Air Power Books

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1. The US Military and Outer Space: Perspectives, Plans and Programs

   By Peter L. Hays

   This new book clearly explains the evolution of US military perspectives, plans, and programmes for the use of space from the 1950s to the present. It shows how and why the military’s use of space has moved from the highest strategic levels down to the tactical level, enabling a new American...

   July 2011 | 978-0-415-36654-0 | Hardback (Routledge)

2. Theory of Space Power: The Perils of Strategic Analogy

   By John Sheldon

   The book will provide a coherent strategic theory for space power, and explain why previous attempts at theorizing about space power have failed. The book argues that the main reason for this failure is the tendency of theorists to rely on strategic analogies when framing a theory of...

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-47715-4 | Hardback (Routledge)

3. Sovereignty, Jurisdiction, and Exploitation of the Seas, Polar Regions, Airspace and Outer Space: Legal Criteria for Spatial Delimitation

   By Gbenga Oduntan

   Sovereignty and jurisdiction are legal doctrines of a complex nature, which have been subject to differing interpretations by scholars in legal literature. The tridimensionality of state territory recognised under customary international law subsists untill the present but there are other...

   December 2010 | 978-0-415-56212-6 | Hardback (Routledge)

4. The Psychology of Strategic Terrorism: Public and Government Responses to Attack

   By Ben Sheppard

   This new volume explores terrorism and strategic terror, examining how the public responds to terrorist attacks, and what authorities can do in such situations. The book uses a unique interdisciplinary approach, which combines the behavioural sciences and international relations, in order to...

   December 2009 | 978-0-415-57810-3 | Paperback (Routledge)

5. Space and Defense Policy

   Edited by Damon Coletta, Frances T. Pilch

   This edited volume introduces the reader to the role of space in military and defense strategy, and outlines some of the major foreign and domestic actors in the space arena, as well as constraints of law and treaties on activities in space. It also addresses science and technology as they relate...

   January 2009 | 978-0-415-77732-2 | Hardback (Routledge)
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   Strategic Studies: A Reader

   Edited by Thomas Mahnken, Joseph A. Maiolo

   This new Reader brings together key essays on strategic theory by some of the leading contributors in the field. Filling a large gap in the market, it will guide students through both the theoretical and practical aspects of Strategic Studies. Including classic essays and works of contemporary...

   2008 | 978-0-415-77222-8 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   The International Politics of Space

   By Michael Sheehan

   The year 2007 saw the fiftieth anniversary of the Space Age, which began with the launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in October 1957. Space is crucial to the politics of the postmodern world. It has seen competition and cooperation in the past fifty years, and is in danger of becoming a...

   2007 | 978-0-415-39917-3 | Paperback (Routledge)

8. Soviet Air Force Theory, 1918-1945

   By James Sterrett

   Acknowledgements Abbreviations Preface Chapter 1: Early Concepts, 1900 - 1928 Chapter 2: Expansion, 1928 - 1937 Chapter 3: Small Wars, 1936 - 1940 Chapter 4: The Great Patriotic War, 1941-1945 Conclusion Biographical Notes Bibliography ...

   2006 | 978-0-415-77019-4 | Hardback (Routledge)
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   Chinese Space Policy: A Study in Domestic and International Politics

   By Roger Handberg, Zhen Li

   This volume explains the beginnings and expansion of China's space program, analyzing how China is now able to hold such ambitions and how the interaction between technology, politics and economics has influenced the Chinese space program. It opens by tracing out the earlier development of the...

   2006 | 978-0-415-36582-6 | Hardback (Routledge)

10. Missile Defence: International, Regional and National Implications

    Edited by Sten Rynning, Bertel Heurlin

    The missile defence policy of the US plays a crucial role in international affairs and is normally studied from a US perspective. This book is different, it delivers a sharp analysis of regional and national variations and integrates them with US viewpoints to present a&...

    2006 | 978-0-415-40783-0 | Paperback (Routledge)