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The Development of British Naval Aviation, 1914–1918 (Routledge Studies in Modern British History)
by Alexander HowlettThe Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) revolutionized warfare at sea, on land, and in the air. This little-known naval aviation organization introduced and operationalized aircraft carrier strike, aerial anti-submarine warfare, strategic bombing, and the air defence of the British Isles more than 20 years before the outbreak of the Second World War. Traditionally marginalized in a literature dominated by the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force, the RNAS and its innovative practitioners, nevertheless, shaped the fundamentals of air power and contributed significantly to the Allied victory in the First World War. The Development of British Naval Aviation utilizes archival documents and newly published research to resurrect the legacy of the RNAS and demonstrate its central role in Britain’s war effort.
Developing the Mekong: Regionalism and Regional Security in China–Southeast Asian Relations (Adelphi series)
by Evelyn GohIn Southeast Asia, China’s growing economic and political strength has been accompanied by adept diplomacy and active promotion of regional cooperation, institutions and integration. Southeast Asian states and China engage in ‘strategic regionalism’: they seek regional membership for regime legitimation and collective bargaining; and regional integration to enhance economic development, regarded as essential for ensuring national and regime security. Sino-Southeast Asian regionalism is exemplified by the development plans for the Mekong River basin, where ambitious projects for building regional infrastructural linkages and trade contribute to mediating the security concerns of the Mekong countries. However, Mekong regionalism also generates new insecurities. Developing the resources of the Mekong has led to serious challenges in terms of governance, distribution and economic externalities. Resource-allocation and exploitation conflicts occur most obviously within the realm of water projects, especially hydropower development programmes. While such disputes are not likely to erupt into armed conflict because of the power asymmetry between China and the lower Mekong states, they exacerbate Southeast Asian concerns about China’s rise and undermine Chinese rhetoric about peaceful development. But the negative security consequences of developing the Mekong are also due to the shared economic imperative, and the Southeast Asian states’ own difficulties with collective action due to existing intramural conflicts.
Developing the Mekong: Regionalism and Regional Security in China–Southeast Asian Relations (Adelphi series)
by Evelyn GohIn Southeast Asia, China’s growing economic and political strength has been accompanied by adept diplomacy and active promotion of regional cooperation, institutions and integration. Southeast Asian states and China engage in ‘strategic regionalism’: they seek regional membership for regime legitimation and collective bargaining; and regional integration to enhance economic development, regarded as essential for ensuring national and regime security. Sino-Southeast Asian regionalism is exemplified by the development plans for the Mekong River basin, where ambitious projects for building regional infrastructural linkages and trade contribute to mediating the security concerns of the Mekong countries. However, Mekong regionalism also generates new insecurities. Developing the resources of the Mekong has led to serious challenges in terms of governance, distribution and economic externalities. Resource-allocation and exploitation conflicts occur most obviously within the realm of water projects, especially hydropower development programmes. While such disputes are not likely to erupt into armed conflict because of the power asymmetry between China and the lower Mekong states, they exacerbate Southeast Asian concerns about China’s rise and undermine Chinese rhetoric about peaceful development. But the negative security consequences of developing the Mekong are also due to the shared economic imperative, and the Southeast Asian states’ own difficulties with collective action due to existing intramural conflicts.
The Devaney Brothers: Michael's Discovery; Patrick's Destiny (The\devaneys Ser. #3)
by Sherryl Woodswww.SherrylWoods.com #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods brings readers two classic tales of the Devaneys…brothers torn apart in childhood, reunited by love.
Deutsches Exilarchiv 1933-1945 und Sammlung Exil-Literatur 1933-1945: Katalog der Bücher und Broschüren; zugleich Bd. 2 von Deutsches Exilarchiv 1933-1945: Katalog der Bücher und Broschüren (1989)
by Mechthild HahnerBestandskatalog zum deutschsprachigen Exil von 1933 bis 1945. Der zweite Band setzt den Katalog der Bücher und Broschüren fort, der 1989 erschienen ist. Neben den Neuerwerbungen der Jahre 1986-1995 sowohl des Deutschen Exilarchivs Frankfurt a. M. als auch der Sammlung Exilliteratur der Deutschen Bücherei Leipzig erfasst Band 2 den Bestand der Sammlung Exilliteratur bis einschließlich 1985. Mehrere Register erschließen die rund 5.500 Katalogeintragungen.
