From Byron to bin Laden a history of foreign war volunteers

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Arielli, Nir, 1975- autor (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press 2017
Materias:
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Only a nation in arms? "foreigners" in military service before 1815
  • Attractive conflicts: the changing ideological landscape
  • A search for meaning: deciphering motivations
  • Thoughts of home: a typology of volunteer-state relations
  • Controlling the flow: governmental responses, legislation, and support networks
  • Winning wars? assessing military significance
  • The dark side: troublemakers, soldiers of misfortune, and terrorists
  • Links in a chain: memory and myth.