Download or read book Cry havoc and Let Slip the Managers of War written by Paul Cornish and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploiting the Multi - Dimensional Battlespace. Essay om udviklingen af videnskab og teknik, der kan få betydning for fremtidens krigsførelse. Side 45-89.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of War written by Julian Lindley-French and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2012-01-19 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of War is the definitive analysis of war in the twenty-first century. With over forty senior authors from academia, government and the armed forces world-wide the Handbook explores the history, theory, ethics and practice of war. The Handbook first considers the fundamental causes of war, before reflecting on the moral and legal aspects of war. Theories on the practice of war lead into an analysis of the strategic conduct of war and non Western ways of war. The heart of the Handbook is a compelling analysis of the military conduct of war which is juxtaposed with consideration of technology, economy, industry, and war. In conclusion the volume looks to the future of this apparently perennial feature of human interaction.
Download or read book Ethics and War in the 21st Century written by Christopher Coker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-01-31 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the ethical implications of war in the contemporary world. The author, a leading theorist of warfare, explains why it is of crucial importance that Western countries should continue to apply traditional ethical rules and practices in war, even when engaging with international terrorist groups.The book uses the work of the late Am
Download or read book Can Institutions Have Responsibilities written by Toni Erskine and published by Springer. This book was released on 2003-11-11 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can institutions, in the sense of formal organizations, be considered vulnerable to moral burdens? The contributors to this book critically examine the idea of the 'collective' or 'institutional' moral agent in, inter alia , the guise of states, transnational corporations, the UN and international society. The viability of treating these entities as bearers of moral responsibilities is explored in the context of some of the most critical and debated issues and events in international relations, including the genocide in Rwanda, development aid, the Kosovo campaign and global justice.
Download or read book Advanced Land Warfare written by Mikael Weissmann and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-03-23 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International politics have become ever more volatile over the last decade, increasing the risk of large-scale military violence. Yet the precise character of future war will depend on a range of factors that relate to adversaries, allies, technology, geographical scope and multiple domains of warfighting. Few would question that land forces will be important also in the foreseeable future. However, given that the battlefield is in a state of transformation, so is the mission, purpose and utilization of land forces. Indeed, the future conduct of land warfare is subjected to serious and important questions in the face of large and complex challenges and security threats. Advanced Land Warfare explores the evolving role of land forces, paying particular attention to the changes that have taken place in the art of commanding and executing combat, as well as the role of rapid technological innovation and information dissemination in shaping warfare. The book provides insights into key contemporary developments in land warfare and presents case studies on land tactics and operations in different national contexts, drawing on the best of theory, practice, and professional experience and featuring chapters written by leading international scholars and practitioners. Relating to the realities of the modern battlefield, the book addresses a number of critical questions about land tactics and operations, combining a conceptual basis with empirical examples of tactical thinking and practice and emphasising the importance of understanding the perspectives of various national armies, in order to provide a current understanding of the central issues of land warfare. An open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence.
Download or read book Cry Havoc written by Simon Mann and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10-27 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 7th March 2004, former SAS soldier and mercenary Simon Mann prepared to take off from Harare International Airport with an aeroplane full of heavy weaponry and guns for hire. Their destination: the former Spanish colony of Equatorial Guinea. Their mission: to remove one of the most brutal dictators in Africa in a privately organised coup d'etat. The plot had the tacit approval of Western intelligence agencies and, according to Mann, the backing of a European government. Simon Mann had personally planned, overseen and won two wars in Angola and Sierra Leone. Everything should have gone right. Why, then, did it go so wrong? When Simon was released from five years' incarceration in two of Africa's toughest prisons, he made worldwide headlines. Since then, he has spoken to nobody about his experiences. Now, he is telling everything, including: * His belief that the CIA deliberately compromised the coup to court favour with Equatorial Guinea's President Obiang, in return for access to the country's vast oil resources. * How the British government approached Simon in the months preceeding the Iraq war, asking him to suggest ways in which a justified invasion of Iraq could be engineered. * The real story behind the involvement of Mark Thatcher in the coup plot * Simon will also tell of his pain when he had to tell his wife, Amanda, who gave birth to their fourth child while he was incarcerated, that he believed he would never be freed.This is Simon's remarkable first-hand account of his life: an account that will read like a thriller as it takes us into the world of mercenaries and spooks: of murky imternational politics, big oil and big bucks; of action, danger, love, despair and betrayal.