Deutsches Exilarchiv 1933-1945: Katalog der Bücher und Broschüren.
by Werner Berthold Brita EckartEinzigartige Sammlung deutschsprachiger Exil-Publikationen. Der Katalog des Exilarchivs der Deutschen Bibliothek verzeichnet insgesamt 6.900 Veröffentlichungen deutschsprachiger Emigranten, deren Bücher zwischen 1933 und 1950 im Ausland erschienen sind. Ausführlich beschrieben werden vor allem von Exilierten verfasste Werke in Erstausgaben, Nachauflagen und Übersetzungen sowie von Exilierten herausgegebene, übersetzte, illustrierte und gestaltete Bücher. Einbezogen sind auch Veröffentlichungen jüdischer Verlage und Organisationen in Deutschland, Österreich und der Tschechoslovakei nach 1933 sowie die gesamte Produktion von Exilverlagen. Die Publikationen stammen überwiegend aus Belletristik, Geistwissenschaft, Politik und Publizistik.
Deutsche Exilliteratur 1933–1950: Band 1: Die Vorgeschichte des Exils und seine erste Phase, Band 1.2: Weimarische Linksintellektuelle im Spannungsfeld von Aktionen und Repressionen
by Hans-Albert WalterDas Standardwerk „Deutsche Exilliteratur 1933-1950“ von Hans-Albert Walter wird mit diesem Band abgeschlossen. Die bereits vorliegenden Bände behandeln das europäische Appeasement und überseeische Asylpraxis (Bd. 2), Internierung, Flucht und Lebensbedingungen im Zweiten Weltkrieg (Bd. 3) sowie die Exilpresse (Bd. 4). Bd. 1 ist in zwei Teilbänden der Vorgeschichte des Exils gewidmet. Nachdem Bd. 1,1 die Mentalität der Weimardeutschen und die „Politisierung“ der Intellektuellen dargestellt hat, ist Ausgangspunkt des nun erscheinenden Bandes 1,2 die Frage, wie es 1933 zu einer historisch beispiellosen Vertreibung von Autoren, Intellektuellen und Wissenschaftlern kommen konnte. Der Autor untersucht u.a. den „Revolutionstourismus“ linker Schriftsteller in die Sowjetunion, die auf dem rechten Auge deutlich blinde Weimarer Justiz, literarische Hochverratsprozesse, Verbote und Notverordnungen. Ausführlich widmet sich Walter auch dem Agieren namhafter Zeitungen und Publikumsverlage. Das Werk endet mit der Bücherverbrennung am 10. Mai 1933.
Deutsche Exilliteratur 1933–1950: Band 1: Die Vorgeschichte des Exils und seine erste PhaseTeilband 1.1: Die Mentalität der Weimardeutschen / Die "Politisierung" der Intellektuellen
by Hans-Albert WalterDie "Geschichte der deutschen Exilliteratur" von Hans-Albert Walter gilt als Meilenstein der Exilliteraturforschung. Ausgangspunkt des Bandes 1.1 ist die Frage, warum es 1933 zu einer historisch beispiellosen Vertreibung von Autoren, Intellektuellen und Wissenschaftlern kommen konnte. Als Antwort legt der Autor eine Kultur- und Mentalitätsgeschichte der Weimarer Republik vor. Eine überwältigende Fülle von kultur- und alltagsgeschichtlichen Zeugnissen aus Tagebüchern, Briefen, Autobiografien, Zeitungen und Zeitschriften wird präsentiert. Wie hier der Zusammenbruch der Weimarer Republik aus einer präzisen Analyse der Mentalitäten plausibel gemacht wird, das ist nicht nur für die Literaturwissenschaft und die Wissenschaftsgeschichte, sondern überhaupt für alle Zeit- und Kulturhistoriker von höchster Relevanz.
