military policy

Presents essays and articles examining issues of surveillance, drones, and targeted killing by the U.S. military. Chapters discuss the United States' involvement in drone warfare, drones and border security, use of drones for domestic surveillance, and civilian drone use. Includes an index and list of relevant organizations.

Bibliography: p. 211-213. A study of U.S. envolvement with NATO.

Presents articles and essays espousing opposing viewpoints on issues regarding war, such as whether or not most war is caused by religious or secular reasons and whether or not war can ever be justified.

The Defense Policies of Nations has been thoroughly updated to take into account the dramatic developments of recent years: the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the resurgence of East Asian powers, the emergence of newly independent nations in Eastern Europe, the continuing instability of the Middle East, and the growing importance of third world nations in global security matters."For those dealing with national defense issues on a daily basis, or even for those interested in the subject because of its current relevance, The Defense Policy of Nations is must reading."--Gen. Theodore J. Conway, Military Review.American Academy of Political and Social Science.

Presents an overview of nuclear security and essays providing differing opinions on nuclear arms control, nuclear testing, and other countries as threats to nuclear security.

Explores the build-up to the attack on Pearl Harbor from a Japanese perspective, explaining why Japan began a war with the West that it knew it would almost certainly lose. Considers the factors that initially led Japanese rulers to seek to avoid war before finally succumbing to its inevitability. Includes black-and-white photographs.

Text and photographs provide an introduction to the branches of the United States military.

Contains articles that examine sixteen contentious issues in American foreign policy, including nuclear disarmament, the border fence between the U.S. and Mexico, human rights in China, and Middle East peace prospects, each with a pro/con box that examines competing sides of the question, a chronology, photographs, charts, graphs, and maps.

Offers a new perspective of the Battle at Gettysburg in 1863, revealing what Robert E. Lee's real plan was for the battle and why it failed.

Discusses the United States' relations with NATO and the challenges faced.