Warfare & defence books

The purpose of this monograph is to determine the conditions necessary for a successful counteroffensive. The study...  Read More >>

Overseas military bases have played a prominent role in support of United States security interests since World...  Read More >>

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

This study is designed to gain a better understanding of the difficulties associated with the integration of special...  Read More >>

The world has changed dramatically since the Washington Treaty of 1949 established the North Atlantic Treaty Organization...  Read More >>

Julian Corbett and Alfred T. Mahan each proposed theories for command of the sea. Their work illustrated that different...  Read More >>

Many insurgents groups benefit from sanctuaries in neighboring countries where they are relatively safe from state...  Read More >>

The United States finds itself engaged in a global conflict unlike any other it has ever faced, either in scope...  Read More >>

Military officials often utilize the PMESII-PT acronym (Political, Military, Economic, Social, Information, Infrastructure,...  Read More >>

This monograph addresses the research question: are military intelligence failures inevitable? If so, what are the...  Read More >>

This monograph addresses the contribution made by the campaigns in the Western Desert to the evolution of the operational...  Read More >>

The end of the Cold War did not bring about the grand peace that was hoped for during four decades. Instead, the...  Read More >>

The United States military is adapting itself to fight warfare in the Information Age, preparing forces that use...  Read More >>

The battles of Dienbienphu and Khe Sanh have many similarities. Both were fought in Vietnam on similar terrain....  Read More >>

This monograph examines the role of policy in guidance of the British, the Soviet and the U.S.-NATO wars in Afghanistan....  Read More >>

The Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance (MPR) Force has a long history of defending the fleet against enemy combatant...  Read More >>

The warfighter has become increasingly dependent of the cyber domain and the computer network that all the deployed...  Read More >>

This study examines the concept of the operational center of gravity and whether is has relevance for operations...  Read More >>

The CV-22 Osprey will be the next generation Special Operations insertion and extraction platform. The Air Force...  Read More >>

Many articles, journals, and books describe what information operations are and how they are essential to military...  Read More >>

Little is written in Joint Pubs about the selection/indentification of operational Centers of Gravity. There are...  Read More >>

This white paper examines the counterair mission in 2025--what it is, what the threats are, how we counter them....  Read More >>

The trainers and advisors of foreign forces routinely face the infiltration of insurgents and terrorists into security...  Read More >>

This study analyzes the use of airpower against enemy ground forces. The author assesses current doctrinal definitions...  Read More >>

In 1999, two Chinese Colonels published a concept paper which advocated that China adopt an #65533;Unrestricted...  Read More >>