Warfare & defence books

Non-citizens have served in the United States military during every war since at least the Civil War. In 1862 Congress,...  Read More >>

This engineering report gives a narrative of the XIX Corps engineer operations during the crossing of the Roer....  Read More >>

Thomas C. ""Tom"" Griffin was the navigator on B-25 number nine, the Whirling Dervish, during the Doolittle Raid...  Read More >>

As a coercive instrument, the US executed a bombing raid on Libya, Operation El Dorado Canyon, in response to Libya's...  Read More >>

Frustration over Saddam's Hussein's longevity can reinforce the theory that the Gulf War ceasefire was premature....  Read More >>

The threat to US national security from mobile ballistic missiles is at least as great today as at any time in history...  Read More >>

This thesis proposes a general model to describe how culture impacts the way nations fight and applies it to the...  Read More >>

There will likely be political, moral, and social implications of UCAV employment that strategists and military...  Read More >>

Captain Eric ""Winkle"" Brown is the British Royal Navy's most decorated Fleet Air Arm pilot. During his 31-year...  Read More >>

Recent books and journal articles published in China provide new insights into nuclear doctrine, operations, training,...  Read More >>

The object of this research paper is to explore the history of COCOMs' influence in the PPBS process and what impact...  Read More >>

""Parke County in the World War"" offers a detailed historical record of the contributions made by the residents...  Read More >>

Biological warfare is one leg of the triad of weapons of mass destruction (coupled with nuclear and chemical weapons)....  Read More >>

This study evaluates the effectiveness of Colombia's Integrated Action approach to counterinsurgency against the...  Read More >>

This monograph examines whether or not the current U.S. Army Operational Design methodology could increase the effectiveness...  Read More >>

The Observe-Orient-Decide-Act (OODA) Loop ideas of Air Force Colonel John Boyd have impacted the Department of Defense...  Read More >>

Perceptions determine actions. The military's perception of the air and space environment influences the type of...  Read More >>

In August 2007, Major General Pavel Androsov, Commander of the Russian Strategic Bomber Force, announced with ""a...  Read More >>

Laymen and space enthusiasts alike continuously ask, ""Why send people to space?"" The popular philosophic answer...  Read More >>

This paper addresses how strategic effects win and lose wars. Strategic effects are defined here as the impacts...  Read More >>

Regionally Integrated Air and Missile Defense between the United States and its Gulf Cooperation Council allies...  Read More >>

This study attempts to determine if no-fly zones are effective tools of US foreign policy. In doing so, the author...  Read More >>

U.S. military forces have repeatedly been expected to perform in peacekeeping, nationbuilding and other non-kinetic...  Read More >>

The American domestic economy is the backbone of US national strength. It funds the national instruments of power...  Read More >>

The United States Air Force Reserve Component (RC) has moved from a Cold War strategic reserve posture to an ongoing...  Read More >>