Military Studies Books

New and Published Books

1. Iraq – From War to a New Authoritarianism

   By Toby Dodge

   Series: Adelphi series

   Iraq recovered its full sovereignty at the end of 2011, with the departure of all US military forces. The 2003 invasion was undertaken to dismantle a regime that had long threatened its own population and regional peace, as well as to establish a stable, democratic state in the heart of the Middle...

   Published January 15th 2013 by Routledge
2. China's Emergence as a Defense Technological Power

   Edited by Tai Ming Cheung

   China is flexing its growing military and strategic clout in the pursuit of broadening national security interests. At the same time, the country’s economic and technology policies have also become more nationalistic, state-centered, and ambitious. China’s defense economy has set its sights on...

   Published December 16th 2012 by Routledge
3. Controlling the Weapons of War

   Politics, Persuasion, and the Prohibition of Inhumanity

   By Brian Rappert

   Series: Contemporary Security Studies

   A fresh examination of the ethical and intellectual issues and dilemmas associated with attempts to establish formal humanitarian limits on weaponry. This new study considers how governments, non-governmental organizations, academics, political commentators and others have responded to...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
4. Soviet Air Force Theory, 1918-1945

   By James Sterrett

   Series: Soviet (Russian) Study of War

   This new book examines the development of Soviet thinking on the operational employment of their Air Force from 1918 to 1945, using Soviet theoretical writings and contemporary analyses of combat actions....

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
5. Military Unionism In The Post-Cold War Era

   A Future Reality?

   Edited by Richard Bartle, Lindy Heinecken

   Series: Cass Military Studies

   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...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
6. The US, NATO and Military Burden-Sharing

   By Stephen J. Cimbala, Peter Forster

   Series: Contemporary Security Studies

   This study establishes that the political, economic and military-technological changes that transform the international system also alter the way in which a state views its and others' responsibilities and burdens for responding to international crises. It assesses the distribution of the costs of...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
7. Naval Warfare 1919–45

   An Operational History of the Volatile War at Sea

   By Malcolm H. Murfett

   Naval Warfare 1919–45 is a comprehensive history of the war at sea from the end of the Great War to the end of World War Two. Showing the bewildering nature and complexity of the war facing those charged with fighting it around the world, this book ranges far and wide: sweeping across all naval...

   Published December 12th 2012 by Routledge
8. US Foreign Policy and the Rogue State Doctrine

   By Alex Miles

   Series: Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy

   Concerns over Iran’s nuclear programme, North Korea’s nuclear brinkmanship and, in the past, Iraq’s apparent pursuit of WMD have captured the world’s attention, and dominated the agenda of the American foreign policy establishment. But, what led policymakers and the US military to emphasise the...

   Published December 10th 2012 by Routledge
9. Treating Traumatic Stress Injuries in Military Personnel

   An EMDR Practitioner's Guide

   By Mark Russell, Charles Figley

   Series: Routledge Psychosocial Stress Series

   Treating Traumatic Stress Injuries in Military Personnel: An EMDR Practitioner’s Guide offers a comprehensive treatment manual for mental health professionals treating traumatic stress injuries in both male and female veterans. It is the first book to combine the most recent knowledge about new...

   Published December 5th 2012 by Routledge
10. The Economics of Rearmament (Rev)

    By Paul Einzig

    Series: Routledge Revivals

    First published in 1934, this book explores prominent economic questions on the subject of rearmament and disarmament. Both rearmament and disarmament have a number of economic advantages and disadvantages and in each chapter Paul Einzig considers these in order to decide on which side the...

    Published December 3rd 2012 by Routledge