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  • The Arms Dynamic in South-East Asia During the Second Cold War

    by Mark. G Rolls ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    This title was first publishd in 2002. This work uses the concept of the "arms dynamic" to identify and assess the various factors which influenced arms acquisitions of Southeast Asian states during the second Cold War period from 1979 to 1989, providing an essential basis for understanding contemporary developments. The book provides a comprehensive and systematic explanation of the reasons for ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

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  • Storms of Controversy

    The Secret Avro Arrow Files Revealed

    by Palmiro Campagna ...
    The development of the Avro Arrow was a remarkable Canadian achievement. Its mysterious cancellation in February 1959 prompted questions that have long gone unanswered. What role did the Central Intelligence Agency play in the scrapping of the project? Who in Canada's government was involved in that decision? What, if anything, did Canada get in return? Who ordered the blowtorching of all the ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Defending the Lion City

    The armed forces of Singapore

    by Tim Huxley ...
    Series series THE ARMED FORCES OF ASIA
    Singapore is located in the heart of the Muslim Malay world, yet 78 per cent of its population is ethnically Chinese. The prosperous city-state relies on outside sources for virtually all its water and food; it has no access to the high seas, on which it depends for 85 per cent of its trade, except through its neighbours' waters. Physically linked to Malaysia by a causeway and a bridge, only ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Charlie Foxtrot

    Fixing Defence Procurement in Canada

    by Kim Richard Nossal ...
    Series Book 5 - Point of View
    Defence expert Kim Richard Nossal presents a damning indictment of defence procurement in Canada, and shows how to fix it.Defence procurement in Canada is a mess. New equipment is desperately needed for the Canadian Armed Forces, but most projects are behind schedule, over budget, or both. Not only has mismanagement cost Canadian taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, it has also deprived ... Read more

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  • Australia and the Vietnam War

    by Peter Edwards ...
    In this landmark book, award-winning historian Peter Edwards skillfully unravels the complexities of the global Cold War, decolonization in Southeast Asia, and Australian domestic politics. The Vietnam War was Australia's longest and most controversial military commitment of the 20th century, ending in humiliation for the United States and its allies with the downfall of South Vietnam. The war ... Read more

    $26.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Arms Canada

    The Deadly Business of Military Exports

    by Ernie Regehr ...
    This 1987 book begins with a scene from the American invasion of Grenada: as politicians in Ottawa argued whether Canada had been misled or merely ignored over the invasion, the fighter aircraft, helicopters, and ships used in the operation employed key Canadian components.Grenada was only too typical of Canada's involvement in the international arms trade. Drawing on a wealth of original research ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Navies in the 21st Century

    by Conrad Waters ...
    " A range of naval experts . . . build[s] a diverse and deeply-thought out picture of where maritime warfare is now and where it is likely to go."— Army Rumour ServiceWhat is the purpose of navies in the modern world, and what types of warship does this require? This book tackles these questions by looking at naval developments, both technological and operational, in the quarter century since the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Learning to Love the Bomb

    by Sean M. Maloney ...
    In Learning to Love the Bomb, Sean M. Maloney explores the controversial subject of Canadas acquisition of nuclear weapons during the Cold War. Based on newly declassified Canadian and U.S. documents, it examines policy, strategy, operational, and technical matters and weaves these seemingly disparate elements into a compelling story that finally unlocks several Cold War mysteries. For example, ... Read more

    $29.95 USD

  • Military Logistics and Strategic Performance

    by Thomas M. Kane ...
    Series series Strategy and History
    This work argues that logistics in warfare is crucial to achieving strategic success. The author identifies logistical capabilities as an arbiter of opportunity, which plays a critical role in determining which side will hold the strategic iniative in war. Armies which have secured reliable resources of supply have a great advantage in determining the time and manner in which engagements take ... Read more

    $69.99 USD

  • The Politics of Procurement

    Military Acquisition in Canada and the Sea King Helicopter

    by Aaron Plamondon ...
    In 1993, Canada’s Liberal Party cancelled an order to replace the Sea King maritime helicopter. The Liberals claimed the Tory plan was too expensive, but the cancellation itself actually cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. The incident drew public attention to the waste in Canada’s defence spending and to the under-equipped state of its military.Aaron Plamondon ties the bungled ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • The Arms Race in Asia

    Trends, causes and implications

    by Andrew T.H. Tan ...
    Series series Asian Security Studies
    This book is the first systematic examination of the emerging arms race in Asia.The global trade in arms is to a large degree underpinned by the strong demand for arms in Asia and the Middle East, the two largest arms export markets in the world. Of these two regions Asia has become particularly significant, led by the emergence of China and India as major powers. It is therefore not surprising ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • China's Rising Sea Power

    The PLA Navy's Submarine Challenge

    by Peter Howarth ...
    Series series Asian Security Studies
    This is a fascinating insight into China’s strategic abilities and ambitions, probing the real depths of its plans for the twenty-first century.China's Rising Sea Power explores similarities between China’s strategic outlook today and that of earlier continental powers whose submarine fleets challenged dominant maritime powers for regional hegemony: Germany in two World Wars and the Soviet Union ... Read more

    $68.99 USD