Military Studies
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The US Military
A Basic Introduction
Series: Cass Military Studies
This book provides a basic guide to the US military and will raise questions for further discussion by students and other curious readers. The US Military provides an accessible starting-point for those with a limited knowledge of this institution. Covering a wide range of subject matter, and...
Published January 8th 2012 by Routledge
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Educating America's Military
Series: Cass Military Studies
This book offers a detailed examination of the professional military education system in the United States, from a critical, insider's perspective. The mission of America’s war colleges is to educate senior military officers in both the ways of war and the defence of peace. But are these colleges...
Published October 15th 2012 by Routledge
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Militarism and International Relations
Political Economy, Security, Theory
Series: Cass Military Studies
This book examines contemporary militarism in international politics, employing a variety of different theoretical viewpoints and international case studies. Militarism – understood as the social and international relations of the preparation for, and conduct of, organized political violence – is...
Published August 5th 2012 by Routledge
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Contemporary Military Culture and Strategic Studies
US and UK Armed Forces in the 21st Century
Series: Cass Military Studies
This book explores and compares the contemporary military cultures of the United States and the United Kingdom. The last decade has witnessed astonishing global events, from 9/11 and military operations in Afghanistan in the same year, to the military intervention in Libya in 2011. Western military...
Published February 27th 2013 by Routledge
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Contemporary Military Innovation
Between Anticipation and Adaption
Series: Cass Military Studies
This book explores contemporary military innovation, with a particular focus on the balance between anticipation and adaption. The volume examines contemporary military thought and the doctrine that evolved around the thesis of a transformation in the character of war. Known as the...
Published May 20th 2012 by Routledge
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Democratic Civil-Military Relations
Soldiering in 21st Century Europe
Series: Cass Military Studies
This book examines the ways in which European democracies, including former communist states, are dealing with the new demands placed on their security policies since the cold war by transforming their military structures, and the effects this is having on the conceptualisation of soldiering. In...
Published April 25th 2012 by Routledge
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Military Families and War in the 21st Century
Comparative perspectives
Series: Cass Military Studies
This book focuses on the key issues that affect military families when soldiers are deployed overseas, focusing on the support given to military personnel and families before, during and after missions. Compared with the Cold War period, and to a lesser extent...
To Be Published December 14th 2013 by Routledge
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Military Health Care
From Pre-Deployment to Post-Separation
Series: Cass Military Studies
This edited volume surveys critical aspects of modern military health care in the US and various other Western countries with troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. In the United States, the military medical system, including care for veterans, is large and diverse and involves two institutions, the US...
Published March 12th 2013 by Routledge
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Qualitative Methods in Military Studies
Research Experiences and Challenges
Series: Cass Military Studies
This book examines the methodology of qualitative research in military studies. Since the end of the Cold War, the number of studies on military and society has grown substantially in substance, size and impact. However, only a tiny part of this bibliography deals in depth with the research...
Published July 26th 2012 by Routledge
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The Military Balance 2012
Series: The Military Balance
The Military Balance is the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ annual assessment of the military capabilities and defense economics of 170 countries worldwide. It is a useful resource for those involved in security policy making, analysis and research.The book is a region-by-region...
Published March 5th 2012 by Routledge
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Girls with Guns
Firearms, Feminism, and Militarism
Series: Framing 21st Century Social Issues
About the Series The goal of this new, unique Series is to offer readable, teachable "thinking frames" on today’s social problems and social issues by leading scholars, all in short 60 page or shorter formats, and available for view on http://routledge.customgateway.com/routledge-social-issues.html...
Published January 24th 2013 by Routledge
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More Than Just War
Narratives of the Just War and Military Life
Series: Interventions
This book raises questions about the just war tradition through a critical examination of its revival and by juxtaposing it with a literary phenomenology of war. Recent public debate about war has leaned heavily on a just-war tradition dating back many...
Published February 27th 2013 by Routledge
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Contemporary Military Theory
The Dynamics of War
The book aims to provide the reader with a state-of-the-art introduction to classic and modern military theory. The text accounts for the most important theories within the field by developing and analysing these theories, as well as problematising both their normative and explanatory...
To Be Published December 30th 2013 by Routledge
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Naval Warfare 1919–45
An Operational History of the Volatile War at Sea
Naval Warfare 1919–45 is a comprehensive history of the war at sea from the end of the Great War to the end of World War Two. Showing the bewildering nature and complexity of the war facing those charged with fighting it around the world, this book ranges far and wide: sweeping across all naval...
Published December 12th 2012 by Routledge
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Introduction to Global Military History
1775 to the Present Day, 2nd Edition
This lucid account of military developments around the modern world begins with the American War of Independence and the French revolutionary wars and continues chronologically to the latest 21st century conflicts. It combines determinedly global coverage with thought-provoking analysis not only of...
Published November 7th 2012 by Routledge
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Evolution of Government Policy Towards Homosexuality in the US Military
The Rise and Fall of DADT
Throughout history, homosexuality has been a complicating factor for men and women electing to serve in the armed forces of the United States. The right to serve became increasingly complicated when the Department of Defense responded to congressional legislation in 1993 by adopting a policy that...
To Be Published September 24th 2013 by Routledge