Since Pakistan was founded in 1947, its army has dominated the state. The military
establishment has locked the country in an enduring rivalry with India, with the primary aim …

As a British infantry officer in the Royal Gurkha Rifles Emile Simpson completed three tours
of Southern Afghanistan. Drawing on that experience, and on a range of revealing case …

Counterinsurgency has staked its claim in the new century as the new American way of war.
Yet, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have revived a historical debate about the costs …

British Counterinsurgency challenges the British Army's claim to counterinsurgency
expertise. It provides well-written, accessible and up-to-date accounts of the post-1945 …

War, Peace and International Relations provides an introduction to the strategic history of
the past two centuries, showing how those 200 years were shaped and reshaped …

How are soldiers made? Why do they fight? Re-imagining the study of armed forces and
society, Barkawi examines the imperial and multinational armies that fought in Asia in the …

Names: Dunn Cavelty, Myriam, editor.| Balzacq, Thierry, editor. Title: Routledge handbook of
security studies/edited by Myriam Dunn Cavelty and Thierry Balzacq. Other titles: Handbook …

Strategy and Defence Planning: Meeting the Challenge of Uncertainty explores and
examines why and how security communities prepare purposefully for their future defence …

This new edition of Frank Ledwidge's eye-opening analysis of British involvement in Iraq
and Afghanistan unpicks the causes and enormous costs of military failure. Updated …

Since the end of the Cold War two modes of 'new war'have been distinguished. One, the
Revolution in Military Affairs, transforms advanced state militaries (particularly in the global …