A cultural history of uniforms from the late Middle Ages to the First Wo
Until the introduction of camouflage uniforms, "The King's Coat" dominated the appearance of Western armies. Originally designed for economic reasons, uniforms in the Baroque era served to erase a soldier's individuality in favour of a regimental esprit de corps. Uniforms distinguished soldiers from civilians, and served ceremonial functions at ......
In Allies That Count, Olivier Schmitt analyzes the utility of junior partners in coalition warfare, determines which political and military variables are more likely to create utility, and challenges the conventional wisdom about the supposed benefit of having as many states as possible in a coalition.
Drones, Targeted Killing, and the Transformation of Contemporary Warfare
More so than in the past, the US is now embracing the logic of preventive force: using military force to counter potential threats around the globe before they have fully materialized. While popular with individuals who seek to avoid too many "boots on the ground," preventive force is controversial because of its potential for unnecessary ......
Presents the survey of Iran's military history. This book shows that Iran's soldiers, from the famed "Immortals" of ancient Persia to Revolutionary Guard, have demonstrated through the centuries that they should not be underestimated.
This book is not another battle chronicle. It is an examination of how the motivations of individual soldiers to fight and win can make the difference in battle, especially in the face of overwhelming odds. In December 1944, the American 28th Infantry Division occupied an 85-mile front extending along Germany's borders with Belgium and Luxembourg. ......
In Allies That Count, Olivier Schmitt analyzes the utility of junior partners in coalition warfare, determines which political and military variables are more likely to create utility, and challenges the conventional wisdom about the supposed benefit of having as many states as possible in a coalition.
Published from a conference organised by the Archaeological Leather Group and the Royal Armouries, this publication offers a multidisciplinary perspective on the varied use of leather and skin products in warfare. Contributors cover issues as diverse as Romano-Egyptian ceremonial clothing, Roman campaign tents, the equipment of the medieval ......
Merging Competing Military Forces after Civil Wars
Negotiating a peaceful end to civil wars often includes an attempt to bring together former rival military or insurgent factions into a new national army. This book helps you assess why some civil wars result in successful military integration while others dissolve into further strife or renewed civil war.
Merging Competing Military Forces after Civil Wars
Negotiating a peaceful end to civil wars often includes an attempt to bring together former rival military or insurgent factions into a new national army. This book intends to fill the serious gap in our understanding of civil wars, their possible resolution, and how to promote lasting peace.
Bringing together many of the most important contemporary writers on just war to consider questions of authority surrounding the just war tradition, this collection offers a compelling reassessment of the authority issue's centrality in how we can, do, and ought to think about war in contemporary global politics.
