The Ashgate Research Companion to Modern WarfareJohn Buckley, George Kassimeris This research collection provides a comprehensive study of important strategic, cultural, ethical and philosophical aspects of modern warfare. It 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 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. |
Contents
Development of Modern Counterinsurgency Theory and Doctrine | 3 |
The Quest to Remove Battle from | 24 |
Sea Power | 17 |
Attrition and Manoeuvre | 3 |
Contemporary Intelligence Power and | |
Cyberwar | |
Twentieth Century Military Spending Patterns | |
The Politics of the Contemporary Trade in Major Conventional Weapons | |
The Inadequacy of Machiavellianism as a Basis | |
Civilization and Savagery | |
Military Force and Armed Conflict | |
Genocide Crimes against Humanity and | |
Neglected Lessons on Leadership from Platos | |
Land of Ghosts? Memories of War in the Balkans | |
An International Perspective | |
Music as an Inspiration for Combat among American Soldiers in Iraq | |
Private Security Companies and Commercial | |
Women in the Armed Forces of Western Democracies | |
Lucy Noakes | |
Ethics and the Enduring Relevance of Just War Theory in the Twenty | |
Media War and Media Management | |
From Psychological Warfare to Information Operations and Back Again | |
Small Wars and Telecommunication | |
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