Deutsche Exilliteratur 1933-1950: Band 3: Internierung, Flucht und Lebensbedingungen im Zweiten Weltkrieg
by Hans-Albert WalterDie "Geschichte der deutschen Exilliteratur" von Hans-Albert Walter gilt als Meilenstein der Exilliteraturforschung. Im Mittelpunkt von Band 3 steht die Situation der Exilierten in den kriegsführenden Staaten Europas und die Flucht aus Frankreich nach der Niederlage im Juni 1940. Walter schildert den Wettlauf zwischen Leben und Tod und erschließt zugleich eine Fülle bislang nicht berücksichtigter Quellen. Weitere Kapitel gelten der Masseninternierung in Großbritannien, der ausländerfeindlichen Asylpolitik der Schweiz, die durch Grenzsperrungen die Zuflucht aus Frankreich verhinderte, sowie den allgemeinen Lebensbedingungen und der materiellen Situation während des Krieges.
Deutsche Exilliteratur 1933-1950: Band 2: Europäisches Appeasement und überseeische Asylpraxis
by Hans-Albert WalterDie "Geschichte der deutschen Exilliteratur" von Hans-Albert Walter gilt als Meilenstein der Exilliteraturforschung. Band 2 behandelt die politischen und sozialen Lebensbedingungen der Exilierten von der Annexion Österreichs durch Hitlerdeutschland im März 1938 bis zum Eintritt der USA in den Zweiten Weltkrieg im Dezember 1941. Die Folgen der Appeasement-Politik ließen schlagartig die Überlebensmöglichkeiten der exilierten Schriftsteller schrumpfen, dies umso mehr, als zugleich die noch verbliebenen europäischen Fluchtstaaten der einsetzenden neuen Fluchtbewegung mit verschärften Restriktionen und einer gesteigerten Fremdenfeindlichkeit begegneten. In der Sowjetunion vollzog sich im gleichen Zeitraum im Gefolge der stalinistischen Säuberungen und Prozesse die physische Vernichtung eines großen Teils der deutschen Emigranten.
Deutsche Exilliteratur 1933-1950: Band 4: Exilpresse
by Hans-Albert WalterDie "Geschichte der deutschen Exilliteratur" von Hans-Albert Walter gilt als Meilenstein der Exilliteraturforschung. Band 4 widmet sich ausschließlich der Exilpresse. Der Presse kam innerhalb der deutschen Emigration eine besondere Bedeutung zu. Sie war das Sprachrohr der in zahlreiche politische und literarische Gruppierungen zersplitterten Emigration. Zugleich dokumentiert die große Zahl der publizistischen Organe - weit über 400 Publikationen sind bezeugt - und ihre Vielfalt die räumliche Zerstreuung der Emigration über fast alle Länder der Erde. Auf der Grundlage eines reichhaltigen, oft erstmals ausgewerteten Quellen- und Archivmaterials.Literatur- und Kulturgeschichte
The Detonators: The Secret Plot to Destroy America and an Epic Hunt for Justice
by Chad MillmanOne hundred years ago, in July 1916, an act of terrorism in New York Harbor changed the world. The attack in New York Harbor was so explosive that people as far away as Maryland felt the ground shake. Windows were blown out uptown at the New York Public Library; the main building at Ellis Island was nearly destroyed; Statue of Liberty was torn into by shrapnel from the explosion, which would have measured 5.5 on the Richter scale. Chaos overtook Manhattan as the midnight sky turned to fire, lit up with exploding ammunition. The year was 1916. And it had been shockingly easy. While war raged in Europe, Americans watched from afar, unthreatened by the danger overseas. Yet the United States was riddled with networks of German spies hiding in plain sight. The attack on New York Harbor was only one part of their plans: secret anthrax facilities were located just ten miles from the White House; bombs were planted on ships, hidden in buildings, and mailed to the country's civic and business leaders; and an underground syndicate helped potential terrorists obtain fake IDs, housing, and money. President Woodrow Wilson knew an attack of this magnitude was possible, and yet nothing was done to stop it. Americans, feeling buffered by miles of ocean and burgeoning prosperity, had ignored the mounting threat. That all changed on a warm summer evening in late July, when the island in New York Harbor called Black Tom exploded, setting alight a vast store of munitions destined for the front.Three American lawyers -- John McCloy, Amos Peaslee, and Harold Martin -- made it their mission to solve the Black Tom mystery. Their hunt for justice would take them undercover to Europe, deep