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Author |
: Carl Schmitt |
Publisher |
: John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages |
: 275 |
Release |
: 2015-02-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780745697185 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0745697186 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (85 Downloads) |
Synopsis Writings on War by : Carl Schmitt
Writings on War collects three of Carl Schmitt's most important and controversial texts, here appearing in English for the first time: The Turn to the Discriminating Concept of War, The Großraum Order of International Law, and The International Crime of the War of Aggression and the Principle "Nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege". Written between 1937 and 1945, these works articulate Schmitt's concerns throughout this period of war and crisis, addressing the major failings of the League of Nations, and presenting Schmitt's own conceptual history of these years of disaster for international jurisprudence. For Schmitt, the jurisprudence of Versailles and Nuremberg both fail to provide for a stable international system, insofar as they attempt to impose universal standards of 'humanity' on a heterogeneous world, and treat efforts to revise the status quo as 'criminal' acts of war. In place of these flawed systems, Schmitt argues for a new planetary order in which neither collective security organizations nor 19th century empires, but Schmittian 'Reichs' will be the leading subject of international law. Writings on War will be essential reading for those seeking to understand the work of Carl Schmitt, the history of international law and the international system, and interwar European history. Not only do these writings offer an erudite point of entry into the dynamic and charged world of interwar European jurisprudence; they also speak with prescience to a 21st century world struggling with similar issues of global governance and international law.
Author |
: Jean Norton Cru |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 236 |
Release |
: 1976 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCAL:B4956366 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Synopsis War Books by : Jean Norton Cru
Author |
: Ron Capps |
Publisher |
: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages |
: 158 |
Release |
: 2011-10-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 146643502X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781466435025 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (2X Downloads) |
Synopsis Writing War by : Ron Capps
Writing War is the curriculum for seminars and workshops provided by the Veterans Writing Project. Written by a veteran for veterans, active and reserve service members, and military family members, Writing War details the elements of craft involved in fiction and non-fiction writing. Beginning with the basic questions "Why do we write?" and "What's different about writing the military experience?", the book includes chapters on scene, setting, dialogue, narrative structure, character motivation and development, beginnings and endings, point of view, revision, writing about trauma, and making time in a busy life for writing. Writing War includes detailed examples demonstrating each element of craft. All examples used in the book were written by writers who are also veterans. It is written to be accessible to beginning and more experienced writers.
Author |
: Christoph Cornelissen |
Publisher |
: Berghahn Books |
Total Pages |
: 516 |
Release |
: 2022-11-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781800737273 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1800737270 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Historiography of World War I from 1918 to the Present by : Christoph Cornelissen
From the Treaty of Versailles to the 2018 centenary and beyond, the history of the First World War has been continually written and rewritten, studied and contested, producing a rich historiography shaped by the social and cultural circumstances of its creation. Writing the Great War provides a groundbreaking survey of this vast body of work, assembling contributions on a variety of national and regional historiographies from some of the most prominent scholars in the field. By analyzing perceptions of the war in contexts ranging from Nazi Germany to India’s struggle for independence, this is an illuminating collective study of the complex interplay of memory and history.
Author |
: Sebastian Junger |
Publisher |
: HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages |
: 40 |
Release |
: 2010-05-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780007352265 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0007352263 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Synopsis War by : Sebastian Junger
From the author of The Perfect Storm, a gripping book about Sebastian Junger's almost-fatal year with the 2nd battalion of the American Army.
Author |
: Daniel Hughes |
Publisher |
: Presidio Press |
Total Pages |
: 290 |
Release |
: 2009-03-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780307538512 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0307538516 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis Moltke on the Art of War by : Daniel Hughes
Field Marshal Helmuth Graf von Moltke is best known for his direction of the German/Prussian campaigns against Austria in 1866 and France in 1870-71, yet it was during his service as chief of the General Staff that he laid the foundation for the German way of war which would continue through 1945. Professor Daniel Hughes of the Air War College, in addition to editing and assisting with the translation of this selection of Moltke’s thoughts and theories on the art of war, has written an insightful commentary on “Moltke the Elder” that places him in the broader context of Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz’s sometimes abstract philosophical ideas. The book also contains an extensive bibliographic and historiographic commentary that includes references to Moltke and his theories in the current literature in Germany, England, and the United States—a valuable aid to anyone doing research on the subject. This volume, in addition to its appeal to scholars, serves as an introduction to the theory of the German army, as well as a summary of Moltke’s enduring theoretical legacy. Praise for Moltke on the Art of War “Moltke molded the Prussian and ultimately the German army at a time of technological and economic change. For that reason . . . this book deserves a much wider audience than those interested in nineteenth-century military history. Readers will be particularly grateful for the editor’s careful explanation of terms that are easily mistranslated in English, and for concise and useful footnotes and bibliography. A model of fine editing.”—Foreign Affairs Magazine “This valuable work ably compiles the selected writings on the art of war of one of military history’s greatest geniuses. [Moltke’s] impact on American military thinking persists, especially in various military staff college curricula. Strongly recommended.”—Armed Forces Journal “A thoughtfully edited, well-translated anthology that merits a place in any serious collection on the craft of war in the modern Western world."—Journal of Military History
Author |
: Paul Fussell |
Publisher |
: W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages |
: 842 |
Release |
: 1991 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0393029093 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780393029093 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Norton Book of Modern War by : Paul Fussell
Selections from poetry and fiction describe the 20th century's major conflicts.