Download or read book An Introduction to the Causes of War written by Greg Cashman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-04-07 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pioneering book, now thoroughly updated to incorporate important research, explains the causes of war through a sustained combination of theoretical insights and detailed case studies. Cashman and Robinson find that while all wars have multiple causes, certain factors typically combine in identifiable “dangerous patterns.” Through their examination of World War I, World War II in the Pacific, the Six-Day War, the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the Iran-Iraq War, and the US invasion of Iraq, the authors lay out the complex multilevel processes by which disputes between countries erupt into bloody conflicts. Ideal for a range of courses in international relations at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, this focused text clearly explains theory and applies it to concrete case-study examples in a way that allows students to fully understand the origins of war.
Download or read book Second Order Project Management written by Michael Cavanagh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always got, and if it's not good enough, you need to do something else. As project complexity increases, so too does the need to do new things. The existing Project Management tools - examples being Earned Value Management, PRINCE2, Lifecycle Management, PMBOK® - are incredibly useful; but they were designed for linear project development in a stable, understood environment. We term them 'First Order'. Second Order Project Management (PM) goes beyond, addressing the issues of a complex, unstable, uncertain environment with all its associated difficulties. Second Order PM has to address four major issues: the conspiracy of optimism, inappropriate contracting models, the application of methods and tools capable of dealing with complexity, and the need for creative, inspirational, adhocratic leadership. These problems are compounded by the need to convince executive sponsors from different disciplines to invest in the necessary process improvement - this book is designed to help alleviate the frustration that every member of the profession has experienced when trying to gain such approval. Illustrated by interviews with an international group of very senior managers responsible for managing highly complex projects, Michael Cavanagh explains why there is nothing magical, or even complicated, about Second Order PM. The techniques discussed include aspects of System Thinking, Experiential Learning and its application, Ethics and Governance, Stakeholder Relationships, Appropriate Contracting Models, Outcome-driven Management and Leadership Behaviour, all recognised as increasingly necessary in direct proportion to the complexity of the project at hand.
Download or read book Family Wealth Management Seven Imperatives For Successful Investing written by Mark Haynes Daniell and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2023-07-26 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The successful management of family wealth has always been a challenge, even in the best of times. Requiring a careful balance of both family and financial considerations, the investment of family wealth for both lifetime and legacy purposes has become even more difficult in an increasingly complex world.Family Wealth Management addresses a family's philosophy of wealth, the development and prioritization of goals, and the understanding, structuring and allocation financial assets. In addition, the authors provide clear insights on the specifics of investment management and engaging and educating the family and its members in wealth management.The seven imperatives, which make up the core of the book, serve as both a guide to the critical insights necessary for successful family wealth management, and also serve as a step-by-step process to help families develop and implement their own unique investment strategies, and achieve the full set of their family's related objectives.Comprehensive, practical, and easy to apply, this work can serve as an important reference guide for family members and their wealth managers around the world for this immediate period — and for many years to come.
Download or read book The Wounded Brain Healed written by William Feindel and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2016-04-04 with total page 651 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1934 Wilder Penfield's vision of an establishment dedicated to the relief of sickness and pain and the study of neurology led to the creation of the Montreal Neurological Institute. Setting the standard for neurological research and care for patients disabled by neurological illnesses, Penfield's institute became a beacon of light in a largely unexplored field of medicine. The Wounded Brain Healed describes the pioneering research that took place during the MNI's first fifty years. During the institute's golden age, Penfield and his colleagues designed the EEG test for the study of epileptic patients, discovered some of the causes of epilepsy, and developed new treatments that have since been adopted worldwide. Additionally, they delineated the sensory and motor representation in the cerebral cortex and localized the major areas of the brain related to speech. The institute also boasts the discoveries of two types of memory - one serving immediate recall, the other long term - as well as the discovery of the localization of short-term memory to the inner structures of the temporal lobe. Physicians and scientists who trained at the MNI went on to establish renowned neurology and neurosurgery departments throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Recounting the story of one of Canada’s greatest contributions to international medical science through archival research, personal interviews, photographs, illustrations, and paintings, The Wounded Brain Healed provides fascinating insight into the institution that had a global and lasting impact.
