This book offers an all-encompassing, critical analysis of U.S. state-building in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2021, focusing on the three central pillars of security and peacebuilding; democratization; and economic development and reconstruction....Loe edasi...
In Scientists or Spies, Roberta Delson explores the intersection of three historical tropes: World War I, Science, and Pan Americanism, from the period leading up to and through the end of the War (1910-1919). During this time the boundary between s...Loe edasi...
This volume analyses the multifaceted challenges and opportunities of future human habitation on the Moon.The idea of a ‘Moon Village’, once promoted by the European Space Agency (ESA), serves as a shorthand for this ambition, and for the w...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 08-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780192844736)
The short-lived Ministry of Information (MoI, 1939–1946) had an outsized impact. It played a key role in the allied war effort, and its work has reverberated in British culture ever since, from its much darker version (as the Ministry of Truth) in...Loe edasi...
This book, compiled in cooperation with The Institute of Crimes Committed During the War in Kosovo, brings together renowned international scholars, legal practitioners, cultural analysts, and transitional justice experts to examine the Kosovo War...Loe edasi...
This book generates a new connective approach to analyzing Southeast Asia alignment shifts in grand strategy and foreign and security policy. Drawing on cases across nearly a century including the Philippines and U.S.-China competition, Vietnams mu...Loe edasi...
This edited book offers an overview of how political structures, ethnic tensions, and emerging warfare continue to shape the region within the borders of the former Soviet Union. This edited book offers an overview of how political...Loe edasi...
This book critically examines Turkeys shift towards a more coercive and hard power-driven foreign policy over the past decade. It explores how Ankaras assertive orientation has reshaped its regional policies, with militarized international disputes...Loe edasi...
This book explores the cutting-edge advancements in sensing technologies and their applications in robotics and drones. It provides a comprehensive platform for academicians, researchers, and developers to showcase their work on novel sensing method...Loe edasi...
A tribute to the distinguished diplomatic historian, Professor Michael Dockrill (1936-2018), this collection provides a comprehensive overview of the field of twentieth-century British foreign and defence policy. With contributions from the most est...Loe edasi...
Lu examines the conditions under which China could be integrated into the US-led liberal international order through US engagement policies. This analysis operates within the broader framework of a hegemons deliberate strategy to incorporate a ri...Loe edasi...
The incredible story of how one of Adolf Hitlers top secret V2 rockets was stolen by the Poles and smuggled to Britain in one of the most extraordinary operations of the Second World War. And more extraordinary still, it is a story that is utterly n...Loe edasi...
This visual history sheds light on forgotten parts of World War II history through the lens of the US Marine Corps, serving everywhere outside of the Pacific.When we think of US Marine involvement in World War II, we invariably thin...Loe edasi...
The definitive account of the rise and fall of Britains nuclear strike force- the Valiant, Victor and Vulcan RAF bombers - and Britains changing role through the Cold War....Loe edasi...
A lavishly illustrated celebration of the much loved workhorse of the US Navy – the F-14 Tomcat – and a unique insight into its crucial final operational tour over the skies of Iraq. The Last Catfight charts the combat experi...Loe edasi...
Former tank commander Hamish de Bretton-Gordon OBE offers a gripping and unique account of the evolution of tank warfare, in collaboration with The Tank Museum....Loe edasi...
Nuclear Deterrence (1968) examines the issue of nuclear-armed powers deterring attacks upon themselves with the threats of devastating retaliatory responses. It looks at the number of assumptions and conditions associated with the policy, and the di...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 03-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780197679678)
One of the fundamental assumptions regarding the modern state is that it must have the capacity to defend itself from external enemies. Yet, there are twenty-one countries today-one ninth of the United Nations membership-that do not maintain standin...Loe edasi...
Saudi Arabia, the West and the Security of the Gulf (1986) considers the geopolitical environment of the Arab Gulf and the nature and threats to Western interests in the region. It also examines the political, economic and other Gulf resources that...Loe edasi...
A fascinating collection of rarely seen journalism and other writings by Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond series.Ian Fleming was best known for bringing to life the legendary character of James Bond, one of the most be...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 02-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Manchester University Press, ISBN-13: 9781526181695)
This book explores the resurfacing of photographs from the Algerian War of Independence (195462) in contemporary art and photobooks by tracing some of the unexpected paths along which photographs travel and argues that contemporary archival art can...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 02-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Harvard University Press, ISBN-13: 9780674302518)
A sharp analysis of the propaganda partnerships between US presidents and private organizations that fueled the Cold War and paved the way for the War on Terror.How do US presidents motivate public support for their foreign policy a...Loe edasi...
