Defence strategy, planning & research books

This is a presentation of the salient factors that determine the position of neutral states and their subjects during...  Read More >>

The early proponents of air power believed that with suitable aircraft, and control of the air, airmen would make...  Read More >>

This study is a General Staff analysis and record of the most important operational details of the XIX Corps' successful...  Read More >>

Simply stated, joint doctrine drives best at the combatant commander level because the Geographic Combatant Commander...  Read More >>

During WW II the Command and General Staff Colleges primary mission was to train large numbers of captains and majors...  Read More >>

This study analyzes the effectiveness of airpower versus terrorism using three case studies. The first case study...  Read More >>

The US Air Force uses many combat simulation models to assist them in performing combat analyses. BRAWLER is a high-resolution...  Read More >>

Understanding how insurgencies may be brought to a successful conclusion is vital to military strategists and policymakers....  Read More >>

Since World War I, airpower advocates lauded punishment-based strategic attack strategies as the proper use of airpower....  Read More >>

A complex and interdependent environment in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) highlights the challenge of translating...  Read More >>

The purpose of this monograph is to determine if the tactical reconnaissance capabilities of the U.S. Army's Light...  Read More >>

""Strike"" is not the main challenge facing Global Strike in 2035-it is to globally attribute, target, and assess...  Read More >>

The United States (US) is transitioning from the industrial age to the information age. The rapid change and availability...  Read More >>

Targeting has been the central problem of air strategy since the dawn of modern airpower. One of the most difficult...  Read More >>

As warfare continues to become more complex due to the advent and proliferation of new technology, blending of ethnic...  Read More >>

The American military needs to incorporate adaptability-related skills into its education and training programs...  Read More >>

Understanding and articulating the nature of war has challenged mankind from the beginning. Although the character...  Read More >>

Leaders who organize, train, equip, command, and fight with the air and space forces of 2025 will require a new...  Read More >>

Characterized by porous borders and nomadic groups the Sahara makes it extremely difficult for the U.S. military...  Read More >>

The true center of gravity for any insurgency is the support of the people.89 Neither Kitson nor the British as...  Read More >>

During Desert Storm, the mission to seek and destroy Iraqi Scuds was termed the ""Great Scud Hunt."" It quickly...  Read More >>

This monograph examines the practice of operational art from the perspective of the Kursk Campaign of July-October,...  Read More >>

Since September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, Special Operation Forces (SOF) and Conventional Forces (CF)...  Read More >>

This paper examines the theoretical role of air forces in counterinsurgency and the disconnect between what's needed...  Read More >>

This monograph analyzes the three major Civil War campaigns of 1864 in regard to several of the precepts of military...  Read More >>