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Speed argues that while the pressures of total war, as they emerged during the conflict, drove the belligerents to violate many of the norms of war, they attempted to behave in accordance with a liberal tradition of captivity which held that prisoners of war were merely men whom nobody had a right to harm.

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Examines the experiences of individual prisoners-of-war, looking in particular at alleged war-crimes and ensuing claims for compensation levelled against the Japanese, and at British treatment of Italian POWs. The book provides an overview and synthesis of the most heated debates in the field.

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Private Anti-Piracy Navies assesses the historical context, current state, and future prospects of privatizing maritime security vessels. It places particular emphasis on the economic, legal, and operational dimensions of this growing sector, and addresses issues of key interest to industry, government, and academia.

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Divides the history of war into three eras that define the balance of dominant activities between the public and private sectors: from the middle ages to the early modern era, the early-modern to the modern era, and the post-modern era. This book also considers legal of other constraints on the use of contractors, and the nature of the industry.

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A comprehensive analysis of the rise of private security providers across Africa, and its implications for African states and societies

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This volume provides a resource on the educational development of the American military profession. Including nearly 140 entries from 65 authors, it covers the origins and major developments of all major institutions as well as presenting sketches of influential personalities.

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This book examines the implications of counterinsurgency wars for U.S. defense policy and makes the compelling argument that the United States' default position on counterinsurgency wars should be to avoid them.

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An account of the PV Ventura/Harpoon family of aircraft - machines that saw action in World War II from the Channel Front right through to the Pacific. It contains first-hand descriptions and archival footage, along with scale plans of each of the major PV Ventura/Harpoon variants.

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History. Art. Music. Travel. Navy in the cold war. Pianos and pianists. Religion. Depression and therapy.

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A powerful new critique of existing Global-North-centric theories of civil-military relations made through three rich case studies in Central Africa and drawing on a wide array of Asian and African sources.

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Michael Barthorp's study of the key commanders that served Victoria.

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As the British Empire dominated every corner of the globe, Queen Victoria's Highlanders served in a variety of campaigns from the Indian subcontinent to Africa. This title studies their organization, histories, and evolution of uniforms. It covers each of the famous regiments - including the Black Watch, the Gordons, the Argylls, the Camerons.

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Stubbs focuses on a few essential factors vital to understanding this three-way race: the acquisition of war materiel, food, human resources, and the movement of each.

In an analysis of coalition strategies, it is not enough to study the memoirs and memoranda of General Staffs or political figures engaged in war.

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From its first public demonstration at the Farnborough Airshow of 1949, the English Electric Canberra bomber captured the attention of the aviation world. It could outmanoeuvre all the fighters of the time and it could climb way above their operating ceilings. This book deals with this aircraft.

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How have the U.S. Army Rangers acted as special operations forces in military operations since 1942