One of the greatest threats facing the world today is the increasing proliferation of ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction. Non-proli...

This first of two volumes presents the P-38 story by focusing on the early models of this historic fighter—XP-38 through P-38H. Each type is examin...

This second of two volumes continues the P-38 story by focusing on the later, mass-produced models of this historic fighter—P-38J through P-38M. Ea...

Among the iconic aircraft of World War II, the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt not only was physically the biggest single-engine fighter, it also had an ...

The North American P-51 Mustang remains one of the most famous and recognizable aircraft in the world to this day. Nimble and fast—qualities that l...

Even today, almost eighty years after its first flight, the North American P-51 Mustang remains one of the most famous and recognizable aircraft in...

The P-8A Poseidon, a variant of the Boeing 737 series of airliner, takes over the role of antisubmarine warfare from the P-3 Orion, itself a deriva...

The VA/DoD published the first Clinical Practice Guideline for management of opioid therapy for chronic pain in 2003. This original publication was...

A stable, democratic, prosperous Pakistan actively combating religious militancy is considered vital to U.S. interests. U.S. concerns regarding Pak...

This book summarises important recent developments in Pakistan and in Pakistan-U.S. relations. The Obama Administration's engagement with Pakistan ...

The Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Republic of Palau, which entered into force in 1994, provided for several types o...

Few items of Third Reich militaria collecting hold as much fascination as the uniforms of the German armored forces. Germany revolutionized armored...

The Panzerkampfwagen IV, or Panzer IV as it is more popularly known, formed the backbone of Germany’s tank formations during WWII. With production ...

A U.S. passport not only allows an individual to travel freely in and out of the United States, but also can be used to obtain further identificati...

Humanity is currently facing many critical challenges: a crisis in food production, the effects of climate change, and including global financial c...

One of the most crucial and difficult tasks in peacekeeping and related stability operations is creating a secure and stable environment, both for ...

As the international political climate grows increasingly volatile, peacekeeping operations have become a mainstay in troubled regions. The alterna...

The postmodern articulation of power brought along a change from structural view to a genealogy of power by stressing the circular, capillary and e...

This book presents and discusses contemporary political and economic studies of all aspects of the European Union. In addition, the book also publi...

With the end of the Cold War and break-up of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, control of surplus nuclear weapons material became an urgent U.S....

This book presents and discusses various political and economic developments in Asia. Topics discussed include the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperatio...

This book presents and discusses the politics and economics of Central and Eastern Europe. Topics discussed include globalisation, transition and d...