| Description |
Electronic text data |
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xvii, 467 pages ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Ashgate research companion |
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Ashgate research companion.
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| Contents |
Part I Strategy and Conduct of War -- 1 Western Way of War -- 2 Strategic Thought: The Relevance of Clausewitz -- 3 Development of Modern Couterinsurgency Theory and Doctrine -- 4 Air Power: The Quest to Remove Battle from War -- 5 Sea Power 6 Land Warfare: Attrition and Manoeuvre -- Part II Aspects of Modern War -- 7 After the RMA: Contemporary Intelligence, Power and War -- 8 Cyberwar -- 9 Twentieth Century Military Spending Patterns -- 10 The Politics of the Contemporary Trade in Major Conventional Weapons -- 11 Turning War into Business: Private Security Companies and Commercial Opportunism -- 12 Women in the Armed Forces of Western Democracies -- 13 Women and World War II -- Part III Morality and Law -- 14 Ethics and the Enduring Relevance of Just War Theory in the Twenty-first Century -- 15 Lying Down with Dogs: The Inadequacy of Machiavellianism as a Basis for US Foreign Policy -- 16 Civilization and Savagery -- 17 International Law: Military Force and Armed Conflict -- 18 Humanitarian Intervention: Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and the Use of Force -- 19 "Forgetful Warriors": Neglected Lessons on Leadership from Plato's Republic -- Part IV Perceptions and Representations of Warfare -- 20 Land of Ghosts? Memories of War in the Balkans -- 21 Cinema and the Cold War: An International Perspective -- 22 Music as an Inspiration for Combat among American Soldiers in Iraq -- 23 Media War and Media Management -- 24 From Psychological Warfare to Information Operations and Back Again -- 25 Small Wars and Telecommunication |
| Summary |
"This collection provides a comprehensive study of important strategic, cultural, ethical, and philosophical aspects of modern warfare. [book title] offers a refreshing analysis of key issues in modern warfare, not only in terms of the conduct of war and the wider complexities and ramifications of modern conflict, but also on concepts of war, the crucial shifts in the structure of warfare and the morality and legality of the use of force in a post-9/11 age."--Book jacket |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Mode of access: World Wide Web (viewed May 21, 2010) |
| Subject |
Military art and science -- History -- 20th century.
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Military art and science -- History -- 21st century.
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Military history, Modern -- 20th century.
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Military history, Modern -- 21st century.
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| Author |
Buckley, John (John D.)
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Kassimeris, George.
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ebrary, Inc.
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| LC no. |
2009033062 |
| ISBN |
9780754674108 (hbk.) |
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9780754691778 (ebook) |
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