The Sword Arm - Military Forces in the Twenty-First Century

Military forces have long been the arbiters of national security and continues to be at the vanguard of assuring the sovereignty and stability of a nation. This book analyses the changing position of military forces and their relationship with other elements of national power vis-¿-vis the need to ensure national security.

About the author

Dr Sanu Kainikara is a former fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force and currently a practising Military Strategist residing in Canberra, Australia. He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of New South Wales, the inaugural Distinguished Fellow at the Institute for Regional Security, Canberra and a Visiting Distinguished Fellow of the Centre for Air Power Studies in New Delhi. He is the author of numerous papers on international politics, national security issues, and security strategy in reputed international journals; and has also presented papers, on invitation, in a number of International Conferences around the world. Professor Kainikara is a regular guest lecturer at a number of military command and staff colleges across the world.
Sanu has so far authored 21 books, dealing with national security, military strategy, air power, international political developments, which also includes five volumes of an on-going series on Indian history titled From Indus to Independence: A Trek through Indian History.

Product details

• Authors: Dr Sanu Kainikara, Kainikara, Dr Sanu Kainikara, Dr. Sanu Kainikara, Sanu Kainikara
• Publisher: VIJ Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9789388161343
• ISBN: 978-93-88161-34-3
• No. of pages: 492
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 33 mm
• Weight: 943 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Theorie der Kriegsführung und Militärwissenschaft