Books Received

General

The Air Expeditionary Force in Perspective. Edited by Daniel R. Mortenson. Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.: Air University Press, 2003. Maps. Photographs. Pp. 48. Paper. Research Paper 2003-01 from the College of Aerospace Doctrine, Research, and Education presents 22 brief case studies of expeditionary operations as examples for study by current air expeditionary planners.

The Anthrax Vaccine Debate: A Clinical Review for Commanders. By Col. Richard A. Hersack, USAF, MC, CFS. Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.: Air University Press, 2001. Notes. Pp. iii, 65. Paper. Counterproliferation Papers, Future War Series No. 10 offers an analysis of the security threat posed by anthrax.

The Art of War. By Sun Tzu. Translated by Lin Wusun. San Francisco, Calif.: Long River Press, 2003. ISBN 1-59265-000-7. Map. Illustrations. Notes. Pp. xiii, 158. $14.95. A new translation of the classic with small, illustrative photographs and drawings of relevant artifacts.

Asymmetrical Warfare: Today's Challenge to U.S. Military Power. By Roger W. Barnett. Washington, D.C.: Brassey's, 2003. ISBN 1-57488-563-4. Notes. Select bibliography. Index. Pp. 182. Paper. $24.95. The author describes post-9/11 asymmetrical warfare as "taking the calculated risk to exploit an adversary's inability or unwillingness to prevent, or defend against, certain actions" and offers a critique of U.S. preparedness and responses.

Calls to Arms: Presidential Speeches, Messages, and Declarations of War. Edited by Russell D. Buhite. Wilmington, Del.: SR Books, 2003. ISBN 0-8420-2593-6. Notes. Selected bibliography. Pp. xlii, 373. Paper. $22.95. In an effort to examine the historical evolution of presidential views on war making powers, the collection spans 24 presidencies from John Adams's address concerning France of 16 May 1797 to George W. Bush's speech of 20 September 2001.

Camouflage Isn't Only for Combat: Gender, Sexuality, and Women in the Military. By Melissa S. Herbert. New York: New York University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-8147-3547-9. Methodological appendix. Bibliography. Index. Pp. ix, 204. $19.00. Based on survey research, the author offers an analysis of women's strategies for adapting to military culture.

Emperors in the Jungle: The Hidden History of the U.S. in Panama. By John Lindsay-Poland. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-8223-3098-9. Illustrations. Notes. Index. Pp. x, 265. Paper. $18.95. An investigative journalist offers a critical exposé of U.S. involvement in Panama from the building of the canal to 1999.

Expanding Global Military Capacity for Humanitarian Intervention. By Michael E. O'Hanlon. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 2003. ISBN 0-8157-6441-3. Tables. Charts. Notes. Index. Pp. x, 125. Paper. $13.95. Argues that coalitions of countries, rather than the United Nations, should organize more extensive assets for managing international humanitarian crises.

In Churchill's Shadow: Confronting the Past in Modern Britain. By David Cannadine. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-19-521926-0. Notes. Index. Pp. xiii, 386. $30.00. A critique of contemporary British political culture unable to shed the obsolete attitudes and habits embodied by the great Prime Minister.

Know Thy Enemy: Profiles of Adversary Leaders and Their Strategic Cultures. Edited by Barry R. Schneider and Jerrold M. Post. Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.: Air University Press, 2002. Notes. Pp. v, 325. Paper. A collection of 11 essays, some published separately by the Counterproliferation Center, profiles contemporary adversaries such as Osama bin Laden, Kim Jong-il, Saddam Hussein, and other likely suspects, almost all from the Middle East.

Militarism: Rule Without Law. By Eric Carlton. Burlington, Vt.: Ashgate Publishing Company, 2001. ISBN 0-7546-0537-X. Bibliography. Index. Pp. 216. In a series of essays, the author examines militarism and military regimes and evaluates various theories used to explain their origins.

Non-State Threats and Future Wars. Edited by Robert J. Bunker. Portland, Oreg.: Frank Cass, 2003. ISBN 0-7146-8308-6. Notes. Illustrations. Selected bibliography. Pp. xxiv, 208. Paper. $26.50. A group...