| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 421 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The legacy of war -- 2. Strategic shifts -- 3. Emergencies and insurgencies : fighting small colonial wars -- 4. Conventional sword and nuclear shield -- 5. An army for all seasons -- 6. From cold war to new world order -- 7. New world disorder and humanitarian interventionism -- 8. 'Go first, go fast, go home' -- 9. Service, sacrifice and public support -- 10. Intervention : part of the problem or part of the solution? -- Epilogue. A look back, a look forward -- Notes -- Suggested reading -- List of illustrations -- Index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Great Britain. Army -- History -- 20th century
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain. Army fast |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781782831235 |
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1782831231 |
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