Chief of staff : the principal officers behind history's great commanders. Vol. 2, World War II to Korea and Vietnam by David T Zabecki

"...Napoleon's chief of staff Berthier and Eisenhower's chief of staff Bedell Smith are two examples that are profiled in this work. Zabecki and his collaborators examine the history, development, and role of the chief of staff primarily through profiles of the most important practitioners of the art. These books are published in cooperation with the Association of the United States Army." - Editorial Reviews

Chief of staff : the principal officers behind history's great commanders. Vol. 1, Napoleonic wars to World War I by David T Zabecki

"The two-volume Chief of Staff examines the history, development, and role of the military duty position of the chief of staff. Many books have studied history's great commanders and the art of command. None have focused exclusively on the chief of staff -- that key staff officer responsible for translating the ideas of the commander into practical plans that common soldiers can execute successfully on the battlefield. In some cases, it is almost impossible to think of certain great commanders without also thinking of their chief of staff. .." - Editorial Reviews

War and survival in Sudan's frontierlands : voices from the Blue Nile by Wendy James

"This book completes a trilogy by the anthropologist Wendy James. It is a case study of how the Uduk-speaking people, originally from the Blue Nile region between the 'north' and the 'south' of Sudan, have been caught up in and displaced by a generation of civil war. Some have responded by defending their nation, others by joining the armed resistance of the Sudan People's Liberation Army, and yet others eventually finding security as international refugees in Ethiopia, and even further afield in countries such as the USA." - Editorial Reviews

Friends indeed? : the United Nations, groups of friends, and the resolution of conflict by Teresa Whitfield

"Addressing an increasingly important and greatly understudied phenomenon in international affairs, this groundbreaking volume analyzes the formation, actions, and efficacy of groups of states created to support UN peacemaking and peace operations. While these groups Friends of the Secretary-General and related mechanisms may represent just one small component of the United Nations increased involvement in conflict management, they have fast become a critical element in today's system of global-security governance. " - Editorial Reviews

The zookeeper's wife by Diane Ackerman

"The Zookeeper’s Wife is a powerful testament to their courage and--like Irene Nemirovsky's Suite Francaise --brings this period of European history into intimate view." - Anne Bartholomew

Genocide, war crimes, and the West : history and complicity by Adam Jones

"Genocide and war crimes are increasingly the focus of scholarly and activist attention. Much controversy exists over how, precisely, these grim phenomena should be defined and conceptualized. Genocide, War Crimes & the West tackles this controversy, and clarifies our understanding of an important but under-researched dimension: the involvement of the US and other liberal democracies in actions that are conventionally depicted as the exclusive province of totalitarian and authoritarian regimes." - Editorial Reviews

Managing defense transformation : agency, culture and service change by Adam N Stulberg

Table of Contents: List of figures -- About the authors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Understanding military transformation -- Explaining military transformation -- Principals, agents and service transformation -- Case studies -- The German Blitzkrieg transformation : rebuilding preeminence from catastrophe -- The U.S. Navy transformed : managing change from sea to air -- The British and armored force : squandering early innovation -- U.S. counterinsurgency in Vietnam : shirking transformation -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.