Download or read book Firing Fido written by Chris Kozakis and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2003-12 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you crave more freedom, fun and fulfillment in your work and life? Then start by picking up the groundbreaking book Firing Fido! This book solves the #1* leadership problem in America according to Fortune magazine — conflict management — and provides a revolutionary approach to conflict which removes the obstacles that block success. It addresses what people struggle with the most — confronting others and themselves in a healthy way. Does confrontation make you 'tense up'? Want to escape your trap? Want to learn how to take the fear out of confronting an underperforming subordinate? Well, it's Chris 'The Conflict Master' Kozakis to the rescue! What exactly is a 'Fido'? Kozakis defines 'Fido' as overloyalty or misplaced loyalty to a person, belief or habit. This lopsided loyalty causes performance and satisfaction to suffer. It gets in our way of getting what we need in our careers and lives, and it can happen to anyone at any level of an organization. You'll learn how to unleash the power in you and in those around you by Firing your Fidos — removing those obstacles that block your success — rather than avoiding or simply coping. Firing Fido! uses real-life examples ranging from the hilarious to the heartfelt. You'll eavesdrop on people as they struggle with messy situations where emotions run high. Learn how to communicate your needs flexibly to others with confidence. This book provides easy, step-by-step instructions you can adapt to your work and life to become your own 'Conflict Master'. Replace those feelings of dread and stress with optimism and energy. Healthy confrontation SM is a transforming experience that revitalizes performance and helps everyone do more creative, productive and energetic work. Healthy confrontation SM does not turn people off! It turns them ON! Are you ready to realize this vision of freedom, fun and fulfillment for yourself and your organization? Then BUY this book and apply its revolutionary — yet simple and practical — leadership techniques to help you Fire your own Fidos! * Fortune magazine cover story, June 21, 1999 Reader Reviews Firing Fido! is a self-help guide to pursuing success by learning to overcome "Fido" - misplaced loyalty to a person, belief, or habit that is unworthy of it. Learning to embrace healthy confrontation, and make the decision to deal with an abusive boss, face down an individual who doesn't keep his promises, stand firmly for one's ideals when confronted with shady or unethical business dealings, or stand up for oneself whenever faced with obstacles to success. Step-by-step instructions to becoming a master of healthy conflict and making a strong will work for oneself and one's career make for a powerfully charged and vital self-help guide. Midwest Book Review from Oregon, WI USA May 18, 2004 "Firing Fido! is a terrific idea... it shows how the workplace can be a whole lot better with a positive approach to confrontation... The reason you should have a copy is that you'll probably have a whole lot better time at the office and at home." Pat McMahon, award-winning talk show host on KAZ-TV, during television interview April 2004.
Download or read book The British Controversialist and Literary Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Organization of War Under Edward III 1338 62 written by Herbert James Hewitt and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1966 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Roots of War written by David G. Winter and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Roots of War presents systematic archival, experimental, and survey research on three psychological factors leading to war--desire for power, exaggerated perception of threat, and justification for force -- set in comparative historical accounts of the unexpected 1914 escalation to world war and the peacefully - resolved 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis."--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book The Division in the Attack 1918 written by James Beach and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document, written by the Training Branch of General Headquarters (GHQ), reflects the British Expeditionary Force's (BEF) operational doctrine during the 'Hundred Days' campaign of August to November 1918.The SS prefix denotes a document printed in France by the Army Printing and Stationery Service, which printed the BEF's manuals. Through this medium GHQ was able to disseminate a common doctrine for use in training, and for this purpose this document was distributed down to battalion, battery and squadron level.
Download or read book The War Managers written by Douglas Kinnard and published by Avery. This book was released on 1985 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Discourse Politics and Women as Global Leaders written by John Wilson and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2015-10-15 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discourse, Politics and Women as Global Leaders focuses on the discourse practices of women in global political leadership. It provides a series of discursive studies of women in positions of political leadership. ‘Political leadership’ is defined as achieving a senior position within a political organization and will often indicate a senior role in government or opposition. The volume draws on a diverse collection of studies from across the globe, reflecting a variety of cultures and distinct polities. The primary aim is to consider in what way(s) discursive practice underpins, reflects, or is appropriated in terms of women’s political success and achievements within politics. The chapters employ differing theoretical approaches all bound by the discursive insights they provide, and in terms of their contribution to understanding the role of language and discourse in the construction of gendered identities within political contexts.
