Donald J. Stoker je americký vojenský historik, který se specializuje na strategii a politiku námořních válek. Jeho práce se zabývá klíčovými aspekty námořní síly a jejího vlivu na světové dějiny. Stoker analyzuje historické události s důrazem na strategické myšlení a jeho důsledky. Jeho hluboký vhled do námořní historie poskytuje čtenářům fascinující pohled na vývoj válek na moři.
How can you achieve victory in war if you don't know your political aims or what victory means? Donald Stoker reveals the flaws in US political thinking and strategy from the Korean War to the withdrawal from Afghanistan and lays the foundations for a better approach to the wars of tomorrow.
Building Security in a Fractured World
Exploring the evolution of expeditionary police advising missions, this edited volume brings together insights from global scholars and practitioners. It highlights the surge in police force development efforts since the Cold War and emphasizes the importance of historical context, tracing the practice back to the late 19th century. By analyzing past missions, the book aims to uncover valuable lessons that can inform contemporary approaches to building modern police forces in various countries.
A new, incisive biography of Carl von Clausewitz, sketching out his life and career and exploring the various causes that led to the formulation of his theories about war and the publication of his masterpiece, On War.
Donald Stoker's book examines British and French involvement from 1919 to 1939 in the creation and development of the naval forces of Poland, Finland and the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
In The Grand Design, Donald Stoker reveals the evolution of military strategy on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line, and shows how such strategy determined the outcome of the Civil War.