Warfare & defence books

Throughout USAF history, the primary focus of the leadership and overall strategy has focused on traditional wars....  Read More >>

The premise for this study evolved during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF). It stems from a perception that the combat...  Read More >>

Proper optimization in number, location, and function of supply chain nodes to reduce costs with simultaneous improvements...  Read More >>

This study asks how Airmen and Marines can set aside their differences regarding command and control of airpower,...  Read More >>

The objective of this paper is to determine how environmental degradation impacts U.S. National Security by researching...  Read More >>

The United States Air Force (USAF), an organization that hires all of its uniformed leaders from within, is both...  Read More >>

This paper describes myths about military operations, how they get started and the harm they can do. It looks at...  Read More >>

The United States Navy is currently divesting itself of a significant portion of its airborne anti-submarine warfare...  Read More >>

Test pilot Robert J. Bob Gilliland entered the annals of aviation greatness on 22 December 1964 when he took to...  Read More >>

Guerra Contro I Turchi: Campagna Del 1716... offre un resoconto dettagliato della campagna militare del 1716 contro...  Read More >>

Biblioteca Universal De Medicina Y CirugÃ-a Prácticas, Medicina Militar Ã"" Tratado De Las Enfermedades AsÃ- Internas...  Read More >>

Explore the life and times of Henri-Marie de la Tocnaye, a captain in the French navy, through this detailed biography...  Read More >>

With the commencement of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), the U.S. military entered a new age of combat. Taking...  Read More >>

This paper traces the development of stealth as an example of the way in which technology is invented, selected,...  Read More >>

This paper attempts to reconcile this resurgence in interest with the long history of hypersonic disappointments...  Read More >>

America's new allies in Central and Eastern Europe have been struggling with defense reform since the end of the...  Read More >>

Svenskarne Under Dannebrogen, 1848-1850 by Birger Fredrik Schöldström offers a detailed biographical account of...  Read More >>

The Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) is National Defense University's (NDU's) dedicated research...  Read More >>

This study addresses how operational and strategic commanders best implement strategies to accomplish their specific...  Read More >>

There are historical patterns to strategies for the conduct of war that are only fully understandable by seeking...  Read More >>

Illustrates how US air power was not prepared for the conflict in Vietnam because of its emphasis on strategic bombardment...  Read More >>

The Aegis Weapons System (AWS) was the by product of the cancelled Typhoon air defense system which centered around...  Read More >>

Sometimes in combat, the situation determines the type of leader needed in order to accomplish the mission. This...  Read More >>

Political circumstances often dictate that we employ military force as part of a coalition. The youngest military...  Read More >>

Hybrid threat actors seek to master unrestricted operational art in order to reconcile overmatch and protect or...  Read More >>