Cass Military Studies
Contemporary Military Culture and Strategic Studies: US and UK Armed Forces in the 21st Century
1st Edition
By Alastair Finlan
September 04, 2015
This book explores and compares the contemporary military cultures of the United States and the United Kingdom. The last decade has witnessed astonishing global events, from 9/11 and military operations in Afghanistan in the same year, to the military intervention in Libya in 2011. Western military...
The Counter-Insurgency Myth: The British Experience of Irregular Warfare
1st Edition
By Andrew Mumford
September 12, 2014
This book examines the complex practice of counter-insurgency warfare through the prism of British military experiences in the post-war era and endeavours to unpack their performance. During the twentieth century counter-insurgency assumed the status of one of the British military’s fortes. A ...
Conscription in the Napoleonic Era: A Revolution in Military Affairs?
1st Edition
Edited
By Donald Stoker, Frederick C. Schneid, Harold D. Blanton
May 30, 2014
This edited volume explores conscription in the Napoleonic era, tracing the roots of European conscription and exploring the many methods that states used to obtain the manpower they needed to prosecute their wars. The levée-en-masse of the French Revolution has often been cited as a ‘Revolution ...
Militarism and International Relations: Political Economy, Security, Theory
1st Edition
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By Anna Stavrianakis, Jan Selby
May 30, 2014
This book examines contemporary militarism in international politics, employing a variety of different theoretical viewpoints and international case studies. Militarism – understood as the social and international relations of the preparation for, and conduct of, organized political violence – is ...
Ancient China on Postmodern War: Enduring Ideas from the Chinese Strategic Tradition
1st Edition
By Thomas M. Kane
May 19, 2014
Sun Tzu and other classical Chinese strategic thinkers wrote in an era of social, economic and military revolution, and hoped to identify enduring principles of war and statecraft. The twenty-first century is a time of similarly revolutionary change, and this makes their ideas of particular ...
Qualitative Methods in Military Studies: Research Experiences and Challenges
1st Edition
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By Helena Carreiras, Celso Castro
May 19, 2014
This book examines the methodology of qualitative research in military studies. Since the end of the Cold War, the number of studies on military and society has grown substantially in substance, size and impact. However, only a tiny part of this bibliography deals in depth with the research ...
Military Intervention, Stabilisation and Peace: The search for stability
1st Edition
By Christian Dennys
May 21, 2014
This book examines international military interventions that have supported stability in four communities in Afghanistan and Nepal, in an attempt to analyse their success and improve this in future. This is the first in-depth village-level assessment of how local populations conceive of stability...
Imperial Defence: The Old World Order, 1856–1956
1st Edition
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By Greg Kennedy
April 28, 2014
This new collection of essays, from leading British and Canadian scholars, presents an excellent insight into the strategic thinking of the British Empire. It defines the main areas of the strategic decision-making process that was known as 'Imperial Defence'. The theme is one of ...
Military Strategy as Public Discourse: America's war in Afghanistan
1st Edition
By Tadd Sholtis
November 15, 2013
This book presents the current history of United States military strategy in Afghanistan as an example of dysfunctional policy discourse among the nation’s elites. The legitimacy of a country’s military strategy can become a subject of intense public debate and doubt, especially in prolonged ...
Military Unionism In The Post-Cold War Era: A Future Reality?
1st Edition
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By Richard Bartle, Lindy Heinecken
October 29, 2013
This unique study of military unionism shows how the changing nature of present day conflicts has made soldier representation more important then ever. This new collection of essays clearly establish the key factors in the military union debate in recent years and highlight the mechanisms different...
Khedive Ismail's Army
1st Edition
By John P. Dunn
October 16, 2013
Khedive Ismail's Army examines military failure in the age of imperialism. On paper, the mid-nineteenth century Egyptian army seems a formidable regional power. It had a tradition of success, modern weapons, and mercenary officers with experience in major wars. Egypt's ruler, Khedive Ismail, hoped...
Military Ethics and Virtues: An Interdisciplinary Approach for the 21st Century
1st Edition
By Peter Olsthoorn
September 23, 2013
This book examines the role of military virtues in today's armed forces.Although long-established military virtues, such as honor, courage and loyalty, are what most armed forces today still use as guiding principles in an effort to enhance the moral behavior of soldiers, much depends on whether ...