Warfare & defence books

The purpose of this research is to explore factors that influenced the development of the United States Air Force...  Read More >>

Imagine yourself as a young Lieutenant with little flight time, or even a seasoned combat pilot, and your new flying...  Read More >>

""Six Engravings Representing The Six Cuts In The Sword Exercise Of The Cavalry"" offers a fascinating glimpse into...  Read More >>

This paper examines the conduct of continuous operations from the theoretical, historical and doctrinal perspective....  Read More >>

This study examines various expeditionary airfield operations in an attempt to discern those problems that have...  Read More >>

The battle between British and German air forces in the summer and early fall of 1940 was the first major campaign...  Read More >>

La Familia Michoacana burst onto the national stage on September 6, 2006, when ruffians crashed into the seedy Sol...  Read More >>

The end of the Cold War ushered in a new security environment, one that was more diverse, and more dynamic than...  Read More >>

The size of the Defense Department both in terms of financial resources and personnel resources dwarfs the State...  Read More >>

The transition of technologies ensures that our warfighters have the necessary capabilities to fight the ever increasing...  Read More >>

In the years following the invasion of Iraq, the United States military did not fully realize or understand the...  Read More >>

This analysis assesses the state of capability within the PLA Air Force, both at present and also based on a projection...  Read More >>

In the last few years, notions like 'asymmetric warfare, ' and, more recently, 'hybrid warfare' have become as common...  Read More >>

In the years since WWII the subject of deception has received scant attention in the U.S. Army when compared to...  Read More >>

The mechanized task force commander contends with many factors that define his environment. To assist him in contending...  Read More >>

Cyberspace is rapidly gaining acceptance in the US defense community as a warfighting domain on par with air, land,...  Read More >>

After World War II the United States Congress wrote laws to prohibit homosexuals from openly serving in the military....  Read More >>

Military theorists such as David Alberts contend that information technologies will allow for wider and more rapid...  Read More >>

A great deal of thought has been applied to focus government and industrial resources on the important problem of...  Read More >>

As the United States Air Force attempts to define its role in counterinsurgency operations it must consider the...  Read More >>

Since its inception in 1976, Checkmate, an Air Staff organization at the Pentagon, has become the Air Force's expert...  Read More >>

This study uses an historical analysis of German pre-World War II tactical command and control doctrine and documented...  Read More >>

In order to prepare for future urban operations, the USAF must place Non-Lethal Weapon (NLW) development in the...  Read More >>

The accomplishments of the antiaircraft artillery in the defense of Manila Bay proved that the basic principles...  Read More >>

The Campaigns conducted by the Spanish Army from 1909 to 1926 to pacify the Spanish Protectorate in Morocco are...  Read More >>