Warfare & defence books

Colonel (retired) Oliver G. Haywood suggested in his brilliant 1954 article, ""Military Decisions and Game Theory""...  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 >>

What is ""grand strategy,"" and why is it seemingly so important and so difficult? This monograph explores the concept...  Read More >>

The ICBM organization and culture eroded during the transition from SAC through AFSPC, and immediate efforts are...  Read More >>

Just as many football players have failed to become great coaches, so too have many governmental leaders, leaders...  Read More >>

Force protection in the Air Force has taken on greater significance in the new, but well overdue, recognition of...  Read More >>

This research uses an advanced statistical technique to expand upon the current understanding of war termination....  Read More >>

Department of Defense (DOD) standard 8320.02 establishes the need for all subordinate organizations to share information...  Read More >>

The Air Force was founded upon the precepts of strategic bombing. Hugh Trenchard, Giulio Douhet, and Billy Mitchell...  Read More >>

Since the first laser was developed in 1960, directed energy technologies have captured the imagination of civilian...  Read More >>

This paper defines a cultural training model based on the background and experience of T.E. Lawrence during WWI....  Read More >>

The Mass Atrocity Prevention and Response Options (MAPRO) Policy Planning Handbook is a collaborative effort intended...  Read More >>

Though joint operations have been the hallmark of U.S. military doctrine for many years, a systematic study of joint...  Read More >>

It is the purpose of this project to show why the Soviet Air Force did not embrace the revolutionary Douhetian concept...  Read More >>

The Department of Defense (DoD) has depended on different space-based assets as critical components to battlefield...  Read More >>

This study examines the interaction between the land component and the air component during the conduct of rapid...  Read More >>

While the nature of war does not change, the conduct and methods available to wage and win wars does. This appears...  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 thesis studies the experience of the local community during the privatization in place of Newark Air Force...  Read More >>

Introduction to human performance -- Fatigue operations -- Vision enhancement/refractive eye surgery -- Nuclear...  Read More >>

This monograph explores the possible evolution of a command system, specifically the Fires and Effects Coordination...  Read More >>

Deception as a means to achieve surprise is a recurring theme in the history of warfare. Successful deception uses...  Read More >>

The objective of the research project is to examine how the Union and Confederate naval strategies and new naval...  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 examines the role of initiative in AirLand Battle doctrine as contained in the 1986 edition of Field...  Read More >>