Warfare & defence books

Â""All wars are costly in lives and treasure!Â"" Through the ages, this fundamental truth has driven military strategists...  Read More >>

As the world's urban areas continue to increase in size the possibility of U. S. forces conducting military operations...  Read More >>

Uncertainty is an inescapable part of war that stems, in part, from war's wicked problems and the complex, adaptive...  Read More >>

This recollection of combat nightmares is dedicated to those who ""stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy the...  Read More >>

Ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have underscored the necessity of conventional military forces to adequately...  Read More >>

China is strengthening diplomatic ties and building naval bases along the sea lanes from the Middle East. This ""String...  Read More >>

The Naval War College Review was established in 1948 and is a forum for discussion of public policy matters of interest...  Read More >>

This monograph addresses the research question: are there unique ISR capabilities to support urban military operations?...  Read More >>

A ground-swell of interest in information as a weapon of warfare is growing within the U.S. armed services. Military...  Read More >>

This monograph considers expanding the U.S. Army using non-citizens to man new units. Both the French Foreign Legion...  Read More >>

The United States Air Force's Center for Strategy and Technology was established at the Air War College in 1996....  Read More >>

Rapid dominance--the ability of forces to exploit information and quickly destroy critical targets--is the key in...  Read More >>

This study analyzes the Chinese Red Army from 1927 to 1936 to determine how the Red Army survived attacks from external...  Read More >>

This paper is designed to provide future joint force commanders a basic understanding of counterair doctrine, strategy,...  Read More >>

This study investigates the desirability of unifying the U.S. Armed Forces into a joint military service. As the...  Read More >>

The United States Air Force's Center for Strategy and Technology was established at the Air War College in 1996....  Read More >>

Major Beale examines the role operations Deny Flight and Deliberate Force played in achieving a peaceful settlement...  Read More >>

This study was undertaken in response to a United States Army Combat Developments Command requirement to identify...  Read More >>

The United States Air Force's Center for Strategy and Technology was established at the Air War College in 1996....  Read More >>

This thesis focuses on the impact of character in Special Forces (SF), or its lack thereof, through the historical...  Read More >>

Die Kriegskunst Der Preußen Unter König Friedrich Dem Großen, Volume 2, by Johann von Heilmann, delves into the...  Read More >>

The United States Air Force's Center for Strategy and Technology was established at the Air War College in 1996....  Read More >>

This paper presents an historical account of the operations of United States Army Air Forces special operations...  Read More >>

The Philippine government has been battling a communist insurgency since 1932. Although it was defeated in 1954,...  Read More >>

The Air Force's current doctrinal maxims of centralized control and decentralized execution have the potential to...  Read More >>