Warfare & defence books

This study explores water scarcity as a threat to US national security. The region in question is the ""arc of instability""...  Read More >>

While it is generally accepted that military intelligence plays a key role in low intensity conflict (LIC), there...  Read More >>

This monograph discusses the implications of private military companies (PMCs) in the global war on terror (GWOT)....  Read More >>

The U.S. military is not currently organized to conduct effective personnel targeting operations outside of the...  Read More >>

This monograph reviews existing and emergent Joint and Army doctrine; assesses the current and emergent threats...  Read More >>

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

This monograph considers whether operational art and the operational level of conflict are viable constructs for...  Read More >>

This case study evaluates the future of joint intra-theater tactical airlift and distribution, with emphasis on...  Read More >>

This research paper first summarizes the preliminaries to the Battle of Midway taken by the Japanese and American...  Read More >>

Lanchester equations are used as the foundation for analysis of air superiority forces, mathematically addressing...  Read More >>

This study covers the pursuit of the defeated Turks after the battle, and was it conducted in accordance with accepted...  Read More >>

How will limited budgets affect the future exploitation of air and space? This question is extremely relevant to...  Read More >>

One hundred years ago, the Aeronautical Division of the US Army Signal Corps consisted of three Airmen, one dirigible,...  Read More >>

Certainly, the former Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II would be an expert about coalition...  Read More >>

The purpose of this monograph is to investigate the relationship and linkages between insurgencies and the illicit...  Read More >>

Establishing an effective local police force is one of the most critical elements of successful counterinsurgency...  Read More >>

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

This study examines the concept of the operational center of gravity and whether is has relevance for operations...  Read More >>

The USAF fails due to wrong mind-set.The USAF fails to work effectively with small air forces in combined and coalition...  Read More >>

United States (US) citizens must receive personalized risk education about Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) threats,...  Read More >>

The collections contained within the Combined Arms Research Library...  Read More >>

In 1982, the US Army began its renaissance of the operational level of war with the publication of a revised Field...  Read More >>

Homosexuals (to include bisexuals) are currently serving their country as members of the United States military....  Read More >>

A subject of national importance that poses a major security challenge for the United States and its allies is the...  Read More >>

Aviation physiology is a highly relevant field to flyers of unpressurized aircraft that flew at altitudes in excess...  Read More >>