The Changing Nature of Warfare

The Changing Nature of Warfare
Author: Peter Browning
Publisher:
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2002
Genre: War and society
ISBN:

This text looks at the changing nature and methods of warfare, in particular land warfare. Themes explored include the conduct of war from the late 18th century to 1945, the role of technology and the changing role of women in warfare.

International Security: A Very Short Introduction

International Security: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Christopher S. Browning
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2013-10-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 0199668531

An accessible, succinct introduction to the complicated issues surrounding today's international security considers such factors as climate change, migration, poverty, health and international terrorism while exploring the nature of key debates as reflected by a broad range of international examples. Original.

On War

On War
Author: Carl von Clausewitz
Publisher:
Total Pages: 388
Release: 1908
Genre: Military art and science
ISBN:

The Changing Nature of Warfare, 1700-1945

The Changing Nature of Warfare, 1700-1945
Author: Neil Stewart
Publisher: Hodder Murray
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780340780756

Ensure your students have access to the authoritative and in-depth content of this popular and trusted A Level History series. For over twenty years Access to History has been providing students with reliable, engaging and accessible content on a wide range of topics. Each title in the series provides comprehensive coverage of different history topics on current AS and A2 level history specifications, alongside exam-style practice questions and tips to help students achieve their best. The series: - Ensures students gain a good understanding of the AS and A2 level history topics through an engaging, in-depth and up-to-date narrative, presented in an accessible way. - Aids revision of the key A level history topics and themes through frequent summary diagrams - Gives support with assessment, both through the books providing exam-style questions and tips for AQA, Edexcel and OCR A level history specifications and through FREE model answers with supporting commentary at Access to History online (www.accesstohistory.co.uk) The Changing Nature of Warfare, 1700-1945 This title provides a stimulating survey of the developments in warfare over the last three centuries. The author adopts a thematic approach highlighting a number of consistent factors that play an important role in all periods of warfare. These include leadership, the men in the army, weaponry, tactics and strategy, and the financing of war with its implications for the state providing these funds.

An Introduction to International Relations

An Introduction to International Relations
Author: Richard Devetak
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 593
Release: 2011-10-17
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1139505602

Invaluable to students and those approaching the subject for the first time, An Introduction to International Relations, Second Edition provides a comprehensive and stimulating introduction to international relations, its traditions and its changing nature in an era of globalisation. Thoroughly revised and updated, it features chapters written by a range of experts from around the world. It presents a global perspective on the theories, history, developments and debates that shape this dynamic discipline and contemporary world politics. Now in full-colour and accompanied by a password-protected companion website featuring additional chapters and case studies, this is the indispensable guide to the study of international relations.

The Russian Understanding of War

The Russian Understanding of War
Author: Oscar Jonsson
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2019-11-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1626167346

This book analyzes the evolution of Russian military thought and how Russia's current thinking about war is reflected in recent crises. While other books describe current Russian practice, Oscar Jonsson provides the long view to show how Russian military strategic thinking has developed from the Bolshevik Revolution to the present. He closely examines Russian primary sources including security doctrines and the writings and statements of Russian military theorists and political elites. What Jonsson reveals is that Russia's conception of the very nature of war is now changing, as Russian elites see information warfare and political subversion as the most important ways to conduct contemporary war. Since information warfare and political subversion are below the traditional threshold of armed violence, this has blurred the boundaries between war and peace. Jonsson also finds that Russian leaders have, particularly since 2011/12, considered themselves to be at war with the United States and its allies, albeit with non-violent means. This book provides much needed context and analysis to be able to understand recent Russian interventions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, how to deter Russia on the eastern borders of NATO, and how the West must also learn to avoid inadvertent escalation.

International Law and the Classification of Conflicts

International Law and the Classification of Conflicts
Author: Elizabeth Wilmshurst
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 568
Release: 2012-08-02
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0191632236

This book comprises contributions by leading experts in the field of international humanitarian law on the subject of the categorisation or classification of armed conflict. It is divided into two sections: the first aims to provide the reader with a sound understanding of the legal questions surrounding the classification of hostilities and its consequences; the second includes ten case studies that examine practice in respect of classification. Understanding how classification operates in theory and practice is a precursor to identifying the relevant rules that govern parties to hostilities. With changing forms of armed conflict which may involve multi-national operations, transnational armed groups and organized criminal gangs, the need for clarity of the law is all-important. The case studies selected for analysis are Northern Ireland, DRC, Colombia, Afghanistan (from 2001), Gaza, South Ossetia, Iraq (from 2003), Lebanon (2006), the so-called war against Al-Qaeda, and future trends. The studies explore the legal consequences of classification particularly in respect of the use of force, detention in armed conflict, and the relationship between human rights law and international humanitarian law. The practice identified in the case studies allows the final chapter to draw conclusions as to the state of the law on classification.

The Nature of War in the Information Age

The Nature of War in the Information Age
Author: David J. Lonsdale
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2004-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135757216

Much of today's Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) literature subscribes to the idea that the information age will witness a transformation in the very nature of war. In this book, David Lonsdale puts that notion to the test.

The Changing Character of War

The Changing Character of War
Author: Hew Strachan
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 575
Release: 2011-05-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 0199596735

The Changing Character of War unites scholars from the disciplines of history, politics, law, and philosophy to ask in what ways the character of war today has changed from war in the past, and how the wars of today differ from each other. It discusses who fights, why they fight, and how they fight.

Heroism and the Changing Character of War

Heroism and the Changing Character of War
Author: S. Scheipers
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2014-04-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1137362537

Post-heroism is often perceived as one of the main aspects of change in the character of war, a phenomenon prevalent in western societies. According to this view, demographic and cultural changes in the west have severely decreased the tolerance for casualties in war. This edited volume provides a critical examination of this idea.