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Updated and revised, with full-colour maps and new images throughout, this is a detailed overview of the brutal and bloody conflict in former Yugoslavia, a deeply personal war which would have significant consequences for the region.In 1991, an ethnically diverse region that had enjoyed decades of peaceful coexistence descended into bitter hatred and chaos, almost overnight. Communities fractured along lines of ethnic and religious affiliation...

The Gulf War of 1991 heralded a new type of warfare - one dominated by speed and high technology, that yielded a low level of casualties among the Allied forces. This volume assesses Operation Desert Storm and Operation Desert Shield, examining each force's strategies, and the political and military figures who were involved on both sides.

This volume undertakes a systematic analysis of the relationship between Special Forces and contemporary strategy, explaining the resurgence of interest in Special Forces, particularly in the West, by exploring their appeal over traditional conventional force options in the current a War on Terrora (TM). Special Forces, Terrorism and Strategy comprises four overarching themes: theory and practice command and control culture and technology op...

This volume provides a comprehensive guide to three major theatres of combat, the battles for the Atlantic, the war in the Mediterranean and the contest in the Indian Ocean. The war at sea was a vital contest, which if lost would have irreversibly altered the balance of the military forces on land. The sea lanes were the logistical arteries of British and subsequent Allied armies fighting on the three continents of Africa, Asia and Europe. The...

This book explores and compares the contemporary military cultures of the US and the UK, to see why their most powerful fighting organizations choose particular equipment/force structures and approaches towards contemporary warfare.

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This text explores and compares the contemporary military cultures of the United States and the United Kingdom. This book tackles how contemporary American and British military culture is formed/sustained and how it influences the outlook, practices and force structures of armed forces in the US and UK today.