Books in the Cass Military Studies series

This volume sets out an agenda for the social scientific study of Special Operations Forces in Western industrial democracies, using case studies from around the world.

Written by leading scholars from the three regions, this edited volume explores and analyses strategic thinking, military reforms and adaptation in an era of Asian growth, European austerity and US rebalancing.

Researching the Military aims to contribute to a greater reflexivity in the field of military studies, by focusing on the experiences of researchers who study the military around the world.

This book examines the ways in which European democracies, including former communist states, are dealing with the new demands placed on their security policies since the cold war by transforming their military structures, and the effects this is having on the conceptualisation of soldiering.

This book explores contemporary military innovation, with a particular focus on the balance between anticipation and adaption.

This volume offers an inter-disciplinary study of how different societies expect people to change when they are transformed into warriors.

Written by leading scholars from the three regions, this edited volume explores and analyses strategic thinking, military reforms and adaptation in an era of Asian growth, European austerity and US rebalancing.

This book examines international military interventions that have supported stability in four communities in Afghanistan and Nepal, using village-level field research to analyse their success and suggest improvements for future operations.

This edited volume surveys critical aspects of modern military health care in the US and various other Western countries with troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

This book examines the challenges that military forces will face in multinational intervention operations in the 21st century, and how these can be addressed within a rapidly changing global context.

This edited volume explores the theoretical and practical implications of war and terror situations for citizenship in democratic states.

A study of military unionism shows how the changing nature of conflicts has made soldier representation more important then ever. This collection of essays aims to establish the key factors in the military union debate and highlights the mechanisms different armed forces have created to deal with the aspirations of their members.

This book examines the methodology of qualitative research in military studies.

This book examines the strategies pursued by the Colonies and the other combatants in the American War for Independence, placing the conflict in its proper global context.

Employing an interdisciplinary methodology and comparative case studies, this book focuses on the key issues that affect military families when soldiers are deployed overseas.

This edited book examines the successful management of diversity and inclusion in the military.

Examines the strategies pursued by the Colonies and the other combatants in the American War for Independence, placing the conflict in its proper global context. This book is suitable for students of strategic studies, American history, Military History and political science.

Investigates the use and utility of military force in modern war.

This edited book provides an interdisciplinary, state-of-the-art overview of the growing phenomenon of private military companies.

This edited volume uses theoretical overviews and empirical case studies to explore both how soldiers cope with the new forms of cultural diversity occurring within various multinational military operations, and how their organizations manage them.

Citizenship is a key concept in Western political thought for defining the individual's relations with society. This title explores the theoretical and practical implications of war and terror situations for citizenship in democratic states. It is suitable for students of military studies, political science, IR and security studies.

This book deals with the processes and theories involved in managing military organisations in both peacetime and crisis conditions.

Using theoretical overviews and empirical case studies, this volume explores how soldiers cope with the new forms of cultural diversity occurring within various multinational military operations, and how their organizations manage them. It is suitable for students of peace operations, military studies, international security, and business studies.

Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) is the relationship between militaries and humanitarians. This book demonstrates the wide variety of national approaches to CIMIC activities, introducing some theoretical and ethical considerations into a field that has been bereft of this type of debate.

Although each state is unique, it is possible to identify certain common problems and issues with respect to defence governance and management. Intended for students of armed forces and defence management, politics and strategic and military studies, this work introduces the basic principles of governance and defence management.

Provides an interdisciplinary overview of PMSCs: what they are, why they have emerged, how they operate, their military, political, social and economic impact, and the moral and legal constraints that do and should apply to their operation. This book focuses upon normative issues raised by the development of PMSCs.