"New military technologies will alter how wars are fought and will influence the balance of power. Hirst puts such changes into perspective by comparing them to the revolutionary changes in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in Europe."--Jacket.
Future developments in war, armed conflict and international relations are central to our collective fate in this century. This book considers the forces that will drive changes in international relations and military organisation.
"New military technologies will alter how wars are fought and will influence the balance of power. Hirst puts such changes into perspective by comparing them to the revolutionary changes in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in Europe."--Jacket.
"The wars since 9/11, both in Iraq and Afghanistan, have generated frustration and an increasing sense of failure in the West. Much of the blame has been attributed to poor strategy. In both the United States and the United Kingdom, public enquiries and defence think tanks have …
A comprehensive collection of great military speeches in history including Winston Churchill's rallying his nation to victory and Ronald Reagan's challenge to Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
One of the leading voices on national security issues in the U.S. Congress demonstrates how words have been sharp and powerful weapons of victory in this compilation of great military speeches that helped turn the tide of history. Among the dozens of inspirational speeches featu…
"Successful Strategies is a fascinating new study of the key factors that have contributed to the development and execution of successful strategies throughout history. With a team of leading historians, Williamson Murray and Richard Hart Sinnreich examine how, and to what effec…
Successful Strategies is a fascinating new study of the key factors that have contributed to the development and execution of successful strategies throughout history. With a team of leading historians, Williamson Murray and Richard Hart Sinnreich examine how, and to what effect…
"Successful Strategies is a fascinating new study of the key factors that have contributed to the development and execution of successful strategies throughout history. With a team of leading historians, Williamson Murray and Richard Hart Sinnreich examine how, and to what effec…
"Successful Strategies is a fascinating new study of the key factors that have contributed to the development and execution of successful strategies throughout history. With a team of leading historians, Williamson Murray and Richard Hart Sinnreich examine how, and to what effec…
Between September 1939 and June 1940, the British Expeditionary Force confronted the German threat to France and Flanders with a confused mind-set, an uncertain skills-set and an uncompetitive capability. This book explores the formation's origins, the scale of defeat in France …