Part of a series that provides clear scholarly narratives on issues of US foreign policy to college students and general readers, this volume provides an overview of the events of the last decade of t
Beginning with the communist Saur Revolution of 1978 and continuing through Gen. David Petraeus's 2010 appointment replacing Stanley McChrystal as commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, this book is
Of the approximately seven million Palestinian refugees around the world, more than 650,000 are living in camps along the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Having been forced from their homes, either through
Colin Gray presents an inventive treatise on the nature of strategy, war, and peace, organized around forty maxims. This collection of mini essays will forearm politicians, soldiers, and the attentive
The United States has struggled to define its approach to what has been called the information battlefield” since the information era began. Yet with the outbreak of the war on terror, the United Stat
Forty-seven active and retired military officers, security specialists, journalists, and academics from the U.S., Canada, UK, and Colombia contribute 43 essays examining the uses of information in arm
Berntsen (a retired senior Central Intelligence Agency operations officer) provides advice to US policymakers on the practicalities of human intelligence and counterterrorism operations, particularly
****Included on the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force's reading list for 2008 and theRoyal Air Force's Centre for Air Power Studies 2008 Reading List****Dr. John Andreas Olsen has written
Krenn (history, Appalachian State U.) contends that race has played and continues to play as important a role in the formation and implementation of US foreign policy as economics, politics, and strat
Stating that "an elite formation is one which believes itself to be superior, is so viewed by peer formations in its own army and likewise by that army's commanders, and above all, is perceived to be
Geography, this author contends, is the indisputably unique feature of any country.Geography and Japan's Strategic Choices begins by explaining Japan's unique location and topography in comparison to
In a nation that worships the automobile for the freedom, style, and status that it confers, the Indianapolis 500, run on or near Memorial Day eighty-seven times, is an annual rite of passage celebrat
Journey "inside the numbers" for an exceptional set of statistical tools and rules that can help explain the winning, or losing, ways of a basketball team.Basketball on Paper doesn’t
Technological failure results when one side in a conflict does not fully grasp the potential impact of known, or even familiar, weapons in the enemy’s hands. In most cases, such failure resulted from
Every major government on earth recognizes the value of intelligence and employs an intelligence service to collect it for them. Businesses should be no different. Knowing how to gather information ab
“Well there it is. It won’t work, but you must bloody well make it,” said the chief of Britain’s military leaders when he gave orders to begin planning for what became known as
For all the literature about Civil War military operations and leadership, precious little has been written about strategy, particularly in the eastern theater.The Civil War in the East takes a fresh
Today, air power is a vital component of the U.S. armed forces. James Libbey, inAlexander P. de Seversky and the Quest for Air Power, highlights the contributions of an aviation pioneer who made much
Baseball is the most storied of American sports, but not all the stories are true. Likewise, most baseball traditions are wonderful. But not all of them.The game s most basic elements have often been
"Bat, Ball & Bible" chronicles the collision of moral and social forces in the argument over upholding New York State s blue laws, meant to restrict social activities and maintain Sunday s traditi
Chronicles the history of the Ohio State Buckeyes from the team's inception to its heights under Woody Hayes--who coached the team during its heated rivalry with the Michigan Wolverines--to the presen
The editors and authors use a diverse selection of cases that explore the extent to which leaders and people in democracies able to participate in the Iraq War coalition did so by choice. The chapters
Rarely has a foreign policy event spawned such interest in international public opinion as has the Iraq War. What does this war indicate about the extent to which public opinion influences foreign pol
In 1862, looking for an opportunity to attack Union general John Pope, Confederaie general Robert E. Lee ordered Maj. Gen. James Longstreet to conduct a reconnaissance and possible assault on the Chin
The collective consciousness of World War II revolved around the virtues of bravery, sacrifice, and commitment. Members of the Greatest Generation” toed political and social lines in hopes of winning
McMahon (history, Ohio State U.) sets out the case for considering Dean Acheson, Secretary of State under President Harry S. Truman during 1949-1953, a singular influence in shaping the international
Defense and security journalist Beal tells of the arrest of Captain John Quelch (1665-1704) in May 1704 by Boston authorities and tried for piracy. The ship he captained had recently arrived full of g
