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Author |
: Jeremy Black |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 176 |
Release |
: 2014-09-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317621645 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317621646 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Synopsis War in the Modern World, 1990-2014 by : Jeremy Black
In War in the Modern World, 1990-2014, Jeremy Black looks at the most modern of conflicts from the perspective that war is a central feature of the modern world. Arguing that understanding non-Western developments is crucial if the potential of Western war-making is to be assessed accurately, the book also asserts that knowing the history of conflict can only help future generations. Black argues for the need to emphasise the variety of military circumstances, as well as the extent to which the understanding of force and the definitions of victory and defeat are guided by cultural assumptions. War has a multi-faceted impact in the modern world, and this book shows its significance. As the latest volume in the Warfare and History series, this title takes a global and historical perspective on modern warfare, enabling the reader to approach familiar conflicts through a new analytical framework. This book is an invaluable resource for all students of the history of modern warfare.
Author |
: Jeremy Black |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 211 |
Release |
: 2014-09-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317621638 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317621638 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Synopsis War in the Modern World, 1990-2014 by : Jeremy Black
In War in the Modern World, 1990-2014, Jeremy Black looks at the most modern of conflicts from the perspective that war is a central feature of the modern world. Arguing that understanding non-Western developments is crucial if the potential of Western war-making is to be assessed accurately, the book also asserts that knowing the history of conflict can only help future generations. Black argues for the need to emphasise the variety of military circumstances, as well as the extent to which the understanding of force and the definitions of victory and defeat are guided by cultural assumptions. War has a multi-faceted impact in the modern world, and this book shows its significance. As the latest volume in the Warfare and History series, this title takes a global and historical perspective on modern warfare, enabling the reader to approach familiar conflicts through a new analytical framework. This book is an invaluable resource for all students of the history of modern warfare.
Author |
: Anthony Tucker-Jones |
Publisher |
: Pen and Sword |
Total Pages |
: 130 |
Release |
: 2014-05-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781781593912 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1781593914 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Gulf War by : Anthony Tucker-Jones
Each stage in the Gulf War, the liberation by American-led UN forces of Iraqi-occupied Kuwait in 1990-91, is vividly described in this photographic history. Over 180 photographs provide a remarkable visual account of Operation Desert Storm in the air, at sea and on land, and they show the vast array of military equipment deployed by both sides. ??Anthony Tucker-Jones, who worked at the time as an analyst for British Defence Intelligence, describes the armed forces that were ranged against each other, in total over a million troops, over 7000 armoured vehicles, 4600 artillery pieces, and thousands of aircraft. ??In a concise text he relates the key events in the short, intense conflict that followed the preliminary air campaign, the elimination of the Iraqi navy, the coalition's ground offensive, the tank battles in which American Abrams and British Challengers engaged Soviet-designed T-72 and T-62s, the Iraqi retreat, the death and destruction at the Muttla Pass, and the liberation of Kuwait City. ??The photographs, most of which have not been published before, give a powerful impression of the character of late-twentieth-century warfare. They also record a major conflict that has been overshadowed by the more recent war against Saddam Hussein's Iraq.
Author |
: Charles Guthrie |
Publisher |
: A&C Black |
Total Pages |
: 31 |
Release |
: 2010-12-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781408820445 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1408820447 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Synopsis Just War by : Charles Guthrie
'A remarkable book, small in size but with great clarity and insight into moral and ethical principles that need to be understood and reaffirmed' - Henry Kissinger Every society and every period of history has had to face the reality of war. War inevitably yields situations in which the normal ethical rules of society have to be overridden. The Just War tradition has evolved over the centuries as a careful endeavour to impose moral discipline and humanity on resort to war and in its waging, and the tradition deserves our attention now as much as ever. Tracing the origin and nature of the tradition from its roots in Christian thinking and providing a clear summary of its principles, and drawing examples from Kosovo, Afghanistan and the wars in Iraq, Charles Guthrie and Michael Quinlan look at the key concepts in relation to modern armed conflict. This short but powerful book sets out the case for a workable and credible moral framework for modern war before, while and after it is waged.
Author |
: Frédéric Bozo |
Publisher |
: Berghahn Books |
Total Pages |
: 367 |
Release |
: 2012 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780857452887 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0857452886 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Synopsis Visions of the End of the Cold War in Europe, 1945-1990 by : Frédéric Bozo
Exploring the visions of the end of the Cold War that have been put forth since its inception until its actual ending, this volume brings to the fore the reflections, programmes, and strategies that were intended to call into question the bipolar system and replace it with alternative approaches or concepts. These visions were associated not only with prominent individuals, organized groups and civil societies, but were also connected to specific historical processes or events. They ranged from actual, thoroughly conceived programmes, to more blurred, utopian aspirations -- or simply the belief that the Cold War had already, in effect, come to an end. Such visions reveal much about the contexts in which they were developed and shed light on crucial moments and phases of the Cold War.
