

RUSI Books
RUSI Books are in-depth treatments of specific issue areas, and include single-author as well as edited volumes.
Changing the Dinosaur's Spots: The Battle to Reform UK Defence Acquisition
Over the last fifty years, politicians have produced many initiatives to improve the acquisition of defence equipment, but huge cost overruns and delays continue to place servicemen’s lives at greater risk. Bill Kincaid's book asks why this is the case, and what remedies are available.
17 Nov 2008
War Without Consequences
To mark the fifth anniversary of the start of the Iraq War, RUSI is publishing a major retrospective on the conflict, which features new contributions from Sir Jeremy Greenstock, former UK Ambassador to the UN and Special Envoy to Iraq, and Air Chief Marshal Sir Brian Burridge, commander of the 43,000-strong UK Joint Force during deployment, the combat phase and the early weeks of the war’s aftermath.
The book also features new analyses by Professor Michael Clarke, Tom Donnelly and Stephen Fidler, plus a compendium of articles on the war that RUSI has published over the past half decade.
29 Feb 2008
War Without Consequences (international orders)
To mark the fifth anniversary of the start of the Iraq War, RUSI is publishing a major retrospective on the conflict, which features new contributions from Sir Jeremy Greenstock, former UK Ambassador to the UN and Special Envoy to Iraq, and Air Chief Marshal Sir Brian Burridge, commander of the 43,000-strong UK Joint Force during deployment, the combat phase and the early weeks of the war’s aftermath.
3 Mar 2008
Managing the Cold War
By Michael Alexander
The central issues of Michael Alexander’s career were the central issues of his time: the confrontation with the Soviet Union, and the instruments of defence and diplomacy by which this could best be managed. These issues are the subject of the book he left behind him.
4 May 2006