Military Science

Man's immutable yearning for freedom and human rights is the pulsating lifeline of The Ruse, a story that mirrors the humanistic philosophy of the Khalsa, enunciated 300 years ago. Set in 18th-century Punjab, against the backdrop of the terminal years of Aurangzeb's reign, it relives Banda Singh Bah... More

Geolocation is a process that utilizes sensors to pick up enemy emissions and locate electronic warfare (EW) targets. It is of particular interest among EW professionals because it allows them to use the enemy's own emissions to help set GPS coordinates and accurately pinpoint a target for attack. T... More

This book traces the development of the weapons of the Indian warrior, from the earliest to modern times, and also provides illustrations of a wide variety of the arms and armour discussed. ... More

Our foremost military historian offers us a compelling and at times terrifying account of what it means to be a contemporary soldiers.... More

Realist assumptions of security studies increasingly have been challenged by an approach that places the human being, rather than the state, at the center of security concerns. This text is an indispensable statement of the ideas of this critical security project, written by some of its leading expo... More

Thisbook identifies and explains the security challenges -- both traditional andnontraditional -- confronting Southeast Asia. The author addresses the full spectrum ofsecurity issues, discussing the impact of ethnic tensions and competingpolitical ideologies, the evolving role of ASEAN, and Southeas... More

Michael Sheehan provides a masterly survey of the varied positions that scholars have adopted in interpreting "security", one of the most contested terms in international relations, and asks whether a synthesis is possible that both widens and deepens our understanding of the concept.... More

In the Shadow of the Bomb narrates how two charismatic, exceptionally talented physicists – J. Robert Oppenheimer and Hans A. Bethe – came to terms with the nuclear weapons they helped to create. One of the foremost historians of physics tells the story of modern physics, the development of atom... More

The Military Balance 1998/99 is an indispensable database of the military strength, organization, equipment, and defence expenditure of the world's armed forces in some 170 countries.... More

This book is the first serious historical account of the development of India’s nuclear programme and of how the bomb came to be made. It is also a pioneering exploration of the sociology of science in a Third World context and offers a radically new argument about the Indian state and its post-co... More

This integrative discussion of the multiple dimensions of peacebuilding in postconflict strategies offers a systematic approach to strategies and processes for long-term social, political and economic transformation. The author's  broad analytic framework and wealth of concrete examples provid... More

The anthrax attacks by bioterrorists in the US in October 2001 served to highlight our vulnerability to biological warfare and to act as an impetus for a massive increase in funding for biodefense research. In this timely book, top biodefense experts critically review every aspect of this complex is... More

On 11 May 1998 the Indian government tested five nuclear devices some forty kilometres from Pokaran. Seventeen days later Pakistan tested nuclear devices of its own. About three months after the tests, Amitav Ghosh went to the Pokaran area, after which he visited Kashmir as part of the defence minis... More

THis book explores the emergence, meaning, and significance of the Cold War mentality. Tracing the evolution of strategic thinking from its origins in medieval Europe to the demise of the Cold war, he considers the peculiar character and autonomy that strategy acquired in the nuclear age. It is conc... More