This book investigates the complexities of modern urban operationsa particularly difficult and costly method of fighting, and one that is on the rise. Contributors examine the lessons that emerge from a range of historical case studies, from ninetee...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 19-Jan-2020, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780198739760)
The law of neutrality - the corpus of legal rules regulating the relationship between belligerents and States taking no part in hostilities - assumed its modern form in a world in which the waging of war was unconstrained. The neutral State enjoyed t...Lasīt vairāk
This book covers recent developments and current status of various materials, designs, and manufacturing practices which together contribute towards weight reduction of systems used in defense, aerospace, and automotive sectors....Lasīt vairāk
There is growing alarm over how drugs empower terrorists, insurgents, militias, and gangs. But by looking back not just years and decades but centuries, Peter Andreas reveals that the drugs-conflict nexus is actually an old story, and that powe...Lasīt vairāk
First World War pilots Alan McLeod, Andrew McKeever, and Donald MacLaren had incredible skills and ability in the air. Each was distinctively different from the other - in personality, in the planes they flew, and in their contribution to the w...Lasīt vairāk
Several months after a 2014 operation in the Gaza Strip, fifty-three Israeli Defense Forces combatants and combat-support soldiers were awarded military decorations for exhibiting extraordinary bravery. From a gendered perspective, the most noteworth...Lasīt vairāk
This book details the astonishing transformation that took place from 1942 to 1943, setting the Allies on a path to final victory against Japan....Lasīt vairāk
The stories of three individual careers combine seamlessly to tell the dramatic story of the RAF from the era of biplanes and into the jet age of the Cold War. How did the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) "cavalry of the air" tra...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Jan-2020, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Cornell University Press, ISBN-13: 9781501745164)
Super Bomb unveils the story of the events leading up to President Harry S. Trumans 1950 decision to develop a super, or hydrogen, bomb. That fateful decision and its immediate consequences are detailed in a diverse and complete account buil...Lasīt vairāk
The Hunt for the U-2 is a succinct operational history of the confrontations between that reconnaissance aircraft and those trying to catch it and the impact these operations had in not so distant history. Richly illustrated with photographs and fu...Lasīt vairāk
Against All Odds tells the story of the Pakistan Air Force in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Richly illustrated with a selection of exclusive photography, artworks and maps, it provides a unique source of reference for enthusiasts and professi...Lasīt vairāk
Michael D. Gordin, Wakana Mukai, G. John Ikenberry, Campbell Craig, Alex Wellerstein, Sean L. Malloy, David Holloway, Takuya Sasaki, Shinsuke Tomotsugu, Srinath Raghavan
(Izdošanas datums: 14-Jan-2020, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691193458)
A multifaceted portrait of the Hiroshima bombing and its many legaciesOn August 6, 1945, in the waning days of World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The citys destruction stands as...Lasīt vairāk
With over 200 photos, German Paratroopers provides a full pictorial history of the paratroop forces in WWII, from the invasions of Norway and France to the bitter fighting in Italy and the defence of Germany....Lasīt vairāk
With over 200 photos, Panzer provides a full pictorial history of the vehicles and key figures of the German armoured forces in WWII, from the Blitzkrieg invasions of Poland and France to the last stand in Berlin....Lasīt vairāk
Exploring everything from small coastal vessels to giant battleships, Kriegsmarine is a pictorial record of Germany&;s naval forces before and during World War II.   The German Navy, or Kriegsmarine, fought a valian...Lasīt vairāk