Warfare & defence books

The changes in capabilities, philosophies and techniques being utilized in the private and public sectors will continue...  Read More >>

Lieutenant General Millard F. Harmon, Jr. was the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces in the Pacific Oceans...  Read More >>

Throughout its history, the Air Force has experienced a growth in the diversity of the jobs it has been asked to...  Read More >>

The purpose of this research effort is to investigate and analyze high energy laser and high power microwave directed...  Read More >>

The rapid pace of technological change demands equally frenetic efforts by our military to find more effective ways...  Read More >>

Fixed-wing Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) technology has experienced exponential growth over the past 10-15 years...  Read More >>

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

This work proposes a novel approach to military transformation, 'Adaptive Transformation, '; that accounts for an...  Read More >>

The constantly changing world situation continues to place high demands upon leaders. Leaders at all levels must...  Read More >>

Numerous UN military interventions have taken place in the post-Cold War era. Some stand out as failure: stability...  Read More >>

This paper examines the evolution of targeting and asks how effectively has the U.S. Air Force incorporated targeting...  Read More >>

Military police face new missions where traditional weapons of minimum force are ineffective and deadly force is...  Read More >>

Since 1991, there has been a significant drop in the number of amphibious ships, a change in the forcible entry...  Read More >>

Military space control describes the capability to secure a military asymmetric advantage in space. Space control...  Read More >>

The United States of America has entered the twenty-first century fighting a war against terrorism. Terrorists are...  Read More >>

Psychological Operations (PSYOP) is a cornerstone of the United States'; Information Operations and is a combat...  Read More >>

The UK, now more than ever before, finds itself having to consider the realities of a Global War on Terror that...  Read More >>

Current operations throughout five geographic combatant commands collectively demonstrate the need for a totally...  Read More >>

The United States military has conducted counterinsurgency campaigns against violent Islamic extremists for the...  Read More >>

Today, evidence shows that military officers are increasingly identifying with the Republican Party. This trend...  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 research paper addresses the question of: Can and should the Air Force pursue a unmanned multi-role fighter...  Read More >>

The Battle of the Bismarck Sea was a watershed in the history of military aviation. On the heels of victory in the...  Read More >>

Both the National Security Strategy and the National Defense Strategy recently recognized that insurgency is causing...  Read More >>

The various service Reserve Components have been a critical part of the Total Force for several decades. Although...  Read More >>