that the ongoing operations could detrimentally affect both recruiting and retention. The proportion of youth who say that they may join the military increased after...

By (author) Emmanuel D Chapman

ISBN-13: 9781607415145 ; ISBN-10: 1607415143

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