Warfare & Defence

A comprehensive biography of the most powerful naval officer in the history of the United States who was the controversial architect of the America...

Beautiful War: Studies in a Dreadful Fascination is a wide-ranging exploration of armed conflict as depicted in art that illustrates the constant p...

This book discusses research on civil wars. Chapter One focuses on conceptual and methodological grounding of the synergetic approach to mental imm...

This is a comprehensive list of all the significant battles from ancient time through 1904.

The Department of Defense (DOD) acquires goods and services from contractors, federal arsenals, and shipyards to support military operations. Acqui...

Shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Congress enacted the USA PATRIOT Act, in part, to provide enhanced investigative tools and to assist in t...

This book reviews and discusses President Obama''''s Open Government Initiative and the Open Government Directive, as well as the three central ten...

On December 27, 2008, Israel launched a major military campaign dubbed Operation Cast Lead against the Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas ...

This book examines the brutal attack at Fort Hood on November 5th, 2009, allegedly perpetrated by U.S. Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, which has rais...

Cargo containers could be used to transport unlawful cargo, including weapons of mass destruction, illicit arms, stowaways, and illegal narcotics i...

The appointment of a Supreme Court Justice is an event of major significance in American politics. Each appointment is of consequence because of th...

Iraq''''s neighbours have influenced events in Iraq since the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime in 2003, and developments in Iraq have had politica...

The post-World War II U.S.-Japan alliance has long been an anchor of the U.S. security role in East Asia. The alliance facilitates the forward depl...

Combating corruption is a key U.S. value and goal, due to its corrosive effects on the rule of law, economic development, and democratic principles...