Warfare & Defence

The first international peace operation by the United Nations took place in 1948. Seventy-five years later, more than one hundred multilateral miss...

The Struggle for the Pacific (1937) examines the rivalries and postures as various powers European, the US, Japan and China attempted to militari...

The Pacific Profiles series presents the most accurate WWII profiles of Allied and Japanese aircraft which served throughout Australia; the South P...

This third volume of Solomons Air War chronicles aerial warfare in the Solomon Islands theatre during the months of November and December 1942. It ...

Scholars have long viewed intelligence as the preserve of nation states. Where the term 'private sector intelligence' is used, the focus has been o...

For over a decade this annual has provided an authoritative summary of all that has happened in the naval world in the previous twelve months, comb...

A study of the history of the US Navy's gunboats and their role in building a worldwide American naval presence abroad and in combat, from the Yang...

In an effort to provide the US infantryman with more firepower to cover the range gap between the hand grenade and the light mortar, the 40mm M79 g...

This volume presents the most detailed history and accurate profiles to date of the Douglas Boston light bomber (DB-7B and A-20 models) in RAAF Pac...

There are photographs in this book that will stay in the hearts and minds of the people who view them, and who, like Corinne Dufka, will resolve to...

Machiavelli is one of the most famous strategists of all time. In this collection he discusses the dangers of conspiracies, and the component parts...

They call you a battalion surgeon. I didn't know surgery; really, I was simply trying to save lives. (Audio Interview) William M. McConahey gradua...

The assessment of risk is complex and often controversial. It is derived from the existence of a hazard, and it is characterized by the uncertainty...

Overall Air Force weapon system sustainment (WSS) costs are growing at more than 4 percent per year, while budgets have remained essentially flat. ...

The New York Times bestseller Trident K9 Warriors gave readers the first inside look at the SEAL teams' elite K9 warriors-who they are, how they ar...

In Counterstrike, Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker of The New York Times take readers into a previously hidden theater of war, as U.S. ground troops, ...

This book will serve as a tactical bible tailored to the military Special Operations, intelligence and paramilitary/law-enforcement communities and...

Assessment to Enhance Air Force and Department of Defense Prototyping for the New Defense Strategy is the summary of a workshop convened by the Air...

The United States and the world face serious threats to nuclear stability and peace, now and in the coming decades. Within the nuclear arena, U.S. ...

During the last decade, national and international scientific organizations have become increasingly engaged in considering how to respond to the b...

The Department of Defense (DoD) is the largest consumer of energy in the federal government. In turn, the U.S. Air Force is the largest consumer of...

This book presents a fresh perspective on the geopolitical landscape surrounding NATO's enlargement, aptly termed expansion by invitation. Looking ...

Known as Fat Albert, Lockheeds ubiquitous C-130 Hercules was a product of combat experiences gained during the Korean War, a conflict that highligh...

The small group of enthusiasts and photographers who had braved the winter weather and gathered on the slopes of the Lake Districts iconic valleys ...

COIN - counterinsurgency - is a major element in international relations - both historical and 'IR theory' - and in military history. It was a vita...

The U. S. Air force currently invests significantly in science and technology for directed-energy weapon (DEW) systems. Key elements of this invest...

What events led a veteran Secret Service agent at the top of his profession, with no political experience, to resign his position and run for offic...

Col. Ray Frenchy L'Heureux always dreamed of being a pilot. Growing up, he built airplane models and dreamed about soaring over the earth. When he ...

Military Working Dogs have played a vital role in the United States armed forces throughout history. In this celebration of their contributions to ...

In September 2015, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a two-day workshop on evolving paradigms for design and m...

Disasters tend to cross political, jurisdictional, functional, and geographic boundaries. As a result, disasters often require responses from multi...