Theory of warfare & military science books

War is changing. The cybersphere, civil society, outer space ... all are emerging as domains in which battles are...  Read More >>

Written by a leading expert and illustrated throughout with more than 300 detailed drawings and photographs showing...  Read More >>

A history of how scientific discovery and technological innovation have shaped conflict.  Read More >>

A revealing insight in to the hidden contours of Chinese strategic thought  Read More >>

The book will be of interest to academics (e.g., military historians, military archaeologists, military geographers...  Read More >>

A revolutionary study of one of history’s greatest success stories, this book draws profoundly important conclusions...  Read More >>

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Survival, the IISS’s bimonthly journal, challenges conventional wisdom and brings fresh, often controversial, perspectives...  Read More >>

Humankind has always sought out innovative and new ways of waging war, establishing new forms of warfare. Set against...  Read More >>

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Recognises that fleets conduct four distinct but interlocking tasks at the operational level of war - striking,...  Read More >>

In Autonomous Weapons Systems and International Norms Ingvild Bode and Hendrik Huelss present an innovative analysis...  Read More >>

In an era of great power competition, the role of alliances in managing escalation of conflict has acquired renewed...  Read More >>

Exploring how the US military can move beyond Iraq and Afghanistan. Despite its lengthy warfighting experience and...  Read More >>

This book begins discussion at a point where many civil-military conversations end. Hartwell identifies underlying...  Read More >>

War, like death and taxes, seems eternal but is it inevitable? Do nations simply blunder into it? What is victory...  Read More >>

Survival, the IISS’s bimonthly journal, challenges conventional wisdom and brings fresh, often controversial, perspectives...  Read More >>

Serves as a how-to manual and syllabus for leaders to create and lead wardroom, ready room, and work centre discussion...  Read More >>

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This book is the epitome of the interpretation and application of tactical principles in various armies, discussed...  Read More >>

First published in 1988, Arms Transfers and Dependence was written to provide a view of arms transfers in the context...  Read More >>

Examining the post-Cold War period, this book sets out to explain why and when US presidents choose to use force....  Read More >>

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How a strategist's ideas were catastrophically ignored in 1914—but shaped Britain’s success in the Second World...  Read More >>