into the shadowy world of secret agents and double-crosses, through the halls of Washington and the capitals of Europe. It would challenge their beliefs in right and wrong. And they would discover a sinister plot so vast it could hardly have been imagined -- a conspiracy that stretched from downtown Manhattan to the very heart of Berlin. The Detonators is the first full accounting of a crime and a cover-up that resonate strongly in a post-9/11 America. And much of the atmosphere and rhetoric in play 100 years ago remains eerily similar to discussions surrounding national security and immigration today. As Millman deftly illustrates in The Detonators, an island may have disappeared, but the resulting lessons have only grown stronger and more urgent, and history has a persistent way of stirring up its ghosts. This is their story. "A gripping account of conspiracy." -- New York Times "A ready-made suspense thriller." -- Boston Globe "Exhaustively researched... fascinating." -- Entertainment Weekly, 50 Hot Summer Books
Deterring International Terrorism and Rogue States: US National Security Policy after 9/11 (Contemporary Security Studies)
by James H. LebovicThis new study challenges the widely held view that many current US adversaries cannot be deterred, maintaining that deterrence is not a relic of the Cold War period and that it should shape US policies toward so-called ‘rogue states’ and terror groups. James Lebovic argues that deterrence principles continue to apply, and focuses upon the ‘three pillars’ of the Bush administration’s national security policy: missile defence, which preoccupied the administration until September 11, 2001 pre-emption, which became the US focus with the September 11 attacks and US success in overthrowing the Taliban regime in Afghanistan homeland security, which the administration has portrayed as more a natural response to threat than an aspect of policy that must be reconciled with the other pillars. Deterring International Terrorism and Rogue States asserts that bad offences and defences have been endemic to the current US policy approach, leading US policy makers to pursue policies that require them to do everything without adequate concern for resource trade-offs, overreach, and unintended consequences. This book will be of great interest to students of US foreign policy, national and international security, terrorism and international relations in general.
Deterring International Terrorism and Rogue States: US National Security Policy after 9/11 (Contemporary Security Studies)
by James H. LebovicThis new study challenges the widely held view that many current US adversaries cannot be deterred, maintaining that deterrence is not a relic of the Cold War period and that it should shape US policies toward so-called ‘rogue states’ and terror groups. James Lebovic argues that deterrence principles continue to apply, and focuses upon the ‘three pillars’ of the Bush administration’s national security policy: missile defence, which preoccupied the administration until September 11, 2001 pre-emption, which became the US focus with the September 11 attacks and US success in overthrowing the Taliban regime in Afghanistan homeland security, which the administration has portrayed as more a natural response to threat than an aspect of policy that must be reconciled with the other pillars. Deterring International Terrorism and Rogue States asserts that bad offences and defences have been endemic to the current US policy approach, leading US policy makers to pursue policies that require them to do everything without adequate concern for resource trade-offs, overreach, and unintended consequences. This book will be of great interest to students of US foreign policy, national and international security, terrorism and international relations in general.
Deterrence in the Twenty-first Century
by Max G. ManwaringThis anthology argues that facing the diverse threats in the 'new world disorder' requires a new look and new approaches. The requirement is to establish that contemporary deterrence demands replacing the old 'nuclear theology' with new policy and strategy to deal with the myriad state, non-state, and trans-national nuclear and non-nuclear menaces that have heretofore been ignored or wished away.