As groundbreaking as Code Girls and Hidden Figures, this is the shocking true story of two segregated codebreaking units racing to unlock Stalin’s atomic secrets in the face of a rapidly expanding Soviet nuclear threat at...Loe edasi...
This open access book examines intelligence organization in sixteenth-century Sweden. The specific aim is to examine the intelligence networks organized in Sweden during the reigns of Gustav Vasa, Erik XIV and Johan III. The study explores the ope...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009712910)
In this innovative history of small arms, Maartje Abbenhuis demonstrates how the invention of ready-to-use rifle cartridges in the industrial era made death accessible to all, with revolutionary results. She explains how their lethality influenced p...Loe edasi...
This book offers comprehensive analysis of military intelligence and corporate influence in modern warfare. Examines private military companies, cyber threats, and economic warfare dimensions. Essential for understanding intelligence evolution in...Loe edasi...
From World War II battles to the recovery of the Apollo 8 space capsule, USS Yorktown (CV 10) traces the remarkable journey of one of America’s most storied warships. This richly illustrated Naval History Special Edition captures the shi...Loe edasi...
After the collapse of Pax Americana, conflicts erupt around the globe. Europe needs to reorganize itself to maintain peace and stability and survive in the multipolar wolf world, a concert of great powers governed by hard-power dynamics....Loe edasi...
-This book traces the evolution of U.S. federal, state, and local information and resource sharing to counter national security threats. The integration of intelligence at each level into a national security architecture is increasingly urgent given...Loe edasi...
-This book traces the evolution of U.S. federal, state, and local information and resource sharing to counter national security threats. The integration of intelligence at each level into a national security architecture is increasingly urgent given...Loe edasi...
This book offers an all-encompassing, critical analysis of U.S. state-building in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2021, focusing on the three central pillars of security and peacebuilding; democratization; and economic development and reconstruction....Loe edasi...
After the collapse of Pax Americana, conflicts erupt around the globe. Europe needs to reorganize itself to maintain peace and stability and survive in the multipolar wolf world, a concert of great powers governed by hard-power dynamics....Loe edasi...
The first English language history of Chinas Most Important Battle in World War II In April 1944, Imperial Japan launched Operation Ichigo to secure a transport route linking Japanese forces in northern China and Southeast Asia, while el...Loe edasi...
In Scientists or Spies, Roberta Delson explores the intersection of three historical tropes: World War I, Science, and Pan Americanism, from the period leading up to and through the end of the War (1910-1919). During this time the boundary between s...Loe edasi...
This volume analyses the multifaceted challenges and opportunities of future human habitation on the Moon.The idea of a ‘Moon Village’, once promoted by the European Space Agency (ESA), serves as a shorthand for this ambition, and for the w...Loe edasi...
This book critically examines Turkeys shift towards a more coercive and hard power-driven foreign policy over the past decade. It explores how Ankaras assertive orientation has reshaped its regional policies, with militarized international disputes...Loe edasi...
This edited book offers an overview of how political structures, ethnic tensions, and emerging warfare continue to shape the region within the borders of the former Soviet Union. This edited book offers an overview of how political...Loe edasi...
This book generates a new connective approach to analyzing Southeast Asia alignment shifts in grand strategy and foreign and security policy. Drawing on cases across nearly a century including the Philippines and U.S.-China competition, Vietnams mu...Loe edasi...
This book, compiled in cooperation with The Institute of Crimes Committed During the War in Kosovo, brings together renowned international scholars, legal practitioners, cultural analysts, and transitional justice experts to examine the Kosovo War...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 08-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780192844736)
The short-lived Ministry of Information (MoI, 1939–1946) had an outsized impact. It played a key role in the allied war effort, and its work has reverberated in British culture ever since, from its much darker version (as the Ministry of Truth) in...Loe edasi...
This book explores the cutting-edge advancements in sensing technologies and their applications in robotics and drones. It provides a comprehensive platform for academicians, researchers, and developers to showcase their work on novel sensing method...Loe edasi...
A tribute to the distinguished diplomatic historian, Professor Michael Dockrill (1936-2018), this collection provides a comprehensive overview of the field of twentieth-century British foreign and defence policy. With contributions from the most est...Loe edasi...
Lu examines the conditions under which China could be integrated into the US-led liberal international order through US engagement policies. This analysis operates within the broader framework of a hegemons deliberate strategy to incorporate a ri...Loe edasi...
From the international bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky, a sweeping oral history of the atomic bombs creation and deployment...Loe edasi...
