"This is a work of applied military history-where military history is analyzed in order to inform current issues, particularly regarding international security. Defense engagement uses military capabilities to exert what's known as "soft power" (influence) as opposed to "hard power" (military force). As described by Kennedy in his introduction, defense engagement "is a question of looking at the ability of the state's military to move away from thinking of its role as the applicator of force and instead thinking of itself as an applicator of power. . . . [T]he purpose of defense engagement is to attempt to tackle the causes of designated security threats and not simply manage their consequences." In recognition of the importance of defense engagement-and with an appreciation of the lack of academic literature addressing defense engagement through historical analysis-this collection offers a number of case studies that explore various dimensions of defense engagement, primarily in the UK, but also including the US, Canada, and Japan. I've included the table of contents under "Additional Comments" below so you can see what case studies are included."-- Provided by publisher.

The Development of the Role of the Military Attaché, 1900-1919 / Tim Hadley -- Strategic Influence, the Royal Navy, and the Appeasement of Japan, 1934-1937 / Greg Kennedy -- Attachés in Albion: Building the Anglo-American Military Alliance, 1938-1941 / Tyler Bamford -- Attaché and Agent: Colonel B. F. Fellers, U.S. Military Attaché, Cairo, 1940-1942 / C. J. Jenner -- "A Word Here and a Phrase There": Major-General Maurice A. Pope and the Canadian Joint Staff Mission, Washington, 1942-1944 / Douglas E. Delaney -- Japanese Military Attaché during the Second World War: Major General Makoto Onodera as a Spy Master / Ken Kotani -- British Defence Engagement and Defence Advisers in Kenya after Independence / Poppy Cullen -- Nurturing a "Delicate Flower": British Military Attachés in Cairo and Defence Engagement in Egypt, 1968-1973 / Geraint Hughes -- The Use of British Seconded and Contracted Military Personnel to Advance Britain's Interests: A Case Study from the United Arab Emirates from 1965 to 2010 / Athol Yates -- The Nature, Character, and Viability of Modern UK Defence Engagement Policy / Col. RRE Lindsay, Col. OCC Brown, Group Captain PD Kennett.