Cass Military Studies
Civil-Military Relations in Europe: Learning from Crisis and Institutional Change
1st Edition
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By Hans Born, Marina Caparini, Karl Haltiner, Jürgen Kuhlmann
January 30, 2009
This new book illustrates how democracy cannot develop or endure unless military and security forces are under the full control of democratic institutions, and all the necessary safeguards, checks and balances are in place. The contributors show how contemporary European states manage ...
Cultural Diversity in the Armed Forces: An International Comparison
1st Edition
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By Joseph L. Soeters, Jan Van der Meulen
January 30, 2009
This volume explores ethnicity and gender developments in relation to the military. In some countries, the armed forces have a long history in responding to ethnic diversity, while elsewhere it has come up only recently as a policy issue. An even-handed representation of ethnic minorities in the ...
Military Honour and the Conduct of War: From Ancient Greece to Iraq
1st Edition
By Paul Robinson
January 30, 2009
This study presents the first examination of the influence of ideas of honour on the causes, conduct and ending of wars from Ancient Greece to the present day. Paul Robinson begins with a theoretical examination of the concept of honour, to clearly explain the many contradictions and tensions ...
Social Sciences and the Military: An Interdisciplinary Overview
1st Edition
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By Giuseppe Caforio
January 30, 2009
This innovative book presents the reader with a clear international view of interdisciplinary and intradisciplinary approaches to military and conflict-resolution studies. In this first title on its subject, leading expert Giuseppe Caforio offers a thorough analysis of the new aspects and trends of...
Strategic Culture and Ways of War
1st Edition
By Lawrence Sondhaus
January 30, 2009
A much-needed survey and synopsis of literature on strategic culture and ways of war. It clearly shows how national strategies and approaches to warfare are, to a significant extent, culturally determined. The concept of national ‘ways of war’ dates from the 1930s, when Basil H. Liddell Hart ...
Military Industry and Regional Defense Policy: India, Iraq and Israel
1st Edition
By Timothy D. Hoyt
September 21, 2006
Military Industry and Regional Defense Policy re-examines military industrialization in the developing world, focusing on policy-making in producer states and the impact of security perceptions on such policy-making. Timothy D. Hoyt reassesses the role of regional state sub-systems in ...
Warriors and Politicians: US Civil-Military Relations under Stress
1st Edition
By Charles A. Stevenson
May 18, 2006
With historical case studies ranging from the Revolutionary War to the war in Iraq, this new book shows how and why the US military is caught between two civilian masters – the President and Congress – in responding to the challenges of warfighting, rearmament, and transformation. Charles ...
Managing Defence in a Democracy
1st Edition
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By Laura R. Cleary, Teri McConville
June 29, 2006
Although each state is unique it is possible to identify certain common problems and issues with respect to defence governance and management. Governance and Management of Defence is a unique introduction to all the key principles of governance and management through the clear identification of ...
The US Military Profession into the 21st Century: War, Peace and Politics
1st Edition
By Sam Sarkesian, Robert Connor
March 09, 2006
This brand new edition of The US Military Profession into the Twenty-First Century re-examines the challenges faced by the military profession in the aftermath of the international terrorist attack on the United States on September 11, 2001. While many of the issues facing the military profession ...
Israel's Reprisal Policy, 1953-1956: The Dynamics of Military Retaliation
1st Edition
By Ze'ev Drory
December 13, 2004
Following Israel's War of Independence in 1948 and 1949, the anticipated peace did not materialize and the new nation soon found itself embroiled in protracted military conflict with neighbouring Arab states. Demobilization of its armed forces led to the formation of special elite unit under the ...
Leaders in War: West Point Remembers the 1991 Gulf War
1st Edition
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By Frederick W. Kagan, Christian Kubik
May 01, 2006
Leaders in War present unique first-person perspectives across the spectrum of American combat operations during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. From division commanders to platoon leaders, the authors deliver an insider's view of tough leadership challenges, tragic failures, and triumphant victories. ...
Corporal Hitler and the Great War 1914-1918: The List Regiment
1st Edition
By John F Williams
March 21, 2005
Adolf Hitler enlisted in the Bavarian Army in august 1914 as a war volunteer. Fanatically devoted to the German cause, between 1914 and 1918 Hitler served with distinction and sometimes reckless bravery, winning both classes of Iron Cross. Using memoirs, military records, regimental, divisional ...