The laws of war constraints on warfare in the Western world
This book explores not only the formal constraints on the conduct of war throughout Western history but also the unwritten conventions about what is permissible in the course of military operations. Ranging from classical antiquity to the present, eminent historians discuss the legal and cultural re...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Haven ; London :
Yale University Press
1994.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b38469716*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface / Howard, Michael / Andreopoulos, George J. / Shulman, Mark R.
- 1. Constraints on Warfare / Howard, Michael
- 2. Classical Greek Times / Ober, Josiah
- 3. The Age of Chivalry / Stacey, Robert C.
- 4. Early Modern Europe / Parker, Geoffrey
- 5. Colonial America / Selesky, Harold E.
- 6. The Age of Napoleon / Rothenberg, Gunther
- 7. Maritime Conflict / Hattendorf, John B.
- 8. Land Warfare: From Hague to Nuremberg / Roberts, Adam
- 9. Air Power / Biddle, Tami Davis
- 10. Nuclear War Planning / Rosenberg, David Alan
- 11. The Age of National Liberation Movements / Andreopoulos, George J.
- 12. The Laws of War: Some Concluding Reflections / Kennedy, Paul / Andreopoulos, George J.
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- List of Contributors
- Suggested Readings
- Index.
