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Ian Bowers Author & Editor

Ian Bowers is Associate Professor at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies, Oslo, Norway.

Defence Innovation and the 4th Industrial Revolution cover

Defence Innovation and the 4th Industrial Revolution

3 contributors - Hardback

£145.00

Security, Strategy and Military Change in the 21st Century cover

Security, Strategy and Military Change in the 21st Century

3 contributors - Paperback

£51.99

Security, Strategy and Military Change in the 21st Century cover

Security, Strategy and Military Change in the 21st Century

3 contributors - Hardback

£155.00

The Modernisation of the Republic of Korea Navy cover

The Modernisation of the Republic of Korea Navy

Ian Bowers - Paperback

£64.99

Grey and White Hulls cover

Grey and White Hulls

2 contributors - Hardback

£149.99

The Modernisation of the Republic of Korea Navy cover

The Modernisation of the Republic of Korea Navy

Ian Bowers - Hardback

£64.99

Grey and White Hulls cover

Grey and White Hulls

2 contributors - Paperback

£149.99

Coalition Navies during the Korean War cover

Coalition Navies during the Korean War

Ian Bowers - Hardback

£145.00

Defence Innovation and the 4th Industrial Revolution cover

Defence Innovation and the 4th Industrial Revolution

3 contributors - Paperback

£41.99