Relive the battle for a nation.As 8,000 Scottish soldiers, most of them spearmen, faced 18,000 English infantrymen, archers and mounted knights in June 1314 near the Bannock Burn, many would have thought that the result a foregone conclusion. But two...Loe edasi...
One of the most sensational episodes of the Cold War - Sunday Times Drawing on newly declassified intelligence documents and dozens of interviews with spymasters, The Defector tells a startling story of a Soviet mission to plant fake Kre...Loe edasi...
The book documents all of the reported claims presented to Congress by the owners, legal representatives, or heirs of private property lost or damaged during the War of 1812 and which were approved under the various laws passed for that purpose...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 04-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Naval Institute Press, ISBN-13: 9798899190025)
Blending history, strategy, and policy, this analysis presents a comprehensive U.S. approach to countering the coordinated threat posed by China, Russia, and Iran. It outlines how America can exploit their shared weaknesses and secure strategic...Loe edasi...
Former tank commander Hamish de Bretton-Gordon OBE offers a gripping and unique account of the evolution of tank warfare, in collaboration with The Tank Museum....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 04-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Naval Institute Press, ISBN-13: 9781682476017)
Step into the covert world of Russian espionage with this revealing insiders account of how the Russian Intelligence Services (RIS) operate across the globe. Drawing on years of CIA field experience, Sean M. Wiswesser exposes the tactics, tradecraft...Loe edasi...
This highly illustrated book, published in paperback, tells the heroic story of those five months using artefacts, interviews, documents, film, art and photographs from the archive at IWM. Personal testimony from those who were there helps bring to...Loe edasi...
A lavishly illustrated celebration of the much loved workhorse of the US Navy – the F-14 Tomcat – and a unique insight into its crucial final operational tour over the skies of Iraq. The Last Catfight charts the combat experi...Loe edasi...
The definitive account of the rise and fall of Britains nuclear strike force- the Valiant, Victor and Vulcan RAF bombers - and Britains changing role through the Cold War....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 04-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: The History Press Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781837051731)
The unbelievable true story of a boy who went to sea at 13, became a war hero in both world wars, and survived four shipwrecks, including Titanic...Loe edasi...
This visual history sheds light on forgotten parts of World War II history through the lens of the US Marine Corps, serving everywhere outside of the Pacific.When we think of US Marine involvement in World War II, we invariably thin...Loe edasi...
The incredible story of how one of Adolf Hitlers top secret V2 rockets was stolen by the Poles and smuggled to Britain in one of the most extraordinary operations of the Second World War. And more extraordinary still, it is a story that is utterly n...Loe edasi...
Saudi Arabia, the West and the Security of the Gulf (1986) considers the geopolitical environment of the Arab Gulf and the nature and threats to Western interests in the region. It also examines the political, economic and other Gulf resources that...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 03-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780197679678)
One of the fundamental assumptions regarding the modern state is that it must have the capacity to defend itself from external enemies. Yet, there are twenty-one countries today-one ninth of the United Nations membership-that do not maintain standin...Loe edasi...
Nuclear Deterrence (1968) examines the issue of nuclear-armed powers deterring attacks upon themselves with the threats of devastating retaliatory responses. It looks at the number of assumptions and conditions associated with the policy, and the di...Loe edasi...
Living life on the edge—the memoir of a legendary AP war correspondent in the worlds war zones.This is the remarkable life story and moving reflections of Denis D. Gray, who was born Zdenek Mecir in communist Czechoslovakia and went o...Loe edasi...
A fascinating collection of rarely seen journalism and other writings by Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond series.Ian Fleming was best known for bringing to life the legendary character of James Bond, one of the most be...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 02-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Manchester University Press, ISBN-13: 9781526181695)
This book explores the resurfacing of photographs from the Algerian War of Independence (195462) in contemporary art and photobooks by tracing some of the unexpected paths along which photographs travel and argues that contemporary archival art can...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 02-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Harvard University Press, ISBN-13: 9780674302518)
A sharp analysis of the propaganda partnerships between US presidents and private organizations that fueled the Cold War and paved the way for the War on Terror.How do US presidents motivate public support for their foreign policy a...Loe edasi...
This handsome hardback compiles the incredible maxims on warfare from Europes most formidable general, Napoleon Bonaparte, in a striking collectors edition with gilded page edges.Napoleon Bonapartes ascent to power was meteoric. Eve...Loe edasi...
As groundbreaking as Code Girls and Hidden Figures, this is the shocking true story of two segregated codebreaking units racing to unlock Stalin’s atomic secrets in the face of a rapidly expanding Soviet nuclear threat at...Loe edasi...
