Bücher der Reihe Cass Military Studies

This book seeks to chart and evaluate the impact of social research on the military itself.By "impact", the authors in this volume simply mean that which has a marked effect or influence on changing military policy, practices, knowledge, skills, behaviour, or living conditions. The book comprises a series of reflective contributions from scholars who have conducted research on the military as external scholars with no formal ties to the armed forces, as "native" researchers formally linked to them, as well as various kinds of contracted social scientists enabled by the military to carry out their investigations. The authors were asked to make the question of the impact of social scientific research on the armed forces an object of study in itself and to situate their reflections in terms of wider analytical questions. As a result, the chapters can be divided, broadly speaking, into two types of orientation: some are centered on theoretical and analytical issues, while others focus on the researchers' lived experiences.This book will be of interest to students of military studies, sociology, organisational studies, psychology and political science.

Explores the nexus between railways and the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05), in which the railways played a key part. This book also examines some of the key dimensions of the Russo-Japanese War, most notably how uncomfortably technological and human dimensions of Russia's war effort interleaved in the course of the conflict.

This volume of case studies examines the rise in violent extremism, terrorism, and insurgency in South and South East Asia, and subsequent state responses.

The first complete study of Cuban involvement in the Angolan War, from the first contacts in the 1960s to the full-scale military occupation of the 1980s

Shows how national strategies to warfare are culturally determined. These ideas have gained acceptance among historians but remain controversial for political scientists, as political scientists have focused on strategic culture and historians on ways of war. This work helps both audiences and provides them with each others ideas.

Examines the strategies pursued by the Colonies and the other combatants in the American War for Independence, placing the conflict in its proper global context. This book is suitable for students of strategic studies, American history, Military History and political science.

This book examines the strategies pursued by the Colonies and the other combatants in the American War for Independence, placing the conflict in its proper global context.

Intended for students of military studies, sociology, gender and political science, this volume explores ethnicity and gender developments in relation to the military. It features chapters which cover 14 countries around the world whose armed forces offer a mix of similarities and differences in the ways they try to manage cultural diversity.

Five major groups fought one another in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Second World War: The German and Italian occupiers, the Serbian Chetniks, the Ustasha of the Independent State of Croatia, the Bosnian Muslims, and the Tito-led Partisans. The aims, policies, and actions of each group are examined in light of their own documents and those of rival groups. This work shows how the Partisans prevailed over other groups because of their ideological appeal, superior discipline, and success in winning the support of large numbers of uncommitted Bosnians, particularly the Bosnian Muslims.

Examines military industrialization in the developing world, focusing on policy-making in producer states and the impact of security perceptions on such policy-making. This book reassesses the role of regional state sub-systems in international relations, and historical studies of international technology and arms transfers.

Presents the reader with an international view of interdisciplinary and intradisciplinary approaches to military and conflict-resolution studies. This book offers an analysis of the aspects and trends of the social sciences in studying the military. It contains essays by some of the most highly regarded scholars on the subject.

Provides first-person perspectives across the spectrum of American combat operations during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. From division commanders to platoon leaders, the authors offer an insider's view of tough leadership challenges, tragic failures, and triumphant victories.

Presents a cross-national study of the participation of women in the armed forces of NATO countries. This study employs mixed-methodological research design combining quantitative and qualitative data - a large N-analysis based on general policies and statistical information concerning every country in the sample with more in-depth case-studies.

This comparative study looks at how democratic control of the military functions in practice in Europe. This is essential reading for students of civil-military relations, democratization, European politics and security studies in general.

Leaders in War provides first-person perspectives across the spectrum of American combat operations during the 1991 Persian Gulf War.

Analyses the influences of ideas of honour on the causes, conduct, and endings of wars from Ancient Greece through to the war in Iraq. This book reveals that the contradictory behaviour of soldiers during war is a product of the contradictions inherent in the concept of honour. It is for students of military ethics, military history, and more.

Using theoretical overviews and empirical case studies, this volume explores how soldiers cope with the new forms of cultural diversity occurring within various multinational military operations, and how their organizations manage them. It is suitable for students of peace operations, military studies, international security, and business studies.

Provides an interdisciplinary overview of PMSCs: what they are, why they have emerged, how they operate, their military, political, social and economic impact, and the moral and legal constraints that do and should apply to their operation. This book focuses upon normative issues raised by the development of PMSCs.

Offers a sociological snapshot of American soldiers in Iraq, analyzing their collective narratives in relation to the military sociology tradition. This book provides the reader with both a generalized and a deep view into a major social institution in American society and its relative constituents - 'the military and soldiers' - during a war.

Explores the impact of different civil-military structures on operational effectiveness in complex peace operations. This book argues that the civil-military interface should ideally be integrated within the interagency arena as well as within the defence ministry.

This book deals with the processes and theories involved in managing military organisations in both peacetime and crisis conditions.

Citizenship is a key concept in Western political thought for defining the individual's relations with society. This title explores the theoretical and practical implications of war and terror situations for citizenship in democratic states. It is suitable for students of military studies, political science, IR and security studies.