Warfare & defence books

If asked what the command surgeon does, most Army officers would respond, ""Advises the commander on the health...  Read More >>

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

What must senior security leaders know about cyberspace to transform their organizations and make wise decisions?...  Read More >>

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

The purpose of this monograph is to examine the concept of Commander's Critical Information Requirements (CCIR)...  Read More >>

As we approach the dawn of the 21st century, success of our national security strategy will depend greatly on our...  Read More >>

Military command-and-control structures must adapt to the environment in which they operate. Following World War...  Read More >>

Potential adversaries of the United States have learned that they cannot compete with the U.S. in a conventional...  Read More >>

On February 6, 2007, the Bush Administration announced its intention to create a new unified combatant command,...  Read More >>

This study addresses U.S. policy options to maximize deterrence of a nuclear armed Iran. It explores the possible...  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 >>

This paper analyzes Japan's National Defense Program Guideline (NDPG), which was approved by the Security Council...  Read More >>

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

The forces at play in reconstruction operations are a complex system of time phased interlocking cause and effect...  Read More >>

Modern airships by design are capable of short-take off and landings (STOL), and vertical take-off and landings...  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 >>

The U.S. military's system of duplicative and competitive active duty recruiting contributes to and perpetuates...  Read More >>

Problem Statement: The DoD and the DOE through the NNSA, work very closely when designing, developing, producing,...  Read More >>

The collections contained within the Combined Arms Research Library...  Read More >>

Hart, Giulio Douhet, and Col John A. Warden III, and reviews United States, British, and Israeli Air Force doctrines...  Read More >>

The closing of the July-August 2006 Second Lebanon War left the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) an introspective organization....  Read More >>