Warfare & defence books

Since World War I, airpower advocates lauded punishment-based strategic attack strategies as the proper use of airpower....  Read More >>

The problems in Afghanistan are not simple and there is no single solution. Indeed, the problems in Afghanistan...  Read More >>

The following study is a composite of the opinions, ideas, and memories of five German officers who helped shape...  Read More >>

As warfare continues to become more complex due to the advent and proliferation of new technology, blending of ethnic...  Read More >>

The warfighter has become increasingly dependent of the cyber domain and the computer network that all the deployed...  Read More >>

If asked what the command surgeon does, most Army officers would respond, ""Advises the commander on the health...  Read More >>

North Korea's conventional capabilities have eroded but remain significant, including its sizeable contingent of...  Read More >>

Terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction threatens Americans and our armed forces every day. To many nations...  Read More >>

Part 1 of 2. General von Kuhl's Genesis, Execution, and Collapse of the German Offensive in 1918 represents a special...  Read More >>

The purpose of this monograph is to examine the concept of Commander's Critical Information Requirements (CCIR)...  Read More >>

The premise of this monograph is that the Elements of Operational Design are incapable of linking the tactical employment...  Read More >>

During 1925-1926, the French found themselves locked into a fight to maintain their colonial power in French Morocco....  Read More >>

This thesis examines the history of command and control for combat search and rescue (CSAR) in a quest for proper...  Read More >>

Detachment 101 of the Office of Strategic Services' development of unconventional warfare doctrine in the China-Burma-India...  Read More >>

OPERATION ALLIED FORCE has become a lightning rod sparking strong debate within the US military. The debate revolves...  Read More >>

Since Thucydides chronicled land and naval warfare in 420 B.C., volumes have been written on innumerable battles...  Read More >>

As far back as Sun Tzu, military thinkers have recognized the objective in war is to persuade the enemy to bow to...  Read More >>

This study examines intelligence at the operational level of war. Current U.S. Army intelligence doctrine fails...  Read More >>

The true center of gravity for any insurgency is the support of the people.89 Neither Kitson nor the British as...  Read More >>

Problem Statement: The DoD and the DOE through the NNSA, work very closely when designing, developing, producing,...  Read More >>

This is Volume 1 of the ""Defence of Commodore Jesse Duncan Elliot, of the United States Navy,"" presenting a detailed...  Read More >>

""The Officer's Manual In The Field, Or A Series Of Military Plans Expressing The Principal Operations Of A Campaign""...  Read More >>

Henry Knox Thatcher is a biographical work detailing the life and career of Rear Admiral Henry Knox Thatcher (1806-1880)...  Read More >>

Military Reflections On The Attack And Defence Of The City Of London, authored by George Hanger, presents a detailed...  Read More >>

Volunteers' Camp And Field Book, originally published in 1862, provides a fascinating glimpse into the practical...  Read More >>