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This book is about the U.S. rush to arms in the Persian Gulf, the tragic loss of life on both sides, the destruction inflicted on Kuwait and Iraq, and the many uncertainties that confront America in the aftermath of the war.

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In 1815 Britain's crack troops, fresh from the victories against Napoleon, were stunningly defeated near New Orleans by a ragtag army of citizen-soldiers under the commander they dubbed 'Old Hickory', Andrew Jackson. It was this battle that defined the United States as a military power to be reckoned with and an independent democracy here to stay.

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This work is a study of the military aspects of the first half of this important conflict (1618-1635). Each chapter deals with a particular battle, also examining wider questions of strategy, leadership, armaments, organization, logistics, and war finances.

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Probably no person saw more of the Anzacs in battle on Gallipoli than C.E.W. Bean. After sailing with the first convoy, he landed with them on that fateful first morning of April 25, 1915, and remained until the evacuation. His diary overflows with powerful descriptions of battle and touching eulogies to the common soldier.

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Covers the most important sieges in history. Examines actions of both attackers and defenders, exploring the motivations of both, as well as surveying technical and tactical innovations.

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This contribution to the military history of World War II, focuses attention upon individual battles and operations on the Eastern Front, especially Field Marshall Erich von Manstein's conduct of operations as the commander of the German Army Group Don from November 1942 to March 1943.

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Varying perspectives on China's military modernization are presented against a framework that considers U.S. national security policy, the Strategic Defense Initiative, and strategic trade with China, in addition to China's own nuclear deterrent and its military posture vis-a-vis the Soviet Union, Japan, and Southeast Asia.

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This work addresses the interaction between military operations and the activities of civilian agencies, intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) during and after conflict. It looks closely at the cases of Panama, Kuwait and southern Iraq.

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This little-known story of Australia's M/Z Unit commandos, and the part they played in the Southwest Pacific during World War II, is a fascinating account of daring, clandestine operations conducted by the Allies deep into enemy-held territory.

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"In June 1950 Communist forces poured across the 38th Parallel (the arbitrary, militarily indefensible line of latitude separating the Communist North from the independent Republic of Korea) to unite t"

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Drawing upon case studies in Somalia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo, Hawk (political science, U. of Alabama, Huntsville) analyzes the effectiveness of post-conflict peacebuilding efforts. She contends that unless military interventions are followed by actions that establish a lasting peace, sup

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Correlation of Forces traces the development of the Soviet military over the past forty years, decade by decade. Author Hansen has also selected fourteen years of critical importance to the development of the Soviet military, assesses the events of those years, and analyzes their significance.

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Eminent defense officials, scholars, and military officers offer a thoughtful, comprehensive, and well balanced evaluation of U.S. defense technology in this highly-informative volume.

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This account of the Gulf War reveals its importance from a military and political point of view, highlighting how modern military technology made possible, with relative ease, a victory that would have been nearly impossible by traditional means.

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This account of the Gulf War reveals its importance from a military and political point of view, highlighting how modern military technology made possible, with relative ease, a victory that would have been nearly impossible by traditional means.

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Comparing German and British infantry tactics, training and leadership techniques during World War I, this study undercuts traditional views about the reasons for German successes and British failures during the Great War and points to how different value systems affected military prowess.

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It has been over fifteen years since the 1999 Intervention into East Timor, led by Australia with the International Force for East Timor. This collection of essays brings together a range of participants in the momentous events of 1999 and provides a timely reflection on how they see it - reflecting on the meaning, the consequences and the implications arising from the Timor intervention.

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Peacekeeping operations now form the common response of the international community to the problem of managing armed conflict in an increasingly violent world. This work provides an account of the activity and development of the United Nations and other peacekeeping operations since World War II.

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"Undoubtedly the most famous work of military history of the nineteenth century, Edward S. Creasy's Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World has been read and re-read for close to 150 years. It is not onl"