Author |
: Carter Malkasian |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 281 |
Release |
: 2017-07-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780190659448 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0190659440 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Synopsis Illusions of Victory by : Carter Malkasian
In the immediate aftermath of the 2007 "Surge" of American troops in Iraq, the defeat of al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) in Anbar Province was widely hailed as one of America's signature victories. US Marines and soldiers fought for years there, in grinding battles such as Fallujah and Ramadi that define the experience of Iraq. Eventually, the fractious tribal sheiks in that province, with the help of American troops, united in an "Awakening" that dealt AQI a stunning defeat. The Awakening's success argued that the United States could intervene in a war-torn country and, with the right strategy, bring stability and peace. It seemed to exemplify snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. A decade later, the situation in Anbar Province is dramatically different. In 2014, much of Anbar fell to the AQI's successor organization, the Islamic State, which swept through the region with shocking ease. In Illusions of Victory, Carter Malkasian looks at the wreckage to explain why the Awakening's initial promise proved misleading and why victory was unsustainable. Malkasian begins by tracing the origins of the Awakening, then turns his attention to what happened in its wake. After the United States left, Iraq's Shi'a government sidelined Sunni leaders throughout the country. AQI, brought back to life as the Islamic State, expanded in northern and western Iraq and quickly found a receptive audience among marginalized Sunnis. In short order, the progress that had resulted from the Awakening fell apart. Malkasian draws many lessons from Anbar. Chief among them, the most stunning of victories may not last. The fact that the leading model of success fell apart severely damages the idea that the United States can send the military to a country for a few years and create lasting peace. Even the most successful example was bound to deeper social, sectarian, and religious forces insensitive to temporary boots on the ground. From today's perspective, rather than decisive success, Anbar exemplifies how intervention itself is a costly, long-term project. The most brilliant victory could not escape this wisdom.
Author |
: Andrew Carroll |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 518 |
Release |
: 2008-06-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781439107317 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1439107319 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Synopsis War Letters by : Andrew Carroll
In 1998, Andrew Carroll founded the Legacy Project, with the goal of remembering Americans who have served their nation and preserving their letters for posterity. Since then, over 50,000 letters have poured in from around the country. Nearly two hundred of them comprise this amazing collection -- including never-before-published letters that appear in the new afterword. Here are letters from the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea, the Cold War, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf war, Somalia, and Bosnia -- dramatic eyewitness accounts from the front lines, poignant expressions of love for family and country, insightful reflections on the nature of warfare. Amid the voices of common soldiers, marines, airmen, sailors, nurses, journalists, spies, and chaplains are letters by such legendary figures as Gen. William T. Sherman, Clara Barton, Theodore Roosevelt, Ernie Pyle, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Julia Child, Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, and Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Sr. Collected in War Letters, they are an astonishing historical record, a powerful tribute to those who fought, and a celebration of the enduring power of letters.
Author |
: Various |
Publisher |
: Library of America |
Total Pages |
: 928 |
Release |
: 2013-04-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781598532647 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1598532642 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Synopsis The War of 1812: Writings from America's Second War of Independence by : Various
On June 18, 1812, the United States formally declared war for the first time. President James Madison’s call to arms against Great Britain provoked outpourings of patriotic fervor and vigorous—some said treasonous—domestic opposition. Over the next three years the War of 1812 would prove as divisive as it was rich in nationalist myth-making: We have met the enemy, and he is ours . . . Don’t give up the ship! . . . Oh, say can you see . . . . Now, on the bicentennial of a conflict that shaped the future of a continent, here is the first comprehensive collection of eyewitness accounts in over a century. Reflecting several generations of scholarly discoveries, it covers all the theaters of war, from frontier battles in Canada, Michigan, and New York to naval confrontations on the high seas and Great Lakes, from the burning of Washington to the defense of New Orleans. Here are 140 letters, memoirs, poems, songs, editorials, journal entries, and proclamations by more than 100 participants, both famous—Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Tecumseh, Dolley Madison, and the Duke of Wellington, among others—and less well known, such as Laura Secord, the Canadian Paul Revere, and William B. Northcutt, whose remarkable diary provides a common soldier’s view. Features helpful notes, a chronology of the war, and full color endpaper maps.