Books in the Studies in International Security series

The selected period of Polish literature is undoubtedly focal in the development of modern nationalism in Poland, as it contains the years of struggle for survival under foreign rule.

A study of the ways governments have used their naval forces in international disputes during the 20th century. Now in its third edition, this book has been revised and brought up to date, following the dismantling of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War.

The book focuses on peacekeeping as a device for maintaining international stability, and for remedying situations in which states are in conflict with each other.

'...Lawrence Freedman has provided a masterly account of the evolution of nuclear strategic thought which is steeped in scholarship, elegantly written, and comprehensive in scope.' Edward M.Spiers, Times Higher Education Supplement

A review of the full range of recent official and non-official schemes for improving NATO's conventional posture, from exploitation of emerging technologies to non-provocative defences, in the light of prevailing military, political, economic and demographic trends.

These essays illuminate different aspects of military power and European security. It deals with the practicalities of planning and command within an alliance structure or the problems connected and with distinguishing between offensive and defensive operations for purposes of arms control.