Warfare & defence books

Following the end of the World War I, the major combatants engaged in varying degrees of reorganization and reformation...  Read More >>

The growth and importance of the People's Republic of China (PRC) necessitates that the United States foster a relationship...  Read More >>

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

This study analyzes the characteristics and capabilities of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to determine their capability...  Read More >>

The 2002 US national security strategy is a proactive, world integrated strategy against terrorism. The US chose...  Read More >>

Within the past 15 years, the Soviet Union has developed a strategic airlift force capable of projecting Soviet...  Read More >>

The problem undertaken in this thesis is to determine whether or not the main battle tank or attack helicopter is...  Read More >>

The Battle for Leyte Gulf in October 1944 was the largest naval battle of World War II both in terms of the number...  Read More >>

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

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

Lieutenant Colonel Rauch analyzes how real-time damage assessment (BDA) contributes to airpower strategy and execution....  Read More >>

Recent conflicts, such as Operation Iraqi Freedom, have challenged operational commanders to develop skills to manage...  Read More >>

At the Prague Summit in 2002, NATO Heads of State announced the creation of the NATO Response Force (NRF), a relative...  Read More >>

This study examines the links between science, philosophy, and military theory. The author uses two case studies...  Read More >>

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

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

This study examines the logistics systems of the Soviet and U.S. Armies that support operational and tactical levels...  Read More >>

This paper examines the counterterrorist strategy employed on the Island of Basilan during Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines...  Read More >>

This study concludes airpower will play an increasingly dominant role in future US contingency responses. Power...  Read More >>

This is a study of the applicability of prospect theory to military decision making. Prospect theory posits that...  Read More >>

In the last 20 years, the Army's Field and Combat Support Hospitals have found it difficult to deploy rapidly and...  Read More >>

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

""Force modernization is more like a warfighting campaign than an industrial process. Volatility, uncertainty, complexity,...  Read More >>

Major Larm examines the feasibility of developing expendable remotely piloted vehicles (RPV) and explores future...  Read More >>

The purpose of this paper is to propose a spacepower theory and explore the implications of such a theory on future...  Read More >>