Over the past decade, the growing number of insurgents and non-State actors in the war, as well as their willingness to use irregular methods of warfare, have led commentators to talk about "new wars". Every war is a hostile business, capable of generating its own dynamics and therefore evolving in directions that can never be fully predicted

The textbook provides an introduction to the scientific study of politics. It presents the basic tools to become both critical consumers and beginning producers of scholarly research in polititcal science

The book describes the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871 in fascinating detail. Alarmed by Bismarck's territorial ambitions and the crushing defeats of the Prussian army in Denmark, the French emperor Napoleon III vowed to subjugate Prussia, but Prussia and its German allies had twice as many troops as the French, in July 1870, the conflict was too close to the end of hostilities on both sides

In a compact guide to essential sources, this bibliography covers the Soviet armed forces from the birth of the Red Army and the origins of the Soviet military system to the demise of the Soviet Union. The authors have selected over 1,400 titles that accommodate both wider interests and those of the specialist

The book explains the new science of self-control and how it can be used to improve health, happiness, and productivity, based on the latest research and combining cutting-edge insights from psychology, economics, neuroscience, and medicine, explains what willpower is, how it works, and why it matters

Fawaz Gerges’ book on al Qaeda and the jihadist movement has become a classic in the field since it was published in 2005. Here he argued that far from being an Islamist front united in armed struggle, or jihad against the Christian West

The book explores in detail the discipline that studies storytelling in general, the author emphasizes that storytelling can be found not only in literature, cinema and theater, but also everywhere in people's daily lives. This widely used introduction, now thoroughly revised, is based on the latest developments in the field

Volume I covers the origins and earliest days of the war from 1911-1914, as well as the longer history of the collapse of the Great Power system from the Franco Prussian war onwards. Churchill here explores the international tensions over the Balkan states that triggered the conflict as well as the arms race between the British and German navies

Volume 2 of Winston Churchill's 5-volume series chronicles a particularly difficult time in the First World War and in his own career, providing a fascinating insight into the mental and psychological challenges faced by a major historical leader

The third volume of the five-volume history of the First World War, from the point of view of an eyewitness to a high-ranking political figure, W. Churchill, describes in detail the events in the world that took place in 1916-1918, including the battles of Jutland and Verdun