Author |
: Rupert Smith |
Publisher |
: Vintage |
Total Pages |
: 448 |
Release |
: 2007-01-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780307267412 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0307267415 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Utility of Force by : Rupert Smith
From a highly decorated general, a brilliant new way of understanding war and its role in the twenty-first century. Drawing on his vast experience as a commander during the first Gulf War, and in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Northern Ireland, General Rupert Smith gives us a probing analysis of modern war. He demonstrates why today’s conflicts must be understood as intertwined political and military events, and makes clear why the current model of total war has failed in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other recent campaigns. Smith offers a compelling contemporary vision for how to secure our world and the consequences of ignoring the new, shifting face of war.
Author |
: Jeremy Black |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 250 |
Release |
: 2016-02-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781474235037 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1474235034 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Synopsis War in Europe by : Jeremy Black
War in Europe is an overview of war and military development in Europe since 1450, bringing together the work of a renowned historian of modern European and military history in a single authoritative volume. Beginning with the impact of the Reformation and continuing up to the present day, Jeremy Black discusses the following key themes: long-term military developments, notably in the way war is waged and battle conducted the relationship between war and transformations in the European international system the linkage between military requirements and state developments the consequences of these requirements, and of the experience of war, for the nature of society Adopting a clear chronological approach, Black weaves a rich and detailed narrative of the development of war in relation to transformations in the European international system, demonstrating the links between its causes and consequences in the military, political and social spheres. Assimilating decades of important research as well as bringing new perspectives to the topic, War in Europe is a key text for students taking courses in European history, international relations and war studies.
Author |
: Norbert Götz |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 371 |
Release |
: 2020-07-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781108665476 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1108665470 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis Humanitarianism in the Modern World by : Norbert Götz
This is an innovative new history of famine relief and humanitarianism. The authors apply a moral economy approach to shed new light on the forces and ideas that motivated and shaped humanitarian aid during the Great Irish Famine, the famine of 1921-1922 in Soviet Russia and the Ukraine, and the 1980s Ethiopian famine. They place these episodes within a distinctive periodisation of humanitarianism which emphasises the correlations with politico-economic regimes: the time of elitist laissez-faire liberalism in the nineteenth century as one of ad hoc humanitarianism; that of Taylorism and mass society from c.1900-1970 as one of organised humanitarianism; and the blend of individualised post-material lifestyles and neoliberal public management since 1970 as one of expressive humanitarianism. The book as a whole shifts the focus of the history of humanitarianism from the imperatives of crisis management to the pragmatic mechanisms of fundraising, relief efforts on the ground, and finance. This book is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Author |
: Sara Miglietti |
Publisher |
: Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages |
: 210 |
Release |
: 2017-03-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317200291 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317200292 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Synopsis Governing the Environment in the Early Modern World by : Sara Miglietti
Throughout the early modern period, scientific debate and governmental action became increasingly preoccupied with the environment, generating discussion across Europe and the wider world as to how to improve land and climate for human benefit. This discourse eventually promoted the reconsideration of long-held beliefs about the role of climate in upholding the social order, driving economies and affecting public health. Governing the Environment in the Early Modern World explores the relationship between cultural perceptions of the environment and practical attempts at environmental regulation and change between 1500 and 1800. Taking a cultural and intellectual approach to early modern environmental governance, this edited collection combines an interpretative perspective with new insights into a period largely unfamiliar to environmental historians. Using a rich and multifaceted narrative, this book offers an understanding as to how efforts to enhance productive aspects of the environment were both led by and contributed to new conceptualisations of the role of ‘nature’ in human society. This book offers a cultural and intellectual approach to early modern environmental history and will be of special interest to environmental, cultural and intellectual historians, as well as anyone with an interest in the culture and politics of environmental governance.
Author |
: Rob Johnson |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 297 |
Release |
: 2021-03-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781000347067 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1000347060 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Conduct of War in the 21st Century by : Rob Johnson
This book examines the key dimensions of 21st century war, and shows that orthodox thinking about war, particularly what it is and how it is fought, needs to be updated. Accelerating societal, economic, political and technological change affects how we prepare, equip and organise for war, as well as how we conduct war – both in its low-tech and high-tech forms, and whether it is with high intensity or low intensity. The volume examines changes in warfare by investigating the key features of the conduct of war during the first decades of the 21st century. Conceptually centred around the terms ‘kinetic’, ‘connected’ and ‘synthetic’, the analysis delves into a wide range of topics. The contributions discuss hybrid warfare, cyber and influence activities, machine learning and artificial intelligence, the use of armed drones and air power, the implications of the counterinsurgency experiences in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria, as well as the consequences for law(fare) and decision making. This work will be of much interest to students of military and strategic studies, security studies and International Relations. Chapters 1, 2, 5, and 19 of this book are freely available as downloadable Open Access PDFs at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.