Deterrence in the Twenty-first Century
by Max G. ManwaringThis anthology argues that facing the diverse threats in the 'new world disorder' requires a new look and new approaches. The requirement is to establish that contemporary deterrence demands replacing the old 'nuclear theology' with new policy and strategy to deal with the myriad state, non-state, and trans-national nuclear and non-nuclear menaces that have heretofore been ignored or wished away.
Deterrence and Nuclear Proliferation in the Twenty-First Century (Non-ser.)
by Stephen J. CimbalaThis edited collection considers the future of nuclear weapons in world politics in terms of security issues that are important for U.S. and other policy makers. The spread of nuclear weapons also is related to the equally dangerous proliferation of other weapons of mass destruction, including chemical and biological weapons, and of ballistic missiles of medium and longer ranges.Cold War studies of nuclear weapons emphasized the U.S.-Soviet relationship, deterrence, and bilateral arms control. A less structured post-Cold War world will require more nuanced appreciation of the diversity of roles that nuclear weapons might play in the hands of new nuclear states or non-state actors. As the essays suggest as well, the possibility of terrorism by means of nuclear or other weapons of mass destruction introduces other uncertainties into military and policy planning. An important analysis for scholars, students, and researchers involved with defense, security, and foreign policy studies.
Détente: The Chance to End the Cold War
by Richard CrowderBetween 1968 and 1975, there was a subtle thawing of relations between East and West, for which Brezhnev coined the name Détente, and – perhaps – a chance to end the Cold War. The leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union, Richard Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev, hoped to forge a new relationship between East and West. Yet, the greatest changes of the era took place outside the sphere of international diplomacy. The 1960s brought social collision across the world, from the anti-war protests in America to the student demonstrations on the streets of Paris, and Mao Tsetung's Red Guards in China. A new generation, whom advertising executives dubbed the baby-boomers, brought new attitudes to towards sex, gender, race, the environment and religion. In this book, Richard Crowder explores the years of Détente, and introduces us to the key players of the era, whose stories form the narrative of this book.
Détente: The Chance to End the Cold War
by Richard CrowderBetween 1968 and 1975, there was a subtle thawing of relations between East and West, for which Brezhnev coined the name Détente, and – perhaps – a chance to end the Cold War. The leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union, Richard Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev, hoped to forge a new relationship between East and West. Yet, the greatest changes of the era took place outside the sphere of international diplomacy. The 1960s brought social collision across the world, from the anti-war protests in America to the student demonstrations on the streets of Paris, and Mao Tsetung's Red Guards in China. A new generation, whom advertising executives dubbed the baby-boomers, brought new attitudes to towards sex, gender, race, the environment and religion. In this book, Richard Crowder explores the years of Détente, and introduces us to the key players of the era, whose stories form the narrative of this book.
Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences Of The Late War (The World At War)
by Richard TaylorIn this unique series, the Civil War comes vividly to life, as those who were there give eye-witness accounts from both sides of the bloody conflict. A sugar farmer and gentleman politician with no military training before the war, General Richard Taylor--son of President Zachary Taylor--plays a major role in the Red River campaign. Out of print since 1879. (Excerpt from Goodreads)
Destroyers: An Illustrated History of Their Impact (Weapons and Warfare)
by Eric W. OsborneOn July 4, 1991, the Arleigh Burke class of destroyers, the most powerful surface combatants in naval history, was commissioned. It was the culmination of a century-and-a-half evolution of the destroyer—an evolution captured in this vivid and timely history of the world's most popular warship.Destroyers: An Illustrated History of Their Impact tells the story of one of the most-recent, most-rapidly evolving additions to the world's navies. Coverage ranges from the 1882 launch of the first destroyer, through the nonstop technical and strategic innovations of the world war eras, to the current high watermarks of destroyer design such as the Arleigh Burke class (named for the navy's most-famous destroyer squadron combat commander).With its ship-by-ship analysis, this masterful volume shows how destroyers have continually met the challenge of protecting naval and land operations from ever more dangerous attacks. The book also captures the flavor of shipboard life for officers and crew and looks at the crucial role of the destroyer as a standard-bearing status symbol of naval might and political intention.
