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  • Two Minutes Over Baghdad

    by Uri Bar-Joseph, Michael Handel, Amos Perlmutter ...
    A detailed account of the way Israel dealt with the Iraqi nuclear buildup between its launch in 1974 and the destruction of the Tamuz I reactor on 7 June 1981. This updated account includes formerly classified information and photographs taken during the mission and from US spy satellites. ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Intelligence and the National Security Strategist

    Enduring Issues and Challenges

    by Matthew M. Aid, Christopher M. Andrew, Michael R. Bromwich, James B. Bruce, Charles G. Cogan, Jack Davis, Yahya A. Dehqanzada, Michael B. Donley, Ann M. Florini, Randall M. Fort, Richard S. Friedman, John C. Gannon, Michael I. Handel, James W. Harris, Norman B. Imler, Loch K. Johnson, Garrett Jones, Larry C. Kindsvater, Andrew Koch, Mark M. Lowenthal, John D. Macartney, Carmen A. Medina, John Montgomery, Cornelius O'Leary, James M. Olson, Martin Petersen, Reed R. Probst, Harvey Rishikof, Victor M. Rosello, Richard L. Russell, Thomas W. Shreeve, L Brit Snider, Michael Warner, Anthony R. Williams, Amy B. Zegart, Marvin C.Ott, Glenn W. Goodman Jr., James J. Wirtz ...
    Intelligence and the National Security Strategist: Enduring Issues and Challenges presents students with a useful anthology of published articles from diverse sources as well as original contributions to the study of intelligence. The collection includes classic perspectives from the history of warfare, views on the evolution of U.S. intelligence, and studies on the delicate balance between the ... Read more

    $72.89 USD

  • Weak States in the International System

    by Michael I. Handel ...
    This work defines weak states and their strengths and weaknesses. It examines why they are weak and their position in different international systems as well as their economic positions. ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Accounting for Mismatch in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

    Measurement, Magnitudes, and Explanations

    by Michael J. Handel, Alexandria Valerio, Maria Laura Sánchez Puerta ...
    Series series Directions in Development - Human Development
    To stimulate economic advancement, low- and middle-income countries need well-educated and trained workforces to fill the types of skilled jobs that drive economic growth. Improving educational quality and attainment and providing better training are all rightly put forth as policy recommendations to leverage economic growth and job creation. However, new findings based on large scale surveys of ... Read more

    $29.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • War, Strategy and Intelligence

    by Michael I. Handel ...
    Series series Studies in Intelligence
    Investigating the logic, conduct and nature of war on the highest political and strategic levels, these essays put less emphasis on operational and tactical aspects. They look at the impact of technology on warfare, the political nature of war and the limits of rational analysis in studying war. ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Clausewitz and Modern Strategy

    by Michael I. Handel ...
    Published in 1996, Clausewitz and Modern Strategy is a valuable contribution to the field of Military Strategic Studies. The magnum opus of Carl von Clausewitz, On War, is a work frequently quoted (usually the one famous quotation) but often superficially read. The essays in this book were presented at an international conference 'On Clausewitz' held at the US Army War College in Carlisle Barracks ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Masters of War

    Classical Strategic Thought

    by Michael I. Handel ...
    This is the first comprehensive study based on a detailed textual analysis of the classical works on war by Clausewitz, Sun Tzu, Mao Tse-tung, and to a lesser extent, Jomini and Machiavelli. Brushing stereotypes aside, the author takes a fresh look at what these strategic thinkers actually said—not what they are widely believed to have said. He finds that despite their apparent differences in ... Read more

    $91.99 USD

  • Intelligence and Military Operations

    Edited by Michael Handel ...
    Series series Studies in Intelligence
    Traditionally the military community held the intelligence profession in low esteem, spying was seen as dirty work and information was all to often ignored if it conflicted with a commander's own view. Handel examines the ways in which this situation has improved and argues that co-operation between the intelligence adviser and the military decision maker is vital. ... Read more

    $84.99 USD

  • Strategic and Operational Deception in the Second World War

    Edited by Michael I. Handel ...
    Series series Studies in Intelligence
    First Published in 1987. New information obtained from the declassification of Ultra intercepts and other Second World War documents as well as from recent scholarly research has credited Allied deception operations with an even more important contribution to winning the war than was previously supposed. Yet deception is only one factor in the achievement of victory; it cannot guarantee success. ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Leaders and Intelligence

    Edited by Michael I. Handel ...
    Series series Studies in Intelligence
    From a systematic point of view, all intelligence work can be studied on three levels: Acquisition, analysis, and acceptance. The author focuses on the third of these levels, studying the attitudes and behavioural patterns developed by leaders during their political careers, their willingness to consider information and ideas contrary to their own, their ability to admit mistakes and change course ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

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  • Special Operations and Strategy

    From World War II to the War on Terrorism

    by James D. Kiras ...
    Series series Strategy and History
    James D. Kiras shows how a number of different special operations, in conjunction with more conventional military actions, achieve and sustain strategic effect(s) over time. In particular, he argues that the root of effective special operations lies in understanding the relationship existing between moral and material attrition at the strategic level. He also presents a theoretical framework for ... Read more

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