Warfare & defence books

The danger of surface-to-air defenses grows as the nature of US conflicts continues to change. Ground based defenses...  Read More >>

This monograph analyzes the concept of an in-stride breach of an obstacle by a tactical maneuver force. Its focus...  Read More >>

Air superiority is an essential military mission, and will continue to be so for the foreseeable future. Control...  Read More >>

In the aftermath of the 1991 Gulf War, numerous military and airpower analysts hypothesized that the nature of warfare...  Read More >>

This monograph seeks to define what a Decision Support System (DSS) is to the military decision-maker, suggest some...  Read More >>

The cost of modern joint/coalition warfare is rapidly rising and our nation's ability to address this trend while...  Read More >>

The U.S. military and national security community lost interest in insurgency after the end of the Cold War when...  Read More >>

Admiral Of The Fleet: Sir Geoffrey Phipps Hornby, A Biography, penned by Mary Augusta Phipps Egerton, offers an...  Read More >>

Between the 1960s and the 2000s, France developed specific ways to operate on the African continent, and the use...  Read More >>

This monograph explores the strategic dilemma facing the Australian Strategic Planning System in the post Cold War...  Read More >>

North Korea's conventional capabilities have eroded but remain significant, including its sizeable contingent of...  Read More >>

Seeks to determine how economic warfare effects the course of military action during a time of belligerency. This...  Read More >>

Military operations other than war (MOOTW) are becoming a more visible and frequently employed component of America's...  Read More >>

The Air Force (AF) is making major contributions in conflicts such as Iraq and Afghanistan through the work of air...  Read More >>

As far back as Sun Tzu, military thinkers have recognized the objective in war is to persuade the enemy to bow to...  Read More >>

There is little debate as to the importance of Cyber operations within the US Government. Securing it is another...  Read More >>

The purpose of this monograph is to examine the capabilities of commercial computer wargames and determine if the...  Read More >>

The concept of ""deep battle"" was formally introduced to US war fighters during the early 1980s through the US...  Read More >>

The chapters presented in this volume have demonstrated first, Chinese and PLA leaders have a strong sense of mission...  Read More >>

Military commanders understand the growing threat of commercially available satellite imagery used by adversaries...  Read More >>

This paper proposes that NATO expansion into East Central Europe is ill advised at this pivotal period in Russian...  Read More >>

This monograph examines the application of special operations forces (SOF) as a means to achieve strategic ends...  Read More >>

This study determines whether or not unconditional surrender leads to a more lasting peace. The answer is paradoxical-yes,...  Read More >>

In December 1994 Russian armored forces assaulted Grozny, Chechnya in an attempt to subdue armed opposition groups...  Read More >>

While effects-based operations and thinking have created significant debate, joint doctrine focuses on effects as...  Read More >>