The Destroyer USS Kidd (Anatomy of The Ship)
by Stefan DraminskiA brilliantly detailed visual representation of the only US World War II destroyer to have retained its original configuration.Superbly illustrated with artwork of the ship through its career, reconstructions of deck layouts, and 3D illustrations of every detail of the ship from its rigging to its boats to its anchors, this book reconstructs and dissects the Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd, the most original survivor of the US Navy's most famous class of World War II destroyers. Kidd fought throughout the Pacific War, in the Marshall Islands, Marianas, and Philippines campaigns. In early 1945, Kidd joined Task Force 58 for the invasion of Okinawa, and postwar served in the Korean War. Since 1982 USS Kidd has been a museum ship at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.Drawing on Stefan Draminski's new research and making the best use yet of his acclaimed 3D illustration techniques, this is the most comprehensive examination of USS Kidd ever published. It includes a complete set of detailed line drawings with fully descriptive keys and full-color 3D artwork, supported by technical details, photographs, and a concise history of the ship's construction and service.
Destroyer Actions: September 1939 - June 1940
by Harry PlevyUsing eye-witness accounts of those who participated, Destroyer Actions focuses on the human side of naval operations during the first eight months of the Second World War. Lucid treatment of the political, strategic and tactical background to naval operations allows the reader to understand the pivotal role played by the destroyer during the so called ‘Phoney War’ period.
Destination Normandy: Three American Regiments on D-Day (Studies in Military History and International Affairs)
by G. H. BennettBennett collects oral histories from men of three United States regiments that participated in the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. The 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment was the most widely scattered of the American parachute infantry regiments to be dropped on D-Day. However, the efforts of 180 men to stop the advance of an SS Panzer Grenadier division largely have been ignored outside of France. The 116th Infantry Regiment received the highest number of casualties on Omaha Beach of any Allied unit on D-Day. Stationed in England through most of the war, it had been the butt of jokes while other regiments did the fighting and dying in North Africa and the Mediterranean; that changed on June 6, 1944. And the 22nd Infantry Regiment, a unit that had fought in almost every campaign waged by the U.S. Army since 1812, came ashore on Utah Beach quite easily before getting embroiled in a series of savage fights to cross the marshland behind the beach and to capture the German heavy batteries to the north.Each participant's story is woven into the larger picture of the assault, allowing Bennett to go beyond the largely personal viewpoints yielded by traditional oral history but avoiding the impersonal nature of studies of grand strategy. In addition to the interviews and memoirs Bennett collected, he also discovered fresh documentary evidence from American, British, and French archives that play an important part in facilitating this new approach, as well as archives in Britain and France. The author unearths new stories and questions from D-Day, such as the massacre of soldiers from the 507th at Graignes, Hemevez, and elsewhere. This new material includes a focus on the regimental level, which is all but ignored by historians, while still covering strategic, tactical, and human issues. His conclusions highlight common misperceptions about the Normandy landings. Questions have already been raised about the wisdom of the Anglo-American amphibious doctrine employed on D-Day. In this study, Bennett continues to challenge the assumption that the operation was an exemplary demonstration of strategic planning.
Destination NATO: Defence Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003–13 (Whitehall Papers)
by Rohan Maxwell John Andreas OlsenDefence reform has been a major component of Bosnia’s stabilisation and nation-building. Though true for many cases of post-conflict transition, it is especially so for Bosnia, which arguably has the most complex state structure in Europe. Ten years on from the start of Bosnia’s defence-reform process, Destination NATO records and reviews the Bosnian experience of defence reform. The monograph offers policy-makers, practitioners and academics knowledge of the specific case of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and makes these insights relevant to defence-reform efforts in other contexts. The research is based on original sources and an extensive set of interviews and talks with key individuals including ambassadors, ministers and civil servants, and other senior national and international actors, in addition to discussions with several hundred politicians at local levels, students and NGO representatives. The authors also use their first-hand knowledge and insights to complement the documentation, interviews and discussions.