Collection: Professional Readings

¿́¿US experts present case studies and best practices of US resource management from the perspectives of all three services and defence contractors in this wide ranging study. The authors present a detailed discussion, from a multi-functional view, of the ins and outs of US military program manag...

Informed by access to still-secret documents, interviews with top field commanders, and a review of the military's own internal after-action reports, this is the definitive chronicle of America's invasion and occupation of Iraq--a conflict that could not be lost but one that the United States fai...

¿́¿Is medical ethics in times of armed conflict identical to medical ethics in times of peace, as the World Medical Association declares? In Bioethics and Armed Conflict, the first comprehensive study of medical ethics in conventional, unconventional, and low-intensity war, Michael Gross examines...

¿́¿This is the first comprehensive account of the progression of the Second Lebanese War, from the border abduction of an Israeli soldier on the morning of July 12, 2006, through the hasty decision for an aggressive response; the fateful discussions in the Cabinet and the senior Israeli command; ...

¿́¿This is a thoughtful piece of literature which examines the influences on leadership in the present uncertain and changing times. Drawing on a dozen years of research among managers, officers, and politicians in the public realm and the private sector, among the non-profits, and in teaching, H...

¿́¿Henderson explains the factors that cause logistical ¿́¿friction¿́¿ in battle and imparts knowledge on how to overcome their effects in a systematic fashion. Much of this material, such as the effects of battle tempo, is fresh and clearly explained. The author demonstrates a clear-cut first-ha...

¿́¿Bruce Hoffman¿́¿s Inside Terrorism has remained a seminal work for understanding the historical evolution of terrorism and the terrorist mindset. In this revised edition of the classic text, Hoffman analyses the new adversaries, motivations, and tactics of global terrorism that have emerged in...