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  • Non-state Special Operations

    Capabilities and Effects

    by Ian Rice, Craig Whiteside ...
    Series series Cass Military Studies
    This book examines how violent non-state actors (VNSAs) emulate and develop military special operation capabilities.Building on previous research on Islamic State special operations, the book develops a theoretical framework surrounding a typology of VNSA (militants, proxies, criminal/cults, and mercenaries) to explore variations of non-state special operations, with multiple cases for each ... Read more

    $89.99 CAD

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  • Out of the Mountains: The Coming Age of the Urban Guerrilla

    The Coming Age of the Urban Guerrilla

    by David Kilcullen ...
    In Out of the Mountains, David Kilcullen, one of the world's leading experts on modern warfare, offers a groundbreaking look ahead at what may happen after the war in Afghanistan ends. It is a book about future conflicts and future cities, about the challenges and opportunities that four powerful megatrends are creating across the planet. And it is about what national governments, cities, ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • All In

    The Education of General David Petraeus

    by Paula Broadwell, Vernon Loeb ...
    General David Petraeus is the most transformative leader the American military has seen since the generation of Marshall. In the New York Times bestseller All In, military expert Paula Broadwell examines Petraeus's career, his intellectual development as a military officer, and his impact on the U.S. military.Afforded extensive access by General Petraeus, his mentors, his subordinates, and his ... Read more

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  • 7 Deadly Scenarios

    A Military Futurist Explores War in the 21st Century

    by Andrew Krepinevich ...
    A global pandemic finds millions swarming across the U.S. border. Major American cities are leveled by black-market nukes. China’s growing civil unrest ignites a global showdown. Pakistan’s collapse leads to a hunt for its nuclear weapons. What if the worst that could happen actually happens? How will we respond? Are we prepared?These are the questions that Andrew F. Krepinevich asks—and answers ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • The Accidental Guerrilla : Fighting Small Wars In The Midst Of A Big One

    by David Kilcullen ...
    David Kilcullen is one of the world's most influential experts on counterinsurgency and modern warfare. A Senior Counterinsurgency Advisor to General David Petraeus in Iraq, his vision of war dramatically influenced America's decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq and implement "the surge." Now, in The Accidental Guerrilla, Kilcullen provides a remarkably fresh perspective on the War ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Counterinsurgency

    by David Kilcullen ...
    David Kilcullen is one of the world's most influential experts on counterinsurgency and modern warfare, a ground-breaking theorist whose ideas "are revolutionizing military thinking throughout the west" (Washington Post). Indeed, his vision of modern warfare powerfully influenced the United States' decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq and implement "the Surge," now recognized as a ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • The Insurgents

    David Petraeus and the Plot to Change the American Way of War

    by Fred Kaplan ...
    A finalist for the Pulitzer PrizeThe inside story of the small group of soldier-scholars who—against fierce resistance from within their own ranks—changed the way the Pentagon does business and the American military fights wars.The Insurgents is the inside story of the small group of soldier-scholars, led by General David Petraeus, who plotted to revolutionize one of the largest, oldest, and most ... Read more

    $22.50 CAD

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  • The Accidental Guerrilla:Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One

    Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One

    by David Kilcullen ...
    David Kilcullen is one of the world's most influential experts on counterinsurgency and modern warfare. A Senior Counterinsurgency Advisor to General David Petraeus in Iraq, his vision of war dramatically influenced America's decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq and implement "the surge." Now, in The Accidental Guerrilla, Kilcullen provides a remarkably fresh perspective on the War on ... Read more

    $18.39 CAD

  • By All Means Available

    Memoirs of a Life in Intelligence, Special Operations, and Strategy

    by Michael G. Vickers ...
    **A vivid insider's account of a life in intelligence, special operations, and strategy from the Cold War to the war with al-Qa’ida • "[An] illuminating and richly detailed memoir." —The New York Times Book Review"Deeply insightful...A sweeping and breathtaking journey that gives the reader unprecedented access to the courage, sacrifice, and bravado of our nation’s finest warriors, in their finest ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

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  • The Big Stick

    The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force

    by Eliot A. Cohen ...
    "Speak softly and carry a big stick" Theodore Roosevelt famously said in 1901, when the United States was emerging as a great power. It was the right sentiment, perhaps, in an age of imperial rivalry but today many Americans doubt the utility of their global military presence, thinking it outdated, unnecessary or even dangerous.In The Big Stick, Eliot A. Cohen-a scholar and practitioner of ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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  • Routledge Handbook of U.S. Counterterrorism and Irregular Warfare Operations

    Edited by Michael A. Sheehan, Erich Marquardt, Liam Collins ...
    This handbook comprises essays by leading scholars and practitioners on the topic of U.S. counterterrorism and irregular warfare campaigns and operations around the globe.Terrorist groups have evolved substantially since 9/11, with the Islamic State often described as a pseudo-state, a terrorist group, and insurgency all at the same time. While researchers', analysts', and policymakers’ ... Read more

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  • The Long War

    The Inside Story of America and Afghanistan Since 9/11

    by David Loyn ...
    Just as U. S. soldiers and diplomats pulled out of Afghanistan, supposedly concluding their role and responsibility in the two-decade conflict, the country fell to the Taliban. In The Long War, award-winning BBC foreign correspondent David Loyn uncovers the political and military strategies—and failures—that prolonged America's longest war.Three American presidents tried to defeat the Taliban ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

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