Distributed to depository libraries in microfiche. xvii, 206 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

"30 November 1998"--Page iii viii, 33 pages ; 28 cm

"In spite of the title, this monograph is not a record of naval operations, but a brief discussion of naval plans to be implemented to defend Japan against Soviet aggression if war should break out while Japan was engaged in its own aggression in the South Pacific. A small amount of information on Soviet attacks subsequent to 9 August 1945"--Guide to Japanese Monographs and Japanese Studies on Manchuria, ...

Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-249) and index. 261 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, 1 portrait ; 24 cm

Met lit. opg. en index. xviii, 358 p. : ill., krt. ; 26 cm. + 2 losse kaarten in pochette.

Peacekeeping in the late 1990s is a complex and diverse task. Missions involve military, political and humanitarian aspects and, as a result, civilian and military personnel are working together to a greater degree than ever before. Peacekeeping operations in the 1990s have been marked by insufficient military input at the strategic level; unclear mandates; and weak command and control by the UN. In ...

Repr. XVI, 430 p. : ill., krt. ; 24 cm.

"Is it possible and worthwhile to use the military in conjunction with humanitarian action to thwart violence and mitigate civilian suffering? This timely book seeks to answer this question by looking at the contemporary context and history of military-civilian interactions, developing a framework for assessing military costs and civilian benefits, and examining in depth the five most prominent cases ...

Met lit. opg., reg. x, 421 p. : ill., krt. ; 24 cm.

"Peace support operations (PSOs) -- internationally authorized, multilateral, civil-military efforts to promote and protect such transitions from war to peace -- are the subject of this volume, which treats six recent cases -- Bosnia and Herzegovina under the Daytona Accords, Kosovo, East Timor, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, and Afghanistan -- in some detail. It does so using a common ...

Documents the achievements of Britain's Special Operations Executives and the United States Office of Strategic Services in World War II, as culled from interviews, diaries, letters, and first-person accounts, citing their works against the Gestapo and in such areas as the Balkans, the Burmese jungle, and Japan. Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-277) and index. xii, 287 pages ; 24 cm

Lit. opg.: p. 226-237.-Index. 247 p. ; 24 cm

V, 215 p. : tab., grafn. ; 26 cm.

"Somalia" has become a symbol for the unacceptable costs of humanitarian intervention, for the type of foreign involvement that should be avoided. But the authors of this timely book, themselves key participants in the U.S.-led operation there, argue that substantial good was done--the tide of famine was stayed, hundreds of thousands of lives saved, and steps toward political reconciliation begun. ...

This revised edition discusses the United States' interventions in Haiti and Bosnia, the 1998 crisis (and earlier skirmishes) with Iraq, and the decision to not intervene to halt apparent genocide in Central Africa. In the core original study, which draws upon 12 cases - including Somalia, Lebanon, Panama, Grenada, and the Gulf War - Richard Haass suggests political and military guidelines for potential ...

1 (1948)-24 (1954). v. ; 24 cm.

This complete history of the vigorous Allied air operations that prepared for and supported the largest, most hazardous amphibious assault in history shows the critical role of the U.S. Army Air Forces in the invasion. Making use of many wartime records declassified only recently, John J. Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-203) and index. xiv, 210 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

The influence of the media - particularly the "CNN effect"--Has dramatically changed the way foreign-policy decisions are made. But just how deep is the change? Warren Strobel provides riveting behind-the-scenes accounts of recent peace operations in Bosnia, Rwanda, Somalia, Haiti, and northern Iraq. He describes the conditions in which the media have the greatest, and the least, influence, and offers ...

Filmdoosnummer: 41

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-229) and index. xiii, 244 pages ; 22 cm

Heritage under Siege is the result of international multidisciplinary research on the subject of military implementation of cultural property protection (CPP) in the event of conflict. The book considers the practical feasibility as well as ideal perspectives within the juridical boundaries of the 1954 Hague Convention. The situation of today's cultural property protection is discussed. New case studies ...