Warfare & defence books

During the summer of 2006, Israel conducted a thirty-four day war against Hezbollah in response to the abduction...  Read More >>

Military forces in Sub-Saharan Africa, including peacekeepers, rank among the highest population groups most affected...  Read More >>

Air intelligence support to Allied Forces during World War II stretched across the spectrum of intelligence. This...  Read More >>

With Department of Defense (DoD) weapon systems being deeply rooted in the command, control, communications, computers,...  Read More >>

This paper seeks to answer what type of command will best serve the Army's Objective Force in gaining the initiative,...  Read More >>

Understanding and leveraging the media has become critical for operational level commanders conducting urban combat...  Read More >>

This study analyzes the impact General O.P. Weyland had on close air support in the Korean War. First, the author...  Read More >>

The ability to recognize a failing strategy is at least as important as the ability to compose a successful one....  Read More >>

This monograph is based on interviews with David Galula's surviving family and friends as well as archival research....  Read More >>

This study uses the theory of strategic culture to analyze how China reacts to an external national security crisis....  Read More >>

The recognition of the failure at the strategic and operational levels of war during the Global War on Terror, specifically...  Read More >>

The evolution of the Strategic Concept, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) blueprint for its approach...  Read More >>

This study explores the issue of unlawful command influence in the USAF from the squadron commander's perspective....  Read More >>

This is a theoretical, historical, and doctrinal analysis of current deception planning procedures in accordance...  Read More >>

The federal government response to Hurricane Katrina demonstrated a vital need for the military to improve the process...  Read More >>

The Center for Transatlantic Security Studies (CTSS) serves as a national and international focal point and resource...  Read More >>

This thesis discusses piracy on the open seas. It describes acts of piracy, puts the practice into historical perspective,...  Read More >>

The United States'; All-Volunteer Force (AVF) is embroiled in the longest ground combat power intensive conflict...  Read More >>

The military genius is a rare and valued individual. Carl von Clausewitz wrote extensively on the necessity for...  Read More >>

This document is a study of the British infantry formations at the Battle of Paardeberg. It reveals the British...  Read More >>

The United States Air Force has created a culture of micromanagement. This culture is the result of a philosophy...  Read More >>

Descubre la conmovedora ""Última Despedida De La Mariscala A...  Read More >>

Deception is a subject that has drawn increased emphasis in military studies in recent years. Within our army we...  Read More >>

Based on experiences with long-duration operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States Army recognizes the...  Read More >>

From the Classical Period until the Seventeenth century, the study of warfare was practiced predominantly using...  Read More >>