John Warden and the Renaissance of American Air Power

John Warden and the Renaissance of American Air Power
Author: John Andreas Olsen
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
Total Pages: 603
Release: 2011
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1597973238

Dr. John Andreas Olsen has written an insightful, compelling biography of retired U.S. Air Force colonel John A. Warden III, the brilliant but controversial air warfare theorist and architect of Operation Desert Storm s air campaign. Warden s radical ideas about air power s purposes and applications, promulgated at the expense of his own career, sparked the ongoing revolution in military affairs. Legendary in defense circles, Warden is also the author of "The Air Campaign: Planning for Combat" (republished by Brassey s, Inc. in 1989). Presenting both the positives and negatives of Warden s personality and impact in this objective portrait, Olsen offers a trenchant analysis of his revolutionary ideas and great accomplishments. "

Special Operations Forces

Special Operations Forces
Author: Richard H. Shultz
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 307
Release: 1995
Genre: Special forces (Military science)
ISBN: 0788171402

The New American Way of War

The New American Way of War
Author: Ben Buley
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2007-10-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134086423

By tracing the origins and evolution of the competing views on the political utility of force, this book sets the currently popular image of a new American way of war in its broader historical, cultural and political context, and provides an assessment of its future prospects.

United States Post-Cold War Defence Interests

United States Post-Cold War Defence Interests
Author: K. Magyar
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2004-04-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0230000835

With the end of the Cold War, the security concerns of the USA, the sole Superpower in the new international order, became fragmented and proliferated throughout the world. Since September 11 2001 and the war in Iraq, the US has had to evaluate new global developments in terms of the threats they pose to regional and global stability. The nature of the potential enemy is difficult to anticipate. United States Post-Cold War Defence Interests gathers together seasoned analysts to examine traditional military concerns and responses to the new environment.

Weapons for Peace, Weapons for War

Weapons for Peace, Weapons for War
Author: Cassady B. Craft
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 191
Release: 1999-08-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135961549

First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

High-power Electromagnetic Radiators

High-power Electromagnetic Radiators
Author: D. V. Giri
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2004
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780674015692

Nonlethal weapons are going to play an increasingly important role in combat and in civil conflict in the coming years. They offer a way of controlling dissent and insurgencies without increasing antagonism, particularly in peacekeeping operations. They prevent the unnecessary loss of life among the non-combatant population of adversaries and they decrease the number of casualties due to friendly fire. The need for new nonlethal weapons technologies has been well documented by researchers and policymakers. High-powered electromagnetic radiators are aimed at addressing that need. Beginning with a brief survey of the history of warfare, D. V. Giri systematically examines various nonlethal weapons technologies, emphasizing those based on electromagnetics. His systematic review of high-power electromagnetic radiators is organized by frequency, coverage, and level of sophistication of underlying technologies. He provides many examples of complete systems, going from wall-socket to radiated waves. Giri's focus on electromagnetics makes this book essential reading for researchers working with high-power microwave and electromagnetic pulse technologies as well as antenna engineers.